In a state with abundant sun, rooftop solar should be a no brainer yet Kansans with rooftop solar are subject to demand charges. Our bill reverses those charges.

The Energy Fairness Act will protect Kansans and their right to manage their energy usage in order to lower bills without penalty or discrimination by preventing demand charges for Westar/Kansas City Power & Light/Evergy or the Empire District's residential customers.

SB 124 and HB 2184

Bill Overview

Link to press release

TOPEKA, KAN. – After months of debate in the Kansas statehouse, the Clean Energy Business Council, a project of the Climate + Energy Project presented to the Senate Utilities committee on Thursday that Evergy (Westar & KCP&L) had agreed to file a new tariff with the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) to request that Westar customers with solar installations prior to October 1, 2018, and KCP&L customers with installations prior to December 20, 2018, are grandfathered into the old rate and not subject to the mandatory demand charges.

Read more here.

Press Conference and Hearing in the Senate Utilities Committee

Read the Summary Here!

In the news:

• KPR Public Radio
• CJ Online
• WIBW
• Letter to the Editor
• Environmentalists And Businesses Agree: Kansas Utility Rates Are Too High - KMUW
• Capitol Insider podcast: Sparks fly in Kansas debate about new fee on rooftop solar producers - Dodge City Daily Globe
• Solar Advocates Reach Compromise, KPR

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