Recycle Christmas Trees at NOVEC’s Gainesville Office
- December 14, 2011
Most people agree that it’s more fun to put up and decorate a Christmas tree than to take one down. But cut trees and greens need to go before they become a fire hazard....
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Workers at NOVEC biomass plant 'will be thankful for having jobs this Thanksgiving'
- November 23, 2011
The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative marked progress made at its NOVEC Energy Production, Halifax County Biomass plant on Nov. 17, 2011, at the Halifax Country Club, in Halifax, Va....
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Drop off Toys for Tots at NOVEC offices
- November 22, 2011
The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative’s non-profit organization, Hands Engaged in Local Public Service (NOVEC HELPS) is collecting toys for the United States Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program....
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NOVEC Asks for Thanksgiving Donations
- November 08, 2011
The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative’s non-profit organization, Hands Engaged in Local Public Service, is asking area residents to donate non-perishable food to their Operation Turkey drive to help provide a Thanksgiving meal for low-income people in the Prince William area....
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Don’t Let Electrical Hazards Haunt Halloween
- October 13, 2011
NORTHERN VIRGINIA ― The scary economy may be haunting family budgets, but more Americans than ever will not give it a ghost of a chance of spoiling Halloween....
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NOVEC asks customers to help low-income people stay warm
- October 13, 2011
The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative is asking its customer-owners and members of the Northern Virginia community to help local low-income families heat their homes this winter by donating money to NOVEC’s Operation Round Up® fund....
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NOVEC has restored power to almost all customers in Hurricane Irene’s wake
- August 28, 2011
NORTHERN VIRGINIA — Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative crews have less than 15 customers without power after Hurricane Irene blew through the area on Saturday night and Sunday morning. NOVEC estimates that these customers will have service restored by Sunday night....
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NOVEC Prepares for Hurricane Irene
- August 24, 2011
NORTHERN VIRGINIA — The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative is preparing for Hurricane Irene and possible power outages. NOVEC urges customers to be prepared....
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NOVEC request to reduce rates approved by Virginia State Corporation Commission
- August 02, 2011
NORTHERN VIRGINIA – A request by the Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative to reduce and modify the Co-op’s rates and fees was approved by the Virginia State Corporation Commission on July 27, 2011....
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NOVEC Wins Twelve Communications Awards
- July 26, 2011
NORTHERN VIRGINIA – The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative recently received seven Awards for Publication Excellence (APEX) from Communications Concepts, Inc. and five Spotlight on Excellence awards from the Council of Rural Electric Communicators and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. The awards recognize overall communications excellence in writing, graphic design, electronic media, and public service campaigns....
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Virginia Gov. McDonnell re-appoints NOVEC Vice President Patrick Toulme to Board of Agriculture and Customer Service
- July 20, 2011
NORTHERN VIRGINIA -- Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell recently re-appointed Patrick A. Toulme, Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative vice president and corporate counsel, to the Board of Agriculture and Customer Service for the State of Virginia. Toulme will serve a four-year term....
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High school seniors win college scholarships from electric cooperatives
- June 28, 2011
NORTHERN VIRGINIA – The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative and the Virginia, Maryland and Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives (VMDAEC) have awarded in recent weeks college scholarships to high school seniors in Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William and Stafford counties, and in the City of Manassas Park....
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NOVEC takes five area high school students to see the U. S. Government in action
- June 23, 2011
NORTHERN VIRGINIA – The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative took five students selected from area high schools to Washington, D.C., June 11-16, to see government in action. NOVEC’s students joined 1,500 students from across the nation in the 2011 National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) Youth Tour....
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NOVEC Offers Cool Tips for Hot Days
- June 09, 2011
NORTHERN VIRGINIA — Summer begins on June 21, but Northern Virginia is already experiencing record-setting hot days. The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative offers easy, no- and low-cost ways to stay cool....
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NOVEC Says Prepare for Storms and Power Outages
- May 17, 2011
NORTHERN VIRGINIA — The Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1. The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative urges customers to be prepared for powerful storms and power outages by taking advantage of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s 2011 sales tax holiday, May 25-31....
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Gaff-n-Go Lineman’s Rodeo: NOVEC Line Technicians Take Honors in State Competition
- April 20, 2011
NORTHERN VIRGINIA -- Six Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative electric line technicians proved their high-level competence when they took honors at the Gaff-n-Go Lineman’s Rodeo on April 8-9 at the Meadow Event Park in Doswell, Va. They competed against 98 journey technicians and apprentices from investor-owned, cooperative, and municipal electric utilities in Virginia, Maryland, South Carolina, and Kentucky....
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NOVEC Says Keep Kites, Balloons, and Model Airplanes away from Power Lines
- April 06, 2011
NORTHERN VIRGINIA – The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative knows springtime means kite flying, balloons, and model airplanes for many children and adults. But, kites, metallic balloons, and model airplanes with metal parts can turn fun into tragedy if they touch power lines....
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NOVEC Takes Students to Richmond to See General Assembly in Action
- February 16, 2011
NOVEC Takes Students to Richmond to See General Assembly in Action...
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NOVEC Announces Local Additions to South Boston Energy Team
- February 08, 2011
The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative, a partner in a proposed 49.9 megawatt electric generation biomass plant to be built in Halifax County, Va., announced the addition of two area residents to its project team....
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High School Students May Apply for Scholarships from NOVEC and Electric Cooperatives
- February 01, 2011
The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative and the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives are accepting applications from Northern Virginia high school seniors for higher-education scholarships....
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NOVEC is on the Home Stretch Restoring Power to Customers
- January 29, 2011
NORTHERN VIRGINIA, Jan. 29, 2011 – The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative continues to restore electricity to customers who lost power during the powerful snowstorm on Wednesday, Jan. 26. At 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 29, 458 customers were without power – down from 35,733 at the height of the storm. Of NOVEC’s 145,000 customers, 99.7 percent have power....
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NOVEC’s Work Will Continue until All Customers Have Power
- January 28, 2011
NORTHERN VIRGINIA, Jan. 28, 2011 -- Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative crews will work all weekend until power is restored to customers who lost power during Wednesday’s snowstorm. At 6:30 p.m. on Friday night, approximately 4,500 customers were without power – down from 35,733 two days ago....
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NOVEC and Neighbor Crews Continue to Remove Trees from Power Lines and Restore Power
- January 28, 2011
NORTHERN VIRGINIA, Jan. 28, 2011 -- Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative crews continue to restore power to customers who lost electricity when a snowstorm caused hundreds of trees and branches to fall on power lines throughout the area on Wednesday, Jan. 26. The snow and trees knocked out power to approximately 30,000 NOVEC customers at the height of the storm. NOVEC has reduced the number to approximately 6,900 on Jan. 28 at 1:15 p.m....
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NOVEC is Working Around the Clock to Restore Power to all Customers
- January 28, 2011
A thunder snow storm that cut through Northern Virginia on its way to New England left hundreds of commuters stranded and thousands of area consumers without electric power....
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NOVEC Crews Working to Restore Power to 23,000 Customers
- January 27, 2011
The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative line and tree crews are working around the clock on Jan.27, 2011, to restore power to approximately 23,000 customers without power....
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NOVEC offers quick, easy ways to stay warm and reduce energy bills
- January 18, 2011
NORTHERN VIRGINIA – The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative’s customer-owners have used more electricity and natural gas so far this winter than last year, according to NOVEC records.
“This past December has been one of the coldest in the last 10 years,” reports Gil Jaramillo, manager, Business Development and Energy Services. “The cold winter weather has kept heating systems running overtime in homes and businesses. New energy-efficient appliances, windows and doors reduce heating bills, but we want to give customers some inexpensive, quick and easy ways to reduce their energy bills and still stay comfortably warm.”...
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Boy’s Best Friend is a Service Dog
- January 13, 2011
NORTHERN VIRGINIA -- NOVEC HELPS, or Hands Engaged in Local Public Service, might substitute “Paws” for “Hands” with a new project. The community service 501 (c) (3) organization composed of Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative employees has given $1,500 to help a Co-op couple raise $13,000 for a specially trained service dog for their disabled son....
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