State and Local Climate and Energy Program
Missouri
Definitions
Many of the sites listed on this page are not on the EPA Web site.
Please see our disclaimer information. 
Energy Efficiency Actions
Building Codes for Energy Efficiency—Commercial Programs
Status: No Activity Identified
Details: None statewide. State owned buildings must comply with ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1-1989.
Building Codes for Energy Efficiency—Residential Programs
Status: No Activity Identified
Details: None statewide. State-owned single-family and multi-family residential buildings must comply with the latest edition of the MEC or ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 90.2-1993.
Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standards
Status: Completed (with caveat)
Details: Missouri created a renewable energy and energy efficiency objective for the state's investor-owned utilities in June 2007. Each utility must make a "good-faith effort" to generate or procure electricity generated by eligible renewable-energy resources, so that by 2012, 4% of total retail electric sales is generated by eligible renewables. The goal increases to 8% by 2015, and to 11% by 2020. Credit towards the objective also may be achieved through energy efficiency that includes utility and consumer efforts to reduce the consumption of electricity.
Public Benefits Funds for Energy Efficiency
Status: No Activity Identified
State Appliance Efficiency Standards
Status: No Activity Identified
Energy Supply Actions
Interconnection Standards—Clean Distributed Generation
Status: No Activity Identified
Details: In June 2007, SB 54 was enacted and in October 2008 a final rulemaking order was issued. The bill allows for renewable energy systems up to 100 kW to interconnect, but it only applies to net metered units. In August 2007, the Missouri Public Service Commission approved tariff changes made by the state's investor-owned utilities to bring them in compliance with the federal interconnection standard (Case # EO-2006-0497).
- http://www.moga.mo.gov/statutes/c300-399/3860000890.htm
- http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/4csr/4c240-20.pdf
- http://www.psc.mo.gov/orders/2007/081306497-1.htm
Interconnection Standards—Net Metering
Status: Completed
Details: Governor Matt Blunt, on June 25, 2007, signed into law legislation that requires utilities to grant consumers credits for power they generate themselves (i.e., net metering), such as with solar panels or biomass technology.
- http://www.psc.mo.gov/press/pr-07-03.pdf
- http://www.irecusa.org/index.php?id=90
- http://www.dsireusa.org/library/includes/incentive2.cfm?Incentive_Code=MO07R&state=MO&Curr
entPageID=1&RE=1&EE=1
Output-Based Environmental Regulations
Status: Completed
Details: Missouri has output-based allocations under their NOx SIP Call for their energy efficiency/renewable energy set-aside. Energy efficiency projects receive allowances based on the number of kWh saved; zero-emitting technologies receive allowances based on electrical output; and combined heat and power systems receive allocations based on the difference between NOx emissions from the combined heat and power system and the NOx emissions that would have resulted from a business-as-usual equivalent.
Public Benefit Funds for Clean Energy Supply
Status: No Activity Identified
Renewable Portfolio Standards
Status: Completed (with caveat)
Details: Governor Matt Blunt, on June 25, 2007, signed into law legislation encouraging, but not requiring, utilities to curb their use of fossil fuels over the next 13 years. The measure recommends that power companies use non-fossil fuel sources for 4% of produced electricity by 2012, a goal that doubles in 2015 and reaches 11% in 2020. Utilities can also earn credit towards the objective through energy efficiency measures that include utility and consumer efforts to reduce electricity consumption. Utilities not meeting those recommendations do not face any penalties, although state regulators can determine whether the companies tried hard enough.
Power Sector
Advanced Coal Technology
Status: No Activity Identified
CO2 Offset Requirements
Status: No Activity Identified
GHG Performance Standard
Status: No Activity Identified
Power Sector GHG Cap and Trade
Status: No Activity Identified
Reporting
GHG Registry
Status: Completed
Details: Member of The Climate Registry — a collaboration aimed at developing and managing a common GHG emissions reporting system across states, provinces, and tribes. It will provide an accurate, complete, consistent, transparent, and verified set of GHG emissions data from reporting entities, supported by a robust accounting and verification infrastructure. Members released a final General Reporting Protocol in May 2008. The Climate Registry began accepting data in June 2008.
Mandatory GHG Reporting
Status: No Activity Identified
State Planning and Incentive Structures
Lead By Example—Clean Energy Goals for Public Facilities
Status: No Activity Identified
Lead By Example—Energy Efficiency and Alternative Fuel Goals for Public Fleets
Status: Completed
Details: Statute (RSMo 414.365) required that by July 1, 2004, at least 50% and by July 1, 2005, at least 75% of Department of Transportation vehicle fleet and heavy equipment that use diesel fuel be fueled with B20 or higher biodiesel blends, if such fuel is commercially available. Statute (RSMo 414.400 and 410) requires that any state agency operating a fleet of more than 15 motor vehicles must ensure that 50% of new vehicles acquired by the fleet are capable of running on alternative fuels. Excess acquisitions of alternative fuel vehicles (AFV) may be credited towards future biennial goals. If a state agency fails to meet a biennial acquisition goal, purchases of any non-AFVs are not permitted until the goals are met or an exemption or goal reduction has been granted. In addition, 30% of the fuel purchased annually for use in state fleet vehicles must be alternative fuel.
Lead By Example—Energy Efficient Appliance and Equipment Purchase Requirements for Public Facilities
Status: No Activity Identified
Lead By Example—Energy Efficiency in Public Facilities
Status: Completed
Details: Statute (CSR 140-7) requires that all leased and state-owned buildings conform to Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard- ASHRAE 90.1, Energy Efficient Design of New Buildings Except Low Rise Residential Buildings.
Climate Change Action Plan
Status: Completed
Details: Developed in July 2002 by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Energy Center through an EPA grant.
GHG Inventory
Status: Completed
Details: Completed in 1995.
Regional Initiatives
Status: Completed
Details: On December 19, 2007, Governor Matt Blunt signed on to portions of a Midwestern Governors' Association Accord to promote renewable energy development and transmission in the state. The governor signed on to several of the accord's provisions, such as an initiative to assess current energy transmission infrastructure and recommend approaches to meet growing demand; and an initiative to coordinate regional deployment of transmission systems for low-carbon energy production. Member of the Lake Michigan Air Directors Consortium (LADCO) Regional GHG Registry.
State Advisory Board
Status: No Activity Identified
State and Regional Energy Planning
Status: Completed
Details: The MO Energy Policy Council was established in 2003 by Exec. Order 3-10. The Energy Policy Council includes representatives from state agencies, industry (energy companies and large energy users), agriculture, local govt. representatives, a school district representative, and environmental and consumer advocates. As a state policy body, they consider major aspects of energy policy, energy supplies, and energy prices; consumer protections, including consumer education, universal access, low-income assistance funding and the impact of regulatory changes; new energy technologies and trends; opportunities to increase energy efficiency; and opportunities to increase the use of clean energy and improve MO's economy and environment. The Council prepared a 2003 report that described MO's current and future energy supply/demand, gave recommendations on how the state could demonstrate leadership in energy efficiency, and analyzed the impact of the contemporary Standard Market Design rules.
- http://www.dnr.mo.gov/energy/index.html
- http://www.sos.mo.gov/library/reference/orders/2003/eo03_010.asp
- http://www.dnr.mo.gov/energy/epc/epcmtg2003-0314.rtf
Targets and Caps
Lead by Example Target
Status: No Activity Identified
Statewide GHG Cap
Status: No Activity Identified
Statewide GHG Target
Status: No Activity Identified
Transportation Sector
GHG Auto Standards
Status: No Activity Identified
Low Carbon Fuel Standard
Status: No Activity Identified