Are you an electric vehicle owner? If so, we would like to hear from you!  Kankakee Valley REMC is embracing new technology and educating our staff on electric vehicles. For us, the best way to learn about electric vehicles is to be an owner and to learn from fellow owners.  If you are an electric… Continue reading.

As any good baseball team brings in a new pitcher in crunch time to close out the game, you also can make upgrades to your home to improve its energy performance when and where it counts to earn the save! Many options are available that can improve your home’s comfort while reducing long-term energy use… Continue reading.

Early this year, the Kankakee Valley REMC board of directors named Scott Sears CEO of the REMC. He is the sixth CEO/general manager in its 80 years. Though Scott grew up in Hobart and has been a KV REMC employee for 21 years, here’s a Q&A so you can learn more about him and the… Continue reading.

Maintaining the areas beneath and around Kankakee Valley REMC power lines and equipment is vital to provide safe, reliable power to our member-consumers. We clear these areas — known as rights-of-way — to:  • Keep power lines free of tree limbs and other vegetation; • Restore power outages more quickly; • Keep crews and member-consumers of our community… Continue reading.

We all have a product or brand that we loyally purchase time and time again. With that in mind, consider how many times the company making that product has asked you to serve on the board of directors or offer input into business decisions. For most people, the answer is none. Electric cooperatives are the… Continue reading.

Look for this column each month as we feature local businesses offering an instant discount to Kankakee Valley REMC members.  Just show your Co-op Connections® Card and enjoy! Blythe’s Athletics2810 N. Calumet Ave., Valparaiso 219-462-4412$5 off any athletic shoe Round the Clock Family Restaurant219 Pine Lake Ave., LaPorte219-326-581710% off. Discount good Monday-Friday. Excludes specials and… Continue reading.

At Kankakee Valley REMC and across the country, electric co-op lineworkers have a mission-focused mentality of commitment to their work and to serving the member-consumers of the co-op. They are dedicated to keeping the lights on in the community. Twenty-one Kankakee Valley REMC lineworkers maintain 2,118 miles of line. They are responsible for keeping power… Continue reading.

One of Kankakee Valley REMC’s time-honored traditions is its annual meeting. The annual meeting is more than just a meeting though; this event allows us to interact with our member-consumers, hear questions and concerns, and update the membership on co-op and industry activities. But perhaps most importantly at the meeting, members can vote to elect… Continue reading.

If you are a member-consumer of Kankakee Valley REMC who resides in District 1 or District 2, there is still time to petition for candidacy for the KV REMC board of directors. Petitions must be returned by April 1, and interested member-consumers must attend a meeting March 28 at 6:30 p.m. at the Kankakee Valley… Continue reading.

When it comes to saving energy, we’re all in this together — literally. That’s because the time of day our member-consumers use power determines how much that power costs. It’s basic supply and demand: When everybody’s using electricity, it costs more and puts a bigger strain on the system. Your co-op has a solution for… Continue reading.