Cooperative Living
June 2026
Call For Board of Directors Nominations
NOVEC is accepting nominations for candidates to represent Districts 1 and 7 for four-year terms on the Co-op’s Board of Directors. Read more here.
Home Lighting 101
Maybe your living room is too dim to read, or the lighting fixtures in your kitchen cast an odd yellow glow. We often grab whatever bulb or fixture looks good in the store — or on a website — without considering how
it will actually perform in the space. Read more here.
Lineworker's Wife Builds Online Community, One Video at a Time
When Christine Nelson’s 4-year-old son said last October he wanted to be like Daddy for Halloween, she did what she always does: She went big. Nelson put together a uniform with a NOVEC patch and a yellow hard hat. And she built a truck. Read more here.
Fleet Services Team Drives the Co-op Forward
NOVEC’s field workers carry important items with them as they install electric service or restore power to neighborhoods: personal protective equipment, tools, cables, ropes, and more. But one of the most essential pieces of equipment is not one they carry. It carries them. Read more here.

