KANSAS CITY POWER & LIGHT (KCP&L)

BLOCK BIDDING REVERSE AUCTION

2016 - 2019

Project Details

  • Location: Kansas City Metropolitan Area

  • 2018 kWh Savings: 6,214,464

  • 2018 kW Savings: 777

  • Over $400,000 in Auction Incentives

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Overlay Services

  • Program Design and Guidelines

  • Targeted Telephone Marketing and Outreach

  • Online Auction Platform

  • Participant Training

  • Program Participant Survey and Report

  • Winning Bidder Project Tracking

 

 

 

Overview:

  • The Block Bidding Program utilizes a real-time online auction that drives down incentive rates achieving the lowest incentive cost the market will bear

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  • Block Bidding allowed commercial and industrial projects to apply for auction rebates that would be calculated in addition to existing Focus on Energy prescriptive and custom rebate offerings

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  • Focuses on large commercial and industrial customer targets

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  • The program offered additional incentive funding to auction participants who did not place a winning bid at a “Buy Now” rate

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Results:

  • Over 6.2 GWh saved in 2018