December 3, 2024

Keeping Media and Government Accountable.

Tag: Kansas Corporation Commission

KCC staff recommends smaller increase in Evergy Central, decrease in KC area

Kansas Corporation Commission staff late last month made a rare rate decrease recommendation in an Evergy rate case before the…

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KCC supports “minimum bill” for consumers who generate own power

If the Kansas Corporation Commission — the entity tasked with overseeing utilities in the state of Kansas — has its…

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Manchin electric grid takeover mirrored by KCC

Even before Senator Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) was proposing a bill that would have essentially nationalized energy transmission in the…

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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…

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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…

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KCC reverses course, allows retail ratepayer groups to weigh in on transmission project

Despite calling the brouhaha surrounding a controversial transmission project “a circus” and “drama trauma,” Kansas Corporation Commission Commissioner Susan K.…

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Is KCC using biased analysis to justify higher electric rates?

The masthead on the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) website declares it is serving the people of Kansas, but testimony indicates…

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Kelly appointees limit consumer input on eminent domain, rate hikes

In an almost unprecedented move, the Kansas Corporation Commission limited the ability of a consumer interest group to intervene on…

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Lack of oversight leads to high surcharges at KCK BPU

Employee pay and electric rates aren’t the only things that are sky-high at the Kansas City, Kansas Board of Public…

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Kansas utility rates include bogus state income tax cost

Not only are Kansans paying higher utility rates — as much as 35% higher than some surrounding states — but…

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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…

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Some Kansans To Receive Credits That Lower Utility Bills, Thanks to Federal Tax Reform

Some Kansans are about to realize credits that reduce their monthly utility bills. The Kansas Corporation Commission approved agreements with Atmos…

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