Blue Ridge Energy
Jana Wike has extensive experience in utility and land rights management, currently serving as a Utility Permitting Specialist at Blue Ridge Energy since January 2019. In this role, Jana administers joint use and pole attachment contracts and supports companies in attaching cables, wires, and other devices to utility poles. Additionally, Jana has been a Land Rights Specialist at Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corp since January 1996. Jana holds an Associate's degree in Paralegal Technology and an Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.S.) in Business Administration, both obtained from Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute.
Blue Ridge Energy
Blue Ridge Energy encompasses the electric cooperative (Blue Ridge Electric Membership Corp) and our wholly-owned propane and fuels subsidiary (Blue Ridge Energies, LLC). Coming together as an integrated company in 2016 under the market name of Blue Ridge Energy, we are a comprehensive, innovative energy solutions source for our members and consumers. The parent company remains a member-owned electric cooperative serving some 74,000 member accounts in northwest North Carolina and we are affiliated with Touchstone Energy. Our propane and fuels subsidiary serves over 20,000 residential and commercial customers from Catawba County, NC, to Independence, Va. With headquarters in Lenoir, Blue Ridge Energy has showrooms, service and operations offices for electric, propane and fuels consumers located in Lenoir, Boone, West Jefferson, and Sparta, NC. Offices serving propane and fuels consumers are also located in Morganton, NC, and Independence, Va. A second subsidiary, RidgeLink, LLC, is a business-to-business company offering dark fiber to national companies needing middle mile and long-haul capacity for data, voice and video services.