Weather’s Impact on Reliability

We were in the studio with John Arp, Operations Manager of the Western Region for REC to talk about the impact various weather scenarios can have on reliability. We talked about different storms, different seasons and discussed how each year brings a new weather challenge.

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Ninety Years of Cooperative Power

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90 years ago, two determined Virginians carried a message to area rural families and businesses: to get electric service, they might have to build it ...
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