Vernon Dossett, BPU Board member, retired effective May 7, 2018. A McPherson native, Mr. Dossett had served as a Board member since 2004. His previous experience in the banking industry has been an asset in the areas of finance and customer service. Mr. Dossett’s admiration for the McPherson community, the citizens who call McPherson [...]
BPU's reputation for high service and reliability is dependent upon its system. For this reason, the utility takes great pride in caring for its infrastructure; when necessary, the BPU will invest in the appropriate upgrades. During some routine capacity testing of the generator at Power Plant 2 it was discovered that the 7B duel fired [...]
115 kV Pole Replacement Project Service and reliability are critical to the McPherson BPU. The local utility strives to ensure reliable and safe service for all of its Customers. For this reason, the BPU is continually reinvesting in their infrastructure. Last fall, the BPU contracted an independent company to inspect some of its older poles. [...]
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 [...]
