Reliability

Power at the Flip of a Switch

At home, school, the local shop, or our workplace, our daily routines rely heavily on the use of electricity. The Amana Society Service Company is committed to doing everything we can to ensure that the power is there at all times. Read more about our commitment to underground lines and generation.

Underground Lines

Out of sight, out of mind.

The commitment to bury electrical service in the Amana Colonies began in 1974. Today, 95% of all Amana Society Service Company lines are underground. The high wire lines that you see throughout the colonies are transmission lines and are owned and maintained by a third party.

Benefits from Amana’s Underground Distribution Lines

• Reduces the frequency of outages, particularly those caused by storms, reducing the costs of post-storm restoration.
• Lower maintenance costs, substantially reducing the costs of tree trimming and other vegetation management.
• Improved distribution efficiency compared to overhead lines with lower transmission losses.
• Provides aesthetic benefits by creating less visual and environmental impacts, requiring a narrower band of land for installation.
• Increased safety, reducing the risk of the public coming in contact with live wires; including potential damages caused by vehicle crashes. Underground wiring can also absorb emergency power loads.
• Emit no electric field and engineered to emit a lower magnetic field compared to overhead lines.

Generation Plant

Power when you need it most!

Since 1999, the Amana Society Service Company has owned and operated a 24-megawatt diesel generation plant, located in Middle Amana just east of Whirlpool.

Benefits to Amana Society’s Generation Plant

• Generation provides storm protection, in the event of an interruption in the supply of power from transmission lines which bring in power from remote locations.

• Standby capacity, provided by our diesel generation, helps the Amana Society negotiate for lower electricity rates.

• For businesses losing power is problematic, issues can occur in terms of inoperable businesses and mechanical failures. Generation prevents you and your business from suffering such inconveniences and lost revenue.

• For residence, generation offers protection against such items as medical equipment failure, spoilage of food and flooding of basements without sewer flow.

• Diesel power plants are an affordable way to offer electrical security. Diesel is sturdy, reliable, and have a long lifespan. Diesel can start up quickly, require a lower maintenance cost, than a gas generator.