PR-11-83 -- MEDIA REMINDER: PSC To Hold Local Public Hearing In St. Joseph In KCPL And KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Company Rate Cases

Contact: Kevin Kelly (573) 751-9300

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- NOVEMBER 29, 2010

JEFFERSON CITY---The Missouri Public Service Commission will hold a local public hearing in St. Joseph on December 6, 2010, in electric rate cases filed by Kansas City Power & Light Company (KCPL) and KCP&L-Greater Missouri Operations Company.

The local public hearing will be held at Missouri Western State University, Leah Spratt Hall, Room 201, 4525 Downs Drive.  A PSC staff public information/question and answer session starts at 5:30 p.m. with the local public hearing and the taking of sworn testimony to follow.

This local public hearing will be held in a building that meets accessibility standards required by the Americans with Disabilities Act.  Any person who needs additional accommodations to participate in this hearing should call the Public Service Commission’s hotline at 1-800-392-4211 (voice) or Relay Missouri at 711 prior to the hearing.

On June 4, 2010, KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Company filed an electric rate case with the Missouri Public Service Commission stating it was seeking to increase annual electric operating revenues by approximately $75.8 million in its MPS service territory and by approximately $22.1 million in its L&P service territory.  According to KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Company, a typical residential customer would see an increase of less than $15 a month under the company’s request.  

The company is also asking the PSC to modify its fuel adjustment clause (FAC) to allow the company to recover certain additional transmission costs through its FAC charge.  The company’s modified FAC allows it to adjust customers’ bills two times a year based on variations in certain costs and revenues related to fuel and purchased power.  Any increase or decrease in fuel and purchased power costs will be reflected in the FAC-portion of the customer’s bill.

KCPL filed an electric rate case with the Missouri Public Service Commission on June 4, 2010, stating it was seeking to increase annual electric operating revenues by approximately $92.1 million.  According to KCPL, a typical residential customer would see an increase of less than $13 a month under the company’s request.

KCPL serves approximately 271,000 electric customers in 13 western Missouri counties.  KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Company serves approximately 308,000 electric customers in Missouri.

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Case Nos. ER-2010-0355 & ER-2010-0356