Utilities and Energy

The Utilities and Energy Policy Area encompasses a range of topics including: production, transmission; use of natural gas, coal, wind, nuclear, and solar power; utility regulation; utility- and energy-related consumer and environmental protection; and telecommunications, including telephone, mobile phone, cable, and broadband. Some key issues in this policy area are renewable energy standards, net metering, energy efficiency, the Kansas Universal Service Fund, 9-1-1 capabilities, and underground storage tanks.

Utilities and Energy Publications

Latest:

• 1998 Through 2019 Bills Impacting Energy Production and Transportation of Energy (11-5-19)
• Broadband Statutes and Recent Legislation (1-15-2019)
• Electric Transmission in Kansas (9-27-2017)
• Keystone Pipeline System in Kansas (1-28-2014)

Briefing Book Articles:

• Broadband Expansion
• Electric Utility Rates

Other Resources

• 911 in Kansas
  • Kansas 911 Coordinating Council
• Consumer Information
  • Kansas Corporation Commission
  • Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board (CURB)