Would it be easier for you to make weekly or bi-weekly payments rather than one large payment each month? If so, BCREMC’s Prepay Electric option may be for you. What is prepaid metering? Prepaid metering offers the opportunity to pay when you want, in the amount you want. Instead of receiving a traditional paper bill… Continue reading.

Bartholomew County REMC has a easy and convenient way residential members can pay for electricity. It’s called Prepay Electric, and it allows members to pay up front for electricity before they ever use a single kilowatt-hour! Prepay Electric helps you control your budget by making payments into your account as you can afford to do… Continue reading.

Make sure to use your Co-op Connections Card for everyday savings! Save on prescriptions and so much more. Many local and national businesses participate in the Co-op Connections Card program by offering great discounts or special offers to members who show their Co-op Connections Card. Members can search saving opportunities by visiting www.bcremc.com or by… Continue reading.

Touchstone Energy provides electric co-ops like yours with resources to be the trusted information resource in your community. Resources include communicating the cooperative difference many of us enjoy. An advertising campaign has been designed to communicate that cooperatives are innovative, stable and trustworthy – thanks to their decades-long role in the communities they serve.  Touchstone… Continue reading.

As an electric cooperative, Bartholomew County REMC is guided by an elected board of directors who represent its members’ best interest when making important decisions. Being a member of the co-op’s board is an incredibly important position in our community. A director’s decisions will impact issues, such as service rates, rights-of-way and work plans. This… Continue reading.

Bartholomew County REMC and The Arbor Day Foundation encourages thoughtful practices that help preserve community trees while also serving the REMC’s members. Arbor Day is April 26. On this day, people are encouraged to plant and care for trees. Remember when planting near utility lines, consider a 25-foot minimum distance from the line. See the… Continue reading.

Reflected on mid-April bills, Bartholomew County REMC members will see a decrease in the wholesale tracker adjustment effective April 1. This tracker, passed directly to members from our power supplier, Hoosier Energy, will be a credit of -$0.001179 per kWh or approximately a credit of $1.18 cents per 1,000 kWh used. That makes the total… Continue reading.

When severe weather strikes, we respond quickly and make repairs that restore service to the largest number of people in the shortest amount of time. Who gets their power restored first? How do we make those decisions? Bartholomew County REMC’s intent is to restore power as quickly and as safely as possible.  These are the… Continue reading.

We all have a product or brand we loyally purchase time after time. With that in mind, consider how many times the CEO of the company making that product has asked you to vote for the board of directors or offer input into business decisions. For most people, the answer is few to none. Electric… Continue reading.

Bartholomew County REMC 2019 Annual MeetingTuesday, April 16 Columbus North High School Auditorium Registration and entertainment featuring Beatles tribute band — The Rigbys — from 5:30-7 p.m. Business meeting begins at 7 p.m. Kids’ program for ages 4-11. Each member will receive an energy efficiency kit and a $20 bill credit for attending the meeting.