Reliability

Delivering Power When You Need It Most

With reliability at the core of our mission, we continued investing in technology and infrastructure to keep power flowing - safely and efficiently. 

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Shannon Adams

Reliability You Can Count On: 
A Member's View of REC's Commitment to Service

"I’ve never lived anywhere where electricity was this reliable,” she said. “It’s clear that REC is committed to its members, and I know my bill isn’t just paying for power — it’s supporting the work that REC does every day to improve reliability for us."

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Reliability by the Numbers

  • $19.2 million invested in reliability improvements. 
  • 6,000 poles added or replaced. 
  • 34,800+ poles inspected with drones.
  • 6,000+ hazard trees removed. 
  • 9,000 animal guards added to prevent power disruptions. 
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Reliability in Action

REC STORIES

For about an hour on the evening of June 29, member-owners of Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) participated in a question-and-answer discussion...
REC employees joined the Caroline County First Responders’ camp to educate campers on how to stay safe around electricity.
On Monday, June 19, five high school students from across REC's service area hopped on a double-decker bus headed to Washington, D.C. They knew they w...