McPherson, Ks- McPherson’s Board of Public Utilities announced today that it will be celebrating Public Power Week (#PublicPowerWeek) October 2-7, along with more than 2,000 other community-owned not for profit electric utilities that collectively provide electricity to 48 million Americans. Public Power Week celebrates the reliable, affordable electricity the McPherson BPU provides to McPherson. Public [...]
As you may recall The McPherson Board of Public Utilities has contracted Midland GIS Solutions on two previous occasions to help convert existing electric and water maps, which were previously maintained by hand into an aerial image map of our water and electric system. Read more: https://www.mcphersonpower.com/2015/08/electric-gps-mapping-project/ https://www.mcphersonpower.com/2016/01/water-gis-project/ This time, they are adding to the [...]
On July 12th, 2016 Representatives from the City of McPherson and The McPherson Board of Public Utilities joined NextEra Energy and Westar Energy in the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kingman Wind Energy Center. Kansas Governor, Sam Brownback participated in the event as well as company representatives, officials, and local land owners. NextEra and Westar couldn’t [...]
In March we announced that the turbine at Power Plant 2 was undergoing some maintenance (click here to read that announcement). While dismantling and cleaning each of the thousands of pieces that comprise the 43-year-old generator, it was found that the dovetails on the turbine’s rotor were out of tolerance. Because of how precise the [...]
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The generator at Power Plant 2, located on West Avenue A, is undergoing some maintenance. The 43-year-old generator is one of 4 BPU generators; it came online in 1973 and last received maintenance in 1996. The frame 7B duel fired (diesel and natural gas) combustion turbine is capable of producing 50 MW of power; that's [...]
BPU Customers, be on high alert! Scammers are aggressively targeting homes and businesses in McPherson, demanding payment and threatening disconnection if payment isn’t made immediately. DON’T FALL FOR IT! In the last two days we have had four reports from retail customers in McPherson all of whom received a call from someone stating they were [...]
On Monday 03/14/2016 BPU crews began rerouting their 115kv transmission line along I-135 at Mohawk Road, just North of McPherson in preparation for KDOT's Mohawk Interchange Project set to start in April. KDOT's project will give greater access to McPherson's newest industrial parks and is projected to bring $94 million dollars of economic benefit to [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 10th, 2016 Contacts:Tim Maier, BPU General Manager, 620-245-2532 Mark Wurm, BPU Assistant General Manager, 620-245-2533 McPherson, Ks – McPherson BPU’s management announced today that they have signed an agreement to purchase 30MW of renewable Kansas wind energy. This announcement follows their November 6th press release stating they would be seeking RFP’s [...]
Customers may recall last year, the Board of Public Utilities contracted with Midland GIS Solutions to create an aerial image map of the primary electric system. Midland GIS Solutions, based out of Maryville, Missouri, is the largest full-service GIS firm in the Midwest. Using GPS, they were able to collect data to map the locations [...]
