Osprey Relocation

January 3rd, 2013

  “The move went off without a hitch,” says Fisher. “This is the first time in the 12 years I’ve been here that we’ve had an osprey nest and we’d like to see it continue. We hope they will return this spring.” An osprey nest isn’t a typical, closely “weaved” ...Read More

Prairie Power Inc.’s senior secured bonds earn a long-term rating of A-

December 28th, 2012

Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) has assigned a long-term rating of A- with a stable outlook to the senior secured bonds of Prairie Power, Inc. (PPI). PPI is an electric generation and transmission cooperative (G&T). This rating applies to all of PPI’s senior secured debt. As of November 1, 2012, ...Read More

Ameren President visits PPI

December 26th, 2012

Richard J. Mark, the new President & CEO of Ameren Illinois, met with Jay Bartlett President & CEO of Prairie Power, Inc., the generation and transmission co-op’s board of directors and Duane Noland, President & CEO of the Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives on December 11 at PPI’s headquarters in ...Read More

Two Cooperatives receive RESAP certification

December 26th, 2012

The Rural Electric Safety Achievement Program (RESAP), established over 10 years ago by the NRECA was developed to: strengthen leadership engagement and ownership; create a continuous safety improvement process; provide honest feedback to support improvement; strengthen safety improvement planning (promote employee involvement); and better enable co-ops to reduce injuries over time.  ...Read More