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Energy

Ameren signs first long-term broadband lease with Anterix for Missouri customers

The first long-term broadband spectrum agreement has been signed between Missouri-based Ameren and New Jersey-based Anterix. Ameren, an electrical services company, signed the 30-year 900 MHz broadband spectrum lease agreement with licensed spectrum holder for Missouri and Illinois customers. With… more

Evergy names new CEO

Kansas City-based Evergy Inc. has announced David Campbell as the company's new CEO, president and director. Campbell will replace current CEO Terry Bassham in January 2021, who announced plans to retire in August 2020. The board voted unanimously to bring… more

New Evergy initiative utilizes Kansas wind farm

Already a national and regional leader of wind energy production, the state of Kansas recently celebrated increased expansion of its wind power services. Through the assistance of the Renewables Direct program at Evergy, Soldier Creek Wind Energy Center, a north-central… more

Higher-use customers to see Evergy surcharge

Evergy Missouri West customers will see a $0.02 increase on their monthly statements beginning in December. The Missouri Public Service Commission approved the electrical company's application to adjust the Renewable Energy Standard Rate Adjustment Mechanism (RESRAM) charge. "The RESRAM charge… more

Transmission line to bring thousands in jobs, investment to Kansas, Missouri, Illinois and Indiana

Four states in the Midwest region of the U.S. including both Kansas and Missouri will see an increase in jobs and investment thanks to a recently approved Grain Belt Express transmission line. In the works for close to a decade,… more

Enfinite Capital, Diode Ventures sell solar development to international renewable energy company

Kansas City-headquartered Enfinite Capital and Diode Ventures have sold a Fort Bend, Texas solar photovoltaic project to international renewable energy leader ACCIONA, according to a Monday news release. With U.S. headquarters in Chicago, Spanish conglomerate ACCIONA develops and manages infrastructure… more

The 2020 Ingram’s 250

Time for some Ingram’s 250 math: What’s i250 x 5? If you came up with 1,250, hats off to your grade-school math teachers—their lessons clearly took hold. But with this being the fifth year of our recognition of the 250… more

Bulk of energy from Grain Belt Express to stay in Missouri

Original plans for the Grain Belt Express energy transmission line have changed following a battle to gain approval from Missouri and Illinois. As part of the original proposal, transmission line would run from Kansas to Indiana, however critics hoping to… more

Bassham to retire as CEO at Evergy

Terry Bassham, president, CEO and a director at Evergy, has decided to retire his positions at the company. Bassham’s decision shortly proceeds the creation and launch of a five-year Sustainability Transformation Plan released this summer. Bassham informed the Board of… more

Evergy, Inc. announces new five-year clean energy plan with Elliott Management Corp.

A new, five-year plan now being called a Sustainability Transformation Plan was announced by Evergy, Inc. on Wednesday, a plan that resulted from a review by a committee with Elliot Management Corp. Evergy’s plan is designed to provide a speedy… more