REPORT OF THE 2022 COMMITTEE ON CANDIDATES The 2022 Committee on Candidates convened a teleconference on Wednesday, March 16, at 5:04 p.m. to review the petitions and qualifications of those members who submitted their names as candidates for the Board of Directors prior to the teleconference. There are three (3) positions to be filled. Seven (7) members of the Washington …
Brief updates: April 2022
Tune in to WEC’s Annual Meeting! WEC’s 83nd Annual Meeting of the membership will be held virtually on Thursday, May 5, at 5 p.m. To register for the meeting, visit wec.coop/annual-meeting. Join the meeting for: Results of this year’s Board of Directors election Q&A with Board Officers and new General Manager Louis Porter Musical performance from Patrick Ross and Doug …
WEC’s Role In Broadband Deployment Is Changing
By the WEC Board of Directors, ECFiber, CVFiber, NEK Broadband While Washington Electric Cooperative’s member owners will progressively be receiving new access to high-speed broadband over the next few years starting this summer, it will be accomplished without low-interest loans through WEC. The Communications Union Districts (CUDs) expect to receive sufficient grant funding from the federal government, administered by the …
President’s Report: In a Transition Year, Co-op Sees Changes to Broadband Partnership, Staffing
by Stephen Knowlton Sometimes, things seem to work out even if they don’t come off quite the way as originally planned. Readers of Co-op Currents will recall that Washington Electric had been in the process of applying for a $36.5 million loan from the US Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service to construct a 900-mile long fiber network in WEC …
RESTORED – Outages 4/8
RESTORED – April 8, 2022, 10:24 am Eagle Hollow in Vershire has been restored as of 10:02 am RESTORED – April 8, 2022, 9:45 am Gray Rd in Plainfield has been restored as of 9:41 am — April 8, 2022 | 9:00 am Outage on Corey Hill Rd in Newbury has been restored as of 9:01 am. Thank you for …
Outage Updates – 4/8
April 8, 2022 | 8:30 am WEC is currently experiencing outages related to inclement weather. WHERE Vershire – Eagle Hollow, 8 members without power Newbury – Corey Hill Rd, 8 members without power Plainfield – Gray Rd, 11 members without power CREWS: Crews have been dispatched and/or are on the scene working to restore power. ADDITIONAL INFO: Our crews worked …
Restored – Walden/Cabot/Greensboro Outages
March 30, 2022 | 12:45 pm At roughly 12:00 pm on March 30, 2022, 1,263 WEC members lost power due to an issue on the transmission line to WEC’s Walden substation. Members in Cabot, Walden, and Greensboro–as well as surrounding towns–were affected by the loss of power supply. Thank you to our crews and staff for their swift response to …
Widespread Outages – 3/30
March 30, 2022 | 12:00 pm WEC is experiencing outages in the Walden, Greensboro, and Cabot areas, as well as Calais, Danville, Hardwick, Stannard, Wheelock, and Woodbury. Approximately 1,263 members are without power at this time. One crew is on site assessing the situation, and more crews have been dispatched. We are still evaluating the situation and will update with …
RESTORED – Topsham Outages – 3/24
March 24, 2022 | 10:15 am Where: Topsham (Watson Hill Rd, Spooner Rd, Phelps Rd, Ben Dexter Rd, Colby Rd area) # Out: approximately 67 Crews are being dispatched. Remember: If you see lines down, do not touch or approach them. They could still be energized. Please report any downed wires or trees by calling us immediately at 1-802-223-5245 or 1-800-932-5245. Please check back regularly …