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City of Sterling

114 North Broadway
PO Box 287
Phone: 620.278.3423

Alt. Phone: 620.278.3411
Fax: 620.278.2866

 

 

 

 

After-Hour

Utility Emergency

Electric Production

Darin Johnson, Power Plant Superintendent

djohnson@sterling-kansas.com

Plant Phone: 620-278-3532

Fax: 620-278-3663

• Power Plant Operator: Ryan Ochs

 

 

 

 

 

History

In 1887, a privately owned and operated light plant was established in the building that houses today’s Sterling Police Department. Electric light was quickly becoming a popular source of illumination for streets, stores, and public buildings; however, the fledgling plant was far from satisfactory in providing reliable electrical energy. <...more>

 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Below are several Frequently Asked Questions regarding the Power Plant and its operations. Click on the FAQs of your choice to view the answers.

 

We read in the paper about megawatts and kilowatts. What do these terms mean and how much power can our plant produce? What is a typical energy load on the city?

 

If we have a power plant to offset high summer prices, why doesn’t the plant run on a lot of hot summer days?

 

Who do we call if we lose power?

 

How long should we wait to call?

 

How long will we have to wait for power to be restored?

 

Why do our lights “blink” every once in awhile? (It’s really annoying to reset our clocks and computers.)

 

Where do we get our power when we’re not generating our own?

 

What’s up with the “fuel adjustment” on our city bill? It’s really gone up the past few years! Why do we have to pay a fuel adjustment when the plant isn’t running that much?