Get your ticket to savings at the county fairs. Kankakee Valley REMC has teamed up again this year with the local fairs to offer our membership a special admission discount just by simply showing your electric bill at the gate. Be sure to stop by the KV REMC booth on the nights listed below and… Continue reading.

No matter if you have a water, gas, or electricity connection — or all three — utility scammers may already be targeting you. In fact, imposter scams are the number one type of fraud reported to the Federal Trade Commission.  Utility scammers have been around for years. But since the COVID-19 pandemic and a work-from-home… Continue reading.

Power outages are never convenient. Sometimes, it’s no mystery why we are left in the dark, like when lightning and thunder rattle windows and walls. Other times, an outage may come out of the blue. The length of time it takes to restore power will vary by the cause. Decatur County REMC shares outage information… Continue reading.

Balancing the demand for electricity with just-in-time supply (currently, electricity can’t be stored in meaningful amounts) and then transmitting the electricity over an expansive grid of transmission and distribution lines make the U.S. electric grid the most complex machine in our nation’s history. As an industry, we are currently impacted by a number of domestic… Continue reading.

Prepaid Electric allows you to control your budget by making payments into your account as you can afford to do so. Simply add money into your account online, over the phone, or in the office, as your account needs to be filled, like filling a gas tank. Prepaid Electric members pay in advance for their… Continue reading.

The Harrison REMC board of directors recently approved changes to the board officer positions at the cooperative.  David Poe was elected president. Brian Koetter was elected vice president. Craig Engleman was elected secretary/treasurer.  Former Board President Pat Book opted to not seek a board officer position, but he will remain as a director for the… Continue reading.

Lineman Jerry Crosier retired from Harrison REMC in April after 25 years of service. We want to thank Jerry for his dedication to the cooperative and wish him luck in retirement!

It’s no secret that consumers with a water, gas, solar or electricity connection have long been targets for utility scams, but fraudsters have changed their tactics since the COVID-19 pandemic. As consumers became more reliant on technology for work, school and commerce, scammers noted these shifts and adapted their tactics to this changed environment.  Imposter… Continue reading.

One of the most telling areas of shortfall during the recent rate study was lighting — security lighting, decorative subdivision lighting, member-owned street lighting, and traffic lighting. The REMC has not implemented a distribution specific rate increase that was based on a Cost of Service study since 2008. In this time frame, the cost of… Continue reading.

We spend a lot of time indoors. In fact, the Environmental Protection Agency estimates the average person spends 90% of his or her life indoors. (I don’t know about you, but I suddenly have the urge to go for a long walk!) Additionally, our homes are becoming more energy efficient –– they’re better insulated and… Continue reading.