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Don’t Let Your Electric Bill Climb with the Heat; Boost Your Home’s Energy Efficiency Now

Given the heating bill spikes that accompanied our bone-chilling winter, it’s little solace that The Old Farmer’s Almanac is forecasting temperatures hotter than average along the East Coast this July and August. Cold or hot, when it’s on the extremes it causes higher electric bills.

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CEC Community Shows the Power of ‘Precious Gift’ Month

From opposite ends of the process, Cindy O’Reilly and Jenna Powell are in full agreement: National Donate Life Month is a special opportunity for people to realize the monumental impact they can have, while living, to change and save the lives of those in need of organ, eye, and tissue transplants.

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It’s ‘Game On’ at CEC’s Team Appreciation Day

Community Electric Cooperative’s Team Appreciation Day seemed particularly well-timed this year. The gathering of CEC’s work force – 36 employees attended – took place on March 3rd. As CEC’s member-owners well know, this was mere weeks after a pair of winter storms hammered states along the Eastern Seaboard and caused extensive power outages.

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From the Co-op to the Commonwealth: A Milestone Moment for Women’s Leadership

Upon its formation in 1938, CEC’s first president was a woman – Louise Davidson of Holland. One of her contemporaries, Bettie Gwaltney of Windsor, also was a driving force behind the cooperative’s creation and served as director and vice president for many years. And another woman, Gretchen Ellis, was CEC’s first secretary-treasurer. More recently, the role of board chair has been filled by another woman. Jeannette Everett, the current chairman, joined CEC’s board in in the mid-1990s.

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Show Your Appreciation: Celebrate Lineman and Administration Appreciation Days!

Let's come together as a community to show our linemen and administrative teams just how much we appreciate everything they do for us. Your words of encouragement and gratitude will inspire them to continue their exceptional service for years to come.

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CEC Details Preparations for Potential ‘Coastal Cyclone’

In its storm warning update Saturday morning, the National Weather Service in Wakefield, Va., stated, “An arctic air mass continues to surge southward into the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. … As the extremely cold air aloft approaches the much warmer waters of the Gulf Stream … a coastal cyclone is forecast to deepen explosively tonight … Tonight into Sunday morning should see the cyclone intensifying most rapidly while expanding in size off the Mid-Atlantic coast when the most intense winds will be accompanied with snow, which could lead to blizzard conditions at times even out to the outer banks of North Carolina early Sunday morning.”

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Defending Against Emergencies — Noah Futrell Brings Naval Experience to RECORE

The pursuit of excellence – which included Futrell earning qualifications that allowed him to resolve system issues more readily rather than wait on others' authorization – was rooted in the recognition that CWIS is the ship’s last line of defense.

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Capital Credits Have Gone Paperless

Community Electric Cooperative (CEC) is implementing a major change to reduce costs and bring more value to its member-owners. The cooperative is now issuing capital credit refunds as bill credits instead of mailing paper checks.

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Paperless This Season — Savings All Year Long

As the holidays approach, we’re reminded how much we can accomplish when we support one another. At Community Electric Cooperative, working together isn’t just a belief — it’s the cooperative way. And a simple switch this season can bring big benefits for all our members.

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CEC Puts Savings Back in Members’ Pockets with New Paperless Refund System

Starting this year, eligible members will see a “Capital Credit Refund” listed directly as a bill credit on their December electric bill. This new, paperless approach replaces the traditional method of mailing refund checks—a move that is expected to save the cooperative more than $200,000 each year in postage, printing, and paper expenses.