Iatan NewsLocal news for Iatan, MO continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Cost of coal power is rising- March 20, 2008 "It's a very tough environment right now" Electric bills are poised to soar for customers of utilities building coal-fired power plants.The plants, long-trusted purveyors of low-cost power, no longer seem like such good bets because of soaring ... via KansasCity.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/iatan-mo/2008/03/cost-of-coal-power-is-rising?fromrss=1 KCP&L delays upgrade to La Cygne plant- March 8, 2008 "We wouldn't be concerned unless they were violating a permit or regulatory requirement." Kansas City Power & Light, which is facing an investigation into costs and progress of its comprehensive energy plan, has postponed an environmental upgrade to one of its power plants.The Missouri Pub lic Service Commission's staff, in a letter to KCP&L, disclosed that the utility had decided to defer 'environmental enhancements' to the company's La Cygne 1 power plant in eastern Kansas.KCP&L..http://www.topix.net/city/iatan-mo/2008/03/kcp-l-delays-upgrade-to-la-cygne-plant?fromrss=... KCP&L resists calls for more scrutiny of its decision to table wind farm- March 5, 2008 Kansas City Power Light is rejecting calls for more scrutiny of its decision to defer development of a wind farm this year.The utility recently said it would not build the 100-megawatt wind farm this year ... via KansasCity.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/iatan-mo/2008/03/kcp-l-resists-calls-for-more-scrutiny-of-its-de... |