Kenergy’s Owensboro District recently hired Marc Stewart, an apprentice line tech. Marc started work on Monday, Oct. 20. Before coming to Kenergy, Marc was a line tech at Delaware County Electric Cooperative, where he worked more than four years. Part of that time, Marc worked with Greg Starheim. Marc is married to Lacy Stewart. The couple will reside in Owensboro. His hobbies are hunting and outdoor sports.
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Kenergy hires new MSR for Hawesville office
Jill Frakes has been hired to work as a Member Service Representative (MSR) at Kenergy’s Hawesville office. Frakes, a Hawesville resident, starts training for her new position on Monday, Oct. 6. She will take over the position now held by Carla Early, who plans to retire Jan. 2 after working as an MSR at the Hawesville office for 36 years. As the title implies, MSRs assist members in various ways,…
Kenergy board elects officers
Kenergy’s Board of Directors elected officers at the board’s regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, July 8. Bob White of Sturgis was re-elected as chairman. Billy Reid of Owensboro is now vice-chairman. And Brent Wigginton of Hawesville is the secretary-treasurer.
Kenergy CEO tells GRADD that Kenergy is doing well
Despite “a tumultuous two years,” Kenergy Corp. is performing well. That was the overarching message Greg Starheim, Kenergy Corp’s president and CEO, delivered to the Green River Area Development District board of directors and guests Wednesday. “We’re doing well in about all aspects, and we’re off to a good start in 2014,” Starheim said. The nonprofit co-op returned $2.3 million to its members in 2013 from positive margins earned the…
Kenergy promotes two cashiers
Anne Barning and Susie Humphrey will be promoted to Member Service Representatives effective Monday, June 30. Barning joined Kenergy as a cashier in August 2009, and Humphrey started working at the co-op as a cashier in November 2010. Member Service Representatives assist members with payments and meter readings, inform members about rate increases and other important co-op business, and handle complaints, to name a few duties. Barning works in Henderson, and Humphrey works in…
High interest in Kenergy director elections
By Joy Campbell Messenger-Inquirer Some non-Kenergy Corp. members have been baffled by the barrage of campaign advertising for contested seats on the co-operative’s 11-member governing board. One seat in particular, District 6 — which covers all of west Daviess County except for members located on the east side of U.S. 431 — has two candidates trying to unseat 18-year incumbent Larry Elder. Elder said this is the first time he…
Electric co-op members can’t afford price increases, job losses from carbon regulations
(ARLINGTON, VA) —National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) CEO Jo Ann Emerson today commented on the latest round of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations limiting carbon dioxide emissions for power plants. “Americans count on affordable and reliable energy to power our communities, promote job and economic growth, and keep costs in line for the basic necessities in our family budgets. New EPA regulations that add to the price of electricity…
EPA issues proposed clean power plan to limit greenhouse gas emissions from existing power plants
© 2014 Van Ness Feldman, LLP. All Rights Reserved. This document has been prepared by Van Ness Feldman for informational purposes only and is not a legal opinion, does not provide legal advice for any purpose, and neither creates nor constitutes evidence of an attorney-client relationship. On June 2, 2014, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed new rule pursuant to section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act (CAA)…
Capital credit retirement slated for June 2014
For the third year in a row, Kenergy’s Board of Directors has voted to retire patronage capital, which is a tangible demonstration of members’ ownership in the cooperative. In June, Kenergy will return $3.11 million to its member-owners in the form of a general capital credit retirement. The cooperative returned more than $3 million to members in 2013 and nearly $2 million in 2012. Not all active members will be…
Kenergy earns the Governor’s safety, health award
Deputy Secretary Rocky Comito of the Kentucky Labor Cabinet joined employees and officials in Henderson today to honor Kenergy Corp. with the Governor’s Safety and Health Award. The honor recognizes the member-owned electric cooperative for 509,963 hours without a lost-time accident or illness. Kentucky Labor Cabinet Secretary Larry Roberts praised the success of Kenergy’s dedication to safety. “It’s obvious that Kenergy Corp. has made safety a top priority, and today…