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Community Involvement and Support
Who endorsed KCP&L's plan?
KCP&L's plan received support from numerous community groups and organizations, including the Kansas City Area Development Council, the Mid-America Regional Council, the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City, the International Brotherhood of Boiler Makers, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 412, as well as numerous customers, mayors, chambers of commerce, and economic development agencies.
Interveners, many of whom contributed to the development of KCP&L's long-term energy plan, include: the Staffs of the Missouri Public Service Commission and Kansas Corporation Commission; the Office of Public Counsel (OPC); the Missouri Department of Natural Resources; Aquila, Inc.; The Empire District Electric Company; the City of Kansas City, Missouri; Jackson County, Missouri; Concerned Citizens of Platte County; Sierra Club; PraxAir, Inc.; the Missouri Industrial Energy Consumers; Sprint, Kansas Hospital Association and the Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission. In addition, the Missouri Energy Group, the Missouri Retailers Association, and AmerenUE also participated in the regulatory process.
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Has the public had a chance to weigh in on this plan?
The energy plan is the result of an open, collaborative process that began more than a year ago and included numerous strategic planning sessions, public forums and regulatory workshops to gather input from hundreds of people, including employees, customers, environmentalists, industry experts, community leaders and other utilities.
The process began with a series of strategic planning sessions with outside experts, including environmentalists, energy specialists, civic leaders and customers. Then, during the summer of 2004, KCP&L hosted a series of public forums in Platte, Clay and Jackson counties in Missouri and Atchison and Johnson counties in Kansas to gather input and allow customers, environmentalists, and other key constituents to ask questions. In addition, KCP&L representatives have met with more than 1,500 people in 80 presentations to civic and community groups across the region. KCP&L also has sought to keep the community informed of the regulatory process and the plan through advertising and direct mail.
The amount of community input during the planning process is unprecedented in Missouri and Kansas, and, in fact, the process has been recognized by the utility industry for being open and inclusive.
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