News Releases - 2018

Recycling Christmas trees at NOVEC’s Gainesville center helps the environment    -   December 11, 2018
Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative will accept evergreen Christmas trees and greens at its technical center at 5399 Wellington Branch Road, Gainesville, VA 20155, near I-66 from Dec. 26 through Jan. 7....
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NOVEC is giving customers $4M in CashBack for the holidays    -   November 27, 2018
MANASSAS, Va. ― Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC) will give more than $4 million in CashBack to all current and former Co-op customers. Current customers will see a credit on their December bills while former customers will receive checks when the amount exceeds $5....
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HELPS collects toys for tots and teens    -   November 27, 2018
MANASSAS, Va. – The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative’s group of employee volunteers, NOVEC HELPS, is collecting new toys for children and new gifts for teenagers for the Northern Virginia Family Service’s Gifting for Families program and the United States Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots drive....
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Join Operation Turkey by dropping off Thanksgiving food at NOVEC offices NVFS will distribute to low-income people    -   November 27, 2018
Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative asks area residents to join Operation Turkey by dropping off nonperishable Thanksgiving food at a NOVEC office until Nov. 14. NOVEC HELPS, a group of employee volunteers, will deliver the food to Northern Virginia Family Service....
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NOVEC says ‘treat’ your home with money- and energy-saving ‘tricks’ this Halloween    -   November 27, 2018
Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative urges homeowners to “treat” their homes with money- and energy-saving “tricks” for Halloween before cold weather haunts a house with high energy bills for months....
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NOVEC is ready for Hurricane Florence    -   September 12, 2018
Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative is ready for Hurricane Florence and the pouring rain she may bring to Virginia. The Co-op urges everyone to prepare now for possible power outages....
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NOVEC and DHS say to get ready for storms    -   August 29, 2018
Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) urge everyone to be ready in case hurricanes, powerful winds, and thunderstorms cause destruction and power outages....
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Area high school seniors win scholarships from NOVEC and regional electric cooperatives    -   July 03, 2018
The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC) and the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives (VMDAEC) have awarded college and higher-education scholarships to 16 high school seniors who live in Northern Virginia....
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Centreville student wins statewide youth art contest    -   July 03, 2018
Anika Karnam, the 9-year-old daughter of Raghav and Sanchita Karnam of Centreville, Virginia, has won “Best of Show” in the Cooperative Living magazine’s 2018 Youth Art Contest....
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NOVEC says, have flashlights ready because storm season is here    -   May 17, 2018
Storms happens. So do power outages. Therefore, Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative urges regional residents to have flashlights and emergency items ready in case they lose power....
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NOVEC says celebrate April’s Earth Day and Arbor Day by planting energy-saving trees    -   April 17, 2018
MANASSAS, Va. – The Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative suggests that homeowners celebrate both Earth Day on April 22 and Virginia’s Arbor Day on April 27 by planting energy-saving trees, but not near power lines and equipment....
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Electric Co-ops Brief Sen. Kaine on Issues Important to Members    -   April 17, 2018
Representatives of Virginia’s consumer-owned electric cooperatives met with Virginia’s U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine April 13 in his Arlington office....
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NOVEC’s co-op magazine seeks student art for contest    -   March 22, 2018
NOVEC’s co-op magazine seeks student art for contest...
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J. Manley Garber, legendary NOVEC board member, wins Prince William Chamber of Commerce’s Colgan Visionary Award    -   March 06, 2018
John Manley Garber, who has served on the Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative board for 67 years, as well as other business and community boards, received the Charles J. Colgan Visionary Award from the Prince William Chamber of Commerce at its annual awards ceremony on Feb. 28 at the Hylton Performing Arts Center....
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NOVEC is working to restore power to all customers by midweek after windstorm    -   March 06, 2018
Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative and most electric utilities from Virginia to Maine have been working around the clock to restore electric service to millions of homes, schools and businesses after Winter Storm Riley's winds caused extensive damage March 2-4....
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NOVEC works to restore power to 3,800 customers after 'the worst storm in years'    -   March 04, 2018
Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative crews are working around the clock to restore power to approximately 3,800 customers after winds from Winter Storm Riley caused power outages for more than 47,000 customers on Friday, March 2, and hundreds more on March 3...
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NOVEC crews will work all weekend and Monday to restore power as high winds continue to cause power outages    -   March 03, 2018
Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative crews will work all weekend and Monday to restore service to customers who lost power during Winter Storm Riley....
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NOVEC crews work to restore power during windstorm    -   March 02, 2018
NOVEC crews work to restore power during windstorm...
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NOVEC prepares for high winds and power outages    -   March 01, 2018
NOVEC prepares for high winds and power outages...
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Low January temperatures cause high energy bills: NOVEC offers help    -   February 01, 2018
Low January temperatures cause high energy bills: NOVEC offers help...
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NOVEC and electric co-ops statewide are accepting higher-education scholarship applications    -   January 11, 2018
NOVEC and electric co-ops statewide are accepting higher-education scholarship applications...
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NOVEC is accepting applications for 2018 Youth Tour    -   January 09, 2018
Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative has opened applications for area public, private or home-schooled high school sophomores or juniors for the annual National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) Youth Tour, June 10-14, 2018, to see government in action....
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