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.

Help us celebrate World Rivers Day this year by signing up for EnviroWatts! The program is strictly voluntary and gives members the opportunity to purchase “green” energy generated from renewable, environmentally preferred sources. EnviroWatts are sold to residential members at the rate of 1 cent for the first 500 kWh used each month. This is… Continue reading.

During the month of June, Indiana’s electric cooperatives sponsor a group of students going into their senior year of high school to go on a life-changing educational adventure to Washington, D.C. Highlights of this eight-day trip included visits to historic monuments and museums, meetings on Capitol Hill with Indiana’s congressional delegation, the opportunity to make… Continue reading.

For just pennies a month, the power of our members joining together is making a huge impact on our community. Thanks to our Operation Round Up participating members for allowing their bills to be rounded up each month to the nearest dollar. Since the beginning of the program in January 2002, more than $662,000 has… Continue reading.

Electric vehicle owner Laura Matney giggled while glancing at goods when visiting a gas station convenience store. Matney, the marketing manager for Wabash Valley Power Alliance (WVPA) and a Power Moves® team member, traveled with her family from Indiana to Sarasota, Florida, in their electric Tesla Model 3. It was Matney’s longest journey in an… Continue reading.

It’s finally happened: We’ve reached 1,000 broadband connections! After almost three years of planning and building on our part, 1,000 customers are now able to access high-speed internet in their homes and businesses via their LaGrange County REMC Broadband service. And with the benefits these connections bring, this number is sure to rise — and… Continue reading.

LaGrange County REMC is attempting to locate former members who have unclaimed capital credits. These capital credits were retired and issued during 2020 for persons who received electricity from the REMC during the years of 1995 and 2019.    A list of the individuals who did not cash their check has been posted on our… Continue reading.

Are you a weekend warrior? If you’re considering home improvement upgrades that save energy and money, we’ve got a few project ideas for you –– all of which can be completed in a day or less!  Here are three energy-saving projects that you can easily tackle, whether you’re a weekend warrior pro or a DIY… Continue reading.