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Hostile Crowd Greets Westar at Rate Hearing
Westar has asked the Kansas Corporation Commission to allow it to increase its rates primarily to offset increased expenses for employee pensions, to expand tree trimming and to offset the effects of a cold summer. Continue reading
Dozens Voice Concerns at Final Coal Plant Hearing
“If this is purely a ‘place-holding exercise’ for Tri-State, I would respectfully request that Tri-State initiate and undergo this permitting process in Colorado,” said Stephanie Cole, a spokeswoman for the Sierra Club. “Kansas has already spent an inexcusable amount of public time on a coal that is not needed for our state.” Continue reading
Final public hearing on coal-fired plant in southwestern Kansas slated for Oct. 25
People on either side of the question whether to build the 895-megawatt unit in southwestern Kansas will speak Monday, Oct. 25, during the final public hearing conducted by the Kansas Department of Health on the project’s permit.
The meeting, which starts at 2 p.m. at the Capitol Plaza and Convention Center in Topeka, comes almost exactly three years after the initial project was denied, which caused shock waves through Kansas politics that were felt worldwide. Continue reading
KCC Approves Rate Increase for Wheatland Electric
The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) issued an order Thursday, February 11th approving a $4,819,343 increase in rates for customers of Wheatland Electric Cooperative. Continue reading
EPA: State must conduct review, hold hearings on latest coal-plant proposal
The federal EPA has essentially told the state and Sunflower Electric Power Corp. to start over in considering a permit to build a coal-burning power plant in southwest Kansas. Continue reading
EPA: Sunflower must start coal plant permitting process over
The utility behind a controversial coal plant project in Western Kansas must reapply for a new state permit, the Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday. Continue reading
Parkinson eager for turbine plant
Gov. Mark Parkinson said Tuesday unveiling of plans for construction of a large wind turbine manufacturing facility in Hutchinson offered evidence Kansas was turning the corner on developing an abundant natural resource in the state. Continue reading
GPACE Comments from Scott Allegrucci at Final KDHE Hearing
This is a written draft of comments from GPACE Executive Director Scott Allegrucci to KDHE at the 10/25/10 final public hearing on the draft permit for the proposed Sunflower Electric/Tri-State Generation and Transmission 895MW coal-fired power plant. Actual verbal comments were excerpted from this draft, in an attempt to comply with the 3-minute time limit.
A comprehensive written comment on the technical aspects of the draft permit (referenced in this text) was submitted by GPACE to KDHE prior to the 10/23/10 deadline. Continue reading →