Thank you for participating in the election of your board of directors and nominating committee members. BCREMC is pleased to report that 26% of the membership voted in the election in 2023. Thank you for being engaged in your electric cooperative! The video of the virtual annual meeting held  June 15, 2023, is available for… Continue reading.

Throughout 2023, BCREMC has provided a monthly Wholesale Power Cost Relief credit for members. During this time of inflation, BCREMC is trying its best to alleviate the impact of increasing wholesale power costs that is passed onto members through the Wholesale Tracker. The relief credit is for all accounts that currently receive electricity from BCREMC…. Continue reading.

Hoosier Energy’s first-ever Community Impact Week saw 25% of the cooperative’s workforce participate over the course of the event in Bloomington this spring. The first in a variety of projects involved volunteering with Backpack Buddies, a program through Community Kitchen that puts together bags of food for low-income children to take home on the weekends…. Continue reading.

If you look around your home, you likely have more devices and equipment that require electricity than ever before. Our connected lives are increasingly dependent on electricity to function. At the same time, as demand for electricity rises, Bartholomew County REMC must deliver an uninterrupted 24/7 power supply — regardless of market and grid conditions… Continue reading.

The power we buy from our wholesale power provider, Hoosier Energy, to sell to you constantly fluctuates in price. Because of this, the Wholesale Tracker is on your bill monthly and changes quarterly to recoup or credit the fluctuating cost of power we buy on your behalf. The tracker is a pass through from Hoosier… Continue reading.

Thursday, June 15 | 7 p.m. Members can stream the meeting on the following platforms: Annual Meeting Notice The annual meeting of Bartholomew County REMC will be held virtually on Thursday, June 15, 2023 at 7 p.m. to take action upon the following matters: In connection with the election of two (2) directors and two… Continue reading.

The utility industry and the issues impacting it are ever evolving, and as of late, ever more complicated. Hoosier Energy fittingly used the theme of “Complex Issues. Cooperative Solutions.” for its 2023 annual meeting in April. With all 18 member cooperatives represented, though some less so due to recent storms at the time, a variety… 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.

Hoosier Energy recently announced the 2023 recipients of the second annual W. Eugene Roberts and Daniel L. Schuckman Memorial Scholarships. Ryan Wilson and Morgan Sutton, both of Osgood, Indiana, were named the winners of the $5,000 scholarships, given in memory of two longtime Hoosier Energy directors and board officers. Wilson and Sutton are cousins who… Continue reading.