By Chris Adam Winter in Indiana often brings heavy snow, freezing rain, ice storms and strong winds. These conditions not only create travel hazards but can also cause electrical dangers, warns Indiana’s electric cooperatives. “Safety around electricity should be top of mind year-round,” said John Cassady, CEO of Indiana Electric Cooperatives. “In the winter, snow… Continue reading.
We’ve all had to alter tried-and-true plans and procedures due to the coronavirus. Kankakee Valley REMC has as well. Take the co-op’s annual meeting. Those who’ve attended the KV REMC meeting in the past look forward to this opportunity to reconnect with friends and family, meet their co-op’s leadership team, elect board members, and participate… Continue reading.
Those big green boxes in many yards may not be particularly attractive, but they are very important to ensuring you have a safe and reliable supply of electricity. They are what we call “pad-mount” transformers. While overhead power lines are mounted on utility poles and substations are protected by security fences, pad-mounted transformers are… Continue reading.
To help our member-consumers during the COVID-19 pandemic, on March 18, Kankakee Valley REMC temporarily suspended service disconnections due to non-payment of bills and suspended assessing any new late fees since that time. This was done to assist families and businesses during these uncertain times. Importantly, these disconnect suspensions are not bill waivers. Member-consumers will… Continue reading.
Daily, the Seven Cooperative Principles guide operations at Kankakee Valley REMC. Concern for Community is one of those principles. We are proud to invest in our communities. A recent grant-matching opportunity through the CoBank Sharing Success program allowed us to double the impact of our financial gifts to four local organizations. CoBank, one of… Continue reading.
As of July 1, drivers are prohibited from using handheld devices while driving on Indiana roads. The new legislation, intended to combat distracted driving, prohibits drivers from holding or using a handheld mobile device while operating a moving vehicle. When drivers are distracted, accidents often occur. Many times, when drivers veer off roads they hit… Continue reading.
Boone REMC will partner with several entities to provide electric service to the town of Thorntown in the event of a power outage or equipment testing. Boone REMC began construction on the project near SR 75 in Thorntown. Duke Energy has financed the project and will complete their construction following Boone REMC’s portion. Currently, there… Continue reading.
Distribution poles can be found all along roads and neighborhoods, bringing power into homes and businesses. To keep the system working properly, Boone REMC regularly inspects the lines and occasionally finds a few poles that need to be replaced. If a pole needs to be replaced, Boone REMC does its best to keep members in… Continue reading.
Set thermostats to 78 degrees Fahrenheit in summer. Install a programmable thermostat to save even more. Run ceiling paddle fans on medium, blowing down in summer. Turn off ceiling fans when leaving the room. Fans cool people, not rooms. When installing new air filters, make sure they are facing in the correct direction (look for… Continue reading.
By Emily Schilling One of my favorite Christmas traditions is watching Hallmark Channel Christmas movies. Typically, these movies are “happily ever after” flicks that also provide viewers with the holiday of their dreams: small towns decked out to the nines, festively decorated homes, plates of cookies and mugs of hot cocoa, Christmas caroling, snowman building… Continue reading.
As we continue to navigate through the next several months, Harrison REMC is doing everything we can to keep our members and employees safe while still providing reliable electricity. As many of you know, the annual meeting scheduled for April 7 was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since that time, the board of directors… Continue reading.
