BY MIKE LUNSFORD One of the best reasons to visit a field of sunflowers is for the way it sounds. The inescapable beauty of such a place attracts gawkers and admirers of all kinds who create a contented hum that can be found nowhere else. We are in the season for sunflowers, which mature for… Continue reading.
Every summer, Daviess-Martin County REMC sponsors students to attend the annual Camp Kilowatt. The camp was held June 5–8 at Camp Tecumseh in Brookston, Indiana. This year, we had a record number of applicants and were able to send eight campers! Two Daviess-Martin County REMC employees, Becca Hollaway and Kristen Padgett, volunteered as camp chaperones…. Continue reading.
When it comes to manmade marvels of modern design, there’s nothing quite like the American electric grid. Consider its scope for a moment. There are nearly 10,000 generation plants in the United States, creating a total capacity of a million megawatts that travels more than 600,000 miles of transmission lines across the country to our… Continue reading.
For Alex Pilotte, growing up on his family’s farm cultivated a curiosity for what’s next. “All my life, I’ve looked to what’s new,” says Pilotte, who retired after successful careers in both agriculture and construction. “My dad taught me that: You can’t just go along with the same thing forever. If you do that, you’ll… Continue reading.
I’ve written many articles on smart home gadgets and their many benefits. Today, an estimated 70 million U.S. households use smart home devices. That’s an increase of 10% from last year, and the list of connected devices keeps growing: thermostats, door locks, security cameras, dishwashers, lightbulbs, ovens, toothbrushes, etc. However, they also increase the possibility… Continue reading.
Fun was once again in full swing at Camp Kilowatt, held June 5-8 at Camp Tecumseh in Brookston, Indiana. This fun, powerful, and unique experience brings incoming seventh graders to a 650-acre campground for a combination of traditional camp activities (e.g., archery, ziplining, swimming) and educational opportunities in alternative energy, internet safety, electricity generation and… Continue reading.
Adding a few cents to your energy bill can flip a switch to improve lives and communities. In April 2024, Tipmont distributed over $8,000 in grants from its Operation Round Up and EnviroWatts programs. These grants funded child reading initiatives, accessible seating at an arts facility, and trash cleanup activities in the communities we serve…. Continue reading.
Escape your endless scroll through streaming options with movies and series you can watch tonight or plan for later. Need help picking the perfect streaming services? Visit streaming.tipmont.com! TOP PICKS “Brats,” TV-14: Remember the Brat Pack from the 1980s? Actor/Brat Packer Andrew McCarthy directs a documentary that looks back on his and other Brat Packers’… Continue reading.
The regular meeting of the board of directors was held on Tuesday, May 28. All directors were present. Also attending were CEO Ron Holcomb and attorney Brian Garrison. The year-to-date margin is $696,431. The cooperative currently has an equity rate of 31.11%, and 506 new services have been installed this year. The next regular meeting… Continue reading.
You have a few more weeks to catch the Lafayette Aviators at a regular-season game, and Wintek is proud to be a sponsor. Use the code WIN2024 and get $2 off per ticket for any Aviators home game when you purchase tickets at lafayettebaseball.com.
If you haven’t already, let me invite you to join our social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, X, and LinkedIn). Those are places where we share a lot of information with our members, such as community events, energy tips, outage updates, and co-op news. Recently we posted on Facebook that our IT department applied for and… Continue reading.
