Senate passes bill barring natural gas bans
The Kansas Senate took a step Thursday to cutting off a national trend toward banning natural gas hookups as local governments fight climate change...
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...
KCC opposes limits on utility transmission charges
State utility regulators on Tuesday came out against a proposal intended to limit power companies' from recovering electric transmission costs from consumers and saving...
Regulators reject Evergy proposals to recover solar costs
Utility regulators on Thursday denied Evergy's plan for replacing a household charge for solar users that had been previously struck down by the state...
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...
UPDATED: Emergency legislation for city-owned utilities passes
(Updated to reflect passage of the bill)
The Kansas Legislature took less than a day Wednesday to pass legislation softening the financial blow that municipal-owned...
Wind turbine debate reemerging in Senate
A debate over wind turbines is about to reemerge in Kansas with new legislation that critics say could severely restrict — if not kill...
Bill creating energy task force dies for 2021
A bill creating a task force charged with developing a new state energy plan has been set aside for this legislative session.
The bill, which...
Lawmaker seeks details about wind turbine waste
The wind industry dodged another effort Thursday by a Kansas lawmaker who wanted to impose new regulations on wind turbines, a source of controversy...
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...
