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Compromise on utility transmission charge could save ratepayers millions

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A compromise emerged Thursday that is expected to settle a dispute at the Capitol over limiting Evergy's ability to recover electric transmission costs from...

House committee strips energy moratorium from budget

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A House committee on Thursday removed a budget amendment that would have blocked environmental permitting for energy projects until 2025 and could have affected...

Lawmakers seek study of ‘potential adverse’ effects from wind, solar, electric power

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Lawmakers moved on Monday to order a broad study of the health and environmental effects of wind turbines, power transmission lines, solar panels and...

Senate panel approves bill that critics say gives utility companies ‘monopoly’

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A proposal that gives local utility companies the first shot at building transmission lines that connect to their facilities cleared its first legislative hurdle...

Building new electric transmission lines: A debate over competition

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The debate over electric rates in Kansas is taking a new turn with a hotly contested proposal giving local utility companies the first shot...

Lawmakers presented data showing electric rates gradually declining

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With a battle developing over utility regulation, new data show Kansas has seen a gradual decline in electric rates over a six-year period. Justin Grady,...

Biden administration delays start of lesser prairie chicken rule

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Kansas farmers and ranchers got a little break Monday when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agreed to extend the start of new protections...

UPDATED: Fight over electric rates focusing on how KCC is picked

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(Updated to include Kansas Chamber's response to Evergy and subsequent replies) A group pushing for lower electric rates is undertaking an effort to force the...

Kansas chasing ‘transformative’ regional hydrogen hub

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A private-public partnership is looking to help Kansas take a historic step toward expanding the clean energy economy with a regional hub for producing...

Little-used strategy employed to stop prairie chicken regs in Congress

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The state's Republican congressional delegation is stepping up efforts to force the Biden administration to abandon a rule protecting the lesser prairie chicken under...