The fourth annual Indiana Electric Cooperative Lineman Rodeo was held at the Hendricks County Fairgrounds on August 21-22, 2025. A total of 34 teams and 125 participants representing 26 of the state’s electric cooperatives, including 13 Hoosier Energy member cooperatives, competed in the two-day event showcasing the skills of the state’s linemen. The…
The Centerton to Wilbur Project was still in the planning stages two years ago. Now the project is closing in on the finish line of nearly six miles of new overhead transmission line connecting the Hoosier Energy Wilbur substation to the Duke Energy Centerton substation in Morgan County. It hasn’t been a straight…
Not long ago, Shane Able was a truck driver who didn’t know what a cooperative was. In the past year, that’s all changed dramatically. Able graduated from the North American Lineman Training Center in McEwen, Tennessee, in August and is lining up a future he didn’t know existed a year ago. “I…
