Counted seven board members present. Miami-Cass REMC attorney Jeremy Fetty attended via teleconference. Conducted 2018 board elections. WVPA board report was given by Jim Savage. Monthly legal report was given by Fetty. Rob Schwartz presented the monthly CEO report. Minutes from the previous board meeting were approved. August monthly operating, member services and safety reports… Continue reading.

Miami-Cass REMC was among 25 Indiana electric cooperatives that helped with power restoration efforts in Georgia and Florida following Hurricane Irma. Linemen Greg Million, TJ Maroney and Zach Haner joined 63 other lineman who left Sept. 12 to assist electric cooperatives in those states. Million, Maroney and Haner heard about the opportunity to provide assistance… Continue reading.

WISH LIST Miami-Cass REMC will be giving a $5 bill credit (one per member) to members who bring in five items from this wish list. Donations must be delivered to the REMC office by Dec. 1. Listed are items the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Indiana currently needs to serve families. Please remember the… Continue reading.

This month is National Co-op Month. As a reader of Electric Consumer, you likely are aware that you are a member of an electric cooperative. Yet you may not know that your local electric co-op is also part of a cooperative — which creates the electricity delivered to your home. Your local co-op is a… Continue reading.

One of my favorite quotes has always been, “Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Yet sometimes remembering our history with the goal of repeating it can actually be a good thing. As the nation’s 30,000 cooperatives celebrate National Co-op Month this month, it is a great time to take… Continue reading.

Miami-Cass REMC will be giving a $5 bill credit (one per member) to members who bring in five items from this wish list. Donations must be delivered to the REMC office by Dec. 1. Listed are items the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Indiana currently needs to serve families. Please remember the House is… Continue reading.

The Operation Round Up (ORU) grant program recently gave $758.90 to the Mexico Community Fire Association (CFA) for the purchase of a new plastic stretcher for transporting patients. The stretcher replaces its current basket that is made of heavy-duty chicken-wire-like material. The basket has sharp exposed areas and had become a safety hazard for both… Continue reading.

Miami-Cass REMC offers our members several easy and convenient ways to pay their bills. However, we recently discovered that some members are using outside, third-party vendors to pay their bills, for which they are being charged an additional service fee. As a reminder to our members, Miami-Cass REMC is not affiliated with any third-party vendor… Continue reading.

There is a lot of great advice on how to be more energy efficient — using ENERGY STAR®-rated LEDs and appliances, for example. But then there’s the not so great advice: the misinformation, mistakes and myths that could lead you astray. Here are a few of the most common myths — and the truths that… Continue reading.

Miami-Cass REMC was proud to provide the following $500 scholarships to area students during our member appreciation day/annual meeting in July. A total of 30 students applied for the scholarships. Kortney Stroud — University of Northwestern Ohio Alyson Braden — Purdue University Jaleigha and Jaylynn Stull — Indiana University at Kokomo Craig Sheehan — Purdue… Continue reading.