The Rockville Town Board made a proposal to purchase our building, and while our building served us well for nearly 80 years, the need for additional space to accommodate our employees, members, material, and equipment was apparent. With the town’s offer to purchase our facility, the board decided it was a great opportunity to explore building a new facility, more centrally located, that will serve our cooperative well into the future.

The new facility is located 4.2 miles east of our previous facility, just west of Bellmore at the intersection of County Road 500 E and Highway 36. You can view a detailed map of the location.

Management discussed various options around Rockville, as well as outside the city limits. Moving closer to Bellmore allows us to be more centrally located within our service territory. One goal was to provide power to our own facility.

In addition to having applicable space for employees, equipment, and material, we've added a drive-thru with a payment drop box!

Our first day at the new facility was on Monday, April 29th. 

Parke County REMC strives to provide service at a competitive cost for our membership. Based on the sale of our previous property and the quotes for a new facility, management expected the increase to range from $1.75-$2.25 per meter per month. Starting with the April 2023 bills, the consumer charge increased by $2.00 per meter per month.