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LENOIR, NC (May 12, 2020) -- Blue Ridge Energy recently awarded $32,000 in college scholarships to nine students across its service area who are seeking to further their academic goals. The scholarships are part of the Blue Ridge Energy…

LENOIR, NC (March 27, 2020) -- Through a new campaign called “In This Together”,  Blue Ridge Energy is increasing its efforts to help provide critical financial assistance to members and customers served by the electric cooperative and its…

LENOIR, NC (March 13, 2020) -- As a precaution for Coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention and readiness, Blue Ridge Energy is closing its offices to the public beginning Monday, March 16. Blue Ridge Energy has activated a plan to ensure there…

LENOIR, NC (March 12, 2020) -- As a community-based electricity and propane and fuels provider, Blue Ridge Energy is taking precautions amid growing concerns about the Coronavirus (COVID-19). As part of its comprehensive culture of safety,…

LENOIR, NC (February 19, 2020) -- Caldwell County citizens will benefit from 10 grants worth $48,356 awarded recently to local helping agencies from Blue Ridge Energy Members Foundation for the 2019 grant cycle. The grants are examples of…

LENOIR, NC (February 24, 2020) -- In this ongoing widespread scam, which frequently targets residential accounts or small businesses, a telephone caller poses as an electric utility company employee. The caller claims the person or business…

LENOIR, NC (January 24, 2020) -- Four local fire departments enter 2020 with new firefighting equipment, benefiting the communities of Collettsville, Grace Chapel, Patterson (Caldwell) and New River (Ashe). The fire departments were…

LENOIR, NC (December 5, 2019 1 pm Update) -- Blue Ridge Energy crews are working hard to restore power to the remaining 390 members impacted as a result of severe winds across Caldwell, Watauga, Ashe and Alleghany Counties. At the height…

LENOIR, NC (November 13, 2019) -- Kelly Melton of Caldwell County recently earned the Director Gold credential from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) as part of her service on the Board of Directors for Blue Ridge…

LENOIR, NC (October 25, 2019) -- Blue Ridge Energy was one of three utilities selected by the N.C. Weatherization Assistance Program (NCWAP) for a grant to help low-income members benefit from community solar resources. Local…

LENOIR, NC (October 7, 2019) -- Tanner Greer was recently promoted to Director of Information Technology for Blue Ridge Energy. Greer began his career at Blue Ridge Energy as a college intern with the information technology (IT) group.…

LENOIR, NC (August 14, 2019) -- All power has been restored after severe weather impacted 2,200 Blue Ridge Energy members on Tuesday, August 13. Crews worked throughout Tuesday to repair damage at 22 locations across the cooperative’s…

LENOIR, NC (July 26, 2019) -- Members on the waiting list for Blue Ridge Energy’s fifth community solar garden will be excited to learn construction is underway, with completion scheduled by mid-to-late August. The new solar garden brings…

LENOIR, NC (June 10, 2019 - 4 PM UPDATE) -- Blue Ridge Energy line technicians and assisting crews have restored all but one member with power from this weekend’s heavy rain and flooding that affected 5,556 members. The one remaining…

LENOIR, NC (June 10, 2019) -- During post-flood inspections Sunday, a Blue Ridge Energy employee discovered that record-high waters had reached its Lenoir substation, causing three transformers to tip over due to flood waters washing out…

LENOIR, NC (June 9, 2019 -11 PM UPDATE) -- Blue Ridge Energy line crews continued working this evening, using ATVs to reach any assessable areas after heavy rain and flooding washed out roads and brought down trees on power lines, causing…

LENOIR, NC (May 29, 2019) -- Two Blue Ridge Energy line technicians have completed a volunteer project to bring electricity to a rural Bolivian village for the first time. Eddie Stephens of Watauga District, and Jerry Gregg of Caldwell…