The summer sun quickly drives up outdoor temperatures. Rather than perpetually running your air conditioner, some strategic planning can save you energy, leading to lower electric use. Steps you can take to reduce your energy costs are to: Open the windows on cool summer evenings and nights. A cool breeze in the evening and overnight… Continue reading.

Heartland REMC is again offering financial scholarships to assist students of REMC members. At this year’s Annual Meeting – scheduled for Saturday, June 27 – the names of 20 eligible winners will be drawn at random and announced near the close of the co-op’s business meeting.  Under the guidelines, winning students will receive $500 to… Continue reading.

When you recycle or donate your used electronics, like computers, cell phones and flat screens, you do the environment a big favor.  Recycling 1 million laptops saves roughly the amount of energy it takes to power more than 3,500 homes in a year. Even if the device isn’t usable, it still contains metals, plastics and… Continue reading.

Spring is here. You can practically smell the freshly-cut grass. If you’re in the market to upgrade your lawn care equipment, you may want to consider electric (or battery-powered) options.  Gas-powered lawn mowers and trimmers may be your go-to, but the times, they are a-changin’ — make that a-chargin’. Electric lawn care equipment options are… Continue reading.

The sweltering summer heat can mean diving into your swimming pool — and high diving deep into energy costs. With temperatures starting to rise, you may be eyeing the swimming pool to help cool you off this summer. If you have a pool at your home, you likely are not yearning as much for those… Continue reading.

Members of Heartland REMC will vote for three board seats at this year’s annual meeting in June. Up for election this year are: • District 8 (incumbent director is Joh Smith); • District 11 (incumbent director is Alan Schlagenhauf); • District 31 (incumbent director is Doug Wilcox). Potential candidates have until April 10 to file for nomination. To… Continue reading.

By Garrett Keiser Spring brings renewal — and new opportunities to save energy and money. You may think energy efficiency upgrades require a great deal of time and expense, but that’s not always the case.  If you’re interested in making your home more efficient but don’t want to break the bank, there are several DIY… Continue reading.

This month, you may be one of the millions of Americans turning on the television and heading to the fridge as you watch your favorite college basketball team compete for a national championship. And among the school fight songs and busted brackets, the month’s madness also provides the chance to score savings by upgrading appliances…. Continue reading.

You can do more than wear green to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this year. You can “go” green — all through your home.  The best way to start is simply to waste less. Here are four ways to do that:  Save energy. Use the energy you need — wisely, so you don’t waste any. It’s… Continue reading.

The second Sunday in March will trigger Daylight Saving Time, when we “spring ahead” and set our clocks one hour later. That’s also the best day to change the batteries in smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors — even if the batteries aren’t dead. If you don’t have fire alarms and CO detectors, your family… Continue reading.