Who pays for what
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Current Kansas rules for large new electric customers, in one table.
| Cost | Who pays under current rules | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Energy and demand to serve a large load (75 MW+) | The large customer, through Large Load Power Service rates designed to cover Evergy's incremental cost | [1] |
| Minimum bills | Large customer pays at least 80% of contracted demand monthly for 12-17 years, with two years' collateral and an exit fee | [1] |
| Upgrades needed only for one large customer | Directly assigned to that customer | [1] |
| Transmission network upgrades | Allocated by SPP under FERC rules; in Kansas Central bills, homes carry 43.32% of the transmission delivery charge | [1][4] |
| New gas plants during construction | All existing customers through the CWIP rider; homes 45.37% | [4][6] |
| New plants once in service | Set in the next Kansas Central rate case | [2][4] |
| State sales tax on data-center construction and equipment | Exempt for qualifying projects for 20 years (state revenue foregone, not on electric bills) | [10] |
- Next Kansas Central rate case, when the plants enter base rates: the class allocation of their cost, including any share assigned to large-load customers [4].
- Large-load ramp speed: slower ramps mean less revenue to offset fixed costs (minimum bills apply) [1].
- Further generation: the newly noticed Kansas application (gas, solar, battery) [8].
- Transmission: SPP/FERC cost allocation for network upgrades [1]; the Commission set a 9.7% return for the transmission delivery charge over one Commissioner's partial dissent [3].