Kansas utilities run coal plants all year, costing millions
(World News USA)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The way Westar Energy runs its coal plants in Kansas unnecessarily costs consumers millions of dollars a year through an obscure, if common, practice known as self-committing generation. The company essentially runs its coal plants year-round, even during the winter months when it's not cost-effective. An analysis by the Union of Concerned Scientists, which ......