Jackson County REMC, Fiber Optic Broadband, & Bucket List Trips

Have you ever thought about where your electricity comes from?  Mark McKinney joins host Sal Sama in the podcast room for today’s episode of The High Ground powered by Premier Companies. For about 11 years, Mark McKinney has been President and CEO of Jackson County REMC which is a non-profit that is member-owned and provides electricity and other types of services to the southern Indiana region.  Mark will share about his career path from a meter man to his current position with the Jackson County REMC and explain how the rural electric membership cooperative serves its membership.  You’ll learn about REMC’s expansion into fiber optic broadband services and how soon they will be able to offer that service to their entire territory.  From the terrain challenges to battling dead trees, you’ll hear about the difficulties the crews face and how they work proactively to keep the power on.  Mark and Sal will cover various types of energy generation including nuclear energy and how that could impact our energy usage.  “While we do have to generate margins, that’s not the whole focus, to please shareholders.  Our focus is to serve our membership.”