Industry Related Topics

Its plays a vital role in powering rural communities across Kansas. 

As a statewide service organization, KEC supports member cooperatives with resources, advocacy, and education to strengthen electric service and cooperative values.

Cost of Utility Service

Electricity rates in Kansas have risen but they are still near the national average. For many years, Kansans have benefitted from electric rates that were well below the national average so frustration is understandable.

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Generation

For generations, the electric utility industry’s main fuel source was coal. Coal traditionally provided about half the electricity in the country because it was reliable, plentiful and relatively inexpensive.

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Future of Utilities

One of the items included in the 2019 Kansas legislature is whether “competitive markets for retail electricity can benefit all Kansas consumers.

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External Resources and Studies

  1. The Kansas Corporation Commission completed a study in relation to Kansas City Power & Light and Westar Energy in December 2018.
     
  2. During the 2019 Legislature a study regarding Kansas electric rates was commissioned in Substitute for Senate Bill No. 69. The study was completed in two parts.
     
    1. The first part of the study was conducted and presented by London Economics International and made available in January 2020.
       
    2. The second phase of the study was completed by the AECOM and made available in July 2020.