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...
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...
Wind turbine limits sputter in Legislature
Republican state Sen. Mike Thompson's drive to put limits on renewable energy development in Kansas is running out of gas.
Thompson, a critic of renewable...
KCC denies second request for natural gas subpoena
A coalition of natural gas users on Tuesday lost its renewed bid to get state utility regulators to subpoena a company that influences natural...
KCC asked to approve $105 million natural gas agreement
State utility regulators are being asked to approve a $105 million agreement that would cover costs that hit Kansas Gas Service and other natural...
KCC considers new moratorium on utility disconnects
State utility regulators are considering the possibility of imposing a new moratorium on utility disconnects during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The Kansas Corporation Commission on...
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 repealing tax exemption for wind dies in committee
The last in a series of eight bills aimed at placing limits on renewable energy development in Kansas died in a Senate committee Thursday.
The...
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,...
UPDATED: Federal regulators list lesser prairie chicken as ‘threatened’ in Kansas
(Updated to include comments from Livestock Association, Gov. Kelly, Sen. Marshall and Rep. Estes and Sierra Club)
Federal environmental regulators are classifying the lesser prairie...
