KBR Rural Public Power District is a non-profit public utility whose mission is to safely provide our customers reliable, high quality and reasonably priced electricity and other energy related products and services.
KBR is one of 32 rural electric systems located in Nebraska and one of nearly 1,000 electric systems nationwide. We provide electric service to over 4,000 electric accounts scattered across over 5,000 square miles of service area located in the counties of Brown, Rock, Keya Paha and Cherry in the sandhills of north-central Nebraska.
We are a distribution utility — we don’t generate our own electricity. We purchase all of our power from the Nebraska Public Power District through the Nebraska Electric G&T, both headquartered in Columbus, Nebraska. KBR, along with the other 21 members of the Nebraska Electric G&T, recently completed negotiations and signed long-term, total requirements power supply contracts with the Nebraska Public Power District, which assures us of a very stable and economical power supply far into the future.
KBR has 18 full-time employees; three working out of our Valentine Outpost, three serving out of our Springview Outpost and the balance headquartered in our general office located in Ainsworth, Nebraska.
KBR is governed by nine elected board members, three from Keya Paha County, three from Rock County, two from Brown County and one from Cherry County. Each board member is elected at the November general election and is elected for a six-year term.
KBR Rural Public Power District is a non-profit public utility whose mission is to safely provide our customers reliable, high quality and reasonably priced electricity and other energy related products and services.
The first official meeting of the Board of Directors of KBR was held in February of 1946 in Ainsworth, Nebraska. It was originally formed as a cooperative, KBR Electric Membership Cooperation. Engineering and construction loans were made through the Rural Electrification Administration (REA) in Washington, D.C. to begin the process of bringing electric service to the remote sandhills of north-central Nebraska.
In December of 1950, the Board of Directors voted to change to a public power district, thus KBR Rural Public Power District was formed and has remained so to this day.
Today, KBR has 16 substations served from 135 miles of 34.5 kV, 69 kV and 115 kV transmission lines, with over 2,601 miles of 7.2/12.5 kV and 14.4/24.9 kV distribution lines supplying electric service to over 4,765 meters scattered across 5,000 square miles of service territory in the sandhills of north-central Nebraska.
Our Service Area:
KBR Rural Public Power District operates and maintains over 2,601 miles of distribution lines along with 126 miles of transmission line that are served by 16 substations located throughout the District’s remote 5,000 square mile service area. KBR purchases its’ total electrical energy requirements from Nebraska Public Power District.
KBR serves all of Brown, Rock, Keya Paha County and a large portion of Cherry County, in the remote sandhills of north central Nebraska.
KBR’s main office is located in Ainsworth, Nebraska, at 374 North Pine Street. We have a 3-man outpost located ½ mile west of Springview in Keya Paha County and a 3-man outpost located approximately 2 miles west of Valentine in Cherry County. Our normal business hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Customer Services
Line Extension
KBR will extend its’ single-phase or three-phase overhead power lines on a subsidized, or reduced cost, charge to its’ customers based upon the following costs per foot of line extension:
- 1-phase line extension overhead – $9.00 per foot…….Underground – $11.00 per foot….$1,400.00 Minimum Facilities Charge
- 3-phase line extension overhead – $11.50 per foot…..Underground – $14.50 per foot…….$3,200.00 Minimum Facilities Charge
- Customer is responsible for all costs of trench for underground installation
- All paper work for new irrigation must be done by November 1st
Specific rate classes, such as residential, general service, or irrigation, may be eligible for a line extension credit, based upon the size and type of new load.
Electric Heat Rebate Program
KBR Rural Public Power District has established an Electric Heat Rebate Program to encourage customers to install electric heat as their primary heating source.
Rebates will be calculated on a per kW of electric heat basis. No preference will be shown as to the type or efficiency of the electric heating source.
Electric water heaters must be a minimum size of 30 gallons. This does notinclude the on demand water heaters.
Rebates will be considered on new or conversion loads, not replacements.