Donnie Eslinger looks back at 50 years with Hoosier Energy
Donnie Eslinger began work at Hoosier Energy on March 29, 1976.
Digital Fault Recorders and Donnie Eslinger
Hoosier Energy has long been at the forefront of the energy industry. Donnie Eslinger looks back at his role in one standard of Hoosier innovation — digital fault recorders.
Donnie Eslinger celebrating 50 years at Hoosier Energy
Meticulous. Problem-solver. Easy going. Knowledgeable. Sharp. Generous. These are all words used to describe Donnie Eslinger. Add them all up, and after 50 years at Hoosier Energy, there’s just one word to describe Eslinger – golden. The Dugger, Indiana, native is celebrating a pair of golden anniversaries in 2026. He started work…
Hoosier Innovation: Donnie Eslinger and Digital Fault Recorders
While the new Merom Plant was still in the commissioning phase in the early 1980s, Donnie Eslinger and Darrell Goodson often found themselves with downtime between tasks. It’s dangerous to give smart guys free time, but this duo was interested in improving the company. With Eslinger inspired in part by his father’s career as…
Data centers, affordability in focus at Annual Meeting
The 2026 Hoosier Energy Annual Meeting convened on April 8 with the theme of Bold Moves, Cooperative Priorities. It might also have been subtitled: Data Centers and Affordability. That trend started right out of the gate with comments from Hoosier Energy President & CEO Donna Walker, who noted that while these are hot…
2026 Hoosier Energy Annual Meeting highlights Bold Moves, Cooperative Priorities
The 2026 Annual Meeting was the first for Hoosier Energy in two years after last year’s event was canceled due to severe storms and tornado threats. As with most anything in the energy industry, a lot has changed in two years. But Hoosier Energy’s mission of providing reliable and affordable energy has not, even…
2025 Annual Report: Hoosier Energy
Hoosier Energy 2025 Annual Report
Open houses kick off transmission line project in Illinois
The Kays to Wheeler Creek Transmission Line Project kicked off with a trio of open houses by Hoosier Energy and Wayne-White Counties Electric Cooperative during the first week of March. The proposed rebuild and upgrade of 28 miles of transmission line will take place in Wayne-White territory between the Fairfield South Substation and Wheeler…
Spring MMSC meeting sparks important discussions
On March 18, Hoosier Energy hosted its 2026 spring Marketing, Member Services and Communicators (MMSC) Meeting. The meeting provided an opportunity for representatives of the member cooperatives to dive deeper and share experiences about a handful of key topics. Early arrivals got the chance to discuss rebates related to Demand-Side Management (DSM). …
Q&A: Sowder serves year as IEDA chair
The Indiana Economic Development Association (IEDA) has long been associated with Hoosier Energy, which was among the group of utilities, banks, law firms, accountants and other community pillars who helped start the organization. In 2025, Economic Development Manager Jeremy Sowders served as chair of the IEDA board, helping guide the group through a year…