Kaukauna Utilities Employee Earns Industrial Electrician Status

Kaukauna Utilities’ employee Mike Preissner recently graduated from a four-year Industrial Electrician apprentice program offered through Fox Valley Technical College. Mike is the son of Donald and Christine Preissner of Appleton and a 1993 graduate of Appleton East High School. After high school he attended Line Mechanic School at Northeastern Wisconsin Technical College in Green […]

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Kaukauna Utilities Receives National Recognition for Reliable Electric Operations

Kaukauna Utilities is one of 94 of the nation’s more than 2,000 public power utilities to earn Reliable Public Power ProviderTM (RP3) recognition from the American Public Power Association for providing consumers with the highest degree of reliable and safe electric service. Paul Allen, vice president, engineering at Nashville, Tenn., Electric Service and chair of […]

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Kaukauna Utilities is sponsoring the 5th Annual MEUW 2010 Lineman’s Rodeo

KU invites you to watch electric utility rodeo teams from around WI compete in real-work simulations. This event is being held on Friday, June 18th from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Event location is in Little Chute on American Drive (just east of the 5th Quarter Sports Bar and restaurant located at 2101 American Drive). […]

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The Kaukauna Utilities Water Department will begin residential semi-annual flushing on Monday, April 26, 2010.

The Kaukauna Utilities Water Department will begin residential semi-annual flushing on Monday, April 26, 2010. The flushing will be done during daylight hours from 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The flushing will take approximately three (3) weeks to complete. Kaukauna Utilities customers are advised to check for discoloration prior to washing any clothes. If employees […]

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KU’s office facility earns LEED Gold rating for energy efficiency

Kaukauna Utilities’ newly expanded and renovated office facility has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The LEED rating system is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high-performance, green buildings. “LEED certification was our primary goal in the design and construction […]

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Employee Receives Community Service Award

Our power supplier, WPPI Energy, recognized Eric Murphy from Kaukauna Utilities for his community service efforts with the Volunteer Power! Award. WPPI Energy presented Murphy with the Volunteer Power! Award at its annual meeting on September 17 in Green Lake. Murphy’s deep commitment to public service is evident though his involvement with the Kaukauna Waterboard […]

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Utility Takes Top Honors in Lineman’s Rodeo

The Kaukauna Utilities Rodeo Team consisting of Josh Rohan and Tony Stobbe claimed the title of 2009 Grand Champions of the Fourth Annual Municipal Electric Utilities of Wisconsin (MEUW) Lineman’s Rodeo in Sturgeon Bay, WI on Saturday, September 12, 2009. Second place went to another KU team made of two KU linemen, Neil Jack and […]

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Local Students Receive Scholarships

  Kaukauna Utilities recently awarded four scholarships to graduating seniors from local high schools. Students who reside in the Kaukauna Utilities service area are eligible to apply for these scholarships. A $2,500 award was presented to Brady Vande Hey, a senior in the Class of 2009 at Kaukauna High School. Brady plans to study mechanical […]

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Winter Moratorium Ends April 15

The moratorium on residential service disconnection ends April 15. If your account with Kaukauna Utilities is in arrears, please contact us to discuss payment arrangements. Chris at 920-462-0235 or Amanda at 920-462-0256 Assistance is available by contacting Energy Services with Outagamie County at 1-800-506-5596. Customers who qualify for assistance with their heating bills will be approved […]

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Kaukauna Utilities Electric Meter Technicians complete Apprenticeship Program

John Schroeder and Bill Adamietz from Kaukauna Utilities have recently completed a three-year Apprenticeship Program through Mid-State Technical College in Wisconsin Rapids and have earned the designation of Journeyman Metering Technician from the Wisconsin Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards. The Journeyman Metering Technician Program provides the training required to allow the graduate to service, test, program […]

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