After spending five months in Oregon as a manufacturing engineer at Parker Hannifin, LaGrange County REMC’s newest employee returned to his hometown roots in Northern Indiana. MASON SLAVEN joined us in August as our distribution engineer. A Purdue University graduate, Slaven utilizes his mechanical engineering and technology degree to help make sure our electrical devices… Continue reading.

For the 10th straight year, LaGrange County REMC will be helping our 4-H families offset the cost of 4-H enrollment. The first 200 youth who enroll in LaGrange County 4-H by Jan. 15, and whose families are REMC electric customers, will have their 4-H program fee reimbursed by LaGrange County REMC. Upon enrolling and paying… Continue reading.

Some mornings, a dawning sun greets people with light — by electrifying the televisions in their homes. Over the last decade, renewable energy resources including wind farms and solar arrays have generated an increasing share of the electricity powering the nation. As renewable energy technology has become more affordable, utilities have also added more large-scale… Continue reading.

Is your home’s electrical system ready for winter? The best time to find out is long before you hear about the season’s first approaching winter storm, suggests Jon Elkins, vice president of safety, training and compliance at Indiana Electric Cooperatives. “Taking a little time to prepare your home for colder weather has many benefits,” said… Continue reading.

In today’s world, most of us don’t leave the front door unlocked. We protect our homes, loved ones and valuables from intruders with locks, alarms and other security measures. Cybersecurity is no different. It’s the practice of protecting other valuables such as your identity, banking and health records and other sensitive information from digital attacks… Continue reading.

October is National Co-op Month, and LaGrange County REMC is joining cooperatives across the U.S. to celebrate. Co-ops come in all shapes and sizes, but they each have a common goal: to provide goods or services for the members of the co-op. Electric co-ops, including LaGrange County REMC, exist to serve their members. Our priority… Continue reading.

This spooky season, we’re sharing a few energy-saving tricks so you can treat yourself to lower energy bills. Here are four simple ways to summon the spirit of energy efficiency. When we look around our homes, there are many opportunities to save energy. So this spooky season, investigate your space and unlock a different kind… Continue reading.

No matter your job, a business owner lives in your house: you! As a member of your local electric cooperative, you are actually an owner (a member-consumer) of the organization! Electric cooperatives sprang up across the U.S. in the 1930s as towns and cities across the nation gained access to electricity. The Rural Electrification Act… Continue reading.

You have probably noticed that the daily cost of living has increased across the board. Inflation has impacted everything from the price of gasoline to eggs, and costs for the fuels required to produce electricity have also risen. I wanted to explain some factors that impact electricity prices (and your energy bill) in this month’s… Continue reading.

LaGrange County REMC recently welcomed two new employees to our cooperative team. Network Engineer GRANT HUNTER joined us in May after nearly five years at Farmers State Bank, where he was the network administrator. Hunter has enjoyed having the opportunity to help build something fairly new and working with businesses that are in desperate need… Continue reading.