Service Area

Southern operates over 6,900 miles of distribution lines that are served by 73 substations located throughout the District's 4,028 square mile service area. Southern purchases all of its power from Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) of Columbus, Nebraska.

Our chartered service area extends through the rural areas of seven counties: Adams, Franklin, Hall, Hamilton, Kearney, Merrick, Phelps, and a small portion of Clay County.

Southern also provides retail electric service to the towns highlighted on the map below. Click on one of the regions to see which service center provides your service and which Board Members serve your county.

District-Wide Profiles

Line Miles

Service Area Profiles

Central City

Area Manager Bill Bolte	Central City Area Office PO Box 86, 1616 Highway 14 Central City, NE 68826 308-946-2964
Maintenance Supervisor Jim Garretson	Square Miles: 880
Employees: 15	Irrigation Services: 2,528

Franklin

Area Manager Jeff Chase	Franklin Area Office PO Box 246, 101 16th Avenue Franklin, NE 68939 308-425-6217
Maintenance Supervisor Ron Hawkinson	Square Miles: 645
Employees: 6	Irrigation Services: 645

Grand Island

Area Manager Steve Sorahan	Grand Island Area Office PO Box 1687, 4550 West Husker Highway Grand Island, NE 68802-1687 308-384-2350
Maintenance Supervisor Darrel Schmidt	Square Miles: 765
Employees (Excluding Office): 15	Irrigation Services: 2,381

Hastings

Area Manager Bill Rundle	Hastings Area Office PO Box 935, 7140 West Highway 6 Hastings, NE 68901 402-751-2535
Maintenance Supervisor John Ciemnoczolowski	Square Miles: 747
Employees: 12	Irrigation Services: 1,106

Holdrege

Area Manager Jeff Chase	Holdrege Area Office PO Box 173, 1605 East Highway 6 Holdrege, NE 68949 308-995-5112
Maintenance Supervisor Harley Scott	Square Miles: 1,008
Employees: 15	Irrigation Services: 2,045