The Paulding Putnam Board of Directors has approved a service charge adjustment due to rising costs. The monthly service charge will increase $3.50 (from $41.50 to $45). Unfortunately, our costs to provide you electricity 24/7/365 are outpacing our revenues; see the graphic on page 28 for material examples. The change will be effective on the… Continue reading.
Reflected on mid-October bills, Bartholomew County REMC members will see a increase in the wholesale tracker adjustment effective Oct. 1. This tracker, passed directly to members from our power supplier, Hoosier Energy, will be $.000095 per kwh or approximately $0.095 per 1,000 kwh used. That makes the total per kwh $.109515. The easiest explanation of… Continue reading.
On Aug. 9, the REMC held its fish fry and bake sale to benefit the United Way fund drive. Brownstown Electric donated 180 pounds of fish and fried it for us! BCREMC sold 500 fish sandwiches and raised $3,400 for our local United Way organizations. Our cooperative bank, CoBank, generously matched the funds raised. Thank you to all the… Continue reading.
It’s fun to make your home look spooky at Halloween, and many enjoy decorating for trick-or treaters just as much as they enjoy decking the halls for Christmas. We’ve all seen Halloween displays become more elaborate. Decorations make the holiday more fun, but it’s important to make sure you’re decorating safely. Tips you’ll want to… Continue reading.
Have you ever been interested in becoming part of the governing body at Bartholomew County REMC? BCREMC’s board of directors and nominating comittee members are elected yearly by the members at the annual meeting. Directors are responsible for establishing, reviewing, and revising corporate policies to ensure that Bartholomew County REMC continues to keep service to… Continue reading.
October brings to mind pumpkins, Halloween, and beautiful fall foliage. But October is notable for another reason – it’s National Co-op Month! This is the time of year when cooperatives across the country, including Clark County REMC, celebrate what makes us different: the members we serve. Something that sets our co-op apart from the traditional… Continue reading.
Steuben County REMC welcomes Jessica Lash to our team. We are excited to have her in the member service position. If you stop in to the office, make sure to welcome her. Lash is an Angola native and attended Angola High School. She then went to work on a quarter horse ranch in Texas. When… Continue reading.
When you stop by Steuben County REMC, you will see some new faces and some old faces in new places. Josh Durbin, who was the special services coordinator, is now the director of member services. Durbin has been with us for seven years. During that time, he has helped boost the services and benefits our… Continue reading.
Steuben County REMC is trying to locate members who have unclaimed patronage capital refund checks. You can see the list of names at our website, www.remcsteuben.com. The unclaimed funds are from checks written in 2016 out of our general retirement patronage refunds. These members were served by Steuben County REMC in 1985. The checks were… Continue reading.
