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Southern Public Power District

PO Box 1687 / 4550 West Husker Hwy
Grand Island, NE 68802-1687
308-384-2350 / 800-579-3019

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Service Area

Southern operates over 7,099 miles of distribution and sub-transmission lines that are served by 72 substations located throughout the District’s 4,028 square mile service area. Southern purchases all of its power from Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) of Columbus, Nebraska.

Our chartered service area extends through the rural areas of seven counties: Adams, Franklin, Hall, Hamilton, Kearney, Merrick, Phelps, and a small portion of Clay County.

Southern also provides retail electric service to the towns highlighted on the map below.

Map of the Southern Public Power district service area including a key listing the 33 towns receiving retail service and the 4 towns receiving wholesale service.

District-Wide Profiles

Line Miles
Transmission/Overhead:  634 miles
Distribution/Overhead: 5,840 miles
Distribution/Underground: 639 miles

Service Area Profiles

Central City

Central City Area Office
3262 17th Ave.
Central City, NE 68826

Todd Barger, Area Manager

Maintenance Supervisor: DJ Talbott
Square Miles: 880
Employees: 14
Irrigation Services: 2,528

Franklin

Franklin Area Office
101 16th Avenue
Franklin, NE 68939

Harley Scott, Area Manager

Square Miles: 645
Employees: 7
Irrigation Services: 645

Grand Island

Grand Island Area Office
4550 West Husker Highway
Grand Island, NE 68802-1687

Todd Wilson, Area Manager

Maintenance Supervisor: Kody Knopik
Square Miles: 765
Employees: 13 (excluding office)
Irrigation Services: 2,381

Hastings

Hastings Area Office
7140 West Highway 6
Hastings, NE 68902

Jeff Foster, Area Manager

Maintenance Supervisor: Jon Sundberg
Square Miles: 747
Employees: 12
Irrigation Services: 1,106

Funk

Funk Area Office
336 Lions Drive
Funk, NE 68940

Brian Anderson, Area Manager

Maintenance Supervisor: Jon Hamling
Square Miles: 1,008
Employees: 13
Irrigation Services: 2,045

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