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 member cooperatives help to distribute energy to more than 285,000 homes, farms and businesses across central and southern Indiana and southeastern Illinois.
We’ve developed an energy strategy focused on diversified generation facilities and a resilient transmission network. We’re also expanding our renewables program.
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.
Scott Bowers
Bob Richhart
Shannon Thom
Richie Field
Will Kaufman
Justin Swarens
Donna Walker
Rob Horton
Chris Goffinet
Chris Blunk
Jon Jackson
Scott Bowers
Bob Richhart
Shannon Thom
Richie Field
Will Kaufman
Justin Swarens
Donna Walker
Rob Horton
Chris Goffinet
Chris Blunk
Jon Jackson
Scott Bowers
Bob Barnes knows how to adjust to changing tides. His dad was a career Navy-man, and Barnes himself spent time in the Navy, honing expertise on gas turbines. Now he goes with the flow as Hoosier Energy’s Combined Cycle Generation Operation Manager. Barnes recently spoke with GridLines about his life and his…
Part of leadership is evolving and maturing over time. That’s the case for the Hoosier Energy Executive Leadership Development (HEELD) program, which displayed its latest evolution in 2024 as an 11-person class became the sixth to graduate, bringing the total number over the past 14 years to 70. Those who completed the 2024…
Nobody in the village of Palmira, Guatemala, has waited longer to see the light than Juliana Lopez Aguilar. The 105-year-old woman shed tears of joy after Project Indiana lineworkers installed electricity at her home for the first time on February 5, 2025. And Aguilar wasn’t the only one. A total of 197 families…
When Owen Valley High School’s Melissa Gillenwater reached out to South Central Indiana REMC about coming to her Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) class, the big question was how to fill 50 minutes and how to keep it interesting. However, SCI Vice President of Human Resources Marilou Idland put together a crew of presenters…
The Indiana Electric Cooperatives headquarters in Carmel were the site for the Hoosier Energy Spring 2025 Marketing and Member Services (MMSC) Meeting on February 24. With 38 people representing 14 of Hoosier Energy’s 17 member cooperatives on hand, it was a chance to learn about and from each other. That started from the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 13, 2025 Indiana-based cooperative utilities partner to secure in-state generation asset As the demand for electricity continues to rise, Indiana’s two not-for-profit electric generation and transmission (G&T) cooperatives remain focused on providing reliable, affordable energy to their members and the rural and suburban communities they serve. Wabash Valley Power…
Bob Barnes knows how to adjust to changing tides. His dad was a career Navy-man, and Barnes himself spent time in the Navy, honing expertise on gas turbines. Now he goes with the flow as Hoosier Energy’s Combined Cycle Generation Operation Manager. Barnes recently spoke with GridLines about his life and his…
Part of leadership is evolving and maturing over time. That’s the case for the Hoosier Energy Executive Leadership Development (HEELD) program, which displayed its latest evolution in 2024 as an 11-person class became the sixth to graduate, bringing the total number over the past 14 years to 70. Those who completed the 2024…
Nobody in the village of Palmira, Guatemala, has waited longer to see the light than Juliana Lopez Aguilar. The 105-year-old woman shed tears of joy after Project Indiana lineworkers installed electricity at her home for the first time on February 5, 2025. And Aguilar wasn’t the only one. A total of 197 families…
When Owen Valley High School’s Melissa Gillenwater reached out to South Central Indiana REMC about coming to her Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) class, the big question was how to fill 50 minutes and how to keep it interesting. However, SCI Vice President of Human Resources Marilou Idland put together a crew of presenters…
The Indiana Electric Cooperatives headquarters in Carmel were the site for the Hoosier Energy Spring 2025 Marketing and Member Services (MMSC) Meeting on February 24. With 38 people representing 14 of Hoosier Energy’s 17 member cooperatives on hand, it was a chance to learn about and from each other. That started from the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 13, 2025 Indiana-based cooperative utilities partner to secure in-state generation asset As the demand for electricity continues to rise, Indiana’s two not-for-profit electric generation and transmission (G&T) cooperatives remain focused on providing reliable, affordable energy to their members and the rural and suburban communities they serve. Wabash Valley Power…
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