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Find information on electricity safety, current projects, and our facilities.

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Safety Information

Check out key electric safety information below.

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Electric Facilities

Electric Generation Information Columbus Street Facility Manitowoc Public Utilities Installed Generation Turbine 5 – 22 MW Turbine 9 – 63 MW The Turbines are powered by various boiler combinations Boiler 8 – 200,000 lbs/hr Boiler 9 – 475,000 lbs/hr Custer Street Facility A simple cycle combustion turbine Custer Street CT – 24 MW Electrical Distribution Service Information Manitowoc

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Current Projects

View our current undertakings for 2024. Contact Steve Bacalzo, MPU Electric Distribution Manager, at 920-686-4310 for additional information on these projects. Replace 100 poles throughout the City that have less than 2 years of remaining life or fail visual inspection. Replace approximately 20% of existing street lights with LED fixtures.  This is year 4 out

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Steam

Manitowoc Public Utilities (MPU) provides low pressure steam directly to five customers in downtown Manitowoc via the district heating loop. The steam is also used to heat a water circuit supplying hot water to four additional customers. Steam can be supplied from three firetube boilers, Boilers 10, 11, and 12, or via extraction from Turbine

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