About Us
Tuesday, 22 June 2010 17:23
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.

Counties Served:
- Alleghany
- Botetourt
- Craig
- Giles
- Montgomery
- Roanoke
- Monroe, WV