Last month, I announced Tipmont’s advanced metering project — in which we will deploy over 28,000 new meters to all cooperative members over the next several years. This partnership with Landis+Gyr, an electric-meter manufacturing company, will vastly improve our existing metering technology, offering faster outage notifications and restorations, real-time data on energy use in your… Continue reading.

The regular meeting of the board of directors was held on Tuesday, Sept. 26. All directors were present. Also attending were CEO Ron Holcomb and attorney Brian Garrison. The year-to-date margin is $618,775. The cooperative currently has an equity rate of 31.48%, and 441 new services have been installed this year. The next regular meeting… Continue reading.

Please join us in celebrating system administrator Richard Kuhns, project engineer – electric supervisor Jarad McLeland and Network Operation Center support technician Trevor Scott. In September, Trevor reached a service milestone of five years, Jarad reached a service milestone of 10 years, and Richard reached a service milestone of 20 years. Richard also retired in… Continue reading.

For years, streaming TV’s combination of lower prices and abundant, high-quality content channeled my inner Frankie Valli: You’re just too good to be true. But a recent Wall Street Journal analysis found that since their inception, streaming companies instituted, on average, 25% price hikes. It leaves me wondering: Should I take my eyes off of… Continue reading.

Tipmont was proud to honor 1,518 cooperative members for its 83rd Annual Meeting, held on Saturday, Sept. 16. Along with our in-person gathering at the Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds in Lafayette, we offered three drive-thru locations — one at the fairgrounds, one at Tipmont offices in Linden and one at Tipmont offices in Battle Ground. All… Continue reading.

Escape your endless scroll through streaming options with movies and series you can watch tonight or plan for later. Need help picking the perfect streaming services? Visit streaming.wintek.com! TOP PICKS “Blue Beetle,” PG-13: An alien artifact endows a young Mexican-American man with superpowers in this DC film. The film fights superhero fatigue by letting the… Continue reading.

During its September meeting, Tipmont’s board of directors voted on and accepted the following increases to Tipmont’s fees and credits portion of its electric rate tariff. MINIMUM METER TAMPERING FEE The minimum amount charged to those found to tamper with Tipmont electric meters is now $500. TRIP FEE The trip fee incurred for service visits… Continue reading.

Some mornings, a dawning sun greets people with light — by electrifying the televisions in their homes. Over the last decade, renewable energy resources including wind farms and solar arrays have generated an increasing share of the electricity powering the nation. As renewable energy technology has become more affordable, utilities have also added more large-scale… Continue reading.

A few months ago, I shared an update on Tipmont’s recently refreshed logo for our cooperative. If you access the Tipmont website in any capacity, you’ve certainly noticed a radical reinvention there, too. Intended to improve the online experience for members like you, the new tipmont.com makes it easier to find everything you need. (Be… Continue reading.

The regular meeting of the board of directors was held on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. All directors were present. Also attending were CEO Ron Holcomb and attorney Brian Garrison. The year-to-date margin is $654,557. The cooperative currently has an equity rate of 31.73%, and 351 new services have been installed this year. The next regular… Continue reading.

Answer three questions from the Tipmont articles, and you could win a $100 credit on your next electric bill! The winners will be posted on our website and listed in a future Indiana Connection. One winning entry per member per year. LAST MONTH’S WINNERS: Mike & Jackie Franklin, Kristina Lamb and Donald Morrison. Congratulations! HOW… Continue reading.