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Prince George Electric Cooperative
In December 1938, a group of leaders in the rural Disputanta area
of Virginia acted on a vision of improved quality of life that
residents in the rural areas of the state should have by having
access to electric power, just like people in the cities.
Consequently, Prince George Electric Cooperative was issued a
charter by the State Corporation Commission on January 1, 1939. In
August 1940, REA lines were electrified to serve about 300 customers
over 165 miles of power lines in the rural areas of Prince George
and Sussex counties. It was the first time houses, many that had
been wired for months, were able to offer the comforts of an
automatic overhead light and running water. Rural residents of
Surry County requested that power lines be built to serve them also.
The first Cooperative office was located in an old store in
Disputanta in Prince George County...hence the name Prince George
Electric Cooperative. In 1946, the office moved to a store in
Waverly and built offices and a warehouse on it's current location
on Highway 460 in 1951. That site was renovated and expanded in
2004.
The Cooperative has grown from that vision and now serves over
11,000 customers along 1,249 miles of power lines in 6 counties.
Prince George Electric Cooperative has embraced the efficiency that
technology has provided the electric energy industry and recently
completed system-wide installation of Automated Meter Reading
equipment. Growth over the years also created the need for an
additional customer service office in Prince George County near
the courthouse.
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