Harrison REMC will make a Wholesale Power Cost Adjustment to its retail rates as a result of changes in Hoosier Energy Inc.’s wholesale power costs to its member Rural Electric Membership Corporations (REMCs). This action will result in an expected decrease to member bills of $0.001958 per kWh ($1.96 per 1,000 kWh). This change will… Continue reading.

Touchstone Energy Camp: June 5 – 8 A fun, powerful and unique camp experience designed for students entering seventh grade in 2019. Horseback riding, canoeing, zip lining, trying out archery, swimming, learning about electrical safety and bucket truck rides. APPLY: Go to www.harrisonremc.com and hover on the “community” tab for Touchstone Energy Camp applications. NEW… Continue reading.

Harrison REMC recently honored employees with milestone anniversaries at its annual employee event. Employees reaching a milestone included: 25 Years: Rodney Cecil, Foreman Jim Walter, Operations Construction Manager 20 Years: Dixie Cockerell, Materials Procurement/Record Retention Jason Flock, Staking Engineer Priscilla Whitman, Member Service Representative 15 Years: Glenn Reas, Lineman Steve Saltsgaver, Staking Engineer 10 Years:… Continue reading.

The directors and employees would like to welcome our newest team member to the REMC. Nick Geswein works as the energy advisor. He and his family reside in Floyds Knobs. Welcome!

A Hoosier Energy employee who drives throughout central and southern Indiana shares some precautions he takes to stay safe and to keep your energy flowing. Meter Relay Technician Don Small has worked at Hoosier Energy for nearly 39 years. He has accumulated approximately 1.5 million miles driving to different substations and member cooperatives, averaging 40,000-60,000… Continue reading.

I, along with the directors and employees of Harrison REMC, wish you all a happy and prosperous 2019. I would also like to thank all members for giving Harrison REMC the opportunity to serve you as your electric cooperative. Below I have put together a few items that are going on at Harrison REMC. Energy… Continue reading.

Page Day: Jan. 23 Spend a day in the Indiana Senate with students from REMCs around the state. REQUIREMENTS: You must be available on Jan. 23 and have reliable transportation to and from the Indiana Statehouse that day. The program is open to high school students. APPLY: Visit iga.in.gov/legislative/find-legistlators to find your state legislator. Visit… Continue reading.

Incentives are available for residential single-family homes, including condominiums. Residential heating/cooling incentives are limited to two per primary residence. Multi-family incentives are administered through the commercial/industrial program since equipment is purchased and owned by the building owner. The closing date for residential rebates will be Dec. 20, 2019. Qualified enrollments after that date will receive… Continue reading.

After 24 years of being one of the premiere energy advisors in Indiana and the Louisville metro area, Bob Geswein retired at the beginning of this year. Through the years, Geswein has been a driving force in the Touchstone Energy Home Program, which promotes building energy-efficient homes. From 2004 through 2018, Hoosier Energy and its… Continue reading.

Hoosier Energy and member-cooperative employees gain industry-specific training through the Department of Labor-certified Hoosier Energy Apprenticeship, Training and Safety program.  The 8,000-hour program takes four years to complete and includes 13 hands-on technical schools for apprentices to attend.  The program began in 1974 and has grown to include programs for line specialists, substation, metering, underground… Continue reading.

As some of you might know, cooperatives across the globe adhere to the same Seven Cooperative Principles that guide all of our decisions — from how we run the co-op to how we engage with our local communities. Concern for community is the seventh principle, and it is one that all employees of Harrison REMC… Continue reading.

Indiana has a new way to let someone know they are not welcome on your property… the Purple Paint law! This new law went into effect July 1, and it allows landowners to mark no-trespassing areas of their property with purple paint instead of no-trespassing signs. Homeowners and landowners can paint the perimeter of the… Continue reading.