Company Profile
Hoosier Energy REC, Inc.
Company Overview
Hoosier Energy is a generation and transmission cooperative (G&T) with headquarters and system control center in Bloomington, Indiana. The G&T provides electric power and other services to 18 electric distribution cooperatives, which collectively meet the electricity needs of more than 700,000 residents, businesses, industries and farms.
Hoosier Energy, Indiana’s first power supply cooperative, operates four power plants, a renewable energy plant and a transmission network that includes 1,700 miles of high-voltage lines, with more than 350 substation and other delivery points.
Hoosier Energy is a Touchstone Energy® cooperative, part of a nationwide alliance of 650 electric cooperatives providing service with accountability, integrity, innovation and commitment to community. The power supply cooperative has been recognized nationally for its environmental stewardship and education programs, including an education center, free electronic lending library for educators and community watershed conservation efforts.
Hoosier Energy operates as a membership corporation and is a major taxpayer in 48 Indiana counties.
Hoosier Energy Member Cooperatives:
Bartholomew County REMC, Columbus
Clark County REMC, Sellersburg
Daviess-Martin County REMC, Loogootee
Decatur County REMC, Greensburg
Dubois REC, Jasper
Harrison REMC, Corydon
Henry County REMC, New Castle
Jackson County REMC, Brownstown
Johnson County REMC, Franklin
Orange County REMC, Orleans
RushShelby Energy REC, Shelbyville
South Central Indiana REMC, Martinsville
Southeastern Indiana REMC, Osgood
Southern Indiana REC, Tell City
Utilities District of Western Indiana REMC, Bloomfield
Whitewater Valley REMC, Liberty
Wayne-White Counties EC, Fairfield, Ill.
WIN Energy REMC, Vincennes
Company History
Created in 1949 to purchase power at the lowest possible cost for members, Hoosier Energy embarked on the construction of its first generating station in Pike County in the 1960s, with commercial operation beginning in 1970. By producing electricity through the 250-megawatt Frank E. Ratts Generating Station, rather than continuing to purchase power from outside sources, Hoosier Energy’s members have saved their consumers more than the original construction cost of the generating station.
To continue to provide a dependable power supply, Hoosier Energy built the Merom Generating Station in Sullivan County to meet future electricity demand. Beginning production in 1982, the 1,070-megawatt facility is equipped with advanced emission control equipment to safeguard the environment. The Merom Station was built with scrubbers to remove sulfur dioxide and electrostatic precipitators to remove fly ash. In 2003, a $73-million environmental project to install selective catalytic reduction (SCR) equipment was completed to meet new nitrogen oxide standards.
To help assure a consistently reliable power supply, Hoosier Energy’s power delivery system is connected to the regional power grid and interconnected with other utilities. As well, the power supply cooperative is a founding member of the Indianapolis-based Midwest Independent System Operator, which manages power flow, transmission reliability and power marketing throughout a 15-state region and parts of Canada.
To help meet member needs during periods of high demand, Hoosier Energy operates two reliable and quick-starting natural gas-fired power plants. The Worthington Station, a 174-megawatt plant in Greene County, is connected to the power grid through Hoosier Energy’s transmission lines and adjacent primary substation. Hoosier Energy’s newest power generating facility is the 258-megawatt Lawrence Station. Completed in May 2005, the facility is connected to the cooperative’s 161-kilovolt transmission lines. In the fall of 2007, Hoosier Energy opened its first renewable energy facility – the two-megawatt Clark-Floyd landfill methane generation project.
Benefits
Tuition Reimbursement