Director Election Petitions Available in Rockingham
A new year means a new calendar of critical deadlines for candidates for the co-op’s board of directors.
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.
Welcome to Community Solar
Community solar fills the gap for members who cannot afford, or logistically cannot accommodate, panels at home.
Aerial Trimming Takes Off in January
SVEC uses the services of Aerial Solutions Inc. to cut right-of-way in areas that are difficult to reach with ground crews.
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
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...
Bright Ideas for Holiday Energy Savings
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...
Stronger Together
VMDAEC celebrates 80 years October 2024 by Gregg MacDonald, Staff Writer In 1964, when U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman proclaimed Co-Op Month a nationally recognized event to be celebrated annually each October, the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware...
Vanquish Vacation Weight
Some simple steps to shed the surplus October 2024 by Vanessa LaFaso Stolarski, Contributing Columnist Returning from vacation with a few extra pounds is common and nothing to get too obsessive about. After all, you enjoyed your time away. There’s no need to ruin the...
Tow Trucks, the Bee Gees and Gas Station Hot Dogs
Even if you’re facing the holidays without beloved members of your family, there’s still lots to do for the holiday hustle.
Carve Out Some Time for These Pumpkin Recipes
Soft Cinnamon Pumpkin Cookies recipe courtesy of Sophia Jennings Ingredients: 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon baking powder ¼ teaspoon salt ½ cup butter, melted ½ cup granulated sugar, divided ¼ cup brown sugar ½ teaspoon vanilla extract 1...
Of Light & Magic
Every Halloween, Noel Dickover turns the front lawn of his Centreville, Va., home into a sprawling showcase of beautifully intricate, hand-carved pumpkins, all softly aglow.
Trick or Treat
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