Unfortunately, in today’s world, scams are inevitable. Scammers can threaten you with everything from legal action involving the IRS to turning off power to your home.  Utility scams often involve an individual or group posing as an employee of your electric cooperative. The scammer may use threatening language in order to frighten you into offering… Continue reading.

Starting in September and running thorugh through January, Warren County REMC will be conducting a survey of residential co-op members. This telephone survey is conducted every three years and helps our power supplier, Wabash Valley Power Alliance, determine how much power we’ll need in the near future.   The survey will be conducted by Oppenheim… Continue reading.

Harvest time in Indiana can be an exciting and exhausting time, the culmination of a season of hard work. However, the rush to harvest can also yield tragic outcomes. Each year, dozens of farm workers are killed and hundreds are injured in electrical accidents on the farm.   Review with all workers the farm activities… Continue reading.

Want another way to manage your electric bill? Prepay Electric from Warren County REMC is not just for new customers. Pre pay account allows you to: • Eliminate deposits, monthly bills and late fees. • Receive balance notices by email or text message. • Allows you to pay any amount you want above $5. •… Continue reading.

When you think of October, pumpkins, Halloween and beautiful fall foliage naturally come to mind. But October is notable for another reason – it’s National Co-op Month! This is the time of year when cooperatives across the country, including Heartland REMC, celebrate who we are and more importantly, the members we serve. Cooperatives are different… Continue reading.

The board of trustees for Operation Round Up, a community service program of Heartland REMC, recently approved six grants totalling $6,000. The approved grants were awarded to: • Roanoke Volunteer Fire Department for communications equipment, $2,000; • Lagro Volunteer Fire Department for S.C.B.A. Tanks, $2,000; • Manchester Early Learning Center for equipment upgrades, $500; • Cancer Services of Northeast… Continue reading.

By Garrett Keiser Forced air heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems require effective air filtration for optimum energy efficiency, maintaining clean(ish) ductwork and good indoor air quality.  Air filters should be changed regularly. How often they need changing depends upon a number of factors (see graphic below).  There are more choices of filters than… Continue reading.