History

State Corporation Commission accepts charter for SVEC

SVEC purchases land in Dayton for headquarters and power plant

Forty-seven miles of lines energized for the first time

SVEC expands with a facility on Greenville Avenue in Staunton

SVEC purchases Linville Light and Power Company

Mount Jackson office opens downtown

Wholesale energy provider Old Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC) forms

SVEC merges with Hardy County Light and Power Association

First issue of SHEN-VA-LITE Magazine distributed

First capital credits paid to members

Computer system installed, the first of its kind in Rockingham or Harrisonburg

SVEC joins other cooperatives in forming the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation(CFC)

Shenandoah County office moves from downtown Mount Jackson to its current location

First underground lines installed

SVEC sponsors four students to attend Youth Tour in Washington, D.C.

ODEC enters agreement for first generating facility in the small town of Clover, Va.

New headquarters opens in Mt. Crawford

Cooperative Month is formed to recognize all co-ops at this time each year

SVEC starts scholarship program for high school seniors

SVEC reaches milestone of 1 million hours without a lost-time accident

New Staunton facility opens at current location on International Lane

SVEC acquires parts of Allegheny Energy Inc. distribution assets

Offices open in Winchester and Luray

Operation Round Up program begins