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  • Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative is a locally based and locally owned electric distribution system headquartered in Manassas, Virginia.
  • NOVEC is a distribution electric cooperative. NOVEC purchases wholesale power through the PJM marketplace. PJM Interconnection coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity in 13 states.
  • NOVEC's long-term energy strategy is to deliver to its customers a locally controlled energy supply that is reliable, environmentally responsible, and competitively priced.
  • NOVEC's service reliability is the best in the region with a 99.9832% average system reliability in 2008. This translates to an average outage time of just over 1.5 hours per customer per year.
NOVEC Service Territory   NOVEC Customers
  • NOVEC is a not-for-profit corporation. As a cooperative it is owned and controlled by its member-owners — the customers who purchase energy from NOVEC.
  • NOVEC's customer-owners elect a board of directors which governs all Cooperative business affairs.
  • The majority of NOVEC's customers are residential and small commercial, however we provide electric service to numerous large commercial retailers such as AOL, Potomac Mills Outlet Mall, NOAA's Mount Weather Facility, Vulcan Materials Company, Verizon, AT&T, Doane Food Products, Treasure Chest Advertising and several Luck Stone Corporation quarry locations.
NOVEC History
Board of Directors

Nine elected representatives, eight serving each of NOVEC's defined geographical districts and one at-large representative, comprise the board. They, in turn, hire a President/CEO who manages the daily operations of the company. Three or four directors are elected each year (according to the Bylaws) to serve four-year terms by a plurality vote of the members.

Nominations may be made by a petition signed by 15 or more members and submitted at least 70 days prior to the Annual Meeting date. Current board officers and directors are:

Wade House Wade C. House
Chairman
District 5 - Nokesville, Haymarket, Bull Run
Term Ends - 2012
Manley Garber J. Manley Garber
Vice Chairman
District 7 - Woodbridge, Dale City, Montclair
Term Ends - 2010
Michael Ragan Michael E. Ragan
Secretary
District 6 - Lake Jackson, Buckhall, Manassas Park, Bristow
Term Ends - 2009
Walter Grove Walter R. Grove
Treasurer
District 8 - Fauquier, Stafford
Term Ends - 2009
William Zilliott William Zilliott
Director
At-Large
Term Ends - 2011
James Chesley James Chesley
Director
District 3 - Fairfax County, South of Rt. 66
Term Ends - 2009
Cynthia Gilbride Cynthia Gilbride
Director
District 9 - Fairfax County, North of Rt. 66, Loudoun County, South Riding
Term Ends - 2010
Harry Harris Harry Harris
Director
District 2 - Loudoun County, South of Rt. 7
Term Ends - 2011
Ann Wheeler Ann Wheeler
Director
District 4 - Manassas, Gainesville
Term Ends - 2012
    Stan Feuerberg Stan C. Feuerberg
President
   

Cooperative Bylaws

NOVEC's bylaws are written rules adopted by the Cooperative to govern its members and regulate business matters. We encourage all customer-members to read the bylaws and feel free to ask any questions concerning them.

Click here to view the NOVEC Bylaws

For More Information

Call the NOVEC Public Relations Department at 703-392-1540 or 1-888-335-0500, extension 1540 or send e-mail to vburginger@novec.com.

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