Changing Lives ‘Forever’

Changing Lives ‘Forever’

Tim Wright and Luke Swanson were SVEC’s representatives who spent more than two weeks with a Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives’ group in Guatemala.

SVEC Hosts Future Lineworkers

SVEC Hosts Future Lineworkers

The cooperative’s Winchester office opened its doors to about 40 students for its first “Day in the Life of a Lineworker” in October.

Generator Safety Tips

Generator Safety Tips

Never connect a standby generator into your home’s electrical system. There are only two ways to connect a standby generator to your equipment. STATIONARY GENERATOR An approved generator transfer switch, which keeps your house circuits separate from the co-op, should...

Too Attached?

Too Attached?

As internet services expand, co-op poles take on greater responsibility by Preston Knight, Communication Manager Call it a midspan crisis. As life changing as the advent and growth of rural electric lines and poles were in the 1930s, the ensuing decades would reveal...

Requiem for a Grilled Hot Dog

Requiem for a Grilled Hot Dog

This month is traditionally associated with weddings and graduations. There’s much to celebrate, many gifts and cards to buy, plenty of cake to eat, and lots of dancing.

Small Town Charm

Small Town Charm

Virginia’s Cape Charles celebrates Independence Day July 2025 by Gregg MacDonald, Staff Writer In 1880, Cape Charles, on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, consisted mainly of wetlands and a few farms. But that soon changed. According to the town’s website, in 1882, U.S. Rep....