Meet the Intern: Rylie Manker

Prairie State is pleased to welcome Rylie Manker as the Accounting & Finance Intern this summer! This fall, Rylie will be a senior at Murray State University, where she majors in accounting/finance. Knowing she wanted to major in business, Rylie chose the accounting course specifically after taking a few related classes. She decided to also major in finance to better understand how both … More

Meet the Intern: Bailey Fisher

Prairie State is pleased to welcome Bailey Fisher as the Electrical Engineering Intern this summer! Bailey currently studies electrical engineering at Missouri S&T. He chose this major because he has always been fascinated about electricity and curious about how the electric grid works. Growing up, Bailey volunteered at American Red Cross blood drives; he also organized local food pant… More

Meet the Intern: Miranda Brockmeyer

Prairie State is excited to welcome Miranda Brockmeyer as an Electric I/C Maintenance Intern this summer! Miranda will begin her junior year of studies this fall at Missouri S&T, where she majors in electrical engineering. She enjoys math, so she thought this math-heavy degree program would be a great fit for her. At S&T, Miranda participates in Institute of Electrical and Electron… More

Meet the Intern: Ben Twitchell

Prairie State is excited to welcome Ben Twitchell as the Mechanical Maintenance Intern this summer! This fall, Ben will return to Southern Illinois University (SIU). He will be entering his junior year studying mechanical engineering. Ben chose to study mechanical engineering because it offers many opportunities in the automotive industry. In his free time, he enjoys working on cars and ol… More

Operational Milestone

In March 2023, Prairie State’s Unit 1 saw its longest consecutive run at 126 days. This beat the record previously set in 2021 by one day. Keeping our Units operational is important now more than ever, so we can continue to accomplish our mission. The 2.5 million families served by our owners rely on Prairie State’s continued operation to keep their energy costs down. Thanks to… More