When you get your bill, log in to your account and view your use for the month. Search by day or hours and compare it to your calendar to see what might have taken place that would have contributed to your high use. You can also view the average temp for that day! You can… Continue reading.

In an effort to keep you informed of your cooperative’s operations and activities, the following are highlights of the June 30 board meeting.  1. All directors were present along with CEO Steve Seibert and Administrative Assistant Lisa Hinton.  Also present was  Manager of Finance and Accounting Amy Ramsey. 2. The board approved the appointment of… Continue reading.

Fiber connectivity in and outside the state got a boost this summer when 21 electric and telephone cooperative service providers who offer communications services formed Accord Telecommunications Collaborative, LLC.  The consortium’s goal, Accord Chair James Tanneberger, president and CEO of South Central Indiana REMC, noted, is “to work with fellow providers of all kinds to… Continue reading.

With record high inflation of nearly 8%, supply chain disruptions and soaring commodity prices are having a dramatic impact on our costs to supply electricity to you. More specifically, over the past 12 months, natural gas prices have risen 117%, coal prices have risen 167% and power market prices have risen 164%.  These three variable… Continue reading.

Balancing the demand for electricity with just-in-time supply and then transmitting the electricity over an expansive grid of transmission and distribution lines make the U.S. electric grid the most complex machine in our nation’s history. The national trend over the past several years has been to retire baseload coal generation and transition to more intermittent,… Continue reading.

In an effort to keep you informed of your cooperative’s operations and activities, the following are highlights of the May 25 board meeting. 1. All directors were present along with CEO Steve Seibert and Administrative Assistant Lisa Hinton.   2. The April 27 board meeting minutes were reviewed and approved. 3. The membership certificates were… Continue reading.

By looking at SmartHub®, you can see what days affected your bill more than others and possibly relate it to an event that happened on those days. For instance, were kids home from college or family in town? It may be why your bill is higher than normal.

By Donna Walker As Hoosiers continue to experience rising electricity bills, it is important for you to know the factors driving these cost increases and what can be expected moving forward. You should also know Hoosier Energy and your local electric co-op are doing everything possible to minimize the impact to consumers.  Over the past… Continue reading.

After a multi-year planning and construction phase, Southeastern Indiana REMC has moved into its new headquarters facility. The new building was constructed on the cooperative’s existing land and is located on Buckeye Street in Osgood just north of the old headquarters building. The old building will be torn down later this summer to create additional… Continue reading.

COVID-19 pandemic I think it is safe to say that we will never forget these past two years. Gone were the days of simply focusing on the cooperative business as Covid-19 took center stage of our everyday lives. I am so proud of everything our employees accomplished during the past two years despite the increased… Continue reading.