Generator—Summer 2022

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
president’s message
around the district
Alan Drozd
Chairman
Steve Heesacker
First Vice Chairman
Robert Cerv
Second Vice Chairman
Loup developing
time-of-use rates
Jim Donoghue
Secretary
Dick Tooley
Treasurer
Rich Aerni
Mike Fleming
Ross Knott
Chris Langemeier
Larry Zach
EXECUTIVE STAFF
Neal Suess
President/CEO
Walt Williams
Vice President,
Accounting & Finance/CFO
In the world of customer service,
there is an old adage that states
“the customer is always right,” or
to change it slightly, “the customer
always knows what he/she wants.”
This is a great statement, but in the
electric industry, we tend to provide
a product that is pretty basic in its
nature. At the District, we provide
electricity with a customer service
charge, an energy charge, and,
with some rates, a demand charge.
Pretty basic.
We have worked closely with our
power supplier, Nebraska Public
Power District (NPPD) to come up
with other products that we can provide for the
end-use customer.
NEAL SUESS
President/CEO
These include such products as our
net metering rate, for installation of
customer-owned generation (such
as solar panels). Loup and NPPD
are also working on other products
regarding interruptible rates for
large industrial customers and
demand response rates that could be
available for a number of different
types of customers and processes.
Additionally, at some point,
Loup will develop residential and
commercial time-of-use rates for
end-use customers, which reflect
the cost of purchasing energy from
NPPD at various time periods. We
would bill customers accordingly.
Loup currently has time-of-use rates for certain
large industrial customers.
Todd Duren
Vice President,
Corporate Services
Korey Hobza
Vice President, Engineering
Dan Hellbusch
Vice President, Operations
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These include the availability of all products under
NPPD’s EnergyWise program:
• Incentives on new electrification products
(electric vehicles, chargers and lawn mowers)
• Energy efficiency programs such as air conditioning
and heating system tune-ups, which
can reduce electric usage
• New appliances with higher efficiency ratings
for the homeowner
In addition, Loup Power District and other
wholesale customers of NPPD are working on raterelated
products that can benefit our companies,
NPPD, and end-use customers.
These rates could even include a demand component
for commercial and residential customers.
Many of these rate concepts are still in the development
stages.
Often times we are asked what products are available
for specific customers. We are happy to work
with our customers to provide information that
may help save the customer money in the long
run. All you need to do is ask or look it up on our
website, loup.com.
Keep watching the District’s website for more information
on products and services that may become
available in the future. These will be important to
all of us and will help go a long way toward maintaining
a great relationship between the District
and its customers.
TIME-OF-USE PRICING
Time-of-Use pricing is an electric rate schedule that
adjusts the price of your electricity based on when
you’re using it.
Time-of-Use pricing is intended to encourage you to use
electricity during off-peak hours when power is cheaper
and demand is lower, helping to alleviate strain on the
electric grid.
VEHICLE DAY
Genoa Local Superintendent Dominic Zoucha (above)
answered questions about Loup’s truck and backyard digger
at the annual Vehicle Day at Ag Park in Columbus. Greg
Badstieber, Customer & Energy Services Coordinator, and
Todd Duren, Vice President of Corporate Services, showed
the kids the District’s all-electric Ford Mustang Mach-E.
The event was hosted by the Columbus Area Chamber of
Commerce.
HOUSE MOVE BY TARNOV
Loup Power District assisted with a home move by Tarnov in
June. Journey Line Technician Jared Hoefelman took this shot
to show us the view from above as they raised the power
lines. Newman Grove Local Superintendent Alvin Meyer is
pictured in the background.
INTERN EDUCATION
Journey Line Technician Andy Wallin
demonstrates the installation of
preformed conductor ties for intern
Mason Hinze.
Hinze is one of several interns
working at Loup this summer. He is
studying Utility Line at Northeast
Community College.
Logan Weineke, Ean Luebbe, Alex
Ritzdorf, and Harrison Weyers
are also working at Loup for the
summer.
Photo by Mike Brabec.
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