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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
City of Chapman department heads served lunch at the Chapman High School on October 10th as part of National School Lunch Week October 9-13. City Administrator John Dudte City Clerk Erin Tilton Public Works Director Bobby Kamm
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 […]
The clock continues to tick to be eligible for a full value Production Tax Credit (PTC) wind project. With the PTC’s, especially full value, wind developers are able to offer very competitive pricing terms. The phase-down schedule is as follows: Wind projects that started construction in 2015 and 2016 receive a full value PTC […]
Out with the old and in with the new! The new Cummins power unit is in place and operational, according to Jeff Ahring, City of Lincoln Power Plant Foreman. “The engine is now in place and operable, however there are some final adjustments that need to be made before the job is considered complete” he […]
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 […]
