Put Safety First During Winter Weather Keep these tips in mind to protect you and your family when winter weather comes your way: Place space heaters on solid surfaces at least three feet away from heaters before exiting a room or going to sleep. Don’t leave a fireplace unattended unless embers are extinguished. Use a…
Lace Up Those Sneakers…It’s time to apply for Touchstone Energy Sports Camp Scholarships! Do you know a rising sixth or seventh grader who dreams of playing basketball on a college campus? JOEMC is again partnering with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and NC State University to make that dream a reality for two lucky students in our service…
JOEMC Brings AI to Vegetation Management New Technology AiDash-Intelligent Vegetation Management System (IVMS) Opportunity Jones-Onslow EMC is constantly looking for new ways to serve its members better, and an area of focus recently has been our Vegetation Management program. Crews manage unwanted vegetation using a variety of methods which are periodically evaluated for safety…
Save the Date, Annual Meeting 2023 JOEMC members…bring the family out for an evening of fun, food, door prizes and entertainment! On Friday, March 31. Jones-Onslow will hold its Annual Meeting of Members at the American Legion Building/Onslow County Fairgrounds located at 146 Broadhurst Road in Jacksonville. More details to come in next month’s newsletter…
Life is busy. We give you options. We get that life is busier than ever, and we are committed to making your experience doing business with us easy and enjoyable. That’s why we’ve worked hard to ensure that your monthly bill is easy to read and keeps you fully up-to-date on your account. Statements are…
AI Technology Helps Keep You Energized The words “artificial Intelligence,” or AI, may conjure up images of sci-fi movies or beings from across the universe. In reality, AI enables us to provide you with the innovative and enhanced service on which your co-op is focused. One such technology uses AI to help us safely power…
The 2023 JOEMC Annual Meeting is back IN PERSON! After meeting virtually the past two years, plans are being made for the 2023 Jones-Onslow Annual Meeting of Members to be back in person this year! This year’s event will occur on Friday, March 31, at the American Legion Building at the Onslow County Fairgrounds, located at 146 Broadhurst Road in…
Bringing Creative and Innovative Classroom Projects to Life JOEMC recently awarded 74 Bright Ideas Education Grants totaling $77,000 to local educators. These grants fund unique classroom learning projects that will benefit close to 25,000 students at 53 schools in Jones and Onslow Counties and the Topsail schools of Pender County. Bright Ideas grant applications are submitted each year starting in August, and an…
Want to Broaden Your Horizons? There’s a unique leadership opportunity waiting for you—a week this June in the nation’s capital with students from across North Carolina and the United States! JOEMC sponsors four rising high school seniors on the Electric Cooperative Youth Tour each year. The program, which helps young people learn about cooperatives and the co-op way of doing business,…
Innovation, Convenience, Cutting-edge Technology A bright future is energizing JOEMC’s plans to enhance service for co-op members, like you. Members will see innovative developments in 2023 that will result in even more convenient and energy efficient options. Advances in the electric utility industry are making all kinds of beneficial products and services more affordable and economical. As an added benefit, they reduce greenhouse gas emissions which helps our environment. You can easily find electric vehicles (EV) and home EV chargers,…
