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.

The end of January will be a time to remember. Our area experienced record-breaking cold. The sub-zero temperatures forced us to remember that when it comes to your electric bill, weather matters. As our member-consumers received their bills in February for electricity used, we are hearing, “why is my winter electric bill higher?” The frigid… 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! Currie Motors Ford 2052 Morthland Dr., Valparaiso 219.336.1373 front end wheel alignments – $99.95 (normally $119.95) Best Western University Inn at Valparaiso 760 Morthland Dr., Valparaiso 219.850.1100… Continue reading.

Kankakee Valley REMC’s Chris Lawler was among the 21 lineworkers who graduated from the Rural Electric Apprenticeship Program (REAP) in January. Administrated by Indiana Electric Cooperatives, REAP is a four-year program that professionally trains apprentice lineworkers from across Indiana. Lawler, a four-year employee with KV REMC, came to the cooperative from Walkerton Utilities where he… Continue reading.

REMCs help fund repair to Kouts water tower When two electric cooperatives heard the news of the offensive graffiti painted on the Kouts water tower, they wasted no time in making donations toward the repairs. Both serving the rural areas in and around Kouts, Kankakee Valley REMC and Jasper County REMC often find opportunities to… Continue reading.