2018 has proved to be a year of change as three long-tenured and well-respected leaders announced their retirements. Mark Wurm, Assistant General Manager announced he would retire at the end of 2018, see release. He will be replaced with Josh Bedel, read that announcement here. Joe Border who served as BPU’s Substation Superintendent since 1999, announced [...]
We would like for customers to know that we will be implementing a new Outage Management System later this year. With accurate contact information on file, our customers can ensure easier and quicker outage reporting and recognition through our automated system. To aid in the process, the BPU will be holding a drawing for a [...]
The Board of Public Utilities is pleased to announce the appointment of Rodger A. Swanson to fill the Board of Directors seat vacated by Vern Dossett. His appointment by Mayor Tom Brown was approved by the City Commission and made effective May 7, 2018. Mr. Swanson is a life-long resident of McPherson and a graduate [...]
In early July, the McPherson BPU embarked on the first phase of what will be, a three-phase project. This project would address the lights in and around Lakeside Park as well as how electricity is fed into the park. “ We needed to make this investment for several reasons; the number one reason being public [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 5th, 2018 Contacts: Tim Maier, BPU General Manager, 620-245-2515 Mark Wurm, BPU Assistant General Manager McPherson, Ks – Management at the McPherson Board of Public Utilities announced today that they have signed an agreement with their partners at Westar Energy to purchase 50MW of renewable Kansas wind energy from the new [...]
The BPU is proud of our record of electrical reliability and service to our customers. However, sometimes storms, accidents, or other incidents out of our control interrupt electric service; such as the outage that occurred on June 20th, 2018. At 2:14 am on June 20th lightning struck a pole on South Hickory Street. The strike [...]
One of the qualities that enhances McPherson's "curb appeal" is its abundance of beautiful trees. In fact, the City is part of a program facilitated by the Arbor Day Foundation focused on increasing the number of public trees. While most of us agree that trees are great, tree contact with BPU power lines can [...]
Our deepest sympathies go out to the family and friends of the two employees at Westar Energy who lost their lives in the accident that occurred on Sunday. We will continue to keep those affected by this tragedy in our thoughts and prayers. More: http://www.kansas.com/news/local/article212509479.html
BPU Customers, be on high alert! Scammers are once again targeting homes and businesses in McPherson, demanding payment and threatening disconnection if payment isn’t made immediately. DON’T FALL FOR IT! We just had a report from a commercial customer in McPherson who received a call from someone stating they were a manager at the Board [...]
The McPherson Board of Public Utilities knows that McPherson depends on it to provide safe and dependable water and electric services, not only today but also in the future. While the BPU can generate more electricity to match growth and demand, increasing the fresh water supply to match growth and demand is not something that [...]
