LES Celebrates 50 Years of Serving Community

Lincoln Electric System (LES.com) is celebrating 50 years of powering Lincoln and surrounding communities.

While much has changed since LES began providing service in 1966, its guiding principles have not. LES is still local people, serving local people with a commitment to high reliability, affordable rates, customer engagement and local control.

Today, LES serves more than 135,000 customers at rates among the lowest in the nation. It also celebrates a service reliability record that continues to be among the highest in the industry, at 99.99 percent. In addition, the utility offers its customer-owners programs and services to help them make choices that save energy and money.

“LES’s 50th anniversary is an opportunity to reflect on how much we’ve grown as a community and as a utility,” Kevin Wailes, LES administrator & CEO said. “Fifty years ago, I am not sure many could have foreseen that their local utility would be able to meet nearly 50 percent of its retail load with renewable generation.”
Working with our customer-owners, not only to power their homes and businesses, but also to help meet community goals while keeping rates affordable, is a testament to the dedication and ingenuity of LES staff and Administrative Board members, he said.

To learn more about LES, this local public power utility, visit LES.com.