Last month, as you kicked back with friends and family during the holiday celebrating hard work, you probably weren’t giving a lot of thought to our local workforce. I never stop thinking about it. Look around at the recent retirees you know. Many of them were skilled tradespeople who had acquired decades of experience. Businesses,… Continue reading.

As more of our country’s electricity is generated from renewable resources, it creates more challenges during extreme weather. December 2022 brought sub-zero temperatures around Christmas. Thousands of people in the electric industry spent their holiday making sure Midwesterners had electricity to cook meals and enjoy time together as a family. In the south, the Tennessee… Continue reading.

As a not-for-profit cooperative, any margins Kankakee Valley REMC earns over and above our expenses, maintenance, or capital improvements of our distribution system are returned to our member-consumers. This return is referred to as capital credits and is one of the tangible benefits of our commitment to prudent fiscal management and being a KV REMC… Continue reading.

Accounts for the following past Kankakee Valley REMC customers, whether individuals or businesses, have credit balances that were left when their electric service was disconnected. These customers were mailed checks for the balances, but the checks were returned or uncashed. If you recognize anyone on this list, please have him or her contact the KV… Continue reading.

It’s no secret that a lineworker’s job is tough and often done in challenging conditions. At the end of August when the temperatures registered over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, first-year apprentice Chris Chaplin and second-year apprentice Tim Morgart strapped on their tool belts and gaffs and took to the poles to participate in the Indiana Electric… Continue reading.

No matter your job, a business owner lives in your house: you! As a member of your local electric cooperative, you are actually an owner (a member-consumer) of the organization! Electric cooperatives sprang up across the U.S. in the 1930s as towns and cities across the nation gained access to electricity. The Rural Electrification Act… Continue reading.

GOOD FOODBirky’s Catering is returning to serve up mouth-watering pork chops. In addition to the pork chops, attendees can enjoy hot dogs, baked beans, potato salad and applesauce. And don’t forget to enjoy a deep-fried Oreo, funnel cake, deep-fried pickles, ice cream or a root beer float from Piggies & Cream or Butter & Grace…. Continue reading.

I hear many people fretting about uncertainty. They worry about our future and the changes ahead. Know why I don’t share their concerns? Because Kankakee Valley REMC doesn’t believe in worrying about what’s ahead. Instead, we believe in planning for it … and we’ve done a lot in the last year. Planning is why we’ve… Continue reading.

The current year for the cooperative saw a continued investment in infrastructure while maintaining a strong financial position. Your cooperative invested just shy of $13 million in the electric plant, bringing the two-year total to over $25 million. The total assets held by the REMC total $97 million and over 90% of those are plant… Continue reading.