NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Willmar Municipal Utilities Commission will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, from 8:00am to 12:00pm in the WMU Auditorium, 700 SW Litchfield Ave, Willmar, MN. The purpose of the meeting is to update the current WMU Strategic Plan.
WMU declares an ENERGY ALERT to conserve energy until 9:00pm Thursday, August 24, 2023. This request comes from the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), which operates the energy market and controls electrical reliability for our region. MISO has issued a Level 2 Energy Emergency. Reduce your energy use as much as possible to help us […]
Potential risk of electric service interruptions this summer across our region As summer approaches, regional operators of the electric grid are projecting an elevated risk of electricity shortages in our area. These projections are due to: Electricity is a unique product in the fact that the generation of electricity must be kept in balance with […]
Minnesota crews returning from mutual aid efforts in Bartow, Florida On Friday, September 30, crews of municipal utility lineworkers and support staff assembled by the Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association (MMUA) arrived in Bartow, Florida to assist in restoring power to customers and repairing damage caused by Hurricane Ian. The crews initially headed to Kissimmee, Florida, […]
WILLMAR MUNICIPAL UTILITIES HONORED WITH NATIONAL AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING SAFETY PRACTICES WASHINGTON, D.C., March 29, 2022 – Willmar Municipal Utilities has earned the American Public Power Association’s Safety Award of Excellence for safe operating practices in 2021. The utility earned First Place award in the category for utilities with 30,000-59,999 worker-hours of annual worker exposure. […]