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An energy company is interested in building a huge array of solar panels in western Johnson County and eastern Douglas County. But regulations passed last year by the Johnson County Commission have been criticized as being so unfriendly that they would discourage solar development entirely.
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Platt is happy with the progress Kansas City has made, but knows there's more to be done.
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The Johnson County Planning Commission on Tuesday approved a set of regulations governing utility-scale solar farms. Supporters of a proposed solar farm project outside Gardner say the new regulations are too restrictive, while opponents of the project are angry any allowances have been given at all.
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If the effort succeeds, the project would generate up to 300 megawatts of power, enough to serve city power needs plus the energy needs of city residents.
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A Florida-based company is moving forward with plans to build what would be the biggest commercial solar farm in the state of Kansas. It's projected to generate enough power for tens of thousands of homes.
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Renewable energy sources like wind and solar are making coal increasingly less attractive as a way to generate electricity.
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Kansas was 45th in the country in solar energy last year, with only 0.2% of its energy coming from solar.
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Evergy had its system for charging customers with solar panels shot down by the courts, so it's exploring other ways to bill them for the expense of keeping the grid on standby.
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Residents in the Kansas City metro are increasingly choosing to power their homes with rooftop solar panels. It's a choice spurred by both the promise of…
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It’s not exactly unusual for customers to complain about their electricity bills. But repeated rate hikes over the past decade have made Westar Energy’s...
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A couple dozen people showed up Tuesday night in Topeka to voice their concerns about Westar Energy’s proposed rate increase. Westar is asking the...
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If you’ve got solar panels on your roof, Westar Energy wants to create a surcharge on your power bill.The utility insists that if it doesn’t charge you…