2021 Tree Line USA

For the 19th straight year, REC received the Tree Line USA designation from The Arbor Day Foundation. This designation recognizes utilities that demonstrate best practices in protecting and…

Madison Day

The COVID-19 pandemic changed a lot over the last year. One thing it hasn’t changed, however, is how people come together to support their community. Despite last year’s cancellation, the…

down tree

After storms barreled through REC's service territory, crews worked through the night to restore service to nearly 20,000 member-owners who lost power.

As of 9 a.m., power has been…

drone

The pandemic provided many of us a chance to step back and gain a new perspective. For a handful of linemen at REC, that is true in a literal sense – and that new perspective will directly benefit…

animal guard

Trees are the top cause of power outages, and REC robust vegetation management team works to keep that number as low as possible. But there’s another second common culprit for power outages to REC…

Kevin

REC has promoted Kevin Pories to director of operations and construction in the Cooperative’s Culpeper office.

Pories began his career at REC in 1989 as an apprentice lineman. Since then,…