Kansas ratepayers are not expected to shoulder the full cost of supplying the new Panasonic plant in De Soto with electricity, utility company officials say.
Evergy executives say a portion of the costs of supplying the new $4 billion electric battery plant with the power demands of a small city will be covered by ratepayers across the Midwest.
They say the Southwest Power Pool, which manages electric transmission in 14 Midwestern states, has designated a power substation and transmission lines that will serve Panasonic as regionally significant.
The Southwest Power Pool has issued a notice to construct a substation and . . .
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