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Inspectors to visit Wolf Creek nuclear power plant after power failure
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsA team of federal inspectors will visit the Wolf Creek Nuclear Generating Station to find out what caused an automatic shutdown and loss of power earlier this month. “We want to make sure that all of the circumstances that contributed to this...Tags: Nuclear Power, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Westar to help energy customers apply for assistance
The Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services plans to start taking applications Wednesday from people who need help paying their winter heating bills.
SRS has about $24 million to distribute under the Low Income Energy Assistance...Tags: Interior Policy, Politics, Personal Data Collection, Interior Policy
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Wichita residents say they can't afford a Westar rate hike
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsMore than 200 people told Westar Energy to quit raising electric rates. They showed up at a public hearing in Wichita Wednesday night. Westar wants to raise rates by an average of $6.44 per customer. It says the extra money will cover rising costs of... -
Electric car charging station opens in Wichita
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsDowntown Wichita is now home to its first public electric vehicle charging station. Westar Energy’s ElectroGo program dedicated the new charging station Thursday morning. It's at Westar’s general office at 100 N. Broadway. Westar currently...Tags: Nissan, Hybrid Vehicles, Petroleum Industry, Consumers, Fuel-efficient Vehicles
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Power outage causes traffic tie-ups in east Wichita
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsWichitans out Christmas shopping Friday afternoon may have found holiday traffic worse than normal. According to Westar Energy, a transformer blew at 12:20 p.m. knocking out power to businesses and traffic lights near the area of Rock Road & K-96... -
First electric vehicle charging station to open in Wichita
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsWichita will see its first downtown public electric vehicle (EV) charging station open Thursday at 100 N. Broadway. This Westar energy station powers electric vehicles like the Nissan LEAF, Chevy Volt, and Ford Transit. “This is an exciting time...Tags: Nissan, Hybrid Vehicles, Emporia (Emporia, Virginia), Petroleum Industry, Consumers
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Power restored to Westar customers after tornado
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsPower has been restored to all but a handful of Westar Energy customers. According to Westar's website, just 10 customers are without power in Sedgwick County as of Thursday afternoon. There were 26,500 customers in the dark immediately following...Tags: Electrical Services, Services and Shopping
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Sedgwick County: 911 is for emergencies only
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsSedgwick County emergency managers want to remind the public that 911 is for emergencies only. The reminder comes after Wednesday's powerful storm left residents without power...and with damage, debris and flooding. Dispatchers received a surge of calls...Tags: Emergency Planning, Disasters and Accidents
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Bishop Carroll dismisses students early because of power outage
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsBishop Carroll high school students are dismissed from class early Thursday morning because of a building power outage. Officials say Westar Energy is working on the problem. The students were dismissed at 10:20am because of the outage. -
Westar requests 5.85% price increase
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsWestar Energy, Inc. announced today that it has filed a request with the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) to increase its base prices about 5.85 percent. Westar says it is seeking to increase its base prices recover the increased costs of providing...Tags: Prices, Kansas
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Westar Energy asks to increase prices 5.85 percent
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsWestar Energy has asked the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) to increase its base prices about 5.85 percent. They say the increase for a typical residential customer would be about $6.50 per month. KWCH Eyewitness News reporter Jim Grawe will have...Tags: Kansas
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Westar Energy warns customers of fraudulent calls
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsWestar Energy wants customers to be on alert after several report suspicious calls claiming to be from the company. In the calls, the company says the caller claims to be a service representative and tells customers a check bounced or a bill is past due....Tags: Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Companies and Corporations
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