This year’s Annual Meeting for Bartholomew County REMC will be held virtually on June 16 at 7 p.m. Members received the annual report and voting materials for the board of directors and nominating committee members in Districts 3 and 6 in mid-May. Election results will be announced during the virtual Annual Meeting.  Participating in the… Continue reading.

As summer temperatures climb, air conditioning systems work harder to keep homes comfortable. A few simple steps can help your cooling system run more efficiently, improve comfort, and reduce unnecessary strain during the hottest months of the year. KEEP AIR FLOW CLEAR • Make sure furniture, rugs, or curtains do not block supply and return… Continue reading.

During June, July, and August, electricity demand is at its highest, often occurring on the hottest day of the month. These periods are known as the monthly peak, and what happens during just one hour can affect everyone’s electric costs. During the peak hour of the month, our power supplier, Hoosier Energy, charges us based… Continue reading.

In mid-May, members will begin receiving voting materials for this year’s Annual Meeting. That ballot is one of the simplest and most important ways you take part in your cooperative. Strong governance is what keeps your co-op focused, accountable, and moving in the right direction. Your board of directors helps guide that path by making… Continue reading.

This year’s Annual Meeting for Bartholomew County REMC will be held virtually on June 16 at 7 p.m. Members will receive the annual report and voting materials for the board of directors and nominating committee members in Districts 3 and 6, mailed directly to their homes on May 15. This provides a full 30 days to… Continue reading.

The Annual Meeting of Bartholomew County REMC will be held virtually on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at 7 p.m. to take action on the following matters: Reports of officers, directors, and committees. Election of one director each from Districts 3 and 6. Election of one nominating committee member each from Districts 3 and 6. All… Continue reading.

Find a full bio of each candidate in your mailed Annual Meeting packet. BOARD OF DIRECTORS CANDIDATES District 3 Dan Fleming (INCUMBENT) Glen Shireman District 6 Curt Burbrink (INCUMBENT) Mike Speaker NOMINATING COMMITTEE CANDIDATES District 3 • John Kestler • Tim Loyd District 6 • Tim Kreinhagen • Aaron Spurgeon

Join us from 5-8:30 p.m. on June 23 for a fun night at the fair and meet your BCREMC board of directors! Receive $30 in fair food vouchers! Bring the top portion of your election ballot to the BCREMC tent to receive your fair food vouchers (valid at select vendors). If you forget your ballot,… Continue reading.

As summer begins, so does higher energy use and peak demand periods. With June marking the start of peak season, now is a good time to take a closer look at how and when you use electricity. BCREMC’s time-of-use (TOU) rate is available to all members and can help lower your bill by shifting energy… Continue reading.

In April, Hoosier Energy hosted its 2026 Annual Meeting, the first in two years after last year’s event was canceled due to severe storms and tornado threats. As with most things in the energy industry, much has changed in two years. Yet Hoosier Energy’s mission to provide reliable and affordable energy remains unchanged even as… Continue reading.

Back in January, Winter Storm Fern blanketed the southern United States with damaging ice, unusually cold temperatures, and widespread power outages. As a result, electric cooperatives did what cooperatives always do — they put the principle of Cooperation Among Cooperatives into action. After the storm, linemen from five Hoosier Energy member cooperatives headed to Mississippi… Continue reading.

In today’s digital age, generation and transmission cooperatives like Hoosier Energy have become increasingly data driven. Since, until recently, that data resided in a variety of forms and locales, cohesivenesswas elusive. However, over the past two years, Hoosier Energy’s transmission assets and scheduling team has set out to unify that information — from vegetation management… Continue reading.