A Balanced Team for Reliability
The winningest basketball teams in history are ones that are consistent and have players with varying abilities. Having a balanced mix of skills makes the team a powerhouse on the court. The way to keep electricity reliabile is a bit like that too. Just like a team needs different players for different situations, our power grid requires multiple sources to keep the grid running. Read the full article to find out what is needed from our energy mix and why it's so important.
2023 Outage Information
Being open and transparent with our members is a cooperative standard at Lane-Scott Electric. Annualy we report to our members the system wide outage information from the previous year. We do our best to keep the lights on as much as possible, and as a system we are proud to say this year, we were able to do so 99.98% of the time.
Average Prices for Residential Electricity
2022 figures in cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh):
The U.S. Average: $0.15 per kWh
Kansas falls under average at $0.14 per kWh
Lane-Scott Electric falls even lower at $0.1354 kWh
As U.S. Farmers Feed the World, We Remind Them About Electrical Safety
As planting season nears, we encourage you to read this article with some agriculture-related facts and electricity safety from the American Farm Bureau Federation.
If you know of locations where overhead line clearance is an issue for your farming equipment, call Lane-Scott Electric in ADVANCE and NEVER ATTEMPT TO MOVE OR RAISE A POWER LINE ON YOUR OWN!
3 Ways to Help Limit Tree Trimming
Did you know electric utilities are required to trim trees and other types of vegeation that grow too close to a power line? We do everything to avoid trimming them, but there are ways you can help prevent it.