Case, Houser recipients of Hoosier Energy scholarships

Becoming a lineman is more than an individual career path for Cody Case and Briar Houser.   It’s about becoming part of a team.   That was the takeaway for the December 2025 graduates of the North American Lineman Training Center and the latest recipients of Hoosier Energy’s Daniel L. Schuckman and W. Eugene Roberts…

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GIS unifying data-driven efforts at Hoosier Energy

In the digital age, a generation and transmission cooperative such as Hoosier Energy has become an increasingly data-driven business.   But until recently, that data resided in a variety of forms and locales, making cohesiveness elusive.   Field crews had handwritten notebooks, PDFs created by engineers, self-made spreadsheets and documents saved to their personal computers…

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2025 HEATS graduation draws a crowd

The Hoosier Energy Apprenticeship Training & Safety (HEATS) program held its 2025 graduation ceremony on October 17 in French Lick.   It was the largest attendance at a graduation since 2022, when three years’ worth of graduates were honored due to COVID-19 restrictions.   The 2025 ceremony had 60 graduates and 363 attendees. That brings…

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Hoosier Energy hosts Connect To Save Kickoff for DERMS

In early November, Hoosier Energy hosted the Connect to Save Kickoff Event for member cooperatives.   The event introduced the Distributed Energy Resource Management System (DERMS) program, serving as both a training platform and a strategic alignment session.   Connect to Save is a collaboration between the member consumer and the local electric cooperative to…

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Third Annual Community Impact Week falls in October

Hoosier Energy held its third annual Community Impact Week from October 6-10.   Moved from the spring to the fall to coincide with IEC’s Community Service Day on October 10, Hoosier Energy employees once again came together to highlight the cooperative principle of Concern for Community. Participants received a T-shirt to wear during the activities.…

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Optics change for participants in fiber training class

The first class has graduated, and the second class is already in progress.   The Indiana Fiber Technician Training Program, a partnership between Hoosier Energy and Indiana Electric Cooperatives (IEC) with the Fiber Broadband Association (FBA), allows participants to earn the FBA OpTIC Path Certification.   But the class is more than just fiber. It’s…

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