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Randolph Electric Membership Corporation holds 85th annual meeting

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ASHEBORO — Randolph Electric Membership Corporation (REMC) celebrated its eighty-fifth annual meeting on Friday at Southwestern Randolph High School in Asheboro. The theme of the meeting was “Past and Future, Always Present.”

The event kicked off with entertainment provided by The Harvesters. President Jerry Bowman called the meeting to order, and the cooperative’s general counsel, Aaron M. Christensen, presided over the meeting. Rep. Neal Jackson (R-Randolph) delivered the invocation, and the Southwestern Randolph High School Jr. ROTC presented the colors.

Christensen announced there were 1,020 Cooperative members registered, either electronically or in person, which constituted a quorum. The attendance at the event was estimated to be around 720 people, with 361 members attending the in-person business meeting and 618 members registering online.

During the business meeting, the membership elected three directors. Scott Cole was elected to represent District 2, Jerry Bowman for District 4, and Tammie Phillips for District 7 on the REMC Board of Directors.

Bowman presented a report on the events and investments of the past year, highlighting the cooperative’s achievements. Secretary-Treasurer Billy Maness provided a financial report for 2022, indicating over $73 million in revenue and $68 million in expenses. CEO Dale Lambert addressed the theme of reliability and emphasized the commitment of Randolph EMC to providing safe, reliable, and affordable energy to its rural member-owners.

Randolph EMC has more than 32,000 members and more than 4,100 miles of line in areas of Randolph, Moore, Montgomery, Chatham, and Alamance counties. 

Throughout the meeting, members had the opportunity to win various door prizes, including cash and bill credits, gift cards, bicycles, small appliances, and local pottery.

Scott Cole, representing District 2, has been serving on the Board of Directors since 2019 and was re-elected to the position. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Appalachian State University and a Master of Science in Plant and Soil Science from NC A&T State University. Cole is currently the Environmental Health Program Director with the Montgomery County Department of Health.

Jerry Bowman, President of the Board of Directors, was also re-elected to represent District 4, a position he has held since 1993. Bowman has a long history in the automobile sales and service industry. He is a board member of Carolina Bank, an active member of the Asheboro/Randolph Chamber of Commerce, and a past officer of the Randolph Rotary Club.

Tammie Phillips, Vice President of the Board of Directors, has been representing District 7 since 2008 and was re-elected to the post. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from North Carolina State University and is employed by the North Carolina Department of Justice. Phillips is actively involved in her community and attends Tyson’s Creek Baptist Church.

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Power restored after storm blows through

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ASHEBORO — Winter Storm Izzy struck Randolph County during the weekend, but power outages were mostly limited and crews worked to restore service quickly in many instances.

By mid-morning Monday, Randolph Electric Membership Corporation reported that things were in good shape for its customers.

“Crews worked into the late evening to restore damage from Winter Storm Izzy,” Randolph EMC said in a statement. “We’re happy to report no remaining outages at this time. We’ll continue to closely monitor conditions until the remnants of Izzy are long gone.”

Across Randolph EMC’s five-county area, there were 1,865 members reported with outages. The peak came at about 3 p.m. Sunday with 1,600 customers impacted.

At 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Randolph Electric reported fewer than 300 members affected by outages in its five-county service territory.

“So far, members in Montgomery, Moore, and Randolph Counties have experienced the most outages, due to the freezing rain and ice build-up on trees,” said Dale Lambert, Randolph Electric CEO.

Temperatures remained at or below freezing for much of Sunday.

“We are very pleased that the storm did not materialize to the level of ice and wind predicted for our area,” Lambert said. “I’m proud of our employee and contractor team for working quickly to get the lights back on for our members.”

The massive storm moved up the East Coast and impacted power, roads and travel across multiple states.

In advance of the storm, Duke Energy staged more than 11,000 workers – power line technicians, damage assessors and vegetation workers – across the Carolinas.

As of 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Duke Energy reported fewer than 70 outages in its Randolph County service area. The state’s largest utility reported more than 16,000 customers without power.

“We are very pleased that the storm did not materialize to the level of ice and wind predicted for our area. … I’m proud of our employee and contractor team for working quickly to get the lights back on for our members.”

Dale Lambert,
Randolph Electric CEO.

Randolph EMC enacted its storm response plan on Thursday and prepared for potential multi-day outages.

Randolph EMC released crews on Monday morning to aid the members of their sister cooperative, Pee Dee Electric Membership Corporation, headquartered in Lilesville. Trucks rolled out early to assist Pee Dee technicians just south of the Randolph Electric service area, where freezing rain accumulated in heavier concentrations.

North Carolina Department of Transportation officials continue to warn of black ice and hazardous driving conditions on roads.

The Randolph County School System wasn’t impacted right away by the storm in terms of instructional days. The schools were closed Monday for the Martin Luther King holiday, then teacher workdays were scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday.

There was a similar arrangement for Asheboro City Schools. An optional teach workday was in place for Tuesday, with another teacher workday Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Randolph Community College was closed Tuesday, citing “hazardous ice conditions on campus and roads.”