December may have been the season of giving, but for many Decatur County REMC members, giving is a year-round tradition. While the contributions may seem like small change, they make a big difference in our community. As a member of Decatur County REMC, you help us make a positive impact throughout the community. Through our… Continue reading.
As a service to our members, Kankakee Valley REMC publishes “Trading Post” on its locally-circulated pages of Electric Consumer. Readers may submit two ads per REMC membership, per month. Please see below for more details! FOR SALE: Muffler and tail pipe, like brand new, fits Chevy or GMC 88-97 full size long bed, $40. Black… Continue reading.
Take advantage of the special admission discounts available exclusively to Kankakee Valley REMC members at the LaPorte County and Porter County fairs when you show your Co-op Connections Card. Stop in our office if you need a card to take advantage of these one-day only discounts. LaPorte County Fair: Kankakee Valley REMC Day is Thursday,… Continue reading.
It was a great pleasure having the second-grade class from Oakwood Elementary stop by during their field trip. Dee Renollet, PPEC safety and compliance manager, talked about the dangers of electricity with the students. Students learned about safety equipment used in the electric utility industry, various electrical voltages and circuits, telephone and cable TV wires… Continue reading.
Those big green boxes in many yards may not be particularly attractive, but they’re very important to ensuring you have a safe and reliable supply of electricity. They’re what your REMC calls “pad-mount” transformers, and they work to bring power to you through underground power lines. Your cooperative has about 2,720 of these green boxes… Continue reading.
Patriotism, according to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, is “love for or devotion to one’s country.” Perhaps no other day of the year evokes such a sense of patriotism as Independence Day. With flags rippling in the wind; red, white, and blue bunting adorning porches and storefronts; and local parades with marching bands on display, it’s easy to… Continue reading.
As detailed in last month’s Electric Consumer, Kankakee Valley REMC’s contractor will begin spraying this month along our rights-of-way. The work is being done by The Daltons. Contract crews will be working in the areas shows on the map. If you would prefer to maintain the right-of-way adjacent to your land in another way, such as… Continue reading.
A voluntary program encouraging members to shift electric use away from the peak-use hours between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. “Beat the Peak” is a free, voluntary program encouraging members to shift electric use away from the peak-use hours anytime between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. The time varies with each peak, and PPEC will… Continue reading.
Leah Reyes, who just completed first grade at South Central Elementary, will have her artwork of a snowman featured for the month of January in the upcoming Cooperative Calendar of Student Art for 2019. Leah was named “Artist of the Month” for January when her art won the first grade division in the contest judged… Continue reading.
One thing that makes Kankakee Valley REMC different from other energy providers is, as a member-owned cooperative, we’re focused on your best interests. For example, we want to help you spend less on energy, and we’ve created tools to help you do that. The better you understand how you use electricity, the more you’ll be… Continue reading.
Peter Niagu, PPEC’s energy advisor, had fun visiting Ottoville Elementary.The students got to ride the energy bike while learning about the energy use of a lightbulb. The demonstration shows them that it takes more energy to light an incandescent lightbulb than an LED bulb. Students also realized it takes more energy to power a hairdryer… Continue reading.
Join Paulding Putnam Electric Co-op (PPEC) for the 2018 tour of Cardinal Generating Station to find out! Located on the Ohio River in Brilliant, Ohio, Buckeye Power’s Cardinal Plant provides power to the 24 electric co-ops in Ohio. The plant has invested over $1 billion into environmental upgrades — making it one of the cleanest… Continue reading.
One of the fundamental strengths of electric cooperatives is their ability to juggle the emerging changes and challenges of the electric industry while still maintaining their focus on their members. Since cooperatives are member-owned, members obviously are the number one priority. From the beginning, we referred to the potential consolidation between Kankakee Valley REMC… Continue reading.
