Advancement

Empowering Members and Communities

Across counties from King William to Warren, we're helping improve quality of life, thanks to a stronger, smarter grid that powers both electricity and internet access.
 

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Bringing the Internet Home:
How REC Transformed Life for One Greene County Family

To REC and the teams that helped bring broadband to her family, Hill has one simple message: “Thank you. I appreciate it so much. You guys have made my day — or made my year actually — and having it available now, it's been awesome.”

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Advancement by the Numbers

  • $1.47M+ in revenue from pole attachments in 2024. 
  • 8,400+ members connected through broadband partnerships. 
  • $4.2M+ in revenue from dark fiber leases in 2024. 

Digging Deeper: Additional Resources

  • Make-ready construction is enabling REC to upgrade its electric system to improve reliability at a much faster pace while also enabling REC and its partners to build a fiber network bringing broadband to unserved and underserved communities.
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Bridging the Digital Divide

REC STORIES

On Tuesday, August 27, REC hosted a Telephone Town Hall event. Nearly 5,000 members accepted the call to participate. Listen to the recording here.

REC Member-Owners Elect Peers to Board

Friday | August 23, 2019
More than 7,000 member-owners participated in the election by returning their Proxy Designation Card or attending the Annual Meeting Aug. 22 at the Fr...
Kent Farmer, president and CEO of Rappahannock Electric Cooperative, was elected to serve as chairman of the Old Dominion Electric Cooperative’s (ODEC...