2017 Reliability Report: Transmission improvements
Each year in March, I write a summary of the previous year’s electric reliability report. It’s a fascinating exercise each year each year because of the variety in Mother Nature’s behavior, which is a major determinant of outages. 2015 was a very weather-neutral year, which resulted in one of the lowest numbers of total member […]
Delivering value in 2017
Tipmont’s CEO Ron Holcomb pens a review of Tipmont’s operations in 2017.
Investing in our youth
Tipmont is in a unique position to provide valuable opportunities for young people in the communities we serve.
From Olive to Automation
Tipmont REMC has increased visibility into our electric system to reduce the time it takes to restore your power.
Electricity: The human condition
Meet Olive Meadows, a
treasured part of Tipmont’s history and one of the few people who remember the days before electricity and how transformative the service was in their daily lives.
Cyber security
In his October 2017 column, CEO Ron Holcomb discussed cyber security at Tipmont REMC
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.
Consider a cooperative career
The return of students to school each August signals a new beginning. For those of you are headed off to college or a trade school, you’re hopefully giving careful consideration to your future career. I encourage you to include electric cooperatives. Evolving technology is changing how energy is generated and distributed through the electric grid […]
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 […]
