The Missouri Public Service Commission has announced that Evergy Metro, Inc. d/b/a Evergy Missouri Metro has filed an application seeking to adjust the Demand Side Investment Mechanism (DSIM) charge on customer bills.  The DSIM charge, appears as a separate line-item on customer bills, and allows Evergy Missouri Metro to recover demand-side management program costs and incentives under the Missouri Energy Efficiency Investment Act (MEEIA).
According to the application, effective August 1, 2020, a residential customer using 1,000 kWh (kilowatt-hours) of electricity a month will see the charge increase by approximately $0.51 a month.
Applications to intervene and participate in this case must be filed no later than June 12, 2020, with the Secretary of the Missouri Public Service Commission, P.O. Box 360, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102, or by using the Commission’s Electronic Filing and Information System (EFIS) at www.psc.mo.gov .
Individual citizens wishing to comment should contact either the Office of the Public Counsel (Governor Office Building, 200 Madison Street, Suite 650, P.O. Box 2230, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102-2230, telephone (866) 922-2959, e-mail opcservice@opc.mo.gov) or the Public Service Commission Staff (P.O. Box 360, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102, telephone 1-800-392-4211, e-mail pscinfo@psc.mo.gov).  The Office of the Public Counsel is a separate state agency that represents the general public in matters before the Commission.
Evergy Missouri Metro serves approximately 293,000 electric customers in the Missouri. In the KMMO listening area that includes the counties of Carroll, Chariton, Howard, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis and Saline.