Southern Pioneer Electric Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pioneer Electric Cooperative, Inc., joined 5 other electric cooperatives to form Mid Kansas Electric Company, LLC for the purpose of purchasing Aquila's Kansas Electric Network.
The Kansas Electric Network (pdf), commonly known as WestPlains-Kansas, includes a customer base of 70,000 located in or near 176 communities in 32 counties in central and western Kansas. The Kansas Electric Network operates 1,083 miles of high-voltage transmission line, and 5,348 miles of distribution line. The network also includes 608 megawatts of natural gas, coal-fired and wind generating capacity at six central and western Kansas locations.
Southern Pioneer Electric Company (SPECo) serves approximately 18,000 consumers and operates in 10 counties and 34 communities. SPECo's service territory stretches east from Liberal to Medicine Lodge and north to Pratt and back west to Greensburg, Kansas.
Inquiries regarding Southern Pioneer Electric Company should be directed to Randy Magnison, Executive Vice President-Chief Operating Officer, at 620-424-5211 or rmagnison@southernpioneer.net.
Branches and additional offices:
(620) 624-74331490 General Welch Blvd Liberal, KS 67905
(620) 723-3426333 E Kansas Ave Greensburg, KS 67054-2222