By Cathy Racicot Every member of the Harrison REMC team brings their own set of skills and qualifications to the co-op. By working together, all office and field employees contribute to Harrison REMC’s mission to provide reliable, safe and affordable energy to all co-op members.  Harrison REMC’s member services team are the behind-the-scenes frontline of… Continue reading.

As the temperature rises, so does the demand for electricity, and a recent report from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation titled the “2023 Summer Reliability Assessment” is sounding the alarm about possible blackouts this summer. The report states that approximately two-thirds of the country is at an elevated risk of potential for insufficient operating reserves…. Continue reading.

Harrison REMC is offering members another way to pay their bill. Checkout is a convenient, cash-based payment application that will allow members to pay their bill using a Checkout barcode and cash at retail locations across the country.  How it works and some FAQs: • Members can obtain their barcode from the back of their bill… 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.

“We’re here to serve you.”  These words may sound generic, but to us — your local electric cooperative — they mean everything.  Harrison REMC was created to serve our community. Back in the day, neighbors banded together and formed our co-op to bring electricity to an area where there was none. That mission-focused heritage is… Continue reading.

At Harrison REMC, we do everything we can to avoid cost increases while maintaining the quality of service you deserve and expect. There is a lot of buzz going around regarding electric vehicles and the impact they will have on the grid.  The truth is: EVs will greatly impact the grid, and it is up to… Continue reading.

Congratulations to the 2023 scholarship recipients and the Youth Tour to Washington, D.C., participants.  Harrison REMC is very proud of you and your accomplishments!  Thank you for being great ambassadors of the co-op!

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.

Thank you to those that attended the 85th annual meeting of Harrison REMC! 1,361 total registered members attended the two 2023 annual meeting events. Members enjoyed playing bingo, eating ice cream, and visiting the booths at the fairgrounds event on May 2, and the convenience of the drive-thru voting at the REMC office on May… Continue reading.

The board of directors of Harrison REMC has approved paying capital credits in the amount of $1 million for portions of 1987 and 1988 capital credit allocations. The board is excited to return your investment in your electric cooperative with this capital credit retirement. As a member of Harrison REMC during these years, you helped… Continue reading.

Q: What’s the difference between allocated and retired capital credits? A: Allocated capital credits appear as an entry on the permanent financial records of the co-op and reflect your equity or ownership in Harrison REMC. When capital credits are retired, a check or bill credit is issued to you and your equity in the co-op… Continue reading.