Powering the Future: About Hyperscale Energy

Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) is a consumer-owned electric utility serving homes and businesses across parts of 22 counties in central Virginia. Located to the south of “Data Center Alley” of Northern Virginia’s Fairfax, Loudon and Prince Willliam Counties and north of Virginia’s capital city of Richmond, REC is experiencing unprecedented development, primarily from hyperscale data centers.

In 2023,  REC created Hyperscale Energy Services, LLC (HES) and HES in turn created wholly-owned companies to provide power supply services to REC’s large data center customers. This innovative, two-tier structure enables REC to provide flexible solutions to multiple data centers, each with their own specific needs and characteristics, while continuing to provide safe, affordable, reliable, and sustainable power to roughly 180,000 homes and businesses.

Hyperscale data centers who locate in REC’s footprint can expect the same outstanding service that REC’s members have enjoyed for the cooperative’s 85+ year history, while the HES companies provide ready access to the PJM wholesale power markets. 

Mission
To meet the unique power supply needs of REC’s large-scale data center members while enabling REC to focus on its traditional membership base.

Vision
To be the essential and valued energy partner that powers our data center customers in an increasingly digital world.