Energy
Posted October 22, 2024 Evergy will build two new natural gas plants in Kansas, both of which are expected to be in service by 2030. A 705-megawatt combined-cycle natural gas plants will be constructed in Sumner and Reno County. The…
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Posted August 26, 2024 Kansas City-based Evergy, Inc. has named W. Bryan Buckler as the company’s new executive vice president and chief financial officer. Buckler will assume his new role effective October 1, 2024, according to a release. He will…
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Posted July 1, 2024 Kansas City-based Savion has sold a 150-megawatt solar project to Ameren Missouri. The Cass County Solar Project is located in Beardstown, Illinois, and is expected to utilize up to 330,000 solar modules across approximately 1,700 acres,…
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Posted June 3, 2024 CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust has gained approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Missouri and has entered into a reorganization plan. As part of the reorganization, CorEnergy will move its headquarters from Kansas…
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Posted May 21, 2024 Kansas City-based Evergy is expecting to increase electricity generation by 1,900 additional megawatts as part of its 2024 resource plan, citing economic growth and higher demand for electricity needs for the approach. Evergy filed its 2024…
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Posted March 20, 2024 Updated 10:52 a.m., March 20, 2024 Google said this morning that it would expand its presence in Kansas City's expanding tech sector with a $1 billion data center at the Hunt Midwest Business Center, along with…
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Posted March 11, 2024 Evergy, Inc. announced chairman Mark Ruelle plans to retire later this year leaving the company’s president and CEO to take up his position. Ruelle has served as board chairman since 2018 following the merger between Westar…
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Posted February 26, 2024 Overland Park-based Compass Minerals International Inc. has named Gordon Dunn as the company’s next chief operations officer. He previously led the company’s operations in the United Kingdom. Dunn will be responsible for managing global operations across…
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Posted February 26, 2024 Kansas City-based CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. announced it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as part of an agreement with its noteholders to restructure the company’s debt. CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc., a real estate investment trust,…
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Posted February 22, 2024 Prairie Acquiror LP, which owns Leawood-based Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP, announced it intends to offer $400 million of senior secured notes due in 2029 in a private placement to eligible purchasers. Prairie Acquiror intends to use…
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