City of Moundridge Linemen and equipment along with several other municipal utilities have been dispatched to Orlando Florida to pre-stage in preparation of hurricane Irma. The city of Orlando like Moundridge has municipal owned utilities and Moundridge crews are being dispatched by American Public Power Association and FEMA region VII. Keep Moundridge Linemen Bill Greenfield, Logan Marcus, Quincy […]
The 2017 KMEA Annual Conference will once again be held at the DoubleTree Hotel at the Wichita Airport. Click Here to Register
KMEA and Power Engineers completed 27 Distribution System Assessments over the past several months. Although there are several different variations of systems across the KMEA Membership, the most obvious aspects of these assessments were that all systems are in relatively good condition and are being operated by individuals who are dedicated to their communities and […]
Since our inception in 1980, KMEA has embodied the concepts of strength and stability in order to provide a low cost, reliable and environmentally responsible power supply to communities across Kansas. In 1982, the Agency completed its first power supply project named the Nearman Project by purchasing 37.5 MW from the Kansas City, Kansas Board […]
From the snow and ice storms out west several weeks ago to the recent storms in the east the weather has been a bit of a challenge to say the least. We were recently staying overnight in Garnett when strong storms and high winds passed through the city. The electricity went off in the early […]
The Stresscrete Group of Atchison, Kansas title sponsored the “KMEA Annual Golf Outing”. Thirty two Golfers enjoyed the Falcon Ridge Golf Course on Thursday June 8th. The Golf Outing rounded out a two day KMEA event in Overland Park. Thanks to Stresscrete and all of the sponsors for making this outing possible.
Attendees of the Executive Committee Meetings and Joint EMP Meetings held Wednesday June 7th were treated to a night at Kauffman Stadium. Sega Inc. sponsored the event with access to the Pepsi Porch and a Cheeseburger and Hot Dog buffet.
At the Joint EMP meetings last Wednesday, June 7th, members heard presentation from multiple agencies. The meeting began with a presentation from Jeff Haas, Vice President, Membership and Strategic Planning for the American Public Power Association (APPA) explaining the benefits of membership in his organization. Jeff was followed by Lanny Nickell, Vice President of Engineering for […]
17 representatives from 7 cities visited the GRDA Pensacola Dam Facility. They were welcomed by Cameron Philpott, Manager of Business Development and Dan Sullivan, CEO of the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA). Mr. Sullivan presented information to the group about GRDA and took the time to answer questions. After the presentation the group toured the […]
