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Kansas Municipal Utilities outlines training, mutual aid and energy-storage pilot to House committee

2503414 · March 5, 2025
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Representatives of Kansas Municipal Utilities detailed training programs, a McPherson training center, mutual aid operations, workforce development and an energy storage pilot at a House Committee on Local Government hearing, emphasizing water operator certification needs and local utility support services.

Representatives of Kansas Municipal Utilities (KMU) briefed the House Committee on Local Government on the association’s services, including workforce development, a training center in McPherson, mutual aid capabilities and an energy-storage pilot that officials said has produced measurable savings for a participating community.

Greg Dumars, KMU’s vice president of operations and a longtime former city manager, told the committee KMU now serves about 214 member utilities across Kansas and neighboring states and operates a 35-acre training center in McPherson that opened in 2016. The center hosts classroom and hands-on instruction; KMU reported more than 170 events and about 5,500 visitors last year and said it offers programs such as a line-worker apprenticeship (about 66 enrollees), CDL/Class B training…

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