Wyatt Binkley is no stranger to the International Lineman’s Rodeo, held annually in Overland Park, Kansas, since 1984. Back in 2015, he was on hand to see his father, Jim Binkley, compete. Since then, Wyatt has been attending regularly with Jim Binkley, a superintendent for Scottsburg Municipal, serving on the International Lineman Hall of…
There have been two significant pieces of legislation passed by the U.S. Congress in the last 13 months – the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on Nov. 15, 2021, and the Inflation Reduction Act on Aug. 16, 2022. Both include a number of programs connected to the energy sector and the utility industry. Figuring…
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. What no one expected around 5 p.m. on October 12 was that the Hayden Substation in Jackson County was on fire. A nearby farmer in his field saw the smoke and investigated, indeed finding a most unexpected fire. “Occasionally a bird’s nest might catch on fire or…
There are projects, and then there is the Bloomfield River Washout Project. Hoosier Energy recently wrapped up Phase I of one of the most daunting projects in recent memory. Others may cost more or take longer, but few match the complications involved in solving the kind of problem only Mother Nature can create. …
Dave Helton’s been in the electric industry since 1990. During that time, he’s been a contractor, a lineman and for the past nine years a safety instructor for the Hoosier Energy Apprenticeship, Training and Safety (HEATS) program for apprentice linemen. Recently, the Senior Training and Safety Specialist saw the 2022 HEATS class graduate, along…
One of the core cooperative principles is concern for community. Hoosier Energy saw 15 of its member cooperatives put this into practice for the annual “Indiana’s Electric Cooperative Community Day” as part of Co-op Month nationwide. Community Day officially took place on October 14, although a number of cooperatives set up different dates…
TERRE HAUTE & BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Hallador Energy Company (NASDAQ – HNRG), through its new subsidiary Hallador Power Company, LLC, has finalized its acquisition of Hoosier Energy’s 1-Gigawatt Merom Generating Station, located in Sullivan County, Indiana, in return for assuming certain decommissioning costs and environmental responsibilities. The transaction includes a 3.5-year power purchase agreement (PPA).…
Hoosier Energy made the cut when Site Selection magazine recently revealed its 2022 Top Utilities in Economic Development. For Hoosier Energy, which was also featured in the publication for its efforts with ESG, being just one of 20 utilities so honored was no small feat. Hoosier’s economic development efforts are guided by manager Harold Gutzwiller, along with…
INDIANAPOLIS – In his closing remarks at Electrify Indiana 2022, Keith Dennis was focused on people, not technology. “If we’re going to meet (the beneficial electrification) challenge and do it in a way that strengthens us, we have to work together,” said Dennis, president of the Beneficial Electrification League (BEL). “Part of working together…
