Tag: electricity

MORAN — Electric customers will pay less for their power, eventually. Moran City Council members discussed at length Monday a new rate study prepared by the Kansas Municipal Energy Agency that predicts power supply costs…

MORAN — Moran residents may not be saving as much as they’d hoped with their electric bills this year. Moran City Council members were told Monday about some higher than expected electric transmission costs that…

Federal officials plan to approve a massive solar farm with energy storage in the desert outside Las Vegas, paving the way for a $1-billion project that will provide electricity to Nevada residents served by billionaire…

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Leaders in Lawrence want to move the city and its residents toward getting 100% of their energy from renewable resources. The Lawrence Journal World reports that the City Commission voted unanimously…

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Visitors to the Tennessee Aquarium may be shocked to learn that an electric eel named Miguel Wattson is lighting up a Christmas tree. A special system connected to Miguel’s tank enables…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s largest utility cut power to 24,000 northern customers Monday evening as fall brings back dangerous weather conditions and the company tries to head off wildfires sparked by electrical equipment. The…

MORAN — Moran is going in a new direction to purchase electricity next year. City Council members voted Monday to send a notice to Westar that the city will not renew its wholesale energy contract…

LAHARPE — LaHarpe soon will buy its electricity through the Kansas Municipal Energy Association, a move that could save the community as much as $96,000 a year. City Council members approved the agreement Wednesday. The…

It’s not exactly unusual for customers to complain about their electricity bills. But repeated rate hikes over the past decade have made Westar Energy’s customers particularly mad. And last year’s merger with Kansas City Power…

MORAN — Moran City Council members will soon decide from whom the city will continue to purchase electricity. Council members were presented Tuesday with a proposal from Westar that would pare the city’s cost to…