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Quick Facts about City Utilities
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City Utilities is responsible for:
- the generation, transmission, and distribution of electric power
- the acquisition, transportation, and distribution of natural gas
- the acquisition, treatment, and distribution of water
- the operation of the bus transportation system
- the operation of SpringNet broadband services
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Quick Facts For Fiscal Year End 2011
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General Information
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| Service Area Population |
229,000 |
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| Service Area (in square miles) |
320 |
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| Full-time Employees |
972 |
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Earnings & Expenses (thousands)
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| Total Operating Revenues |
$ 418,354 |
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| Total Operating Expenses |
($ 384,479) |
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| Total Operating Income |
$ 33,875 |
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| Other Income |
($ 15,699) |
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| Net Income |
$ 18,176 |
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| Usage By Class |
| Electric, Thousands of kWh: |
Unit Sales |
Percent |
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| Residential |
1,091,143 |
26.7 |
% |
| Commercial |
1,521,092 |
37.2 |
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| Industrial |
436,603 |
10.7 |
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| Sales for Resale |
1,038,663 |
25.4 |
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| Total |
4,087,501 |
100.0 |
% |
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| Natural Gas, Thousands of Dekatherms: |
Unit Sales |
Percent |
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| Residential |
5,582 |
49.7 |
% |
| Commercial |
3,710 |
33.1 |
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| Industrial |
1,931 |
17.2 |
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| Total |
11,223 |
100.0 |
% |
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| Water, Thousands of Gallons: |
Unit Sales |
Percent |
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| Residential |
4,645,391 |
51.5 |
% |
| Commercial |
3,756,455 |
41.7 |
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| Industrial |
608,247 |
6.8 |
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| Total |
9,010,093 |
100.0 |
% |
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| Electric |
Residential |
Commercial |
Industrial |
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| Average Number of Customers |
95,433 |
14,026 |
301 |
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| Annual Electric Bill |
$944 |
$7,514 |
$92,352 |
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| kWh Hours Used |
11,432 |
108,448 |
1,450,509 |
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| Revenue per kWh |
$0.0825 |
$0.0693 |
$0.0637 |
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| Record Peak |
802 |
Net Megawatts - August 3, 2011 |
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| Electronic Distribution Miles |
1,768 |
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| Number of Substations |
42 |
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| Street Lights |
21,051 |
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| Natural Gas |
Residential |
Commercial |
Industrial |
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| Average Number of Customers |
74,369 |
7,977 |
217 |
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| Annual Natural Gas Bill |
$665 |
$3,326 |
$49,319 |
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| Therms Used |
750 |
4,650 |
89,000 |
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| Revenue per Therm |
$0.88 |
$0.71 |
$0.55 |
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| Record Peak |
131,487 |
Dekatherms - January 12, 2011 |
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| Natural Gas Used by Power Plants |
677,309 |
Dekatherms |
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| Firm Pipeline Capacity |
125,000 |
Dekatherms per Day |
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| Firm Storage Capacity |
2 |
Billion Cubic Feet |
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| Natural Gas Distribution |
1,259 |
Miles |
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| Transmission |
49 |
Miles |
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| City Gate Stations |
5 |
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| District Regulator Stations |
170 |
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| Water |
Residential |
Commercial |
Industrial |
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| Average Number of Customers |
72,448 |
7,565 |
208 |
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| Annual Water Bill |
$287 |
$1,448 |
$5,140 |
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| Thousand Gallons Used |
64 |
497 |
2,924 |
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| Revenue per Thousand Gallons |
$4.48 |
$2.91 |
$1.75 |
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| Record Peak |
59.4 |
Million Gallons - August 13, 2007 |
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| Water Distribution |
1,252 |
Miles |
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| Fire Hydrants |
7,777 |
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| Water Supply |
| Water Treatment Facilities |
Date in Service |
Capacity |
(Nominal) MGD |
| Fulbright Treatment Plant |
1941 |
20.6 |
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| Distribution Wells |
1971 |
1.7 |
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| Blackman Treatment Plant |
1981 |
46.0 |
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| Total |
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68.3 |
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| Water Supplies (Avg. Daily Yield, Drought Conditions) |
| Fulbright Spring |
1883 |
2.7 |
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| Fulbright Well No. 1 |
1915 |
2.0 |
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| McDaniel Lake |
1929 |
3.4 |
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| Fellows Lake |
1957 |
10.8 |
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| Distribution Wells |
1971 |
1.2 |
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| James River |
1981 |
7.5 |
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| Stockton Lake |
1996 |
15.0 |
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| Total |
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42.6 |
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| Average Daily Pumpage |
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30.7 |
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| Water Impoundment Areas |
| McDaniel Lake |
1929 |
1.5 |
Billion Gallons |
| Fellows Lake |
1955 |
10.1 |
Billion Gallons |
| Total |
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11.6 |
Billion Gallons |
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| MGD - million gallons per day |
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| Electric Power Supply |
| Power Plants |
Date in Service |
Capacity |
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| Coal Fired |
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(Megawatts) |
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| John Twitty Energy Center No. 1 |
1976 |
203 |
| John Twitty Energy Center No. 2 |
2011 |
300 |
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| James River No. 1 |
1957 |
23 |
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| James River No. 2 |
1957 |
23 |
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| James River No. 3 |
1960 |
44 |
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| James River No. 4 |
1964 |
60 |
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| James River No. 5 |
1970 |
105 |
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| Total Coal Fired |
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758 |
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| Combustion Turbines |
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| John Twitty Energy Center No. 1 |
1983 |
52 |
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| John Twitty Energy Center No. 2 |
1983 |
52 |
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| James River No. 1 |
1989 |
75 |
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| James River No. 2 |
1992 |
80 |
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| McCartney Generating Station No. 1 |
2002 |
50 |
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| McCartney Generating Station No. 2 |
2002 |
50 |
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| Total Combustion Turbines |
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359 |
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| Noble Hill Landfill Renewable Energy Center |
2006 |
3 |
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| Generation Total |
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1120 |
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| Long-Term Purchased Power Sources |
| Southwestern Power Administration |
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55 |
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| Kansas City Power & Light |
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51 |
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| Smoky Hills Wind Energy |
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50 |
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| Total Long-Term Purchased Power |
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156 |
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John Twitty Energy Center No. 2, 300 MW, coal-fired unit, began commercial operation January 2011.
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| Transit |
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| Total Revenue Passengers |
1,453,602 |
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| Regular Street Service Buses |
25 |
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| Demand-Response Buses |
5 |
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| Bus Miles Operated |
1,270,300 |
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| Bus Hours Operated |
89,897 |
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| Miles of Route |
172 |
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| Bus Passenger Shelters |
88 |
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| Bus Benches |
212 |
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| Number of Fixed Routes |
14 |
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| SpringNet Telecommunications |
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| Number of Customers |
213 |
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| Miles of Fiber |
425 |
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