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...
Autumn Adventure
Six tips for planning a fall road trip September 2024 story courtesy of Family Features Cooler weather provides a perfect opportunity to hop behind the wheel of your vehicle and explore nature, breathtaking scenery and adventures waiting to be discovered both near and...
The Tail End of Summer
Fair Weather Fun
Even if you’re facing the holidays without beloved members of your family, there’s still lots to do for the holiday hustle.
Apple-solutely Delicious!
September 2024 Apple Guacamole recipe courtesy of Family Features Ingredients: 3 ripe avocados, halved and pitted ½ cup Vidalia onion, finely chopped ½ cup fresh cilantro, snipped juice of 1 lime bottled hot pepper sauce, to taste 1 Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored...
Breeding Success
Saving heritage farm animals with an eye to the future September 2024 [gallery order="ASC" title_position="none" main_size="full" tile_size="full" style="random" itemtag="dl" icontag="dt" captiontag="dd" columns="1" link="post" size="full" caption="desc-title"...
Filling the Gap with History
Wise County coal museum tells the story of a community September 2024 BIG STONE GAP, TUCKED BETWEEN POWELL MOUNTAIN AND LITTLE STONE MOUNTAIN along the Appalachian Straight in Wise County, Va., is probably best known for a series of books written about it by New York...