Kansas Senator may hamper the state’s solar growth in new bills
Kansas state Sen. Mike Thompson (R) is supporting new bills that may slow the rate of renewable energy growth in the state.
Storing excess energy in underground salt caverns in Kansas
The Kansas Geological Survey may help address the challenge of intermittent production from solar and other renewable sources.
Who is working against distributed solar: State campaigns in the Midwest and West
A new report explores who is behind efforts to curb distributed energy and solar deployment. In this part, we look at the report’s investigation of state-level campaigns focused on the Midwest and West.
Evergy plans to add 700 MW of solar in Kansas and Missouri by 2024
Through 2030, the utility said it plans to add 3,200 MW of renewable generation, including both solar and wind. It also plans further coal retirements.
A ‘big win’ for solar: Kansas regulators reject utility’s proposed fees
Clean energy advocates praised the utility commission’s ruling as a major victory. Some regulators, however, suggested they may be open to similar fees in the future.
FlexGen adds energy storage for rural Kansas utility
The 5.1 MWh system will include blackstart capability to help the Kansas Power Pool recover from a grid outage.
Morning Brief: sPower merging with AES’ clean energy development business in US, Evergy makes it difficult for Kansas solar
Also in the brief: Utah lawmakers push to block cities from banning natural gas. Climate risks are accelerating. Here’s what Duke, PG&E and 16 other utilities expect to pay, plus Invenergy signs up customers for $1.6 billion, 1,310-megawatt Samson solar energy generation facility.
Morning Brief: Fight over the value of solar continues in Utah, Kansas, Virginia and everywhere
Kansas’ largest utility Evergy wants to charge PV panel users — or everyone, plus Dominion fighting community solar, Utah PSC decides to lower export rate.
Morning Brief: Financing markets for renewable energy rebound, tax equity could top 2019
Also in the brief: NextEra developing a 500-MW solar/500 MW battery project in Kansas, PV system output during California smoke is near zero, solar in Wyoming and Sunrun is cleared to acquire Vivint by US DOJ.
Morning Brief: 400 MW coming to Texas, SunSpec launches online class with UC San Diego
Also in the brief: Evergy launches a ‘Sustainability Transformation Plan,’ SOMAH celebrates its first birthday and more.
