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Tap the Power of the Portal
November 24, 2025 14:45Knowledge is power. Or in this case, knowledge can save you power. Rolled out to our members in January 2013, the member portal provides both daily and hourly meter readings for your account. For t...
Perfect Payers Should Consider Levelized Billing
November 24, 2025 14:49If you pay your Tideland bill on time every month, then you are a great candidate for our levelized billing program. The program is especially well suited for our “pay by draft” service using your ...
Notice of Open Bid for 2024-2026 Rights of Way Maintenance Contract
November 24, 2025 14:50Tideland EMC, in accordance with RUS regulations, has opened up the bid process for the Rights of Way Maintenance contract for a three-year term effective February 1, 2024. RUS requires that we com...
What a five-year-old's burn injury can teach you about safe electricity
November 25, 2025 06:09Note: While this event did not take place on Tideland's system, there are padmount transformers almost at every turn across our nation's landscape. Safety education is power. Embrace it. And share ...
Tideland returns $1.39 million in member margins
November 25, 2025 06:15In November, Tideland Electric Membership Corporation's board of directors authorized a general retirement of $800,000 to those members and former members of the cooperative that received service i...
Duct Sealing and Proper Thermostat Settings Essential to Savings
November 25, 2025 06:47How cold has it been so far in January? Tideland territory required more home heating in the first 15 days of the month than we did for the entire month of January 2023! We are on track...
Teamwork: Breaker shut off can help us restore power
November 25, 2025 06:49Tideland EMC members can play an important role in power restoration after an extended or widespread outage. When an extended power outage occurs, it’s a good idea to turn off all household circuit...
Heat with electricity? You may need to boost indoor humidity
November 25, 2025 06:51If you heat with electricity you are likely experiencing very low indoor humidity during this extended cold snap. Low indoor humidity can make your nasal passages dry, skin flaky, lips chapped and ...
Simple solutions for winter savings
November 25, 2025 06:55Our number one recommendation is to sign up for a FREE high energy use alert from Tideland. This is the best way to catch any number of energy problems early on like a disconnected piece of duct wo...
January 2025 second coldest January in 33 years
November 25, 2025 06:57January 2025 was the second coldest January in Tideland territory since 1992. Only January 2018 surpasses it in the past 33 years. January 2025 required 41% more home heating than Janu...