Cooperatives like Kankakee Valley REMC are different than other power providers. One of the most important differences is that our member-consumers lead us. Our employees focus on delivering safe and reliable electricity to your home or business. But...

Kankakee Valley REMC’s Operation Round Up board has issued grants for the first quarter of 2023 to four organizations. All funds available through Operation Round Up are the result of member-consumers who voluntarily round up their electric bill to...

Thank you for the many great ideas for topics for this column. I plan to cover several of the topics submitted over the next few months. The first, and probably most mentioned topic, is solar-related. Drivers passing through Starke County likely...

Six local high school seniors were the recipients of the Kankakee Valley REMC Operation Round Up scholarship totaling $8,000. Two $2,000 scholarships and four $1,000 scholarships are given annually to graduating high school seniors whose...

Kankakee Valley REMC recently announced plans for Surf Internet to connect individual neighborhoods and homes to high-speed fiber internet via the KV REMC fiber ring! Access to reliable and affordable internet service has long...

Throughout the seasons, storms can cause electrical issues in your home and in the community due to a variety of factors. In winter, ice and snow buildup can lead to added strain by weighing down wires and can break hardware. In summer, lightning can...

Electricity is easily taken for granted – for the average American, their interaction with it only goes as far as flipping a switch to turn on the lights, or waiting for it to come back after an outage. In the background, an army of over 100,000...

Part of the Kankakee Valley REMC Junior Board of Directors program focuses on providing unique opportunities for students to interact with community leaders. The board received a special invitation from Representative Soliday that allowed them to...

On Thursday, March 16, students from all over La Porte County came together at South Central Junior-Senior High School to put their spelling skills to the test during the La Porte County Regional Spelling Bee. Many of the students competed...