News Room
2010 News Release Listing
- August 31, 2010 - “Move Over” Law Expanded to Protect Safety of Electric Utility Workers
- August 31, 2010 - Copper Theft Can Have Deadly Consequences in Substations
- August 23, 2010 - Members Invited to Blue Ridge Electric Board Meeting
- July 20, 2010 - Blue Ridge Electric Holds Open House at New Office
- July 8, 2010 - Two Caldwell Organizations Awarded Grants From Blue Ridge Electric Members Foundation
- July 8, 2010 - Three Watauga Organizations Awarded Grants From Blue Ridge Electric Members Foundation
- July 7, 2010 - Two Alleghany Organizations Awarded Grants From Blue Ridge Electric Members Foundation
- July 7, 2010 - Ashe County Sharing Center Receives Grant From Blue Ridge Electric Members Foundation
- June 29, 2010 - Scam Artist Alert
- June 21, 2010 - New Blue Ridge Electric Office Opens
- June 17, 2010 - Chief Administrative Officer Named At Blue Ridge Electric
- June 12, 2010 - Directors Elected at Blue Ridge Electric Annual Membership Meeting
- June 10, 2010 - Department of Labor Recognizes Local Companies for Safety
- June 10, 2010 - Blue Ridge Electric Sends Middle School Students to Prestigious Basketball Camps
- May 24, 2010 - Members Encouraged to Attend Annual Membership Meeting
- May 21, 2010 - National Awards Given to Two Blue Ridge Employees
- May 5, 2010 - May is Electrical Safety Month
- May 5, 2010 - Members Get $2 Million Back in Capital Credits Retirement
- April 29, 2010 - Blue Ridge Honors Employees for Service (Watauga)
- April 29, 2010 - Blue Ridge Honors Employees for Service (Caldwell)
- April 29, 2010 - Blue Ridge Honors Employees for Service (Ashe)
- April 29, 2010 - Blue Ridge Honors Employees for Service (Alleghany)
- April 29, 2010 - Transmission Line Upgrade Necessary for Reliable Electricity
- April 22, 2010 - Blue Ridge Electric Donates Books to Local Schools in Celebration of Earth Day
- April 12, 2010 - Gary Carswell Receives Top Honor from Blue Ridge Electric
- April 12, 2010 - Brantley Taylor Receives Top Honor from Blue Ridge Energies
- March 29, 2010 - Blue Ridge Electric Director Sandra Hicks Prepares for the Future
- March 19, 2010 - 50 Years of Service Recognized
- February 26, 2010 - Nominating Committee Named
- February 26, 2010 - Board Approves a Second Month for Temporary Rate Reduction to Help Members
- February 19, 2010 - Blue Ridge Electric and NC Electric Cooperatives Recieve National Recognition for Teacher Grant Program
- February 18, 2010 - Blue Ridge Electric Youth Tourist Speaks at National Conference
- February 11, 2010 - Power Restoration Nearing Completion (3:30 PM Update)
- February 11, 2010 - High Winds Cause Power Outages Overnight
- February 10, 2010 - Blue Ridge Electric Responds to Outages Caused by High Winds (5 PM Update)
- February 10, 2010 - Temporary Rate Reduction to Help Members in February
- February 10, 2010 - Blue Ridge Electric Responds to Outages Caused by High Winds
- February 9, 2010 - Blue Ridge Electric Prepared to Respond if High Winds Lead to Outages
- February 8, 2010 - Blue Ridge Electric Announces Full Power Restoration
- February 7, 2010 - Line Technicians Wrap Up Power Restoration (8 AM Update)
- February 6, 2010 -
Line Technicians Working Tonight To Restore Power in Hard Hit Alleghany County
- February 6, 2010 - Blue Ridge Electric Line Technicians Working to Restore Power
362 Members Without Power in Alleghany County as of 6 a.m. - February 5, 2010 - Outages Down, But Officials are on Alert for Ice Tonight
- February 5, 2010 - Blue Ridge Electric: Outages Increase at Noon
- February 5, 2010 - Blue Ridge Electric: Limited Outages as of 9 a.m.
- February 5, 2010 - Limited Outages as of Friday Morning (6 AM Update)
- February 4, 2010 - Be Prepared to Stay Safe and Comfortable Should Outages Occur
- February 4, 2010 - Blue Ridge Electric Prepares for Severe Winter Weather (again!)
- January 29, 2010 - Blue Ridge Electric Prepares for Severe Winter Weather
- January 22, 2010 - Blue Ridge Electric Restoring Power as Numbers Decrease and Temperatures Rise Today
- January 21, 2010 - Blue Ridge Electric Responding to Outages
- January 21, 2010 - Blue Ridge Electric on High Alert
- January 12, 2010 - Blue Ridge Electric Assisting Members As Record Cold Leads to Higher Energy Usage, Higher Bills







