Kansas picked as site for innovative underground nuclear reactor
A California company has picked Kansas as the site for pioneering a novel nuclear reactor that will be built underground in southeast Kansas and...
Storm brewing over surging electricity rates
A storm’s brewing at the Capitol over surging Kansas electricity rates, which are the highest in the region.
A coalition of high-volume electricity users —and...
Kansas legislation targets natural gas bans
It all started in Berkeley.
Saying it was facing a climate emergency, the city in California became the first in the nation to ban the...
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...
Legislature passes bill barring natural gas bans
A bill banning Kansas cities and counties from restricting public access to natural gas has won the approval of the Kansas Legislature.
The Kansas House...
Evergy seeks sanctions against attorney
Evergy is asking utility regulators to sanction the lawyer for a group of large industrial power users for allegedly revealing the existence of a...
Emergency legislation tackles soaring utility prices
Municipal-owned utilities are getting behind new emergency legislation introduced Monday that would give them relief from soaring gas and electric prices during the recent...
Renewable energy development limits surfacing again
A vocal critic of renewable energy, the chair of the Senate utilities committee is gearing up for another fight with the wind and solar...
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...
Regulators approve electric rate discounts for Panasonic
State utility regulators on Thursday approved a special contract discounting electric rates for Panasonic, one of the biggest development projects in state history.
The Kansas...
