Every decision LES makes is done so with a variety of considerations in mind. Healthy, sustainable electric service relies on energy that is affordable, reliable and environmentally sensible. Lincoln Electric System, the Lincoln area’s public power provider for over 55...
by Jesse Starita It was a rainy evening last March. After three-and-a-half hours of tense public testimony inside Lincoln’s County/City building, a lone voice resonated through the chamber. “We can’t just make things up as we go and figure it...
By Rama Tidball The star city really shines brightly (pun intended) when it comes to its contribution to the climate effort and making the world a better place. Acknowledgment of the issues, policies and programs aimed at mitigating, or at...
Lincoln Electric System has been the Lincoln area’s public power utility since it was founded in 1966. As a not-for-profit, customer-owned electric utility, LES is based on the idea of local people serving local people, earning the utility a reputation...
LES is among the nation’s leaders in delivering low rates and high reliability, helping customers big and small take advantage of opportunity in the Lincoln area. Few, if any, businesses ask you to use less of their product. But electric...
by Frank E. Uhlarik In 2017, Lincoln’s city council adopted the Lincoln Environmental Action Plan or LEAP—formalizing Lincoln’s first sustainability plan. It includes 14 strategies for improving Energy, Land Use, Transportation, Waste and Water Resources. Below are highlights of Lincoln’s...
LES putting clean power at customers’ fingertips through Virtual Net Metering, paperless billing programs. It’s no surprise that with Lincoln Electric System’s Community Solar Facility opening last year, the area’s electric utility is shedding more light on solar power —...
By Frank Uhlarik In July of 2017, Mayor Chris Beutler released a draft of the “Lincoln Environmental Action Plan” or LEAP. The first formalized plan of its kind for Lincoln, the LEAP details our historic progress and proposes goals and...
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