Lawmakers warned about price of $1 million utility study
A proposed $1 million study of Kansas electric rates is starting to worry some lawmakers because the estimated cost is believed to be low and...
House committee rejects turbine regulations
After a nearly week-long debate, a House committee on Friday rejected a bill putting new regulations on wind turbines, legislation critics said could shut...
Bill regulating wind turbines criticized as ‘poorly’ written, a blueprint for killing development
The wind industry teamed with civic leaders, municipal officials, environmentalists and property owners on Thursday, unleashing a torrent of criticism against a bill limiting...
Masterson fears rate study bill goes further than intended, seeks compromise
A bill calling for a study of Kansas' high electric rates is slowing down in the Legislature after a key lawmaker was advised that...
Utility executive labels proposed rate study as ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’
A simple study on utility rates.
Or something more sinister?
A public utility executive on Tuesday ripped into a bill calling for an electric rate study,...
Wind industry gearing up for fight against proposed government controls
The state's wind industry is preparing for a fight over legislation that aims to give neighbors more power over where the turbines can be...
Voluntary rate reduction would cost KCP&L $400 million yearly
A voluntary electric rate reduction of 10 percent would cost the newly merged KCP&L and Westar Energy about $400 million a year, a top...
Energy debate heats up at Capitol as coalition asks for rate reduction
The battle over electric rates escalated at the Capitol on Thursday as a coalition of business and consumer groups asked the state's utilities to...
A litmus test for KCC appointees?
Seizing on the debate percolating at the capitol over high electricity rates, Secretary of State Kris Kobach has raised the possibility of a new...
Senate urges regulators to keep electric rates competitive
The Kansas Senate passed a resolution Thursday urging state regulators to keep power rates regionally competitive.
The resolution, passed on a 30-9 vote, comes in...
