Developers eye idle KCK power plant as the region pursues data center projects

Investors have offered to buy the Kansas City Board of Public Utilities’ defunct Quindaro Power Station and develop a data center on the site. (Vaughn Wheat/The Beacon)

A defunct Kansas City, Kansas, power station astride polluted land has caught the eye of investors eager to develop an energy-hungry data center. The investors have offered to pay millions of dollars for the environmental remediation of the Kansas City Board of Public Utilities’ defunct Quindaro Power Station — and then some. The Unified Government…

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Renters: How to Weatherize Your Home to Reduce Energy Costs

Two stacks of pamphlets on a table. The table is brown. The pamphlets to the left of the screen advertise a weatherization assistance program. These pamphlets have a house with a red roof on them wrapped in a blue scarf. The text is bold and red. The pamphlets on the right advertise the healthy homes program. On these pamphlets, a young girl holds her nose. The text on these pamphlets is black and bold.

Energy burden is defined as the percentage of gross household income that is spent on energy costs. In some areas of the Kansas City Metropolitan area, residents experience an elevated energy burden. However, some energy costs can be reduced through weatherization. While it may be challenging to tackle as a renter, there are options to…

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Mum’s The Word on the Solar Farm at Kansas City Airport

A rendering of a natural gas burning plant Evergy plans to build in Sumner County, Kansas.

Area residents flying to and from home may wonder about the fate of the gleaming solar farm at Kansas City International Airport promised a year ago by Kansas City officials and Evergy. The short answer is that attorneys for the city and the consortium Evergy assembled to build the project are still working on the…

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Kansas City Exceeds Need for Electricians as Green Energy Grows

A woman wearing a dark red shirt stands in front of gray metal bars. The woman is wearing glasses, a bright yellow utility vest and a white hard hat.

Naomi Alexander spent two years studying accounting at Missouri Southern State University before deciding it was not the right path for her. When her father, a lifelong sprinkler fitter, suggested she consider a trade career, he “lit a fire” in her, she said.  After doing some research, Alexander enrolled in the Missouri Apprentice Ready Program,…

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