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Capital credits update
LaGrange County REMC isn’t like other utilities — you, as a consumer and a member own a portion of the business. As a not-for-profit cooperative, any revenues in excess of expenses (we call them “margins”) accrued in a year are allocated in the form of capital credits to members who received electric service during that year. These margins are reinvested into the cooperative’s distribution system and then returned to members (or “retired” as we call it) after a period of 25 to 30 years. Continue reading.
Benefits of a Power Moves Home
The Power Moves Home program is changing the way builders and homeowners think about energy efficiency. Homes built to the program’s standards are typically 40 percent more efficient than a traditional home. That means they use less energy, cost less to live in, and are more comfortable all year long. Continue reading.
Commitment to Community
LaGrange County REMC recently spent time installing the first of two 50-foot poles on the grounds of Prairie Heights School Corporation. Though the poles we set usually contain crossarms, transformers or wires, these didn’t include any of those. These poles had osprey perches attached on the top to help deter osprey from making nests on… Continue reading.
Peterson graduates from unique program
LaGrange County REMC apprentice lineman Michael Peterson has completed the Rural Electric Apprenticeship Program (REAP) and became a journeyman lineman on Oct. 4. REAP is a four-year program that includes intensive training through Indiana Electric Cooperatives, our statewide service organization. The program consists of 576 hours of classroom and skills instruction as well as 8,000 hours of on-the-job training. Upon completion of the program, Peterson also earned an associate degree in applied science through Ivy Tech Community College. REAP covers multiple proficiencies that journeymen must master before graduating. These include climbing, underground, staking, and regulators among others. Continue reading.
Interested in 4-H? Let us cover the cost.
For the eighth year, LaGrange County REMC will help 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 the $15 program fee,… Continue reading.
Smart Stuffers
This holiday season you’ll probably see lots of advertising for “smart” home this and “smart” home that. Commercials will highlight gadgets that make your life better because they make your home so dang smart. Rather than make promises about how “smart” these devices are, let’s talk about how they can be more helpful in your… Continue reading.