Thu, Jul 2, 2015
ST. LOUIS, July 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Gardner Capital, Inc., an investment and solar project developer, and MC Power Companies, today announced the commercial operation of a solar farm in Macon, Missouri, as well as the groundbreaking and development plans for an additional solar utility-scale photovoltaic power generation system 80 miles away in Trenton, both […]
Wed, Jul 1, 2015
Ameren Missouri wants to build a large-scale solar array in Montgomery County, Mo., its second major solar project in two years. The utility’s plans call for a 15-megawatt solar plant that would produce an estimated 20,655 megawatt hours per year, enough to power roughly 1,600 households annually. The utility filed an application seeking approval from […]
Wed, Jul 1, 2015
In a win for a group of rural Missouri landowners, utility regulators blocked a multi-state transmission line that backers say would transport Kansas wind energy to eastern electric grids. The Missouri Public Service Commission’s 3-2 vote to deny the Grain Belt Express project’s route stalls the entire line, which already won approval from Kansas and […]
Mon, Jun 29, 2015
The Supreme Court has thrown a wrench into the EPA’s plan to crack down on mercury pollution from coal-fired plants — one of the most sweeping environmental policies of Obama’s first term. In a 5-4 decision written by Justice Antonin Scalia, the Court ruled that the agency had not reasonably considered costs when crafting its […]
Sun, Jun 28, 2015
By JODIE JACKSON JR. Sunday, June 28, 2015 CENTRALIA — As the owner of a trucking and ready-mix concrete company, Cindy O’Laughlin said she is keenly aware that rural Missouri needs jobs, tax revenue and incentives for businesses and residents not to leave their communities. Those are the primary reasons that O’Laughlin, who owns Leo […]
Mon, Jun 15, 2015
An uncomfortable decision looms for Missouri regulators, one that pits state property rights against the renewable energy that would help in the fight against climate change. For five years, Houston-based Clean Line Energy Partners has worked to win approval for the Grain Belt Express transmission line in the states it would cross: Kansas, Missouri, Illinois […]
