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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
100 N. Broadway
Albert Lea, MN 56007
Larry N. Nelson
Manager-Economic Development
Ph: (507) 379-1250
Fax: (507) 373-0853
Service Questions: 800-ALLIANT
larrynelson@alliantenergy.com
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 Utilities
105 Ramsey St E
Bancroft, IA 50517
Vickie Rahe
Office: 515-885-2382
Fax: 515-885-2383
bancroft@mchsi.com
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Water, Sewer
Bancroft |
Electric
Bancroft Area |
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Burt Municipal Utilities
119 Walnut St
P.O. Box 97
Craig Giddings, City Superintendent
Ph: 515-924-3618
Fax: 515-924-3860
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
jvermeer@cbpower.com
cbpower.com |
Electric |
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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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| Humboldt County
Rural Electric Cooperative
1210 Thirteenth Street North
Humboldt, IA 50548
(515) 332-1616
(515) 332-3007 Fax
Steve Long, Manager
humboldt@humboldt.prllc.org
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
Terrry L. Bruns,
Exec. Vice President/General Manager
bruns@ilec.coop
ilec.coop |
Electric
Northern Kossuth County |
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MidAmerican
Energy Company
206 N Grand Road
Carroll, IA 51401
(712) 792-7050
(712) 792-7069 Fax
Marion Burns
MJBurns@MidAmerican.com
MidAmericanEnergy.com
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Electric
St. Joseph
LuVerne |
Gas
Algona
Fenton
Lone Rock
Wesley |
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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
titonka@tbctel.com
titonkatel.com
Burt Location
214 Walnut St
Burt, IA 50522
Jim Mayland
Ph: (515) 924-3224
or (877) 924-3224
burt@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
Paul Heyer, City Superintendent
Ph: 515-928-2850
Fax: 515-928-2950
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
David Jergens, City Superintendent
Ph: 515-887-2181
Fax: 515-887-2183
city@westbendiowa.com
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
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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