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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 telecommunications
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Quick Facts For Fiscal Year End 2008
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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 |
1,000 |
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Earnings & Expenses (thousands)
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| Total Operating Revenues |
$ 393,379 |
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| Total Operating Expenses |
$ 378,933 |
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| Total Operating Income |
$ 14,446 |
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| Other Income |
$ 9,886 |
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| Net Income |
$ 24,332 |
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| Usage By Class |
| Electric, Thousands of kWh: |
Unit Sales |
Percent |
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| Residential |
1,000,320 |
29 |
% |
| Commercial |
1,481,443 |
43 |
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| Industrial |
519,731 |
15 |
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| Sales for Resale |
436,920 |
13 |
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| Total |
3,438,414 |
100 |
% |
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| Natural Gas, Thousands of Dekatherms: |
Unit Sales |
Percent |
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| Residential |
5,837 |
50 |
% |
| Commercial |
3,777 |
32 |
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| Industrial |
2,029 |
18 |
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| Total |
11,643 |
100 |
% |
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| Water, Thousands of Gallons: |
Unit Sales |
Percent |
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| Residential |
4,337,718 |
49 |
% |
| Commercial |
3,556,056 |
40 |
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| Industrial |
986,947 |
11 |
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| Total |
8,880,721 |
100 |
% |
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| Electric |
Residential |
Commercial |
Industrial |
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| Average Number of Customers |
93,353 |
13,826 |
322 |
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| Annual Electric Bill |
$777 |
$6,603 |
$88,993 |
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| kWh Hours Used |
10,715 |
107,149 |
1,614,071 |
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| Revenue per kWh |
$0.0725 |
$0.0616 |
$0.0551 |
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| Record Peak |
802 |
Megawatts - August 15, 2007 |
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| Electronic Distribution Miles |
2,000 |
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| Number of Substations |
40 |
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| Street Lights |
20,125 |
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| Natural Gas |
Residential |
Commercial |
Industrial |
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| Average Number of Customers |
74,425 |
7,948 |
233 |
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| Annual Natural Gas Bill |
$883 |
$4,840 |
$80,018 |
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| Therms Used |
780 |
4,750 |
87,100 |
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| Revenue per Therm |
$1.13 |
$1.02 |
$0.92 |
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| Record Peak |
122,248 |
Dekatherms - January 23, 2003 |
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| Natural Gas Used by Power Plants |
641,820 |
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 |
1,317 |
Miles |
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| Transmission |
45 |
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 |
71,944 |
7,513 |
221 |
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| Annual Water Bill |
$234 |
$1,238 |
$6,212 |
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| Thousand Gallons Used |
60 |
473 |
4,466 |
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| Revenue per Thousand Gallons |
$3.90 |
$2.62 |
$1.39 |
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| Record Peak |
59.41 |
Million Gallons - August 13, 2007 |
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| Water Distribution |
1,188 |
Miles |
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| Fire Hydrants |
7,655 |
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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 |
1.2 |
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| Blackman Treatment Plant |
1981 |
44.7 |
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| Total |
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66.5 |
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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 |
Percent |
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| Coal Fired |
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(Megawatts) |
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| Southwest Power Station |
1976 |
195 |
23.7 |
% |
| James River No. 1 |
1957 |
23 |
2.8 |
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| James River No. 2 |
1957 |
23 |
2.8 |
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| James River No. 3 |
1960 |
44 |
5.3 |
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| James River No. 4 |
1964 |
60 |
7.3 |
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| James River No. 5 |
1970 |
105 |
12.7 |
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| Total Coal Fired |
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450 |
54.6 |
% |
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| Combustion Turbines |
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| Southwest No. 1 |
1983 |
52 |
6.3 |
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| Southwest No. 2 |
1983 |
52 |
6.3 |
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| James River No. 1 |
1989 |
75 |
9.1 |
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| James River No. 2 |
1992 |
80 |
9.7 |
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| Main Street |
1968 |
12 |
1.5 |
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| McCartney Generating Station |
2002 |
100 |
12.1 |
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| Total Combustion Turbines |
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371 |
45.0 |
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| Renewable |
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| Noble Hill Landfill Renewable Energy Center |
2006 |
3 |
0.4 |
% |
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| Generation Total |
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824 |
100 |
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| Long-Term Purchased Power Sources |
| Southwestern Power Administration |
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50 |
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| Kansas City Power & Light |
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51 |
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| Total Long-Term Purchased Power |
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101 |
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| Transit |
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| Total Revenue Passengers |
1,535,503 |
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| Regular Street Service Buses |
25 |
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| Demand-Response Buses |
5 |
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| Bus Miles Operated |
1,201,580 |
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| Bus Hours Operated |
85,192 |
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| Miles of Route |
173 |
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| Bus Passenger Shelters |
66 |
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| Bus Benches |
244 |
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| Number of Fixed Routes |
18 |
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| SpringNet Telecommunications |
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| Number of Customers |
201 |
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| Miles of Fiber |
378 |
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