Our Mission Remains The Same

Dogwood Energy Center

Buckeye Wind Farm

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 projects are nearing completion that meets the original intent and mission of your Agency – the Dogwood Energy Facility and the Buckeye Wind Farm.

Five member cities are participating in the Dogwood Project. The cities of Garden City, Gardner, Lindsborg, Ottawa and Russell have signed up for 62 megawatts of capacity and energy from the Dogwood Energy Facility, a 650 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle plant located in Pleasant Hill, Missouri. Under this project, KMEA will buy an ownership interest in the facility. Just this past week, the KMEA Board of Directors approved such financing and it is expected that we will close on the transaction in February 2018.