Applications for Camp Kilowatt are still being accepted! Interested sixth graders whose households receive electricity from Boone Power should submit their applications by May 1. Camp Kilowatt combines traditional summer camp activities like swimming, archery, canoeing, and horseback riding with energy education and electrical safety. The camp takes place July 26-29 at Happy Hollow Children’s… Continue reading.
Colleen Luse, in photo at right, recently joined Boone REMC’s Operation Round Up board of trustees. She and her husband, Tim, own Luse Seed & Insurance Services, Inc. They attend New Hope Christian Church and enjoy spending time with their children, Olivia and Drew Clark, Abby and Garrett Luse, Audrey and Taylor Brindle, Shannon Cottrell… Continue reading.
Boone REMC hosts three Member Advisory Committee (MAC) meetings each year to provide an opportunity for our members to learn about topics that impact the utility industry and to share feedback with the board of directors and employees. At our next MAC meeting, members will learn more about how the flow of electricity is managed… Continue reading.
Our member services team provided an educational presentation to a local Trail Life Troop in late March. Member Services Technicians Rex Princell and Matt Walters covered electrical safety with a hot line demonstration and shared more about the work of electric linemen. One of our founding cooperative principles is “education, training and information.” As such,… Continue reading.
Thank you to all our members who returned their director election ballots. Incumbent directors Danny Lawson (District 1), Tom Dull (District 2) and Mark Gruninger (District 3) were re-elected to three-year terms. If you returned your ballot, you will see a $15 bill credit on your May billing statement. Don’t forget to take the survey by May… Continue reading.
Widespread misconceptions about energy use can increase utility bills and reduce comfort. Here are five energy myths that may be costing you. Myth: Setting the thermostat higher or lower will heat or cool a room faster. Most furnaces and air conditioners work at the same speed, no matter what the thermostat setting. Unless you have… Continue reading.
When everybody’s using electricity during peak times, costs can go up. But with a Wi-Fi thermostat and a little help from our PowerShift Wi-Fi Thermostat Program, we make tiny temperature adjustments that save everyone money when electricity is most expensive. Get $50 just for signing up — and another $25 for each year you stay… Continue reading.
Your high-speed internet connection can hook you up with savings — on your heating and cooling costs. As more people gain access to broadband internet connections, they may consider upgrading to a Wi-Fi thermostat. Fortunately, your local electric cooperative offers a $45 rebate for qualifying Wi-Fi thermostat upgrades. And beyond the rebate, a Wi-Fi thermostat… Continue reading.
Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) are, in general, small-scale energy resources that provide electric capacity or energy close to where they are used. DERs are an evolving part of the utility landscape for consumers — and for Hoosier Energy, as well. In an effort to maximize the benefits of technologies such as battery storage, electric vehicle… Continue reading.
By B. Rosie Lerner Most gardeners would agree that tomatoes are the most popular crop for home growing. But what gardeners can’t agree on is what tomato is considered the best, since taste is such a personal matter. The diversity of cultivars available makes it easy for anyone to grow tomatoes even if all you… Continue reading.
If you’re looking for a dining experience with a hint of nostalgia, consider cruising to one of Indiana’s drive-in restaurants. Jesse G. Kirby is credited as the originator of the drive-in concept in the United States, and he founded Kirby’s Pig Stand in the early 1920s in Dallas, Texas. Over the next decade, the trend… Continue reading.
Electricity is an amazing addition to our lives. We couldn’t watch TV, turn on a lightbulb or check email on a computer without it. However, for all the wonderful things that electricity does for us, it can also be unforgiving — and even deadly. One thing to remember as you go about your daily activities:… Continue reading.
According to the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI), thousands of people in the United States are critically injured or electrocuted as a result of electrical fires and accidents in their own homes every year. An average of 51,000 electrical home structure fires occur each year, claiming almost 500 lives, injuring more than 1,400 people and… Continue reading.
