Rebecca Strait named regulatory consultant Indiana Electric Cooperatives (IEC) named Rebecca Strait to its regulatory compliance team. She will serve as a regulatory consultant for the association. As a regulatory consultant, Strait is responsible for supporting the efforts of member …Read More.
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Charbonneau joins Indiana Electric Cooperatives
Indiana Electric Cooperatives (IEC) named Michael Charbonneau to its government relations team. He will serve as the association’s director of external government relations. Charbonneau will be responsible for representing IEC, its member cooperatives and the generation and transmission cooperatives with state and …Read More.
Lock earns certified loss control professional designation
Program helps create safer utility work environment Adam W. Lock, safety and risk management instructor at Indiana Electric Cooperatives (IEC), recently earned his certified loss control professional (CLCP) designation. The program, designed to help ensure a safer work environment for …Read More.
Indiana Electric Cooperatives promotes Barth
Amanda Barth named vice president of communication Indiana Electric Cooperatives (IEC) named Amanda Barth as the association’s vice president of communication. Barth, who was previously IEC’s communication manager, will lead the association’s cooperative and consumer communication, Indiana Connection magazine, public …Read More.
Kevin Dreibelbis named 2020 Tom Taylor Award recipient
Award recognizes outstanding contributions to electric cooperative member services Indiana Electric Cooperatives named Kevin Dreibelbis the recipient of the 2020 Tom Taylor Award. Dreibelbis, communications and marketing director for Noble REMC and LaGrange County REMC, was presented the award during …Read More.
Indiana electric cooperatives receive more than $36 million in Next Level Connections broadband grants
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb announced last week eight Indiana electric cooperatives and their partner organizations will receive more than $36 million in grants from the Next Level Connections Broadband Grant Program. The program, in its second phase of awards, is …Read More.
Electric cooperatives encourage consumers to reach out for payment plans
For many Hoosiers, the COVID-19 pandemic is not just a public health crisis – it is a growing economic crisis as well. Indiana’s electric cooperatives are temporarily suspending the disconnection of service due to non-payment and many are waiving late …Read More.
Eighteen graduate electric lineworker apprenticeship program
Eighteen lineworkers graduated Saturday from Indiana Electric Cooperatives’ apprenticeship program, Rural Electric Apprentice Program (REAP). REAP is a four-year program that professionally trains apprentice lineworkers from across Indiana. Graduates complete 576 hours of classroom-related study and 8,000 hours of on-the-job …Read More.
Indiana’s electric cooperatives applaud passage of RURAL Act
Protects tax-exempt status of electric cooperatives Indiana Electric Cooperatives applauds the passage of the RURAL Act. The legislation, part of the spending bills signed Friday by the president, protects more than 900 electric cooperatives throughout the nation that risked losing …Read More.
Indiana’s electric cooperatives to complete more than 40 unique service projects
Cooperatives will volunteer their time to a statewide community day of service Indiana’s electric cooperatives will host the annual “Indiana’s Electric Cooperative Community Day” Friday, Oct. 11. Twenty-seven of Indiana’s electric cooperatives will complete a project that meets a specific …Read More.