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