Public Comment
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Customers of Black Hills Energy are invited to make a public comment to the Commission as it considers the company's application for approval of a rate increase. The company is requesting to increase rates by $17.2 million to recover costs already incurred by the company to support safe and reliable delivery of natural gas to customers. If approved, the average residential bill would increase by 17.6%. For a customer with average usage, that equates to an increase of approximately $11 per month to take effect in the second half of 2025.
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Evergy has filed an Application with the Kansas Corporation Commission (Commission) requesting a $196.4 million (8.62%) rate increase for Evergy Kansas Central (EKC) customers. If approved, the new rates would take effect in September 2025, resulting an average monthly increase of $13.05. Evergy’s Application requests updated prices to include nearly $1 billion investment in infrastructure that serves customers, adjustments for overall cost of capital and increased operating expenses. Evergy’s request does not include costs related to the Panasonic Electric Vehicle battery plant or the two natural gas plants that Evergy has announced it plans to build in Kansas.
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Black Hills Energy 25-BHCG-298-RTS
Public Hearing/Comment Period scheduled on Black Hills Energy rate increase requestCustomers of Black Hills Energy are invited to make a public comment to the Commission as it considers the company's application for approval of a rate increase. The company is requesting to increase rates by $17.2 million to recover costs already incurred by the company to support safe and reliable delivery of natural gas to customers. If approved, the average residential bill would increase by 17.6%. For a customer with average usage, that equates to an increase of approximately $11 per month to take effect in the second half of 2025.
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Evergy Kansas Central 25-EKCE-294-RTS
Public Hearing/Comment Period scheduled on Evergy request to raise ratesEvergy has filed an Application with the Kansas Corporation Commission (Commission) requesting a $196.4 million (8.62%) rate increase for Evergy Kansas Central (EKC) customers. If approved, the new rates would take effect in September 2025, resulting an average monthly increase of $13.05. Evergy’s Application requests updated prices to include nearly $1 billion investment in infrastructure that serves customers, adjustments for overall cost of capital and increased operating expenses. Evergy’s request does not include costs related to the Panasonic Electric Vehicle battery plant or the two natural gas plants that Evergy has announced it plans to build in Kansas.
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