APGA Congratulates Midwest Energy for Operational Excellence

Above (L to R): Kyle Pfannenstiel and Shaun Burd, both Apprentice Gas Maintenance persons with Midwest Energy in Hays, connect a gas meter set to a home in Hays. Midwest Energy’s gas division, the only natural gas cooperative in Kansas, was one of just 15 companies nationwide to win the American Public Gas Association’s prestigious System Operational Achievement Recognition (SOAR) award, measuring system integrity, improvement, employee safety and workforce development.
Above (L to R): Kyle Pfannenstiel and Shaun Burd, both Apprentice Gas Maintenance persons with Midwest Energy in Hays, connect a gas meter set to a home in Hays. Midwest Energy’s gas division, the only natural gas cooperative in Kansas, was one of just 15 companies nationwide to win the American Public Gas Association’s prestigious System Operational Achievement Recognition (SOAR) award, measuring system integrity, improvement, employee safety and workforce development.

Washington, DC- (May 3, 2021) - The American Public Gas Association (APGA) presented Midwest Energy with the prestigious APGA System Operational Achievement Recognition (SOAR) for excellence in operating its natural gas utility.

Out of approximately 750 APGA members, Midwest Energy was selected for SOAR level Silver by its peers on the APGA Operations and Safety Committee. Midwest Energy was one of…