Ask, and you shall receive. That might be oversimplifying the USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Technical Assistance Grant (TAG), but it was an effective strategy for Montgomery turkey farmer Bryan Fuhs. “I thought, ‘Well, it’s worth looking into,’” Fuhs said. “I needed to do (energy-efficiency updates) anyway, so if the program’s…
The 2024 Indiana Electric Cooperative Lineman Rodeo was bigger and better than ever. What started with 14 co-ops, 15 teams and 55 total participants in 2021 rose to 28 co-ops, 37 teams and 138 total participants on Aug. 22-23 at the Hendricks County Fairgrounds in Danville. There were also 30 industry-related vendors on…
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,…
