Planning ahead to save energy during the dog days of summer can help keep you cool while helping the environment — and even get you some money back! Most people know the basic rules of supply and demand: When demand goes up, the price typically goes up, too. The same goes for electricity — when… Continue reading.

We appreciate the more than 1,000 members who participated in our annual meeting. Thanks for returning your ballots, attending our drive-thru event and watching the business meeting at the fairgrounds or online. You can watch a recording of the business meeting on our website. If you attended the drive-thru and want to learn more about… Continue reading.

Many Boone REMC members have pad-mounted transformers in their yards. These “big green boxes” can usually be found in your front yard, especially in subdivisions or neighborhoods.  Transformers change voltage from higher levels to voltages people use in their homes for their electronics, appliances and lighting.  Pad-mounted transformers are connected to primary high voltage lines, and… Continue reading.

You may not own your apartment or home, but you still have to pay the utility bills. The following simple changes won’t cost you much and they can make a difference for your energy budget. These are great ways to reduce your impact on the environment as well. 1. Focus on lighting. Replace conventional incandescent… Continue reading.

June is National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month. It’s also the time of year when many people endure the headache of a broken air conditioner — and having to go to extreme measures to keep cool. Fortunately, it’s not too late to prepare. There are steps you can take to ensure your cooling system can handle… Continue reading.

Thank you to all our community members who took time to send in notes of appreciation for our operations team to help us celebrate Lineman Appreciation Day! Our linemen are grateful for the kind words from our members and the amazing artwork from local students. 

Boone REMC’s Operation Round Up board of trustees recently awarded the following grants: Operation Round Up is a voluntary program for which Boone REMC members allow their electric bills to be rounded up to the next whole dollar. Those extra cents are put into an independent, 501(c)(3) trust and disbursed through a grant process. An… Continue reading.

Colleen Luse, in photo at right, recently joined Boone REMC’s Operation Round Up board of trustees. She and her husband, Tim, own Luse Seed & Insurance Services, Inc. They attend New Hope Christian Church and enjoy spending time with their children, Olivia and Drew Clark, Abby and Garrett Luse, Audrey and Taylor Brindle, Shannon Cottrell… Continue reading.

Boone REMC hosts three Member Advisory Committee (MAC) meetings each year to provide an opportunity for our members to learn about topics that impact the utility industry and to share feedback with the board of directors and employees. At our next MAC meeting, members will learn more about how the flow of electricity is managed… Continue reading.

Our member services team provided an educational presentation to a local Trail Life Troop in late March. Member Services Technicians Rex Princell and Matt Walters covered electrical safety with a hot line demonstration and shared more about the work of electric linemen.  One of our founding cooperative principles is “education, training and information.” As such,… Continue reading.

Thank you to all our members who returned their director election ballots. Incumbent directors Danny Lawson (District 1), Tom Dull (District 2) and Mark Gruninger (District 3) were re-elected to three-year terms.  If you returned your ballot, you will see a $15 bill credit on your May billing statement. Don’t forget to take the survey by May… Continue reading.

Widespread misconceptions about energy use can increase utility bills and reduce comfort. Here are five energy myths that may be costing you. Myth: Setting the thermostat higher or lower will heat or cool a room faster.  Most furnaces and air conditioners work at the same speed, no matter what the thermostat setting. Unless you have… Continue reading.