BUSINESS NEWS
Sunflower Electric Power Corp. (Sunflower) has promoted Darren Metcalf to manager of facilities and fleet.
Metcalf will be responsible for managing the function of building, grounds, and facilities maintenance for Sunflower’s nine administrative offices and multiple leased offices. He will also oversee Sunflower’s fleet management program, including acquisition, retirements, maintenance and tracking programs, and fleet repair and replacement. In addition, he will institute and enhance Sunflower’s Department of Transportation (DOT) inspection programs to ensure compliance with DOT regulations and documentation requirements.
Metcalf will serve as the liaison between the facilities and fleet departments to other functional groups throughout Sunflower and collaborate with department managers to understand and meet their needs.
With Sunflower since 2018, he served as facilities supervisor and was instrumental in leading and executing significant remodels of Sunflower’s Great Bend, Kan., office and service center locations, both of which were large and complex capital projects. Other notable efforts he directed include several capital facility improvement projects, development of streamlined facilities maintenance programs, and implementation of a facilities request and work order management system.
Metcalf has a diverse and extensive background with knowledge, skills, and experience in residential and commercial design and construction, project management, residential and commercial building repair, plumbing, HVAC, electrical installation and repair, automotive and diesel repair. Prior to joining Sunflower, he owned and operated a construction and remodeling business for more than 25 years. He also held roles in pastoral ministry in Colorado Springs, Colo., and Liberal, Kan.
A native of Colorado Springs, he resides in Garden City, Kan., with his wife, Joanne who is also employed at Sunflower. They have 2 sons: Tyler, and his wife, Kendall; and
Austin, and his wife, Shaylene; are active members of Cornerstone Church in Garden City.
About Sunflower—Sunflower Electric Power Corporation is a regional wholesale power supplier that operates a system of solar, wind, natural gas, and coal-based generating plants and a transmission system of approximately 2,400 miles for the needs of its seven members, who serve customers living in central and western Kansas. The focus of Sunflower’s 400+ workforce is to deliver its members with reliable energy at the lowest possible cost. Visit Sunflower’s website at http://www.sunflower.net
Sunflower’s member cooperatives include Lane-Scott Electric Cooperative, Dighton; Pioneer Electric Cooperative, Ulysses; Prairie Land Electric Cooperative, Norton; The Victory Electric Cooperative Association, Dodge City; Western Cooperative Electric Association, WaKeeney; and Wheatland Electric Cooperative, Scott City, Kansas. Southern Pioneer Electric Company is also a Member of Sunflower.