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 [...]
BPU Customers be on alert! Scammers are aggressively targeting homes and businesses in McPherson, demanding payment via money cards and threatening disconnection if payment isn't made immediately. DON’T FALL FOR IT! Today one of our commercial customers in McPherson received a call from someone stating they were a manager at the Board of Public and [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 06, 2015 Contacts: Tim Maier, BPU General Manager, 620-245-2532 Mark Wurm, BPU Assistant General Manager, 620-245-2533 The City of McPherson, Board of Public Utilities Seeks Proposals for up to 20 Megawatts of Renewable Energy McPherson, Ks – McPherson BPU’s management announced today that they have released a request for proposals (RFP) [...]
Article by McPherson News Weekly: http://www.mcphersonweeklynews.com/childrens-water-festival-at-mcpherson-college
BPU has set out to replace the old 4" and 6" cast iron water main with 8" C-900 P.V.C. The current cast iron mains have been in place for about 80 years. The critical need for the replacement was confirmed as the crew began to dig and found that the old cast iron mains were leaking. Not only will the new P.V.C pipes be more [...]
The Board of Public Utilities is contracting 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 will collect data to map the locations of all high voltage devices, such [...]
