Kansas has passed Senate Bill 380. This legislation will help level the playing field in the state’s electric vehicle (EV) charging market and provide businesses with the confidence they need to invest in the state. Specifically, the bill prevents Kansas’ electric utilities from giving their own, utility-owned charging stations unfair advantages in the EV charging market. SB 380 does still allow utilities to compete in the EV charging market, but any utilities that provides a public fast charging station must provide fair reasonable and non-discriminatory electric rates to all entities providing similar services and cannot provide their utility-owned chargers with an unfair competitive rate advantage. These provisions ensure that electric utilities cannot use their inherent advantages as a regulated monopoly to control the EV charging market and gives confidence to private investors that they will not be undercut by a utility using ratepayer funds. This bill was signed into law on April 9, 2026.
Key Provisions of Kansas SB 380:
Requires any utility that provides public fast charging stations provide fair reasonable and non-discriminatory electric rates to all entities providing similar services and prohibits them from providing their utility-owned chargers with an unfair competitive rate advantage.
In 2025, CAP was supporting Senate Bill 167. SB 167 included the similar provisions to SB 380 and would also have required Kansas electric suppliers to maintain a commercial direct-current fast charging station rate schedule that utilizes volumetric rates as an alternative to demand charges. These rates would provide the rate transparency and predictability necessary for entities considering entering the EV charging market.
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