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Cooperatives come together for Community Day 2024

Indiana’s electric cooperatives seek to collectively invoke the cooperative principle of concern for community on the second Friday of each October.   In 2024, October 11 was designated as Community Day. A total of 16 Hoosier Energy member cooperatives took part in the annual event – some on that day, some before and some after.…

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Shelton makes Big Buck Contest a big fundraiser

When Logan Shelton’s cousin Dustin died in 2008 at the age of 32, members of his family stepped up to carry on the legacy with the Dustin Rump Big Buck Contest, a yearly fundraiser to support Rump’s son, Isaac.   For the past three years, that fundraiser had been dormant. But Shelton, in his third…

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Colby Hutcheson Q&A: Outdoors is the place to be

Colby Hutcheson loves being outdoors, whether it involves an ATV, jet ski, snowmobile or a substation.   The latter has been his career choice for the past 12 years as a Hoosier Energy substation specialist based out of Poseyville. The rest is his favorite way to spend his free time.   Hutcheson recently spoke with…

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2024 HEATS program celebrates graduates

The 2024 HEATS (Hoosier Energy Apprenticeship Training & Safety) graduation ceremony took place on October 18 at the French Lick Resort.   This year’s class featured 15 lineman graduates, 12 MSR (member service representative) graduates and nine substation graduates.   The MSR graduates featured Wayne-White Counties Electric Cooperative for the first time. While linemen keep…

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Hoosier Energy expands technical assistance for USDA grants into southeastern Illinois

Hoosier Energy, GDS Associates offer expert assistance to determine eligibility, qualifying projects for farms and small businesses   Bloomington IN – In an effort to provide technical support to agricultural producers and rural small businesses applying to the USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), Hoosier Energy along with GDS Associates continue to assist applicants…

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Hoosier Energy, Hallador Energy Company finalize ownership transfer of Merom Generating Station, multiyear PPA

TERRE HAUTE & BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Hallador Energy Company (NASDAQ – HNRG), through its new subsidiary Hallador Power Company, LLC, has finalized its acquisition of Hoosier Energy’s 1-Gigawatt Merom Generating Station, located in Sullivan County, Indiana, in return for assuming certain decommissioning costs and environmental responsibilities. The transaction includes a 3.5-year power purchase agreement (PPA).…

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Hoosier Energy hires Manager of Project Management Office

Hoosier Energy has named Chad Cornelius Manager of the Project Management Office. Cornelius and his team are responsible for ensuring standards, practices and procedures are consistently applied across the company’s project work plan. His primary focus is to build, standardize and continuously improve departmental and interdepartmental project management processes.

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Hoosier Energy names Manager of Power Supply Portfolio

Hoosier Energy has named Cory Samm as Manager of Power Supply Portfolio. In this role, Samm will create and settle contracts with counterparties for portfolio purchasing, assist in decision-making and justification for new generation construction, conversion, sales, or partnerships, and assist in contract management of existing executed resources.

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