Kansas Electricity

	Kansas Electricity
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Contact Energy Quotes (Most recent market data from Ino.com - provided by the North Mid-continent Region Petroleum Technology Transfer Council)	News Federal decision should help develop wind energy industry in Kansas (Lawrence Journal-World, June 17, 2010) KCC staff: Deny KCPL rate hike (Topeka Capital-Journal, June 17, 2010) Seeking to slow 'Cap and Trade,' KCP&L spends on lobbying (Kansas City Free Press, April 28, 2010) High-voltage power project approved (Lawrence Journal-World, April 28, 2010) Lawrence to become first city in Kansas to get smart electricity meters (Lawrence Journal-World, March 30, 2010) Kansas City Power & Light seeks $55.2M rate increase in Kansas (Kansas City Business Journal, Dec. 17, 2009) Westar Energy to raise rates again (Wichita Eagle, Dec. 5, 2009) Settlement proposed on Westar rates (Lawrence Journal World, Dec. 5, 2009) Lawrence homes to test smart meters (Lawrence Journal-World, Nov. 1, 2009) Power line project necessary for wind farms still alive (Wichita Eagle, October 27, 2009) Kansas Corporation Commission order north, south Westar rates to equalize (Wichita Eagle, October 27, 2009) Kansas wind energy suffers a blow (Kansas City Star, October 26, 2009) Planemakers ask KCC to keep Westar Electric rates separate (Wichita Eagle, August 18, 2009) Editorial: Electrical switch (Lawrence Journal-World, August 18, 2009) Editorial: Smart grid: A path for lower utility bills (Kansas City Star, August 11, 2009) Smart grid that controls utility use comes to KC (Kansas City Star, August 10, 2009) Westar picks Lawrence for ‘smart grid’ (Lawrence Journal-World, August 4, 2009) KCC OKs compromise on power line (Hays Daily News, July 26, 2009) Commission approves rate hike for KCPL (Lawrence Journal-World, June 26, 2009) Westar asks state to grant fourth rate increase this year (Lawrence Journal-World, June 3, 2009) Westar gets third rate hike this year (Wichita Eagle, May 30, 2009) Westar rate increase approved (Topeka Capital-Journal, May 30, 2009) Power Hungry Series: Reinventing the U.S. Electric Grid (NPR, April-May 2009) Westar rates likely to rise again by $80 million (Kansas City Star, April 1, 2009) U.S. Law Catches Up With Westar (Forbes.Com, Feb. 5, 2009) Justice Dept. sues Westar over plant pollution (Forbes.Com, Feb. 5, 2009) KCP&L spending stirs up questions (Kansas City Star, Feb. 5, 2009) Westar bills to rise $6 to $9 (Topeka Capital Journal, Jan. 22, 2009) State OKs Westar rate hike request (Wichita Eagle, Jan. 22, 2009) Utilities favor mandate for renewable power (Hutchinson News, Jan. 21, 2009) Sunflower sues Sebelius, Bremby (Garden City Telegram, Nov. 18, 2008) Sunflower Electric sues state leaders (Lawrence Journal-World, Nov. 18, 2008) Westar Energy announces rate case settlement (Kansas City Star, Oct. 28, 2008) Electric Transmission Presentations from the Kansas Electric Transmission Summit IV, Nov. 28, 2006, Lawrence Presentations from the Kansas Electric Transmission Summit III, Oct. 31, 2005, Lawrence Transmission News Upgraded power grid is vital for alternative energy in Kansas (Wichita Eagle, July 5, 2009) Deal announced on building electricity transmission lines (Lawrence Journal-World, June 2, 2009) Key Kansas legislators want electric transmission lines built immediately (Lawrence Journal-World, Jan. 20, 2009) Power firms urged to compromise (Lawrence Journal-World, Dec. 19, 2008) Power line fight pending (Topeka Capital Journal, Dec. 19, 2008) About 200 people turn out for town hall meeting (Dodge City Globe, Dec. 10, 2008) Residents eye transmission line proposal (Hays Daily News, Dec. 11, 2008) County hears proposal for high-voltage transmission line (Dodge City Globe, Oct. 31, 2008) Competition to build power line heats up (Lawrence Journal-World, Sept. 15, 2008) Power play: Kansas companies compete to upgrade electric power grid (Lawrence Journal-World, July 6, 2008) New Westar lines will be discussed Wednesday night (McPherson Sentinel, Dec. 5, 2006) Landowners weigh in on power line routes (Hutchinson News, Nov. 2, 2006) (Registration required) Westar to build transmission line from Wichita to Hutch (Hutchinson News, September 8, 2006) (Registration required) Resources/Data Kansas Electricity Profile 2006 - EIA (pdf format) Environment/Safety Emissions Data for Kansas Power Plants - U.S. EPA Utility News Archives Archives of news article links concerning events at Westar and Sunflower have been moved to the Kansas Utilities News Archive. Westar News Archives - Topeka Capital-Journal, Goes back to 2000 Blackout - Eastern U.S. News Blackout 2003 - Special Section (Washington Post, August 15, 2003) 'Power Outage' - Special Section (CNN.com, August 15, 2003) Resources Current Energy - The Lawrence Berkley Labs chart current electrical capacity in key areas, such as Calif. and NY	Kansas Utilities Investor Owned Utilities Aquila (Missouri Electric territory was acquired by KCP&L in 2008) - formerly Utilicorp - Service Area - Rates Empire District Electric Co. - Service Area - Kansas Rates Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L) - Service Area - Electric Rates - Comprehensive Energy Plan Mid-Kansas Electric Company - purchased Aquila's Kansas operations - Service Area - Rates Westar Energy - formerly Western Resources - Service Area - Kansas Rates Xcel Energy - Service Area - Electric Rates Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plant Municipal Utilities Kansas Municipal Utilities Baldwin City Electric Utility Coffeyville Municipal Light & Power Colby municipal utility rates Hoisington Utility Rates Hugoton Utility Rates Iola Electric Production Kansas City (Kan.) Board of Public Utilities - Electric Rates Kingman Utility Rates Luray Utility Rates McPherson Board of Public Utilities City of Russell Electric Utility St. John Utility Rates Rural Electric Cooperatives Kansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. Kansas Electric Power Cooperative Alfalfa Electric Cooperative - South-Central Kansas and NC Okla. Ark Valley Electric Coop - Hutchinson - Service Map - Electric Rates Bluestem Electric Cooperative, Wamego/Clay Center Brown-Atchison Electric Co-operative, Horton - Service Map Butler Rural Electric Cooperative, El Dorado Caney Valley Electric Cooperative - Cedar Vale - Service Map - Electric Rates CMS Electric Cooperative - Meade D.S. & O. Rural Electric Cooperative - Soloman - Service Map - Electric Rates Flint Hills Rural Electric Co-operative, Council Grove Heartland Rural Electric Cooperative - Girard - Service Map - Electric Rates Kaw Valley Electric Cooperative - Residential Rates Lane-Scott Electric Co-operative, Dighton - Electric Rates Leavenworth-Jefferson Electric Cooperative, McLouth - Electric Rates Lyon-Coffey Electric Cooperative, Burlington, Emporia - Service Map Midwest Energy, Hays - Electric Rates Ninnescah Rural Electric Cooperative, Pratt - Service Map Prairie Land Electric Cooperative - Norton - Service Map Radiant Electric Cooperative - Fredonia Rolling Hills Electric Cooperative - Ellsworth, Mankato, Belleville - Service Map Sedgwick County Electric Cooperative - Cheney - Service Map - Electric Rates Sumner-Cowley Electric Cooperative - Wellington Sunflower Electric Power Corp. - Service Map - Holcomb Station Expansion Twin Valley Electric Cooperative, Altamont Victory Electric Cooperative, Dodge City - Service Map Wheatland Electric Cooperative - Electric Rates Transmission Utilities ITC Great Plains, Topeka Prairie Wind Transmission, Topeka	<a href="http://finance.yahoo.com">Yahoo! 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	Deregulation News and Information Deregulation Status - (EIA - 1999) Electricity Deregulation - Center for Responsive Politics Studies An Assessment Of Retail Competition In Kansas' Electric Power Industry - KCC study National News California's Energy Crisis - San Francisco Chronicle California 'Power Crisis' coverage - CNN.com Houston (TX) Chronicle Consumer Energy info - Texas deregulation and more Washington Post Energy Deregulation special report	Consumer Information Kansas Electric and Natural Gas Billing Standards - KCC - WordPerfect document Final Order KPL/KG&E Merger, Docket No. 174,155-U - KCC - Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view FERC ruling, Wichita vs. Western Resources - Nov. 23, 2001, "Order Summarily Affirming Initial Decision and Dismissing Rehearing as Moot" Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view Local Chanute Electric Production and Electric Rates Stafford Utility Rates Smart Grid SmartStar Lawrence - Westar Energy
	Source: Energy Information Administration, 2006	Source: Energy Information Administration, 2006
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