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Midwest Energy Lineman Injured in Bucket Truck Accident Midwest Energy Lineman Injured in Bucket Truck Accident January 15, 2013 HAYS, Kan. – A Midwest Energy lineman making repairs to a power pole south of Great Bend was injured Tuesday morning, when the bucket truck… Read more
E-mail Scam Targets Energy Customers January 14, 2013 Several Midwest Energy customers have reported an e-mail scam, where an e-mail with the subject line “Energy Statement” arrives in their… Read more
Estates Have Option for Discounted Early Capital Credit Distributions Estates Have Option for Discounted Early Capital Credit Distributions December 28, 2012 As a member of Midwest Energy (a customer-owned cooperative), each year you earn capital credits which are margins paid by you to finance… Read more
Gas Crews Re-lighting Pilot Lights in Ingalls Gas Crews Re-lighting Pilot Lights in Ingalls December 13, 2012 UPDATE: As of 10 p.m. on Dec. 13, gas customers in Ingalls have had gas service restored. A natural gas line serving the town of Ingalls… Read more
Representatives from the Quinter Volunteer Fire Department, QMC Construction and Midwest Energy pose in front of the department's new station in Nov. 2012. USDA, Midwest Energy Provide Grant for Quinter December 03, 2012 The City of Quinter’s volunteer fire department moved into a new four-bay fire station in late November, thanks to a collaborative effort… Read more
Mark Watkins, owner of Heartland Foods in Oakley, calls Midwest Energy Sale Improves Reliability of Oakley Electric System November 09, 2012 In 2005, the city of Oakley’s electric system was showing its age. Growing demand from the city’s 1,300 residential and business customers… Read more
Midwest Energy Annual Meeting of Members is Nov. 19 Midwest Energy Annual Meeting of Members is Nov. 19 November 02, 2012 The Annual Meeting of members of Midwest Energy, Inc. will be held on Monday, November 19, 2012, at The Robbins Center at Fort Hays State… Read more
Areas circled in red are impacted by this planned outage. Planned Outage Announced for Wallace Co., Oct. 10 October 05, 2012 There is a planned electrical outage scheduled for parts of Wallace County, beginning at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 10. The outage should… Read more
Midwest Energy crews replace poles near Rush Center that were damaged during a tornado April 14. A total of 526 poles and 24 miles of line were replaced as a result of the storm which produced 121 tornadoes throughout Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Oklahoma and Texas. No fatalities were reported in Kansas, though six were killed in Woodward, Okla. Midwest Energy Receives Nearly $8 Million in Storm Reimbursements September 12, 2012 HAYS, Kan - In recent weeks, Midwest Energy received $7.92 million in reimbursements from the Federal Emergency Management Administration… Read more
Midwest Energy’s How$mart Program Receives $1 Million USDA Loan Midwest Energy’s How$mart Program Receives $1 Million USDA Loan August 02, 2012 HAYS, Kan. - Midwest Energy received a $1 million loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Economic Loan and Grant (REDLG)… Read more

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