(KANSAS CITY, Ks.) — The Kansas City Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has scheduled public hearings on Wednesday, June 14th, and Thursday, June 15th, 2023, to present proposed changes and revisions to the utility's water and electric rates to the Board of Directors and customers.

Public comments may be heard during the public hearing process, which will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 14, and will commence again at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 15, 2023. Testimony on technical aspects will follow the conclusion of the public hearing on June 15 and will continue until concluded.

The hearings will be held at the BPU Administration Building, 540 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas.

BPU staff proposes revenue revisions to maintain financial integrity of water and electric operations in accordance with BPU’s policy and requirements of the Trust Indenture of outstanding Bond issues and make certain other rate schedule of adjustments indicated to be needed by the associated revenue and cost of service studies and other analyses in support of the proposed changes.

Financial data, supporting documents and analysis in possession of the BPU which substantiate proposed revenue revisions are available on line, please click here.

This information is also available in the office of the Director of Accounting at the Board of Public Utilities, 540 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas, 66101.

The Board of Directors will not decide on the proposed revenue changes until after the conclusion of the public hearing process.

The public may access both of these meetings through the telephone to listen in and if they have access to the Internet, they can also click on Zoom Meeting.

BPU’s water department was originally created in 1909, and its electric utility was operational in 1912. The purpose of the utility, then and to this day, is to provide the highest quality electric and water services at the lowest possible cost. Today the publicly owned utility serves approximately 65,000 electric and 53,000 water customers, primarily in Wyandotte County, Kansas. The mission of the utility and its employees is “to focus on the needs of our customers, to improve the quality of life in our community while promoting safe, reliable and sustainable utilities.” BPU’s Web site is www.bpu.com.