JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Public Service Commission wants to determine the potential impact of current and future Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules under the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts on Missouri’s electric utilities’ electric generation plants. The Commission specifically wants to determine the potential impact on reliability and costs.
In order to further study the issue, the Commission has directed the PSC staff to lead a working group to investigate and draft a report describing the effect of environmental regulations on Missouri’s electric industry and to offer recommendations on how the PSC should address the effects. The report is due no later than May 1, 2012.
The working group will include the PSC staff, the Office of the Public Counsel and the state’s four investor-owned electric utilities (Ameren Missouri, Kansas City Power & Light, The Empire District Electric Company and KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Company). The Commission also invites consumer, industrial and environmental groups to participate.
Any person or entity with an interest in this case is invited to view documents and is encouraged to submit comments or documents without counsel. This is not a contested case; therefore, intervention requests to participate are unnecessary.
The public is invited to submit comments by forwarding electronic communications through the Public Service Commission’s electronic and information system (EFIS) or by mailing written comments.
Electronic comments can be submitted at website http://www.mailermailer.com/rd? http://www.psc.mo.gov . When at the website, click on the EFIS/Case filings on the left side of the page. Scroll down and click on the public comment link. Please refer to the case number (EW-2012-0065).
Written comments may be mailed to the Secretary of the Missouri Public Service Commission, P.O. Box 360, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102. Please reference the case number (EW-2012-0065).
