Each winter, heating is a leading cause of residential structure fires. When the temperature drops, many families turn to alternative sources of heat, such as space heaters, to help warm their homes. Portable electric space heaters can be a convenient source of supplemental heat for your home in cold weather. However, they can also increase […]
More »News Archive PACE Program Finances Energy Efficiency Measures in Commercial Facilities Business owners in the City of Kaukauna now have additional financing options to fund energy efficiency improvements and sustainable energy projects through the City’s Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program. The PACE program allows owners of commercial facilities in Kaukauna to pay for certain […]
More »Kaukauna Utilities General Manager Jeff Feldt has been appointed to serve as a director of the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) Demonstration of Energy-Efficient Development (DEED) program for Region 2. APPA is the national service organization representing the nation’s more than 2,000 community and state-owned electric utilities. DEED is APPA’s program to support the research […]
More »There are many misconceptions on how to keep your utility bills down in the winter. Kaukauna Utilities and Focus on Energy are here to bust those myths – providing you ways to keep your energy costs down without sacrificing comfort. Myth: Turning down the thermostat during the day will make my furnace work harder later. Truth: Your […]
More »Kaukauna Utilities General Manager Jeff Feldt has been re-elected to serve as the vice chair of the Board of Directors for the utility’s nonprofit power supplier, WPPI Energy. Following an election by WPPI Energy’s Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, Feldt was re-elected vice chair of WPPI Energy’s Board of Directors. A member of […]
More »Michael W. Peters has been named the next president and CEO of WPPI Energy, the regional power company serving Kaukauna Utilities and 50 other community-owned electric utilities. Peters, who will become CEO on Feb. 1, 2011, is an attorney with extensive experience representing both large and small electric cooperatives in Kansas, Illinois and Michigan, as […]
More »The Kaukauna Water Department will begin the semi-annual flushing program on Monday, October 11, 2010, with the flushing being done during daylight hours from 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The flushing will take approximately three (3) weeks to complete. Utility Customers are advised to check for discoloration prior to washing any clothes. If employees from […]
More »Dear Kaukauna Utilities Water Customer: Kaukauna Utilities is required to issue the attached notification titled, “Important Information About Your Drinking Water,” by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) due to exceedance of the maximum contaminant level (MCL) for coliform bacteria in two water samples taken on August 11, 2010. On Wednesday, August 11, Kaukauna […]
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On Friday, June 18, 2010 Kaukauna Utilities sponsored the Municipal Electric Utilities of Wisconsin (MEUW) 5th annual 2010 MEUW Lineman’s Rodeo in Little Chute, Wisconsin. There were exciting twists in this year’s event! The structure of the day was a mutual aid training exercise planned to improve the skills and knowledge of participating team members. […]
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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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