OUR COMMUNITIES
Where Miracles Bloom
“My backyard is a playground for all the beautiful things in nature,” says Moorefield.
Bill Busters
Although your HVAC system works year-round to keep your home comfortable, small maintenance issues or simple mistakes can result in higher energy bills.
Built to Last
A social media post about a 1942 Westinghouse transformer spurred a collaborative opportunity and a powerful example of how shared values drive the electric cooperative industry forward.
Heroes On the Clock and Off
Northern Neck Electric Cooperative lineworkers Craig Loving, Mark Evans and Martin Pinon recently found themselves putting one of the founding cooperative principles, Concern for Community, into action.
Flying High Again
A bald eagle returned to the wild in front of a crowd of nearly 100 onlookers last October at Smith Mountain Lake Community Park.
Keeping the Lights On
With Distribution Automation tools, electric cooperatives can detect an outage and isolate it in real-time from their control rooms before sending out field crews to repair damaged power lines.
Paying It Forward
On Jan. 30, 1983, Dave Simpson listened to a cassette tape that started him on a path of impacting the lives of underprivileged children every holiday season.
Find a Need and Fill It
The primary goal of a co-op isn’t to make money but to provide a safe and reliable source of electricity at a cost the local community can afford.
Better Safe Than Sorry
Staying ahead of potential energy scams October 2025 by Jennah Denney, Contributing Columnist Electric cooperatives across the country are urging members to stay alert as utility-related scams continue to evolve. Fraudsters are becoming more aggressive and more...