About Public Power
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Kaukauna Utilities is dedicated to meeting our customers’ needs while helping to make the community a better place to live and work. Kaukauna Utilities is one of this country's 2,200 public power systems — a utility owned by the people and the community it serves.

Public power systems like Kaukauna Utilities are non-profit and have one main purpose — to provide customers with the best services at the lowest possible cost.

A seven-person utility commission, appointed by the City Council, decides how to operate Kaukauna Utilities. This local representation and control allows all citizens to have a voice in how our utility can best meet the community’s needs. Community ownership and control is the hallmark of public power — local people working together to meet local needs. At Kaukauna Utilities we go the extra mile to make sure you receive that personal service that makes us proud to be serving a great community.

We’re proud to be your community owned and operated utility.

As neighbors, we take our responsibility to you very seriously. We know you want reliable power at an affordable cost. You also want a utility provider who cares enough to go the extra mile today…and who has the know-how to build for tomorrow.

To ensure that we’re here for a long, long time, we share resources with other local utilities. In fact, we’re co-owners of a nonprofit, Sun Prairie-based power company, WPPI Energy Through WPPI Energy, we purchase low-cost electricity for our community and take advantage of the latest technologies to better serve your needs.

Hamilton and Staff, a respected, national public opinion research firm, recently conducted an independent nationwide poll to learn what people think of public ownership of utilities.

The results were simple: "A majority of U.S. consumers believe that public power is more concerned about the environment, offers lower rates, allows more control over utility operations and has better service than private power companies. The public believes local ownership of electric utilities plays a strong role in the electric industry."

We agree.

Bill Adamietz Meter Technician	Rich Allhiser Laborer
Mike Beining Journey Line Technician	Mike Bergner Drafting Technician
Dennis Besaw Mechanical Technician II	Mark Biddle Distribution Superintendent mbiddle@wppienergy.org
Donald Biselx Janitor Stores Clerk	Amy Brick Customer Service Clerk
Jim Brown Customer Services Representative jbrown@wppienergy.org	Lin Collins Receptionist
Mark Damro System Operator	Gary DeBruin Retired
Brian Delforge Journeyman Line Technician	Mary Delforge Accounting Supervisor
Jean Ebben Billing Clerk	Jeff Feldt General Manager jfeldt@wppienergy.org
Harlan Fink Line General Foreman	Maghan Gaffney Meter Reader
Dan Goffard Electrical Technician I	Bruce Gomm Manager of Operations & Engineering bgomm@wppienergy.org
Gary Grissman Mechanical Technician I	Charlie Guyette Lead Maintenance Tech
Dave Hartjes Meter Reader	Paul Hennes System Operator
Diane Hermsen Customer Service Supervisor	Neil Jack Apprentice Line Tech
Ken Kaphingst System Operator	Mike Kawula Manager of Finance & Administration mkawula@wppienergy.org
Gerry Kieffer Lead Line Technician	Eugene Kiister Water Meter Tech
Joe Knowles Mechanical Technician II	Scott La Freniere System Operator
Sean Latimer Relief System Operator	Tyler Leick Apprentice Line Technician
Eric Miller Electrical Distribution Engineer emiller@wppienergy.org	Eric Murphy Lead Electrical Technician
Kelly O'Keefe Engineering Technician	Kevin Obiala Water Department Superintendent
Mike Pedersen Generation Superintendent mpedersen@wppienergy.org	Mike Petersen Water Department Meter Technician
Mike Preissner Meter Reader	Pamela Raleigh Property, Plant & Equipment Clerk
Alice Rasmussen Administrative Assistant	Ron Roberts Purchasing & Stores Supervisor
Jim Roberts Relief System Operator	Josh Rohan Journey Line Technician
John Schroeder Meter Technician	Scott Skalmusky Lead Water Department Technician
Rich Sorenson Journey Line Technician	Jeannie Vande Hey Customer Service Technician
Chuck Vanden Heuvel Lead Meter Reader	Andy Vanden Huevel Water Utility Tech
Frank Vander Wyst System & Operations Technician	Randy Vercauteren Apprentice Electrical Technician
Erin Willems GIS Programmer- Analyst	Jack Wolter Lead LineTechnician