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UPDATE: Energy Emergency, Feb. 15, 2021 UPDATE: Energy Emergency, Feb. 15, 2021 February 15, 2021 Earlier this morning, Monday, Feb. 15, the Southwest Power Pool put its 14-state region into a first-ever Energy Emergency Alert (EEA)… Read more
Midwest Energy Appeals to Customers to Conserve Electricity, Natural Gas Midwest Energy Appeals to Customers to Conserve Electricity, Natural Gas February 14, 2021 With record-breaking cold expected to grip much of the country through mid-week, Midwest Energy is asking customers whose health permits to… Read more
Midwest Energy Watching Natural Gas Pipeline Supplies for Hays, Ellis and WaKeeney Midwest Energy Watching Natural Gas Pipeline Supplies for Hays, Ellis and WaKeeney February 12, 2021 With record-breaking cold gripping much of our region through next week, Midwest Energy’s natural gas schedulers have been busy lining up… Read more
A red Midwest Energy Closes Walk-In Offices Until Further Notice Due to COVID-19 December 08, 2020 UPDATE: As of Jan. 18, 2021, Midwest Energy offices have re-opened. However, some offices may close when the percentage of positive tests… Read more
Two linemen in safety vests, working in a ditch near US-40, use a truck boom-mounted auger to drill a hole for a new power pole west of Winona, Kansas.  New Power Line Between Winona to Wallace to Bring Improved Reliability November 13, 2020 Midwest Energy linemen from throughout the Colby district recently completed a new 8.5 mile long, 34.5 kV line along US-40 between the new… Read more
Midwest Energy Coordinates $50,000 in Donations  to Area Mental Health Agencies Midwest Energy Coordinates $50,000 in Donations to Area Mental Health Agencies October 09, 2020 Midwest Energy is coordinating a total of $50,000 in donations to improve telehealth infrastructure for area mental health providers,… Read more
An image of a mobile electric substation, parked within a chain-link fence enclosure next to two power poles; a lineman in a blue shirt stands in a roadway and looks inward at the setup.  Mobile “Substation on Wheels” Energized in Rice County September 03, 2020 For the first time ever, a mobile substation Midwest Energy purchased in 2019 was put into service in northern Rice County on Sept. 2.  The… Read more
An image of a construction zone, with an electric crew truck lifting a streetlight off of its base; in the foreground are removed streetlights in a trailer, awaiting removal. Midwest Energy Crews Busy on Hays Roundabout Projects August 31, 2020 One of the biggest construction projects in Hays in decades is well underway, and Midwest Energy crews are playing a big role in the… Read more
Two men in bright green safety shirts and hard hats shovel dirt from the base of a power pole to perform an inspection.  Pole Inspections Minimize Storm Damage, Bring Improved Reliability July 24, 2020 A series of strong storms packing winds of up to 80 miles per hour blew through the Hays and Great Bend districts on June 21, causing… Read more
A very large crane from Hess Services is rigged with yellow harnesses to hoist a skid-mounted substation onto a concrete pad.  Midwest Energy Installs First Skid-mounted Substation in Atwood May 28, 2020 On Tuesday, May 26, Midwest Energy took delivery of its first skid-mounted substation.  The new sub sits adjacent the existing Atwood… Read more

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