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 […]
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 […]
