Kansas utility regulators approve Evergy rate increase - Butler County Times-Gazette

Kansas utility regulators approve Evergy rate increase - Butler County Times-Gazette

By Morgan ChilsonKansas Reflector TOPEKA — Kansas utility regulators on Thursday approved Evergy’s request to increase rates by $128 million, which will raise the average residential electric bill about $8.47 each month. The Kansas Corporation Commission approved the unanimous settlement agreement that had been reached in the case, although Commissioner Dwight Keen filed a partial dissent. The base rate is increased by 9.6% in the agreement. The…