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• Farm energy audits help ag producers improve efficiency

  Wabash Valley’s Sherry Rose recently shared this USDA press release as an example of the growing focus on energy efficiency in all sectors of the economy. Read more >



• New C&I incentive program launched

  Following last year’s successful C&I grant program, the Energy Efficiency Committee studied the results and considered ways to enhance the program. Based on those discussions ... Read more >



• Neighbors save life of Kankakee Valley warehouse coordinator

  An early December snowstorm brought travel to a complete halt across Kankakee Valley REMC’s service territory. Read more >



• NIPSCO reaches $600 million emissions settlement with EPA

  Northern Indiana Public Service Co. will invest nearly $600 million in pollution control technology and reduce annual emissions by more than 64,000 tons ... Read more >



• Energy-efficiency incentives top goal

  Wabash Valley Power’s 2010 residential energy efficiency incentive program was clearly a success. While the final statistics will be presented to the board at its March meeting ... Read more >



• Ratings service provides insight into health of G&T cooperatives

  The financial analysts at Moody’s Investors Service who monitor the energy industry recently released a report summarizing recent changes in ratings for the 18 U.S. generation and transmission cooperatives they follow. Read more >



• Smart meters generate consumer protests

  Electric power providers have hailed so-called smart meters as a way to improve the reliability of their service and give consumers more control over their energy use. Read more >



• EPA ramps up greenhouse gas controls

  As 2010 drew to a close and Congress failed to address environmental legislation, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that it would move forward with its own new standards during 2011. Read more >



• Reliability regulator predicts major fallout from EPA rules

  Pending Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations could dramatically cut the nation’s electricity reserves by leading to the shutdown of as much as 19 percent of fossil-fuel generation plants by 2018 ... Read more >



• Rate committee brings innovative proposal to the board

  As the electric power industry continues to undergo more changes in a few years than it has in many decades, Wabash Valley Power’s board of directors has been examining every aspect of how the G&T does business. Read more >



• Summerville’s retirement moves Marshall GM to CEO role

  The end of a long, successful career is usually the cause for a large public celebration, but anyone who knows Wally Summerville won’t be surprised that he didn’t want such a spectacle on the occasion of his retirement. Read more >



• Kosciusko Energy Advisor earns appreciation, desserts from members

  Every co-op lineman has seen the appreciate wave from a co-op member after power has been restored. Member services staff members may get a verbal “thank you” after sorting out a billing problem ... Read more >



• Aggressive regulatory climate creates more questions than answers

  Remember carbon legislation? A year ago, it seemed to be imminent, as President Barack Obama and key Congressional players were urging the adoption of cap-and-trade laws. Read more >



• Ameren proposes 233 percent transmission rate increase

  Ameren Illinois Company, the consolidation of three previous Ameren corporate arms, has announced that it intends to file for a dramatic increase in the cost for what is known as “sub-transmission” of electricity. Read more >



• Feds give Indiana solar plants $400 million loan

  A company that manufactures solar panels expects to begin a significant expansion in Indiana, now that the Department of Energy has approved a $400 million loan. Read more >

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Wabash Valley Power Association exists to supply and deliver reliable wholesale power at a stable and competitive price to its member-owners and respond to their collective needs.