Soaring temperatures during the summer can cause electric bills to skyrocket. This summer, take a vacation from high electric bills by making your home — and your family’s habits — more energy efficient. Beat the heat Air conditioning helps most of us beat the sweltering summer heat. Proper maintenance and smart use of your home’s… Continue reading.

Beginning July 1, drivers are prohibited from using handheld devices while driving on Indiana roads. The new legislation intended to combat distracted driving prohibits drivers from holding or using a handheld mobile device while operating a moving vehicle.  A few quick facts about the new law:  Violators can be fined up to $500 and lose… Continue reading.

Working alongside our 18 member-cooperatives, Hoosier Energy is creating competitive advantages for the industries, farms and residences that make up the communities that depend on us to meet their power needs, provide economic opportunities and create jobs. Every conversation, every project, every pilot program is executed with one question in mind — how will our… Continue reading.

As the country and Indiana come together to manage through the COVID-19 pandemic, I hope that you and your loved ones are healthy and safe. I would never have thought this was how my career as CEO at BCREMC would begin, but I am here, ready to lead, during this unprecedented time. In recent weeks,… Continue reading.

As American families and businesses transition to remote work, they may see a surge in home energy use — and in upcoming electric bills. Simple money-saving steps can help lower monthly electric bills without jeopardizing safety or comfort.  “America’s electric cooperatives understand the increased financial hardships facing families and businesses due to the economic impact… Continue reading.

As a local cooperative, we are here for our members, and that is especially important during these challenging times. Our mission is to enrich the well-being of our membership and community, and we remain dedicated to you during this unprecedented pandemic. Responding to the current crisis, the Bartholomew County REMC board of directors has voted… Continue reading.

Vegetation management is crucial to providing reliable service to our members. In mid May, BCREMC will be spraying under electric lines. The area served by the Elizabethtown substation, where trees were trimmed last year, will be sprayed. BCREMC will not spray yards. We are primarily focusing on fields, ditches, fence rows, brush and abandoned areas… Continue reading.

THURSDAY, AUG. 20 Columbus North High School Auditorium — Columbus, Indiana Doors open and Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. Entertainment featuring the bluegrass band — Cornfields & Crossroads —5:45 – 7 p.m. Business meeting begins at 7 p.m. A kids’ program for ages 4-11 will be available. Each member will receive an energy efficiency kit and a… Continue reading.

An expansion of the electric grid is currently underway in southern Indiana. Through a partnership among three utilities, crews have completed about five miles of high-voltage line. The entire project is about 30 miles in length and the transmission line will cross sections of Dubois County, Indiana; Spencer County, Indiana; and Hancock County, Kentucky.  Recently,… Continue reading.

Jim Turner, who was CEO of Bartholomew County REMC for over 11 years, has retired. Since being selected as the CEO in September 2008, Turner has been instrumental in developing BCREMC’s role as a top cooperative in the industry.  The co-op has seen many accomplishments during Turner’s leadership. Turner has led the cooperative over a… Continue reading.