Energy needs of EV battery plant will keep coal plant online

An electric battery factory in Kansas may use so much energy that a local power plant might not be able to stop burning coal as quickly as planned, according to multiple reports. Panasonic, a Japanese technology company, is building a massive electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in De Soto, Kansas, that could consume enough energy to power a small city, according to Cowboy State Daily. The facility, which could receive billions in federal subsidies, could use so much electricity to produce EVs that Evergy, the local utility company, will have...