More than 120,000 Dominion Energy customers remain without power in Central Virginia as of 2 p.m. Sunday, and hundreds of thousands are without power statewide.
More than 120,000 Dominion Energy customers remain without power in Central Virginia as of 2 p.m. Sunday, and hundreds of thousands are without power statewide.
By Newsroom
Northern Neck Electric Cooperative officials are warning about a scam making the rounds where members receive a phone call and are told their service will be cut off if a payment is not made immediately over the phone. The cooperative never demands immediate payments during a phone call and will not ask for personal information such as a bank account or social security number. Beware of these calls and do not give out any personal information over the phone.
Dec 17, 2020
Restoration Efforts Continue After Winter Storm
Fredericksburg, Va. - Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) crews, contractors and vegetation management teams worked through the night to repair damage and restore service to thousands of member-owners who lost power in yesterday’s winter storm.
At the peak, more than 21,000 member-owners were without power around 10 p.m. yesterday. As of 8 a.m., just over 14,500 REC member-owners remained without electricity.
Freezing rain, sleet and heavy wet snow accumulation on trees, along with wind and saturated soil, caused limbs and whole trees to fall onto power lines. The ice and saturated ground is also making accessing and repairing damage difficult. Linemen have had to haul their gear into remote rights of way, where they climbed poles manually to make needed repairs.
Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative lineworkers recognized for service in Bolivia
Published Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, 10:45 am
Join AFP s 100,000+ followers on Facebook
Purchase a subscription to AFP
Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes and Spotify
News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com
Roger Pace (right) and Mike Alexander (second from right) pull wire while working in Bolivia. Photo courtesy Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative.
Three Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative lineworkers were among a group of 15 to receive official commendation from the Virginia General Assembly for traveling 4,000 miles to bring power to five small villages in Bolivia.
At a Dec. 8 ceremony, Del. Margaret Ransone presented a resolution praising the work of United We Light: Project Bolivia to Craig Loving, a lineworker at Northern Neck Electric Cooperative.