OUR COMMUNITIES
Honoring Those Who Served
ON NOV. 11, 1919, PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON PROCLAIMED THE FIRST COMMEMORATION OF ARMISTICE DAY.
An Elevated Work Ethic
CEC employees take service to another level June 2024 by Gregg MacDonald, Staff Writer AN ELECTRIC UTILITY LINEWORKER’S JOB IS NEVER FINISHED. In addition to digging holes, using augers and setting utility poles, they also install, maintain, and repair electrical...
Hometown Hero
Choptank co-op directors meet MLB legend May 2024 by Gregg MacDonald, Staff Writer It all began with a plan. Three Choptank Electric Cooperative board directors, and one director’s wife, were going to meet baseball legend Cal Ripken. “We are all big Orioles fans who...
Supply Chain is Top Priority for Co-ops
As summer storm season approaches, electric cooperatives are taking steps to deal with unprecedented disruptions in the supply chain for critical electrical equipment.
Who You Gonna Call? Rock Busters!
When retired pharmacist Chester Hill needed an electrical line installed for a newly constructed garage on his Big Stone Gap farm, he knew exactly who to call.
Gaff-n-Go Returns in a Big Way
A two-year hiatus is not a problem, if you’re on top of your game. That was one of the lessons of the 2022 Gaff-n-Go Lineworker Rodeo, which attracted a record number of competitors and crowds after the pandemic sidelined it in 2020 and 2021.
More Than a Place to Pay Bills
As coordinator of vegetation management at Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative, Scott Sorrels is protective of environmental concerns throughout the co-op’s territory. But what about closer to home? What about in SVEC’s front yard?
VICE is a Good Thing for Cooperatives
Thirty-two students, many of them involved in 4-H and FFA, participated in the two-day Virginia Institute on Cooperative Education.
Going Solar
Net metering continues to offer cooperative members an alternative option for renewable energy at their homes or farms. Net metering is a billing practice that enables you to receive a credit for the excess generation your renewable fuel generator produces in the month.