City buys power at reduced rate

The board received a presentation about the Kimball Power Plant regarding ways to improve the system that runs hot water from the power plant to the electric shop, through the coils under the floor to heat the shop.

Keep Kimball Beautiful director Spud Rowley reported that the facility is preparing for single stream recycling.

Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (MEAN) has used the City of Kimball’s lines from the wind farm to transport electricity. Sandhills Energy purchased the local wind farm and are in the process of redoing things, prompting city engineers to submit a proposal of $220,500...