PSC Approves Change In Evergy Missouri West DSIM Charge

JEFFERSON CITY---The Missouri Public Service Commission has approved a request filed

by Evergy Missouri West, Inc. d/b/a Evergy Missouri West to adjust the Demand Side Programs

Investment Mechanism (DSIM) charge on customer bills. The DSIM charge, which appears as a

separate line-item on customer bills, allows Evergy Missouri West to recover demand-side

management program costs and incentives under the Missouri Energy Efficiency Investment Act

(MEEIA).

A residential customer using 1,000 kWh (kilowatt-hours) of electricity a month will see the

charge decrease by approximately $0.69 a month effective August 1, 2023.

Evergy Missouri West provides electric service to approximately 336,640 customers in the

Missouri counties of Andrew, Atchison, Barton, Bates, Benton, Buchanan, Carroll, Cass, Cedar, Clay,

Clinton, Dade, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Henry, Holt, Jackson, Johnson,

Lafayette, Livingston, Mercer, Nodaway, Pettis, Platte, Ray, St. Clair, Vernon and Worth.