Utilities and Common Carriers Annual Report

UTILITIES AND COMMON CARRIERS ANNUAL REPORT 2018 We serve the people of Kansas... The mission of the Kansas Corporation Commission is to serve the people of Kansas by regulating the State’s energy infrastructure, oil and gas production, and commercial trucking to ensure public safety. Our vision is a Kansas served by safe, reliable, environmentally responsible, diverse energy supplied at the lowest cost and for safe travel for the motoring public. 2018 KCC Annual Report | 1 2 | 2018 KCC Annual Report Contents THE KANSAS CORPORATION COMMISSION Mission Statement.........................................................................................................1 About the KCC ��5 Current KCC Leadership ��6 Contact Information ��7 UTILITIES OVERVIEW ..............................................................................................8 Public Comments �� 19 ELECTRIC UTILITIES ��20 Financials ��20 Residential Electric Bill Comparison .............................................................................23 Generation Planning Survey ��24 Large Electric Rate Cases ��25 Major Electric Utility Dockets ��27 Large Electric Utility Dockets ��30 Small Electric Utility Dockets ��34 NATURAL GAS UTILITIES.....................................................................................37 Financials ��37 Residential Gas Bill Comparison. .................................................................................40 Large Gas Rate Cases ................................................................................................ 41 Major Gas Utility Dockets ...........................................................................................42 Large Gas Utility Dockets ............................................................................................43 Small Gas Utility Dockets ............................................................................................45 NATURAL GAS PIPELINE SAFETY ��46 Safety Statistics for Calendar Year 2015 .......................................................................46 Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Dockets ............................................................................ 47 LIQUID PIPELINE ...................................................................................................48 Large Liquid Pipeline Utility Dockets .............................................................................50 Small Liquid Pipeline Utility Dockets ............................................................................. 51 WATER ��52 Water Cases ��52 TELECOMMUNICATIONS .....................................................................................53 Financials ��53 Major Telecom Utility Dockets .....................................................................................59 Large Telecom Utility Dockets ......................................................................................62 Small Telecom Utility Dockets ......................................................................................66 TRANSPORTATION ��78 Dockets ��85 MULTI-INDUSTRY ��106 Multi-Industry Dockets ..............................................................................................106 WIND ��108 Wind Dockets ��108 CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ................................................................................109 2018 KCC Annual Report | 3 4 | 2018 KCC Annual Report About the KCC Established in 1883 to regulate railroad Today, the KCC regulates five two of the three commissioners may activity, the Kansas Corporation cornerstone industries in the Kansas belong to the same political party. Commission (KCC) was one of the economy. The Commission has Commissioners elect one of their first state regulatory bodies in the the responsibility of ensuring that colleagues as Chair. The work of the nation. In 1911, the Kansas Legislature natural gas, electricity, telephone, Commission is supported by the KCC created a three member Public Utilities and transportation vendors provide Administrative Division, Public Affairs Commission to regulate telegraph safe, adequate, and reliable services at and Consumer Protection, Utilities, and telephone companies, pipeline reasonable rates. The Commission also Conservation, Transportation, and companies, common carriers, water, has the mandate of ensuring that oil Energy. electric, gas, and all power companies and gas producers protect correlative The KCC does not regulate most with the exception of those owned by rights and environmental resources. The electric cooperatives, water municipalities. authority of the Kansas Corporation cooperatives, municipalities, wireless Commission is derived from KSA 74-601 The present regulatory body was telephone, long distance service, cable to 74-631. established by the Legislature in 1933. companies, or the internet. Over the years, its jurisdiction was The Commission is comprised of three extended to include motor carriers, members who are appointed by the gas conservation, and supervision of Governor and confirmed by the Senate. plugging abandoned wells to protect Members serve staggered four-year fresh and useable water from pollution. terms. Law provides that no more than 2018 KCC Annual Report | 5 Current KCC Leadership Pat Apple Shari Feist Albrecht Jay Scott Emler Chairman Commissioner Commissioner Pat Apple was appointed to the KCC by Shari Feist Albrecht was appointed to the Jay Scott Emler was appointed to the Governor Brownback on March 24, 2014. KCC by Governor Brownback on June 25, KCC by Governor Brownback on January He was elected Chairman on January 12, 2012. She served as Chair from January 8, 2014, to fill an unexpired term ending 2017. His term expires on March 15, 2018. 9, 2014, to January 14, 2016. Albrecht was March 2015. He served as Chairman from reappointed to a second four year term, January 14, 2016, to January 12, 2017. Emler Commissioner Apple served in the Kansas which expires on March 15, 2020. was confirmed for a four year term, which Senate from 2005 to 2014, where he expires on March 15, 2019. provided leadership in many capacities Albrecht served at the Kansas Department including Chairman and Vice-Chairman of of Health and Environment from 1993 to Emler previously served in the Kansas the Utilities Committee. He also served on 2012. Previously at the KCC, Albrecht Senate where he was elected Senate the Assessment and Taxation Committee, held the positions of Director and Deputy Majority Leader. He represented the 35th Commerce Committee, Confirmation Director of the Conservation Division, District in central Kansas for 13 years. Oversight Committee, Vice-Chair of chairing numerous committees, including Emler also served as Chairman of both Kansas Electric Transmission Authority, the Oil and Gas Advisory Committee. She Ways and Means and Utilities committees. 911 Coordinating Council, and Chair of also served as Acting General Counsel, Prior to the Senate, he was Vice President Telecommunications Study Committee. Assistant General Counsel, and staff and General Counsel for Kansas Cellular. Commissioner Apple currently serves as the attorney for the Transportation Division. He is the past national Chairman of the Kansas representative for the Interstate Oil Albrecht is President of the Regional State Council on State Governments. He also and Gas Compact Commission. Committee of the Southwest Power Pool served on Governor Brownback’s transition Commissioner Apple’s prior public service

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