Patronage refunds (also known as capital credits) are retained margins left over at the end of a year at a not-for-profit electric cooperative. Since a cooperative’s “shareholders” are also the people the co-op serves, capital credits reflect each member’s ownership in the cooperative.   This month, $1.5 million in capital credit refunds was issued to… Continue reading.

Southeastern Indiana REMC is governed by a nine-person board of directors elected by the membership. As a member/owner, you can vote for the 2022 director elections online, through mail or in person at our 2022 Annual Meeting. There are three director positions up for re-election. DISTRICT 4 Jesse McClure and his wife, Laura, have been… Continue reading.

There will be a total of 10 booths in the REMC Expo this year at the SEI Annual Meeting on March 26. All booths will be in the gymnasium. Energy Explorers Booth Southeastern Indiana REMC will provide children in attendance with electrical safety and conservation educational materials. Children will receive a scavenger hunt list.  … Continue reading.

The 82nd annual meeting of the membership of Southeastern Indiana Rural Electric Membership Corporation was held virtually, beginning at 6 p.m., EDT, on March 30, 2021. Proper notice of the meeting had been mailed to each member, and the 2021 director election voting packet was postmarked on March 1, 2021. President Darrell Smith called the… Continue reading.

Whether it was first grade or eighth grade, the dream began early. On Dec. 17, 2021, that dream became reality for Jasper, Indiana’s Mitchell Werner and Greensburg, Indiana’s Waylan Case as they graduated from the North American Lineman Training Center. Both claimed their diplomas from the school in McEwen, Tennessee, with the help of a… Continue reading.

Southeastern Indiana REMC offers a 2022 residential rebate for qualifying equipment (water heaters, geothermal heat pumps and air source, ductless minisplit or dual fuel heat pumps). To qualify, you must occupy the home where the equipment is installed year-round (12 months) and unit must heat and cool the whole home, unless otherwise stated. For more… Continue reading.

As technology continues to improve and change the landscape of energy demand, Hoosier Energy and its 18 not-for-profit electric distribution cooperative member-consumers throughout central and southern Indiana and southeastern Illinois, are changing with it.  Maximizing the opportunities for technological advancement, Hoosier Energy works with its members to develop, implement and evaluate various pilot programs that… Continue reading.

Many of you are probably familiar with the classic novel “Great Expectations” by Charles Dickens. In this story, the main character, Pip, is continually evaluating himself and his situation as he strives to improve and advance his station in life. The fundamental ideas of ambition and self-improvement are at the center of the story.  … Continue reading.