The Board of Public Utilities, with cooperation and assistance from their partners at Westar energy, are in the process of upgrading communication and relay protection between BPU’s 115 kV Plant 2 substation and Westar’s West McPherson substation. Fiber optic shield wire is currently being installed and will be used by both parties as a communication [...]
McPherson BPU is committed to providing its customers with clean and reliable water, not only now, but also in the future. Knowing the City of McPherson's potential for growth coupled with the reality of a declining aquifer, the BPU realizes it's responsibility to evaluate and develop future supply sources for the next generation. On November [...]
At their October 23, 2017 Board Meeting, The Board of Public Utilities Board voted to implement a 6% water rate adjustment effective January 1, 2018 for all customers. The rate adjustment follows the recommendations of a cost of service study performed by Burns and McDonnell. The increased revenue is necessary to offset inflation, fund replacement [...]
Public Power Week 2017 MCPHERSON BPU TO CELEBRATE PUBLIC POWER WEEK! McPherson Kansas, 09-18-17 – In celebration of Public Power week (#PublicPowerWeek), BPU is inviting their customers to learn how the local utility team provides reliable, affordable power and water at several events/ activities in and/around the first week October. Activities include: · CUSTOMER APPRECIATION [...]
When it comes to providing safe, clean, drinking water the McPherson BPU takes its job seriously. Learn where your water comes from and how we ensure it is safe by following the link below. Where Does Your Water Come From?
The Board of Public Utilities will be closed on Monday May 29th in observance of Memorial Day. If you have an electrical outage or water emergency, please call our 24 hour emergency number at 620-245-2555. We will resume normal business ours on Monday May 30th. We sincerely appreciate all veterans who risked their lives or [...]
The Board of Public Utilities was alerted that a proposed bill affecting customer utility charges is gaining some traction. The Education Utility Fee is a proposed bill, which if it passed, would raise residential customer utility bills by material amount (For residential customers about 10% on water and about 4% on the electric). Click HERE [...]
On Wednesday 04/12/2017 MIDC and the Board of Public Utilities hosted a lunch and learn opportunity to help their commercial/industrial customers better understand their energy charges and what factors might influence their monthly energy bill. 13 people representing 7 McPherson businesses were in attendance. The McPherson BPU has been a valued partner to McPherson Industry [...]
BPU will be replacing one of its servers Thursday evening, March 23rd, 2017, beginning at 5:30pm. During this time, SmartHub, BPU's free online bill payment system will be unavailable. The outage is expected to last around 8 hours; we should be up and running by 8:00am on Friday, March 24th.
When you open up a spigot to draw a glass of water, did you ever stop to think about where this vital resource is coming from? Many customers may not know the answer. The water that McPherson BPU provides its customers comes from ground water pumped from the Equus Beds underground aquifer. McPherson BPU wells [...]
