ENERGY AFFORDABILITY
Business Affordability & Competitiveness

Convene a utility and industry stakeholder group to develop technical knowledge of energy efficiency at industrial facilities, including energy assessment training, case studies for industry sectors, and expanded training opportunities for manufacturing workers.
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MEI GRADE

REFERENCE TO 2015 PLAN   |   ACTION TAKEN
 |  SCORE   |   STEPS TO COMPLETION

​​REFERENCE POINT 
​ ​IN 2015 PLAN
- NONE PROVIDED FOR NOW - ​

​​​ACTION TAKEN
DE staff has developed a stakeholder and partner list to begin further engagement and began assembling sector-specific energy efficiency content. ​

WHO TOOK ACTION​

MEI GRADE / SCORE 

​MEI RATIONALE FOR GRADE
early stage

​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
Further progress steps include disseminating industrial energy efficiency sector pages and convening and collaborating with the utility-industry stakeholder group to develop trainings and case studies. 

​​WHO IS IN CONTROL OF DESTINY

Continue to promote and support industry, commercial, and agricultural energy audits through Missouri’s Industrial Assessment Center and Missouri Enterprise.
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MEI GRADE

REFERENCE TO 2015 PLAN   |   ACTION TAKEN
 |  SCORE   |   STEPS TO COMPLETION

​REFERENCE POINT 
​ ​IN 2015 PLAN
- NONE PROVIDED FOR NOW - 
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​ACTION TAKEN
DE is assisting the IAC as issues arise (example: solar survey). ​

WHO TOOK ACTION​​​

​​MEI GRADE / SCORE 

​​​​MEI RATIONALE FOR GRADE
Goal is being met. Could be seen as complete.

​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
Further progress steps include initiating dialogue with MO Enterprise to identify resources, capacity, and expertise for energy audits as well as initiating a dialogue with MO Dept. of Agriculture regarding resources, capacity and expertise for farm, small business, and other audits. DE staff will then work to effectively coordinate energy audit services provided by Dept. of Agriculture, MO Enterprise, and IAC.

​​WHO IS IN CONTROL OF DESTINY

Determine how to better align business attraction and retention incentives to maximize the benefits to companies and taxpayers by incorporating energy efficiency strategies designed to increase energy savings and company competitiveness.
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MEI GRADE

REFERENCE TO 2015 PLAN   |   ACTION TAKEN
 |  SCORE   |   STEPS TO COMPLETION

​REFERENCE POINT 
​ ​IN 2015 PLAN
- NONE PROVIDED FOR NOW - ​

ACTION TAKEN
Begin participating in business retention, expansion and attraction conversations, offering assistance in providing tariff reviews (such as EDRs, green tariffs, rate classes) and working to identify additional energy supply options upon request.

WHO TOOK ACTION​​

MEI GRADE / SCORE 

MEI RATIONALE FOR GRADE
Too early stage

​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
Further progress steps include developing a written proposal for how energy can be incorporated into each DED program/incentive, coordinating with DED programs to incorporate energy incentives and efficiency opportunities to support business retention, expansion, and attraction projects, and creating an energy question checklist for new and existing businesses to increase our ability to support MO businesses.​

​​WHO IS IN CONTROL OF DESTINY

Continue to review and recommend revisions to regulated utility tariffs to eliminate barriers or incent on-site customer generation of electricity for businesses.
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MEI GRADE

REFERENCE TO 2015 PLAN   |   ACTION TAKEN
 |  SCORE   |   STEPS TO COMPLETION

REFERENCE POINT 
​ ​IN 2015 PLAN
- NONE PROVIDED FOR NOW - 
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​ACTION TAKEN
Initiated utility/stakeholder workshops in pursuit of cost-based standby tariffs. The first workshop effort resulted in a framework for a standby service rider (SSR). The first IOU SSR resulting from the workshop took effect on April 1, 2017. A second group of IOUs will have new SSRs in effect following advocacy and technical input from DE. Participating in PSC working docket on cogeneration and net metering rules. 
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WHO TOOK ACTION​​​

​​MEI GRADE / SCORE 

​MEI RATIONALE FOR GRADE
Confusion on who is responsible and accountable. 

​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
Further progress steps include continuing to work to apply model SSR to all utility territories and helping promote the SSR’s existence to increase utilization. 

​​WHO IS IN CONTROL OF DESTINY

Continue to support regulated utility efforts to encourage industrial and commercial businesses to locate or remain in Missouri, especially in geographies where existing energy infrastructure is underutilized.
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MEI GRADE

REFERENCE TO 2015 PLAN   |   ACTION TAKEN
 |  SCORE   |   STEPS TO COMPLETION

​REFERENCE POINT 
​ ​IN 2015 PLAN
- NONE PROVIDED FOR NOW - 
​
​ACTION TAKEN
DE staff filed testimony in rate cases to integrate energy efficiency in economic development riders. Ameren announced the Ameren Accelerator, a public-private partnership with UMSL to assess, mentor, and invest in energy technology startup companies. 

​WHO TOOK ACTION​​​

​​MEI GRADE / SCORE 

.​​​​MEI RATIONALE FOR GRADE
Confusion on who is responsible and accountable. 

​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
Further progress steps include working with utilities and stakeholders to identify underutilized facilities within utilities’ systems, developing and implementing retention and attraction tariffs that encourage businesses to operate in areas where infrastructure is currently underutilized, and sharing information with our business development partners​.

​​WHO IS IN CONTROL OF DESTINY

​Continue to identify and encourage opportunities for large commercial and industrial customers for cost-effective energy efficiency, demand response programs and on-site generation to help them reduce their energy consumption and resource use and manage their peak energy usage.​
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MEI GRADE

REFERENCE TO 2015 PLAN   |   ACTION TAKEN
 |  SCORE   |   STEPS TO COMPLETION

REFERENCE POINT 
​ ​IN 2015 PLAN
- NONE PROVIDED FOR NOW - ​​

​​​ACTION TAKEN
DE staff are meeting with other DED staff to coordinate and integrate energy issues and programs within DED economic development programs. ​

WHO TOOK ACTION​

MEI GRADE / SCORE 

​​MEI RATIONALE FOR GRADE
early stage

​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
Further progress steps include providing support for additional demand response programs in MEEIA Cycle 3, furthering development of load shaping and shifting through renewable energy and on-site generation (using energy study), and sharing information to encourage commercial and industrial customer participation.​
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​​WHO IS IN CONTROL OF DESTINY

Review and identify opportunities to address businesses’ interest in purchasing clean energy for corporate responsibility commitments as well as incorporating competitive processes for selection of new electricity generation.​
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MEI GRADE

REFERENCE TO 2015 PLAN   |   ACTION TAKEN
 |  SCORE   |   STEPS TO COMPLETION​​

​REFERENCE POINT 
​ ​IN 2015 PLAN
- NONE PROVIDED FOR NOW - ​​

​ACTION TAKEN
Providing technical assistance and including this issue in appropriate PSC dockets and forums. A legislative proposal was considered by the General Assembly in 2017 that garnered interest from several stakeholders. Both Ameren and KCP&L/GMO have green tariffs filed.  

​WHO TOOK ACTION​​​​

​​MEI GRADE / SCORE ​

​​​​​MEI RATIONALE FOR GRADE
Stakeholders have taken action.

​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
Further progress steps include working with DED-BCS, Missouri Partnership, and others to identify opportunities to use green power purchasing as a retention and attraction tool for businesses, developing outreach channels and materials, and implementing strategies to connect businesses to clean energy purchasing options.​

​​WHO IS IN CONTROL OF DESTINY