Residents are unlikely to forget February 2021 anytime soon. If the blistering cold temperatures that slammed Kansas weren’t memorable enough, rolling blackouts were instituted twice in a 48-hour span in a bid to conserve energy use. A series of factors pushed natural gas prices through the roof, leaving utilities, municipalities and businesses with bills they are, in some cases, still trying to pay off — with residents picking up the tab for years. All this has legislators interested in ensuring the state is prepared if a similar event hits Kansas this winter — or in years to come.
Source: Hutch News
