Strategic planning is in full swing at CVEC and we are committed to growing and improving our processes to better serve our membership and our community! The feedback gathered from our member-owners, employees, managers, Board of Directors, and the Member Advisory Council members has helped define our initiatives and guide conversations for our employee work groups, who are busy mapping an action plan that will be executed over the next three to five years.
CVEC strives to deliver the safest and most reliable electric service for our members and we are on target to meet our reliability goal for this year. The milder weather was a welcome change from 2022 and we continue to see the benefit of our robust vegetation management plan, which includes field inspections and right-of-way clearing to neutralize threats to power lines and poles. Maintenance and upgrades across the system continue to improve reliability by identifying and addressing potential problems before outages occur.
In April, CVEC and Firefly Fiber BroadbandSM celebrated 20,000 customers connected and the conclusion of the construction portion of the fiber build. All CVEC members have the option to subscribe to gigabit speed internet service that is reliable and affordable: an amenity that has been inaccessible for far too long. CVEC will leverage the fiber to improve operations and reliability, helping to contain costs to members.
Members are reminded that the Annual Meeting will be held in September this year and will take place at CVEC’s headquarters building in Arrington. Please be sure to save the date and plan to join us virtually or in person. Your vote matters and we encourage all members to participate in the director elections.
CVEC strives to provide safe, reliable, and affordable electric service that powers our members and our communities. As a company, CVEC invests in its employees so that they have the necessary training to better deliver on that promise, as well as in our communities so that employees can share their talent and knowledge to keep others safe. Together we transform lives.
This edition of the Current Communicator includes an update on system upgrades and maintenance, the Gaff-n-Go Rodeo, the fiber project, and CVEC in the community.