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The Empire District Electric Company: what it publishes for small generators (qualifying facilities) under PURPA, field by field, with the source for each. Checked on October 4, 2026.
When this may change: Not stated in the source. unverified
Rates, eligibility and contract terms change: confirm them with the utility or the state utility commission before relying on them.
| Schedule | Schedule PGS, Parallel Generation Service (K.C.C. Index No. 4)Source: central.libertyutilities.com: 2023.02 KS_4.6_PGS.pdf · also: central.libertyutilities.com: ks-electric-rates.html · checked 2026-10-04 | |||||||||
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| Docket or order | KCC Docket No. 04-GIME-080-GIE, approved May 24, 2004Source: central.libertyutilities.com: 2023.02 KS_4.6_PGS.pdf · checked 2026-10-04 | |||||||||
| Effective date | 2004-05-24 Unverified. We could not fully confirm this from a primary document; see the note. Check the source before using it. Note: The sheet prints Issued and Effective May 24, 2004 and is the version linked from Liberty's current Kansas electric tariff page. It predates the 2025 and 2026 amendments to K.S.A. 66-1,184; no later PGS sheet was found, but the KCC tariff file could not be checked to confirm no newer version is on file. Source: central.libertyutilities.com: 2023.02 KS_4.6_PGS.pdf · also: central.libertyutilities.com: ks-electric-rates.html · checked 2026-10-04 | |||||||||
| Next update | Not stated in the source. Unverified. We could not fully confirm this from a primary document; see the note. Check the source before using it. Note: No refiling cycle stated in the tariff or K.S.A. 66-1,184; the schedule changes only by KCC order. K.S.A. 66-1,184 as amended in 2025 and 2026 sets a floor of 100% of monthly avoided cost. Source: central.libertyutilities.com: 2023.02 KS_4.6_PGS.pdf · also: ksrevisor.gov: 066_001_0184.html, sos.ks.gov: Chapter-113-SB-92.html · checked 2026-10-04 | |||||||||
| Size cap | Standard 150% rate: residential systems less than 25 kW and non-residential systems less than 100 kW. Residential 25 kW to less than 100 kW: negotiated price based on avoided energy cost. Over 100 kW: negotiated under PURPA. Note: Sheet 1 says 'less than' 25 kW / 100 kW; Condition 8 on sheet 2 says '25 kilowatts (kW) or less' and '100 kW or less'. Source: central.libertyutilities.com: 2023.02 KS_4.6_PGS.pdf · checked 2026-10-04 | |||||||||
| Resource types | Any customer-owned generation operated in parallel (examples given: windmills, water wheels, solar, geothermal); Condition 8 refers to small power production facilities.Source: central.libertyutilities.com: 2023.02 KS_4.6_PGS.pdf · checked 2026-10-04 | |||||||||
| Energy rate structure | Single per-kWh payment of 150 percent of the average system cost of energy for small systems; negotiated avoided-energy-cost price for residential 25-100 kW; no time-of-day or seasonal differentiation. The tariff does not define how the average system cost of energy is computed or how often it is updated.Source: central.libertyutilities.com: 2023.02 KS_4.6_PGS.pdf · checked 2026-10-04 | |||||||||
| Energy rates (sample cells) |
Copied as printed: a few labelled cells, not the full rate matrix. The whole schedule is linked below. Note: No cents/kWh value or calculation method for the average system cost of energy is printed in the tariff. Source: central.libertyutilities.com: 2023.02 KS_4.6_PGS.pdf · checked 2026-10-04 | |||||||||
| Capacity payment | None separate. The 150 percent payment is stated to cover capacity and energy supplied by the customer.Source: central.libertyutilities.com: 2023.02 KS_4.6_PGS.pdf · checked 2026-10-04 | |||||||||
| Contract terms | Standard contract (filed as Rider NM) required before service, specifying maximum kW load, generator type and size, and protective equipment; no term printed. Application fee $200 (under 100 kW non-residential / under 25 kW residential); $1,000 plus $200 per hour beyond 5 hours for larger systems.Source: central.libertyutilities.com: 2023.02 KS_4.6_PGS.pdf · checked 2026-10-04 | |||||||||
| Price fixity | Variable: paid at a percentage of the average system cost of energy; no fixed or levelized price option. Update frequency not stated.Source: central.libertyutilities.com: 2023.02 KS_4.6_PGS.pdf · checked 2026-10-04 | |||||||||
| Schedule link | https://central.libertyutilities.com/uploads/2023.02%20KS_4.6_PGS.pdf Note: Linked from Liberty's Kansas electric rates page https://central.libertyutilities.com/all/residential/rates/ks-electric-rates.html Source: central.libertyutilities.com: 2023.02 KS_4.6_PGS.pdf · also: central.libertyutilities.com: ks-electric-rates.html · checked 2026-10-04 |
Values are copied as printed in the source. Where a value draws on more than one document, every source is listed, primary first.
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