This past year demonstrated what we can accomplish when we work cooperatively. In March of 2025, we launched the time-of-use rate across the entire membership. Many of you embraced the change by shifting your energy use away from periods of highest demand. Those small changes made a big difference. Lower wholesale power costs allowed us… Continue reading.
How many of us remember dropping into the Southern Indiana Power office with our parents or grandparents to pay the bill? Whether you do that in person, by mail or online today, paying your monthly bill does a lot more than just keep the lights on. Electricity keeps us connected to our modern world. Consider… Continue reading.
Look for this column each month as we feature local businesses offering an instant discount to Southern Indiana Power members. Just show your Co-op Connections® Card and enjoy! R & A Sports 1035 19th St. Tell City, IN 47586 812-547-5652 SPEND $50 OR MORE AND RECEIVE $5 OFF TOTAL BILL Nate’s Heating & Air 9411… Continue reading.
Scott Peter has been employed at the co-op for nearly 14 years. He was hired Aug. 16, 2004, as an apprentice lineman. Peter completed the HEATS program on Oct. 25, 2008, to become a journeyman lineman. He works as a crew leader on many projects. Peter resides in Perry County with his wife, Fannie. They… Continue reading.
Energy assistance program deadline If you participate in the energy assistance program (EAP), don’t forget the moratorium on disconnection for nonpayment ends March 15. Accounts assisted by EAP must be brought up to date before then or they may be disconnected the following day. If you have questions about your account, please call the office… Continue reading.
In an effort to keep you informed of your cooperative’s operations and activities, the following are highlights of the Jan. 24 board meeting. 1. All directors were present along with CEO Steve Seibert and administrative assistant Lisa Hinton. Also present were President/CEO Steve Smith and Vice President of Power Supply Dave Sandefur, both of Hoosier… Continue reading.
2018 ANNUAL MEETING Tuesday, April 17, at the Spencer County 4-H Youth and Community Center Can you believe it’s that time of year again? Members are encouraged to attend the annual meeting on Tuesday, April 17, at the Spencer County 4-H Youth and Community Center. In order to be eligible for prize drawings, you must… Continue reading.
What do yard sale signs, basketball hoops, deer stands, satellite dishes and birdhouses have in common? They’re often found illegally attached to utility poles. But this isn’t only a crime of inconvenience. Safety issues caused by unapproved pole attachments place the lives of lineworkers and the public in peril. It may seem innocent, but a… Continue reading.
National Lineman Appreciation Day is April 18 Tell our linemen why you love them! Orange County REMC is hosting a card party for our linemen. Write a note of appreciation and mail it to Orange County REMC, ATTN: Love Our Linemen, P.O. Box 208, Orleans, IN 47452. You can also stop by our office and… Continue reading.
If you are like many Americans, when given the choice, you would prefer your energy come from renewable sources such as solar or wind power rather than fossil fuels. As electric utilities shift to more options that include renewable energy sources and make existing generation technologies cleaner, electricity uses less fossil fuel per kilowatt-hour of… Continue reading.
We want to give a few of our members some money! The following is a list of people who were Orange County REMC members in 1959 and have unclaimed credits. We do not have current contact or mailing information for these members. Last month, we made an error and did not publish members whose last… Continue reading.
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One of my favorite bumper stickers says, “If you can read this, thank a teacher.” The importance of education was drilled into me by my parents and teachers from my earliest memories. It is no accident that we educate children from a very early age, while our young minds are still dry sponges, ready to… Continue reading.
