Kansas Corporation Commission authorizes D.C. counsel to intervene in FERC transmission solicitation docket
April 14, 2026 | Corporation Commission, Departments, Boards, and Commissions, Organizations, Executive, Kansas
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The Kansas Corporation Commission on April 14 unanimously authorized its D.C. counsel to intervene in a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission docket concerning the solicitation process for certain regional transmission projects and to file comments on behalf of the commission.
Commission staff presenter Brian Vedit told commissioners that on April 7 a coalition of transmission owners in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) and the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) filed a complaint at FERC seeking an order that the solicitation process for certain regional transmission projects under MISO and SPP tariffs is "unjust and unreasonable." Vedit said intervention and comments in the docket are due May 7 and that "submitting a motion for timely intervention and to file comments would ensure the commission remains informed of the docket's developments and further preserves the commission's ability to protect the interests of Kansas ratepayers."
Chair French moved the authorization, saying the commission should empower its D.C. counsel to act "to protect the interests of Kansas rate payers"; Commissioner Keen seconded the motion. The commission voted unanimously in favor of the authorization. The meeting transcript references the docket as EL20-58 and also, later in the discussion, as EL26-58; staff identified May 7 as the deadline for intervention and filing comments.
Commission staff indicated the authorization was intended to preserve the commission's ability to monitor the docket and, if appropriate, to argue positions that would protect Kansas electric consumers. No further debate or amendments to the motion were recorded.
The next procedural step is for the commission's D.C. counsel to file a timely motion to intervene and, if directed by commission review, to file comments in the FERC docket before the May 7 deadline. The commission did not record a detailed schedule for internal review of draft comments during the meeting.
Commission staff presenter Brian Vedit told commissioners that on April 7 a coalition of transmission owners in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) and the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) filed a complaint at FERC seeking an order that the solicitation process for certain regional transmission projects under MISO and SPP tariffs is "unjust and unreasonable." Vedit said intervention and comments in the docket are due May 7 and that "submitting a motion for timely intervention and to file comments would ensure the commission remains informed of the docket's developments and further preserves the commission's ability to protect the interests of Kansas ratepayers."
Chair French moved the authorization, saying the commission should empower its D.C. counsel to act "to protect the interests of Kansas rate payers"; Commissioner Keen seconded the motion. The commission voted unanimously in favor of the authorization. The meeting transcript references the docket as EL20-58 and also, later in the discussion, as EL26-58; staff identified May 7 as the deadline for intervention and filing comments.
Commission staff indicated the authorization was intended to preserve the commission's ability to monitor the docket and, if appropriate, to argue positions that would protect Kansas electric consumers. No further debate or amendments to the motion were recorded.
The next procedural step is for the commission's D.C. counsel to file a timely motion to intervene and, if directed by commission review, to file comments in the FERC docket before the May 7 deadline. The commission did not record a detailed schedule for internal review of draft comments during the meeting.
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