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The History of Electric Generation and Distribution in the City of Horton and frequently asked questions about your electric rates.
The City of Horton Power & Light, the municipal electric utility (“Utility” or “the Utility”), operates an approximate five (5) megawatt (“mW”) peak distributional and generational facility. The City supplies the electric needs for approximately 990 connections, including four (4) industries, an elementary and high school, more than thirty (30) commercial retailers, and approximately 960 residential households. Totaled, there are approximately 1,967-persons who live within the City of Horton and receive electric service from the City.
Horton Power & Light is tied via a Westar Energy 34.5 kV line to
the Muscotah sub-unit, which connects the Cities of Hiawatha with the
161 kV line from Nortonville. The HP&L main transformer has a
capacity of five (5) MVA, greatly limiting the external energy
resources available on the market and likely creating a situation where
HP&L will beorton operates a local distribution company (LDC),
known as Horton Power & Light, which is responsible for not only
distribution to residents and other electric power customers within the
city limits of the City of Horton, but also is responsible for the
generation of electricity from four (4) diesel generators having a
maximum generation capacity of
approximately 5.5 megawatts (MW). The Horton Power & Light
LDC was established in 1936 as part of a project to provide reliable
and cost-efficient energy to the City of Horton and the surrounding
region. The City of Horton provided electricity to the
Brown-Atchison Rural Electric Cooperative, the first R.E.C. west of the
Mississippi River.
The City has approximately 5.5 mW of generating capacity under four-separate internal combustion-diesel generators. The City's four generators include a 1 mW ALCO generator, two individual EMD 1 mW generators, and one EMD 2.5 mW generator.
Tours of the distribution and generation facility are available by calling (785) 486-2681 or by e-mailing powerandlight@hortonkansas.net. Vendors interested in soliciting goods and/or services to Horton Power and Light are encouraged to register with the City of Horton's Central Vendor Database Registry available under the Procurement section of hortonkansas.net.
