Our Mission
"To provide our members with electricity and quality, efficient service, while maintaining a financially healthy and rate competitive position in the industry through teamwork, mutual respect, and an on-going commitment to our members."

Board of Directors
District 1
Jack Knust
District 2
President
James S. Weimer
District 3
Vice President
James A. Jackson
District 4
David L. Stone
District 5
Secretary
Roger Shake
District 6
Ronald E. Thompson
District 7
Treasurer
Bill Watkins
District 8
Jack Benham

Staff
Chief Executive Officer
Brian L. Sparks
Manager of Office and Administrative Services
Laura Johnson
Manager of Operations and Engineering
Shane Smith
Superintendent
Bob Wilson
Manager of Marketing
Jill Gilmore
Manager of Energy Services
Darla Truelove

Service Interruptions
To report service interruptions, call (812) 384-4446 or (800) 489-7362 (day or night). Please have your location number ready when reporting outages. Routine questions answered during regular business hours.

Today is Thursday March 11, 2010

Operation Round Up / Community Fund

Utilities District of Western Indiana REMC launched "Operation Round Up," an innovative program that gives members an avenue to make a tremendous difference where they live by combining their spare change for the good of their communities.

Over the years, many groups and individuals have requested donations from Utilities District of Western Indiana REMC. Many of the requests have been for large sums of money and have been for worthwhile, community-oriented projects. The only drawback for UDWI is that it serves 11 counties, making it difficult to disperse donations equally throughout its territory.

The UDWI Board of Directors began looking for a program that would create a pool of available funds that could be used to strengthen the surrounding communities. The answer was Operation Round Up, a program developed by Palmetto Electric Cooperative in South Carolina that has been adopted by numerous utilities across the country and has proven to be a tremendous success.

It all works just as it sounds - "round up." All electric bills are rounded up to the next whole dollar amount. For example, if a bill totals $37.11, the amount due will be $38.00. All electric bills will continue to be processed and mailed in the same way.

The UDWI Community Fund, a non-profit corporation created by the REMC to distribute these funds, awards grants quarterly based on selection guidelines. Though UDWI directors control the bylaws of the fund, the actual monies are distributed separately from UDWI by a board of volunteer trustees who make the grant determinations. The community funds are kept in an accounting system separate from UDWI and are used entirely for grant awards. No grants will be awarded to pay electric bills, deposits, or memberships or provide aid for electric service of any kind.

Each form requests private individual information before the grant can be awarded.

If you would like more information about Operation Round Up and the UDWI Community Fund, call (812) 384-4446 or (800) 489-7362 or eMail eMail. UDWI looks forward to awarding a portion of these grant funds to your local community.

Click to view the UDWI Community Fund application.

2009 Community Fund Recipients

Greene County Prosecutor's Office

Clay County Cooperative Benevolence Ministry

Worthington Senior Citizen Center

Beech Creek Township Eastern Fire Department

Clay City Elementary PTO

Greene County Humane Society, Inc.

Pregnancy Care Center

Town of Bloomfield-Bloomfield Swimming Pool

PACE Community Action Agency, Inc.

Greene County Longbeards

Shakamak Guidance Department

Worthington-Jefferson Volunteer Fire Department

Central Greene County Ministerial Association

Perry Township Volunteer Fire/EMS

Pregnancy Choices

Center Fire Department

Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 105

Richland-Taylor Volunteer Fire Department

WTIU Public Broadcasting: Ready to Learn Program

Bowling Green Old Settlers

Eastern Greene FFA

Greene County Stingrays

Greene County Solid Waste Management District

BHS Student Council

Purdue Extension-Owen County

Eastern Greene Middle School

Kicking Bear

Kids Count of Greene County, Inc.

Teen Student Leadership Academy

Bowling Green Volunteer Fire Department

Outdoor Ministries/FHFH Chapter #IN-15

Greene County Alliance for Networking and Growth

Open Arms Family and Educational Services

Linton Junior Civitan

Newberry Community Park

Greene County Law Enforcement Youth Hunt

Perry Township of Clay County Volunteer Fire Department

Extension Homemakers of Owen County

Greene Academy

Bloomfield School District Teen Student Leadership Academy

SPLASH-WRV Lyons Elementary School

Boy Scouts of America Hoosier Trails Council

Four Rivers Resource Services, Inc.

Van Buren Township Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.

Greene County Home Health Care Agency, LLC.

Habitat for Humanity

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