SCI GIBER

What SCI GIBER does

South Central Indiana REMC (operating under the SCI Fiber brand for its broadband arm) is a member-owned, not-for-profit rural electric cooperative headquartered at 300 Morton Avenue, Martinsville, Indiana. Founded in 1939 (originally as Morgan County REMC), it distributes electricity to residential, agricultural, and commercial members across south central Indiana, organized into 9 board-of-directors districts. The cooperative operates through owned pole-and-wire infrastructure, substations, and a member account management portal, and has expanded its service portfolio to include SCI Fiber — a fiber-to-the-premises broadband internet offering with symmetrical speeds and no data caps available to residential and business customers, plus a Lifeline affordability tier.

The cooperative's technology stack centers on regulated electric distribution assets and an emerging fiber optic network, supplemented by operational tools such as a real-time outage map (Sienatech), TextPower SMS outage and billing alerts, a multi-vendor smart-thermostat demand response program (Connect to Save), and free in-house energy audits. Membership-based programs — capital credits, Operation RoundUp community grants, youth programs, and the Project Indiana international electrification volunteer mission — reinforce the cooperative identity alongside the core utility operations.

Revenue is generated through subscription-based monthly electric distribution rates, recently adjusted in early 2024 after a decade of rate stability due to wholesale power cost increases from supplier Hoosier Energy (coal up 300%, natural gas up 100%), and through subscription fiber internet fees. The cooperative's GTM motion is direct-to-member through the main office, phone support, and online account portals, with no resellers or third-party distribution channels. As a not-for-profit cooperative, SCI REMC is governed by an elected 9-member board representing member districts and is not capitalized by venture or private equity investors; any surplus is returned to members as capital credits.

Name

SCI GIBER

Legal name

South Central Indiana REMC

Website

https://sciremc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1939

Operating status

Operating

Short description

South Central Indiana REMC is a member-owned, not-for-profit rural electric cooperative founded in 1939 that distributes electricity and is launching SCI Fiber broadband internet to residential, agricultural, and commercial members across south central Indiana.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electric Distribution and Fiber Broadband Services

NAICS

Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution (22112)

SIC

Electric Services (4911)

akta.pro primary industry

Rural Broadband & Cooperative Fiber Operators (HDAIACAG)

Keywords

• Electric distribution services
• Fiber internet services
• Rural broadband
• Cooperative utilities
• Energy efficiency programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Martinsville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Electric Distribution Service: Core electricity distribution service to residential, commercial, and agricultural members in south central Indiana. Revenue generated through tiered electric rates based on usage.
2. SCI Fiber Internet Service: High-speed fiber internet service offered to residential and business customers with various speed tiers and no data caps
3. Wholesale Power Costs: Pass-through costs from Hoosier Energy, their power supplier. Coal and natural gas price fluctuations directly affect wholesale rates, with coal prices surging 300% and natural gas rising 100% in recent years

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SCI GIBER operates as the SCI Fiber brand of South Central Indiana REMC, a member-owned electric cooperative. It distributes electricity to residential, commercial, and agricultural members across South Central Indiana and delivers high-speed fiber optic internet with symmetrical speeds and no data caps to homes and businesses. The cooperative also runs energy efficiency programs including demand response, free energy audits, and rebates for heat pumps and geothermal systems.

Product overview

South Central Indiana REMC operates as a consumer-owned electric cooperative providing power distribution to residential and commercial members across South Central Indiana. The cooperative has expanded into fiber optic internet services under the SCI Fiber brand, offering residential and business internet with symmetrical speeds and no data caps. The product portfolio centers on three interconnected service areas: core electric distribution services (including outage management, vegetation management, and capital credits), broadband internet through SCI Fiber (with residential, business, and Lifeline affordability tiers), and energy efficiency programs (including Connect to Save demand response, free energy audits, and rebates for heat pumps and geothermal systems). Additional member services include TextPower text alerts, generator guidance, and solar energy information. The cooperative's not-for-profit structure differentiates it from investor-owned utilities, returning excess revenue to members through capital credits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SCI Fiber: High-speed internet service provided by South Central Indiana REMC, offering residential and business internet with symmetrical download and upload speeds and no data caps.

Products and services

• Electric Service
• SCI Fiber Internet
• Residential Internet
• Business Internet
• Lifeline Program
• Capital Credits
• Connect to Save Demand Response Program
• Energy Audit

Quantifiable outcome

• Avoided rate increases for 10 years prior to 2023
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Project Indiana (Indiana Electric Cooperatives)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 January 2024Project Indiana is a mission-driven initiative by Indiana Electric Cooperatives dedicated to empowering global communities through electricity. SCI REMC lineworkers Cody Campbell and Dakota Grimes volunteered for Project Indiana, wiring 197 homes in Palmira, Guatemala in January-February 2024. The project brings light and opportunity to families who had never had power before.
• Hoosier EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHoosier Energy is SCI REMC's wholesale power supplier. They evaluated and redesigned their wholesale power rates in 2023, which directly impacted SCI REMC's retail rates. Coal prices surged 300% and natural gas costs rose 100%, affecting the cooperative's cost structure. Periodic rate reviews are essential to sustainable pricing structures.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Orange County REMC: Indiana-based rural electric membership cooperative operating in an adjacent service territory with parallel electric distribution and broadband expansion priorities.
• Northeast Indiana REMC: Indiana rural electric membership cooperative serving rural and small-town members with both electric distribution and broadband services, structurally similar to SCI REMC.
• Tipmont REMC: Indiana-based rural electric membership cooperative that has built its own fiber broadband subsidiary (Tipmont Wintek), making it the closest operational and structural analog to SCI REMC's electric-plus-fiber cooperative model.
• NineStar Connect: Indiana-based communications and energy cooperative offering fiber broadband alongside electric services; directly comparable as a cooperative fiber operator in Indiana.
• Decatur County REMC: Indiana rural electric cooperative with a comparable cooperative structure and rural service area profile to SCI REMC.
• Jackson County REMC: Indiana rural electric cooperative serving a comparable south-central Indiana footprint with similar electric distribution and emerging broadband service offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Frontier Communications: Large incumbent broadband provider with significant rural and small-town footprint across Indiana, competing against cooperative fiber rollouts like SCI Fiber for residential and business internet customers.
• Duke Energy Indiana: Investor-owned utility serving Indiana with electric distribution and generation; comparable on the electric utility side but operates a much larger, broader portfolio across multiple states.

Others

• Hoosier Energy: Generation and Transmission (G&T) cooperative that supplies wholesale power to SCI REMC; an upstream ecosystem participant and Indiana electric cooperative peer rather than a direct retail competitor.

Regional players

• Citizens Communications: Indiana-focused fiber and telecommunications provider serving rural communities; comparable broadband offering though operating as a non-cooperative commercial entity.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SCIFiber

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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