Indiana Youth Tour is described by our delegates as an amazing and incredible experience for high school juniors from our cooperative family, where students travel to Washington, D.C., to learn about public service, our nation’s history and the electric cooperative story. Noble REMC was fortunate to sponsor two students on the tour June 16–23 —… Continue reading.

Jarrett Hawk may only have two years under his belt as part of our right-of-way crew, but his connection to the area through his family goes back much farther. Calling Lower Long Lake home, West of Albion, he loves the community he serves each day when he comes to work at Noble REMC. Those daily… Continue reading.

Noble REMC’s Annual Meeting is an opportunity for you, our members, to hear an overview of the past year’s accomplishments, see our vision for the future and learn the results of our board of directors’ election. Broadcast on our social media channels, including YouTube, Facebook and Instagram on June 13, the meeting detailed successes from… Continue reading.

Being a rural electric cooperative, Noble REMC sees our fair share of farmhands-turned-lineworkers. Our newest journeyman lineman, Eli Stangland, is no exception. Stangland began his tenure here in April after five years with the City of Columbia City, where he completed his apprenticeship to earn his journeyman designation after being inspired by his father’s 20-year… Continue reading.

Cooperative, community and camp came together June 5–8, when Noble REMC was fortunate to sponsor an area middle school student to attend Camp Kilowatt in Brookston. Students entering seventh grade this fall were eligible to attend. The students’ agenda combined traditional outdoor camp activities — everything from archery and canoing to zip lining and horseback… Continue reading.

I have an odd confession. I used to hate melted cheese. Cheese slices, cheese sticks and shredded cheese were all fine, but if you were going to turn that stuff into a goo, I wanted no part of it. Mind you, I had never actually eaten melted cheese, but I was somehow certain that it… Continue reading.

Smart home technologies are transforming how we live, making our homes more comfortable, convenient and energy efficient than ever before. Smart home technologies are devices that communicate with each other to automate everyday tasks and functions around the home, like heating and cooling, lighting, and security. In addition to convenience, smart technologies enable consumers to… Continue reading.

A view of the new solar array at Honeyville Metals in Topeka. Honeyville Metal, a LaGrange County REMC commercial member, recently held a ribbon cutting to celebrate its newly installed 740,000-watt solar system. This cutting-edge technology is projected to generate over 27 million kilowatt-hours of power over its 30-plus-year lifespan, equivalent to powering nearly 100… Continue reading.

Albert Einstein said, “Learning is not a product of schooling but the lifelong attempt to acquire it”. LaGrange County REMC’s seven-member board of directors participates in continuing education programs through the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). Your REMC’s commitment to ongoing learning and fiduciary duty doesn’t cease and the board of directors is actively… Continue reading.

LaGrange County REMC hopes National 8/11 Day on Aug. 11 will serve as a reminder to practice safe digging. Striking a single utility line can result in costly damages and fines, outages, dangerous leaks, environmental damage, serious injury, and even death. Every digging project, no matter how large or small, warrants contacting Indiana 811 beforehand…. Continue reading.

At Southern Indiana Power, we strive to balance maintaining beautiful surroundings and ensuring a reliable power supply by keeping our power lines clear in rights-of-way (ROW). A right-of-way is the land we use to construct, maintain, replace, or repair underground and overhead power lines. Our rights-of-way measure 20 feet on each side (40 feet total)… Continue reading.

The camp was held June 5–8 at Camp Tecumseh in Brookston, Indiana. Camp Kilowatt is offered to students in sixth grade going into seventh grade. The students’ agenda combined traditional outdoor camp activities with environmental education, electrical safety practices, and cooperative business education. Camp activities include swimming, zip lining, horseback riding, campfires, and more. Be… Continue reading.