By Stephanie Groves Senior Editor Richard Biever is a rare talent and the lifeblood of Indiana Connection magazine. Here’s more about him, in his own wonderful words.   My role at Indiana Connection is to tell the stories of Indiana’s electric cooperatives and their consumers. As senior editor, I generally write and photograph most of… Continue reading.

By Jack Spaulding The United States’ national bird is the bald eagle; our national mammal is the American bison. It’s time for us to give the beaver its due and declare the waterway engineer as our official national rodent. Some may disagree, saying we already have the groundhog. Granted, the pasture poodle even has its… Continue reading.

Do you recall all the safety rules you were taught about refueling when you first learned to drive? Things like: shut off the engine; don’t smoke; don’t leave the pump unattended; and don’t overfill. If you are among the growing number of drivers sliding in behind the wheel of an electric vehicle, different “refueling” considerations apply. … Continue reading.

Strawberry Fields may be forever — at least in some of our Beatle-inspired minds — but the juicy red morsels of late spring and early summer are fleeting. Be certain not to miss out on these first fruits of the season by visiting a strawberry festival near you. All around Indiana, festivals featuring strawberries kick… Continue reading.

Fountain County is named for James Fountaine (1757–1790), an officer who served in the American Revolutionary War and the Northwest Indian War. Fontaine was from Virginia and began a military career at an early age. After the Revolutionary War, he moved to Kentucky, where he served as major. He was killed Oct. 22, 1790, in… Continue reading.

By Chelsi Jackson It may not have happened yet, but sooner or later, you’re going to see electric vehicle charging stations popping up where there were none before.  When they do, odds are it will be part of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program that was created by the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law… Continue reading.

Motorists have long been told we were on a journey to a greener place. Just around the bend was a new world where electric vehicles would easily merge alongside gas-powered vehicles. But for decades, as we rounded the curves, topped hills and traveled long stretches, we passed untapped power lines. And from the back seat… Continue reading.

Steuben County REMC’s 86th annual meeting will be held virtually on June 10, with a Member Appreciation Day held on a later date.  Look out for the May issue of Indiana Connection for more details and the official meeting notice. 

Do you want to level out your electric bill? Steuben County REMC offers budget billing to help members manage their monthly bills by equalizing them each month.  To be eligible to sign up for budget billing: Budget accounts are recalculated at the beginning of the calendar year, and the monthly amount is adjusted accordingly. Your… Continue reading.

Steuben County REMC’s broadband project has been steadily increasing pace over the course of the last few months. So far through Phase I open zones, we have seen almost double the take rate of our early market projections. In some cases, this created a backlog of orders, extending installation lead times to up to 60… Continue reading.

2023 Annual Meeting: June 10  Operation Round Up Submission Deadlines: June 30, Sept. 29, Dec. 29

Phase 1 — Orland/West Otter/Salem/Helmer Phase 2 — Nevada Mills/Lake James/Crooked Lake Construction starting after Phase 1 Phase 3 — North-Central-East Angola/Fremont Construction starting after Phase 2 Phase 4 — South-East Angola/Ashley/Hudson Construction starting after Phase 3