|
|
|
|
|
|
June Power Luncheon
Ellettsville Town Council President William Ellis gave a State of the Town Address last Friday. William has lived in Monroe County since 1999 and moved to Ellettsville in 2014. He's served on the Ellettsville Town Council since 2019 and has been council president for the past year.
|
|
Give our page a "Like" while you're there!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thank you again to all of our Sponsors and to our hole sponsors pictured below.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Summer storm season: What Duke Energy is doing to reduce power outages
Much like the GPS in a car can identify an accident ahead and reroute a driver around the incident, self-healing technology is like a GPS for the grid to limit power outages.
Summertime is storm season in Indiana, and with storms can come power outages. We know how critical the reliability of our electric service is to you, and we have a multi-year program underway to limit power outages and shorten the length of outages when they do occur.
Fewer and shorter power outages through smart-thinking technology. We have been taking advantage of “self-healing” technology to help prevent outages and get the lights back on sooner when problems do occur. The technology can automatically detect power outages and quickly reroute power to restore service faster or avoid the outage altogether. Much like the GPS in a car can identify an accident ahead and reroute a driver around the incident, self-healing technology is like a GPS for the grid. The technology can quickly identify power outages and alternate energy pathways to restore service faster for customers when an outage occurs.
While a self-healing system can't repair the physical damage to the power line that a human crew must repair, it can help to limit the number of customers who experience an extended outage because of the damage. On average, self-healing technology reduces the number of customers affected by a power outage by up to 75%. More than 80,000 hours of power outages were avoided on our Indiana system in 2022 due to the technology. You can see a demonstration of it here. Currently 13% of Duke Energy’s Indiana customers are supplied from a circuit with automation. After completion of our work an estimated 65% of customers will be served by automated circuits.
Hardening the electric grid to better withstand the effects of weather. One of the biggest causes of power outages is severe weather. Our grid strengthening measures include work such as upgrading wood poles to steel ones, modernizing substations and some targeted undergrounding of outage-prone power lines.
Tree trimming to reduce interference with power lines. It’s rarely popular but trimming and sometimes removing trees that interfere with power lines is critical for the reliability of electric service. Trees and vegetation are a major cause of power outages, and we trim trees on a regular cycle.
Restoring power when outages do occur. While all these steps can limit power outages, outages can’t be prevented altogether. When they do occur, our priority is to repair large power lines and other infrastructure that will return power to the greatest number of customers as safely, quickly and efficiently as possible. Crews then can work on repairs affecting individual neighborhoods and homes. You can learn more here about:
• How to report an outage—phone, text or online
• How to sign-up for outage alerts and updates
• How to view outages on our website
• How we restore power
• Answers to questions such as, “Why is my neighbor’s power on but mine is not?”
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As a Blue Star Museum, active-duty military personnel and their families receive free admission to the History Center! Visit the museum Tuesday through Saturday, 10am to 4pm, to learn more about our community's history and see brand new exhibits.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Town of Ellettsville
|
Crews have installed accessible pathways to the playground at Town Hall Park. And there is a bridge over the small ravine. It’s open to children (and parents/grandparents) of all abilities.
Great work!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mike Farmer, Town Manager, was interviewed about all things Ellettsville, by WTIU. The nterview is expected to air on Friday, June 23rd.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Are you a Chamber member? Do you have a job to fill? Post it free on our job board and in our newsletter. Email information to Jill
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
IU Credit Union is hiring!
|
We’re on the hunt for a Contact Center Specialist! From competitive pay and generous benefits to opportunity for professional growth and promotion, a career with IUCU might be just what you’re looking for.
Click here to view and apply for open positions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thank you to our Premium Partners who support the Chamber at the highest level
|
|
|
|
|
Thank you to our Executive Partners!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
