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/Comment Period scheduled on Black Hills rate increase request
The KCC has scheduled a public hearing to give Black Hills customers an opportunity to learn about the company's application to increase rates, ask questions, and make public comments before the Commission. Black Hills is requesting to increase rates by $17.2 million to recover costs already incurred by the company to support safe and reliable delivery of natural gas to customers. If approved, the average residential bill would increase by 17.6%. For a customer with average usage, that equates to an increase of approximately $11 per month to take effect in the second half of 2025.
The public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, April 29 in Wichita. Attendees may participate in person or virtually via Zoom. Those participating virtually by Zoom will have the opportunity to ask questions and make comments, but must register by noon the day prior to the hearing using the registration link below. In addition, the hearings will be broadcast live and recorded for later viewing on the KCC’s YouTube channel. Registration is not required to view on YouTube.
Public Hearing
Tuesday, April 29 at 6:00 p.m.
Wichita State University, Lowe Auditorium
Hughes Metropolitan Complex
5014 E 29th St. North
Wichita, KS 67205
Click here to register to attend via Zoom (deadline noon April 28)
The Commission will accept written comments on Black Hill’s application through 5 p.m. on Friday, June 20. Click on the link below to submit a comment.
Public Notice | View Docket Details | Submit a Comment
Public Comments are being accepted on Evergy’s proposed gas plants, solar facility
The Kansas Corporation Commission is accepting public comments on Evergy's proposal to build three new generation investments (two combined cycle gas-fired generating turbine plants and one solar facility). One gas plant would be located near Evergy’s Viola Substation in Sumner County and the second near Hutchinson in Reno County. The Kansas Sky solar facility would be located in Douglas County.
Evergy filed an application with the Commission requesting a predetermination of the prudency of the investments, if they will result in just and reasonable rates for customers, and whether Evergy would be entitled to recover the costs of the investments and under what terms. The company has asked to recover the cost of construction work in progress (CWIP) and in a future rate proceeding will ask for recovery of the investments after they are in service, which is expected at the end of 2026 for the solar facility and 2029 and 2030 for the gas plants. The Public Notice contains additional information on the application and potential rate impacts (see link below).
A virtual public hearing was held via Zoom on March 5. A recording is available for viewing on the KCC YouTube channel. Written public comments will accepted through 5 p.m. on April 7.
Public Notice | View Docket Details | Submit a Public Comment