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.

Trees are a familiar and valued part of life in our community. They offer shade, comfort, and a sense of place in the neighborhoods we serve. At Bartholomew County REMC, we work to protect those surroundings while also making sure the electricity you depend on remains reliable. Finding that balance is where our vegetation management… Continue reading.

While winter isn’t quite finished, we’re starting to see signs that spring is around the corner. March is a transition month and a good time to look ahead. As temperatures begin to shift, a few simple steps now can help prepare your home for warmer weather, improve efficiency, and prevent surprises in future energy bills…. Continue reading.

PREPAY ELECTRIC A flexible way to pay for power Would it be easier to make weekly or bi-weekly payments instead of one large monthly bill? If so, Prepay Electric may be a good option for you. Bartholomew County REMC’s Prepay Electric program lets residential members pay ahead for electricity and manage their account balances on… Continue reading.

Since 1997, Operation Round Up has provided grants to support organizations throughout Bartholomew County REMC’s service territory. The Bartholomew REMC Membership Community Trust, Inc. oversees Operation Round Up, a voluntary program that allows members to help neighbors in need by rounding up their electric bills to the nearest dollar. The program’s success depends on the… Continue reading.

For Cody Case and Briar Houser, the latest recipients of Hoosier Energy’s Daniel L. Schuckman and W. Eugene Roberts memorial scholarships, becoming linemen not only provides them with career paths. It’s about becoming part of a team. That was the takeaway when they graduated from the North American Lineman Training Center in McEwen, Tennessee, this… Continue reading.