People Behind Your Power: Katie Heard
July 10, 2024
Meet Katie Heard, Customer Program Lead for AES Indiana. Katie oversees various aspects of our energy efficiency programs to ensure they run smoothly. This includes planning, designing and managing programs that benefit our customers. She joined the AES Indiana Demand Side Management (DSM) team in March 2021. In January 2023, she was promoted to DSM Lead. Katie has been with AES Indiana for three years.
People Behind Your Power: Xuan Wu
June 26, 2024
Meet Xuan Wu, Senior Manager for Transmission & Distribution (T&D) Standards and New Technologies for AES U.S. Utilities. Xuan focuses on industry best practices and technologies for T&D engineering analysis, designs, and implementations. He and his team work on cutting-edge projects, including government-funded innovations in Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), Electric Vehicles (EVs), large-scale renewable energy connections, and advanced grid protection and control technologies.
People Behind Your Power: Norv Clontz
June 19, 2024
Meet Norv Clontz, Director of Data Science & Analytics for AES Indiana. Norv is responsible for developing models using data science and AI. He joined AES in January 2024. He’s a business leader, data scientist, and project manager focused on building high-performance analytics teams – and also a swim dad.
People Behind Your Power: Mark Houdek
June 12, 2024
Meet Mark Houdek, Customer Solutions Lead. In this role, Mark collaborates with customers and stakeholders to promote programs and projects that accelerate clean energy initiatives and distributed energy projects, such as EV charging. These efforts provide significant benefits to both customers and the community. Mark has been with AES Indiana for six years.
People Behind Your Power: Jessey Swails
June 5, 2024
Meet Jessey Swails, Journeyman Lineman. Jesse constructs, maintains, and monitors equipment on the electrical grid serving AES Indiana customers. His role involves safely installing and repairing electrical power systems, including transmission and distribution lines. His work is critical in maintaining the efficiency and stability of the electrical grid for the Indianapolis community and AES Indiana customers. Jesse has been with AES Indiana for seven and a half years.
People Behind Your Power: Candyce Offett
May 22, 2024
Meet Candyce Offett, Program Manager of Residential Energy Efficiency Programs. Candyce oversees initiatives designed to help customers reduce their energy consumption by developing and implementing strategies that promote energy-efficient practices and technologies and collaborates with various stakeholders to ensure AES Indiana programs offered meet their goals.
People Behind Your Power: Shayla Freeling
May 15, 2024
Meet Shayla Freeling, Business Customer Service Representative, who’s always working toward an exceptional customer experience for AES Indiana business customers. Shayla plays a pivotal role in assisting business customers with their accounts. She has been with the company for five years.
People Behind Your Power: Jose Gregorio De Sousa Costa
May 8, 2024
Meet Jose Gregorio De Sousa Costa, Renewable Energy Project Senior Manager for AES Indiana. Jose plays a critical role in spearheading the development and execution of renewable energy initiatives for the company.
People Behind Your Power: India Lowe
May 1, 2024
Meet India Lowe, Safety Specialist II with T&D Operations. India manages the execution of our Safety Management System (SMS), policies, programs, and procedures, along with enhancing our safety culture. She started with the company in September 2022.
People Behind Your Power: Josh Ferry
April 24, 2024
Meet Josh Ferry, Senior Environmental Scientist. An environmental scientist uses their expertise to help protect the natural world — including air, water, and land. Josh leads our natural resource and cultural permitting program for AES Indiana’s Transmission and Distribution projects.
People Behind Your Power: Mike Ervin
April 17, 2024
Meet Mike Ervin, Crew Member / Line Technician. For the past 22 years, Mike has served as a line technician for AES Indiana. In his early years, he worked in the southwest part of Indianapolis. Now you can find Mike scaling utility poles and making repairs in the northwest side of the city, where he has worked for the past 15 years.
People Behind Your Power: Cody Flint
April 10, 2024
Meet Cody Flint, Manager of the Vegetation Management Department. Cody has been with AES Indiana for nearly 8 years and manages our team of Utility Foresters and Inspectors and our Tree Trimming Contactors. Cody chooses to work at AES Indiana because he enjoys the work and safely managing the interaction between customers’ trees and our hardware.
People Behind Your Power: Bette White
April 3, 2024
The people behind your power are people just like you. We live, work and play in Central Indiana. We have families, pets, hobbies, and quirks. We volunteer and strive to make a difference. We are also a part of a dedicated team focused on powering your essential needs.
Q&A about the regulatory rate review
June 29, 2023
Yesterday, we filed a petition for a regulatory rate review request with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) to seek a rate increase to cover the rising operational costs associated with serving our customers safely and reliably. One question we’ve received from customers has been about the recent fluctuation in rates.
How we work to protect wildlife
May 31, 2023
At AES Indiana we strive to deliver sustainable, safe, and reliable electricity while maintaining the biodiversity which our communities enjoy.
People Behind Your Power: Phil Sturm
May 11, 2023
Start your engines! Indiana natives know what May brings – the Indianapolis 500, the AES 500 Festival Parade and more! AES Indiana proudly helped kick-off the month by participating in the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon.
AES Indiana is shining a light on Indianapolis’ Thriving Buildings program
April 26, 2023
The Indianapolis Office of Sustainability is happy to start the first official year of its Thriving Buildings program — the first program of its kind in the state of Indiana. The program has building owners track electricity, gas, steam and water use with their utility costs over time
Understanding the dangers of invasive plant species
April 11, 2023
April is Earth Month, and AES Indiana is highlighting environmental awareness and tree safety around electric utility lines. As a longtime partner, Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (KIB) is joining AES Indiana in sharing educational opportunities this month.
AES’ vision for a net-zero carbon future and how we’re getting there
March 28, 2023
AES’ vision for the future is a world with net-zero carbon by 2050. The Climate Scenario Report we recently published shows that we have the vision for a net-zero future, and the strategy and energy solutions that are critical for getting there
Efficiency first
March 14, 2023
The demand for electricity in the United States is expected to grow almost 30% by the year 2050. Globally, energy consumption is anticipated to nearly double during that same period. Energy, quite literally, powers our lives. It’s the hub of the wheel of progress from which all spokes of our modern world radiate.
Energy is fundamental for economic prosperity and improved quality of life. It has the power to ease the burden of our labors, bring comfort and enjoyment, improve our health and safety, and transform our lives
The value of mentors
February 28, 2023
Kristina Lund, President and CEO of AES Ohio and AES Indiana, leads the company that provides service to more than a million customers. It’s a weighty role but one that Kristina Lund is prepared for partly because she’s had mentors.
United Way’s Winter Assistance Fund helps customers in need
February 21, 2023
Our neighbors are struggling this winter to afford their basic needs. At United Way, we’re seeing a growing need that is widespread. We are seeing families who are being forced to make difficult financial decisions that affect their health and their personal needs. And we’re seeing families who need extra support to supplement their budgets to meet these basic needs.
Electric Vehicles: Top 3 AES Indiana Customer EV Questions
January 23, 2023
Electric cars have come a long way since the sleepy models of yesteryear. Are you considering the switch? Whether it’s the exciting new technology, savings on expensive gasoline or stellar performance, there is a lot to be excited about when you’re ready to go electric. But what if you’re not quite ready?
Make energy efficiency a New Year’s resolution
January 9, 2023
As we kick off the New Year, resolutions are always a trending topic. Rather than resolve to eat healthier, get organized and be more patient, I’m going to do something totally different: Make energy efficiency a New Year’s resolution. After all, the energy efficiency team sits outside my office, so I hear them talk about saving energy and money and helping the environment. I can resolve to do that – we all can.
Welcome to the AES Indiana blog
January 3, 2023
At AES Indiana, our purpose and values reflect our dedication to improving lives and making a positive lasting difference in our communities. Our purpose is to accelerate the future of energy, together. Every day, our people and businesses around the world live our values to bring us one step closer to accelerating a greener energy future for everyone.