2025 Annual Report: Hoosier Energy
Hoosier Energy 2025 Annual Report
Hoosier Energy serves more than 700,000 consumers through 17 member electric cooperatives across a 15,000-square-mile area in Indiana and Illinois.
Our Members
Our member cooperatives help to distribute energy to more than 285,000 homes, farms and businesses across central and southern Indiana and southeastern Illinois.
Our Cooperative
We’ve developed an energy strategy focused on diversified generation facilities and a resilient transmission network. We’re also expanding our renewables program.
Get to Know Our Team
Our people are the lifeblood of our organization. We prioritize the health and well-being of our employees and value the contributions of every team member, from entry level up to the C-suite.
Donna Walker
President & CEO
Rob Horton
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Chris Goffinet
General Counsel
Chris Blunk
Chief Administrative Officer
Jon Jackson
Chief Financial Officer
Scott Bowers
Senior Vice President of Member & Government Relations
Richie Field
Vice President of Technology, Cybersecurity & Compliance
Will Kaufman
Vice President of Power Supply & Risk Management
Justin Swarens
Vice President of Technical Services
News & Resources
Open houses kick off transmission line project in Illinois
The Kays to Wheeler Creek Transmission Line Project kicked off with a trio of open houses by Hoosier Energy and Wayne-White Counties Electric Cooperative during the first week of March. The proposed rebuild and upgrade of 28 miles of transmission line will take place in Wayne-White territory between the Fairfield South Substation and Wheeler…
Spring MMSC meeting sparks important discussions
On March 18, Hoosier Energy hosted its 2026 spring Marketing, Member Services and Communicators (MMSC) Meeting. The meeting provided an opportunity for representatives of the member cooperatives to dive deeper and share experiences about a handful of key topics. Early arrivals got the chance to discuss rebates related to Demand-Side Management (DSM). …
Q&A: Sowder serves year as IEDA chair
The Indiana Economic Development Association (IEDA) has long been associated with Hoosier Energy, which was among the group of utilities, banks, law firms, accountants and other community pillars who helped start the organization. In 2025, Economic Development Manager Jeremy Sowders served as chair of the IEDA board, helping guide the group through a year…
AI session highlights practical examples
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become more than a buzzword. It’s now an inevitable part of any business. In early February, a panel of Hoosier Energy employees helped demonstrate some ways that was the case during a Lunch & Learn at Headquarters and a Breakfast & Learn at PDOC. Presentations came from Vice President…
LMR participants called into action for the first time
There’s a first time for everything, and the first time for Hoosier Energy to deploy the Load Modifying Resource (LMR) Program came on January 24, 2026. The LMR program started in June of 2023, motivated in part by the severe cold of Winter Storm Elliott in December of 2022. Running in tandem with the…
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