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.

It is a fact that things cost more today than they did yesterday, last year, or five years ago. The price of electricity has increased as well. However, when compared to things we buy every day, electricity cost increases typically are less. That means electricity remains a good value for the money. The average Paulding… Continue reading.

Paulding Putnam Electric wants to recognize and reward community volunteers. #WhoPowersYou is a nationwide contest that partners with America’s Touchstone Energy® Cooperatives to promote volunteerism. “We know it’s more than just electricity that powers communities; it’s volunteers,” said PPEC’s CEO George Carter. “This contest is designed to celebrate local heroes. It’s a chance for our… Continue reading.

Absolute silence — that was the reaction when Chuck Tiemann, a senior risk management/regulatory consultant at Indiana Electric Cooperatives, told his story to Paulding Putnam Electric Co-op (PPEC) workers during a safety seminar held in August at PPEC. Tiemann knows how dangerous working on power lines can be. In fact, he’s dedicated the rest of… Continue reading.

If you are a loyal Electric Consumer reader, you’re familiar with energy efficiency. But why would Fulton County REMC, the co-op that sells you electricity, want you to use less? After all, the more electricity we sell, the more money we make, right? Well, that’s not always the case for co-ops. We don’t generate electricity;… Continue reading.

Halloween is a fun time of the year for kids of all ages. There is nothing more invigorating than gearing up for trick-or-treating. While you are trick-or-treating with your family, keep these safety tips in mind: Kids: Carry a flashlight. Walk; don’t run. Stay on sidewalks. If a sidewalk is not available, walk on the… 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 October, it is a great time to take… 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.