MEAN was created on June 22, 1981 as a body corporate and politic under the laws of the State of Nebraska under the Municipal Cooperative Financing Act, Sections 18-2041 through 18-2485, Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska. MEAN was created for the purpose of planning, acquiring, financing and operating facilities to generate and transmit electric power and energy for its 66 participating municipal utilities. MEAN’s power supply consists of ownership and contractual rights and interests in various electric generating and transmission resources and supplies. MEAN’s services include power supply and planning, dispatching, energy load forecasting, transmission arrangements, load research limited political action, demand-side management, load factor improvement, training, community development and energy cost analysis.
HCPD is a public corporation and political subdivision of the State of South Dakota, created in 1969 under the Consumers Power District Law, South Dakota Codified Laws, Chapters 49-35 to 49-40, as amended, for the purpose of supplying electric power and energy and related services to its customers. With administrative offices located in Madison, South Dakota, Heartland began supplying electric service in 1977 and is empowered by the Consumers Power District Law to finance, own and operate either singly or jointly with others and anywhere within or without the boundaries of South Dakota any electric light and power plants, lines or systems, or interests therin, for the generation, transmission and transformation of electric power and energy. Heartland is also authorized pursuant to such law to sell and transmit and deliver such electric power and energy at wholesale to distributors of electric power and energy whether within or without the boundaries of South Dakota. Heartland is not under the jurisdiction of any public utility commission or utility regulator.
The City of Hastings, Nebraska is empowered under the laws of the State of Nebraska to construct, purchase or otherwise acquire, maintain, extend or enlarge electric generating, transmission and distribution of facilities. In the acquisition of property for the electric system, the City may exercise the power of eminent domain. Under Nebraska law, the City also has the power to provide for and secure the payment of the costs and expenses of purchasing, constructing or otherwise acquiring, extending or improving the electric system by pledging the revenues of the electric system for the payment of such costs and expenses. Municipal generation of electrical power in the City commenced in 1901. The City has owned and operated a municipal electric generation and distribution system continually since that time.
The City of Grand Island is authorized under the laws of the State of Nebraska to construct, purchase or otherwise acquire, maintain, extend or enlarge generating transmission and distribution facilities such as those comprising its electric system. In the acquisition of property for the electric system, the City may exercise the power of eminent domain. Under Nebraska law, the city also has the power to issue revenue bonds to provide for the payment of the costs and expense of purchasing, constructing or otherwise acquiring, extending or improving its electric system and to secure such bonds by pledging the revenues of the electric system.
The City of Nebraska City, Nebraska has a commission form of government, with a Mayor, Finance Commissioner, Public Works Commissioner, Street Commissioner and Parks Commissioner, all elected at large. The City owns Nebraska City Utilities, which consists of the city’s electric, natural gas, water and wastewater systems. By ordinance, the Board of Public Works is designated to manage, operate and maintain Nebraska City Utilities. Nebraska City Utilities’ electric service territory includes the City, as well as several villages in Otoe County, Lancaster County and Nemaha County, Nebraska. Nebraska City Utilities also serves many farm customers along its rural distribution lines between the villages that it serves as well as various spur lines within the counties.
HCPD is a public corporation and political subdivision of the State of South Dakota, created in 1969 under the Consumers Power District Law, South Dakota Codified Laws, Chapters 49-35 to 49-40, as amended, for the purpose of supplying electric power and energy and related services to its customers. With administrative offices located in Madison, South Dakota, Heartland began supplying electric service in 1977 and is empowered by the Consumers Power District Law to finance, own and operate either singly or jointly with others and anywhere within or without the boundaries of South Dakota any electric light and power plants, lines or systems, or interests therin, for the generation, transmission and transformation of electric power and energy. Heartland is also authorized pursuant to such law to sell and transmit and deliver such electric power and energy at wholesale to distributors of electric power and energy whether within or without the boundaries of South Dakota. Heartland is not under the jurisdiction of any public utility commission or utility regulator.
The City of Hastings, Nebraska is empowered under the laws of the State of Nebraska to construct, purchase or otherwise acquire, maintain, extend or enlarge electric generating, transmission and distribution of facilities. In the acquisition of property for the electric system, the City may exercise the power of eminent domain. Under Nebraska law, the City also has the power to provide for and secure the payment of the costs and expenses of purchasing, constructing or otherwise acquiring, extending or improving the electric system by pledging the revenues of the electric system for the payment of such costs and expenses. Municipal generation of electrical power in the City commenced in 1901. The City has owned and operated a municipal electric generation and distribution system continually since that time.
PPGA - Public Power Generation Agency 