KCC demands justification for blacked-out rate study
State utility regulators on Tuesday demanded the author of the second phase of an electric rate study explain why its report was heavily blacked...
KCC nominee clears Senate confirmation panel
Gov. Laura Kelly's nominee to the Kansas Corporation Commission won the approval of a Senate committee on Wednesday, saying he would be an independent...
Governor announces new KCC nominee
(Developing: Will be updated)
Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday announced that she's nominating an Overland Park utilities lawyer to the Kansas Corporation Commission.
Kelly is naming...
Legislature approves electric rate incentive for development
The Kansas Legislature on Thursday approved a bill expanding efforts to discount high electric rates for companies moving to Kansas.
The bill was seen as...
Expanded electric discounts considered for new development
A bill moving through the Legislature would expand efforts to discount high electric rates for companies moving to Kansas.
A bill set for a hearing...
Schools, hospitals face backbilling for electric charges
By Suzanne King
Sunflower State Journal
Public school districts and hospitals are among the organizations that can expect to see extra electricity charges if a proposal...
UPDATED: Finney County Commissioner announces congressional bid
Finney County Commissioner William Clifford announced his candidacy for Congress in the Kansas 1st District late Thursday morning.
Clifford joins a field that already includes former...
Battle unfolds over proposed power plant purchase
Big industry is teaming up with consumer advocates to block Westar from purchasing a share of a coal-fired power plant in northeast Kansas.
A coalition...
Three firms bid on Kansas utility rate study
When legislative leadership meets next week, it will choose among three bidders for a study that will examine the state's rising utility rates.
Statehouse sources...
Kansas emerges as No. 1 for wind-energy production
Kansas has surpassed Iowa as the country's leader in the percentage of electricity generated by wind power, a new report shows.
The report by the...
