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Energy Incentive Programs, Missouri

Updated October 2008

Below you will find questions and answers regarding Missouri's utility energy efficiency programs, including options for load management, demand response, and distributed energy resources, and information about state-sponsored energy efficiency programs.

What public-purpose-funded energy efficiency programs are available in my state?

Missouri has no public-purpose-funded energy efficiency programs.

What utility energy efficiency programs are available to me?

Kansas City Power and Light (KCP&L) offers the following programs:

  • The Custom Rebate Retrofit Program provides rebates for projects with a societal benefit-cost ratio greater than 1. All projects are individually analyzed and the rebate is calculated as the lesser of a buy-down to a 2-year payback or 50% of the incremental cost. There are caps on the total amount of incentive available to a customer in a single six-month period.

  • The Prescriptive Rebate Program is available to customers operating under the small general service rate. Rebates cover lighting, air conditioning, and motors.

  • The Custom Rebate New Construction Program provides financial incentives for installing energy-efficient equipment (including HVAC systems, motors, variable speed drives, lighting, building controls, and pumps) with a societal benefit-cost ratio greater than 1. The rebate is calculated as the lesser of a buy-down to a 2-year payback or 50% of the incremental cost. There are caps on the total amount of incentive available to a customer in a single six-month period.

  • KCP&L offers qualified customers a $575 rebate for attending Building Operator Certification training to learn how to increase energy efficiency through operation and maintenance practices.

What load management/demand response options are available to me?

Ameren runs the Customer Energy Exchange Program, which offers credit to commercial and industrial customers for voluntary reductions during peak hours. Credits range from $0.10-$1.20 per kWh reduced. To qualify for this program, customers must be able to reduce their load by at least 500 kW.

Kansas City Power and Light (KCP&L) offers two load management options:

  • The MPower program provides customers with credit for agreeing to reduce their load during periods of peak demand. In exchange, customers receive a fixed monthly credit of for their curtailable load, regardless of whether any curtailment requests are made, along with energy payments for actual reductions when the program is called. Eligibility is open to customers with as little as 25 kW of curtailable load.

  • The Real Time Pricing Program allows participants to buy electricity at the real-time market price. Contact KCP&L's Business Center at BusinessCenter@kcpl.com for more information on this program.

What distributed energy resource options are available to me?

The Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE) provides information on programs that offer incentives for renewable distributed generation. Missouri currently has no programs of this type available to federal customers.

Are there energy efficiency programs sponsored by the state government?

The Energy Center of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources administers state-sponsored energy efficiency programs. However, none of their programs are currently available to federal customers.

What other additional opportunities are available to me?

Federal customers also have energy efficiency opportunities available with utilities (such as Ameren, Aquila, and KCP&L) that have area-wide contracts with GSA and, by extension, all other federal agencies. Federal facilities should contact their account executive to determine the level of participation by their local utility.

NOTE: Energy efficiency funds and demand response programs are updated at least annually. Please contact the FEMP webmaster if changes are needed between updates.