No stop signs, no traffic lights. Not even a roundabout. That was how file management used to feel for Bernie Voges, Senior Protection Engineer for Hoosier Energy. But thanks to Adept Software, Hoosier finally found a way to police those files and provide some direction. In April, Voges was one of three…
Hanging by a thread usually has a negative connotation. But in the world of electric and telecommunications co-ops, it has begun to take on an entirely different meaning. Broadband fiber networks have introduced a new world of possibilities, a subject which was explored at the 2022 Hoosier Energy Annual Meeting on April 7…
“There’s a guy here in the corporate office looking to hire an engineer, do you want to talk to him?” Bill Lonnberg answered the question in the affirmative and never looked back. Hired on in November of 1986, Lonnberg wrapped up a career of more than 35 years at Hoosier Energy last month.…
Hoosier Energy recently announced a change in its service awards program, moving to a digital format rather than in-person via RecogNation.com. Megan Miller, HR Analyst Training and Technology, spoke with GridLines about the change to what is now known as Power Points and what the program offers. Q: What prompted the change in the…
FRENCH LICK – The Hoosier Energy Annual Meeting is a rite of passage, or at least it was up until 2019. After a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, that rite was renewed on April 7, 2022, at the French Lick Resort. But in keeping with the abnormality of the previous three…
Before launching the WhyElectrify website, which happened on March 1, there was another question to be asked – why WhyElectrify? For Hoosier Energy’s Blake Kleaving, Manager Energy Management Solutions, the best way to answer the question was with a question. “It was really a lack of educational resources for member-consumers to learn about what’s…
Hoosier Energy and its 18 member-cooperatives announced the launch of the “Why Electrify” website on March 1. D esigned as a member-consumer educational resource website, www.whyelectrify.com will offer resources and materials for member cooperatives to offer their communities. Blake Kleaving, Manager Energy Management Solutions, told GridLines more about the project, which has been a long-time…
Whether it was the first grade or eighth grade, the dream began early. On December 17, 2021, that dream became reality for Jasper’s Mitchell Werner and Greensburg’s Waylan Case as they graduated from the North American Lineman Training Center. Both claimed their diploma from the school in McEwen, Tennessee, with the help of…
The Hoosier Energy Board of Directors recently approved new strategic priorities for the organization. The process included updating Hoosier’s vision and mission statements as well. They are now identifying initiatives that will fall within each priority and look forward to sharing those once finalized. OUR VISION The trusted partner and provider of reliable, affordable…
For Hoosier Energy’s Chad Harding, side-by-side is a way of life. That goes for his hobby, riding side-by-side utility vehicles and serving as one of four administrators for the 6,400-plus members of the Southern Indiana SxS Facebook group. But the term also fits that group’s mentality when it comes to adversity, opting to…
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