SERVE DCREMC provides electricity and tracks the amount you use and pay for throughout the year. MARGINS At the end of the fiscal year, DCREMC determines if there is excess revenue, called margins. ALLOCATION Based on how much electricity you’ve used, DCREMC then allocates the margins as capital credits to you. RETIREMENT When financial conditions… Continue reading.

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The meeting was opened by Chairman Steve AmRhein, and Brian Scheidler kept the minutes of the meeting. All board members were present. Also present were CEO Brett Abplanalp and employees Matt Raver, Crystal Greathouse, Jeanne Loechle and attorney Robert Wickens. Jason Barnhorst moved to approve the agenda. Suzanne Parmer seconded the motion. The motion passed… Continue reading.

Hoosier Energy spent summer vacation sponsoring youth events. Whether it was on the steps of our nation’s capital or on a zip line tower, Hoosier Energy helped local youth take advantage of the opportunity to spend a portion of the summer engaging in fun and educational activities. At Camp Kilowatt in Brookston, Indiana, Hoosier Energy… Continue reading.

With the arrival of harvest time, Indiana’s farmers are shifting into high gear as they move into their fields to bring in crops. All that increased activity puts farmers and farm workers at greater risk, warned Jon Elkins, vice president of safety, training and compliance at Indiana Electric Cooperatives. “Combines and grain augers are large… Continue reading.

By Pat Nobbe We do our best to avoid them, but sometimes there’s no way around it: Power outages happen. For most of our members, outages do not happen often and only last a few hours. But when major storms, like last month, impact our area, extended outages are unavoidable.  During the four-day event that… Continue reading.

A day of fun and learning! Decatur County REMC hosted the judging event for the Decatur County 4-H Fair electrical projects. A big thanks to Hoosier Energy employees Brandon Gentry, John Bullock, Heather Hughet and Hannah Knutson for being judges at the event.

The meeting was opened by Chairman Steve AmRhein and Jason Barnhorst kept the minutes of the meeting. All board members were present, with Suzanne Parmer and Brian Scheidler attending virtually. Also present were CEO Brett Abplanalp and employees Matt Raver, Sam Ruf and Crystal Greathouse. Dale Wernke moved to approve the agenda. Jeff Lawrence seconded… Continue reading.

While many children of all ages were relieved to be out of school for the summer, there were several deserving students from Hoosier Energy member cooperatives who were looking ahead to the 2023-24 school year. That’s because a total of 14 cooperatives, 13 in the state of Indiana, awarded scholarships to 90 students this year,… Continue reading.

To the promote cooperative principle “Concern for Community,” we will feature members from time to time in place of Brett’s Buzz. Brett is still available and encourages you to stop by or give him a call. Just off Highway 421, past some cows and a turn to the right, sits the “Twin Bins” and home of… Continue reading.