4-H Program Reimbursement  Kankakee Valley REMC would like to pay for your child’s 2020-21 4-H program fees.  The reimbursement is only available to youth whose parents or guardians are KV REMC member-consumers. A maximum of three program fees will be reimbursed per family. The reimbursement form can be found at kvremc.com under the community programs… Continue reading.

In this section, we’ll tell you where our maintenance and construction crews will be and what they will be doing. Fiber Make Ready — KV REMC crews will be performing system improvement requirements in preparation for attaching fiber optic lines to our electric poles. This work will be done in southwest Valparaiso, Kouts, Wanatah and… Continue reading.

Just hours into the new year, the KV REMC service territory was canvased by an ice storm. A messy mix of wind, ice and snow left 4,984 member-consumers in the dark.  KV REMC operations crews worked the next two days to address damaged equipment, downed power lines and broken poles. The weight of the ice… Continue reading.

LaGrange County REMC Energy Advisor Jake Taylor helped a co-op member scour his house to find the culprit causing the member’s high energy bills.  Taylor started in the homeowner’s basement, at the circuit breaker box. He didn’t have to travel any further. Taylor connected a Sense, which is a home energy monitor that tracks electricity… Continue reading.

Early last year, our staff and directors gathered to consider Kankakee Valley REMC’s future. We developed a three-year strategic plan to help us prepare for the needs of both our membership and our co-op. This is the first in a series of three columns in which I will share insight into our plans. As you… Continue reading.

Much of Kankakee  Valley REMC’s success is due to a committed and forward-thinking board of directors.  Otto Werner and Susan Bachert have been leaders on that board for a combined 42 years. Both recently decided to retire, effective at the upcoming KV REMC annual meeting on June 10.  First elected to the board in 1991,… Continue reading.

We at Kankakee Valley REMC believe the future of our community is our youth so we think our time and money is well-spent providing youth programs. However, the current state of the pandemic prevents us from safely offering Page Day this month and Youth Tour and Touchstone Energy Camp this summer. There are too many… Continue reading.

Kankakee Valley REMC is not owned by far-away investors or run by an appointed board of directors. It is run by a democratically elected board that is given the privilege to serve its fellow co-op member-consumers, neighbors, and friends. If leading your co-op interests you, consider running for directorship in the 2021 election.  At the… Continue reading.

With the end of 2020 just around the corner, I can’t help but reflect on your cooperative’s many successes throughout the year. To kick off the year, your cooperative’s leadership team developed a strategic plan to help drive continuous improvements while also focusing on our strengths. We developed a variety of goals relating to finance,… Continue reading.