A top concern for business owners is the rising cost of energy.  To help local businesses save money and mitigate increases, Indiana County Chamber of Commerce has enlisted the services of OnDemand Energy to create a mass buying pool.   The pool will buy electricity in bulk for a fixed time period as a way to lock in a lower price for businesses that are chamber members and participating in the pool.  Indiana County Chamber is joined in this effort by a number of PA Chambers and its partners representing ChamberChoice.
 
Other business associations have used the buying pool approach to purchase health insurance, office supplies and various services for years. But Tom Kiral, Chairman of the Indiana County Chamber of Commerce says that with energy, larger and mid-sized users alike typically have not had the same pooling opportunity to obtain bulk prices that the chamber is now working to coordinate.
 
The Indiana County Chamber will be offering an information session on Monday, March 15th at 1:00PM in the theater of the Jimmy Stewart Museum to help answer questions regarding the energy deregulation within Penelec and Allegheny Power effective January 1, 2011.  Call the chamber at 724-465-2511 to reserve your seat, or if you would like an application to join the program.