Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board v. State Corp. Commission

Hill, J.:

Introduction

This is an appeal from the order of the Kansas Corporation Commission, referred to as the Commission in this opinion, granting the inclusion of $4.5 million for consultant and attorney fees as rate case expenses for Kansas City Power and Light Company, commonly called KCP&L, a public utility regulated by the Commission.

In 2005, KCP&L agreed with the Commission and its staff (Staff), along with other interested parties, to provide for the future energy needs of Kansas energy users by making substantial improvements in the company’s capacity to generate and transmit *1114electric…