2018-07-09T15:46:41-07:00 2017-12-31 Gabel Tax & Accounting 2522 Marjorie Dr Hays KS 67601 990 2017-01-01 480163970 Midwest Energy Inc MIDW 8002223121 PO Box 898 Hays KS 67601 THOMAS S MEIS VP FINANCE, CFO 8002223121 2018-07-09 TODD GABEL P01324241 2017 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z THOMAS S MEIS PO Box 898 Hays KS 67601 210567860 false X mwenergy.com X 1978 KS MIDWEST ENERGY'S MISSION IS TO: -PROVIDE SAFE, RELIABLE AND EFFICIENT ENERGY SERVICES -DELIVER INNOVATIVE, AFFORDABLE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND SOLUTIONS 9 9 310 0 0 0 210929393 210340373 254929 227487 0 211184322 210567860 228615 220672 12870697 15027873 23569417 25313887 0 0 175264190 170005428 211932919 210567860 -748597 0 573220675 599098493 369109033 384845890 204111642 214252603 Midwest Energy's mission is to: false false SERVE APPROXIMATELY 50,000 ELECTRIC AND 42,000 NATURAL GAS CUSTOMERS IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN KANSAS. false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true 212 0 true 310 true false false false false false 208268724 8627222 false X 9 9 true false false false true true false true true false false true true true true true false true false false X THOMAS S MEIS 7856251416 1330 Canterbury Hays KS 67601 LOUISE BERNING Director 7.00 X 11200 0 0 JOHN BLACKWELL Director 9.00 X 26950 0 0 LON FRAHM Director 7.00 X 12650 0 0 KEITH MILLER Director 7.00 X 26050 0 0 CHUCK MOORE Director 6.00 X 12850 0 0 GARY MOSS Director 7.00 X 13750 0 0 ED PRATT Director 7.00 X 17800 0 0 JUANITA STECKLEIN Director 7.00 X 17600 0 0 DALE UNRUH Director 7.00 X 15400 0 0 EARNEST A LEHMAN President & GM 58.00 X 389782 0 0 THOMAS S MEIS V.P. Finance, CFO 40.00 X 174766 0 0 SHARON DREHER Secretary 50.00 X 173617 0 0 WILLIAM DOWLING VP of Energy Management & Supply 50.00 X 214539 0 0 FREDRICK TAYLOR VP Operations 50.00 X 177468 0 0 PATRICK PARKE VP Customer Service 50.00 X 206507 0 0 ROBERT BIEKER Maintenance Supervisor 50.00 X 126857 0 0 WANDA KUHN Compensation & Benefits Mgr 45.00 X 116131 0 0 TIMOTHY FLAX VP IT 40.00 X 187494 0 0 ROBERT MUIRHEAD Director Economic Development 50.00 X 131707 0 0 ROBERT G HOFFMAN Lead Substation Tech 45.00 X 121866 0 0 WILLIAM NOWLIN Line Foreman 50.00 X 115379 0 0 2290363 41 false true false Par Electrical Contractors Inc 3687 US Highway 24 Grantville KS 66429 Line Construction 4910655 Ward Electric Co Inc 3690 Stagecoach Longmont CO 80504 Line Construction 1547197 Wireless Data Systems of KS 1713 230th Ave Hays KS 67601 Tower Construction 3269558 North American Energy Services 1180 NW Maple St Suite 200 Issaquah WA 98027 Power Plant Management & Staffing 1559905 Solida Tree Service 2555 95 E Santa Fe Rd Phillipsburg KS 67661 Line Clearance 924335 5 Electric Revenues 221000 164606087 Gas Revenues 221000 43515101 Joint Pole Rental 221000 236854 236854 Patronage Dividends 221000 1930576 1930576 51755 210340373 227487 210567860 208400430 2167430 220672 220672 15027873 15027873 2290363 2290363 15389683 15389683 3292177 3292177 3048368 3048368 1293296 1293296 209341 209341 64999 64999 262948 262948 14686872 14686872 22011562 22011562 Purchased Power 94349644 94349644 Purchased Gas 22550415 22550415 Operating Expenses 8024436 8024436 Property Taxes 7845211 7845211 210567860 210567860 590368 484484 27408178 31819569 7213879 7435486 6315915 6721786 23214211 21923199 772888278 265772201 485338718 507116077 21667109 21967830 1472297 1630062 573220675 599098493 73937139 70220129 788463 501617 294383431 314124144 369109033 384845890 X 204111642 214252603 204111642 214252603 573220675 599098493 X 0 10140961 X false true X true false 772888278 265772201 507116077 507116077 211628067 211628067 -1060207 -1060207 210567860 196592205 196592205 15035862 15035862 211628067 Pt XII, Line 4b Capital credits allocated. false Ellis County United Way PO Box 367 Hays KS 67601 480876865 501(c)3 19058 Fund local non-profit agencies. 1 0 true X X false true false EARNEST A LEHMAN 245607 144175 70318 20966 481066 THOMAS S MEIS 154735 20031 27894 25729 228389 SHARON DREHER 152047 21570 64906 11380 249903 WILLIAM DOWLING 182690 31849 100479 21963 336981 FREDRICK TAYLOR 152918 24550 32912 26701 237081 PATRICK PARKE 181468 25039 69566 11596 287669 TIMOTHY FLAX 167140 20354 14420 24356 226270 Pt I Line 4b Earnest A. Lehman received deferred compensation of $18,000 that is included in Box 5 of the W-2. Pt I Line 4b Sharon Dreher received deferred compensation of $11,700 that is included in Box 5 of the W-2. Pt VI, Line 2 Directors have a business relationship where one is employed by the other. Pt VI, Line 19 The 990 is made available,upon request, in paper form or can be emailed to requestors. Pt VI, Line 11b The 990 was presented to the Board of Directors for their review before it was filed with the IRS. Pt VI, Line 12c The Board of Directors, Officers, Key Employees and Highly Compensated Employees fill out a questionnaire each year detailing any potential conflicts of interest. Pt VI, Line 15a Every three years a wage study is completed to compare market data with Midwest Energy's salary plan. Base compensation and bonus amounts for the General Manager are determined by the Board of Directors' Compensation Committee. Base compensation and bonuses for the other key employees are determined by the General Manager in accordance with the company's Salary Plan and Annual Business Plan. Pt VI, Line 6 The organization is made up of members who are currently receiving service or have received service in the past and still have a balance in their capital credit account. Pt VI, Line 7a The Board of Directors is elected by the members. Pt XI Other Changes to Net Assets is for capital credits paid out and capital credits allocated. Midwest Development PO Box 898 Hays KS 67601 481101824 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT KS C 1.00000 false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false Midwest Development Inc e cost Midwest Development Inc o cost