According to new filings by the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC), the KCC staff's financial audit strongly disagreed with Evergy's claims of a rate increase.
A news release from the KCC says an increase of 1.66% — or $34,706,527 — was all that could be justified to provide service to Evergy Central customers.
KSN News reports Evergy had previously submitted documents requesting a net revenue increase of 9.77%, or $204,152,629. This rate hike would affect the average customer Wichita, Hutchinson, and Salina.
These customers would pay $14.24 more a month. Around 736,000 Evergy customers are in the Kansas Central Region.
The KCC says it will issue its final order in the docket in "late December or early January."
The Commission is accepting public comments regarding the rate increase request through 5 p.m., Sept. 29, 2023, on its website, by mail to the Commission's Office at 1500 SW Arrowhead Rd. in Topeka or by calling the KCC's Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at 785-271-3140 or 800-662-0027.
