DIVERSITY AND SECURITY
SMART GRID

Establish a working group comprised of smart grid stakeholders and industry experts to develop an integrated smart grid vision and plan for Missouri that includes an assessment of benefits and costs, clearly defined desirable smart grid capabilities, strategies to manage risks, and cost recovery for IOUs.​
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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 conducting an economic analysis of investments in Missouri’s electric infrastructure and are consulting with smart grid stakeholders and industry in the development of this analysis.

WHO TOOK ACTION​​

MEI GRADE / SCORE ​

​MEI RATIONALE FOR GRADE
Only initial work taken. Need engagement of responsible parties. ​

​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
Further progress steps include identifying stakeholders and industry experts, including the PS,C to share insights from DE’s energy study, utilizing results to inform next steps in creating a more strategic grid vision with stakeholders, and developing (in writing) the vision and plan for an integrated smart grid in MO​.

​​WHO IS IN CONTROL OF DESTINY

The PSC should establish an expedited process to review proposed grid modernization projects in an effort to build
upon the momentum that Missouri is starting to
experience.​
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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
Grid modernization projects are allowed as part of SB 564. This reduces delay in cost recovery.. ​

WHO TOOK ACTION​

MEI GRADE / SCORE ​

​MEI RATIONALE FOR  GRADE
2018 SB 564 accomplished this.

​ ​​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
​Further progress steps include developing an evaluation framework for five-year plans and plant-in-service accounting, evaluating five-year plans and providing feedback for the approval of plans, and consideration of future modification to incorporate lessons learned.

Encourage all utilities to continue to investigate and
​invest in new technologies that improve the performance and capabilities of the distribution grid.

​MEI GRADE

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

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

ACTION TAKEN
The comprehensive grid modernization bill considered by the 2017 General Assembly contained language that ensures recovery of costs associated with research, development, and deployment of new technologies. Legislation passed in 2018 (SB 564) could allow utilities to more rapidly invest in grid modernization: Section 393.1400, RMo. would permit electric corporations to opt in to plant-in-service accounting. DE is participating in the PSC working docket on distributed energy resource planning and has submitted comments on the draft rule. DE has also engaged on this topic in recent rate cases and its energy study.

WHO TOOK ACTION​

MEI GRADE / SCORE ​​

​MEI RATIONALE FOR GRADE
​Goal is unacheivable and should be revised. But 2018 SB 564 accomplishes this and other utilities regularly demonstrate these activities.

​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
​Goal is unacheivable and should be revised. But 2018 SB 564 accomplishes this and other utilities regularly demonstrate these activities.
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​​WHO IS IN CONTROL OF DESTINY