The City of Bedford Electric Department has provided electric
distribution service to its citizens since 1899. More than 100 years later,
the department is still working to provide the same, high quality service to the area.
At the present time, Bedford serves more than 5,600 residential and 1,018
commercial/industrial customers with 330 miles of electric lines in the City of
Bedford, and Bedford County.
The Electric Department operates and maintains 11 substations and a
hydro plant. In order to provide reliability to its customers, the
Electric Department has 2 interconnection points with AEP, Mosley
Substation and Centerville Substation.
Bedford currently purchases wholesale power from AMP-Ohio to meet it’s
peak demand of 54 megawatts. The city also generates a portion of it’s electrical needs at its 5 megawatt hydro facility on the James River.
The Department currently employs 18 highly skilled professionals to
operate and maintain its electrical system.
