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Host Dave Mitchell interviewed Zach Pistora, Sierra Club lobbyist for the Kansas Sierra Club.
Their focus was on the Kansas energy sector, including the very recent announcement that Holcomb 2, a massive addition to that coal plant in S.W. Kansas, that investors were pulling their funding for it. This move was viewed as a victory for those fighting global warming. They also discussed the energy mix in Kansas, with renewables at 36%, and Evergy’s plans to move to 80% by 2050, and a legislatively approved study of Kansas high electricity rates by London Economics, highlighting a few of their recommendations for actions to allow utilities more flexibility in their development, along with lowering of bills for consumers. Finally, they talk about Governor Kelly’s plans to move the Energy Office out from under the Kansas Corporation Commission, as part of the state’s effort to develop a state energy plan that was generated independently, with stakeholder input.
