Flickering lights caused by high winds
UPDATED: 03/13/2026

Members may experience flickering lights during today’s high winds. This quick “blink” is our system working to protect the grid and prevent a much longer power outage. If your power stays off for more than a few minutes, please check the breakers in your home before reporting an outage.

SmartHub briefly unavailable at 4:30 p.m.

UPDATED: 02/10/2025

SmartHub will be briefly unavailable due to maintenance at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10. We anticipate the service will be available again after several minutes.

From the Boardroom: February 2016

The board of directors held its regular meeting at the Tipmont REMC headquarters in Linden, Ind. on February 23, beginning at 9 a.m. All directors were present. Also attending were CEO Ron and Attorney Jeff Helmerick.

President Bob Baker opened the meeting. CEO Holcomb submitted his report along with other staff member reports, in writing.

Manager of Finance and Administration Deb Morris submitted the overall financials for December 2015. The margin was $896,224.00, bringing our year-to-date total to $1,060,623.00. There were 38 new services installed in December, bringing our year-to-date total to 508. The cooperative currently has a strong equity rate of 45.82%.

The next meeting of the board will be held March 22.

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Rob Ford is Tipmont and Wintek's communication director, a role he's held since 2015. Rob has a bachelor's and a master's in Communication from Purdue University. He lives in West Lafayette with his wife and three children and has a life-sized Yoda statue in his office. Away from the office, you’ll find Rob working on his golf swing, jump shot, or hope for a Purdue basketball national title – all futile endeavors.

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