Megaloads, EVs among hot topics at Electrify Indiana 2024

Depending on who you ask, the highlights of Electrify Indiana 2024 were megaloads, electric vehicles, food, music, vendors and networking.   And the next person might say the same thing.   That was certainly the case for many of the Hoosier Energy member cooperatives who attended the event. Each of them found one, two, three,…

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Electrify Indiana 2024 overflowing with information

In an industry changing so much, so quickly, there’s no such thing as too much information.   But that didn’t stop Electrify Indiana 2024 – presented by Hoosier Energy, Wabash Valley Power Alliance and Indiana Electric Cooperatives to promote beneficial electrification – from pushing the limits of possibility.   With over 300 attendees representing over…

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Ashley Bowling Q&A: On her own unique journey

What started as her first “big-girl job” has become a career for Ashley Bowling.   Now a year and a half into her role as Executive Assistant at Hoosier Energy, Bowling is more than the new Melanie. She’s her own Ashley, and she recently sat down with GridLines to talk about that and more.  …

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Record number of scholarships, funds go to the class of 2024

As the 2024-25 school year begins, 95 college students from Hoosier Energy member cooperatives are reaping the benefits of scholarships awarded this past spring and summer.   That total surpasses last year’s previous high-water mark of 90 and includes a pair of statewide scholarship winners. Southern Indiana Power’s Cyrilla Sommer of Tell City received a…

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Knowledge a focus during 2024 Strategic Issues Forum

Quantum computers, artificial intelligence, social media, cryptocurrency – all discussed during Hoosier Energy’s 2024 Strategic Issues Board Forum.   But amid the head-spinning, mind-bending discussion of the present and future of information-sharing, there was a presentation anchored in more familiar territory. This one might be best described by the old NBC moniker, “The More You…

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Hoosier Energy receives Pollinator Program Award

Two years ago, Hoosier Energy became the first generation and transmission cooperative to receive a Certificate of Inclusion for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Nationwide Candidate Conservation Agree with Assurances (CCAA) for the monarch butterfly.   That commitment to integrated vegetation management and the practices encouraging habitat maintenance and development continues to reap benefits.…

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2024 Strategic Issues Board Forum a flow of information

“What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.”   The famous movie line from “Cool Hand Luke” could also serve as a warning for those unwilling to embrace concepts shared at the 2024 Hoosier Energy Strategic Issues Forum.   The annual two-day event at the French Lick Resort for member CEOs and Hoosier board members…

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The South Central Indiana line crew gives a live-line demonstration during the Children's Farm Festival at Peden Farm.

Hoosier Energy linemen attend Hot Stick School

The learning never ends for Hoosier Energy linemen and apprentices, nine of which attended the 2024 Hot Stick School at Chippewa Valley Technical College in Eu Claire, Wisconsin, this summer.   Joined by Senior Safety and Training Specialist Dave Helton along with Training and Safety Specialist Shaun Hayse, the group of Bob Murphy, Tyler Huff,…

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Summer Cooperative Camp yields returns for Henry County REMC

The best endorsement any event can get is when people want to return time after time.   That was certainly the case for Henry County REMC’s 2024 Summer Cooperative Camp. In just its third year of existence, there were five returning campers among the 19 attendees with more past participants represented on staff at Henry…

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Hoosier Energy a (Sales)Force among G&T cooperatives

Hoosier Energy continues to be an industry leader on many fronts, including communication with members. The most recent example came when NRECA’s Charu Gupta asked Member Relations Specialist Justin Thompson to be part of a nationwide presentation on the use of Salesforce.   Hoosier Energy joined EnergyUnited of North Carolina, Middle Tennessee EMC and Cowetta-Fayette…

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