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Energy-Efficiency Funds and Demand Response Programs, Missouri

Updated July 2007

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?

Aquila offers subsidized energy audits for its small (< 200 kW peak electric demand) commercial customers to identify opportunities for energy efficiency improvements. The customer is responsible for paying $200 towards the audit. Aquila provides prescriptive lighting rebates and will also cover up to 50% of the incremental cost (or buy-down to a two-year payback) of any electric energy conservation measures identified in the audit.

Ameren offers the LEED Incentive and Grant Program for new construction and major remodeling projects. This program offers grants to be used for "soft" costs, such as the LEED certification fee; LEED documentation; professional services, like energy modeling, daylighting analysis and/or modeling life cycle analysis; commissioning; and building design charrettes facilitated by a LEED accredited professional.

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, and also must have an interval meter and a computer with a fax machine and internet access.

Kansas City Power & Light (KCPL) offers two load management options:

  • The MPower program provides customers with credit for agreeing to reduce their load upon notification, 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 200 kW of curtailable load.
  • The Real Time Pricing Program allows participants to buy electricity at a discount to standard rates or at marginal cost-based prices. Contact KCPL's Business Center at BusinessCenter@kcpl.com for more information on this program.

Aquila offers the following load management options (PDF 375 KB, 129 pp):
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  • A real time pricing rate option, wherein participants are alternatively credited or charged, based upon the day-ahead forecast of hourly energy costs, for usage below or above a pre-determined customer baseline load profile.
  • A curtailable demand rider, wherein participants with a curtailable load of greater than 200 kW can agree to shed load (with no less than four hours notification) for up to eight hours during summer weekdays between noon and 10 pm. Credit on demand reduction is $2.09 per contracted kW/month. Aquila can call this program up to twenty times per summer. A $25.40 per contracted kW penalty applies to any failures to curtail during program events.
  • A voluntary load reduction rider for customers with peak demand greater than 500 kW. Upon notification of an event, Aquila indicates to customers the credit value per kWh for load reduction. Payment is based on 90% of the previous non-event day's average load corresponding to the hours of requested reduction minus the customer's actual load in each hour.

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.