Training Facility Addition Brings Innovative Approach

Our training facility in Salisbury, Maryland provides lineworker crews with real-life scenarios in a safe and controlled environment. Built on site at our Regional Service Center, Choptank Electric crews and other cooperatives’ crews use our training grounds to practice and hone their skills and to learn new techniques. 

“This innovative addition to our Regional Service Center training facility has provided sustainable development for our communities on the Eastern Shore.”

- Mike Malandro, 
President and CEO of 
Choptank Electric Cooperative

Our newest addition to the training yard is our “Smurf Lines.” This innovative construction allows lineworkers to perform tasks at a safer level while still providing real-world situations. By having trainees at a lower height, it allows better verbal communication with instructors and maximizes training sessions. 

“This innovative addition to our Regional Service Center training facility has provided sustainable development for our communities on the Eastern Shore,” says Mike Malandro, President and CEO of Choptank Electric Cooperative. “Concern for Community is one of the seven cooperative principles we follow, and our facility keeps our crew and future lineworkers local, rather than having them travel to Virginia to receive instruction.” 

Practice makes perfect, and perfect is what we need to be when serving our members. Keep an eye out for future news regarding our growing training facility program.