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

Climbing High

Climbing High

Young women encouraged to pursue careers in energy September 2024 by Jim Robertson, Staff Writer Young women throughout Delmarva will challenge their determination to...

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A Glimpse of Potential

A Glimpse of Potential

Young women throughout Virginia challenged their determination to reach new heights at this year’s Girl Power Camp, hosted by the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives, its member cooperatives and generous partners.

Brothers on the Job

Brothers on the Job

Teamwork matters at gas generation facility October 2022 Justin Wooley and Brent Pinkerton followed different paths to their careers at the Wildcat Point Generation Facility in Rising Sun,Md., but are both exactly where they want to be. “I was trying to be like my...

Learning the Ropes and More

Learning the Ropes and More

VMDAEC’c state-of-the-art lineworker training center, in Palmyra, VA, is at the heart of powerful careers.

Planting Seeds

Planting Seeds

by Jim Robertson, Staff Writer These kids know co-ops. In late June, hundreds of students, parents and teachers gathered at the Virginia Tech campus for the annual Virginia FFA State Convention. New this year was the Career and Opportunity Expo, during which students...

The Reitz Move

The Reitz Move

The Reitz Move Having a sense of adventure might not immediately come to mind as an attribute one should have working for an electric company. But it’s a pretty good one if you aren’t tasked with touching thousands of volts of electricity, and that’s the case for...