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, Wisconsin Public Power Inc. Through WPPI, 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@wppisys.org	Donald Biselx Janitor Stores Clerk
Amy Brick Customer Service Clerk	Jim Brown Customer Services Representative jbrown@wppisys.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@wppisys.org	Harlan Fink Line General Foreman
Maghan Gaffney Meter Reader	Dan Goffard Electrical Technician I
Bruce Gomm Manager of Operations & Engineering bgomm@wppisys.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@wppisys.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@wppisys.org
Eric Murphy Lead Electrical Technician	Kelly O'Keefe Engineering Technician
Kevin Obiala Water Department Superintendent	Mike Pedersen Generation Superintendent mpedersen@wppisys.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