LaGrange County REMC’s Spark Broadband offers more than just super fast internet speeds. It also offers ExperienceIQ and ProtectIQ for added control and protection. ExperienceIQ offers additional functionality to help manage access to the internet within your home. Consider it advanced parental control. You can restrict access to specific content by selecting age appropriate levels… Continue reading.

This October, you should be treated by ghoulish figures visiting on Halloween — not tricked by unexpectedly high energy costs.  Every fall, people enjoy the milder temperatures while preparing for the coming Midwestern winter. Make sure you’re treating yourself to energy savings by making the right upgrades. Even small home improvements can lead to long-term… Continue reading.

Operating an electric cooperative requires that we focus on delivering on both reliability and affordability — two ideals that can often be diametrically opposed. When you flip a switch, you expect the lights to turn on. When a storm rolls through the area, you expect the electrical grid to be robust enough to withstand all… Continue reading.

In June, LaGrange County REMC welcomed Logan Hamilton, pictured at right, as a tree trimmer/groundman.  After graduating from Prairie Heights High School, Hamilton jumped right in to begin his career at the REMC. Before working at the cooperative, he sold bait and tackle at the Angler and still does on the weekends. Hamilton likes working… Continue reading.

For just pennies a month, the power of our members joining together is making a huge impact on our community. Thanks to those members participating in Operation Round Up for allowing their monthly bills to be rounded up to the nearest dollar. Since the beginning of the program in January 2002, more than $620,000 has… Continue reading.

By Jake Taylor Did you know that by 1900 electric cars made up nearly one-third of the vehicles on the road in the U.S. until the release of the Model T Ford and the advancement of the internal combustion engine? Even though we’ve been reliant on fossil fuels for the last century, technology has advanced… Continue reading.

LaGrange County REMC is attempting to locate former members who have unclaimed capital credits. These capital credits were retired and issued during 2019 for persons who received electricity from the cooperative during 1995 and 2018.    A list of the individuals who did not cash their checks has been posted on our website at lagrangeremc.com…. Continue reading.

We spend a lot of time indoors. In fact, the Environmental Protection Agency estimates the average person spends 90% of his or her life indoors. (I don’t know about you, but I suddenly have the urge to go for a long walk!) Additionally, our homes are becoming more energy efficient –– they’re better insulated and… Continue reading.

Co-op members building their “forever” homes enjoy choosing new home options — from flooring to cabinets to paint colors. Those members can also work with their local electric cooperative to build a Power Moves® Home. Houses built to the Power Moves Home standard are on average at least 20% more energy efficient than a traditional… Continue reading.

The key to cultivating robust communities is economic development. Economic development seeks to improve the overall quality of life within a community. The scope of development typically includes job creation and business retention through incentives for small businesses and workforce development programs. By supporting innovation, new ideas and new strategies, economic development promotes social change… Continue reading.

Riding in a bucket truck, zip lining and making new friends are what students will remember from their time spent at Camp Kilowatt this summer. LaGrange County REMC sponsored Prairie Heights incoming seventh grader, Jeremiah Hinkle (pictured at right), to travel to Camp Tecumseh in Brookston, Indiana, for four days of fun June 8-11. He… Continue reading.

LaGrange County REMC was recently presented with a “No Lost Time Accident Award” in recognition of its management and employees for their outstanding achievement of an accident-free record of 95,774 employee hours since June 22, 2018, by the Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange. Pictured at left are current employees marking the achievement.