Intern Update: Noel Short

Mine Operations Intern, Noel Short, has spent her summer at Prairie State shadowing various aspects of mine operations. Some of the different groups Noel has learned from include the belts crew, mine managers, and safety and compliance. She also helped to complete a ventilation survey in her first few weeks. The goal of this survey was to assess the current ventilation in the mine and determine… More

Intern Update: Chance Nuernberger

Plant Maintenance Intern, Chance Nuernberger, has spent his summer at Prairie State working with electrical and mechanical maintenance technicians. A typical day for Chance includes working with one employee on whichever job duties they are assigned for that day. One project was replacing conduit by the vacuum drums and running wire through the conduit. This task was completed within the week. … More

2021 Scholarship Recipients

Pictured above, left to right: Abby Vollmar, Lucy Sheeley, Caroline Slade, Chloe Smith, AnnaLee Keller Last week, Prairie State Generating Company (PSGC) awarded five $1,000 scholarships to children of PSGC employees through its annual scholarship program. The recipients were AnnaLee Keller, Lucy Sheeley, Caroline Slade, Chloe Smith, and Abby Vollmar. The five were chosen from a field of app… More

Intern Update: Landon Florkowski

Mine Engineering Intern, Landon Florkowski, has spent his summer at Prairie State working with unit mechanics, outby technicians, and communications technicians within the mine maintenance department. Working with three different groups has given him a taste of everything, as each of these groups have different jobs underground. Landon assists in daily issues that may arise, including monitor p… More

Intern Update: Cami Meddows

Procurement Intern, Cami Meddows, has spent her summer at Prairie State working with purchase orders, suppliers, and electronic records. One of Cami’s projects involves ensuring certificates of insurance and purchase orders exist electronically. She scans and includes these where appropriate. Another of her projects involves communicating with suppliers to obtain order confirmations, determin… More