Fredericksburg, Va. – Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) attended Louisa County High School’s Energy & Power class to celebrate careers in energy week.

Jason Morris, First Class Serviceman; Alister Pollard, Apprentice Lineman; Mike Willis, Line Foreman; and Stuart Schools, Energy Management Technician & Master Technician, brought a live line safety demonstration and discussed the energy industry, careers at REC and the importance of electric safety with the students.

REC provides electric service to over 170,000 connections in parts of 22 Virginia counties. With its general office in Fredericksburg, Va., the Cooperative operates and maintains more than 17,000 miles of power lines through its service area, which ranges from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the tidal waters of the Chesapeake Bay. For more information about REC, please visit www.myrec.coop. Follow REC on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube.