How Small Cities Manage Big Energy Needs | Paul Mahlberg Ep 54

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In this episode of Power of the Network, Tim Drake sits in for host Tim Locker and is joined by Paul Mahlberg, General Manager of the Kansas Municipal Energy Agency (KMEA). The conversation explores how municipal utilities operate in Kansas, how KMEA supports small, city-owned electric systems, and how the energy landscape is changing amid rapid load growth, data centers, and AI-driven demand.

Paul shares an inside look at KMEA’s unique project-based model, its expanding services arm through Mid-States Energy Works, and the challenges facing rural utilities as energy prices, transmission planning, and infrastructure demands evolve. The discussion also dives deep into Southwest Power Pool (SPP), data center impacts, transmission expansion, and Paul’s long career in public power leadership.

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