Many electric space heaters advertise they can slash your electric bill. What they don’t advertise is that they can also cause that bill to increase significantly.  Whether it’s a standard electric space heater you can buy at a store or a “ruby quartz” or “infrared” souped-up model advertised in a newspaper or on a billboard,… Continue reading.

A New Year brings new opportunities to save energy — and money. You may think energy efficiency upgrades require a great deal of time and expense, but that’s not always the case.  If you’re interested in making your home more efficient but don’t want to break the bank, there are several DIY projects you can… Continue reading.

Warren County REMC Is an electric distribution cooperative owned by our members. Equity accumulates on each REMC account when revenues exceed the cost of doing business, termed capital credits.  After a time determined by the board of directors, capital credits from each account are allocated or retired to the  accountholder or his/her heirs. In December,… Continue reading.

By Phil High Working with electricity can be dangerous, especially for lineworkers. In fact, line repairers and installers are among the most dangerous jobs in the U.S. That’s why for Warren County REMC, safety is the number one priority. This is not empty talk. Over time, we have created a culture of putting our employees’… Continue reading.

Candles are safe products but may become hazardous when used improperly or in an unsafe manner. During the holidays, more people seem to use candles. Here are a few safety tips to follow when burning candles: Always keep a burning candle within sight. Extinguish all candles when leaving a room or before going to sleep…. Continue reading.

At Warren County REMC, we’re committed to providing you with reliable power. There are some things we can’t stop — high winds, thunderstorms, ice storms — but we do what we can to prevent the main outage culprit — TREES. Vegetation — trees, shrubs, brush — growing too close to power lines and distribution equipment… Continue reading.

Meter tampering means doing anything that causes the meter to run slower or not at all. It also includes anything that is used to divert electricity around the electric meter.  Tampering with a meter is theft of electricity from your REMC and it is extremely dangerous. According to the Cooperative Research Network, a division of… Continue reading.