2022 Annual Meeting: Not The Same Old Thing

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…

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WhyElectrify website a win for members and consumers

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…

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Q&A with Blake Kleaving: Launching Why Electrify website

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…

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Case, Werner named inaugural scholarship winners

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…

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Hoosier Energy approves strategic plan for the future

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…

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Hoosier’s Harding side by side with tornado victims

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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Q&A: Heather Hughet on new Learning Management System

When the calendar turned from 2021 to 2022, the ball didn’t just drop in Times Square at midnight. A new learning management system, located at www.heca.coop, also came online for Hoosier Energy employees as Docebo replaced Taleo Learn. Technology Support Services Team Lead Heather Hughet recently answered some questions from Gridlines about the change.  …

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Making a difference together

At the heart of the cooperative culture is an honest desire to provide services that value reliability, affordability and sustainability, as well as fairness to all. Find out how Hoosier Energy and its members are making a difference together.

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Resilient upgrades

Through an internal study, it was determined upgrading high voltage power poles from Bloomington to Sullivan would increase grid reliability. Find out how the multi-year project was completed ahead of schedule.

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