| March 02, 2011 |
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Midwest Energy Files Electric Rate Increase Proposal
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| Midwest Energy, Inc. announced that it has filed a request with the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) to increase its electric rates. The request is for $3.3 million and will affect all Midwest Energy customers. The new rates would become effective in November, 2011.
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| October 22, 2010 |
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2010 ANNUAL MEETING DATE ANNOUNCED
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| Midwest Energy has announced that plans are completed for the 2010 Annual Meeting of members to be held Monday, November 15, 2010. The meeting will start at 1:30 p.m. at the Robbins Center on the campus of Fort Hays State University in Hays.
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| August 06, 2010 |
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Midwest Energy Offers Solutions for High Electric Bills
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| Hot July weather and increasing wholesale power costs will result in higher August electric bills for Midwest Energy customers. But the customer owned utility offers several options to take away the sting.
“Our budget plan is an excellent tool that can be implemented imm
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| October 28, 2009 |
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MIDWEST ENERGY RECEIVES SMART GRID AWARD
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| Midwest Energy has received notification that a grant application for the replacement of electro-mechanical relays at Knoll Substation, located north of Hays, has been selected for award negotiations by the Department of Energy (DOE). This new project will entail the instal
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| August 11, 2009 |
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How$mart Investment Over One Million Dollars
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| Midwest Energy’s How$mart® energy saving program recently surpassed the one million dollar mark in energy efficiency investment. The program began over a year ago as a pilot project in four counties, then was offered throughout the Midwest Energy System in the
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| April 23, 2009 |
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MIDWEST ENERGY PERFORMING LEAK CHECKS IN SEVERAL CITIES
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| The Annual Yard Line Natural Gas Leak Survey is underway in several western Kansas cities. Midwest Energy crews will be surveying all the lines in the cities served with natural gas for the next few weeks. Several rural lines will also be checked. The survey will begin th
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| April 14, 2009 |
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Midwest Energy Files True-Up Electric Rate Proposal
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| Midwest Energy announced that it has filed a request with the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) to increase its electric rates. The request is for $1.86 million and will affect all Midwest Energy customers. This “abbreviated” request was the result of a settlement agreem
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| February 10, 2009 |
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Midwest Energy to Hold Small Wind Information Meetings
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| Midwest Energy is continuing a series of information meetings to help customers evaluate the purchase of small wind energy systems. “These meetings are the result of a growing number of questions Midwest Energy is receiving from customers,” states Patrick Parke, Vice Presid
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| November 25, 2008 |
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MIDWEST ENERGY HOLDS 2008 ANNUAL MEETING, ELECTS OFFICERS
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| Midwest Energy’s Annual Meeting of members was held Monday, November 17, 2008 at the Sternberg Museum in Hays. Those in attendance heard the reports of the officers and a presentation outlining energy efficiency services offered by the cooperative.
Over 45,000 customer
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| September 29, 2008 |
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Midwest Energy Earns Governor’s Award For Energy Efficiency
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| Lt. Governor Mark Parkinson presented Midwest Energy with the Governor’s Energy Award at the Kansas Wind and Renewable Energy Conference September 23 and 24 in Topeka. Midwest Energy was singled out for its work in energy efficiency and was the only utility in Kansas among
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| December 07, 2007 |
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Transmission Line Improvements Completed
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| Midwest Energy announced today that two key improvements to its transmission system are now complete. Crews from Midwest Energy, PAR Electric, Sunflower Electric Cooperative and Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories worked the past several months on transmission lines extendi
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| November 05, 2007 |
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2007 ANNUAL MEETING DATE ANNOUNCED
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| Midwest Energy has announced that plans are completed for the 2007 Annual Meeting of members to be held Monday, November 19, 2007. The meeting will start at 1:30 p.m. at the Sternberg Museum in Hays.
Business to be conducted includes reports of the officers and t
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| November 02, 2007 |
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Midwest Energy Files Electric Rate Increase Request
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| Midwest Energy announced that it has filed a revised request with the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) to increase its electric rates. The revised request is for $10.0 million and will affect all Midwest Energy customers. The original $6.4 million request did not includ
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| September 06, 2007 |
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Energy Efficiency Pilot Program Approved
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| Midwest Energy recently received approval from the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) for an innovative energy efficiency plan called How$mart. The program will provide money for energy efficiency improvements such as insulation, sealing and heating and cooling systems to
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| June 06, 2007 |
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Midwest Energy Offering Credit Card Payment Options
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| In response to numerous requests from our customers, Midwest Energy is now accepting bill payments by phone or online, using a credit card (MasterCard, Visa, and Discover) and ATM debit card. The service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week and there is no enrollm
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| March 07, 2007 |
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Midwest Energy Signs Energy Contract with TradeWind Energy
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| After reviewing several proposals from wind energy companies, Midwest Energy today announced it has signed a contract with TradeWind Energy, LLC for the purchase of 25 megawatts of energy generated by wind turbines at its Smoky Hills Wind Farm.
The project site is located
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| February 07, 2007 |
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Energy Efficiency Pilot Program Proposed
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| Midwest Energy has requested Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) approval for an innovative energy efficiency plan called PAYS ®, or Pay As You Save®. The program would provide money for energy efficiency improvements to customers who would repay the funds through energy
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| January 23, 2007 |
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Building Donated To Foundation
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| The Board of Directors of Midwest Energy recently voted to donate the company’s former office building located at 820 Washington Street in Ellis to the Community Foundation of Ellis. According to Earnie Lehman, President and General Manager of Midwest Energy, “We applau
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| January 12, 2007 |
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Washington Youth Tour Applicants Sought
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| Midwest Energy is looking for five students interested in an all-expense paid educational trip to Washington D.C. The five students selected will join over 1,500 others from across the country for the Government In Action Youth Tour.
The students must be juniors in High Sc
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| November 30, 2006 |
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Oakley Electric Customers Join Midwest Energy
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| November 28th marked the closing date of sale of the Oakley electric distribution system to Midwest Energy for $2.5 million. All the documents pertaining to the sale were signed in a ceremony at the Oakley City Hall. Oakley citizens voted overwhelmingly to accept the propos
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| August 30, 2006 |
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Midwest Energy Is The First Kansas Utility To Earn SHARP Award
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| Midwest Energy, Inc., a customer-owned electric and natural gas utility serving 88,000 customers in 41 counties of central and western Kansas, is the first utility in Kansas to earn the SHARP award from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The Safe
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