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HB2636

Establishing requirements for the development, construction, modification, maintenance, operation and decommissioning of certain industrial energy facilities and providing jurisdiction to the state corporation commission to control and permit such development, construction, modification, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of such facilities.

Introduced·2/2/26
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Kansas HB2636 establishes requirements for industrial energy facilities, including permitting, registration, and decommissioning.

Kansas HB2636 sets forth regulations for industrial energy facilities, including industrial battery energy storage systems, industrial solar energy conversion systems, and industrial wind energy conversion systems. The bill mandates that any new industrial energy facility or expansion of an existing one must obtain a permit from the state corporation commission. Facilities constructed before July 1, 2026, or authorized by a county board of commissioners before that date, are exempt from the permit requirement.

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Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Committee
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History

Feb 2

House

House Introduced

Feb 2

House

House Referred to Committee on Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications