Less coal, lower bills: Evergy customers make demands following utility’s ‘sustainability’ plan
Mission resident: “This is what it looks like when a hedge fund is driving a ‘sustainability transformation plan’ ”
By: Allison Kite - July 14, 2021 5:13 pm Evergy customers want to see the electric utility retire coal-fire power plants faster and invest in renewable energy. They also voiced concerns about rate increases. (Evergy)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Evergy’s plan to spend more than $8.9 billion updating its infrastructure is too expensive and doesn’t focus enough on moving the electric utility away from coal power, says the consensus of hundreds of members of the public who commented on the plan.