State regulator says gas plants enhance power reliability; opponents question need

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A top state regulator said Tuesday that Evergy's two proposed natural gas plants are essential to ensuring the reliability of electric power for Kansas consumers while acknowledging that there is a shifting emphasis away from affordability.

Justin Grady, deputy director of utilities for the Kansas Corporation Commission, testified in support of Evergy's plan to build a natural gas plant in Sumner County and a second in Reno County at an estimated cost of $2 billion.

Representing only the KCC's regulatory staff, Grady addressed the competitive nature between consumer affordability and the reliability of electric power Kansans count . . .

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