Missouri Utility Proposes Major Ramp-Up in Efficiency | Rebecca Stanfield's Blog | Switchboard, from NRDC

Missouri Utility Proposes Major Ramp-Up in Efficiency | Rebecca Stanfield's Blog | Switchboard, from NRDC: "Late yesterday, Kansas City Power and Light (KCPL) asked state regulators for approval to offer more and better energy efficiency programs to reduce electricity demand and lower energy costs for its customers. Under the plan, KCPL will invest about $25 million per year over the next three years to help their customers save energy. For every dollar invested, they will avoid spending about $4 dollars on generating, transmitting and distributing power, which will save customers hundreds of millions of dollars in energy costs over the lifetime of the efficiency measures installed.

This is a big step forward for Missouri, where, despite widespread agreement on the value of energy efficiency, utilities and regulators have had a difficult time agreeing on rules and business models that will deliver savings in a way that is a win for the public as well as for utility shareholders. ... "

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