Tag: Evergy
KCC ignores landowners, grants route for power lines to take electricity out of state
In a 2-1 vote earlier this week, the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) — which regulates public utilities in the state…
Senate bill would eliminate competition in power transmission construction
A bill in front of the Kansas Senate would effectively give complete control over electric transmission projects in the state…
Kansas residents to see spike in natural gas bills
Kansas residents over the last few months have seen a massive spike in electric rates — and will shortly be…
Evergy ordered to explain capital expenses — in public
Questions about capital spending by Evergy — Kansas’ largest electric utility — came to a head Thursday as the Kansas…
Evergy electric bills to spike, and not just because of the heat
Evergy, the largest for-profit electric company in Kansas, recently raised rates for nearly every customer in the state by more…
Land taken by eminent domain would send electricity out of state
If a federal agency and a wind power developer have their way, a swath half a football field wide will…
Petition asks legislature to halt skyrocketing electric rates
Kansas has some of the highest electric utility rates in the region, with residents paying — on average — 25%…
Electric rates hurt economic development; Evergy customers getting $41 million rate hike
Having significantly higher electric rates than surrounding states isn’t just a millstone around the neck of the average Kansan, it’s dragging…
Kansans pay 25% higher electric rates than neighboring states
A recently released audit of the electric rates Kansans pay concluded that Kansans pay anywhere from 22 to 25 percent…
Utility Companies Battle Electricity Rates Proposal
Kansas electricity rates are the highest in the region, but legislation intended to determine the reasons and possible solutions faces…