Projected increases in electricity load growth are as high as 99% by 2035, a data point that pushed regional energy regulators to create a plan to stabilize and expand grid capacity and transmission, a legislative committee learned.
New Kansas businesses with demanding electricity requirements will be subject to additional costs and restrictions after the Kansas Corporation Commission approved a large-load tariff Thursday morning.
Douglas County commissioners voted to allow a proposed solar farm to begin environmental testing on land in Grant Township amid pending litigation and opposition from the township board.
Experts at the Southwest Power Pool project energy usage to grow by 96% during the next decade in its 14-state region, and on Friday, federal regulators gave the organization the ability to proactively plan for that growth.
Increasing energy demands and the need to stabilize aging infrastructure are pushing countries around the world to consider building new nuclear power plants. Kansas may join the trend.
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Big utility companies nationwide lost ground this year in their plans to meet minimum climate targets, and Kansas’ Evergy received an F for a “multi-year backslide” from renewable investments, a Sierra Club report said.
A company cofounded by Bill Gates will explore building a reactor in Kansas. It would generate power without emissions, but environmental groups have concerns.
Kansas utility regulators on Thursday approved Evergy’s request to increase rates by $128 million, which will raise the average residential electric bill about $8.47 each month.
A case in front of Kansas utility regulators has created a new way to ensure costs created by businesses that pull hundreds of megawatts of electricity from the utility grid are fairly distributed among consumers and investors.
Missouri utility regulators on Thursday approved Evergy’s request to build three natural gas plants and two solar farms, freeing the company to move forward with infrastructure projects that will cost more than $2.75 billion.
