| 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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| November 01, 2006 |
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Bunker Hill Gas Customers Join Midwest Energy
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| Last week, the Kansas Corporation Commission approved the sale of the Bunker Hill natural gas system to Midwest Energy. The City of Bunker Hill had approached Midwest Energy with a proposal to purchase and operate the distribution system. The Bunker Hill natural gas sy
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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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| August 11, 2006 |
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Midwest Energy And Sunflower Sign Power Agreement
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| Hays, KS-Midwest Energy, Inc. recently signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to purchase 75 megawatts from the new Holcomb East unit that will be built at Sunflower Electric's Holcomb Station.
Earnie Lehman, Midwest's President and General Manager, said, “We are pleased to pa
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| March 28, 2006 |
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Midwest Energy Files for Gas Rate Increase
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| Midwest Energy filed a request with the Kansas Corporation Commission on March 24 to increase its natural gas delivery charges. This is the cooperative’s first change in its gas delivery rates since early 2003, and only its second increase since 1995. If approved, natura
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| March 10, 2006 |
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Midwest Energy Issues Request For Power Supply Proposals
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| Midwest Energy Inc., an electric and natural gas utility serving parts of central and western Kansas, has issued a Request for Proposals for the supply of electric capacity and energy commencing in 2007 and for control area services beginning in 2010. Base load, intermediat
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