We are saddened to hear news concerning the recent passing of Jim Cox, retired local director and Vice Chairman of the board at South Central Indiana REMC. Jim also served as the IEC director in 2018-2020. Here you will find …Read More.
Spring into safety on the farm
Planting season is here for many of the state’s roughly 94,000 farmers. While you prepare to plant the crops that help feed the world, Indiana Electric Cooperatives reminds you to keep safety in mind — especially when working around electricity. According to …Read More.
Give line crews lots of room: It’s the law
Spring has arrived with its profusion of color: whites and pinks … and orange — as in the orange of work zones. The National Work Zone Awareness Week is April 11-15 to remind motorists to be careful around those men …Read More.
Twenty-one graduate electric lineworker apprenticeship program
Twenty-one lineworkers graduated Saturday from Indiana Electric Cooperatives’ apprenticeship program, Rural Electric Apprentice Program (REAP). REAP is a four-year program that professionally trains apprentice lineworkers from across Indiana. Graduates complete 612 hours of classroom-related study and 8,000 hours of on-the-job …Read More.
Powering up: Electric service is restored methodically to maintain safety
When we lose electric service, we have come to expect it will be restored in a short time. But when a devastating storm causes major damage over a widespread area, longer outages cannot be helped. It involves much more than …Read More.
Be prepared for spring’s fickle foul weather
Spring is a fickle season that brings nature’s renewal of buds and blooms to the trees and fields and also brings dark, powerful rolling storms that can wreak havoc. From 2016 through 2020, the National Weather Service recorded 28 deaths, …Read More.
Indiana electric cooperatives respond to winter storm damage
Ten cooperatives send crews to storm-damaged Virginia Ten Indiana electric cooperatives sent crews and equipment to assist with the power restoration effort in Virginia after a winter storm moved through the state. Thirty electric cooperative lineworkers were dispatched to Rappahannock …Read More.
State launches Indiana Connectivity Program
The Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs’ new Indiana Connectivity Program is open for Hoosier residents and businesses lacking high-speed internet connectivity. The purpose of the program is to connect potential customers with providers while assisting with the expense …Read More.
Tiemann turned one bad day into a wonderful life
Chuck Tiemann recognizes more than most how one bad day at work can change a life. As if it were a chapter and verse, he cites his by the day and time: Thursday, May 1, 1980 — May Day, appropriately …Read More.
Backup generator safety for your home
An electric generator can be a great resource for homeowners, especially if the storm and damage is severe and the outage is prolonged. But small portable generators pose risks homeowners need to guard against: carbon monoxide poisoning, electrocution or electric …Read More.
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