Hoosier Energy names engineering services manager

Tommy Roberts

Bloomington, Indiana-based Hoosier Energy has named Tommy Roberts as Engineering Services Manager.

A Hoosier Energy veteran, Roberts now leads Hoosier Energy’s corporate engineering teams that focus on Power Systems Design, Reliability and Asset Management and System Planning. These teams assure Hoosier Energy’s generation and transmission systems, along with Member Distribution systems are designed and maintained to meet safety, reliability and regulatory industry standards.

Roberts previously served as Manager Reliability and Asset Management, leading engineering teams at Hoosier Energy’s Merom Plant and the Power Delivery Operations Center in Owen County.

The Engineering Services team will continue collaborating with Member Systems, the Project Management Office, Operations and other key stakeholders in the development, prioritization and execution of routine operation and maintenance. Their responsibilities also include Capital workplans, rural utilities service workplans and economic development.

The team will continue its focus on grid resiliency, grid hardening and system reliability while ensuring Hoosier Energy is prepared to adapt to future requirements, including proliferation of distributed energy resources.