Evergy: Renewable Energy Goal
Evergy Files Kansas Integrated Resource Plan
Inaugural Kansas filing mirrors Missouri as energy company
moves toward goal of net-zero carbon emissions.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 28, 2021 – Today, Evergy filed its first Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) with the Kansas Corporation Commission. The plan prioritizes sustainability, reliability and cost competitiveness with retirement of 1,200 megawatts of coal-based fossil generation and the addition of 3,200 MW of renewable generation in the next 10 years.
“We’re on a journey to a cleaner energy future, while balancing the highest priorities of reliability and affordability for our customers,” said David Campbell, president and chief executive officer. “Our coal-fired fossil plants are now more flexible than ever and frequently operate as a backup to renewable generation sources. This flexibility allows us to adapt to real-time needs – running fossil plants more when renewable availability is low or customer demand is high. This measured transition toward more sustainable resource options maintains the reliability our customers need.”
The filing includes the same forecasted generation additions and retirements announced in April when Evergy filed its IRP with the Missouri Public Service Commission. The transition toward more sustainable energy sources advances Evergy’s goal to reduce carbon emissions 70 percent by 2030 (relative to 2005 levels) and achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2045, assuming technology, regulatory, and legislative enablers have advanced to facilitate this goal. Within the next three years, the company will retire its Lawrence (KS) Energy Center and add 700 MW of solar energy.
Continuing recent trends, Evergy expects its coal plants will run fewer hours as their energy is increasingly displaced by lower cost renewable resources. At the same time, the reliability challenges driven by the extreme weather of February 2021 demonstrated the value of dispatchable generation with fuel on the ground. The phased transition approach in the IRP provides Evergy the ability to adjust planned additions and retirements based on evolving market, technology, and policy dynamics. As the company’s older fossil-fueled plants near the end of their useful lives, Evergy will continue to responsibly manage these assets for the benefit of customers while allowing advancing and emerging technology to develop. Evergy will also continue its focus on people, offering opportunities for employees at retiring generation facilities to learn new skills and fill different roles at the company.
Today’s IRP is a triennial filing that establishes a clear implementation plan through the next triennial filing in 2024 and describes expectations for meeting longer-term customer energy needs through 2040. The Plan was developed through an extensive regulatory stakeholder process to meet the diverse needs of the company’s customers and communities. The IRP is central to Evergy’s Sustainability Transformation Plan (STP), the company’s strategic plan guiding decisions through 2024, and continues the company’s transition toward a more sustainable energy company. Click here to read Evergy’s 2021 IRP Overview and here to learn more about Evergy’s energy mix.
About Evergy, Inc.
Evergy, Inc. (NYSE: EVRG) serves approximately 1.6 million customers in Kansas and Missouri. We generate nearly half the power we provide to homes and businesses with emission-free sources. We support our local communities where we live and work and strive to meet the needs of customers through energy savings and innovative solutions.
The Fort Scott Police Department Daily Reports May 27
Ten Years and 100,000 Meals
Sheila and David Baglin were the recipients of a $100 gift certificate to Luther’s BBQ because they were the 100,000th meal that Feeding Families In His Name has served in a random contest.
Pictured is Jean Tucker, coordinator of the ministry, left, with the lucky couple.
Youth Suicide Prevention Art Contest
TOPEKA – The Kansas Partners in Empowering Youth for Suicide Prevention believes that every young person deserves to be safe from suicide and that the best way to reach youth in Kansas is to provide opportunities for them to reach out to their peers, thus the Youth Suicide Prevention Art Contest was created. The contest, which ended April 5, 2021, was open to Kansas youth in grades 6 through 12 and 28 youth from across the state dedicated their time and talents to developing messages to reach other youth with their submissions.
“We are pleased with the incredible quality of submissions for the contest. Every person who entered clearly put great thought and effort into their submission,” Steve Devore, President/CEO of Kansas Suicide Prevention HQ said. “We look forward to sharing them across the state to raise awareness of the possibility of hope and healing while working to provide enough support to Kansas youth so that no one ever walks alone in crisis. We anticipate all entries will resonate with youth but there were top prizes awarded for the three grade categories by youth judges.”
To view submissions to the Youth Suicide Prevention Art Contest, visit the online gallery at www.ksphq.org/artcontestgallery/.
The agencies involved in the Kansas Partners in Empowering Youth for Suicide Prevention include the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services, the Kansas Department for Children and Families, Kansas State Department of Education and the Kansas Attorney General’s Office, in collaboration with the Kansas Suicide Prevention Resource Center.
There is something each of us can do, follow these tips to help prevent youth suicide.
If I am a teen, I can…
- Encourage friends that getting help for life’s ups and downs is okay.
- Share stories about times getting help has worked.
- Talk to my doctor during my annual well visit.
- Break the stigma by encouraging discussion of mental wellness.
- Be an example of kindness and connection to those around me.
If I am a parent, I can…
- Be willing to listen without judgement.
- Be the one to help my child seek mental and physical care when needed.
- Store my firearms and prescription/over-the-counter medications safely at home to reduce the likelihood they will be used in a suicide crisis.
If I am a school employee, I can…
- Be willing to listen without judgement.
- Download the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale screener tool and champion protocol changes for successful implementation within my school or district.
- Recognize social emotional learning initiatives that focus on building social skills especially problem-solving skills are effective upstream efforts to reduce suicide and other risky behaviors in students.
- Implement evidence-based screening for depression and suicide for the entire student body.
If I am a community member, I can…
- Be willing to listen without judgement.
- Make resources for safe storage or disposal of means for suicide available (e.g. trigger locks, prescription take back initiatives).
- Enroll in training like Mental Health First Aid or Applied Suicide Intervention Skills.
- Participate in training like (ASIST) or Question. Persuade. Refer (QPR) to be able to better identify when youth are struggling with thoughts of suicide.
- Practice good self-care; share my coping mechanisms with those around me, tell stories of seeking help and gaining recovery.
If you or someone you know is in need of assistance, please text KANSAS to 741741 or call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.
Child Abuse Prevention Training Offered
Kansas Children’s Service League has several child abuse prevention training topics scheduled. These trainings are free and open for anyone to attend.
For a current schedule and descriptions, and to register, please find the listing at https://www.kcsl.org/training_events.aspx.
Upcoming Trainings (just a few of the available offerings… see the link above for a full listing for trainings through July):
- Darkness to Light Stewards of Children (child sexual abuse prevention training)
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- Thursday, June 10, 2021 – 1:00pm – 3:00pm. Registration Link: kcsl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcrfuyvqDktEtyaI1c_iKzz-GfpJlUQH1Hk
- Adverse Childhood Experiences
- Friday, June 18, 2021 – 11:00am – 12:00pm. Registration Link: kcsl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0scuGvqzwiGtVejHrFFS_azNgux-8zQIQQ
- Preventing Infant Abuse with the Period of PURPLE Crying (recommended for anyone working with parents with a new baby)
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- Monday, June 21, 2021 – 2:00pm – 3:00pm. Registration Link: kcsl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tdOGvrzIpGtY3YY6-iavQPT5U5rNxQ4Wt
- Child Abuse and Neglect Recognition and Reporting (Mandated Reporter Training)
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- Wednesday, June 23, 2021 – 11:00am – 12:00pm. Registration Link: kcsl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMvc-mupj0uGtbhDF9HPKAi8u0NYRiMl447
- ACEs and Resilience
- Friday, June 25, 2021 – 11:00am – 12:00pm. Registration Link: kcsl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYld-GsrT0oH93gz7sZgMH5yyx-Eyz8l3Hq
- Connections Matter in Early Childhood
- Tuesday Evening, June 15 & 22, 2021 from 6:30pm – 8:30pm (both evenings required for completion). Registration Link: kcsl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYpde2vrzgtGd2mYeHbncsfUDD0SChNPR_q
- Thursday, June 24, 2021 – 12:30pm – 4:30pm. Registration Link: kcsl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0pd-6sqzwiH9SjofTCWCmW3kyvPMcEdxGi
- Tuesday, July 20, 2021 – 10:00am – 2:30pm (30 min break for lunch in the middle). Registration Link: kcsl.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtcuuopzIqHd3y6UEYuEI5rPwoB9DxTvGo
These trainings are all KDHE approved for child care licensing hours, and all participants will receive certificates of attendance. Please email Rachelle Soden at [email protected] with any questions, or to schedule a training for your specific group/date/time.
Grant To Reduce Substance Abuse Available
TOPEKA — The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) announces a grant funding opportunity for communities through a request for application (RFA) process for the Kansas Prevention Collaborative-Community Initiative (KPCCI) to reduce and prevent substance abuse in identified communities and enrich prevention efforts across the state through the implementation and sustainability of effective, culturally competent prevention strategies.
Grantees will use these funds to create a comprehensive, community-based strategic plan to address the problems of underage drinking, youth marijuana use, or ATOD (Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs), shared risk and protective factors, and produce sustainable systems change in their communities. Communities will utilize the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) model designed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to assess their local needs, build capacity and create an implementation plan.
“Community-driven grants are an important piece of our statewide prevention system,” said KDADS Secretary Laura Howard. “KDADS’ Behavioral Health Services Commission works directly with community partners who apply for and receive these funds to provide essential training and support. We encourage communities to apply for this grant opportunity and become part of the statewide team working to prevent substance use in Kansas.”
The KPCCI grant is funded by SAMHSA “to prevent and reduce substance abuse in identified communities and enrich prevention efforts across the state through the implementation and sustainability of effective, culturally competent prevention strategies. Through the advancement of technological supports, learning processes, technical assistance, direct consultation and other resources, grantees will be supported through each of the five steps of the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF).”
The RFA is directed at newly established coalitions in existence for the past six months ready to incorporate the SPF’s sustainable guidance and evidence-based strategies:
- The planning phase: determining what works to address prevention needs and how to do it well based on data;
- The implementation phase: delivering evidence-based intervention as intended, supported by KDADS and its partners in the Kansas Prevention Collaborative (KPC).
Communities ready to start the process or who have already started the planning stage and are ready to progress to the implementation phase are eligible to apply for funding. KDADS strongly encourages those eligible to apply.
“The KDADS prevention team continues to support positive community outcomes with this grant. For many years the communities involved in this meaningful work have played a pivotal role in the state’s prevention efforts,” said KDADS Children’s Services Director Gary Henault. “Our grantees and community partners committed to serving others continue to have a positive impact on the communities they serve.”
About the Kansas Prevention Collaborative:
The Kansas Prevention Collaborative was created in 2015 to integrate and innovate behavioral health prevention efforts. A partnership of several different state, educational and provider agencies, the KPC’s goal is to expand prevention efforts to be more inclusive of mental health promotion, suicide prevention and problem gambling education and awareness, as well as to increase the availability of resources to adequately fund local-level prevention and promotion strategic plans. For more information, see https://www.kdads.ks.gov/commissions/behavioral-health/kpc.
Bourbon County Commission Agenda For June 1
Agenda
Bourbon County Commission Room
1st Floor, County Courthouse
210 S. National Avenue
Fort Scott, KS 66701
Tuesdays starting at 9:00
Date: June 1, 2021
1st District-Lynne Oharah Minutes: Approved: _______________
2nd District–Jim Harris Corrected: _______________________
3rd District-Clifton Beth Adjourned at: _______________
County Clerk-Kendell Mason
MEETING WILL BE HELD IN THE COMMISSION ROOM.
Call to Order
- Flag Salute
- Approval of Minutes from previous meeting
- Eric Bailey – Road and Bridge Report
- SEK Multi-County Health Dept – 2022 Budget Request
- Kendall Mason – Clerk/Election – 2022 Budget Request
- Elected Officials Comment
- County Counselor Comment
- Susan Bancroft, Finance Director
- Public Comment
- Commission Comment
Justifications for Executive Session:
KSA 75-4319(b)(1) To discuss personnel matters of individual nonelected personnel to protect their privacy
KSA 75-4319(b)(2) For consultation with an attorney for the public body or agency which would be deemed privileged in the attorney-client relationship
KSA 75-4319(b)(3) To discuss matters relating to employer-employee negotiations whether or not in consultation with the representative(s) of the body or agency
KSA 75-4319(b)(4) To discuss data relating to financial affairs or trade secrets of corporations, partnerships, trust, and individual proprietorships
KSA 75-4319(b)(6) For the preliminary discussion of the acquisition of real property
KSA 75-4319(b)(12) To discuss matters relating to security measures, if the discussion of such matters at an open me
What’s Happening in Fort Scott! May 28th Weekly Newsletter
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The Fort Scott Police Department Daily Reports May 26
Tiger Track Team Send Off Today at 1 p.m.
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Community Foundation Awards Grant to City for Roller Skates
The City of Fort Scott recently announced plans to open a roller skating rink for individuals of all ages to enjoy.
Leading up to this decision, volunteers and others researched the concept of a roller skating rink to determine if it would be a viable venture in Fort Scott.
When it was determined that there was community support for a roller skating rink, the opportunity to purchase 120 pairs of skates and a rack presented itself to the City.
In response to a grant application received by the Fort Scott Area Community Foundation, a special mid-year grant for $5,900 was awarded to the City toward the purchase of 120 pairs of skates and a rack.
“The Foundation annually holds a granting process beginning the first of August culminating with the announcement of the grants at a Chamber coffee in November,” said Carla Farmer, FSACF chair. “On several occasions in past years since the Foundation was established, we have awarded a mid-year grant that meets the criteria of addressing a compelling need in the community and/or the timing of the request cannot be delayed until the annual granting cycle. The Foundation Board recognizes that not all needs in our community present themselves during the granting cycle and we are pleased to be able to respond to this special request.”
FSACF awarded $36,250 to 18 not-for-profits in 2020 during its 12th annual granting cycle. The funds for these grants are derived from interest earned each year from the Foundation’s unrestricted endowment. Several of the organizations receiving funding included U-234 third grade music program, Lowell Milken Center Ft. Scott Front Line Heroes, Bourbon County Inter-Agency Coalition rent/utilities assistance, Care to Share, First United Methodist Feeding Families In His Name and Compassionate Ministries ID and Winter Warming Project.
Gregg Motley, granting committee chair, along with his committee, reviewed the application and final approval was made by the Board.
“When we have an opportunity to support the other positive things happening in our Community, we believe we are truly fulfilling the mission of the Foundation,” Motley stated.
For more information on the Foundation, visit FSACF.com or call 224-6500.