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Track Your BPU | president’s letter
Utility Usage
Online
ROSE MULVANY HENRY
BPU’s Energy Engage portal gives customers President
control over their utility usage, so you can BPU Board of Directors
maximize your savings while minimizing your
environmental impact. This free tool offers
real-time usage and cost information, insights With seasonal changes taking Board of Directors allocates $225,000
into the environmental impact of usage, place and the holidays just around the of the annual budget to the Hardship
conservation tips, and more. corner, this edition of BPU’s community and Utility Assistance Programs, and
newsletter includes helpful information in 2022, we approved an additional
for customers on how to weatherize a allocation of $250,000 for use in 2023.
home, reduce energy usage, and remain In addition, at the Board’s direction,
safe during the colder winter months. BPU initiated its new BPU Low Income
Home weatherization assistance is Rebate Program to assist some of
available for those in need and be sure our most vulnerable residents with
to check out BPU’s YouTube page that the recent rate increase. The Board of
includes videos on simple ways to save Directors and Staff at BPU are committed
and helpful tools to assist customers. to identifying state and federal programs
BPU continues to provide reliable, that provide relief directly to consumers
quality electric and water service in to assist them with reducing their
Wyandotte County, as it has for utility bills. Further, BPU will continue
more than 100 years. As a not- to aggressively pursue opportunities to
for-profit publicly owned entity, apply for state and federal funding that
BPU’s primary mission remains will hopefully assist our residents, ease
serving its residential, commercial, and their utility burdens, and offset costs of
It’s simple and easy. Log in to your account industrial customers – while working operating the utility.
using the “Manage Account” button at the to improve the overall quality of life in BPU’s commitment to reducing
top of the BPU.com homepage, then enter the community. its environmental impact also
your account number and sign in by clicking Toward this goal, and in partnership remains a top priority, with 48% of
Energy Engage. If you don't have an existing with the United Way of Greater Kansas its generation portfolio now coming
self-service account, sign City, BPU has provided more than $1.5 from renewable energy like wind,
up as a “new user” and million in utility assistance to qualifying solar, and hydropower.
have immediate access. For residents through its Hardship As always, for the latest information
questions or assistance, call Assistance and Utility Assistance about BPU services and programs,
913-573-9190. Programs since their inception. Last follow us on Facebook or Twitter or go
year, these programs helped nearly to www.BPU.com. And don’t forget, BPU
600 local families – with even more Board meetings are always open to the
anticipated in 2023. Every year, the public, either in person or online.
Safety First:
Call 811 before you dig BPU Text Alerts
In concert with Kansas One-Call, BPU Helpful Info on the Go!
helps customers dig safely by sending out
“locators” to dig sites to mark the location Stay up to date with personalized
of buried water and electric lines. BPU Text Alerts, including electric
BPU serviced more than and water outage information, bill-
15,000 Kansas One-Call ing and payment details, potential
requests last year alone! water leaks and scheduled mainte-
nance alerts. Save 844-843-3500 to
2 | FALL 2023 your phone as BPU Texting.
