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.
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.
The Kansas Corporation Commission gave Evergy the go-ahead to build two natural gas plants and a new solar plant, over the objections of multiple parties.
A public hearing Tuesday in Wichita and online will give Black Hills Energy customers an opportunity to comment on a proposal that would raise residential bills by about 17.6%.
Stark disagreements on the future of Evergy’s proposal to build two new natural gas plants in Kansas surfaced Monday during opening statements at the beginning of three days of Kansas Corporation Commission hearings.
Regulators’ opposition could unravel a consensus plan to provide millions of dollars in energy efficiency programs to Evergy’s Kansas customers.
A “once in a lifetime” federal investment will clean up more than 2,300 abandoned gas wells — some of which may be leaking super-polluting methane — in Kansas.
The 4.3 magnitude earthquake south of Salina in the first week of December was concerning enough hundreds of people contacted officials to report the home-rattling tremblor. It turned out to be a precursor to more than a dozen quakes in the region.
Evergy customers in Kansas could soon get discounts and rebates to upgrade their homes to be more energy efficient.
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After a historic cold snap depleted natural gas reserves in February, prices for heating could be as much as 30% higher this winter, prompting concerns about increasing bills for Kansas and Missouri customers.
