Vectren.com 2009 News Room Archive RSS Feed http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/2009_Archive.xml http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:16:52 -0600 Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:14:24 -0600 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) http://www.feedforall.com Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana South (Vectren) today filed a request with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) for a base rate increase for its southwestern Indiana electric utility. The regulatory filing requests approval of the increase to address capital investments in its energy delivery infrastructure, a modified electric rate structure that facilitates a partnership between the company and customers to pursue energy efficiency and conservation, and new energy efficiency programs to complement those currently offered for natural gas customers http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/electricratecase121109.pdf 6A583F02-D1FB-438D-BCF9-505A221D7651 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:33:37 -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/giftofenergy113009.pdf CEBBF160-B8A1-432E-8C75-83157FCAA0B9 Tue, 1 Dec 2009 09:51:07 -0600 As we enter the holiday season, Vectren Energy Delivery (Vectren) is reminding its customers about ways to cut energy costs. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/holidaytips113009.pdf 69AF8FB5-7C27-4AAE-A666-690D71BBD454 Tue, 1 Dec 2009 09:47:20 -0600 More than 30,000 low-income Vectren customers in Indiana will receive significant reductions in their natural gas bills this winter thanks to the extension of a Universal Service Program (USP) created by Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana (Vectren) and Citizens Energy Group in Indianapolis. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/usprenewal112009.pdf FD544198-7077-4459-880B-BF30A6225066 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:11:34 -0600 Remembering to routinely check a furnace filter for safety and efficiency is now easier thanks to new furnace filter alerts from Vectren Energy Delivery (Vectren). http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/furnacefilter110509.pdf 98295B19-436E-4DE0-8F45-0F0CC97E856E Fri, 6 Nov 2009 11:09:21 -0600 In an effort to help reach customers with new media technologies, Vectren has launched VectrenLiveSmart.com, a new web site geared toward providing Vectren customers with access to pertinent energy information in a multi-media format. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/VectrenLiveSmart102209.pdf 6642C002-065C-43CA-A403-378CEBBBB7BD Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:33:52 -0600 This Halloween season, Vectren is reminding customers they can save up to $200 per year on their electric bills by cutting vampire load, according to a study conducted by Cornell University. The average home has 20 to 25 devices contributing to vampire load, often called phantom load, which refers to the amount of electricity that's being drained by equipment when it's off or in standby mode. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/Vampireload103009.pdf 22221905-E76E-4C3D-B1DD-9CDF7F2CB278 Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:22:14 -0600 Colder than normal weather has prompted an early start for the heating season, and Vectren Energy Delivery (Vectren) wants to remind customers to use natural gas safely throughout the 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 the best ways to keep your household safe throughout the year. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/wintersafety102109.pdf 6D7A322B-82A8-4AA4-88D8-A25ED43E251D Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:37:52 -0500 Having recently submitted a grant application to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to support smart grid implementation in its southwestern Indiana electric service territory, Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana – South (Vectren) today filed for regulatory approval from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) to move forward with the accelerated grid modernization project should federal dollars be awarded. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/smartgrid_101409.pdf E0C07B2F-6EAC-43FB-BEC8-8EA66AC9FBB5 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:49:23 -0500 Significantly lower natural gas prices in 2009 will help ease upcoming winter bills for Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana - North (North) customers, and today the utility announced that assuming normal winter weather, customers could see bills that are 25 to 30 percent lower than the previous heating season. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/NORTHwinterbills.pdf 5E5C96F1-749C-4CCD-8293-D1BD88F08B4C Tue, 6 Oct 2009 14:52:07 -0500 Significantly lower natural gas prices in 2009 will help ease upcoming winter bills for Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana - South (Vectren) customers, and today the utility announced that assuming normal winter weather, customers could see bills that are 30 to 35 percent lower than the previous heating season. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/SOUTHwinterbills.pdf 27518F7E-CAF3-4B8C-98F7-CC617EE31DC5 Tue, 6 Oct 2009 14:13:12 -0500 Indiana Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman joined Vectren President and COO Carl Chapman, Energy Systems Group President Jim Adams and Michael Dougherty, regional vice president eastern region, Veolia Environmental Services, Solid Waste, in officially opening the Blackfoot Clean Energy Facility, a landfill gas-to-electricity project at Veolia's Winslow, Ind., landfill. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/blackfoot072309.pdf 9B29DE68-C7AA-4B86-A0D2-20234ACF07F4 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:20:20 -0500 Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana (Vectren; NYSE: VVC) will add 50 megawatts (MW) of wind energy from an Indiana wind farm -- thanks to the approval today by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/fowlerridgeapproved.pdf E1F11AB1-CB6F-44C7-A09F-62C42C92C3D3 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:01:46 -0500 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded Vectren Energy Delivery (Vectren) with a 2009 ENERGY STAR® Leadership in Housing Award. This award recognizes Vectren's efforts to promote energy-efficient construction and environmental protection by sponsoring an ENERGY STAR for new homes program in its Indiana service territory last year. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/energystarhomeaward060809.pdf 6401ACB4-5FAE-42A1-A6EA-52E46E71050E Mon, 8 Jun 2009 16:50:09 -0500 With the summer cooling season officially underway, Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana (Vectren) has issued the following energy efficiency tips to help lower energy bills. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/summertips060209.pdf 90322A0A-DC3F-4666-A5E5-AD4298D80210 Tue, 2 Jun 2009 14:57:39 -0500 With proposed legislation on global climate change now pending before the U.S. Congress, Vectren Chairman and CEO Niel C. Ellerbrook used today's annual shareholders' meeting to drive awareness of the highly-controversial subject and illustrate how that action could result in Vectren electric customers experiencing 10 to 40 percent bill increases immediately upon the effectiveness of the legislation. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/carbon05132009.pdf 80E843BB-7FB2-49B8-88CB-31345341666D Wed, 13 May 2009 15:50:21 -0500 Long-time Vectren Corporation (Vectren) executive Carl L. Chapman, the company's president and chief operating officer, was elected to the Vectren board of directors today at the annual shareholders' meeting. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/Chapman051309.pdf 50946E5D-2F2A-47F2-8DF0-AB99E4A36B2A Wed, 13 May 2009 15:46:00 -0500 Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana (Vectren) reported Tuesday it is prepared to meet summer demand of its electric customers in southwestern Indiana. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/electricsummerrelease0512.pdf 8E0300C3-5C22-44F7-9CE7-29705E3AA8A9 Tue, 12 May 2009 17:03:05 -0500 With the arrival of spring and the typical storm season for southwestern Indiana, Vectren Energy Delivery (Vectren) is reminding customers how to effectively respond to and report power outages as well as the safety precautions associated with outages. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/stormsafety042909.pdf 038EEF8F-48C1-40B8-BA54-B49E95DE22C6 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:28:55 -0500 Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio (Vectren) officially unveiled its new energy efficiency programs today, which will benefit its residential and small commercial natural gas customers in the Miami Valley. The $5-million effort, which the company is calling Conservation Connection, will help customers reduce natural gas usage and lower energy bills through programs such as rebates on high efficiency appliances, online energy audit and bill analysis tools, a Conservation Connection contact center and home weatherization dollars for income-eligible customers. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/cclaunch040709.pdf E9C3F543-8AC1-4450-A48E-533943F91125 Tue, 7 Apr 2009 17:05:50 -0500 With the arrival of spring, 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/callbeforeyoudig040109.pdf 11127BE7-F8B7-400B-8A5A-BA573606746B Wed, 1 Apr 2009 16:52:50 -0500 With the arrival of spring, 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 the Ohio Utilities Protection Service (OUPS) at 811 or (800) 362-2764 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/call_before_you_dig_Ohio.pdf FF99540F-943C-409C-A266-20A0715F8502 Wed, 1 Apr 2009 13:44:21 -0500 As the winter heating season comes to a close, Vectren Energy Delivery (Vectren) wants to remind customers that 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 16. Customers who have received a disconnect notice or, regardless of household income, need bill payment assistance are urged to contact Vectren at www.vectren.com or (800) 227-1376 to make payment arrangements and avoid potential disconnection. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/endofwinterin030909.pdf 529C8023-CA20-4F54-A129-A792841D9848 Mon, 9 Mar 2009 17:01:40 -0500 As the winter heating season comes to a close, Vectren Energy Delivery (Vectren) wants to remind customers who have received a disconnect notice or any customers in need of bill payment assistance to contact Vectren at www.vectren.com or (800) 227-1376 to make payment arrangements and avoid potential disconnection. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/endofwinteroh030909.pdf E162BEB2-4F10-4B09-B5B3-B22844C0F46E Mon, 9 Mar 2009 16:59:31 -0500 Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana (Vectren; NYSE: VVC) has filed a request with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission seeking authority to buy 50 megawatts (MW) of wind energy from an Indiana wind farm. If approved, the purchase would provide enough energy to power about 15,000 homes annually and will bring Vectren's total wind power portfolio to 80 MW, which allows Vectren to meet 4 percent of its customers' needs with renewable energy. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/fowlerridge0304200909.pdf 695D806E-D022-4FA5-85F4-3FE91B68F765 Wed, 4 Mar 2009 16:47:42 -0500 As widespread power outages continue to impact the Southwestern Indiana region and many find themselves in American Red Cross shelters to stay warm, Vectren, who remains focused on restoring its customers, pledged $100,000 to the local American Red Cross to go toward continued efforts in winter storm recovery and disaster preparedness. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/redcross020109.pdf 63B0B861-E38B-4FBE-8410-C5D4CF32665A Sun, 1 Feb 2009 16:31:39 -0500 As customers reach the half way point of the heating season and cold weather pushes energy bills to peak amounts, Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio (Vectren) is reminding customers about the number of billing and payment options as well as energy efficiency tips to help manage costs. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/janbillsoh012209.pdf DDD039B8-9C87-4489-AB08-A71C29129650 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:37:51 -0500 As customers reach the half way point of the heating season and cold weather pushes energy bills to peak amounts, Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana (Vectren) is reminding customers about the number of billing and payment options as well as energy efficiency tips to help manage costs. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/janbills012209.pdf D6830255-FD5A-4BF3-9A95-8BD7C8B7569E Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:39:49 -0500 Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana (Vectren) has added six new hybrid bucket trucks to its fleet to serve more efficiently its southwestern Indiana electric customers. The vehicles, five of which are ready for deployment and a sixth to arrive at the end of the month, provide potential fuel savings between 40 and 60 percent. http://ebizteam.easycgi.com/evision/hybridtrucks010709.pdf C7201C5E-F759-4B31-9152-89604FFFB3AB Wed, 7 Jan 2009 16:43:42 -0500