This past year demonstrated what we can accomplish when we work cooperatively. In March of 2025, we launched the time-of-use rate across the entire membership. Many of you embraced the change by shifting your energy use away from periods of highest demand. Those small changes made a big difference. Lower wholesale power costs allowed us… Continue reading.
Exercise one of the greatest benefits of being a member of an electric co-op by voting for the upcoming year’s board of directors. Districts 1, 2, and 9 are up for election. District 1: Gary Shough Occupation: Equipment operator Employer: Steuben County Highway (28 years) Community involvement: Active: Boy Scout Troop 423 (assistant scoutmaster), Orland… Continue reading.
The spare change from Steuben County REMC members’ electric bills continues to make a big difference across the community. Through the cooperative’s Operation Round Up program, $43,000 was recently awarded to 14 local organizations and community projects, helping support programs that strengthen and improve life throughout Steuben County. Operation Round Up allows members to voluntarily… Continue reading.
At LaGrange County REMC, our mission goes beyond delivering safe, reliable electricity. As a member-owned cooperative, we are deeply committed to the people and communities we serve — going on 90 years! One of the most meaningful ways we live out that commitment is by showing up — listening, engaging, and celebrating alongside you throughout… Continue reading.
When: Friday, June 12, 4 p.m. Where: Virtually on facebook.com/lagrangecountyremc Ballots emailed and mailed on May 11 (Voting ends June 10 at 12 noon) Voting options: Online and by mail (view details here).
In mid-May, members will receive an email (if we have your email address on file) or a letter in the mail (if we do NOT have your email address on file) which will outline the instructions on how to vote online or by mailing in the included ballot. The ballots sent to our “non-email” members… Continue reading.
District 1 Michael Huppenthal represents members in District 1. He has earned the Credentialed Cooperative Director Certificate (CCD) through the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). He was raised in Schererville, Indiana, and moved to LaGrange in 1993. Huppenthal retired from TC Energy after more than 32 years of service. He is a life member… Continue reading.
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Join us online for the 2026 LaGrange County REMC Annual Meeting! The meeting will air on our Facebook page on June 12 at 4 p.m. Look in the June issue of this magazine for the audited financials for 2025 and 2024. Once again, the cooperative will be hosting five special member appreciation events throughout the… Continue reading.
When it comes to keeping the lights on, not all electric utilities operate the same way. While all utilities share the goal of providing safe and reliable electricity, the ways they are structured and who they serve can be very different. Understanding the difference between an electric cooperative and an investor-owned utility helps explain how… Continue reading.
