One of the biggest benefits of being a cooperative is that our members, including you, are also our owners! As a cooperative, our margins – stay within the co-op membership rather than being given to investors.

We use our annual margin to fund infrastructure improvements to ensure that we can continue to provide safe, reliable electricity. Because of this long-term planning, we have created a strong foundation for the future and can start refunding (or retiring) capital credits, which are margins that are provided to member-owners.

Capital credit allocations are each member’s share of the margins as calculated by Parke County REMC for the year that is being refunded. The capital credit total is based on the amount each member, including you, contributed that year in your monthly bill. The sum of your monthly bills for the year is multiplied by a predetermined percentage of the margin to determine your capital credit allocation. Capital credits will vary based on Parke County REMC’s margin for the year that is refunded.

We are starting with our earliest capital credits.  Our plan is to allocate capital credits annually as our margins allow.

We are committed to refunding all of our member-owners’ capital credits. We refund previous years from our current margins; we also use this funding to maintain our infrastructure. We will continue to refund/retire capital credits while ensuring that we are well-positioned to continuously provide low-cost, reliable electricity to the membership. The Parke County REMC board of directors will review our margins annually to determine how to proceed with retiring/refunding capital credits.

Current member-owners receiving a capital credit refund will receive this in one of two ways:

• If the credit is less than $100, you will see a credit added to your statement.
• If your capital credit refund is more than $100, you will receive a check instead of a bill credit.

The capital credits of a deceased member can be paid to the heir of the deceased member’s estate. Please call a member of Parke County REMC’s Capital Credits Team to discuss more. Various documents will be required by the estate representative to be filed with Parke County REMC:

• Affidavit for Payment of Capital Credit (form provided by Parke County REMC)
• IRS W-9 form if refund exceeds $600 (form provided by Parke County REMC)

Click here for Assignment of Capital Credit Account of Deceased Person Form

You are eligible for a capital credit refund only if you were a member during the years that are being refunded. You may become eligible for a refund when we retire/refund capital credits for the years when you were a member.

If you are a current member still receiving your electricity from Parke County REMC, there is nothing you have to do. If the refund is under $100, you will receive a bill credit; otherwise, you will receive a check for the amount of your capital credit refund.