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OFFICE HOURS 7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. ET Monday-Friday

VINCENNES OFFICE 3981 S. U.S. Highway 41 Vincennes, IN 47591

PRINCETON OFFICE 1314 W. 100 N. Princeton, IN 47670

SULLIVAN OFFICE 2044 W. State Road 154 Sullivan, IN 47882

UNDERGROUND LINE LOCATING Please call 811 at least two business days before you plan to dig.

2022 OFFICE CLOSINGS Veterans Day: Nov. 11; Thanksgiving: Nov. 24 and 25; Christmas: Dec. 23 and 26; New Years: Dec. 30

METER READING DATES Cycle 1: Oct. 2; Cycle 2: Oct. 7; Cycle 3: Oct. 16; Cycle 4: Oct. 25; Cycle 5: Nov. 1; Cycle 6: Nov. 1

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Celebrating Membership

OCTOBER IS NATIONAL COOPERATIVE MONTH.

Fall is a busy time, and October is a particularly eventful month with school, community and sports activities in full swing. It’s also when all cooperatives celebrate National Cooperative Month.

When WIN Energy REMC celebrates Co-op Month, we are celebrating you! After all, our co-op wouldn’t exist without you, our members.

Our core business purpose is to serve as your trusted energy provider, but your co-op’s larger mission is to help make our corner of the world a better place. “Concern for community” is one of seven guiding principles that all coops share.

Just like the wires that run through our service territory, our concern for community flows through all of our decisions –– because being a co-op means being a responsible partner and good neighbor.

WIN Energy REMC helps our community thrive through initiatives led by our employees and a local board made up of neighbors who live right here in our community. Because we’re local, we understand our community’s unique needs and strive to help meet them.

We’re proud to support local youth through Youth Tour, Camp Kilowatt and scholarship programs. With your help, we offer Operation Round Up to provide assistance to our community’s charitable organizations.

The word “cooperative” is close to “cooperation,” meaning people working together toward a common goal — mutually benefiting one another and the larger community. That’s the essence of the cooperative spirit. Our employees and member-elected board members are invested in the community in which live and serve.

Above all, as a co-op we put our members’ priorities first. As your trusted energy partner, we know that saving energy and money is important to you. That’s why we have our rebate program in place and offer energy savings tips on our website and Facebook page.

We want to empower you to manage energy use at home. If you haven’t already, I encourage you take a moment to download our SmartHub app. Through the app, you can conveniently monitor and manage your energy use. We’re here to help, so call us if you have questions about your bill.

WIN Energy REMC is continually examining ways to operate more efficiently while providing the highest level of friendly, reliable service you expect and deserve. After all, we’re your local co-op. We were built by the members we serve.

TOM NOWASKIE

CEO

Knox County CEO program visits REMC

A group of 10 students from the Knox County CEO (Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities) program visited the Vincennes office. Students in the program visit area businesses, listen to guest speakers, and develop their own business throughout the year-long course. Participating students from all four area high schools learn skills such as problem solving, teamwork, self-motivation, responsibility, higher order thinking, communication and inquiry. During their visit, students participated in a facility tour, presentation, and bucket truck rides. Thanks for visiting!

TOP PHOTO Line Specialist Caden Fields, left, gives a student a bucket truck ride during the Knox County CEO program visit. BOTTOM PHOTO CEO Tom Nowaskie speaks to Knox County CEO students about WIN Energy REMC.

WIN Energy REMC employees participate in Lineman Rodeo

Line specialists Josh Hill and Neil Kimbrel along with apprentice line specialist Shawn Wolfe took part in the first-ever Indiana Electric Cooperative Lineman Rodeo. The event was held Aug. 25-26 at the Hendricks County Fairgrounds.

Events included hurt-man rescue, skill climbing, and several other individual and team lineman tasks. Training for these events serves to make them better at their daily jobs, while also creating some friendly competition across the state.

LEFT PHOTOS Apprentice Line Specialist Shawn Wolfe accepts his 2nd place finish trophy after competing in the individual Apprentice Lineman competition.

TOP PHOTO Shawn Wolfe, Josh Hill, Matt Glomski and Neil Kimbrel gather together for a photo at the first-ever IEC Lineman Rodeo.

NEW EMPLOYEE

Please help welcome ALEX SCHNEPPER to WIN Energy REMC! Alex is a 2nd year apprentice line specialist in the Princeton district and a native of Knox County. He comes to our co-op from Arc America Inc. Welcome, Alex!