Intern Update: Chase Daugherty

Electrical Maintenance Intern, Chase Daugherty, has spent his summer at Prairie State working with electrical calibrating, wiring, and more. Chase has gained hands-on experience by changing out electrical components and devices across the plant. Since maintenance needs vary, his job duties change daily. He has learned a lot about the power industry and the electrical systems in place at Prairie… More

Intern Update: Wyatt Lalumandier

Electrical Maintenance Intern, Wyatt Lalumandier, has spent his summer at Prairie State working with electrical I&C maintenance technicians to gain hands-on experience. In Wyatt’s department, work orders change daily; this has given him a wide scope of learning. Each morning, the electrical maintenance department has a meeting where work orders are distributed. They also partner up with a… More

Intern Update: Blake Kreher

Mechanical Maintenance Intern, Blake Kreher, has spent his summer at Prairie State gaining hands-on experience in power plant operations. This summer, Blake has been responsible for ensuring the operation of mechanical equipment and machinery. To do this, he has completed preventive maintenance, troubleshot malfunctions, and replaced defective parts. Blake’s favorite part of his internship ha… More

Intern Update: Stephen Richardson

Chemical Engineering Intern, Stephen Richardson, has spent his summer at Prairie State gaining real-world experience in process engineering. Stephen has been interfacing with water treatment and a chemical representative for an Oxamine trial. He has also been naming valve tags to correlate to a Piping and Instrumentation Diagram. His completed projects include a Fuelsolv trial, an absorber blee… More

Intern Update: Brayden Menke

Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) Intern, Brayden Menke, has spent his summer at Prairie State getting hands-on experience in the monofill and learning about day-to-day operations. Brayden’s job duties have varied from organizing Near Field reports to observing pump operations. He has also attended numerous meetings to discuss water balance, deep well, environmental services, and weekly project… More