Scholarship Offered by Trust Board
Scholarship available for fall 2024 school year By McKayla Kiernan, Communications Specialist The Choptank Electric Trust Board is pleased to announce that our annual scholarship program will begin accepting applications on January 2, 2024. If you are a high school or...
Dedicated to Serving Members and the Cooperative
Kelly’s last day with Choptank Electric was November 15, 2023.
Employee Spotlight: Bobby Schaller Jr.
Bobby is the MultiMedia Manager at Choptank Electric Cooperative and has an extensive career in graphic arts and photography.
Capital Credits Applied to January Bills
We are pleased to announce a capital credit distribution this month to all active members who have accrued those credits in 1994 and 2022. Choptank Electric operates with a cooperative structure and returns those profits to you, our members, in the form of capital...
Perdue Henson Junior Achievement Center Highlights Careers in Energy
By Matthew Teffeau, Manager of Government Affairs Electric Cooperative and Delmarva Power recently partnered to develop an educational and interactive energy industry storefront. This partnership demonstrates Eastern Shore utilities coming together and investing in...
Out in the Field
On Halloween, Ocean Pines members were tricked, not treated.
Choptank Lights Up Guatemala
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Capital Credit Distribution
Any margins above the cost of service are allocated back to our members The Choptank Electric Cooperative Board of Directors voted to return $2.5 million to its members during the month of January 2024. Any active member who has accrued capital credits in 1994 and...
From Jet-Setter to Porch-Sitter
My experience with checked baggage has been this: The baggage always takes its own trip and never arrives when I do.
Future on the Line
Southside Virginia Community College is celebrating its Power Line Worker Training School’s 10th anniversary throughout 2026.
The Name Game
A memorable name can turn even the most off-the-beaten-path community into a destination
Veggies Dressed Up
Upgrade your vegetables with these easy and timeless recipes from 1969.
Ninety Years Strong
Two electric cooperatives celebrate a shared legacy of service May 2026 by Laura Emery, Staff Writer Ninety years ago, bringing electricity to rural areas required more than wires and poles. It took determination, cooperation and a shared commitment to improving life...












