Warm, sunny days beckon us all to head outdoors. Bartholomew County REMC recommends that families stress to children the following electrical safety rules for safe outdoor play: • Never climb trees near power lines. Even if the power lines aren’t touching the tree, they could touch when more weight is added to the branch or… Continue reading.

Installing a new deck or fence? Planting some new bushes in the garden? No matter what you’re undertaking, if your project requires digging, there’s a free and easy way to locate utility lines buried on your property. A quick call to 811 will connect you with a regional center for locating utility lines.   Before… Continue reading.

Thank you for participating in the election of your board of directors and nominating committee members. BCREMC is pleased to report that 26% of the membership voted in the election in 2023. Thank you for being engaged in your electric cooperative! The video of the virtual annual meeting held  June 15, 2023, is available for… Continue reading.

Throughout 2023, BCREMC has provided a monthly Wholesale Power Cost Relief credit for members. During this time of inflation, BCREMC is trying its best to alleviate the impact of increasing wholesale power costs that is passed onto members through the Wholesale Tracker. The relief credit is for all accounts that currently receive electricity from BCREMC…. Continue reading.

Hoosier Energy’s first-ever Community Impact Week saw 25% of the cooperative’s workforce participate over the course of the event in Bloomington this spring. The first in a variety of projects involved volunteering with Backpack Buddies, a program through Community Kitchen that puts together bags of food for low-income children to take home on the weekends…. Continue reading.

If you look around your home, you likely have more devices and equipment that require electricity than ever before. Our connected lives are increasingly dependent on electricity to function. At the same time, as demand for electricity rises, Bartholomew County REMC must deliver an uninterrupted 24/7 power supply — regardless of market and grid conditions… Continue reading.

The power we buy from our wholesale power provider, Hoosier Energy, to sell to you constantly fluctuates in price. Because of this, the Wholesale Tracker is on your bill monthly and changes quarterly to recoup or credit the fluctuating cost of power we buy on your behalf. The tracker is a pass through from Hoosier… Continue reading.

Thursday, June 15 | 7 p.m. Members can stream the meeting on the following platforms: Annual Meeting Notice The annual meeting of Bartholomew County REMC will be held virtually on Thursday, June 15, 2023 at 7 p.m. to take action upon the following matters: In connection with the election of two (2) directors and two… Continue reading.

The utility industry and the issues impacting it are ever evolving, and as of late, ever more complicated. Hoosier Energy fittingly used the theme of “Complex Issues. Cooperative Solutions.” for its 2023 annual meeting in April. With all 18 member cooperatives represented, though some less so due to recent storms at the time, a variety… Continue reading.