News Releases 2012

NOVEC will recycle Christmas trees and greens    -   December 11, 2012
NORTHERN VIRGINIA – Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative will accept evergreen Christmas wreaths, garland and trees at its technical center at 5399 Wellington Branch Road, Gainesville, VA 20155 near the Route 29 and I-66 intersection....
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NOVEC tells Virginia legislators that Co-op customers are paying nearly 15 percent less for electricity    -   December 06, 2012
NORTHERN VIRGINIA – Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative President and CEO Stan Feuerberg told Virginia legislators on Dec. 4, 2012, that NOVEC customer-owners are paying nearly 15 percent less for electricity than they were in 2009....
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Toys for Tots may be dropped off at NOVEC offices    -   November 29, 2012
NORTHERN VIRGINIA – The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative’s non-profit organization, NOVEC HELPS, will be collecting toys through Friday, Dec. 14, for the United States Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program....
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NOVEC Will Retire $1.05 Million of CashBack to Customers in December    -   November 19, 2012
NORTHERN VIRGINIA ― The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative board of directors have authorized a special $1.05 million CashBack return to customer-owners. Current customers will see the return credited on their December bills....
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NOVEC is collecting food for Operation Turkey    -   November 05, 2012
NORTHERN VIRGINA — The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative is collecting non-perishable food for Operation Turkey from Nov. 5 to Nov.15, to help provide Thanksgiving meals for unemployed and low-income people in Prince William County....
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NOVEC customers help low-income people stay warm    -   November 05, 2012
NORTHERN VIRGINIA— If weather forecasters are correct about the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions having a colder winter than normal this year, many low-income people will need help paying for heat. Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative customer-owners can help by participating in NOVEC’s Operation Round Up® fund....
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All NOVEC customers have electricity after Sandy    -   November 02, 2012
NORTHERN VIRGINIA, Nov. 2, 2012 —Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative crews finished power restoration at 1:50 a.m. on Nov. 2 for all 32,000 customers who lost power during Hurricane Sandy. NOVEC has sent crews to New Jersey to help with power restoration efforts....
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NOVEC is on the home stretch for power restoration    -   November 01, 2012
NORTHERN VIRGINIA, Nov. 1, 2012 — Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative is working to reconnect about 300 customers to the power grid after Hurricane Sandy caused widespread power outages this week. At the height of the storm, 32,000 NOVEC customers lost power. NOVEC expects that almost every customer will have the lights back on by Thursday night....
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NOVEC has the majority of customers connected to power grid    -   October 31, 2012
NORTHERN VIRGINIA, Oct. 31, 2012 — Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative has the majority of its customers connected to the power grid as the region recovers after Hurricane Sandy’s winds and rain caused widespread power outages this week. At the height of the storm, 32,000 NOVEC customers lost power. As of 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, all but about 1,400 had electric service restored. Crews will work through the night to get most of these customers reconnected by Thursday night....
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NOVEC is working to restore power after Hurricane Sandy    -   October 31, 2012
NORTHERN VIRGINIA, Oct. 31, 2012 — Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative crews have reconnected more than 90 percent of the customers who lost power when Hurricane Sandy barreled through the eastern part of the United States this week. NOVEC estimates that most of the remaining 2,500 customers still waiting for service will be reconnected to the power grid by Thursday night....
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Hurricane Sandy left massive damage for NOVEC crews    -   October 30, 2012
NORTHERN VIRGINIA, Oct. 30, 2012 — Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative crews found massive damage to its distribution system on Tuesday morning in Hurricane Sandy’s wake. Approximately 32,000 customers had lost power at the height of the storm. Tree and line crews from NOVEC and the Carolinas restored service to 26,000 customers by 6 p.m. Crews will work around the clock to reconnect the remaining 6,000 customers. NOVEC anticipates having most customers’ service restored by Thursday night....
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NOVEC works to restore power to 15,000 customers in Hurricane Sandy’s wake    -   October 30, 2012
NORTHERN VIRGINIA, Oct. 30, 2012 — Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative crews are working to restore power to approximately 15,000 customers after Hurricane Sandy blew through the area on Monday. At the height of the storm Monday night, approximately 32,000 customers lost power. Crews working in heavy rain and strong winds restored service to half of these customers by 6:30 a.m. Tuesday....
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NOVEC is restoring power as outages occur    -   October 29, 2012
NORTHERN VIRGINIA, Oct. 29, 2012 — Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative crews are deployed throughout NOVEC’s service territory and working on power outages caused by Hurricane Sandy....
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NOVEC is Ready for Hurricane Sandy    -   October 29, 2012
NORTHERN VIRGINIA — Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative is ready for the worst of Hurricane Sandy and power outages the storm may cause....
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NOVEC Prepares for Hurricane Sandy    -   October 26, 2012
NORTHERN VIRGINIA — Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative is preparing for Hurricane Sandy and possible power outages. NOVEC urges customers to prepare now....
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NOVEC says to prepare now for an extra snowy winter    -   October 11, 2012
NORTHERN VIRGINIA – AccuWeather and the Farmers’ Almanac have predicted an extra snowy winter approaching and the Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative says October – National Energy Awareness Month – is the time to prepare....
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Halloween’s popularity increases: Keep it safe electrically    -   October 11, 2012
NORTHERN VIRGINIA ― Halloween witches, ghosts, and goblins scampering in your neighborhood on Oct. 31 will be among a record 170 million Americans who plan to celebrate Halloween in 2012 according to a National Retail Federation survey....
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NOVEC’s Mobile App Now Available    -   October 03, 2012
NORTHERN VIRGINIA — Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative was one of the first utilities in the country to offer a mobile version of its website, and now the Cooperative offers another first in the form of smartphone applications....
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NOVEC HELPS Provides Food and School Supplies for Homeless Fauquier Families    -   August 16, 2012
NORTHERN VIRGINIA – The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative’s community volunteer group, NOVEC HELPS, purchased, prepared and served dinner to homeless families at Fauquier Family Shelter Services in Warrenton, Va., on Saturday, Aug. 11. Along with food, HELPS took bushels of school supplies and materials for crafts for children at the shelter....
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NOVEC shows area high school students Uncle Sam in action    -   August 06, 2012
NORTHERN VIRGINIA – The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative took five area students to Washington, D.C., in June to watch government in action. The selected students joined some 1,400 other students from across the nation at the 2012 National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) Youth Tour....
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NOVEC and VMDAEC award college scholarships to area students    -   August 02, 2012
NORTHERN VIRGINIA — The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC) and the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives (VMDAEC) have awarded scholarships to area students who will be going to college in the next few weeks....
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NOVEC receives highest ranking in J. D. Power and Associates regional study    -   July 16, 2012
NORTHERN VIRGINIA ― The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative ranks highest in customer satisfaction among midsize electric utilities in the South region and among 126 largest United States electric utilities surveyed in the J. D. Power and Associates 2012 Electric Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction StudySM....
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Cooperative Living magazine profiles Leesburg, Va., and young Loudoun artists    -   July 16, 2012
NORTHERN VIRGINIA ― The Town of Leesburg, Va., named by Money magazine in 2011 as the fourth best small town in America, is receiving more attention for its charm, history and quality of life in the July 2012 issue of Cooperative Living magazine. Cooperative Living is featuring Leesburg as part of its popular “Down Home” series of rural communities....
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The End in Sight for NOVEC Service Restoration    -   July 05, 2012
NORTHERN VIRGINIA — As of12 noon on July 5, 2012, crews were working feverishly at the final location affected by the violent June 29 derecho storm. Current estimates are that work will be completed at this location today. This will bring the final five NOVEC customers back on line. Initially, 37,000 were left without power following the storm....
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NOVEC is making substantial power-restoration progress    -   July 03, 2012
NORTHERN VIRGINIA — As of 6:30 p.m. on July 3, 2012, Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative crews had reconnected to the power grid 98 percent of the customers who lost power on June 29. Crews will continue to work through Independence Day to reconnect the remaining 773 customers who need electricity....
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NOVEC crews work to reconnect remaining customers without power    -   July 03, 2012
NORTHERN VIRGINIA —Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative tree and line crews are marshalling all their efforts to reconnect approximately 2,400 customers who have been without power since a sudden storm on Friday night, June 29, knocked out power to millions of homes and businesses in the region, including 37,000 in NOVEC territory. The Cooperative has restored power to 94 percent of these customers. NOVEC hopes to have everyone back on line before July 4....
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Service Restoration Efforts Continue for NOVEC Customers    -   July 02, 2012
Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative tree and line crews have reconnected about 34,500 of the 37,000 customers who lost electric service when a massive wind and thunder storm ripped through the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic on Friday night. The storm left trees on houses, cars and power lines as it cut a wide, deadly path. NOVEC’s goal is to have service restored to all customers before July 4....
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NOVEC is on homestretch of restoring power    -   July 02, 2012
Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative crews have restored power to almost 90 percent of the NOVEC customers who lost electricity when a powerful storm tore through the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic on Friday night. Deadly winds clocked at 80-100 miles per hour tossed trees and branches on houses, cars and power lines, and caused a number of deaths....
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Approximately 1,000 additional NOVEC customers restored overnight    -   July 02, 2012
Service restoration work continued through the night and approximately 1,000 additional NOVEC customers are back on line this morning....
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Service has been restored to more than 4,000 NOVEC customers    -   July 01, 2012
Service has been restored to more than 4,000 NOVEC customers today and work will continue through the night....
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NOVEC crews and contractors continue to make steady progress    -   July 01, 2012
NOVEC crews and contractors continue to make steady progress in restoring service to customers throughout the NOVEC system....
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More than 80 percent of NOVEC customers restored    -   July 01, 2012
More than 80 percent of the 37,000 NOVEC customers who were affected by extraordinary thunderstorms on Friday night have been restored to service....
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NOVEC is reporting service restoration to more than 75 percent of the customers    -   July 01, 2012
At 8:00 a.m. this morning NOVEC is reporting service restoration to more than 75 percent of the customers affected by the Friday night storms that roared through Northern Virginia....
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NOVEC reports service restoration to nearly 24,000 customers    -   June 30, 2012
At 6:30 p.m. this evening NOVEC reported service restoration to nearly 24,000 customers....
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Crews continue to make progress with service restoration    -   June 30, 2012
Crews continue to make progress with service restoration throughout the NOVEC system....
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NOVEC reports approximately 20,000 customers without service    -   June 30, 2012
NOVEC reports approximately 20,000 customers without service at 11:30 a.m., the result of fierce thunderstorms that struck Northern Virginia late Friday night....
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NOVEC reports approximately 24,000 customers without service    -   June 30, 2012
NOVEC reports approximately 24,000 customers without service at 9:00 a.m., the result of fierce storms that struck Northern Virginia late Friday night....
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NOVEC offers low-cost ways to beat the heat    -   June 21, 2012
NORTHERN VIRGINIA, June 21, 2012 — Summer brought with it a heat wave this year. Air conditioners are staying busy trying to beat the heat as the thermometer climbs toward 100 degrees today. The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC) offers easy, low-cost ways to stay cool....
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NOVEC launches high-speed Internet service    -   June 21, 2012
NORTHERN VIRGINIA — The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative announces its launch of NOVECnet, a high-speed Internet service offered through NOVEC Energy Solutions (NES), an affiliate company....
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NOVEC says prepare for storms and hurricanes during Virginia’s sales tax holiday, May 25-31    -   May 17, 2012
NORTHERN VIRGINIA — Hurricane Irene hit Virginia on Aug. 27, 2011, and left a path of destruction and power outages all the way north to Vermont....
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NOVEC selects area students for Youth Tour    -   May 09, 2012
NORTHERN VIRGINIA — Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative has selected five area high school students to participate in the 2012 National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Youth Tour....
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NOVEC celebrates Arbor Day at Bull Run Regional Library and Manassas Park Elementary School    -   May 01, 2012
NORTHERN VIRGINIA ― The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative recognized Arbor Day on April 27, 2012, by planting a white dogwood tree at Bull Run Regional Library and by giving 250 evergreen tree seedlings to the fourth grade class at Manassas Park Elementary School....
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NOVEC customers are paying less for electricity    -   April 19, 2012
NORTHERN VIRGINIA—Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative customer-owners are now paying less for electricity than they were in recent years because of a 2011 rate reduction, coupled with a power cost adjustment (PCA) credit they are receiving in 2012. American residential consumers who receive power from investor-owned utilities paid on average $125 for 1,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity in January 2012 while NOVEC customers paid $119.24....
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NOVEC and VMDAEC Offer Scholarships    -   January 19, 2012
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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