Whether we’re talking about restaurants, car dealers, or department stores, most businesses work pretty hard at encouraging you to spend more. So why would the company selling you electricity instead keep talking about spending smarter? Unlike businesses that focus on rewarding shareholders, Kankakee Valley REMC is a non-profit that exists solely to serve member-consumers like… Continue reading.

When you go grocery shopping, it’s easy to see where every dollar goes. Some money pays for fresh produce, some goes to dairy products. It’s easy to know what your grocery budget covers because everything is right there in your cart. It’s not quite as simple to see where your energy dollars go. First, it’s important… Continue reading.

Fall is a busy time, and October is a particularly eventful month with school, community and sports activities in full swing. It’s also when all cooperatives celebrate National Cooperative Month.  When Kankakee Valley REMC celebrates Co-op Month, it is celebrating you! After all, our co-op wouldn’t exist without you, our members.  Our core business purpose… Continue reading.

We partner with our power provider to handle weather challenges – and has done so for years. This sweltering summer, you may have paid more attention to energy costs and reliability. The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), which coordinates electricity generation and transmission in parts of the central U.S. and Canada, warned that there was… Continue reading.

Kankakee Valley REMC is committed to providing safe, reliable, affordable electricity to our rural communities. Unfortunately, we are facing a challenge that could threaten our commitment to reliability.   As you may remember, supply chain challenges started two years ago during the height of the pandemic, initially affecting many household products. Those challenges are now… Continue reading.

There is no better way to kick off summer than with a good old-fashioned picnic. That’s why your co-op chose a picnic-style format for its member appreciation/annual business meeting event. Our friends and neighbors — specifically the member-consumers of Kankakee Valley REMC — were our special guests.  Approximately 483 registered member-consumers and their families braved the… Continue reading.

On June 16, Kankakee Valley REMC’s  largest event — the Member Appreciation Day and Annual Business Meeting  — will take place. We look forward to seeing you there for some family fun, good food and a chance to win some great prizes.    While much of the event is a lively and fun affair, there… Continue reading.

It’s often been said that knowledge is power, and the more you know about the electric power you use, the more power you have to make the most of every energy dollar. That’s why we’re so excited to introduce SmartHub, our innovative tool for helping you take control of your electric service like never before…. Continue reading.

I often describe your co-op as being “different.” You might be thinking, though, that electricity is the same regardless of where it comes from.  OK, you are right. But an electric co-op is so much more than electricity and that’s because of you, the cooperative’s member-consumers.   KV REMC is a member-centric organization. As a… Continue reading.

I plug the charger into my smartphone and swipe my phone to take a quick glance at tomorrow’s weather forecast. Technology and electricity make retrieving information so easy and convenient that I don’t think twice about its instant access. Then I remember it’s just been a matter of decades since the people who first worked… Continue reading.

Time is valuable. We all only have so much of it — and it’s usually packed with commitments and activities.  That’s why we at Kankakee Valley REMC are constantly evaluating our business practices, programs and services to make sure we prioritize you … and your time. We do so with a focus and commitment to… Continue reading.