MPU News | Manitowoc Public Utilities

Manitowoc Public Utilities (MPU) is thrilled to announce that our Community Solar Garden is now live! MPU, in conjunction with a developer, built a 1,500 KW community solar generation facility on Hecker Road just south of Viebahn Street. After many months of construction, the developer commissioned the solar garden inverters, and the solar panels began to produce energy the morning of December 10, 2024. …

12 / 10 / 24

Manitowoc Public Utilities (MPU) experienced a power outage that affected approximately 665 customers early morning Thursday, November 21, 2024. …

11 / 21 / 24

Beginning November 1st, Wisconsin state law prohibits utilities from disconnecting essential services to residential customers during the moratorium period, however utilities are not required to restore service for those disconnected prior to the moratorium without appropriate arrangements in place. …

10 / 22 / 24

Join us at one of our two Annual Holiday Lighting Exchanges to exchange your old, incandescent light strings for new, LED light strings! Limit 3 per household. …

10 / 21 / 24

In honor of national Public Power Week, which runs from October 6, 2024 – October 12th, 2024, Manitowoc Public Utilities (MPU) is celebrating with a community event! …

10 / 01 / 24

General Manager, Troy Adams, and Chief Operations Officer, Jeremy Fischer, spent time sharing with NBC26 about one of MPU’s most innovative and exciting projects – our power plant refueling. …

08 / 23 / 24

The water department began Unidirectional Flushing (UDF) on July 30th. UDF is an important maintenance process to clean and improve the carrying capacity of our water distribution system. …

07 / 30 / 24

In a recent episode of the American Public Power Association’s #PublicPower Now podcast, Troy Adams, MPU General Manager, details our power plant boiler refueling project and discusses how MPU’s customers will benefit from our Community Solar Program. …

07 / 29 / 24

The Manitowoc Public Utilities (MPU) Commission recently approved a short-term loan to the City of Manitowoc for the purchase of the former Lakeshore and Mid-Cities Mall property. Made official during the Common Council meeting on Monday, April 15th, MPU will provide a loan of $6.3 million to be repaid within three years. …

04 / 17 / 24

Manitowoc Public Utilities (MPU) has received national recognition for achieving exceptional electric reliability in 2023. The recognition comes from the American Public Power Association (APPA), a trade group that represents more than 2,000 not-for-profit, community-owned electric utilities. …

04 / 17 / 24