Entries by KMEA

Obituary for Cheryl “Diann” Burress

C. Diann Burress 1946-2017 Platte City, Missouri- Cheryl “Diann” Burress, 71, Platte City, Missouri passed away on December 13, 2017. Diann was born September 1, 1946 in Gallatin, Missouri to Sid and Delores (Smith) McFee. She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Maxine McFee-Shultz and brother, Leo Don McFee. Diann joined KMEA at […]

Our Mission Remains The Same

Kansas Municipal Energy Agency was formed under Kansas Law back in 1980. The Agency was authorized by state statute, to plan, finance and construct projects for the purchase, sale, generation and transmission of electricity for the purpose of securing an adequate, economical and reliable supply of electricity and other energy for its members. Two such […]

What’s Up With Natural Gas Prices?

  The natural gas market appears hesitant to react to forecasted temperatures well-below-average for the eastern half of the U.S. through the middle of December.  Overall US demand levels for December are projected to average 94.1 Bcf/day, exceeded only by December 2013 ahead of the polar vortex winter and December 2016 when NYMEX prices were […]

Regional Gas Operator Qualification (OQ) Pooling Meetings

On December 6, 2017, municipal gas utilities met in Humbolt to discuss pooling of resources to better meet Operator Qualification (OQ) training and certification.  The meeting was facilitated by Dixie Riedel, Gas Director for KMGA and was hosted by the City of Humbolt.  This meeting was held for cities in the Eastern part of the […]

Do Your Supervisors and Managers Have the Skills They Need?

Strong frontline employees often get tapped for supervisory positions, and from there some will move into management. But not all staff who make these transitions get the training they need to thrive in their new roles. Which is a shame—because investing in skills development for supervisors and managers has real payoffs for organizations in both […]

Welcome To The Future

It wasn’t that long ago when we thought wind energy was such a small amount of the overall generation mix that it would never prove to be a game changer. Well, today we know that over the years the incremental installation of wind generation has done just that. The next question might be – Is […]

Public Power Week October 1 – 7, 2017

Public power utilities across the U.S. celebrate Public Power Week the first full week of October every year to help customers and stakeholders understand how they can better engage with their community-owned utility and benefit from all its offerings. American Public Power Association member utilities can use sample resources and templates to spread the word […]