Of how energy audits, and saving energy, will not save anyone money.
You will not believe this one:
Missouri regulators have approved a ground-breaking plan for Kansas City Power & Light that will let it charge customers for some of the electricity sales lost because of conservation measures.
The program approved by the Missouri Public Service Commission will cover 300,000 KCP&L customers in the territory KCP&L took over when it bought Aquila Inc. The area includes suburbs such as Raytown and Lee’s Summit, and about 20,000 customers in southeast Kansas City.
KCP&L, which has dabbled in energy efficiency with pilot programs such as rebates for high-efficiency air conditioners, said the new program will be more extensive and have a more secure future.
The program is expected to roll out next year and cost $40 million over three years and provide about $150 million in electricity savings. The reduction in usage is expected to amount to what 1,200 homes would consume and eliminate the need for a small natural-gas-fueled power plant.
Kansas City Power & Light will be allowed for the first time to be compensated for lost electricity sales. That is a fundamental shift in how KCP&L has operated for more than a century, during which its main way to increase profits was by building new power plants and adding distribution lines. Utilities routinely are allowed to charge customers to cover the cost of such new infrastructure, plus a percentage so they would have some profit. But under that setup there’s no financial incentive for utilities to encourage conservation, and in fact they have a disincentive because conservation means selling less electricity, and not needing to add power plants.
Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/11/08/3907095/kcpl-gets-ok-to-charge-for-electricity.html#storylink=cpy