Did you know every cooperative is required to conduct an annual meeting of its membership? The purpose is to hold the election for the board of directors, share important financial information, occasionally vote on other matters such as bylaw changes and, of course, the great door prizes! Warren County REMC’s annual meeting is a community… Continue reading.

The directors for the following two districts will be elected as part of the 2017 annual meeting agenda: District III: Daviess County — Washington and Veale townships District VI: Martin County — Halbert, Lost River, Mitchelletree and Rutherford townships Any member who resides in these districts and and is interested in becoming a director candidate… Continue reading.

The trustees of the Daviess-Martin Community Fund Inc. met at the quarterly board meeting on Dec. 14 to award grants to local groups and organizations. Four organizations received a total of $4,360. This brings the total amount of grants awarded to $419,933.17 since 2004. The four recipients were: After School Program/WISH at Lena Dunn Elementary: $250… Continue reading.

Touchstone Energy Camp Daviess-Martin County REMC will sponsor two students to the annual Touchstone Energy Camp. The camp will be held June 7-10 at Camp Tecumseh in Brookston. Students entering seventh grade in the fall are eligible to attend and are selected by their local cooperative to participate in the three-day program. The students’ agenda… Continue reading.

Unlike a fine wine, our electrical equipment doesn’t improve as it gets older. Wooden poles, ceramic insulators, metal conductors and other components will eventually have to be replaced. The wear and tear of being exposed to the weather elements for 20 years or more takes a toll. The trick is not to replace things too… Continue reading.

Looking for ways to reduce expenses? You can quickly cut lighting-related costs for your business by up to 50 percent by switching to energy-efficient lighting. Take advantage of additional savings with rebates on energy-efficient lighting options through our commercial and industrial energy efficiency program. We partner with business owners to reduce upfront investment costs by… Continue reading.

What an exciting time! The new HCREMC facility at 3400 S. State Road 3, New Castle, is in the final stages of completion. It has been quite the process, but soon we will have a facility that will meet the needs of the cooperative for decades to come — one that allows the cooperative to… Continue reading.

HCREMC members who wish to be nominated to run for an REMC board position must obtain 30 valid signatures of members from within their district. The signatures are to be submitted to the REMC office by Feb. 28. Districts currently up for election are districts 3, 8 and 10. For more information, please visit the… Continue reading.

Indiana Youth Tour to Washington, D.C. Indiana Youth Tour provides young Hoosiers the opportunity to visit the nation’s capital, experience American history, learn more about government, and gain a better understanding about their electric cooperative. The 2017 Indiana Youth Tour is June 8-15. The application deadline is Feb. 17. Touchstone Energy Camp Students entering seventh… Continue reading.

New this year, through Operation Round Up, HCREMC will offer two types of scholarship awards to the membership. The first award is our traditional award opportunity — a one-time $1,000 scholarship award offered to six high school seniors with a parent or guardian living in the HCREMC service territory. Applicants for this award must have… Continue reading.

When you’re looking for the perfect gift for your sweetheart, be sure to check out the deals available through your Co-op Connections card. Touchstone Energy’s membership benefit card offers cooperative members more than 25,000 local and national deals on products and services. A list of local discounts can be found at www.sinpwr.com. You can also… Continue reading.

There are three main types of electricity providers in the U.S. Investor-owned utilities (IOUs) serve primarily densely populated areas, like Evansville and Indianapolis. Municipal-owned utilities also serve densely populated cities from the large such as Richmond to the small like Troy. And, of course, there are rural electric cooperatives like Southern Indiana Power that serve… Continue reading.