Evergy’s solar customers are going back to a rate structure with which they could be familiar.
The Kansas Corporation Commission says it approved the current three-part rate design for what are known as “residential distributed generation” customers as part of a request from Westar, Evergy’s predecessor. However, the Sierra Club and Vote Solar appealed, and the Kansas Supreme Court ultimately reversed the judgment of the Court of Appeals and KCC, calling the three-part design price “discriminatory.”
The new directive from KCC includes a two-part standard residential rate design and also eliminates what the KCC calls a controversial demand charge. KCC Chair Andrew French says a lot of states are struggling to balance appropriate values for residential DG resources while making sure they pay their fair share.
The KCC rejected two alternate proposals from Evergy, but it is also asking Evergy to explore “modern” rate designs as it moves forward.
