Renewable Energy

Biofuels

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Renewable Energy

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Applicable laws

  • KSA 79-201 (Eleventh) Property exempt from taxation … electric generating property using renewable technology …

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Solar Energy

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Transmission Easements

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Applicable laws

  • KSA 17-618. Eminent domain, exercise by sundry corporations and partnerships. (This statute grants eminent domain authority to electric transmission and pipeline companies, among other parties.)
  • KSA 26-501b Eminent domain; transfer to a private entity authorized, when. (This statute allows property taken by eminent domain to be transferred to a private entity if that entity is a public utility.)
  • KSA 26-513 Compensation required for taking and damage; determination. (This statute sets the compensation required for private property taken by eminent domain.)
  • KSA 66-104. Utilities subject to supervision; exceptions. (This statute defines “public utility.” Pursuant to this statute, electric transmission lines that are built as part of a wind or solar operation are not public utilities, and therefore not regulated by KCC, and do not have authority to use eminent domain as a public utility.)
  • KSA 66-1,177. Electric transmission lines; definitions.
  • KSA 66-1,178. Same; siting of electric transmission lines; permit required; application, contents, hearings. (This statute grants oversight to KCC on eminent domain authority and siting electric transmissions lines of 230kV or more that are at least 5 miles in length.)
  • KSA 79-259 Property exempt from taxation; certain electric transmission lines and appurtenances.

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  • Grain Belt Express: The Grain Belt Express Line is an approximately 800-mile, 600 kilovolt high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line project. When built, it will deliver up to 4,000 megawatts (MW) of power from western Kansas and the surrounding area to customers in Missouri and states farther east. For more information about the Grain Belt Express, visit their website.
  • Grain Belt Express before the KCC: To learn more about the status of the Grain Belt Express matters before the Kansas Corporation Commission, you may view KCC dockets with the following links:
    • Docket 11-GBEE-624-COC (closed) for information regarding Grain Belt Express’s application for a limited certificate of public convenience to transact the business of a public utility in the State of Kansas, which was granted by the KCC on December 7, 2011.
    • Docket 13-GBEE-803-MIS (closed) for information regarding Grain Belt Express’s application for transmission siting, which was granted by the KCC on November 7, 2013.
    • Docket 14-GBEE-527-CPL (open) for information regarding Grain Belt Express’s compliance filings.
    • Docket 19-GBEE-253-ACQ (closed) for information regarding Invenergy’s acquisition of the Grain Belt Express Line project from Clean Line, which was approved by the KCC on June 18, 2019.
    • Docket 24-GBEE-790-STG (open) for information regarding Grain Belt Express’s application for siting permit for two 345-kV transmission lines (collector lines) through Gray, Meade, and Ford Counties.

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