About Us

99% of our members are residential users. As a whole, they consume about 96% of our power load.

The Cooperative headquarters is centrally located in New Castle, Virginia.

  • Incorporated:  August 12, 1936
  • Regular Board Meeting:  Last Wednesday of each month
  • Total Miles of Line:  1,311
  • Meters Per Mile of Line:  5.32
  • Members per mile:  5
  • Full-Time Employees:  26

 

CBEC serves the rural sections of seven counties. Our mountainous area contains a large portion owned by the National Forest, the Virginia Department of Forestry, and the Appalachian Trail.

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Counties Served:

  • Alleghany
  • Botetourt
  • Craig
  • Giles
  • Montgomery
  • Roanoke
  • Monroe, WV