Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
Co-op Selects New Managing Director – Engineering & Grid Operations
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative, Orlando, Florida, us, 32885
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January 9, 2023Co-op Selects New Managing Director – Engineering & Grid OperationsMonday | January 9, 2023Christopher Stoia has been named Rappahannock Electric Cooperative’s (REC) newest Managing Director - Engineering & Power Supply. Chris brings an extensive background in engineering, grid operations, and reliability having spent over 26 years in the energy utility industry. Coming from Mountain Electric Cooperative in Tennessee, Chris served as General Manager since 2021 and as Director of Engineering & Operations beginning 2020.In this senior leadership, Chris will oversee REC’s Engineering, Transmission and Substation departments and promote REC’s culture of safety. This includes the maintenance and growth of REC’s electric grid. He also will lead REC’s power supply team, ensuring that members have safe, reliable and affordable electricity.Chris holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Clemson University. During his early career, Chris was an electrical engineer for various electric utilities including South Carolina Electric & Gas, Marlboro Electric Cooperative, and the South Carolina Public Service Authority. Chris has been a licensed professional electrical engineer since 2001, and is licensed in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, and Virginia.REC members have spoken, and as a result the Cooperative and its employees earned both a 2023 and a 2024 Customer Satisfaction Award from the American...Over the summer, REC’s Vegetation Management team supported the Virginia State Arboretum’s initiative to pollinate American chestnut trees at Blandy E...REC has seen an increase in potential in-person scams in the southeast portion of its service area.No member services representatives are currently available. Please visit our Contact Us
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January 9, 2023Co-op Selects New Managing Director – Engineering & Grid OperationsMonday | January 9, 2023Christopher Stoia has been named Rappahannock Electric Cooperative’s (REC) newest Managing Director - Engineering & Power Supply. Chris brings an extensive background in engineering, grid operations, and reliability having spent over 26 years in the energy utility industry. Coming from Mountain Electric Cooperative in Tennessee, Chris served as General Manager since 2021 and as Director of Engineering & Operations beginning 2020.In this senior leadership, Chris will oversee REC’s Engineering, Transmission and Substation departments and promote REC’s culture of safety. This includes the maintenance and growth of REC’s electric grid. He also will lead REC’s power supply team, ensuring that members have safe, reliable and affordable electricity.Chris holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Clemson University. During his early career, Chris was an electrical engineer for various electric utilities including South Carolina Electric & Gas, Marlboro Electric Cooperative, and the South Carolina Public Service Authority. Chris has been a licensed professional electrical engineer since 2001, and is licensed in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, and Virginia.REC members have spoken, and as a result the Cooperative and its employees earned both a 2023 and a 2024 Customer Satisfaction Award from the American...Over the summer, REC’s Vegetation Management team supported the Virginia State Arboretum’s initiative to pollinate American chestnut trees at Blandy E...REC has seen an increase in potential in-person scams in the southeast portion of its service area.No member services representatives are currently available. Please visit our Contact Us
page to submit a question to us directly.
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