Category: Board of Public Utilities

BPU to meet Wednesday

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

On the agenda will be a public comment time; general manager and staff reports; a key account program update; a preliminary February financial report; Nearman power spring scheduled outage; miscellaneous comments and board comments.

There also will be a meeting of the Policy Committee, which will begin at 5 p.m. Other members of the BPU board also may be in attendance for this policy meeting.

The public may also access the BPU meeting through the telephone to listen in and if they have access to the internet, they can also click on Zoom meeting.

The Zoom meeting link is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84523139724

The toll-free telephone number is 1-888-475-4499.

The meeting ID is 845 2313 9724.

The public may see the board meeting information packet at

https://www.bpu.com/Portals/0/pdf/board-information-packet-4-6-22.pdf

See more at https://www.bpu.com/About/MediaNewsReleases/April6thBPUBoardMeetingNotice.aspx

Cold weather rule ends today for utility customers

The cold weather rule, which prevents disconnection of utility services when the temperature dips below a certain level, will end today, March 31.

The rule is in effect on natural gas utilities and also on electric service.

The private natural gas utilities in Wyandotte County are under the Kansas Corporation Commission cold weather rule, which says that between Nov. 1 and March 31, the utility can’t disconnect residential customers when the temperature drops below 35 degrees in a following 48-hour period.

Under the KCC rule, failure to make payment arrangements or to adhere to an existing payment plan could result in disconnection, according to the KCC. Reconnection after March 31 could require past due balances to be paid in full, depending on the utility’s policy, the KCC stated. Customers who are having difficulties paying their bills should call their utility now to make payment arrangements. A 12-month payment plan is available.

The BPU’s cold weather rule states that between Nov. 1 and March 31, BPU will not disconnect residential electric customers for nonpayment of bills when the forecast is at or below 32 degrees for 24 hours. Because it is a public utility, the BPU is not regulated by the KCC.

The BPU has several payment plans available for customers. Customers may call the utility’s customer service line at 913-573-9190. For BPU payment arrangements, call 913-573-9145 during business hours.

There are a number of utility assistance programs available to customers, including the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program. The LIEAP deadline for applications is 5 p.m. today, March 31. Persons may apply at http://www.dcf.ks.gov/services/ees/Pages/EnergyAssistance.aspx.

The Kansas KERA program also has provided utility assistance for renters here. For more information on the program, visit https://kshousingcorp.org/.

BPU to meet Wednesday

The Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Public Utilities will meet on Wednesday, March 16.

The work session will begin at 5 p.m., followed by the regular meeting at 6 p.m.

On the agenda for the work session are a board update and general manager update; board comments on the cold weather rule for the committee to review and a discussion about audio-video streaming of board meetings.

On the agenda for the regular meeting are a public comment time; general manager and staff reports, inventory management, revised EPA lead and copper rule, board compensation, miscellaneous comments and board comments.

The public may access meetings through the telephone to listen, and if they have access to the internet, they can access it through Zoom.

To join the Zoom meeting online, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84523139724.

The public also may call, toll-free, 1-888-475-4499.

The meeting ID number is 845 2313 9724.

The BPU board information packet is available online at https://www.bpu.com/Portals/0/pdf/board-information-packet-3-16-22.pdf.


For more information, see https://www.bpu.com/About/MediaNewsReleases/March16thBPUBoardMeetingNotice.aspx.