Notice of Local Public Hearing
REGARDING EVERGY MISSOURI WEST, INC.’S REQUEST FOR MISSOURI STATE AUTHORITY TO BUILD, OWN, AND OPERATE THREE NEW POWER PLANTS
About the Proposal
Evergy Missouri West, Inc. (“Evergy ”) has filed with the Missouri Public Service Commission (“PSC”) an application for a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity (CCN) to construct, install, own, operate, manage, maintain, and control portions of three new natural gas power plants (two combined-cycle generating turbine plants located in Kansas and one simple-cycle generating turbine plant in Nodaway County, Missouri).
About the virtual public hearing
The PSC has scheduled a virtual local public hearing that begins with a question-and-answer session where you may ask questions of Evergy and other parties followed by an on-the-record hearing, where any member of the public may testify, and/or provide documents to the PSC for it to consider in this case.
To facilitate an orderly hearing, any member of the public who wishes to testify at the local public hearing should register to do so by sending his/her first and last name to pscinfo@psc.mo.gov, or by calling 800-392-4211 by 5 pm CDT no later than the last business day before the hearing. If you have questions about the hearings, you may send them to pscinfo@psc.mo.gov, or call 800-392-4211.
The Commission will hold the virtual local public hearing via WebEx on April 1, 2025, beginning at 12 pm CDT. The Commission’s Public Policy and Outreach Department shall make an informal presentation and conduct a question-and-answer session for the public at the beginning of the local public hearing. Testimony to the Commission from the public will begin at the conclusion of the question-and-answer session. Evergy, Staff, and the Office of the Public Counsel will have representatives available to address substantive issues during the question-and-answer session.
Any other party may also choose to have a representative present.
To attend the virtual local public hearing by telephone:
At the time of the hearing, call toll free 855-718-6621. Listen to the prompt and enter the meeting number/access code 2864 938 1901, followed by # (pound/hashtag symbol). If prompted for a password, enter 0075.
To attend the virtual local public hearing by video/internet:
Visit the website at Webex.com or download the Cisco WebEx Meetings app. At the hearing time, enter the meeting number/access code 2864 938 1901 and password 0075.
Anyone is welcome to attend the virtual public hearing at the time listed above.
Any individuals needing special accommodations to participate in the hearings should contact the PSC at least ten days prior to the hearing at one of the following numbers: Consumer Services Hotline 800-392-4211 or TDD Hotline 800-829-7541.
Additional ways to provide comments and feedback
Anyone wishing to comment on, or inquire about, Evergy’s request may do so by contacting the Staff of the PSC and/or the Office of the Public Counsel:
PSC Staff
P.O. Box 360
Jefferson City, Missouri 65102
Telephone: 800-392-421
E-mail: pscinfo@psc.mo.gov
Public comments may be submitted at https://psc.mo.gov/General/Submit_Comments (please reference case number EA-2025-0075)
Office of the Public Counsel
P.O. Box 2230
Jefferson City, Missouri 65102
Telephone: 573-751-4857 or toll-free at 866-922-2959
E-mail: opcservice@opc.mo.gov
Generally, parties can see comments, but commenting does not make the comment evidence upon which the Commission can rely for making its decisions.
Comments may also be submitted electronically using the PSC’s Electronic Filing Information system (“EFIS”) at https://psc.mo.gov/General/Submit_Comments. Click on “e-Filing Instructions” for instruction on submitting public comments. When submitting comments please reference File No. EA-2025-0075.
All documents filed as part of the rate review can be found on the PSC’s EFIS at https://psc.mo.gov/general/efis, by selecting “Existing Case e-Filing and Search” under the heading “EFIS Shortcuts,” and entering Case No. EA-2025-0075.
Evidentiary hearing
The PSC has scheduled an evidentiary hearing from May 28 through May 30, 2025, at the Governor Office Building, Room 310, 200 Madison Street, Jefferson City, Missouri, for parties in this case to present their evidence to the PSC for its decision. This hearing is open to the public, except portions the PSC may close to protect the dissemination of nonpublic information.
The evidentiary hearing will be held in a building that meets accessibility standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If someone needs additional accommodations to participate in or attend any local public hearing or the evidentiary hearing, please call the PSC’s Hotline at 1-800-392-4211 (voice) or Relay Missouri at 711 prior to the hearing. The evidentiary hearing will also be streamed live on the PSC’s website at https://psc.mo.gov/.
