NOVEC Electric System

• Printable Overview Fact Sheet
• Printable NOVEC At A Glance Fact Sheet
• 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's service territory encompasses 651 square miles with 6,630 miles of power lines.
• NOVEC provides reliable electric service to more than 142,000 homes and businesses located in Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William and Stafford counties, the City of Manassas Park and the Town of Clifton, all in the state of Virginia.
• NOVEC maintains satellite offices strategically located throughout our service territory in Manassas, Gainesville, Leesburg, Minnieville, and Stafford.
• Printable Fairfax Fact Sheet
• Printable Fauquier Fact Sheet
• Printable Loudoun Fact Sheet
• Printable Prince William Fact Sheet
• Printable Stafford Fact Sheet

• 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.

• Visit the History page which looks back over the last 25 Powerful Years.

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

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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