“Kansas City will receive $24 million in stimulus funds to turn the urban core of the city into a national model for electrical delivery and efficiency”, According to the Kansas City Star. Combined with another $24 million in private investment from Kansas City Power & Light and its energy partners, the project will create a “smart grid” demonstration project, which many see as the future of the electric industry.
US House of representatives, Emmanuel Cleaver called the plan “a transformative project that we in Kansas City are doing something that no other urban center is doing in the nation. KCP&L officials say “smart grid” project should help 14,000 commercial and residential customers. Read More About the Kansas City Green Impact Zone.