Carolina Adventures

During its third annual food drive contest, Roanoke Electric Co-op employees collected 2,285 pounds of non-perishable food items to benefit community members in Gates and Halifax counties. The donation was given to Gates Emergency Ministries and Tillery Chapel Missionary Baptist Church.

Operation RoundUp: Your Coins Turned into Big Change In 2021, Roanoke Electric allocated more than $36,000 to support 13 community initiatives as part of its Operation RoundUp program.

Operation RoundUp Funds in 2021: $36K

Safety: For the co-op to execute all these efforts, safety remains at the forefront of everything we do. As a testament to this commitment, the co-op has completed the NC Department of Labor’s Carolina Star Program recertification process. The program recognizes employers and employees who have implemented adequate safety and health management systems and maintain injury and illness rates that meet the criteria for participation. In 2021, there was a 50 percent reduction in workplace injuries and worker compensation claims. By maintaining a healthier workforce, we were able to push our overall strategy forward in a major way.

Not only is safety something the co-op engaged in internally, but the co-op was very active in the community by providing safety demos to deliver a powerful message to emergency responders in its service territory.

Co-op continues to offer safety demos to area fire

departments. When the Roanoke team pulls up to a local fire department with a trailer equipped with a model electrical distribution system, they do so with a pack of hotdogs in hand and one thing in mind—potentially saving a life. This year, the co-op has visited several local fire stations with a model electrical distribution system, including poles, wires, and a transformer, to simulate realistic electrical hazards. Local stations that were visited included Lewiston-Woodville Fire Department, Murfreesboro Fire Department, Town of Ahoskie Fire Department, Ahoskie Rural Fire Department, and, most recently, Millennium Fire Department.

Transforming Education, Training, and Events to Push Member-Owner Engagement

Discovering New Ways to Connect

è Historic Virtual Annual Meeting: More than 200 member-owners participated in Roanoke Electric

Cooperative’s annual meeting; the first one conducted virtually in its 82-year history. More than 1,100 memberowners cast ballots by mail and online for this year’s election. è Roanoke Electric Co-op kicks off new Power

Hour webinar series: In 2021, Roanoke Electric

Cooperative announced a new webinar series to share timely information. While the pandemic changed much of our ability to meet with our membership in person, our commitment to keeping them informed remains the same.

è Winter Energy Efficiency Workshop: On Dec. 1, the co-op hosted its first virtual Winter Energy Efficiency

Workshop to address member-owner concerns about keeping their heating costs low. è Co-op’s Energy Solutions Expo highlights technology innovations: More than 200 community members gathered for Roanoke Electric Co-op’s recent

Energy Solutions Expo, showcasing cutting-edge technologies and the many energy-saving benefits they stand to offer this region.

From electric-powered vehicles to smart energy devices, the event underscored the importance of utilizing various energy solutions to reduce costs and electricity consumption for member-owners.

Number of ballots cast in this year’s virtual annual meeting: 1,100