supporting our environment
EnviroWatts
159 grants totaling $858,684.45 since 2003!
A healthy environment is crucial for the well-being of and quality of life in our communities. Clean air, safe drinking water, and thriving agriculture are among the many benefits.
EnviroWatts is a program that allows Tipmont members to support environmental projects in our community.Â
renewable energy
How It Works
When you sign up for EnviroWatts, you elect to pay a small premium of one cent per kilowatt-hour on your electric bill. The maximum contribution is $5 per month, per account.
For example, an electric bill of $80 would become $85. The $5 difference is placed into the EnviroWatts trust fund. The total contribution each year is tax-deductible.
The extra penny per kilowatt-hour goes into the EnviroWatts Trust Fund, overseen by a board of volunteer Tipmont members.
The contributions have added up to over $850,000 in support of local environmental projects.
investing in the future
Why We Participate In EnviroWatts
Tipmont and our power supplier, Wabash Valley Power (WVPA), are participating in the EnviroWatts program because we believe it’s the right thing to do for the environment and our members.Â
As Tipmont members and others demonstrate interest in renewable green power, that interest will drive the market to develop more renewable power sources and alternative energy technologies. The more renewable power that is available, the less we will need to rely on traditional energy sources like coal.
EnviroWatts provides a way for you to support environmental improvement projects in your community, support the environment, and demonstrate your interest in renewable energy.
investing in the community
EnviroWatts Grant History
| Date | Organization | Amount | Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07 | Ivy Tech Foundation | $10,000.00 | Scholarship funds to encourage student participation in Associate of Applied Science in Energy Technology |
| 2024-04 | Friends of Sugar Creek | $5,000.00 | Bags for trash collection program |
| 2024-01 | CORE Community Center | $4,518.40 | For light fixtures and bulbs |
| 2023-10 | Lafayette Tree Fund / Tree Lafayette | $10,000.00 | Trees |
| 2023-04 | Friends of Sugar Creek | $5,000.00 | Trash collection program |
| 2022-10 | Tree Lafayette | $10,000.00 | Planting 200+ trees in public spaces throughout Lafayette |
| 2022-07 | Ivy Tech Foundation | $10,000.00 | Scholarship funds to encourage student participation in Associate of Applied Science in Energy Technology |
| 2021-10 | Tree Lafayette | $10,000.00 | Planting 200+ trees in public spaces throughout Lafayette |
| 2021-07 | Friends of Sugar Creek | $3,650.00 | marketing for adopt a storm drain program |
| 2021-07 | Ivy Tech Foundation | $10,000.00 | Scholarship funds to encourage student participation in Associate of Applied Science in Energy Technology |
| 2021-04 | NICHES Land Trust | $4,587.95 | Electric stewardship equipment and accessories to maintain 3600 acres |
| 2021-04 | Food Finders Food Bank | $3,310 | Portable solar light sign system |
| 2020-10 | Wabash River Enhancement Corporation | $2,500 | Rain barrels, barrel stands, diverters and educational signs |
| 2020-10 | Lafayette Tree Fund (DBA Tree Lafayette) | $10,000 | Planting at least 200 trees each year in public spaces throughout Lafayette |
| 2020-07 | Ivy Tech | $10,000 | Energy Technology program scholarships |
| 2020-07 | YWCA Greater Lafayette | $9,610 | LED Lighting |
| 2020-04 | NICHES Land Trust | $2,800 | Purchase and plant trees and reforestation understory work at NICHES Frank and Ada Beineke Memorial Forest. |
| 2019-10 | Colfax Historical Society | $2,975 | Bring overhead lighting to code by purchasing 35 energy efficient LED troffer light fixtures. |
| 2019-10 | Lafayette Tree Fund | $10,000 | To plant at least 200 trees each year in public spaces. |
| 2019-10 | Wabash River Enhancement Corporation | $5,000 | To remove invasive plant species along the Wabash River which have a harmful impact on the environment, economy, and/or human health. |
| 2019-07 | Ivy Tech Foundation | $10,000 | Energy Technology program scholarships |
| 2018-10 | Lafayette Tree Fund - Tree Lafayette | $10,000 | Planting 200 trees in public spaces in Lafayette |
| 2018-10 | Lafayette Urban Ministry | $10,000 | Help fund a 35.71 kWh solar energy system |
| 2018-07 | Crawfordsville Main Street | $10,000 | Hire the completion of a professional tree inventory for public land and an urban forestry plan. |
| 2018-07 | Friends of Sugar Creek | $3,727.77 | Two canoes, four kayaks, a trailer for transport, as well as paddles and personal flotation devices |
| 2018-07 | Ivy Tech Foundation | $10,000 | Energy Technology program scholarships |
| 2018-04 | Food Finders Food Bank | $3,000 | Recycling, recycling education information and education signage for our teaching garden. |
| 2018-04 | NICHES Land Trust | $10,000 | Purchase seeds for 137 species that will be used to restore land acquired by NICHES. |
| 2017-10 | Tree Lafayette | $10,000 | Planting trees in Lafayette |
| 2017-10 | Camp Cullom | $9,992 | Install an array of 10 solar panels |
| 2017-07 | Ivy Tech Foundation | $10,000 | Scholarship funds to encourage student participation in Associate of Applied Science in Energy Technology |
| 2017-04 | Wabash Center | $5,100 | Revitalize and revamp three (3) Rain Gardens and purchase materials for their vegetable garden expansion |
| 2017-04 | Wabash River Enhancement Corporation | $9,975 | 133 rain barrels, rain barrel stands, downspout diverters and landowner education signage |
| 2017-01 | Montgomery County Community Foundation | $10,000 | Trees, shrubs and flowers for the new Pike Place pocket park in Crawfordsville |
| 2016-10 | NICHES Land Trust | $10,000 | Land along the south side of their Shawnee Bottoms property in Northwest Fountain County for the purpose of land conservation and restoration efforts |
| 2016-10 | Lafayette Tree Fund - Tree Lafayette | $10,000 | Trees for 2017 Arbor Day tree planting event |
| 2016-07 | Ivy Tech Foundation | $10,000 | 4 scholarships to the School of Energy Technology |
| 2016-04 | Food Finders Food Bank | $10,000 | 2 solar parking lot lights for their facility |
| 2016-04 | Right Steps Child Development Centers | $6,632 | LED lighting for the Right Steps Dennis Burton facility |
| 2016-04 | Wabash Center | $4,000 | Various gardening material to expand their therapeutic garden project |
| 2016-01 | Art Museum of Greater Lafayette | $5,000 | LED lighting for Mickey Shook Gallery |
| 2015-10 | Hands of the Future | $2,157.46 | Tools and equipment to support children's environmental education programs such as Junior Nature Club and Living Schoolyards |
| 2015-10 | Wabash River Enhancement Corporation | $9,975.00 | Rain barrels, barrel stands, and educational signs to continue their rain barrel purchase program |
| 2015-10 | Lafayette Tree Fund - Tree Lafayette | $10,000.00 | Tree planting in Lafayette near Columbian Park |
| 2015-07 | Boys and Girls Club of Montgomery County | $10,000.00 | 18 LED (Autobahn ATB2) lights and timed switch with a photo-cell sensor |
| 2015-04 | Tippecanoe County Historical Association | $4,000 | LED lighting system for the History Store |
| 2015-04 | Right Steps Child Development Centers | $5,000 | LED lighting for a new child care facility |
| 2015-04 | Ivy Tech Foundation | $5,000 | Tipmont REMC EnviroWatts Scholarship to the School of Energy Technology |
| 2014-10 | Lafayette Tree Fund - Tree Lafayette | $10,000 | Tree planting in Lafayette |
| 2014-10 | Wabash River Enhancement Corporation | $9,975 | 133 rain barrels, barrel stands, diverters, and educational stands |
| 2014-07 | NICHES Land Trust | $10,000 | Install interpretive signs along the trails at Clegg Memorial Garden |
| 2014-04 | Ivy Tech Foundation | $5,000 | Fund the Ken Ritchey Tipmont REMC EnviroWatts Scholarship, a two-year scholarship to the School of Energy Technology |
| 2014-01 | Crawfordsville High School Transportation & Energy Class | $3,399.87 | To purchase a Sunforce Wind Generator Turbine, Power Hub Battery Storage Box, and a Solar Power Package which includes one powerhub 1800, two solar panels, one charge controller, and two batteries |
| 2014-01 | Sycamore Audubon Society & West Central Indiana Native Plant & Wildflower Society | $4,000 | To reduce and remove Honeysuckle and Autumn Olive from Ross Hills Park |
| 2014-01 | Wabash Center, Inc. | $4,100 | To purchase Aeroponics rail system, drip line system, replace and provide various plants |
| 2013-10 | Lafayette Tree Fund - Tree Lafayette | $10,000 | To perpetuate tree planting in the Lafayette area |
| 2013-07 | Coal Creek Chapter of Pheasants Forever | $10,000 | To purchase a new tractor which will be used to establish warm season grasses, trees, and other habitat areas and maintain previously established areas. |
| 2013-07 | Tipmont REMC Ivy Tech Scholarship | $5,000 | Fund the Ken Ritchey Tipmont REMC EnviroWatts Scholarship, a two-year scholarship to the Ivy Tech Sustainable Energy program of Study |
| 2013-04 | Wabash River Enhancement Corporation | $9,975 | To purchase a minimum of 133 rain barrels, rain barrel stands, downspout diverters and landowner education |
| 2013-04 | Waterkeeper Alliance | $4,000 | To purchase equipment for river cleanups, including trash bags, gloves, and second-hand canoes or kayaks |
| 2013-01 | West Lafayette Parks and Recreation Foundation | $3,500 | To build a stage and seating area to serve as a natural outdoor classroom on the hillside near Lilly Nature Center at the Celery Bog Nature Area in West Lafayette |
| 2013-01 | Wabash Center, Inc | $2,000 | To establish a garden area where therapeutic horticulture can be practiced |
| 2012-10 | Lafayette Tree Fund - Tree Lafayette | $10,000 | Purchase and plant trees from US 52 to Concord Rd, schools, replacing trees, fill-in projects |
| 2012-10 | NICHES Land Trust | $5,220 | Purchase prairie/savanna seed mix and 400 bare root white oaks needed to start the restoration at Potawatomi Trail |
| 2012-10 | Ross Biological Reserve | $10,000 | To build an energy-efficient, environmentally friendly building and teaching facility |
| 2012-07 | Tipmont REMC Ivy Tech Scholarship | $5,000 | Fund the Ken Ritchey Tipmont EnviroWatts Scholarship, a two-year scholarship to the Ivy Tech Sustainable Energy program of Study |
| 2012-04 | Wabash River Enhancement Corporation | $10,000 | Purchase rain barrels, stands, and downspout diverters |
| 2012-04 | West Lafayette Tree Fund | $5,000 | Purchase and plant trees in Northwestern Heights, West Lafayette neighborhood |
| 2012-04 | Civic Theater of Greater Lafayette | $7,000 | Purchase and install LED stage lighting |
| 2012-01 | CHS Transportation Systems Outreach | $5,990 | Electric vehicle construction and education |
| 2012-01 | NICHES Land Trust | $5,000 | Replenish funds from purchase of Mulvey Pond |
| 2012-01 | Purdue Boiler Green Initiative | $10,000 | Design and installation of a rain garden on the Purdue campus between Harrison and Hillenbrand Halls |
| 2011-10 | Lafayette Tree Fund - Tree Lafayette | $10,000 | Planting trees in Lafayette area |
| 2011-10 | Art Museum of Greater Lafayette | $4,700 | Landscaping around museum entrances |
| 2011-07 | Linden/Madison Township Historical Society, Inc. | $2,000 | Purchase and plant landscaping around the Linden Depot Museum campus |
| 2011-07 | CLEAN Community Challenge Committee | $750 | Purchase compostable dinnerware for GlobalFest in West Lafayette |
| 2011-07 | West Lafayette Go Greener Commission | $2,500 | Purchase compost bins and educational materials for pilot compost project |
| 2011-07 | Friends of Sugar Creek | $750 | Fund a conservation nigh at the Montgomery County 4-H Fair |
| 2011-04 | Tippecanoe Historical Association | $10,000 | Update track and case lighting to LED at Battle of Tippecanoe Museum |