Nelson County, Virginia Update : 8:30 AM 5.22.20 Many CVEC customers from Wintergreen & Nellysford are telling us their power has been restored. A large number of customers awoke without power Friday morning after a large equipment failure and a broken crossarm caused the outage. “We had equipment failure and a broken crossarm on our […]
Appomattox County, Virginia Firefly Fiber BroadbandSM , a wholly-owned subsidiary of Central Virginia Electric Cooperative (CVEC), a member-owned electric distribution cooperative, celebrated the first stop for rural broadband in Central Virginia on Tuesday. Senator Mark Peake joined public officials, CVEC’s board, members, and representatives from Rural Utilities Service (RUS), Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission (TRRC), and […]
Arrington Nelson County, Virginia Wednesday Coronal Energy, a leading independent power producer focused on utility-scale solar and storage projects, and Central Virginia Electric Cooperative (CVEC), a member-owned electric distribution cooperative, celebrated the commissioning of the Palmer and Martin solar centers in central Virginia. Governor Ralph Northam joined public officials, CVEC’s board, landowners, and representatives from […]
Arrington Nelson County, Virginia This is a verbatim press release from CVEC on Friday afternoon – January 19, 2018 Central Virginia Electric Cooperative (CVEC) has a growing need for high-speed communications to many points on its electric distribution system. With the addition of a fiber network, CVEC will be able to better incorporate smart grid […]
Piney River Nelson County, Virginia Information via CVEC: CVEC has received notification from AEP, our transmission service provider, of a required 12 hour outage on the transmission line that serves the Piney River Substation. This work is essential to maintain safe and reliable power to our consumers. To limit the outage time for our members, […]
Publisher’s Note: Today we say farewell to a person that’s not only been a regular contact for us here at BRL, but a person that’s become a friend over the years. You’ve seen his name a thousand times during our 12 year history. Remember Derecho 5 years ago this June? That’s just one event where […]
Arrington Nelson County, Virginia CVEC has announced new, round-the-clock payment centers at each of its three offices located in Colleen, Appomattox, and Palmyra. With convenient 24/7 access, the recently installed electronic kiosks will accept local payments using bankcards, checks, and cash (sorry no change). “Members have different schedules and preferences in how they pay their […]
CVEC released the following statement Sunday afternoon. Central Virginia Electric Cooperative (CVEC) is Preparing for a Valentine’s Day Storm Lovingston, VA – Snow, ice and rain may visit central Virginia with potential for power outages. With the forecasted arrival of a mixture of snow, followed by ice and rain, Central Virginia Electric Cooperative (CVEC) is […]
Nellysford Nelson County, VA No doubt you’ve seen the bucket trucks along Route 151 in the Rockfish Valley of Nelson over the past several weeks. It’s part of an ongoing project by Central Virginia Electric to upgrade the transmission line in the Nellysford area. This also required replacing poles along the way. “CVEC has been […]
Nelson County, Virginia Contractor crews for Central Virginia Electric Coop have been taking to the skies over the past few days to clear limbs from power line right of ways across the county. The odd looking saw seen hanging way below a helicopter was seen working in the Roseland area of Nelson County, Virginia on […]
