City Light Gas and Water

Name

City Light Gas and Water

Legal name

Kennett Board of Public Works

Website

https://clgw.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1913

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Multi-Utility Services

NAICS

Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211), Natural Gas Distribution (22121), Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Utilities (22)

SIC

Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900), Water Supply (4941), Natural Gas Distribution (4924), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Municipal Electric Utilities (Munis) (EUADABAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Municipal / Public Gas Distribution Systems (TLAGADAB)

Keywords

• Municipal utility services
• Electric power distribution
• Natural gas distribution
• Water and sewer services
• Municipal internet provider

Headquarters

HQ city

Kennett

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Others

Core offering

Kennett Board of Public Works (KBPW), doing business as City Light Gas and Water, is a municipal multi-utility provider delivering electric power generation and distribution, natural gas distribution, water production and treatment, sewer services, residential sanitation, and internet connectivity to residents and businesses of the City of Kennett, Missouri. The organization operates its own power plant, maintains over 200 miles of electric lines and 127 miles of gas lines, draws water from four groundwater wells, and serves more than 4,000 residential sanitation customers.

Product overview

Kennett Board of Public Works operates as a municipal multi-utility provider offering a unified portfolio of essential infrastructure services including electric power generation and distribution, natural gas distribution, internet service, water production and treatment, sewer services, and residential sanitation. The utility operates its own power plant, maintains over 200 miles of electric lines and 127 miles of gas lines, and serves over 4,000 residential customers. The services are delivered through a single organizational structure under a Board of Public Works governance model, serving the City of Kennett, Missouri.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Electric Service Electricity distribution and maintenance service for residents and businesses within the City of Kennett, Missouri. The Electric Department maintains more than 200 miles of electric lines, both overhead and underground.
• Gas Service Natural gas distribution service for residential and commercial customers in Kennett. The system consists of more than 127 miles of gas lines.
• Internet Service Internet service provider offering residential and business internet connectivity to the Kennett community, launched in June 2002.
• Power Plant Electric power generation facility, formally known as Kennett Municipal Power Plant, serving the electric power needs of the City of Kennett.
• Water and Sewer Water production, distribution, and sewer services for the City of Kennett, with water service dating to 1913.
• Water Treatment Water treatment and purification service. Kennett's water supply is taken from four groundwater wells that extend 100 to 130 feet below the surface.
• Sanitation Residential solid waste collection and disposal service. The KBPW Sanitation Department provides regular trash route pickup to over 4,000 residences in Kennett.

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Poplar Bluff Municipal Utilities: Municipal utilities serving Poplar Bluff in southeast Missouri with electric, water, sewer, and sanitation. Comparable as a small southeast-Missouri municipal multi-utility with a similar bundled-service profile and small-city service territory.
• City Utilities of Springfield: Municipal multi-utility serving Springfield, Missouri with electric, gas, water, wastewater, and broadband — directly comparable as another Missouri municipal utility operating a bundled essential-services portfolio under a public board governance model.
• Marshall Municipal Utilities: Municipal utility in Marshall, Missouri providing electric, water, wastewater, and sanitation services. Comparable as another small Missouri town municipal multi-utility operating a bundled essential-services portfolio under local government governance.
• Columbia Water & Light: City of Columbia, Missouri's municipal utility providing electric and water services. Closely comparable as a municipal, vertically integrated electric-plus-water provider in Missouri under local government ownership.

Broad incumbents

• Liberty Utilities (Empire District): Regulated electric, natural gas, and water utility operating across Missouri and neighboring states. Comparable service portfolio (electric, gas, water) at a regional scale, though structured as a privately held IOU rather than a municipal entity.
• Ameren Missouri: Investor-owned regulated electric and gas utility serving much of Missouri, including areas adjacent to Kennett. Comparable in service mix (electric T&D plus natural gas distribution) but operates as a much larger, rate-regulated IOU rather than a municipal entity.
• Black Hills Energy: Regional regulated electric and natural gas utility serving parts of Missouri and surrounding states. Comparable in delivering electric and gas distribution to small/rural communities, but as a multi-state IOU with a far larger customer base and rate base.

Others

• Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission: Joint-action agency through which Missouri municipal utilities (including small munis like KBPW) share generation resources and power-supply procurement. An enabling/ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor.
• Associated Natural Gas: The company from which KBPW acquired the Kennett gas system in 1984. Operates natural gas distribution in Missouri and represents an adjacent, historical counterparty in the same gas-distribution category.

Regional players

• SEMO Electric Cooperative: Rural electric distribution cooperative serving members in southeast Missouri, including the Kennett area. Comparable as a small-scale rural electric provider in the same geography, though organized as a member-owned cooperative rather than a municipal board.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kennettclgw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/board-of-public-works-of-kennett

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