Evergy could soon receive approval for more than $96 million in energy efficiency programs in Kansas meant to lower carbon emissions — and customers’ bills.
The Kansas Reflector reports that on Tuesday, Evergy filed with regulators at the Kansas Corporation Commission to delay proceedings on the issue while the company negotiates a financial deal to make the programs possible.
Evergy serves 1.6 million customers in Kansas and Missouri. For years, the utility’s Missouri customers have benefited from programs meant to increase energy efficiency, including allowing customers to finance upgrades, such as new windows, through a fee on their utility bills.
But Kansas has almost no energy efficiency programs. The state ranks 47th out of the 50 states and Washington, D.C., for energy efficiency policies and programs, according to the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.
Read more at https://kansasreflector.com/2022/08/23/evergy-regulators-clash-over-costs-of-kansas-energy-efficiency-program/.
