AFP-Kansas Opposes Proposed $128 Million Evergy Rate Increase - Americans for Prosperity

AFP-Kansas Opposes Proposed $128 Million Evergy Rate Increase - Americans for Prosperity

TOPEKA, KS – Americans for Prosperity–Kansas (AFP-KS) criticized a proposed a proposed $128 million energy rate increase on Tuesday by Evergy, calling the move a money grab by a state-backed energy monopoly. If approved, the rate hike would result in an overall increase of 9.6% for homeowners, 8.41% for most businesses, and 9.23% for schools and churches. AFP-KS calls on lawmakers to break the monopoly structure in Kansas’s energy market and int…

KCC presses Evergy president on balancing rate affordability with service reliability

Evergy President and CEO David Campbell on Monday made a rare appearance before the Kansas Corporation Commission to make the case for a settlement agreement that calls for raising electric rates in central Kansas by $128 million. Campbell faced questions from the commission about how the utility balances the need to upgrade aging infrastructure to ensure reliability of electric service with the need to keep electric rates affordable, especially…