When people hurriedly get ready for volatile winter weather, electricity generators are already prepared — and have been for months. As a generation and transmission cooperative, Wabash Valley Power Alliance (WVPA) works with the power plants it owns to ensure that they are ready to weather the worst each season. That means handling searing summer… Continue reading.

As the old saying goes: This was not your Tipmont linemen’s first rodeo. In fact, your cooperative’s crew is composed of perennial favorites to place high in this annual skills-and-safety competition. That’s just what they did once again – including top prizes for Overall Team and Overall Individual Apprentice at the 2024 Indiana Electric Cooperatives… Continue reading.

The regular meeting of the board of directors was held on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. All directors were present. Also attending were CEO Ron Holcomb and attorney Brian Garrison. The year-to-date margin is $(70,591). The cooperative currently has an equity rate of 30%, and 684 new services have been installed this year. The next regular… Continue reading.

All Tipmont locations will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 28 and Friday, Nov. 29 to observe the Thanksgiving holiday. If you need to pay your bill at that time, SmartHub is available online at tipmont.smarthub.coop. You can also call 800-726-3953 and press 2 to use our easy, fast, and secure automated solution.

Please join us in celebrating Staff Accountant Colton Smith and Fiber Tech Splicer Derrick Wolfe for reaching service milestones of five years in September.

If you’ve attended any of Tipmont’s Streaming 101 seminars, you’ve gotten to see the Roku streaming device in action. (Haven’t attended yet? Visit tipmont.com/101 to register.) There are many devices you can use to stream films, TV series and live programming online, but we have found the Roku line to be the most user-friendly. If… Continue reading.

Escape your endless stroll through streaming options with movies and series you can watch tonight or plan for later. Need help picking the perfect streaming services? Visit streaming.tipmont.com! TOP PICKS “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” R: Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are back for another big, brash, and funny go-round as Miami cops trying to… Continue reading.

When Lauren Davis discusses electric cooperative jobs, she admits that few consider a role similar to hers in human resources or the job that began her evolving co-op career.  Davis, the human resources manager for Wabash Valley Power Alliance, began her WVPA career in economic development. Her positions are an example of the wide breadth… Continue reading.

Electrify Indiana 2024, presented by Hoosier Energy, Wabash Valley Power Alliance, and Indiana Electric Cooperatives, took the Westin Hotel in Indianapolis by storm on Aug. 26.  Over 300 people, representing 120 companies, 48 sponsors, and 44 tradeshow booths, attended the event designed to promote beneficial electrification. There was something for everyone.  The day featured nine… Continue reading.

At the 2017 Annual Meeting, Tipmont announced plans to build fiber internet across its electric service territory — ensuring all Tipmont members would have broadband access. I can still hear the cheers … and the disappointed response to our sharing that it would take until 2028 to complete the fiber network build. You were loud… Continue reading.

The regular meeting of the board of directors was held on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. All directors were present. Also attending were CEO Ron Holcomb and attorney Brian Garrison. The year-to-date margin is $(76,860). The cooperative currently has an equity rate of 30.21%, and 621 new services have been installed this year. The next regular… Continue reading.

As harvest season continues, here are some tips to protect yourself and others when using agricultural equipment: Learn more at tipmont.com/farmsafety.