Fiscal Year 2019-2020
Community Report
Powering a bright future for Kerrville
area businesses & citizens since 1987
Our public power story
Low, Responsible Rates
Our customers help determine our responsibly priced, not-for-profit rates through local control & local decision-making. Residential customers of public power utilities pay 11% less than customers of investor-owned utilities—for the average U.S. household, that’s $176.79 saved each year or about $15 per month (source, APPA website, publicpower.org).
Reliability & Sytem Investments
The power went out at our home about 30 minutes ago. Thank you to the crew from KPUB who showed up within about 10 minutes to repair the transformer & get our lights back on. We appreciate y’all so much!
—Sharon Black Weaver, Kerrville (August 2020)
To keep our system as reliable as possible, we invested in new technology & upgraded our systems with the following major improvements:
- Completed 106 utility pole replacements for reliability & outage prevention in our service area
- Replaced the Hunt substation transformer that will power West Kerr County residents for the next 30 years
- Installed 2400 feet of new underground conductor/switchgear to connect the Center Point substation & improve service reliability in East Kerrville & Center Point
Evolving
Our Service Offerings
Local Control
As a community-owned, not-for-profit electric utility company, KPUB is operated with local control. KPUB is overseen by a five-member board of trustees who are appointed by the Kerrville City Council & serve without compensation.
2019-2020
KPUB Board of Trustees
Helping customers
Save Money & Energy
Granted 285 customer rebates totalling $81,937.88 for energy-efficient home improvements.
Partnered with Alamo Area Council of Government (AACOG) for community weatherization.
Awards
The American Public Power Association (APPA) is the voice of not-for-profit, community-owned utilities that power 2,000 towns & cities nationwide
- 2019 APPA award for Achieving Exceptional Electric Reliability
- 2020 APPA award of Excellence in Public Power Communications
- 2020 APPA National Commendation for Mutual Aid electric restoration efforts in Kirbyville, Texas, after Hurricane Laura
Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for KPUB’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA)
- 2020 Kerrville Kindness award from the City of Kerrville
Helping our Neighbors
- Launched a new Change for Charity Program in response to COVID-19, granting
more than $70,000+ to-date in bill payment assistance for our neighbors in need - KPUB employees donated $10,000+ to-date in support of Kerrville Food Relief through our employee charity fund
- Hosted 4 community blood drives, collecting 130+ units of blood—saving up to 390 lives!
Kerrville Public Utility Board
2250 Memorial Blvd
Kerrville, Texas 78028
830.257.3050 | KPUB.COM
2250 Memorial Blvd
Kerrville, Texas 78028
830.257.3050 | KPUB.COM
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