A Review of Evergy Missouri Metro and Evergy Missouri West’s 2025 Integrated Resource Plan Annual Update

Comments filed with the Missouri Public Service Commission’s related to Evergy’s 2025 IRP update filing. EFG and NEE authors recommend refined modeling of resource and fuel costs reflect scenario outcomes. Additionally, authors recommend improved technical reporting and cost-allocation analysis to ensure that the rapid expansion of large industrial loads does not compromise grid reliability or unfairly increase rates for existing customers.

Related Client Project:

2025 Evergy IRP Updates - Missouri and Kansas

Energy Futures Group was engaged by the Council for the New Energy Economics (NEE) to review and provide comments on Evergy’s 2025 IRP Annual Update. EFG engaged throughout the IRP development process.

Related Team Members:

Nina Peluso

Nina is an experienced energy policy practitioner, operations leader, and systems modeler. At EFG, she supports resource planning, ratemaking, and siting cases, among others.

Anna Sommer

Anna has more than 15 years’ experience working on a wide variety of energy planning related issues, with a primary focus on integrated resource planning (IRP).

Chelsea Hotaling

Chelsea specializes in grid modeling using integrated resource planning and resource adequacy tools.

Carlos Peña

Carlos Peña is an electrical engineer and researcher with knowledge in renewable energy systems, microgrid design, and energy resilience. He focuses on agent-based modeling, solar energy integration with battery energy storage systems and demand side management (DSM). He has contributed to advancing distributed solar energy solutions and energy justice, with experience in both academic research and industry applications.