When people hurriedly get ready for volatile winter weather, electricity generators are already prepared — and have been for months. As a generation and transmission cooperative, Wabash Valley Power Alliance (WVPA) works with the power plants it owns to ensure that they are ready to weather the worst each season. That means handling searing summer… Continue reading.

Make your display the best — and safest — on the block Whether you’re illuminating a single bush or your entire roof, here are some tips for safely hanging lights outdoors this season. MAKE A PLAN Map out where each strand of lights and every outdoor decoration will go before you get to work —… Continue reading.

When Lauren Davis discusses electric cooperative jobs, she admits that few consider a role similar to hers in human resources or the job that began her evolving co-op career.  Davis, the human resources manager for Wabash Valley Power Alliance, began her WVPA career in economic development. Her positions are an example of the wide breadth… Continue reading.

Wabash Valley Power Alliance is a not-for-profit electric cooperative that provides wholesale power to 23 electric distribution cooperatives. That makes us a co-op of co-ops! Our strong partnership with our member co-ops across Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri is how we deliver great rates. 1) AN ELECTRIFYING JOURNEY How does the partnership work? Imagine electricity as… Continue reading.

As a consumer-member of Warren County REMC, keeping the lights on at a cost you can afford is the focal point of everything we do. Transparency is one of our core values, so in addition to sharing co-op successes, I believe we also have a responsibility to tell you about the challenges. In May, the… Continue reading.

The Warren County REMC (WCREMC) Annual Meeting is held to update the membership on the activities at the cooperative and, most importantly, to elect a board of directors to govern your cooperative. The cooperative is governed by eight directors who must reside in the district they represent. The cooperative’s service area is divided into three… Continue reading.

Before conducting home energy audits as LaGrange County REMC’s Energy Advisor, Jake Taylor was involved in building houses — from breaking ground to handing the keys to the new homeowner. He also taught a trades class to many of the young builders working on them and showed them the potential of a career. Taylor spent… Continue reading.

Physical activity is a great way to gain substantial health benefits and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Remember, being active is one of the most important things you can do each day to maintain and improve health, so try to make exercise a priority. Try these tips from the National Institute on Aging to help you… Continue reading.

Some aspects of life can become a daily routine. You get ready for work, get in your car, and drive to the coffee shop on the way to the office. At lunchtime, you drive to the nearest fast-food location and get lunch. Once you finally end the day at home, you stream an episode or… Continue reading.

Congratulations to local students Lilyanna Quickery along with Emily Fitch and Gus Rob for being selected to attend two unique youth programs sponsored by Warren County REMC. Quickery attended this year’s Camp Kilowatt where she learned about electrical safety, electric cooperatives, and took part in traditional camp activities. Later in the month, both Fitch and… Continue reading.