Utilities in Spencer

Utility costs are lower in Spencer County Indiana

The chart above shows the average monthly charge (1,000 kW, 4000,000 kWh) for a typical industrial user, compared to the average for Indiana as a whole, and other Midwest states. A Spencer County location would save the typical industry, in this example, over $107,000 per year! Larger users would save proportionally more.

Electric Suppliers
Vectren serves most of the larger towns in Spencer County. Vectren has over 1238 megawatts of generating capacity, with a reserve capacity of over 10%, and its rates are among the lowest in Indiana. The rural areas of Spencer County are served by Southern Indiana R.E.C.

Natural Gas Suppliers
Vectren also serves as the natural gas supplier for much of Spencer County. Other gas companies include Community Natural Gas (serving the Dale Area), Grandview Municipal Gas and Ohio Valley Natural Gas.

Sewer Systems

Rockport 400,000 GPD
Dale 440,000 GPD
Grandview 150,000 GPD
Santa Claus 500,000 GPD
Chrisney Water 140,000 GPD
Gentryville Water 150,000 GPD
St. Meinrad 45,000 GPD

Telephone Service
SBC is the major provider of local telephone services in Spencer County. Service in the rural areas is provided by the Perry-Spencer Rural Telephone Co-op.

Water Systems

Rockport Municipal Water 300,000 GPD

Dale Municipal Water 250,000 GPD

Grandview Municipal Water 450,000 GPD

Santa Claus Water 400,000 GPD

Gentryville Water Utility 63,000 GPD

St. Henry Water District 450,000 GPD

Chrisney Water 170,000 GPD

Reo Water 400,000 GPD

Finch-Newton Water 300,00 GPD

St. Meinrad Water 45,000 GPD

Solid Waste
Landfill areas are readily available throughout the region for solid waste disposal.