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

REC Awards Community Grants

Thursday | March 17, 2022
Caring for community is a core principle of all cooperatives, and at REC that means giving back to groups that do so much to take care of those in nee...
The Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Fredericksburg has been changing the lives of local children since 1967 by matching them with a one-on-one men...

REC Responds to Storm-Related Outages

Saturday | March 12, 2022
REC line crews, contractors and other field personnel are responding to storm-related outages as strong winds, snow, sleet and bands of heavy rain mov...