The electricity that REC distributes to its members is supplied by Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC) and the Southeastern Power Administration (SEPA).

ODEC

In its role as an electric generation-and-transmission cooperative, ODEC provides power to 11 ODEC-member electric co-ops in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. ODEC's power is supplied through a combination of purchased energy and owned baseload and peaking power plants that use nuclear, coal, and natural gas as their primary fuels supplemented by renewable resource technologies. ODEC is headquartered in Glen Allen, Va.

2022 - ODEC Sustainability Report

SEPA

Headquartered in Elberton, Georgia, SEPA is responsible for marketing electric power and energy generated at reservoirs operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. This power is marketed to more than 491 preference customers in the states of Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, southern Illinois, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, and South Carolina. The objectives of SEPA are to market electric power and energy generated by the Federal reservoir projects while encouraging widespread use of the power at the lowest possible cost to consumers.

SEPA Quick Facts

REC also purchases 50 megawatts of firm power from a third-party provider, Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.

Power Supply Mix as of 2023

REC STORIES

REC Hosts Successful 2022 Annual Meeting

Thursday | August 11, 2022
REC member-owners selected three of their peers to serve on REC's Board of Directors.
Safety is REC top priority. The Cooperative invites the community to celebrate National Safe Digging Day this Thursday, Aug. 11. 

REC Supports Local Teachers and Schools

Wednesday | August 10, 2022
As summer began to wind down, REC took part in numerous back-to-school events for local teachers and schools.