Two years ago, Hoosier Energy became the first generation and transmission cooperative to receive a Certificate of Inclusion for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Nationwide Candidate Conservation Agree with Assurances (CCAA) for the monarch butterfly. That commitment to integrated vegetation management and the practices encouraging habitat maintenance and development continues to reap benefits. This… Continue reading.

For the consumer-members of Dubois REC, keeping the lights on at a cost you can afford is the focal point of everything we do. Transparency is one of our core values, so in addition to sharing co-op successes, I believe we also have a responsibility to tell you about the challenges. Earlier this year, the… Continue reading.

This will also enter you in our monthly drawing to win $50! Everyone is looking for ways to streamline tasks throughout the day, and the SmartHub app from Dubois REC can help you do just that. Whether you want to set up your account to be paid by automatic bank draft (ACH) or recurring credit… Continue reading.

Dan Burke celebrates 45 years with Dubois REC this month. He is a lineman who started working at the cooperative in 1979. He and his wife, Bev, have a family that includes four adult stepchildren and eight step-grandchildren. He enjoys spending time with his family as well as farming, hunting, and traveling within and outside… Continue reading.

Dubois REC was able to award $13,319 in grants to local organizations with the help of members who allow their electric bill to be rounded up a few cents to the next dollar each month as part of Operation Round Up. The details of each grant and the project it will fund are listed below:… Continue reading.

South Central Indiana REMC (SCI) hosted a one-day Energy Explorers Camp for students in grades four through six, while Henry County REMC hosted a full-week Summer Cooperative Camp for high school students. While the camps are still coming of age, being in their third and sixth years, respectively, they are finding a way to raise… Continue reading.

As we all look for ways to save money in this age of increasing inflation, I think about a typical daily routine and how much value it provides, compared to the money it costs. If you grab a latte on the way to work, that’s $6 every morning, a fast-food combo with a burger, fries… Continue reading.

During the summer when school is out, there are plenty of educational opportunities for our young people. Dubois REC was proud to sponsor local students to attend the annual Camp Kilowatt! Students entering seventh grade this fall were eligible to attend and participate in the four-day program held at Camp Tecumseh in Brookston, Indiana. The… Continue reading.

Autopay With autopay, you just enroll by filling out a simple form at duboisrec.com. By using autopay, money is withdrawn directly from your bank account to pay your electric bill each month. The automatic draft is processed on the 20th of each month. If this date falls on a holiday or weekend, the draft will… Continue reading.

When Darian Lafferty graduated from Bloomington High School North in May, she started her summer internship at Hoosier Energy. However, it would be the second time she interned for the Bloomington-based generation and transmission cooperative. Lafferty served as a high school intern — the first at Hoosier in recent memory — from September to May… Continue reading.