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Utilities
Five municipal utilities and two rural electric
cooperatives are advantageous to Kossuth County residents. Publicly-owned
electric service providers offer rates often below those of a private
utility and offer local service for repairs with quick response
times. Algona, Bancroft, Swea City, West Bend and Whittemore operate
municipal utilities with service territories extending beyond city
limits. Both Algona and Bancroft have generation facilities capable
of providing full power service to customers at any time. Other
providers include Humboldt County REC, Iowa Lakes REC, Alliant Energy,
and Heartland Telecommunications Company. Gas service is provided
by Mid American Energy.
Communications
Rural living in Kossuth County means that you
are well-connected to the world. Each community has a fiber optics
line available for telephone communications, local dial-up connections
for Internet access and T1 line capabilities with the following
formats available in a limited number of locations:
Hybrid Fiber Coax/Fiber —
Algona Municipal Utilities operates a telecommunications utility
with fiber optic and high bred fiber optic cable lines extending
to all homes and businesses within Algona and its surrounding residential
areas. The utility provides digital cable service, telephone, and
high-speed Internet (870 MHz bandwidth).
Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)
— Algona, Bancroft, and West Bend offer connectivity with
data-rates from 192 Kbps — 2.3 Mbps.
Wireless — Connections
available in the Algona area.
Virtual Private Networking (VPN)
— Several local firms offer VPN software and technical support.
Iowa Communications Network (ICN)
— Local school districts and Iowa Lakes Community College
provide video conferencing and tele-commuting course work.
Tier 2 Connection — Kossuth
County is the only Tier 2 Internet provider in northwest Iowa
Utility Companies Serving Kossuth County:
| Algona
Municipal Utilities
PO Box 10
104 W Call St
Algona, IA 50511
John Bilsten
Ph: (515) 295-3584
Fax: (515) 295-3364
amu@netamu.com
netamu.com
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Electric, Water and Communications
Algona Area |
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| Alliant
Energy
Scott C. Snider
Regional Economic Development Manager
719 N 18th Street, Centerville, IA 52544-1113
Phone: (641) 437-5225
Fax: (641) 437-5119
E-mail: scottsnider@alliantenergy.com
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Electric
Ledyard
Swea City
Lakota
Titonka
Fenton
Lone Rock
Wesley
Seneca
Sexton
St. Benedict |
Gas
Ledyard
Swea City
Lakota
Bancroft |
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Bancroft Municipal Utility
105 Ramsey St E
Bancroft, IA 50517
Mike Brennan
Office: 515-885-2382
Fax: 515-885-2383
City: info@bancroftiowa.com
Electric Utility: bmu@bancroftiowa.com
bancroftiowa.com
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Water, Sewer
Bancroft |
Electric
Bancroft Area |
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Burt Municipal Utilities
119 Walnut St
PO Box 197
Vickie Madsen
Craig Giddings, City Superintendent
Ph: 515-924-3618
Fax: 515-924-3860
Vicky & Craig:
cityofburt@netins.net
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Electric, Water, Sewer and Garbage
Burt |
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Corn Belt Power
Cooperative
1300 13th Street North
PO Box 508
Humboldt, Iowa 50548
(515) 332-2571 ext. 227
(515) 332-1375 Fax
Jim Vermeer
jim.vermeer@cbpower.coop
cbpower.coop |
Electric
Corn Belt Power provides electricity to Humboldt Co. REC |
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Fenton Coop Telephone Co.
300 2nd St
Fenton, IA 50539
Steven Longhenry
Ph: 515-889-2785
Fax: 515-889-2255
fntn@netins.net |
Communications
Fenton |
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Heartland Power Cooperative
216 Jackson Street
PO Box 65
Thompson, IA 50478
Jon Leerar
(641) 584-2251
888-584-9732
(641) 584-2253 Fax
jleerar@heartlandpower.com |
Electric
Lakota (rural areas)
Titonka (rural areas)
Buffalo Center (Kossuth Co. address residents) |
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Hickory Tech
221 E. Hickory St., PO Box 3248
Mankato, MN 56002
Paul Bertino, Dir. of Product Management & Marketing
(507) 387-1889 (direct line)
866-442-5676 (toll free)
(507) 625-4551
paul.bertino@hickorytech.com
www.hickorytech.com |
Communications
Bancroft
Lakota |
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| Humboldt County
Rural Electric Cooperative
1210 Thirteenth Street North
Humboldt, IA 50548
(515) 332-1616
(515) 332-3007 Fax
Steve Long, Manager
slong@humrec.coop
humboldtrec.com |
Electric
Southern portions of
Kossuth County |
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| Iowa Lakes
Electric Cooperative
702 South 1st Street
Estherville, IA 51334
(712) 362-7870
(712) 362-7892 Fax
Terry L. Bruns,
Exec. Vice President/General Manager
terryb@ilec.coop
ilec.coop |
Electric
Northern Kossuth County
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Jed Skogerboe
702 South 1st Street
Estherville, IA 51334
1-800-225-4532
(712) 632-2819 Fax
jeds@ilec.coop |
Tresa Hussong
702 South 1st Street
Estherville, IA 51334
(712) 362-7870
(712) 632-2819 Fax
tresah@ilec.coop |
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Lone Rock Cooperative Telephone Co.
215 Maine St
Lone Rock, IA 50559
Dan Meyer
Ph: 515-925-3271
Fax: 515-925-3210
lonerock@netins.net |
Communications
Lone Rock |
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MidAmerican
Energy Company
4299 N.W. Urbandale Dr.
Urbandale, Iowa 50322
Debra Calvert
Economic Development Consultant
Phone: 515-281-2595
Fax: 515-242-4399
dlcalvert@midamerican.com
MidAmericanEnergy.com |
Electric
St. Joseph
LuVerne |
Gas
Algona
Fenton
Lone Rock
Wesley |
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NextEra Energy Resources
25 E. State Street
Algona, IA 50511
John Smilek – Main Contact
Mary Wells, Admin. Asst.
(641) 980-8646 or (John)
(641) 233-1949 (John)
(717) 284-7080 (Mary-Office)
(717) 917-8153 (Mary-Cell)
john.smilek@nexteraenergy.com
mary.wells@nexteraenergy.com
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Wind Turbine Farm
Kossuth Co. |
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Northern Border Pipeline
13710 FNB Parkway
Omaha, NE 68154
Dick Shepherd, Marketing Dept. (main contact)
Sharon Flanery, Marketing Dept.
(402) 492-7431 (Dick)
(402) 492-7362 (Sharon)
richard_shepherd@transcanada.com
sharon_flanery@transcanada.com |
Natural Gas Pipeline Co.
Kossuth Co. - Lakota |
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Northwest Telephone Cooperative Assn
Northwest Communications
844 Wood St
P.O. Box 186
Havelock, IA 50546
Don Miller
Ph: (712) 776-2612
or (800) 249-5251
Fax: (712) 776-4444
ncn.net
nis@ncn.net
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Communications
West Bend |
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Titonka-Burt Communications
Titonka Location
247 Main St N
PO Box 320
Titonka, IA 50480
Jim Mayland
Ph: (515) 928-2110
or (800) 753-2016
Fax: (515) 928-2897
jim.mayland@tbctel.com
titonkatel.com
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Communications
Burt and Titonka area |
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Titonka Municipal Utilities
011 Main St N
Titonka, IA 50480
Barb Zwiefel
Paul Heyer, City Superintendent
Ph: 515-928-2850
Fax: 515-928-2950
Barb Zwiefel - citytykeclerk@netins.net
Paul Heyer -
citytyke@netins.net
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Water, Sewer, Propane Gas
Titonka |
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West Bend Municipal Utilities
301 S Broadway
West Bend, IA 50597
Lisa Sewell
David Jergens, City Superintendent
Ph: 515-887-2181
Fax: 515-887-2183
David Jergens -
city@westbendiowa.com
Lisa Sewell - cityofwb@ncn.net
westbendiowa.com
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Electric, Water, Sewer, Gas
West Bend |
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Whittemore Municipal Utilities
315 4th St
Whittemore, IA 50598
Linda Farrell
Mike Elbert, City Superintendent
Ph: 515-884-2265
Fax: 515-884-2511
whitcity@ncn.net
whittemoreiowa.com
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Water, Electric, Gas,
Sewer, Garbage, Recycling
Whittemore |
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