Our legacy members

In his September 2017 column, CEO Ron Holcomb talks about two of Tipmont’s legacy members and what they mean to our cooperative.

History repeats itself

78 years after FDR created the REA to bring electricity to rural America, co-ops are once again poised to transform life for rural Americans.

Performance, rates and value

Effective June 2017, Tipmont’s service charge will increase from $29 per month to $32.50 per month for residential members. The rate adjustment pays for continued investment in the distribution system to maintain service reliability. System performance In 2012, Tipmont launched an initiative to improve your service reliability while continuing to meet the growing demand for […]

Where does your energy dollar go?

There are two ways to explore where your energy dollar goes: inside your home (how you use your energy) and outside your home (how Tipmont uses your energy dollars).

2016 Reliability Report: Mother Nature returns

When I wrote our 2015 reliability report last year, I knew Mother Nature had been overly kind. The majority of our outages most years stem from weather-related events. 2015 was, by all accounts, a very weather-neutral year in our service area. In 2016, our total member minutes out was about 33 percent higher. However, the […]

‘Share your voice’ in our member survey

The 2017 Tipmont REMC Member Survey will
provide the crucial information needed to guide future decisions for your cooperative.

Avoiding the energy rush

Did you know that when you use electricity often matters as much as how much electricity you consume? Meeting increasing demand Electricity use fluctuates throughout the day based on consumer demand, and electric co-ops such as Tipmont must be able to provide enough electricity to meet the total energy demand during times of highest energy […]

Addressing the fiber rumors

An increasing amount of questions are being asked about Tipmont’s fiber implementation, so let me use this opportunity to describe the project and its many benefits. What’s happening now and why Tipmont is currently installing fiber lines across its system to improve electric service reliability and operational efficiency. Fiber-based communications improves Tipmont’s command and control […]

Help us sell you less!

I want you to buy less of what Tipmont has to sell. I am not kidding, joking or teasing you. I truly want to help you lower your monthly energy bill from Tipmont. In most other organizations, including investor owned utilities, I would be run out the door for even thinking this. Thankfully for you, […]

Capital credits: your piece of the pie

When you sign up for electric service with Tipmont, you became a member and a part-owner of a non-profit electric cooperative. Capital credits are your piece of Tipmont’s success, both today and in the future. Why we pay capital credits Because Tipmont is a cooperative, owned by its members, it does not technically earn profits. […]