Vectren.com Media Room RSS Feed http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/Media_Room.xml http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Wed, 9 Mar 2011 08:37:44 -0600 Wed, 9 Mar 2011 08:34:26 -0600 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) http://www.feedforall.com Today, the Kentucky State Board on Electric Generation and Transmission Siting issued an order that approved Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana's (Vectren) request to construct an electric transmission line from its AB Brown Plant in Posey County, Ind, to the Big Rivers Electric Corporation's Reid Station in Webster County, Ky. This regulatory ruling allows Vectren to begin pre-construction activities on the second phase of its baseline electric reliability project. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/345kvapproved122110.pdf 613215FE-8265-46EB-881C-0C0EC7C7CFFE Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:25:22 -0600 In response to continued lower natural gas prices, Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio (Vectren) is reducing the monthly Budget Bill amount for the majority of its nearly 60,000 customers on the program by 35 percent. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/ohiobudgetbilldecrease120.pdf 70A4C791-9E68-42B8-AE88-5B437B07E075 Mon, 6 Dec 2010 14:11:23 -0600 Vectren Energy Delivery (Vectren) is again offering its Gift of Energy program this holiday season, which allows individuals to make a payment toward the Vectren energy bill of a friend, loved one or neighbor. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/giftofenergy120610.pdf FD36824E-A5AE-45E7-A1DF-353FD7A06661 Mon, 6 Dec 2010 14:09:39 -0600 Vectren Energy Delivery (Vectren) is reminding its customers about ways to cut energy costs throughout the holiday season. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/holidaytips120210.pdf 3F09E64D-1867-4CEB-BC92-C6A6CB6E0233 Thu, 2 Dec 2010 13:02:49 -0600 In an effort to help customers further increase efficient use of natural gas, Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio (Vectren) has issued a call for applicants for its Project TEEM (Teaching Energy Efficiency Measures) program, which provides free home weatherization services to customers in its Ohio service territory. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/teemhomes500112910.pdf DBD7A3D3-5B2E-4F1A-B2FA-094D4611BD7B Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:17:20 -0600 As temperatures begin to drop and winter weather approaches, Vectren Energy Delivery (Vectren) wants to remind customers to be aware of heating safety throughout the coming winter months. Having a furnace tune-up by a professional; knowing how to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning; and being aware of the safety precautions associated with the use of space heaters are simple ways to keep your household safe throughout the year. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/wintersafety1102.pdf 7B087088-D11E-4F58-9304-602655D28DC9 Tue, 2 Nov 2010 12:26:10 -0500 As colder weather grows near, Vectren Energy Delivery (Vectren) reminds its customers that it is important to evaluate the condition of their furnaces before turning them on for the winter. The U.S. Department of Energy estimates one in four furnaces has been in operation for 20 years or more and may not be performing at peak efficiency. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/winterfurnacereminder1021.pdf 482B0D9E-F71F-4C25-9741-2A223233FCF1 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:04:54 -0500 Only six months after Vectren Energy Delivery - South (Vectren) unveiled its refrigerator recycling program, the 1,000th refrigerator has been collected. Launched in April, the refrigerator recycling program offers customers a $30 rebate for recycling an out-dated, inefficient refrigerator or freezer that is in working condition. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/1000threfrigerator101810.pdf D881A88C-7A88-47A0-BA4B-08B9AC4C9F5E Tue, 19 Oct 2010 11:34:41 -0500 In a news release issued yesterday, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) announced that customers could see a 4 percent increase in winter heating bills for those that heat their homes and/or businesses with natural gas. However, bill amounts for the five-month heating period will remain much lower than years past given abundant national gas supply has allowed natural gas costs to continue to remain relatively low and stable. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/ohiowinterprep101410.pdf FC32460E-7656-47E4-890F-DC8E7D817E66 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:37:20 -0500 Natural gas prices that continue to remain stable and relatively low will again help ease upcoming winter bills for Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana - South (Vectren) customers. Today, the utility announced that assuming normal winter weather, customers could see natural gas bills that are 5 to 10 percent lower than the previous heating season, which saw bills decrease as much as 35 percent from the 2008-2009 winter. Abundant gas supply in the U.S. has resulted in natural gas costs, which are passed through to customers on a dollar-for-dollar basis, remaining at levels not seen since 2001. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/winterbillprojectSo101310.pdf 7F0B3DF8-19B8-4B8D-A5F3-0D92CED74266 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 08:05:54 -0500 Natural gas prices that continue to remain stable and relatively low will again help ease upcoming winter bills for Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana - North (Vectren) customers. Today, the utility announced that assuming normal winter weather, customers could see bills that are up to 5 percent lower than the previous heating season, which saw bills decrease as much as 30 percent from the 2008-2009 winter. Abundant gas supply in the U.S. has resulted in natural gas costs, which are passed through to customers on a dollar-for-dollar basis, remaining at levels not seen since 2001. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/winterbillprojectNo101310.pdf 0B018D03-0EF4-454B-B4E3-A89D517B747F Thu, 14 Oct 2010 08:02:44 -0500 Following several days of productive dialogue with the City of Henderson, Henderson Water Utility and Henderson Municipal Power and Light, Vectren Energy Delivery (Vectren) announced today it intends to adjust the proposed route of the western Kentucky portion of its planned 345 kilovolt (kV) electric transmission line. The parties began detailed negotiations at the Kentucky Electric Generation and Transmission Siting Board informal conference, which took place in Frankfort Sept. 29, and reached a firm agreement earlier this week on a modified route. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/345kvseptroutejoint100810.pdf 3CB736EB-AD41-4A29-B605-E4AECA530647 Fri, 8 Oct 2010 13:21:29 -0500 In preparation for the upcoming heating season, Vectren Energy Delivery (Vectren) is extending its call center support hours for the month of October. October is traditionally a very active month for natural gas customers who are preparing for colder temperatures by reconnecting gas service or inquiring about energy assistance programs. Currently, customers can call 1-800-227-1376 and speak to a customer service specialist Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. CST. In addition to the regular service hours, customer service specialists will be available Saturdays from 7 a.m. until noon CST in October. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/extendedcallcenterhrsohio.pdf 909FB825-8F77-4788-843D-34BDAAA8F307 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 11:39:35 -0500 In preparation for the upcoming heating season, Vectren Energy Delivery (Vectren) is extending its call center support hours for the month of October. October is traditionally a very active month for natural gas customers who are preparing for colder temperatures by reconnecting gas service or inquiring about energy assistance programs. Currently, customers can call 1-800-227-1376 and speak to a customer service specialist Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. CST. In addition to the regular service hours, customer service specialists will be available Saturdays from 7 a.m. until noon CST in October. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/extendedcallcenterhrsindi.pdf 6627C14F-0098-42D2-A5AD-5FA88D5A085E Thu, 30 Sep 2010 11:37:05 -0500 Detailed in its recently released annual Foundation report, Vectren Corporation (Vectren) announced that it awarded more than $2.2 million in 2009 through the Vectren Foundation and corporate gifts. In addition, Vectren employees' collective volunteer hours in 2009, when converted to time on the job, were equivalent to more than $650,000. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/2009vectrenfdnreport09071.pdf B46107FC-C0CA-4CD3-A096-B7D13E1D9CB8 Wed, 8 Sep 2010 09:22:34 -0500 Vectren Corporation President and CEO Carl L. Chapman announced staff organizational changes today that build on Vectren's strong foundation and are aligned with new strategies designed to improve both regulated and nonregulated performance. Recently approved by the company's Board of Directors and effective Sept. 1, these changes will better support utility customers in the 74 counties the company serves in Indiana and Ohio and enable improved performance in its nonregulated business operations. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/OrgchangeAug2010.pdf 0A5CD5BA-02BA-49DC-80C8-004BB5B34350 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:59:30 -0500 In an effort to remind residents to dial 8-1-1 before digging, Aug. 11 has been designated National Call Before You Dig awareness day. Not only does it ensure the safety of all involved, but it is the law to inform local utility companies regarding the intent to dig at least two full days prior by calling the national 811 free service. After telling the 811 operator where the digging will take place and the type of work involved, the approximate location of buried lines, pipes and cables will be marked. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/callbeforeyoudig811081010.pdf 302E0A2A-4853-4E09-A495-A67039858A29 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:45:20 -0500 This summer's stifling heat, including a month of July that is set to finish 15 percent warmer than normal and 85 percent warmer than last year, continues to drive energy consumption of Vectren's southwestern Indiana electric customers. As such, the utility is reminding customers to consider ways to conserve energy given August is typically the hottest month of the summer. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/summerelectricbills073010.pdf EC2151BF-D117-4BD3-B6E6-04F9A13A3193 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:36:20 -0500 Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana South has announced that its employee-members of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 702 notified the company Wednesday evening that they have ratified a new three-year labor agreement . The approximately 320 employee-members of IBEW Local 702 serve natural gas and electric customers in southwestern Indiana. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/Contractendorsed063010.pdf 001162E4-267A-4312-8790-655FFFA1B841 Thu, 1 Jul 2010 09:36:58 -0500 The State of Indiana's Heating and Cooling Incentive Program (IHIP), which offers up to $500 in rebates toward the purchase of high-efficiency heating and air equipment, is expected to end in early July as funds will soon be depleted. The program began Feb. 1, 2010, and after five months, approximately $250,000 remains. A total of $6.1 million was made available to Indiana residents, which is part of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act funding that is being administered by the Indiana Office of Energy Development (OED). http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/IndrebateprogramENDNorth0.pdf 66B61A46-5D4A-4E42-AF7F-B38148364EE7 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:41:53 -0500 To encourage customers to utilize the more detailed levels of the company's online energy audit tool, Vectren is offering free energy efficiency kits while supplies last. The online energy audit uses a combination of a customer's yearly energy usage history and answers to specific questions regarding the home's construction and appliances to make detailed recommendations on ways to save energy and cut costs. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/energykitpromotionOH06241.pdf CE7A14B9-219E-4130-B0EA-EFB25F6CC761 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:21:01 -0500 To encourage customers to utilize the more detailed levels of the company's online energy audit tool, Vectren is offering free energy efficiency kits while supplies last. The online energy audit uses a combination of a customer's yearly energy usage history and answers to specific questions regarding the home's construction and appliances to make detailed recommendations on ways to save energy and cut costs. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/energykitpromotionIN06241.pdf DAA51A83-B1E2-4AA1-ADC9-0B7DBD0BAA1D Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:18:18 -0500 Monday afternoon's stifling heat and humidity contributed to record demand for Vectren's electric customers in southwestern Indiana. Electric demand tied to the utility's 140,000 customers and contractual obligations peaked at 1,208 megawatts (MW) yesterday afternoon, which eclipsed the previous record of 1,167 MW set in July 2008. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/peakloadrecord062110.pdf 93A856AE-54A1-49D5-8A31-D12A1903F20E Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:03:36 -0500 In response to lower natural gas prices, Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana - North (Vectren) is lowering the monthly Budget Bill amount for the majority of its 105,000 customers on the program. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/northbudgetbilldecrease06.pdf CD327765-FD01-459F-B45A-2182575ED98F Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:43:53 -0500 In an effort to improve electric reliability for the southwestern Indiana and western Kentucky regions, Vectren Energy Delivery (Vectren) Thursday afternoon submitted a pre-filing notice to the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) State Siting Board to move forward with phase two of a new electric transmission line that will ultimately connect three regional generation facilities, including Duke Energy's Gibson Station located in Gibson County, Ind., Vectren's A.B. Brown plant in Posey County, Ind., and the Big Rivers Electric Corporation's Reid Station in Webster County, Ky. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/345kvkentucky060410.pdf 51D519A3-59DF-4853-BFC9-F1C98078EC8A Fri, 4 Jun 2010 16:14:21 -0500 Carl Chapman, Vectren's president and COO, urged attendees at the company's annual shareholders' meeting Wednesday to support a national effort to retain the current dividend tax rate and prevent a future tax increase. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/defenddividend051910.pdf 77EF436D-1534-48FF-98D1-94E7E96A9C75 Wed, 19 May 2010 13:55:31 -0500 Large commercial and industrial customers in Vectren's Indiana service territories are eligible for a new loan program for energy efficiency upgrades from the Indiana Office of Energy Development. Known as the H.E.L.P. program, the Hoosier Efficiency Loan Program will make revolving, low-interest loans from $50,000 to $500,000 to fund a variety of energy efficiency upgrades and retrofits to the facilities of qualifying applicants. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/helploanprogram042610.pdf 04D682B4-1657-4B68-A329-C123703807EF Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:49:31 -0500 Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA) Local 175 voted Thursday to ratify a new three-year contract for its Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio (Vectren) employee-members. UWUA Local 175 represents nearly 150 of Vectren's natural gas employees in the greater Dayton area. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/vedocontractendorsed04231.pdf FEEA6B26-EFD8-4685-AECC-7E418C74DC6F Mon, 26 Apr 2010 11:18:54 -0500 Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana - South (Vectren) officially unveiled its new electric energy efficiency programs today, which will benefit its residential and small business electric customers in its southwestern Indiana service territory. The new programs will help customers reduce electric consumption and lower energy bills through programs such as appliance recycling and rebates for ENERGY STAR� construction. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/electriccclaunch040510.pdf F7AF2010-157E-4C7B-A797-A9CC1F8451C7 Mon, 5 Apr 2010 12:38:34 -0500 With the arrival of spring and April being National Safe Digging month, Vectren is reminding customers who are planning to dig a hole, tear down a building or engage in any other earth-moving activity, to please call Indiana 811 at least two full working days in advance. By calling 811, residents can have underground utility lines in the work area identified at no cost. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/callbeforedigsouth040110.pdf BBEE02F9-AE47-4BC6-9B7D-09528D00863A Thu, 1 Apr 2010 11:05:01 -0500 As the winter heating season comes to a close, Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio (Vectren) wants to remind customers who have received a disconnect notice or any customers in need of bill payment assistance to contact Vectren at http://www.vectren.com or (800) 227-1376 to make payment arrangements and avoid potential disconnection. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/endofwinterohio031510.pdf 0971E61C-94AD-4D3F-84C9-B44C8F95345A Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:34:41 -0500 As the winter heating season comes to a close, Vectren Energy Delivery (Vectren) wants to remind customers the regulatory moratorium, which prevents utilities from disconnecting customers who meet low-income guidelines and have received federal and state utility heating assistance, will expire on Monday, March 15. Customers who have received a disconnect notice or, regardless of household income, need bill payment assistance are urged to contact Vectren at http://www.vectren.com or (800) 227-1376 to make payment arrangements and avoid potential disconnection. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/endofwinterindiana031510.pdf 3BEA1BFB-5294-4DAF-A023-F3A66D87E086 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:31:37 -0500 Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio's (Vectren) residential and small business natural gas customers who are eligible to select a supplier through the natural gas Choice program but have not yet done so will begin receiving their gas supply at the Standard Choice Offer (SCO) price effective April 2010. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/scophase030410.pdf C170B307-EDC6-4213-ABAC-F194A2159791 Thu, 4 Mar 2010 14:27:22 -0600 Vectren Corporation (NYSE:VVC) announced today the election of retired utility executive James H. DeGraffenreidt, Jr., to its board of directors. DeGraffenreidt served as chairman and CEO of WGL Holdings, Inc. (WGL), the parent company of Washington Gas Light Company, from October 2001 to October 2009. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/Degraffenreidt030310.pdf B023F899-3896-4CB3-B57E-A9D070D96AA7 Wed, 3 Mar 2010 16:21:22 -0600 The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) today recognized Vectren Energy Delivery (Vectren) as a winner of the �Emergency Recovery Award� for its excellence in restoring electricity to its customers in the wake of a severe winter storm last year. The award was presented today at EEI's Board Meeting. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/emergencyrecoveryaward030.pdf EE119A2C-F7C5-458E-B6B5-7BC8119DB386 Wed, 3 Mar 2010 09:42:46 -0600 Vectren customers in Indiana can now earn up to $500 in rebates when purchasing high-efficiency natural gas heating equipment thanks to the State of Indiana's Indiana Heating and Cooling Incentive Program (IHIP), which officially began Feb. 1, 2010. A total of $6.1 million has been made available to Indiana residents, which is part of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act funding that is being administered by the Indiana Office of Energy Development (OED). http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/innorthrebate020810.pdf EEB184CC-97FE-4373-9DE5-DA5961ECAEF6 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:14:24 -0600 Niel C. Ellerbrook, chairman and CEO of Vectren Corp (NYSE:VVC), today announced he will retire May 31, 2010, as the company's CEO, after a decade of service in the position. Ellerbrook, 61, will serve in the role of non-executive chairman for the company. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/nielretirement020310.pdf 11CB2CE2-14A4-41E2-93D0-3A482E79EFE5 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:10:48 -0600 Vectren Energy Delivery (Vectren) wants to remind residential and commercial customers to proceed with caution when removing snow and ice around gas meters at their homes or businesses this winter. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/snowremovalmeters011210.pdf AF6EFD9B-A7F4-4630-BD37-F4C6989CC2CD Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:19:31 -0600 Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana (Vectren) will match dollar-for-dollar all public donations to its Share the Warmth program this winter, up to a total of $200,000. Share the Warmth, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, annually allocates funds to Indiana Community Action Agencies who administer the Indiana's Weatherization Assistance Program. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/sharethewarmth010610.pdf D71C720B-FD47-4B67-913D-5D0B54242B29 Wed, 6 Jan 2010 16:44:43 -0600 Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana (Vectren) electric customers in southwestern Indiana are receiving an additional 50 megawatts (MW) of wind energy given the second phase of the Fowler Ridge Wind Farm in Benton County, Ind., which is jointly owned by BP Wind Energy and Sempra Generation, is now online. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/fowlerridgeonline010410.pdf B1AD739A-4868-430B-8F09-3A153E1C46EE Mon, 4 Jan 2010 16:05:35 -0600