Public Hearings & Comment Periods
The Commission welcomes and encourages public input on utility rate and siting cases and proposed rules and regulations. There are two ways for citizens to participate in the formal regulatory process. The first is to attend a public hearing. The second is to submit a comment during the open comment period. Click on the links below to find out more about each of these options.
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Scheduled Public Hearings and Open Comment Periods
Public Hearing and Comment Period set for Grain Belt Express application
to site two Alternating Current Collector (AC Collector) System Lines
On May 31, 2024, Grain Belt Express, LLC filed an application with the Kansas Corporation Commission requesting permission to site two 345kV transmission lines, one in parts of Ford, Meade, and Gray Counties (the “Meade-Dodge City Line”) and one in parts of Ford County (the “Bucklin-Dodge City Line”). The lines are part of the Grain Belt Express Alternating Current Collector System (“AC Collector System”).
The KCC has scheduled an open house where KCC and Invenergy staff will be on hand to answer landowner questions followed by a public hearing on the application.
DATE: July 10, 2024
PLACE: Dodge City High School Auditorium
2201 Ross Boulevard
Dodge City, KS 67801
(use Activity Parking Entrance)
TIME: Open House 3:00 p.m.
Public Hearing 6:00 p.m.
Anyone unable to attend the public hearing in person, may participate virtually via Zoom and make a public comment. Advance Zoom registration is required using the following link: Click here to register by noon on July 9 to participate by Zoom
The hearing will also be broadcast live on the Kansas Corporation Commission’s YouTube Channel. No registration is required for viewing only.
Public Comments will be accepted through 5 p.m. Central, July 15, 2024. Customers can comment in person at the hearing, use the link below to submit a written comment, send a letter to the KCC Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, 1500 SW Arrowhead, Topeka, KS 66604-4027 (Be sure to reference Docket No. 24‑GBEE‑790‑STG) or call 1-800-662-0027 or 785-271-3140.
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Public Hearings and Comment Period set on Kansas Gas Service rate increase request
Kansas Gas Service has filed an application with the Kansas Corporation Commission requesting a $58.1 million net increase in base rates related to the fixed monthly customer charge and the gas delivery charge. If approved, the average monthly residential bill will increase by approximately $6.71 (10.41%) for customers who use less natural gas (73 Mcf or less per year) and $9.48 (8.25%) for those who use more natural gas (more than 73 Mcf per year).
The Commission held two public hearings to provide Kansas Gas Service customers an opportunity to learn more about the proposed rates, ask questions and make comments. Recordings of the meetings, held in Topeka and Wichita, are available on the KCC YouTube channel.
Public Comments will be accepted through 5 p.m. Central, August 5, 2024. Customers can comment using the link below, send a letter to the KCC Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, 1500 SW Arrowhead, Topeka, KS 66604-4027 (Be sure to reference Docket No. 24‑KGSG‑610‑RTS) or call 1-800-662-0027 or 785-271-3140.
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