New member? Existing member? Looking for applications for service or for our member programs? We've got you covered.
Click here to download a membership application. This application is for anyone who is not a current member with Adams Rural Electric Cooperative.
Click here to download a service application. The service application is for active members who are adding another service to their name, whether at the same location or a different location.
Please note, any membership or service application completed outside the office is required to be notarized.
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Click here to download Bankdraft authorization form.
Click here to view Budget Billing information.
Click here to view Payment Assistance options.
Click here to download an easement form, and click here for instructions on how to complete the form.
Please note that both husband and wife must sign the easement even if only one name appears on the deed. The easement form must be notarized. If the notary stamp or writing is outside the margins, the easement form will not be accepted. This is per the State of Ohio guidelines.
Click here to view specifications for the installation of electric service. Please contact our office for construction and relocation fees.
Click here to view information on medical certifications. Residential consumers of Adams REC who are facing termination of service due to non-payment of their account can apply for a 30-day Medical Certification in order to retain electric service.
Adams Rural Electric will award four Children of Members scholarships in 2025. First place is $1,200, second place is $1,000, third place is $800, and 4th place is $600. The first-place winner will go on to compete in the statewide contest held by Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives in Columbus. Adams Rural Electric will also award one technical scholarship in the amount of $500. When selecting the winner for the technical scholarship, preference will be given to applicants pursuing a career in an electrical related field of study. Apply by Friday, February 7, 2025.
Click here to download the Children of Members scholarship rules.
Click here to download the Children of Members scholarship application.
Click here to download the technical scholarship rules.
Click here to download the technical scholarship application.
Adams Rural Electric Cooperative will sponsor one student from our membership for the annual Youth Tour trip to Washington, D.C. in June. The selected winner can learn about our nation's Capital, the government and rural electric cooperatives while seeing the historic sights of Washington, D.C. This is an all-expenses-paid trip for the selected student coordinated by Ohio's Electric Cooperative and Adams Rural Electric Cooperative.
Click here to learn more the opportunity and to apply by Friday February 7, 2025.
In addition to completing the application, students must complete and submit this quiz on general cooperative knowledge.
Click here to view a message from Adams Rural Electric General Manager.
Click here to view a message from Adams Rural Electric's General manager on the new EPA rules to regulate power plants, including Cardinal Power Plant, which provides electricity to Ohio's electric cooperative members.
Click here to view Adams Rural Electric Cooperative's current electric rates.