Energy (Electric Vehicles)

SB 380 requires retail electric suppliers in Kansas to offer fair, reasonable, and equal rates to businesses providing electric vehicle (EV) charging services. It specifically prohibits suppliers from including costs for their own public fast-charging stations (50kW+ DC) in electricity rates charged to customers. The bill applies to suppliers operating public fast-charging stations but exempts stations built before July 1, 2026, or those used solely for the supplier's own vehicles. This ensures EV charging businesses face no artificial cost disadvantages from utility-owned stations. The law takes effect after its publication in the statute book.

SB 167 prohibits Kansas electric utilities from passing EV charging station construction, operation, or maintenance costs to ratepayers (regular electricity customers). Instead, it requires utilities to establish separate rate schedules for private EV charging station operators, based on actual electricity consumption (kilowatt-hours) rather than demand. Utilities must operate EV charging services through a distinct business unit and offer terms equally to private operators as they would to other third parties. This takes effect by October 2025, with utilities required to file new rate schedules with the state commission or publish them publicly. The bill does not affect make-ready infrastructure or utilities' own fleet charging.