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Posted on Oct 29, 2019 in Harrison REMC

This month, Harrison REMC will collect hats, mittens/gloves and scarves (both adult and children’s sizes) to distribute to various community agencies.  Members will receive an LED bulb ($3 value) for each item donated up to three items.  One exchange per membership. Items must be new with tags still attached.

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Wholesale Power Cost Adjustment

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Posted on Oct 29, 2019 in Harrison REMC

Harrison REMC will make a Wholesale Power Cost Adjustment to its retail rates as a result of changes in Hoosier Energy Inc.’s wholesale power costs to its member Rural Electric Membership Corporations (REMCs).   This action will result in an expected increase to member bills of $0.000191 per kWh ($0.19 per 1,000 kWh). This change… Continue reading.

Download the REMC app!

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Posted on Oct 29, 2019 in Harrison REMC

Check out Harrison REMC’s powerful app and have our services at your fingertips — wherever you go! We’ve packed your most requested services in one little app. Search “HREMC Connect” in the App Store or Google Play Store.  Secure, easy and always on for you to: View daily use Pay your bill Check account info… Continue reading.

The engineer takes flight …again!

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Posted on Oct 28, 2019 in Boone Power

To most, the engineering job title is not synonymous with “daredevil,” but at Boone REMC, Chuck Leavitt, the engineer for three years, fits the moniker. Leavitt recently went skydiving for the second time with his family. “I’ll tell you the story,” Leavitt said. “I had a professor in college that did something special with his… Continue reading.

Women building from the ground up

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Posted on Oct 28, 2019 in Boone Power

This year, Habitat for Humanity of Boone County (HHBC) can truly say that women built an entire house from the foundation up. They can also say that there were more women volunteers than ever before on the 2019 Women Build, a home built by women volunteers, located at 409 N. East St. in Lebanon.  The… Continue reading.

Smart Stuffers

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Posted on Oct 28, 2019 in A Co-op Perspective, Boone Power, Heartland REMC, Kankakee Valley REMC, LaGrange County REMC, Marshall County REMC, Noble REMC, Steuben County REMC, Warren County REMC

This holiday season you’ll probably see lots of advertising for “smart” home this and “smart” home that. Commercials will highlight gadgets that make your life better because they make your home so dang smart. Rather than make promises about how “smart” these devices are, let’s talk about how they can be more helpful in your… Continue reading.

Critical device invented to protect the electric grid

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Posted on Oct 28, 2019 in A Co-op Perspective, Bartholomew County REMC, Clark County REMC, Decatur County REMC, Harrison REMC, Orange County REMC, Southern Indiana Power

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.

Protect yourself against scammers

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Posted on Oct 03, 2019 in Warren County REMC

Unfortunately, in today’s world, scams are inevitable. Scammers can threaten you with everything from legal action involving the IRS to turning off power to your home.  Utility scams often involve an individual or group posing as an employee of your electric cooperative. The scammer may use threatening language in order to frighten you into offering… Continue reading.

Survey continues

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Posted on Oct 03, 2019 in Warren County REMC

Starting in September and running thorugh through January, Warren County REMC will be conducting a survey of residential co-op members. This telephone survey is conducted every three years and helps our power supplier, Wabash Valley Power Alliance, determine how much power we’ll need in the near future.   The survey will be conducted by Oppenheim… Continue reading.

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Make it a safe harvest

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Posted on Oct 03, 2019 in Warren County REMC

Harvest time in Indiana can be an exciting and exhausting time, the culmination of a season of hard work. However, the rush to harvest can also yield tragic outcomes. Each year, dozens of farm workers are killed and hundreds are injured in electrical accidents on the farm.   Review with all workers the farm activities… Continue reading.

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