With heating season here, Vectren is encouraging customers to evaluate their energy usage by participating in a no-cost home energy assessment. Since the program was first offered in 2011, Vectren has provided assessments to more than 21,000 customers. If a customer owns their home and it is more than five years old, an in-home energy assessment is available as part of Vectren’s provided electric service. Vectren also offers an income-qualified weatherization program to Vectren customers who meet household size and income guidelines. Vectren has completed more than 550 income-qualified assessments with a goal of servicing another 100 homes before the end of the year.

An energy efficiency advisor will do a walkthrough of the home to understand energy usage and the efficiency of the heating and cooling equipment. Upon completion of the assessment, the energy efficiency advisor will give you a personalized home energy report with a prioritized action plan for additional energy-saving efforts for your home.

“Vectren offers home energy assessments as well as income-qualified weatherization services at no cost to assist our customers in identifying ways to make their homes more energy efficient and lower usage,” said Brad Ellsworth, president of Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana-South. “With winter ahead of us, now is the perfect time to schedule an assessment and make some energy-saving improvements.”

During the assessment, customers may receive energy saving products, such as:

• Faucet aerators
• Energy-efficient light bulbs
• LED night lights
• High-efficiency shower heads
• Pipe wrap
• Furnace filter whistle

To qualify, it must have been at least three years since the last home assessment. The assessment takes approximately one hour to complete. Customers can schedule their appointments online at www.vectrenhomeassessment.com or by calling 1-855-5390 to speak to a customer service representative.

About Vectren

Vectren Corporation (NYSE: VVC) is an energy holding company headquartered in Evansville, Ind.

Vectren’s energy delivery subsidiaries provide gas and/or electricity to more than 1 million customers in adjoining service territories that cover nearly two-thirds of Indiana and about 20 percent of Ohio, primarily in the west-central area. Vectren’s nonutility subsidiaries and affiliates currently offer energy-related products and services to customers throughout the U.S. These include infrastructure services and energy services. To learn more about Vectren, visit www.vectren.com.

The Trocadero, built soon after the flood of 1937 receded, was located near Dade (now Ellis) Park in an area called “no man’s land.” Despite its remote location, the nightclub was one of the most lively entertainment venues in the Tri-State until it closed in 1951 after a federal investigation.

Its reputation as a lavish supper club and gambling casino during the Big Band era attracted huge crowds, including soldiers from Camp Breckinridge, who danced to the live music of Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, and other musicians. The “Troc,” seen here during remodeling in 1982, also housed a skating rink, antiques store, the Job Corps Center, and other enterprises over the years. On January 8, 1990, the stucco building burned to the ground. (Photographer: Orville Jaebker)