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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 2009
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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 |
993 |
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Earnings & Expenses (thousands)
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| Total Operating Revenues |
$ 344,639 |
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| Total Operating Expenses |
$ 336,859 |
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| Total Operating Income |
$ 7,780 |
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| Other Income |
$ 9,154 |
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| Net Income |
$ 16,934 |
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| Usage By Class |
| Electric, Thousands of kWh: |
Unit Sales |
Percent |
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| Residential |
987,754 |
30.7 |
% |
| Commercial |
1,475,264 |
45.8 |
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| Industrial |
457,433 |
14.2 |
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| Sales for Resale |
298,068 |
9.3 |
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| Total |
3,218,519 |
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% |
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| Natural Gas, Thousands of Dekatherms: |
Unit Sales |
Percent |
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| Residential |
5,704 |
49.8 |
% |
| Commercial |
3,776 |
32.9 |
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| Industrial |
1,984 |
17.3 |
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| Total |
11,464 |
100 |
% |
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| Water, Thousands of Gallons: |
Unit Sales |
Percent |
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| Residential |
4,302,593 |
50.9 |
% |
| Commercial |
3,591,763 |
42.5 |
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| Industrial |
552,552 |
6.6 |
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| Total |
8,446,908 |
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% |
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| Electric |
Residential |
Commercial |
Industrial |
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| Average Number of Customers |
94,556 |
13,944 |
319 |
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| Annual Electric Bill |
$790 |
$6,842 |
$85,568 |
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| kWh Hours Used |
10,446 |
105,799 |
1,433,958 |
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| Revenue per kWh |
$0.0756 |
$0.0647 |
$0.0597 |
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| Record Peak |
802 |
Megawatts - August 15, 2007 |
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| Electronic Distribution Miles |
1,749 |
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| Number of Substations |
41 |
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| Street Lights |
20,545 |
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| Natural Gas |
Residential |
Commercial |
Industrial |
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| Average Number of Customers |
74,576 |
7,978 |
229 |
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| Annual Natural Gas Bill |
$629 |
$3,262 |
$45,574 |
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| Therms Used |
760 |
4,730 |
86,630 |
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| Revenue per Therm |
$0.83 |
$0.69 |
$0.53 |
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| Record Peak |
122,248 |
Dekatherms - January 23, 2003 |
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| Natural Gas Used by Power Plants |
750,554 |
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 |
1,333 |
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 |
72,150 |
7,556 |
219 |
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| Annual Water Bill |
$238 |
$1,278 |
$4,206 |
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| Thousand Gallons Used |
60 |
475 |
2,523 |
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| Revenue per Thousand Gallons |
$3.97 |
$2.69 |
$1.67 |
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| Record Peak |
59.41 |
Million Gallons - August 13, 2007 |
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| Water Distribution |
1,205 |
Miles |
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| Fire Hydrants |
7,734 |
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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 |
| Coal Fired |
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(Megawatts) |
| Southwest Power Station |
1976 |
195 |
| James River No. 1 |
1957 |
23 |
| James River No. 2 |
1957 |
23 |
| James River No. 3 |
1960 |
44 |
| James River No. 4 |
1964 |
60 |
| James River No. 5 |
1970 |
105 |
| Total Coal Fired |
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450 |
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| Combustion Turbines |
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| Southwest No. 1 |
1983 |
52 |
| Southwest No. 2 |
1983 |
52 |
| James River No. 1 |
1989 |
75 |
| James River No. 2 |
1992 |
80 |
| Main Street |
1968 |
12 |
| McCartney Generating Station |
2002 |
100 |
| Total Combustion Turbines |
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371 |
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| Noble Hill Landfill Renewable Energy Center |
2006 |
3 |
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| Generation Total |
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824 |
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| Long-Term Purchased Power Sources |
| Southwestern Power Administration |
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50 |
| Kansas City Power & Light |
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51 |
| Smoky Hills Wind Energy |
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50 |
| Total Long-Term Purchased Power |
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151 |
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| Transit |
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| Total Revenue Passengers |
1,423,411 |
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| Regular Street Service Buses |
25 |
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| Demand-Response Buses |
5 |
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| Bus Miles Operated |
1,217,000 |
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| Bus Hours Operated |
87,753 |
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| Miles of Route |
169 |
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| Bus Passenger Shelters |
72 |
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| Bus Benches |
213 |
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| Number of Fixed Routes |
14 |
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| SpringNet Telecommunications |
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| Number of Customers |
201 |
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| Miles of Fiber |
394 |
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