Power supply costs continue to rise
It’s a message that’s being heard in every industry — costs are rising for goods and services.
While Noble REMC and our power supplier, Wabash Valley Power Alliance (WVPA), have done all we can to keep expenses down, we’re continuing to face rising costs due to increases in fuel prices and materials needed to maintain a reliable distribution system, as well as supply-chain constraints.
WVPA is a not-for-profit, like Noble REMC, so the increased cost of generating and transmitting electricity to over 325,000 members in Indiana, Illinois and Missouri must be recovered from its consumers. As a member of WVPA, Noble REMC will be affected by the increase.
Lighting the Way: Doug's mission – keeping your lights on
It’s his job to keep your lights on, and he does everything in his power to maintain and improve that reliability.
As manager of engineering and operations, Doug Dickmeyer has found a career with the perfect balance of engineering projects inside the office, while also being able to go out in the field to work alongside our operations team — his favorite part of the job. It’s what drew him to his first position as a system engineer for the cooperative.
The local Boy Scout leader and self-proclaimed science nerd is happy to spill about his time both in and outside of the co-op for our members: Continue reading...
Hovarter retires after dedicated service
Becoming a mechanic was a natural path for recently retired Randy Hovarter. Growing up on a farm in rural Kendallville, he had to learn how to fix equipment on his own, tinkering and repairing machinery as issues popped up.
This led him to being pushed into a shop position at the local scrap yard at his first job. Eventually, Hovarter found himself on the road as a contractor, helping to fix utility fleets across three states. But when he found himself wanting to stay in one place 15 years ago, fate intervened with an opening here at Noble REMC.