About Us
Our mission statement:
To enhance the lives of our customers by providing reliable electric service, dependable products and support to the communities we serve.
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) is a member-owned utility that provides electric service to more than 100,000 connections in parts of 16 Virginia counties. It was formed in 1980 with the consolidation of two cooperatives, Virginia Electric Cooperative in Bowling Green and Northern Piedmont Electric Cooperative in Culpeper. The Cooperative's General Office is in Spotsylvania County.
REC maintains more than 12,000 miles of power lines through its service area, which ranges from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the mouth of the Rappahannock River. The Cooperative serves a variety of residential, commercial and industrial accounts. REC's largest customer is Bear Island Paper Company, the second largest consumer of electricity in Virginia. REC also provides the electricity to such familiar names as Kings Dominion, Merillat Industries and GE Fanuc.
The Cooperative is guided by an 11-member board of directors. Directors are elected by REC's member-owners. Elections are held at the annual meeting with four directors up for election each year. Directors serve three-year terms.
Review our current bylaws.