Kansas Gas Rate Hike Approved

A glimpse at a harder winter for working-poor and just about everybody else.

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Kansas Gas Service, which serves almost 650,000 residential customers, filed a request with the Kansas Corporation Commission this spring to increase rates. The requested rate increase would have boosted the utility’s revenue by $58.1 million annually.

But following negotiations with consumer advocates and staff of the KCC, which regulates monopoly utilities, Kansas Gas Service agreed to a $35 million increase. For the average customer, that means monthly bills will increase by $3.83.

The three-member Kansas Corporation Commission approved the negotiated rate increase Thursday with little discussion. It takes effect Nov. 1.

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Regulators approve rate increase for Kansas Gas Service customers * Kansas Reflector

Kansas Gas Service customers will see an increase in their bills next month. The Kansas Corporation Commission approved new rates Thursday.