On July 30, Layne Walter joined Carroll White REMC in the role of groundman for the cooperative. Born and raised in Rensselaer, Walter graduated from Rensselaer High School in 2016. He attended Blackhawk East for Ag Business Management, and before joining CW REMC, he worked on a farm. When asked what he was most looking… Continue reading.

MAKING GEOTHERMAL MORE AFFORDABLE Are the upfront costs of installing a geothermal heat pump keeping you from switching your home or business to this energy-efficient heating and cooling system? Carroll White REMCs new Looped In program is here to help you! Carroll White REMC will pay to have a members loop system installed. The REMC… Continue reading.

October is National Co-op Month — and this year, the United Nations has gone even further, declaring 2025 the International Year of Cooperatives. What does that mean? Maybe not much at first glance. But for me, it’s a powerful reminder that co-ops aren’t just another business model. They are something better. A few years ago,… Continue reading.

Cooperatives in America are as old as the nation itself. The first successful U.S. cooperative was organized in 1752 when Benjamin Franklin formed the Philadelphia Contributionship for the Insurance of Houses from Loss by Fire — the nation’s oldest continuing cooperative. It continues to operate today. Electric cooperatives began in the 1930s because investor-owned utilities… Continue reading.

The Oxford Dictionary defines efficiency as the state or quality of being efficient, an action designed to achieve efficiency. The technical definition reads, The ratio of the useful work performed by a machine or in a process to the total energy expended or heat taken in. Carroll White REMC is very excited to announce that… Continue reading.

A residential solar system with battery storage differs from a solar array only system primarily in its ability to store excess energy for later use. A solar array without a battery is typically tied to the electrical grid. During the day, it powers your home and sends excess electricity back to the grid, earning credit… Continue reading.

Carroll White REMCs Operation Round Up Board of Trustees granted $13,500 to seven non-profits in the service territory. In the third quarter of this fiscal year, trustees allotted funds to help a variety of projects to benefit local communities. SERVANTS AT WORK The largest grant of $4,000 was awarded to Servants at Work. This organization… Continue reading.

Every week, it seems there’s another headline warning about rising electricity prices. One recent report really stood out to me. In July, the Citizens Action Coalition shared that over the past year, rates from Indiana’s investor owned utilities (IOUs) rose by an average of 17.5%. As the CEO of a utility, I take that personally…. Continue reading.

Explaining where power comes from may seem simple, but it’s not. The act of turning on your lights is at the end of a long and complex journey. The intricacies of getting power to that switch involve thorough and ongoing planning. There is not a day that goes by that my team at Wabash Valley… Continue reading.

Electrical safety is probably the last thing that crosses anyone’s mind on a summertime boat ride. But because water and electricity are a deadly combination, brush up on some boating safety rules. Be aware of powerlines. Pay close attention when raising or lowering the boat’s mast or spar and ensure drying sails and sheet lines… Continue reading.

In 1981, Margaret Foutch was contacted by White County REMC member Alice Goss and asked to put her name on the slate for a director’s seat at White County REMC. The rest of the story is one of change and dedication of a cooperative and a rural woman who gave 44 years of her life… Continue reading.

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