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Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative was chartered on March 11, 1938, by a group of Mecklenburg County residents, with its first office in Boydton, Virginia. Its stated purpose was to advance the position of agriculture, enrich the life of the community, and free men and women from the heavy drudgery of the home and farm through an electric system erected by farmers and their neighbors to supply the service of electricity. In 1939, the headquarters office moved to Chase City. The service area soon extended from Pittsylvania County east to Sussex County, and later district offices were added in Emporia, Gretna, and Chase City.
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