Jamestown Board of Public Utilities Electric customers will continue seeing increases in their bill thanks to a New York Power Authority rate increase. On April 1 of this year, the New York Power Authority (NYPA) started phasing in a $10 per … [Read more...]
BPU’s District Heat, Solid Waste Rates Going Up For 2027
The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities' District Heat and Solid Waste Division budgets have been approved with rate increases for 2027. District Heat users will see a 10% rate increase due to the rising cost of operations. These rates go into … [Read more...]
City Council Unanimously Approves Creation Of BPU Digital Services Division
Jamestown City Council has unanimously approved a local law that creates a Digital Services and Infrastructure Division at the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities. This is the sixth Division at the BPU. The new division will own, operate and … [Read more...]
Jamestown BPU’s Communications Coordinator To Retire After 20 Years Of Service
The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities’ Communications Coordinator will retire in November after 20 years of service. Becky Robbins came to the BPU after four years at the Robert H. Jackson Center, where she worked as the director of development … [Read more...]
Jamestown BPU Approves Resolution To Establish Digital Services Division, Goes To City Council For Approval
The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities has approved a resolution to establish a Digital Services Division. BPU General Manager Kris Sellstrom said the resolution requests Jamestown City Council to pass a local law to recognize the new division, … [Read more...]
Jamestown BPU Seeks To Create Sixth Division For Fiber Project
The Jamestown Board of Utilities is looking to create a sixth division for its fiber project. General Manager Kris Sellstrom, speaking before Jamestown City Council Monday, said the new division would become known as the Digital Infrastructure … [Read more...]
Local Law To Abolish City’s Strategic Planning And Partnership Commission Tabled
A local law to abolish the City of Jamestown’s Strategic Planning and Partnership Commission has been tabled until October. The City Council Public Safety Committee tabled the law until its October 5 committee meeting to allow for further … [Read more...]
Project To Increase Electric Capacity In Mason Industrial Park Moves Forward
A project to increase the electrical capacity in Mason Industrial Park is moving forward. The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities approved a $2 million contract with Dirt Worx Excavating LLC for the excavation, installation, backfilling, and … [Read more...]
BPU Approves Replacing District Heat Pipe On Harrison Street, Community Fiber Make Ready Work Complete
The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities has approved replacing a District Heat Pipe along the Harrison Street Bridge. The Board approved a bid by Wm. T. Spaeder Co., Inc. of Erie to replace approximately 220 feet of district heat pipe and 12-inch … [Read more...]
Jamestown BPU Approves Contracts For Battery System At Power Plant, Buffalo St. Pump Station
The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities has approved two contracts to install battery energy storage systems at the power plant and Buffalo Street Pump Station. General Manager Kris Sellstrom said the battery energy storage systems would provide … [Read more...]
