Cooperative Power Management Program

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Posted on Jan 11 2025 in Daviess-Martin County REMC
Cooperative Power Management Program
Pictured left to right: Front row, Carey Wade, Sr. billing, MSR, and key accounts coordinator, DMREMC; Erica Worland, director of finance and accounting, DMREMC; back row, John Heffernan, E/I department superintendent, GPC; Jason Fry, production manager, GPC; Shannon Dalton, plant manager, GPC; and Ryan Dant, CEO, DMREMC

Grain Processing Corporation (GPC) was recently presented a check from Daviess-Martin County REMC for being a Load Modifying Resource (LMR) in Hoosier Energy’s Cooperative Power Management Program.

The Cooperative Power Management Program, which began on June 1, 2024, aims to reduce electrical energy demand during grid emergencies. LMRs are emergency resources deployed during critical times when electricity demand exceeds available generation. This is the last measure before firm load shed (rolling blackout) is needed.

By signing up as an LMR, GPC has agreed to reduce its electrical load demand for four consecutive hours through load reduction, load shifting, or onsite generation when the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) deploys LMRs.

GPC, a member of the KENT® Corporation family of companies, is Daviess-Martin County REMC’s largest member-consumer. The family company manufactures high-quality ingredients from corn, chickpeas, and soybeans for global markets such as food, beverage, industrial, agriculture, and pet care. By joining the Cooperative Power Management Program, GPC is taking the next step in protecting the reliability of the electric grid.