8月 2026

Member cooperatives award over $100K in scholarships

For the second straight year, Hoosier Energy member cooperatives awarded over $100,000 in college scholarships to local students.   A total of 94 students were selected as recipients of these scholarships, many of which were funded by Operation Round Up, which allows cooperative members to voluntarily round up their monthly electric bills to the next dollar. The extra change helps support various charitable, educational, community and youth-related programs or events, such as scholarships.   Here are the 2026 scholarship winners:   Bartholomew County REMC awarded a pair of $1,500 scholarships to Braelei Ernest of CSA New Tech High School (Indiana Wesleyan) and Kaelynn Engleau of Columbus North (Purdue). The annual…

Together it all works in member education and engagement campaign

Since 2024, Hoosier Energy and its cooperatives have been participating in a member education and engagement campaign via streaming audio, streaming video, digital display and social media. The campaign specifically targets audiences under the age of 45, with research showing younger demographics are not as familiar with/positive about electric cooperatives.   “The goal is to let people know they’re part of a community when it comes to their electric utility, and also for them to learn more about the member cooperatives,” said Chad Mertz, Vice President of Strategic Communications for Hoosier Energy.   A custom creative campaign for each member cooperative with co-op specific branding played a big role in…