BPU’s Admin Office Closed On May 10th, 2024
We will be closed on May 10th to celebrate All Schools Day with the rest of McPherson County! Drop Box is available in the drive up!
Happy Administrative Professionals Day!
We would be remiss if we didn't honor the crews that work behind the scenes to keep McPherson's utilities flowing! Happy Administrative Professionals Day to all of BPU's Administrative Professionals!
Happy National Lineman Day
The McPherson BPU is fortunate to have some of the best lineman...and, today we get to honor them! Happy National Lineman Appreciation Day! #publicpower #linemanappreciationday #GoMcPherson
McPherson BPU Recognized For Reliable Electric Service To the Community
McPherson, Kansas – April, 16 2024 — McPherson Board of Public Utilities has received national recognition for achieving exceptional electric reliability in 2023 for performance in 2018-2022. The recognition comes from the American Public Power Association (APPA), a trade group that represents more than 2,000 not-for-profit, community-owned electric utilities. APPA helps electric utilities track power [...]
Unexpected Visitors: Honeybees!
The BPU had some unexpected visitors on Friday, April 5th. One employee went to lunch like usual; however, when he returned, he noticed that a large swarm of honeybees had decided to make the BPU’s dwarf cherry tree its new home!- Who can blame them? These trees are beautiful this time of year! Realizing that [...]
Generator #1 receiving some TLC
If you’ve driven by our power plant located at 1128 W Avenue A, you will notice there is another project underway. This plant is home to three generators each capable of producing 50MWs of power. Unit 1 is receiving a little TLC this spring with a planned combustion inspection. All generating units at BPU continue [...]
BPU General Manager, Josh Bedel Joins KMU Delegation at the APPA Legislative Rally
From February 26th through February 28th, BPU's General Manager, Josh Bedel, attended the American Public Power Association's (APPA) Legislative Rally in Washington, D.C. Bedel was joined by 12 other Kansas municipal leaders to advocate for public utilities. The group had an opportunity to meet on Capitol Hill with congressional offices to discuss six topics that [...]
Tree Trimming for Safety and Reliability
One of the qualities that enhances McPherson’s “curb appeal” is its abundance of beautiful trees. While most all agree that trees are great, tree contact with BPU power lines can cause power outages. For this reason, the BPU takes proactive measures to ensure electric reliability and safety for its customers by regularly pruning trees and [...]
BPU Crews and Staff Complete Required Training
It has a busy few weeks for training at the McPherson BPU! Line crews recently completed annual pole top and bucket truck rescue training. The bucket truck rescue training exercise simulates a situation where a lineman is injured while performing work from the bucket. The linemen going through the training exercise are working to rescue [...]
Water Service Line Material Inventory
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently issued regulations requiring all pubic water supply systems to develop a Lead Service Line Inventory of both water system owned and customer's privately owned service lines. Water supply systems (such as the BPU) must conduct a Water Service Line Material Inventory to submit to the State. This includes obtaining [...]