In an effort to keep you informed of your cooperative’s operations and activities, the following are highlights of the June board meeting. 1. All directors were present along with CEO Steve Seibert and Administrative Assistant Lisa Hinton.   2. The May 29 board meeting minutes were reviewed and approved. 3. The membership certificates and vouchers… Continue reading.

Working with electricity can be a dangerous job, especially for lineworkers. In fact, USA Today lists line repairers and installers among the most dangerous jobs in the U.S. That’s why for Southern Indiana Power, safety is the number one priority. Over time, we have created a culture of putting our crews’ safety and that of… Continue reading.

If you are not already an Operation Round Up® participant, please consider joining this program that helps local, community-based organizations. Updates will appear in Indiana Connection to inform you about the latest contributions Operation Round Up has participated in. To learn more, go to http://www.sinpwr.com/content/operation-round.

Habitat for Humanity Restore handles the refrigerator and freezer pick-ups for Southern Indiana Power members. Simply call our office and request to have your working fridge or freezer recycled through the program. We’ll have you fill out the form and then a time will be scheduled for pickup when it’s convenient for you! We’ll even… Continue reading.

Randy Kleaving, district 5 director, was elected to the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association board on Feb. 20. He will fill the unexpired term of former Decatur County REMC Director Roy Friedersdorf. He was seated at the April NRECA board meeting and will serve in this capacity through the 2022 NRECA annual meeting.  Kleaving is… Continue reading.

Ah, summer. Cookouts, swimming pools, camping — it’s the perfect time to enjoy the outdoors with family and friends. And when it’s time to come back indoors, there’s nothing better than that cool blast you feel from your home’s air conditioning unit.  Your heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) system is essential to keeping your… Continue reading.

In an effort to keep you informed of your cooperative’s operations and activities, the following are highlights of the May 29 board meeting. 1. All directors were present along with CEO Steve Seibert and Administrative Assistant Lisa Hinton.   2. The April 29 board meeting minutes were reviewed and approved. 3. The May 1 special… Continue reading.

Safe and reliable transmission of electricity is at the core of the Hoosier Energy vegetation management program. Trees or other woody-stemmed vegetation growing too close to power lines can cause extensive power outages and damage as well as pose serious fire and safety hazards to the public if the trees come in contact with energized… Continue reading.

The 80th annual meeting was held at the Spencer County Youth and Community Center on April 16. More than 424 members registered, and we issued 706 meal tickets for members and their families. Over 130 children attended and entered their names for the kids’ prize drawing. For those of you who missed the meeting, I’ll… Continue reading.

Local organizations continue to benefit from the generosity of co-op members who participate in Operation Round Up. They allow their electric bills to be rounded up to the next dollar each month. The “extra” change is collected in the SIREC Trust fund and distributed to local groups and organizations in the form of grants. The… Continue reading.