When Tipmont acquired Wintek Corporation in January 2019, the focus was on Wintek’s existing and stable infrastructure and highly skilled workforce. Both immediately benefited from our initiative to build state-of-the-art broadband to Tipmont’s electric service area.
Posted Tuesday, November 24, 2020
in CEO Notes
When we originally announced our fiber internet build at our July 2018 Annual Meeting, the initial reaction was open applause. State-of-the-art broadband service is finally coming to rural areas! But, when I shared our timeline of eight years, that applause quickly became disillusionment.
Posted Friday, October 30, 2020
in CEO Notes
Innovation requires both courage and compassion. It takes courage because there is no guarantee that the new thing you're trying to do will succeed. But true innovation – something beyond mere change – also requires compassion, the belief that this success should be shared by everyone, not just a select few.
Posted Tuesday, October 13, 2020
in CEO Notes
On the evening of August 10, severe storms with high winds rolled through our service territory. At one point, over 10,000 homes were out of power, over 40% of our total membership. The response of our team was nothing short of heroic.
Posted Tuesday, September 01, 2020
in CEO Notes
My article last month centered on Indiana’s utility disconnect moratorium and Tipmont’s commitment to help those of you who are struggling with unemployment, reduced hours, or furloughs from the COVID-19 pandemic. The moratorium expiration date was extended to Aug. 14 after the July Indiana Connection deadline and may be extended further if COVID-19 cases continue to increase.
Posted Tuesday, July 28, 2020
in CEO Notes, Indiana Connection
We live and work in this community and when you struggle, we all struggle.
Last month, I shared that our board of directors decided to postpone the 2020 Annual Meeting, originally scheduled for Saturday, July 25. We’re all hoping that the pandemic continues to ebb, but the safety of each member we serve will always be our primary consideration.
Posted Wednesday, July 01, 2020
in CEO Notes, Indiana Connection
Our Annual Meeting is an event I always look forward to. As you may know, its primary purpose is to elect the board of directors that governs our cooperative. But we also use the opportunity to celebrate the membership that makes Tipmont possible. It’s a privilege to visit with so many of you each year and listen to your feedback on how we’re doing.
Posted Monday, June 01, 2020
in CEO Notes
I wrote last
month about
how our delivery
of critical infrastructure
makes
our responsibility
more
important now
than ever. Cooperatives routinely
plan for emergency situations, and
our emergency plan has served us
well in a variety of circumstances
— from ice storms to tornadoes. In
these unprecedented times, we’ve
taken some additional unprecedented
steps to make sure our
team is in place to power your
world.
Posted Thursday, April 30, 2020
in CEO Notes, Indiana Connection
As I write this,
we're in unprecedented
and
uncertain times.
The coronavirus
(COVID-19)
pandemic has
affected so many
of our longstanding institutions
and disrupted daily life for all of
us. In the case of Tipmont and
Wintek, our delivery of critical
infrastructure makes our responsibility
to the communities we serve
more important now than ever.
Posted Wednesday, April 01, 2020
in CEO Notes, Indiana Connection
It’s always
interesting to
look back and
compare our
reliability data
from year to year.
In 2019, our top
outage causes
were power
supply, trees and equipment failure,
which is consistent with every other
year going all the way back to 2012.
Of those three, power supply (also
known as transmission) comprised
over 51% of total member minutes
out.
Posted Monday, March 02, 2020
in CEO Notes, Indiana Connection