Many electric space heaters advertise they can slash your electric bill. What they don’t advertise is that they can also cause that bill to increase significantly.  Whether it’s a standard electric space heater you can buy at a store or a “ruby quartz” or “infrared” souped-up model advertised in a newspaper or on a billboard,… Continue reading.

As a member-owned cooperative, Bartholomew County REMC places a high priority on helping members use energy efficiently. If you have upgraded your home’s HVAC system, heat pump, or water heater the current rebate program is available.  If you have installed any new HVAC equipment or a new water heater in 2019, please notify us before… Continue reading.

Have you signed up for Smart Hub? Smart Hub includes many features that allow you to keep track of your electric use and manage your accounts online and on the go.  Account Management at your Fingertips SmartHub lets you manage all aspects of your BCREMC account online or with your mobile device. Creating a SmartHub… Continue reading.

Applications are being accepted for the Bartholomew County REMC – Alex Barkes Memoral Scholarship. This scholarship is administered by the Heritage Fund — the Community Foundation of Bartholomew County. This fund was established by Bartholomew County REMC in memory of Alex Barkes. Barkes was employed by Bartholomew County REMC as the network administrator. He exhibited… Continue reading.

The lightbulb has undergone relatively few changes since it was introduced in the late 1870s. But new technology is finally here and is very affordable.  LEDs are available in an array of light “color temperatures” like warm white, soft white and bright white. (Color temperature is measured in kelvins. An LED bulb with a light… Continue reading.

Gather your sensitive financial and personal documents and bring them to BCREMC during business hours, Dec. 9-13, for free secure paper shredding. When you arrive, deposit your items in the bins located in the lobby.  Speedy Shred, a local professional shredding business, will shred all of your paper on-site so that your personal information is… Continue reading.

Help us partner with Lincoln Central Neighborhood Family Center (LCNFC) to provide new storebought or hand knitted caps, hats, mittens, gloves and scarves for its clients who are unable to puchase them for their families. Beginning now through Dec. 12, Bartholomew County REMC will collect these items and donate them to LCNFC. These collected items… Continue reading.

BCREMC will be closed for Veterans Day on Nov. 11 and for the Thanksgiving holiday Nov. 28 and 29.

In 2016, rural America played a big part in our national elections – 500,000 MORE rural voters went to the polls than in 2012. In 2018, we saw more candidates and elected officials visiting cooperatives than ever before and engaging in dialogue about rural issues of importance.  Each year, electric cooperatives have the opportunity to… Continue reading.

At Bartholomew County REMC, we’re committed to providing you with reliable power. There are some things we can’t stop — high winds, thunderstorms, ice storms — but we do what we can to prevent the main outage culprit — TREES. Vegetation — trees, shrubs, brush — growing too close to power lines and distribution equipment… Continue reading.

One of the electric power industry’s most important goals is ensuring the integrity of the power grid.Digital fault recorders are one technology used to monitor operations at substations and power plants throughout North America. The devices continually monitor the flow of electricity in and out of these locations. These devices are always on and they… Continue reading.