Since 1914, the professional men and women of the Garden City Electric Department are often the first responders during blizzards, severe thunderstorms, and other catastrophic events that occur. They work with thousands of volts of electricity high atop power lines and put their life on the line every day without a lot of fanfare and recognition. When the power goes out, these public power men and women leave their families and face the obstacles that are sure to come, and they face them head-on. Restoring power to our public power community is priority one.
So If you see a lineworker, take a moment to thank them for all they do to keep the lights on, ensuring and enhancing our quality of life here in Garden City. Because we are Community Powered!
Garden City is a Kansas Municipal Energy Agency (KMEA) member, which provides the city's power supply demands. KMEA is a not-for-profit member-owned joint action agency dedicated to giving municipal members a voice and support, whether in their local community, at the state level in Topeka, or in Washington, D.C. KMEA is actively involved in and advocates on behalf of its members to protect the interests of public power and ensure that energy decisions made at all levels enable its members to continue to have local control over their energy needs. KMEA seeks balanced legislation encouraging industry-government information sharing and allowing for local decision-making and flexibility. Along with our national association, the American Public Power Association — KMEA advocates for public policy to increase energy independence, reliability, and cost-effectiveness.
Garden City is one of 220 public power utilities nationwide that hold the RP3 designation and certificate holder of Excellence in Reliability.