Rappahannock Electric Cooperative
Company
12
MENTIONS
11
EPISODES
11
PODCASTS
Search complete. 12 mentions across 11 episodes found for "Rappahannock Electric Cooperative".
Sep 2, 2026
The Case for Electric Cooperatives in the Microgrid Era
E
10:43Elisa WoodHOST
Yeah, yeah.
E
10:44Elisa WoodHOST
No, I can relate to that because I'm part of an electric cooperative here in Virginia, the Rappahannock Electric Cooperative.
E
10:50Elisa WoodHOST
And I was shocked when one night I was sitting in my living room reading and I suddenly got a phone call and it was this person on the phone saying, hi, you're going to be available in the next half hour.
E
11:00Elisa WoodHOST
The CEO of Rappahannock Electric Cooperative is going to have a phone call with some people and he'd like you to be on the call.
E
11:06Elisa WoodHOST
And I was like, what? Is this a sales call? But no, like a half an hour later, they called me back and they had just randomly chosen people throughout the conference.
E
11:17Elisa WoodHOST
cooperative and decided to just talk to them.
Sandeep Vaheesan, "Democracy in Power: A History of Electrification in the United States" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
S
24:32Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
And one is from a co-- a cooperative right outside of DC, where I'm usually based.
S
24:39Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
Uh, called, uh, the Rappahannock Electric Cooperative, which is one of the largest electric cooperatives in the country.
S
24:45Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
And I think one governance abuse that I'll highlight, uh, is the use of proxy votes, where a person can designate their vote to a friend or neighbor who will attend the annual board meeting.
S
24:59Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
On paper, that sounds fine.
Sandeep Vaheesan, "Democracy in Power: A History of Electrification in the United States" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
S
24:02Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
You know, on the other hand, there are some really sad tales of democracy being almost completely absent.
S
24:09Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
And one is from a cooperative right outside of D.C., where I'm usually based, called the Rappahannock Electric Cooperative, which is one of the largest electric cooperatives in the country.
S
24:22Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
And I think one Governance abuse that I'll highlight, uh, is the use of proxy votes, where a person can designate their vote to a friend or neighbor who will attend the annual board meeting.
S
24:36Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
On paper, that sounds fine.
Sandeep Vaheesan, "Democracy in Power: A History of Electrification in the United States" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
S
24:25Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
You know, on the other hand, there are some Really sad tales of democracy being almost completely absent.
S
24:32Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
And one is from a co- a cooperative right outside of DC, where I'm usually based, uh, called, uh, the Rappahannock Electric Cooperative, which is one of the largest electric cooperatives in the country.
S
24:45Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
And I think one governance abuse that I'll highlight, uh, is the use of proxy votes, where a person can designate their vote to a friend or neighbor who will attend the annual board meeting.
S
24:59Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
On paper, that sounds fine.
Sandeep Vaheesan, "Democracy in Power: A History of Electrification in the United States" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
S
24:29Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
You know, on the other hand, there are some really sad tales of democracy being almost completely absent.
S
24:36Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
And one is from a co- a cooperative right outside of DC where I'm usually based, uh, called, uh, the Rappahannock Electric Cooperative, which is one of the largest electric cooperatives in the country.
S
24:49Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
And I think one governance abuse that I'll highlight, uh, is the use of proxy votes, where a person can designate their vote to a friend or neighbor who will attend the annual board meeting.
S
25:03Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
On paper that sounds fine.
Sandeep Vaheesan, "Democracy in Power: A History of Electrification in the United States" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
S
24:39Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
And one is from a cooperative right outside of D.C. where I'm usually based.
S
24:46Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
called the Rappahannock Electric Cooperative, which is one of the largest electric cooperatives in the country.
S
24:52Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
And I think one governance abuse that I'll highlight is the use of proxy votes, where a person can designate their vote to a friend or neighbor who will attend the annual board meeting.
S
25:06Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
On paper, that sounds fine.
Sandeep Vaheesan, "Democracy in Power: A History of Electrification in the United States" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
S
25:32Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
You know, the other hand, there are some really sad tales of democracy being almost completely absent.
S
25:40Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
And one is from a cooperative right outside of D.C., where I'm usually based, called the Rappahannock Electric Cooperative, which is one of the largest electric cooperatives in the country.
S
25:52Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
And I think one governance abuse that I'll highlight is the use of proxy votes, where A person can designate their vote to a friend or neighbor who will attend the annual board meeting.
S
26:07Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
On paper, that sounds fine.
Sandeep Vaheesan, "Democracy in Power: A History of Electrification in the United States" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
S
24:39Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
And one is from a cooperative right outside of D.C. where I'm usually based.
S
24:46Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
called the Rappahannock Electric Cooperative, which is one of the largest electric cooperatives in the country.
S
24:52Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
And I think one governance abuse that I'll highlight is the use of proxy votes, where a person can designate their vote to a friend or neighbor who will attend the annual board meeting.
S
25:06Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
On paper, that sounds fine.
Sandeep Vaheesan, "Democracy in Power: A History of Electrification in the United States" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
S
24:39Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
And one is from a cooperative right outside of D.C. where I'm usually based.
S
24:46Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
called the Rappahannock Electric Cooperative, which is one of the largest electric cooperatives in the country.
S
24:52Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
And I think one governance abuse that I'll highlight is the use of proxy votes, where a person can designate their vote to a friend or neighbor who will attend the annual board meeting.
S
25:06Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
On paper, that sounds fine.
Sandeep Vaheesan, "Democracy in Power: A History of Electrification in the United States" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
S
23:32Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
You know, on the other hand, there are some really sad tales of democracy being almost completely absent.
S
23:39Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
And one is from a co-- a cooperative right outside of DC, where I'm usually based, called the Rappahannock Electric Cooperative, which is one of the largest electric cooperatives in the country.
S
23:52Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
And I think one governance abuse that I'll highlight, uh, is the use of proxy votes, where a person can designate their vote to a friend or neighbor who will attend the annual board meeting.
S
24:06Sandeep VaheesanGUEST
On paper, that sounds fine.
1 more episode mentions Rappahannock Electric Cooperative.
Create an account to see the whole feed, search across every transcript, and follow the entities you care about.