A snowy landscape seems magical, but snowflakes are complex structures that form slowly in the clouds before making their way to the ground. Learn a little about the science behind snowflakes. It will make you appreciate that powdery panorama even more. A crystal in the clouds A snowflake starts high in the Earth’s atmosphere when… Continue reading.

Be sure to check out all our programs for youth, including Page Day at the Indiana Statehouse, a summer camp for incoming seventh graders, a trip to the nation’s capital for incoming seniors, a K-12 art contest, and scholarships. To learn more about these programs and how to apply, visit bremc.com/resources/community and click on “Youth… Continue reading.

Thank you to all our members who received, and responded to, a recent survey. We appreciate you taking the time to answer questions about things like how you heat your home, how satisfied you are with Boone REMC, and your interest in electric vehicles. Your feedback helps us and our wholesale power supplier plan for… Continue reading.

We’ve made it easier for local organizations to apply for Operation Round Up grants with an online submission process. Operation Round Up is a voluntary program in which Boone REMC members allow their electric bills to be rounded up to the next whole dollar. Those extra cents are put into an independent, 501(c)(3) trust and… Continue reading.

As your local electric cooperative, Boone REMC is dedicated to finding ways to save energy. We offer two energy-monitoring options.  Load control switchesLoad control switches monitor energy usage throughout our territory and automatically switch off high-use equipment when demand spikes. Boone REMC offers load control switches for electric water heaters at no charge.  Most people… Continue reading.

New this year: Receive a $45 rebate on select Wi-Fi thermostats  Boone REMC has several rebates available in 2023 through the POWER MOVES program that can help make your home or business more energy efficient. New this year is a $45 rebate on select Wi-Fi thermostats that replace non-Wi-Fi thermostats. In addition, we’re offering rebates… Continue reading.

Boone REMC’s Energy Advisors can help you reduce your energy bills and get the most from your energy dollar. Our technicians can help you with questions like: How can I make my home more energy efficient? What home repairs or improvements will deliver the most savings? What options and features should I consider when shopping… Continue reading.

It’s winter in Indiana. That means storms with wind, snow and ice. When high winds and ice combine, it can affect power lines in a unique way, causing them to “gallop.” When ice accumulates on power lines, it forms a teardrop shape. If there are strong winds, the ice that builds up is only on… Continue reading.

Through a complex, dual-stage project, Hoosier Energy is working diligently to upgrade grid technology and infrastructure. Straddling the White River in Greene County, just southwest of Bloomfield, is a three-quarter mile stretch of Hoosier Energy power lines in the territory of the Utilities District of Western Indiana (UDWI) REMC.  Those lines were strategically placed out… Continue reading.

As a service to our readers and to promote electrical safety, here are recent recall notices provided by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Visit www.cpsc.gov/en/recalls for full details of this recall and for notices of many more. Product safety commission recalls basketball goal that killed hoosier teen A wall-mounted basketball goal has been recalled… Continue reading.

Even if you love the crackle and warmth of a natural-burning wood fire in the hearth, you probably could live without the added cost to your energy bill.  Sure, the flickering flames make you feel warm while you’re sitting nearby, but wood-burning fires actually have negative efficiency. They emit little or no warmth to a… Continue reading.