RESOLUTION NO. 050520
Directing the City Manager to take the
necessary steps to enter into the stipulation and agreement on behalf of the
City in the matter of a proposed experimental regulatory plan of Kansas City
Power & Light Company before the Public Service Commission of the State of Missouri.
WHEREAS,
Kansas City Power & Light Company has filed an application with the Public
Service Commission to open a docket to investigate emerging issues expected to
affect the supply, delivery and pricing of electric service provided by KCPL in
the future; and
WHEREAS,
KCPL has conducted workshops, public forums and strategic planning seminars,
involving employees, customers, energy experts, financial experts, the general
public, consumer groups, manufacturers, industrial and trade groups,
environmental organizations, other utility companies, and government and
community leaders to solicit comments regarding its planning process; and
WHEREAS,
during the course of these proceedings, KCPL provided to the City, the
Commission, the Office of the Public Counsel and other interested parties the
following information: (a) a description of KCPLs proposed efficiency,
affordability and demand response programs; (b) KCPLs ten-year generation and
load forecasts; (c) a description of KCPLs proposed distribution and
transmission infrastructure programs; (d) a description of all of the power
supply alternatives considered by KCPL to meet its load requirements; and (e) a
description of environmental investments considered by KCPL as necessary for
the future (KCPL Plan); and
WHEREAS,
the City, the Staff of the Commission, the Office of the Public Counsel and
other interested parties have participated in the workshops and discovery and
settlement negotiations in connection with the KCPL Plan and agree on certain
premises, fundamental concepts and factual conclusions (Regulatory Plan) as
set forth in detail in the Stipulation and Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
it is determined that the City should join the staff of the Public Service
Commission, the Office of Public Counsel, the Department of Natural Resources,
the Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission, the Missouri
Industrial Energy Consumers, and various electric utilities in executing the
Stipulation and Agreement in the Public Service Commission proceeding known as
In the Matter of a Proposed Experimental Regulatory Plan of Kansas City Power
& Light Company to endorse KCPLs Regulatory Plan to invest in coal and
wind power generation, and to implement environmental controls and retrofits,
and customer and energy efficiency programs, NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT
RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
That the
City Manager shall take the steps necessary for the City to join the Stipulation
and Agreement filed in the proceeding entitled In the Matter of a Proposed
Experimental Regulatory Plan of Kansas City Power & Light Company before
the Missouri Public Service Commission.
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