NEWS & NOTES FROM CARROLL WHITE REMC

This podcast talks with our Operations/Line Dept. about how they operate, work on the system and keep the energy flowing on a daily basis over nearly 2,300 miles of energized line in parts of 9 counties.

Discussion about the power supply and the electric grid in the Midwest and how decisions are made with regards to the energy that flows on the grid.  Who makes high level decisions and will there be supply issues in the coming years around Indiana and the Midwest?

If you are interested in the process of how we put an annual budget together, what the workplans look like, this is your podcast.  Lots of information about what Carroll White REMC will be doing across our system this year.  At the end we also touch on power supply issues nationally, how that may affect us locally as well as how we work major outages/storms and how we prioritize restoring power in those bad situations.

Hear insight and advice on how to winterize your home and ways to help control costs over the winter months with our Energy Advisor Joe Spear.  At the end we also touch on the 2024 annual meeting and Board of Director elections.

This is an interview with retired Indiana University Public Address Announcer Chuck Crabb who talks about IU athletics, his growing up in Brazil, IN and what led him down the career path he chose.  Lots a good stories and about family, Brazil, IN and IU.

We are sharing the fun details about the upcoming June 23rd Annual Meeting.  Bring the entire family!!  Nobody wants to cook on a Friday evening, let us serve with a meal from Remington Poultry.  Get $15 off your electric bill and get some soft serve ice cream served up by the Flora Lion's Club!  Bring you bag chair and listen to local band Group Therapy!  We will have 3 bounce houses, a petting zoo, and face painting for the kids along with the always popular bucket truck rides!  The meeting takes place at the White County Fairgrounds in Reynolds beginning at 4:30 pm.  The Business meeting starts at 7:00 pm.  You must be present to win a door prize at the end of the Business Meeting!

New electric rates went into effect May 1, 2023.  Hear from Rate Consultant Jeff Wernert of The Prime Group, CEO Cathy Raderstorf, Board President Kent Zimpfer & Data Analyst Marquita Culross on how the new rates were developed.

This episode discusses the 2023 CW REMC budget with the Management Team.  What it takes to put our budget together and get it approved as well as what members can expect to see from us in 2023.

With all the discussion and media accounts of the heat in California this summer and a recent incident in Texas involving power supply, Carroll White REMC wanted to explore and educate our members locally on how power supply truly works in our service territory.

This is a discussion about residential solar. What are some of the questions you need to consider when thinking about installing a system at your home?  This will hopefully answer some questions and provide you with information you need to make an informed decision.