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 Joins the 2023 Jack-O-Lantern Jubilee

Friday | October 27, 2023
REC employees passed out candy to princesses, witches, ghosts and ghouls alike at the Warren County DSS Jack-O-Lantern Jubilee on Oct. 26. 
For over an hour, on Thursday evening member-owners of Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) participated in a question and answer discussion direct...

REC Lineman Provide Safety Demo

Wednesday | October 25, 2023
A team from Blue Ridge provided a live line demo at Bowman Library for a home school group on Oct. 24.