Crystal and Jason Kemper of John’s Tractor Service in St. Meinrad, Indiana, showcase a line of battery-powered lawn equipment that qualifies for rebates through Southern Indiana Power. John’s Tractor Service has been a Southern member since 1953.

Steve Fortwendel, manager of operations at Southern Indiana Power, is celebrating 23 years of outstanding service. He resides in rural Evanston with his wife, Tasa, and their two sons, Hayden and Mason. When he’s not at work, Fortwendel enjoys chasing his boys at the ballfields and spending time at their camp with his family.

To keep you informed of your cooperative’s operations and activities, the following are highlights of the July 31 board meeting. 1. All directors were present. Also present were CEO Steve Seibert and Administrative Assistant Lisa Hinton. 2. The June 26, 2024, board meeting minutes were reviewed and approved. 3. The vouchers were reviewed and approved…. Continue reading.

South Central Indiana REMC (SCI) hosted a one-day Energy Explorers Camp for students in grades four through six, while Henry County REMC hosted a full-week Summer Cooperative Camp for high school students. While the camps are still coming of age, being in their third and sixth years, respectively, they are finding a way to raise… Continue reading.

At Southern Indiana Power, we strive to balance maintaining beautiful surroundings and ensuring a reliable power supply by keeping our power lines clear in rights-of-way (ROW). A right-of-way is the land we use to construct, maintain, replace, or repair underground and overhead power lines. Our rights-of-way measure 20 feet on each side (40 feet total)… Continue reading.

The camp was held June 5–8 at Camp Tecumseh in Brookston, Indiana. Camp Kilowatt is offered to students in sixth grade going into seventh grade. The students’ agenda combined traditional outdoor camp activities with environmental education, electrical safety practices, and cooperative business education. Camp activities include swimming, zip lining, horseback riding, campfires, and more. Be… Continue reading.

HOW IT WORKS When you sign up for Operation Round Up, your electric bill is rounded up to the nearest whole dollar each month. For example, a bill of $74.25 would become $75. The 75-cent difference is placed into the Operation Round Up trust fund. The average total contribution each year is about $6 and… Continue reading.

To keep you informed of your cooperative’s operations and activities, the following are highlights of the June 26 board meeting. 1. All directors were present, along with CEO Steve Seibert and Administrative Assistant Lisa Hinton. Amy Ramsey, manager of finance & accounting, was also present. 2. The May 22, 2024, board meeting minutes were reviewed… 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.

When Darian Lafferty graduated from Bloomington High School North in May, she started her summer internship at Hoosier Energy. However, it would be the second time she interned for the Bloomington-based generation and transmission cooperative. Lafferty served as a high school intern — the first at Hoosier in recent memory — from September to May… 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 makes the U.S. electric grid the most complex machine in our nation’s history. The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) issued a warning for the Midwest region this summer, followed by its highest-level alert… Continue reading.

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