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Updated May 26, 2026Utility Landscape
Evergy Kansas Central (formerly Westar Energy)
IOUNorth-central and eastern Kansas, including Topeka and surrounding areas
Evergy has pursued aggressive integrated resource planning emphasizing coal retirement and wind expansion; the KCC has scrutinized cost allocation and affiliate transaction transparency following the 2018 Great Plains Energy merger conditions.
Evergy Metro (formerly Kansas City Power & Light - Kansas)
IOUKansas City metro area on the Kansas side, including Johnson and Wyandotte counties
Subject to coordinated rate cases with Evergy Kansas Central under the merged Evergy platform; KCC has conditioned merger synergy savings pass-through to ratepayers and monitors capital deployment closely.
Kansas Gas Service (ONE Gas subsidiary)
IOUStatewide natural gas distribution serving approximately 640,000 customers across Kansas
Filed significant rate proceedings following extraordinary Winter Storm Uri gas cost recovery; the KCC approved securitization financing for fuel cost balances, and ongoing depreciation and infrastructure tracker disputes remain active.
Midwest Energy
coopNorthwest and north-central Kansas, serving 43 counties including Hays and Salina areas
As a generation-and-transmission cooperative, Midwest Energy operates largely outside KCC retail rate jurisdiction but faces increasing scrutiny on wholesale power cost passthrough and renewable integration planning under WFEC power supply agreements.
Midwest Gas Users Association / Pioneer Natural Gas (Southern Star Central)
IOUSouthern Star Central Gas Pipeline serves transmission-level gas transport across Kansas for local distribution companies
FERC-jurisdictional pipeline with state-level coordination on gas supply adequacy; post-Uri reliability mandates have elevated KCC interest in upstream supply chain oversight.
City of Lawrence Utilities (Lawrence Municipal Services)
muniCity of Lawrence and portions of Douglas County
Municipal electric utility exempt from KCC rate jurisdiction but subject to state environmental mandates; Lawrence has committed to 100% renewable electricity goals, creating tension with Westar/Evergy wholesale supply contracts.
Key Issues
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Evergy integrated resource plan (IRP) implementation and coal retirement timeline: KCC is actively overseeing Evergy's accelerated retirement of coal units including Hawthorn 5 and Jeffrey Energy Center units, with contested proceedings on stranded cost recovery, replacement capacity adequacy, and whether ratepayers bear risk of premature retirements.
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Winter Storm Uri natural gas cost securitization and ongoing gas utility cost recovery: Kansas Gas Service secured KCC approval for securitization bonds to recover approximately $400 million in extraordinary February 2021 fuel costs; regulatory compliance monitoring of bond repayment structures and future gas supply hedging requirements remains active.
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Renewable energy integration and transmission cost allocation in SPP: Kansas generators and utilities are contesting Southwest Power Pool cost allocation methodologies for new high-voltage transmission projects, with KCC staff engaged on how Kansas ratepayers absorb regional transmission costs tied to wind interconnection buildout.
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Grid modernization and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) deployment: Evergy's multi-year AMI rollout is subject to KCC prudency review; ongoing disputes concern the pace of deployment, data privacy protections, opt-out fee structures, and whether technology benefits justify capital expenditure recovery through riders rather than base rates.
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Natural gas infrastructure tracker and depreciation rate proceedings for Kansas Gas Service: KCC is reviewing Kansas Gas Service's proposed System Integrity Rider and updated depreciation schedules, with consumer advocates challenging the pace and scope of capital additions eligible for between-rate-case recovery.
Upcoming
Estimated deadline for KCC Staff initial comments in Evergy Kansas Central and Evergy Metro consolidated rate case dockets; procedural schedule anticipated to set evidentiary hearing for late 2026 following Evergy's expected combined rate filing.
Estimated KCC technical conference on Evergy 2025 Integrated Resource Plan compliance filing, examining coal retirement sequencing, capacity replacement obligations, and alignment with SPP reserve margin requirements.
Estimated Kansas Gas Service System Integrity Rider annual true-up filing deadline; KCC review will assess capital additions completed in prior year and adjust rider surcharge rates for the subsequent recovery period.
Estimated KCC evidentiary hearing commencement for Kansas Gas Service depreciation rate case and associated revenue requirement proceeding, with intervenor testimony from Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board (CURB) and KCC Staff expected to challenge proposed capital cost recovery levels.
Commissioner Watch
View all ↗Gov. Laura Kelly reappointed Dwight D. Keen to a third term on the Kansas Corporation Commission, confirmed by the Senate on February 5, 2026; term expires March 2030.
Staff
26| Name | Title | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Linda Berry | Director, Public Affairs & Consumer Protection | (785) 271-3269 |
| Celeste Chaney-Tucker | Executive Director | (785) 271-3143 |
| Brian Fedotin | General Counsel | (785) 271-3105 |
| Justin Grady | Director of the Utilities Division | (785) 271-3164 |
| Mike Hoeme | Director, Transportation | (785) 271-3145 |
| Ryan Hoffman | Director of Conservation | (316) 337-6200 |
| Lynn Retz | Director of Governmental Relations | (785) 271-3170 |
| Hemant Bhagat | Sr. Analyst | (785) 271-3293 |
| Daniel Buller | Auditor | (785) 271-3100 |
| Drennan Dolsky | Telecommunications Analyst | (785) 271-3142 |
| Jaren Dolsky | Utilities Rate Analyst | (785) 271-3355 |
| Lana Ellis | Deputy Chief, Economics/Rates | (785) 271-3100 |
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