The Orange County Fiber website is now part of the REMC website. Visit www.myremc.coop and look in the upper right corner for a link to the new fiber section.

Orange County REMC awards up to six $750 scholarships each year to recognize the academic and community achievements of outstanding local students. These scholarships are funded through the Operation Round Up program. Students who apply must be graduating the current year and accepted to attend an accredited college or trade school in Indiana. Listed below… Continue reading.

Orange County REMC is an electric cooperative, which means the company adheres to the Seven Cooperative Principles as guidelines for how we do business. Principle 3 refers to Members’ Economic Participation. This means each member pays an equitable price to receive service, shares in the operational expenses, and also receives capital credits when they are… Continue reading.

Here in Southern Indiana, we are fortunate to have a multitude of trees that offer beauty, shade and a habitat for all sorts of birds and other wildlife. At Orange County REMC, we strive to balance maintaining beautiful surroundings and ensuring a reliable power supply by keeping power lines clear in rights of way (ROW). … Continue reading.

Either I’m late to the whole rock painting trendor I was actually way early. The summer when I was 10, I found a rock that I thought was shaped like a foot. Immediately, I was inspired to pick up a paintbrush and enhance that resemblance. That was literally my stepping-stone to adorning a handful of… Continue reading.

Covid-19 pandemic I think it is safe to say that 2020 was a year that none of us will ever forget. Gone were the days of simply focusing on the complex business of our electric cooperative as epidemiology took center stage of our everyday lives. Government shutdowns, mask orders, social distancing and extra hand washing… Continue reading.

$500 Bill Credit WinnerThomas Sanderson $250 Bill Credit WinnersEvrard ConstructionJonathan A. HarrisDavid W. MyersDavid Fromme $100 Bill Credit WinnersLester TaylorPatrick F. HeekeWilliam BlytheJason M. ThomasJerry HohlCharles E. HubertBonnie S. EverlyGary SchroederRandall J. GogelJoyce L. Bolin $50 Bill Credit WinnersLinda WahlLarry HarpenauSteve VanHoosierKevin R. KingPatrick J. ClarkG and M DairyStephen E. DamingKarl HerzogChristopher HaganCarrie L. Shearn

Annual Meeting Registration: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Annual Meeting format was changed to a virtual business meeting with only directors present telephonically and President/CEO Steve Seibert and Administrative Assistant Lisa Hinton present in person at the cooperative office.   Members registered for the 2020 Annual Meeting and cast votes for the director election… Continue reading.

Kara Gunn is Southern Indiana Power’s newest employee. She was hired April 5 as a customer service representative.   Gunn previously worked as a customer service representative at Ohio Valley Gas where she had been employed since 2016. She lives in Perry County with her husband, Trent; daughter Myla; and their dog, Izzy.   When… Continue reading.

In an effort to keep you informed of your cooperative’s operations and activities, the following are highlights of the April 28 board meeting. 1. All directors were present. Also present were CEO Steve Seibert, Administrative Assistant Lisa Hinton and Manager of Member Services Rachael Goldsberry.   2. The first item of business was the reorganization… Continue reading.

Southern-PSC Partnership  For many years, PSC has been deploying fiber optic broadband throughout its own telephone cooperative territory. Approximately 50% of Southern members are also PSC co-op members, many of which are already connected to PSC’s fiber. PSC is two years out from having 100% of their cooperative being connected to fiber, bringing to closure… Continue reading.