Daviess-Martin County REMC
Daviess-Martin County REMC is a member-owned electric cooperative headquartered in Loogootee, Indiana. As a cooperative, Daviess-Martin County REMC follows seven core principles that are universal to cooperatives worldwide. Among those principles is one stressing education, training and information. Indiana Connection, a monthly magazine published especially for Indiana’s electric cooperative members, is one way the REMC informs and educates its members. Indiana Connection is available not only in a print format, but as an electronic publication for those who prefer getting their information on their electronic devices.
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Employee Anniversaries
The following employees are celebrating anniversaries at DMREMC this month. We thank them for their continued commitment to providing you with the best service possible.
2024 director election timeline
The 2024 Daviess-Martin County REMC director election will be handled by Survey & Ballot Systems (SBS). Members will have the option to vote by either a mail-in ballot or an online ballot. Election results will be announced at the annual membership meeting scheduled for Thursday, April 11, 2024. DIRECTOR DISTRICTS UP FOR ELECTION IN 2024:… Continue reading.
Stock the Shelves
This holiday season, we want to assist our area food banks — and we need your help. If you bring five nonperishable food items to the REMC this month, you’ll be entered into a $50 bill credit drawing. At the beginning of January, we will draw four lucky winners. Limit two entries per member. One… Continue reading.
Doing our part
On Oct. 13, electric cooperatives all over the state celebrated Indiana Electric Cooperatives Community Day. It’s our way to give back to the communities we serve. To do our part, some of the Daviess-Martin County REMC employees spent their morning at the New Beginnings Church in Loogootee. They made over 370 peanut butter and jelly… Continue reading.
Upcoming Youth Programs for 2024
Visit dmremc.com and click on our “Community and Youth” tab to register for our youth programs. Cooperative Calendar of Student Art Contest Indiana Electric Cooperatives’ Cooperative Calendar of Student Art Contest is open to all K-12 students who want to create an illustration for the student art calendar. A first-place artist will be selected for… Continue reading.
Sky High
Keeping transmission lines clear of overgrowth along 150-200-mile-long stretches each year is not an easy task. That’s why Hoosier Energy uses an aerial saw to get the job done. The saw features nine 25-inch carbide tip saw blades attached to multiple 20-foot aluminum poles. A 50-horsepower snowmobile motor that can be turned on and off… Continue reading.
Serving Up Savings
The holiday season is just around the corner and soon, festive music will flood the airwaves, sparkling lights and decorations will adorn homes and businesses, and good tidings will abound. The holidays also bring a frenzy of decorating, cooking and family gatherings, and amid the hectic hustle and bustle, you may receive higher-than-usual energy bills…. Continue reading.
Thank You Key Accounts
Each year, Daviess-Martin County REMC, Orange County REMC, Southern Indiana Power and Dubois REC host to Cooperative Classic Golf Scramble as a way to thank our key accounts. This year, the scramble was held on Sept. 14 at Sultan’s Run Golf Course in Jasper. Daviess-Martin County REMC’s key account teams really showed up this year!… Continue reading.
Welcome, Jesse!
Daviess-Martin County REMC would like to welcome Jesse Swartzentruber, in photo at right, to the team as a journeyman lineman! Jesse is a Daviess County native. Eighteen years ago he moved to Martinsville with the opportunity to become a lineman. He, his wife, and three kids are excited to be back closer to their families…. Continue reading.
Co-op Cyber Security
You will soon see this cyber certificate badge on our website and social media sites. DMREMC recently completed all criteria of NRECA’s Rural Cooperative Cybersecurity Capabilities (RC3) program. This program is voluntary and a major achievement for co-ops to advance the cybersecurity of our nation’s electricity grid.