BEFORE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI

 

 

In the Matter of Kansas City Power & Light                 )

Company’s Submission of its 2013 Renewable            )           File No. EO-2014-0289

Energy Standard Compliance Report                          )

 

 

ORDER GRANTING WAIVER

 

Issue Date:  August 25, 2014                                  Effective Date: August 25, 2014

 

 

On April 15, 2013, Kansas City Power & Light Company (“KCP&L”) filed with the Missouri Public Service Commission (“Commission”) its 2013 Annual Renewable Energy Standard Compliance Report (“Report”) pursuant to Commission Rule 4 CSR 240-20.100.  The Commission’s rule requires the Staff of the Commission to review the utility’s compliance report and to file a report identifying any deficiencies.[1] On June 30, 2014, Staff filed its report stating that it did not find any deficiencies in the KCP&L Report.

KCP&L has requested a limited waiver of Commission Rule 4 CSR 240‑20.100(7)(A)1.I(V), which requires the Report to provide all meter readings used for calculation of the payments from the utility to vendors of renewable energy credits.  The Commission has the discretion to grant a waiver or variance to a provision of the renewable energy standard rule upon a showing of good cause.[2]  Good cause means a good faith request for reasonable relief.[3] KCP&L states that a limited waiver is appropriate because the vendors do not provide it with meter reading information. Staff recommends granting the requested waiver, and no other party has objected to the request.  The Commission concludes that good cause exists for the limited waiver and will grant the request.

THE COMMISSION ORDERS THAT:

1.               Kansas City Power & Light Company is granted a limited waiver of Commission Rule 4 CSR 240-20.100(7)(A)1.I(V) to substitute invoices or another reasonable substitute when meter readings are not available for energy purchases from Spearville 3, LLC and Cimarron Windpower II and for renewable energy credits purchased from aggregators that are lawfully registered in another renewable energy registry.   

2.               This order shall become effective immediately upon issuance.

 

BY THE COMMISSION

 

 

 

 

Morris L. Woodruff

Secretary

 

Michael Bushmann, Senior Regulatory

Law Judge, by delegation of authority

pursuant to Section 386.240, RSMo 2000.

 

Dated at Jefferson City, Missouri,

on this 25th day of August, 2014.


[1] 4 CSR 240-20.100(7)(D).

[2] 4 CSR 240-20.100(10).

[3] American Family Ins. Co. v. Hilden, 936 S.W.2d 207 (Mo. App. W.D. 1996).