Recycle Holiday Greens at NOVEC's Gainesville Office
- December 11, 2007
Americans throw away 25 percent more trash during the holiday season than at any other time of the year.* This extra garbage is added to landfills....
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NOVEC Tells Legislators Power Demands Continue to Climb
- December 07, 2007
Stan Feuerberg, president and CEO of the Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative, told Northern Virginia legislators on December 4, 2007 that electricity demands from the Co-op's customers have increased 40 percent since 2001....
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Holiday Cooking the Energy-efficient Way
- November 15, 2007
Mouth-watering aromas from turkeys, hams, pies and cookies will soon fill kitchens as families and friends gather together to celebrate the holidays. The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative is pleased to provide one of the most important ingredients for modern cooking...
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Big TVs Mean Bigger Electric Bills: Consider Power Consumption Before Holiday Shopping
- November 08, 2007
Most big-screen and digital televisions are boosting home energy consumption today, and the Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative wants consumers to be aware...
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NOVEC Expands Fiber Optics Network
- October 25, 2007
The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative announced today that it will have 25 of its 52 substations connected by fiber optic technology by the end of 2007. NOVEC says it plans to connect all of its substations with high-capacity bandwidth that relies on NOVEC's expanding fiber optic cable network...
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NOVEC Customers Help the Needy Pay Home Heating Bills
- October 17, 2007
The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative is asking customer-owners to help local needy families heat their homes by authorizing NOVEC to round up their monthly electric bills to the next dollar. For example, if the bill is $69.54, NOVEC will round it up to $70 and put the extra...
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Harris and Zilliott Elected to NOVEC Board of Directors
- October 11, 2007
Customer-owners of the Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative elected Harry Harris of Purcellville, Va., and William Zilliott of South Riding, Va., to the NOVEC board of directors at the Co-op's annual meeting on September 26...
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Middleton Retires from Electric Co-op Board After Three Decades
- October 02, 2007
Don M. Middleton retired from the Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative's board of directors in September after serving as Co-op director for 30 years. He represented the Loudoun County region....
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High Heat Makes Electricity Usage Soar
- August 14, 2007
Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative customers seeking relief from 100 plus degree heat set an electricity demand record on Wednesday afternoon, August 8, 2007 with a maximum hourly peak of 806,206 kilowatts...
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Keep Dorm Rooms Safe from Electrical Fires
- August 08, 2007
Carl and Colleen College used to pack their trunks with sheets, towels, and clothes in August and head for an institute of higher learning. Students and their parents today also haul computers, CD and DVD players, TVs, small refrigerators, cooking burners, and microwave ovens...
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NOVEC Offers Energy-Saving Summer Cooling Tips
- June 25, 2007
Summertime, and the livin' is hot! Composer George Gershwin and the Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative want the summer to be easy, but hot days and high humidity do not make home cooling easy. Extra heat and moisture from cooking, washing, and bathing make things worse...
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Snellings Selected for Red Cross Board
- June 15, 2007
Donna Snellings, Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative's community liaison, will begin serving a three-year term on the board of directors of the Prince William Chapter of the American Red Cross starting July 1, 2007....
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2007 Hurricane Season Starts June 1
- May 23, 2007
The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative urges area residents to prepare now for possible hurricanes during Hurricane Preparedness Week, May 20-26, 2007. Hurricane season begins June 1. NOVEC and the National Hurricane...
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NOVEC Announces Legislative Youth Tour Winners
- May 11, 2007
The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative announced today the names of five students selected to participate in the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s Youth Tour Conference, June 10-14, 2007 in Washington, D.C, and in Richmond...
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NOVEC Linemen Show Skills at Rodeo
- May 01, 2007
A team of linemen from the Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative placed first, second and third in three events at the fifth annual Gaff-n-Go Lineman's Rodeo on April 14, 2007 in Lynchburg, Virginia....
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Power Restored to Most NOVEC Customers After Nor'easter Storm
- April 23, 2007
Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative crews have been working around the clock since Sunday night, April 15, 2007, to restore power to more than 7,200 customers in Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William and Stafford Counties. As of noon on April 18, 2007...
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NOVEC Crews Working to Restore Power to 2,000 Customers
- April 17, 2007
Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC) crews are working against high-velocity winds in order to restore power to approximately 2,000 customers in Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William and Stafford Counties. The outage number fluctuates with the wind...
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NOVEC Customers Contribute Record $48K to Home Heat Assistance Program
- March 29, 2007
The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC) customers contributed $48,000 this winter to help local needy families heat their homes through NOVEC's Operation Round Up (ORU). NOVEC customers have contributed more than $400,000 since ORU's inception in 1997...
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NOVEC Donates $50,000 to Community Performing Arts Center Project
- February 15, 2007
Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC) President and CEO Stan Feuerberg presented George Mason University (GMU) President Alan G. Merten a check on February 7, 2007 for the new Community Performing Arts Center to be built on GMU's Prince William Campus...
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Local Students Visit Virginia's General Assembly for NOVECs Youth Legislative Day
- February 13, 2007
The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC) guided four selected Northern Virginia high school students to Richmond on February 6, 2007, to see the Commonwealth's legislative process in action. The students joined six others sponsored by Rappahannock Electric Cooperative for the annual...
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NOVEC's Recycling Program Saves Money and Protects Environment
- February 13, 2007
The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC) reported today that its 2006 wooden reel recycling program saved an estimated $22,000, 183 trees, and 567 cubic yards of landfill space from the 550 reels the Co-op recycled....
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NOVEC College Scholarship Applications Now Available
- February 06, 2007
The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC) Dollars for Scholars program will award ten college scholarships totaling $11,500 to selected high school students whose families are Co-op members in Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, and Stafford counties, and the City of Manassas...
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NOVEC has Near-Perfect Safety Record in 2006
- January 30, 2007
The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC) had no work time or days lost in 2006 due to accidents. At the January employee meetings, Construction Manager Skip Hollcroft credited the near-perfect record to employees following safety rules and procedures...
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NOVEC Attorney Retires After 51 Years of Service
- January 08, 2007
Leonard L. Lonas Jr. has retired as the Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC) board of directors’ attorney after 51 years of service. NOVEC’s board of directors recognized Lonas’ many contributions and his dedication at its December 2006 meeting....
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NOVEC'S Recycling Program Saves Money and Protects Environment
- January 05, 2007
The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC) reported today that its 2006 wooden reel recycling program saved an estimated $22,000, 183 trees, and 567 cubic yards of landfill space from the 550 reels the Co-op recycled...
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Prepare Now For Possible Winter Power Outages
- January 05, 2007
Prepare Now For Possible Winter Power The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC) has kept power flowing to its 135,000 customers 99.98 percent of the time in recent years, making it the most reliable electric utility in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, according to service reliability...
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NOVEC featured in American Executive Magazine
- January 01, 2007
NOVEC was featured in the December 2006 edition of American Executive magazine. Click on the link to view the article or to view as PDF....
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