ManhattanFreePress 9.15.2022 KCC grants public utility status to wind developer that could raise electric rates

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 KCC grants public utility status to wind developer that could raise electric rates

By Patrick Richardson The Sentinel The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) has approved the first stage of a project which will see elec-
tricity from the Wolf Creek nuclear power plant near
Burlington sent out of state rather than powering Wichita and Kansas City. NextEra, the developer,believes rates could be lower for some Kansans, but opponents say rates could rise as much as 21% in Western Kansas.