Facing spiking energy demand, U.S. states are pressing for ways to build new power plants faster as policymakers try to protect residents from higher electric bills and keep their economies ...

The bill is made up of dozens of policy changes governing how utilities operate in Missouri. Utility companies say they need ...

The Missouri legislature passed a major utility bill on Thursday that makes sweeping changes to how utilities operate in ...

The EPA's 'biggest deregulatory action in U.S. history' will likely have longstanding consequences for Missouri's air quality ...

The demand for electricity is rising and as Missouri utilities plan for more power, consumer advocates worry about the cost.

“I don’t think we’ve seen anything ... said utilities are playing the two states, Missouri and Kansas, against each other and were planning to build the power plants anyway.

It is building two new gas-fired power plants in Kansas. The company would like ... Opponents of the bill said the items ...