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Phone: (800) 248-8413
Office Hours: Monday - Friday | 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Renewable Energy

HCREMC's power supplier, Hoosier Energy, has a power supply portfolio which includes clean renewable energy from landfill methane, coalbed methane, wind turbines and hydropower.

Hoosier Energy adopted a Renewable Energy Policy in 2006, establishing goals to increase the share of renewable energy in its power supply portfolio. Although the U.S. and Indiana have no laws requiring utilities to have renewable energy programs, the generation and transmission co-op has committed to increasing its renewable energy portfolio by five percent of annual growth.

In meeting these goals, Hoosier Energy has implemented several small-scale wind and solar energy generation systems in Indiana. As well, Hoosier Energy provides assistance to member cooperatives developing renewable energy projects in their territories.

Renewable Energy Checklist-A Renewable Energy Installation Guide

There are questions you need to be able to answer and questions you should address with professionals (installers/contractors, insurance agents, and your utility) before committing to a solar, wind, or geothermal system.  Visit the link below for a FREE printable checklist to get started:

 

https://safeelectricity.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/RenewablesCheckl…

Landfill methane

Hoosier Energy has been operating a renewable power facility at the Clark-Floyd landfill in southern Indiana since October 2007. Gas produced in the landfill provides a source of fuel to power generators around the clock. Power production at the plant is capable of producing approximately 3.5 megawatts of power, enough electricity to power 7,000 homes.

The latest generating facility is a three-engine 14-megawatt landfill methane plant in Pontiac, Ill. It is located at the 460-acre Livingston Landfill operated by Republic Services.

Landfill gas generation is recognized as renewable energy and offsets carbon dioxide emissions and provides other environmental benefits. Methane, with emissions 20 times stronger than carbon dioxide would otherwise be flared into the atmosphere, is used to produce electricity. These facilities also reduce emissions.

Solar

In 2015, Hoosier Energy announced a 10-megawatt solar program that consists of ten 1-megawatt solar arrays to be installed across member service territories. A one-megawatt solar array in Henry County was the first in a regionwide cooperative effort with power supplier Hoosier Energy to tap into the benefits of solar power. Installations began in 2015, with all ten expected to be on line in 2016. Collectively, the solar "farms" will provide approximately 20,000,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of energy annually for the 300,000 consumers served by Hoosier Energy's 18 member distribution cooperatives.

Hydropower

Hoosier Energy has a 20-year power purchase agreement or electricity produced at the Dayton Hydro plant near Ottawa, Ill. The LaSalle County facility has three turbines with 3.7 megawatts (MW) total capacity.

Wind generation

Wind power comes from a purchase power agreement with a wind generation project in Story County, Iowa. Hoosier Energy purchases 25 megawatts of the plant's output.

Hoosier Energy is a charter member of a National Renewables Cooperative, which looks for opportunities for co-ops to work together on renewable energy projects. Green energy is made available to available to member co-ops through the EnviroWatts® program.

The objectives of Hoosier Energy's Renewable Energy Policy are:

  • Create diversity of power supply resources.

  • Provide member co-ops with renewable energy to support consumer programs.

  • Strengthen and reinforce Hoosier Energy's environmental stewardship initiatives.

  • Improve economies of rural communities in central and southern Indiana.

Read more in our information module on Renewable Energy.

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Address: 3400 S State Road 3, New Castle, IN 47362
Phone: (800) 248-8413
Office Hours: Monday - Friday | 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Board of Directors
    • Bylaws
    • Our History
    • Grassroots Action
    • Newsletters
    • Rates
    • Our Affiliated Organizations
    • Careers
    • FAQ
    • Contact Us
  • Efficiency
    • Electric Vehicles
    • Filter Change
    • Kill-A-Watt Meter
    • My Solar
    • Rebates
    • Renewable Energy
    • Why Electrify
  • Payment Options
    • Auto Pay
    • Budget Billing
    • Online Bill Pay
    • Onsite Payments
    • Payment Assistance
    • Prepaid Electric Service
  • Safety
    • Before You Dig
    • Outage Center
    • Scam Alert
  • Service
    • Distributed Generation
      • Distributed Generation
    • Capital Credits
    • Inspections
    • Internet Service
    • New Construction
    • Non-Permanent Service
    • PrePaid Electric Service
    • Start New Service
    • Tree Trimming
    • Utility Construction Map
  • Community
    • Operation Round Up
    • Youth Programs
      • Calendar Art Contest
      • Page Day
      • Scholarship Award
      • Camp Kilowatt
      • Youth Power & Hope Award
      • Youth Tour - Washington D.C Trip