Our PowerMoves® programs offer our membership rebates, tips and information on many energy efficiency topics. Visit powermoves.com to learn more about these helpful technologies. $50 WI-FI THERMOSTAT REBATE When everybody’s using electricity during the hottest days of the year, power costs can go up and that can eventually cause higher costs for everyone. When you… Continue reading.

As a significant cost-saving measure, we apply capital credits of $600 or less to your active account if the credits are due to you. However, a check will be issued for credits of $600 or more. CEO Jon Rich commented, “We are always finding ways to save the cooperative money. This process helps us serve… Continue reading.

We were invited to attend Science Night at Wheatfield Elementary School along with several other local businesses. Jasper County REMC employees brought displays and gear to talk with the kids about how electricity and fiber internet work. Kids were also able to try on linemen’s gloves and try to work with a set of nuts… Continue reading.

OFFICE CLOSURE: Our offices will be closed Nov. 23 and 24 in observance of Thanksgiving.  DIGITAL MAGAZINE: Our magazine is available on our website as a flipbook for you to enjoy.  CHRISTMAS PARADES: Look for us in the Rensselaer and Remington Christmas parades – both on Dec. 2!  UPDATE YOUR INFO: Please update your contact… Continue reading.

Some mornings, a dawning sun greets people with light — by electrifying the televisions in their homes. Over the last decade, renewable energy resources including wind farms and solar arrays have generated an increasing share of the electricity powering the nation. As renewable energy technology has become more affordable, utilities have also added more large-scale… Continue reading.

I was fortunate to be able to attend the Indiana Electric Cooperative Lineman Rodeo this year. This is a new event in our area that is arranged by Indiana Electric Cooperatives, or IEC for short. IEC represents 38 member cooperatives in Indiana and we are a member. In its second year, the Lineman Rodeo took… Continue reading.

October is National Co-op Month, which is the perfect time to highlight the many ways cooperatives are unique. Cooperatives are locally governed, looking out for the long-term needs of their consumer-members, which means they belong to the communities they serve. This heightened community focus allows us to quickly adapt to evolving consumer expectations. Our closeness… Continue reading.

SMARTHUB NOTIFICATIONS  Sign up for email notifications in SmartHub so we can tell you when our internet services are available at your address.  UPDATE YOUR INFO  Please update your contact information. It’s important we have an accurate phone number and email on file so we can keep you informed with electric or internet updates. Call… Continue reading.

No matter your job, a business owner lives in your house: you! As a member of your local electric cooperative, you are actually an owner (a member-consumer) of the organization! Electric cooperatives sprang up across the U.S. in the 1930s as towns and cities across the nation gained access to electricity. The Rural Electrification Act… Continue reading.

I have written a few articles about our cooperative principle of “concern for community.” Our fair activities this year show that commitment. We celebrated 85 years of business at the annual meeting held in July, which demonstrates another cooperative principle, “democratic member control.” We gave out donut holes and coffee and visited with many of… Continue reading.