By Joe Spear A home upgrade that lowers the cost to heat your water may also help you save on your taxes next year. The Inflation Reduction Act, passed by Congress last year, includes incentives for homeowners to make qualifying energy efficiency upgrades. The act includes a tax credit to upgrade to a heat pump water heater… Continue reading.
One of my favorite events — and also one of our newest — is coming up on June 1, when Noble REMC will host our second annual Member Appreciation Event. I look forward to this event because it’s a great opportunity for me, our employees and our directors to talk with our members and hear… Continue reading.
It’s finally here! It’s time to vote for your board of directors and mark your calendars for the Noble REMC Annual Meeting. How to Vote All Noble REMC members will receive a paper ballot in the mail about mid-May, where you will mark your vote, approve your 2022 Annual Meeting minutes, tear off the ballot… Continue reading.
Starting as a tree trimmer only two years ago, Jared Buckles has already added the title of groundman to his name. That means he now spends half of his time working with the right-of-way crew and the other half with the line crew. It also means he’s one step closer in his goal of becoming… Continue reading.
How far can a few dollars go to help the environment? An investment of $5 a month allows you to purchase electricity from renewable energy sources and enhance the local landscape, all by simply signing up for Noble REMC’s EnviroWatts program. And the impact of those dollars will soon be seen locally, as we recently… Continue reading.
It’s that time of year when osprey will be building their nests high in the sky in preparation for laying eggs. Unfortunately, when they can’t find a higher perch, they sometimes choose one of the most dangerous locations for their nesting — electrical poles. Noble REMC wants to make sure that these birds stay safe… Continue reading.
Indiana’s electric cooperatives and their statewide magazine, Indiana Connection, named the winners of the 26th annual Cooperative Calendar of Student Art Contest. Justine Ocken, a high school junior from South Whitley, was named artist of the year for her color pencil work of a horse, rider and a dog wading in an autumn stream. The… Continue reading.
Service. Mission. Country. These three words describe our nation’s veterans, and they also succinctly describe a core co-op ethos. Veterans are innately motivated to serve, and in a similar vein, electric co-ops are guided by foundational principles that put their community first. Electric co-ops were founded to bring electricity to rural areas where there was… Continue reading.
The above directors are up for election at the Miami-Cass REMC Annual Meeting on June 15. More details about voting for your directors will be in the next issue of Indiana Connection magazine.