For more than three decades, linemen have competed in events based on traditional lineman tasks at the International Lineman's Rodeo. This year, the 35th annual event will start bright and early on Oct. 13 at the Agricultural Hall of Fame grounds in Bonner Springs, Kansas. Kansas City Power & Light and Westar Energy are serving as the host utilities for the competition, which has grown to more than 200 teams and more than 200 apprentices. Here are the companies that plan to compete at the 2018 International Lineman's Rodeo.
- 249th Engineer Battalion
- 366 Training Squadron
- Alliant Energy
- Allteck Line Contractors, Inc.
- Ameren Illinois
- Ameren Missouri
- Arizona Public Service - APS
- Avangrid
- Avista Utilities
- Bandera Electric Cooperative
- BC Hydro
- Blue Ridge Electric Coop
- Boone Electric Cooperative
- Burbank Water and Power
- Carroll EMC
- Centerpoint Energy
- Central Virginia Electric Cooperative
- CITIZENS ELECTRIC CORP.
- City of Seguin
- City Utilities of Springfield
- Cobb EMC
- Colorado Springs Utilities
- CPS Energy
- Crawfordsville Electric Light and Power
- Dominion Energy
- DTE Energy
- Duke Energy
- Duke Energy Carolinas West
- Eversource Energy
- Farmers Electric Cooperative
- Flint EMC
- Grant County PUD
- GRIDLINK
- Hydro One
- IBEW Local 1245
- IBEW Local #47
- IBEW Local #47 / City of Riverside
- IBEW Local #47 / Henkels & McCoy
- IBEW Local #47/City of Anaheim
- IBEW Local #47/City of Banning
- IBEW Local 104
- IBEW Local 1245
- IBEW Local 18
- IBEW LOCAL 42
- IBEW LOCAL 47
- IBEW LOCAL 53
- IBEW Local Union 702
- IBEW LU 2
- IBEW LU 304
- IBEW, Local Union 160
- IBEW Local 2034
- Intermountain REA
- International Lineman's Museum
- ITC/ULC
- Jackson EMC
- JAW construction
- JEA
- Kansas City Board of Public Utilities
- KCPL
- Lakeland Electric
- Lansing Board Of Water and light
- Liberty Utilities
- Liberty Utilities NH
- Local 125
- Local 17, IBEW
- LOCAL 42 MICHELS
- Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
- Marietta Power
- Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative
- Middle Tennessee EMC
- Mid-South Synergy
- Midwest Energy
- Mishawaka Utilities/Hi-Line
- Modesto Irrigation District
- Mohawk Electric LLC
- Montana Lineman's Rodeo/Local 44
- New Braunfels Utilities
- New Brunswick Power Corp.
- Nolin RECC
- North Arkansas Electric Cooperative
- Northern Neck Electric Coop
- NORTHWESTERN ENERGY
- Oklahoma Gas & Electric
- omaha public power district
- Pacific Gas & Electric
- PAR Electrical Contractors
- Pedernales Electric Cooperative
- Portland General Electric
- Potelco Inc.
- Rocky Mountain Power
- Salt River Project
- San Diego Gas & Electric Company
- Snapping Shoals EMC
- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON / IBEW LOCAL 47
- Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative
- Southwestern Line Constructors
- Sturgeon Electric
- Sturgeon Electric Ca. / IBEW Local 47
- Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative
- Tacoma Power
- The Victory Electric Cooperative Assn., Inc.
- Trinity Valley Electric Cooperative
- Tucson Electric Power Company
- Unisource Energy Services
- Utility Lines Construction Services (ULCS)
- Walton EMC
- Westar Energy
- White River Valley Electric Cooperative
- Xcel Energy - Colorado
- XCEL ENERGY -TEXAS/NEW MEXICO
