BPU to meet Wednesday

The Board of Public Utilities will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 17.

The meeting will be on Zoom on the internet and on the telephone.

On the agenda are a time for public comments, general manager and staff reports on COVID-19, a state legislative update, a public hearing on the water supply loan from Kansas Department of Health and Environment, energy rate component information, Nearman plant spring outage and board comments.

The BPU buildings are closed to the public because of the pandemic. The public may access the meeting through telephone or the internet.

To connect through the Zoom on the internet, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84523139724.

To connect by telephone, call toll free 1-888-475-4499.

The meeting ID number is 845 2313 9724.

The board meeting information packet is at https://www.bpu.com/Portals/0/pdf/board-information-packet-3-17-21.pdf.

Those who want to speak to the board during the public comment section must be logged in to the Zoom meeting through the internet using their browser or the Zoom application. Members of the public will be asked to raise their hand to signal they want to address the board.

During the public comment section of the agenda, community members will be asked to provide their name and address and will then have 5 minutes to speak.

You may also join from any web browser, https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84523139724

To raise your hand, click on the “Raise Hand” feature at the bottom of the application or window or press *9 if connected by phone only.