You go shopping for a new refrigerator, and you’re on a budget. The best buy is the fridge with the lowest sales price, right? Not necessarily. The reason? The cost of owning a home appliance has three components: the initial purchase price, the cost of repairs and maintenance, and the cost to operate it. To… Continue reading.

These dog days of summer might have you considering putting those loitering summer sunrays to work making electricity for your home. Advances in technology have helped make the cost of solar energy more affordable. More people than ever before are considering adding solar panels to their home. But before you contact a solar panel sales… Continue reading.

On June 8, the board of trustees for Operation Round Up, a community service program of Heartland REMC, approved three grants.  The following grant applications were approved: Wabash County Christmas Spirit Foundation– Gifts for Children, $1,000 Parkview Huntington Family YMCA – CPR Training Equipment, $1055.58 Community Cares of Wells County – Freezer, $700 These grants… Continue reading.

BY GARRETT KEISER After working  in the backyard, a swimming pool provides the perfect summer retreat. But who wants it to be a wallet drain? Soak up these pool efficiency tips to save money while maintaining your personal, pristine oasis. Each pool is equipped with an energy guzzler: the pump. The bigger the pump, the… Continue reading.

During the severely sweltering summer, planning ahead to save energy can keep you cool while helping the environment — and even get you some green back! People know the basic rules of supply and demand — when demand goes up, the price typically goes up. The same goes for electricity: when businesses are operating and… Continue reading.

School may be out for the summer but that doesn’t mean learning has to take a vacation. As a parent, you can teach your children how smart savings and money-management behaviors can help set them on the path to greater long-term financial security. No matter how old your kids are, there’s one basic premise: Live… Continue reading.

Stop nagging your kids to turn off the lights or TV or water when they’re finished with them. Instead, make them official officers in your energy-efficiency “police force.” Or soldiers in your “environmental army.” Or even kings and queens of the Land of Low Electricity Bills. If you want your kids to help you in… Continue reading.

Sleeping in, hanging out by the pool, and earning a little extra money are popular summertime activities for teenagers. Unfortunately, traffic accidents are also a common occurrence. Those at Indiana’s electric cooperatives remind parents to talk to their teens about safety hazards associated with driving. Parents should definitely discuss safe driving practices that are related… Continue reading.

For most of us, 2020 was a year we would just as soon forget. Our country and most of the world saw multiple hardships and disruptions due to the COVID-19 virus and government regulations.  As your electric provider, we also saw situations that were difficult during the year, as well as a responsibility to our… Continue reading.

2020 was a year that we will not forget.  In some way, the year affected us all.Despite the chaos, Heartland REMC, as always, was here for our members.   During the initial COVID-19 state quarantine lockdown, your REMC was only closed to the public for six weeks.  During this time, our employees were still in… Continue reading.

Members of Heartland REMC (will cast their votes for four directors at this year’s meeting to be held virtually on June 26.) As in the past, members will vote right after they go through registration. Results of the balloting will be announced at the end of the business meeting. Directors serve three-year terms. Biographical information… Continue reading.

There has been a lot of activity over the past few months to keep the Heartland REMC broadband initiative moving forward. We have neared construction completion in the Lafayette Zone. This means the main fiber lines have been completed and we are moving through neighborhoods to get members connected to fiber internet service. Currently, almost… Continue reading.