If you listen carefully, you can hear a quiet transformation happening. Electric appliances and equipment are becoming more popular than ever among consumers. Advancements in technology and battery power, coupled with decreasing costs in technology development, are winning over consumers looking for comparable utility and versatility. A bonus is that use of electric equipment is… Continue reading.

Orange County REMC awards up to six $750 scholarships each year to recognize the academic and community achievements of outstanding local students. These scholarships are funded through the Operation Round Up program. Students who apply must be graduating the current year and accepted to attend an accredited college or trade school in Indiana. Listed below… Continue reading.

Ted Zatonksy joined the team in April as a materials assistant. Ted graduated from Salem High School. He lives in Salem and has two children, Abigail and Ireland. He enjoys riding motorcycles, shooting, and hiking. Carson Stailey joined the team in April as a locator. Carson graduated from Springs Valley High School and attended the… Continue reading.

Orange County REMC is proud to have a program in place that can easily direct funds to local groups and organizations that have a big impact and improve lives in our community. This program is called Operation Round Up®. REMC members who participate in Operation Round Up allow their monthly electric bills to be “rounded… Continue reading.

Michael Newlin, Orange County REMC foreman lineman, and Michael Anderson, Orange County Fiber coordinator, participated in the Dogwood Parade with their families on April 30.

The 2022 Annual Meeting of your electric cooperative’s power provider, Hoosier Energy, returned to the French Lick Resort on April 7 after a three-year pause due to the pandemic. All of the generation and transmission cooperative’s 18 member cooperatives (including your local electric cooperative) were represented and on hand. The guest list was pared down… Continue reading.

Available and affordable high-speed internet is one of the most needed services in underserved, rural locations. Similar to the way we began setting poles and stringing electric wire to bring energy to rural areas in the past, our Fiber division is expanding to provide high-speed internet service to more and more communities. I am pleased… Continue reading.

All REMC members who register and attend the Annual Meeting can vote for directors to serve the districts that are up for election in that calendar year. The information below details when deadlines occur in the election process. Incumbent directors whose terms expire in 2022: Randy Roberts, District 2 (shown in dark green) Rodney Hager,… Continue reading.

Director Randy Roberts has served  on the board of directors for 30 years, representing District 2.  Roberts lives north of Campbellsburg and is a lifetime resident of Washington County. He and his wife, Sharon, have three children; Adrienne (Corey Baker), Paige (Justin Holsapple), Landon (Lauren Roberts) and six grandchildren; Hayden, Charlee, Leni, Hudson, Brooks and… Continue reading.

Hoosier Energy and its 18 member distribution cooperatives officially launched the WhyElectrify website, www.whyelectrify.com, on March 1. WhyElectrify is a one-stop resource to get answers for your energy questions. “There really was a lack of educational resources for member-consumers to learn about what’s happening in the industry, what’s happening with technology,” said Hoosier Energy Manager… Continue reading.