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Nate Harter, Line Foreman at Colby, and Ben Jaeger and Mason Newell, Journeyman Linemen at Colby, were among 22 Midwest Energy linemen who helped to restore power in Wichita June 28th-July 2nd. Midwest Energy Crews Help Restore Power in Wichita July 02, 2013 Wichita was slammed with nearly 90 mph winds June 27, snapping tree limbs and bringing down hundreds of power lines, cutting power to more… Read more
Midwest Energy Doing Leak Checks in Hays June 18, 2013 Midwest Energy and contract crews from Southern Cross will be in backyards and alleys throughout Hays in the coming weeks, conducting their… Read more
Christina Sledd, Sierra Spencer Lohoefener, Audra Nowak, Kylie Jones and Kelly Wycoff visited the Goodman Energy Center in Hays June 13, before heading off to Washington, D.C. Midwest Energy Sends Five on Washington, D.C. Tour June 13, 2013 Midwest Energy is sending five high school juniors from Central and Western Kansas to Washington, D.C., for the 52nd annual “Government in… Read more
Notice to Midwest Energy Members on Self-Regulation Notice to Midwest Energy Members on Self-Regulation June 07, 2013 On May 10, 2013, Midwest Energy members voted 72% to 28% in favor of becoming a self-regulated cooperative.  On June 5, 2013 the Kansas… Read more
Notice to Midwest Energy Members on Self-Regulation Notice to Midwest Energy Members on Self-Regulation June 07, 2013 On May 10, 2013, Midwest Energy members voted 72% to 28% in favor of becoming a self-regulated cooperative.  On June 5, 2013 the Kansas… Read more
Midwest Energy Members Vote to Self-Regulate Midwest Energy Members Vote to Self-Regulate May 10, 2013 By a nearly three-to-one margin, Midwest Energy members voted to self-regulate, giving the cooperative’s member-elected Board of Directors… Read more
Some of Midwest Energy's finest, keeping the power on for more than 42,000 Kansas customers along 11,000 miles of line. Apr. 18 Named “Lineman Appreciation Day” By U.S. Senate April 18, 2013 The U.S. Senate passed last Wednesday, by unanimous consent, Senate Resolution 95, which designates April 18, 2013 as “National Lineman… Read more
Midwest Energy Shares Outage, Satisfaction Information Online April 08, 2013 In an effort to share electric outage information during storms and promote transparency, Midwest Energy recently added new features to its… Read more
Scam Alert! Scam Alert! March 04, 2013 In the last month, several Midwest Energy customers in Hays have been called by con artists claiming to represent our Cooperative,… Read more
A meter remains buried in an alley in Hays after 17 inches of snow fell Feb. 20-21; slow-melting deep snow has prevented readers from accessing thousands of meters. Thousands of Meters to Have Estimated Readings in Feb. February 26, 2013 Due to deep snow in many areas, Midwest Energy meter readers have had to estimate an unusually high number of meter readings during the… Read more

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