Liberty Files 2023 Renewable Energy Standard Compliance Report and 2024 Plan--pr-24-123

JEFFERSON CITY---Pursuant to Public Service Commission rule, The Empire District Electric Company d/b/a Liberty (Liberty) has filed its 2023 Renewable Energy Standard (RES) Compliance Report and 2024 RES Compliance Plan with the Missouri Public Service Commission.

The PSC Staff has been directed to file a report regarding the Company's 2023 RES Compliance Report and 2024 RES Compliance Plan within 45 days. The Office of the Public Counsel and any other interested person or entity can file comments within that same 45 day period.

Individual citizens wishing to comment should contact either the Office of the Public Counsel (Governor Office Building, 200 Madison Street, Suite 650, P.O. Box 2230, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102-2230, telephone 1-866-922-2959, e-mail [email protected]) or the Public Service Commission Staff (P.O. Box 360, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102, telephone 1-800-392-4211, e-mail [email protected]). The Office of the Public Counsel is a separate state agency that represents the general public in matters before the Commission.

Liberty serves approximately 161,500 electric customers in the Missouri counties of Barry, Barton, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Greene, Hickory, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton, Polk, St. Clair, Stone and Taney.

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