A publication of the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives

Power Up Your Core

Power Up Your Core

A workout for lineworkers and everyone else January-February 2025 by Vanessa LaFaso Stolarski, Contributing Columnist In the world of electric cooperatives, we’re...

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Manage Winter’s Impact on Heating Costs

Manage Winter’s Impact on Heating Costs

It’s important to know there are many factors that can impact your electric bill, including weather, the number of people in your home, and your electrical appliances and devices.

It’s Winter-Watching Season!

It’s Winter-Watching Season!

As chilling words like snowy, icy, freezing rain, bitter cold fill the forecast, people of all ages quickly take notice and become anxious winter watchers.

‘I Became a Lineman to Help People’

‘I Became a Lineman to Help People’

REC Crew Helps Bring Power to Village in Guatemala They’ve traversed the marshy tidewaters and the rocky heights of the Blue Ridge Mountains here in Virginia. They’ve restored power in the blazing heat under a blanket of humidity and in the freezing cold with heavy...

Caring for Our Communities

Caring for Our Communities

REC, Members Partner to Make a Difference More than 32,000 REC members round up their electric bill each month, donate a set amount or make a onetime donation. Their generosity results...

Cooperative Connection: Member Questions Answered

Cooperative Connection: Member Questions Answered

By Jason C. Loehr, President and CEO Q: As many of us in the community are working toward new goals for the year, what are two initiatives or goals that you are looking forward to SEC accomplishing in 2024? We are looking to begin taking action on some of the poorly...