Over the years, you’ve heard me expound on why and how LaGrange County REMC is different — because we’re a cooperative. Our business model sets us apart from other utilities because we adhere to seven guiding cooperative principles that reflect core values of honesty, transparency, equity, inclusiveness and service to the greater good of the… Continue reading.

Each opportunity to give of our time and our knowledge is an opportunity to enact change and better our community. One such opportunity is serving on LaGrange County REMC’s board of directors. You may question how you can contribute to an electric cooperative board: “I don’t know anything about electricity!” We’re not looking for electrical… Continue reading.

It’s not an easy task to take on by yourself – helping to improve the environment. Let LaGrange County REMC and its members help. Each year, we provide grants from our EnviroWatts program to benefit nonprofit service organizations working to improve the environment locally. Is your organization cleaning up a local river or lake? Are… Continue reading.

Cooperative Calendar of Student Art Contest Public, private or home-schooled students in kindergarten through 12th grade during the 2020-21 school year are encouraged to enter their best artwork for this contest, which will showcase the best submissions from each grade level in the 2022 Cooperative Calendar of Student Art.  A first-place artist will be selected… Continue reading.

LaGrange County REMC Energy Advisor Jake Taylor helped a co-op member scour his house to find the culprit causing the member’s high energy bills.  Taylor started in the homeowner’s basement, at the circuit breaker box. He didn’t have to travel any further. Taylor connected a Sense, which is a home energy monitor that tracks electricity… Continue reading.

When we say that we live in a “connected” world, most of us think about technology, like smartphones and other devices and gadgets. But when you’re a member of an electric co-op, there’s so much more to being part of our connected co-op community.  We depend on you because you power our success, and when… Continue reading.

“Few will have the greatness to bend history itself, but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total of all those acts will be written the history of this generation.” — Robert F. Kennedy Kennedy’s words ring true. Each opportunity to give of our time and our… Continue reading.

Providing our community’s youth with fun trips and opportunities each year, whether it’s exploring our nation’s capital or making friends at summer camp, is one of LaGrange County REMC’s favorite ways in which we give back. Unfortunately, due to the unpredictability of COVID-19 and its effect on future travel, it’s been decided that three of… Continue reading.

With the holiday season upon us and the new year just around the corner, I can’t help but reflect on the gratitude I feel for our community. I think most will agree this has been a year like no other — certainly in my lifetime. And while we’ve seen our share of challenges, I am… Continue reading.