CleanTechnica » Missouri http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Midwest Solar Market: Hot or Not? http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/24/midwest-solar-market-hot/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/24/midwest-solar-market-hot/#comments Wed, 24 Sep 2014 20:53:36 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72422 As much as 67 gigawatts of distributed solar power could be installed in the Midwest at prices competitive with utility retail rates by 2022, without subsidies. It’s enough solar to meet 5-10% or more of the region’s electricity demand. But the growth of solar energy in the Midwest has lagged other parts of the country.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/24/alumnus-builds-houses-career-solar-decathlon-experience/feed/ 1 Carbon Pollution Standards Can Save Americans $37.4 Billion http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/02/carbon-pollution-standards/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/02/carbon-pollution-standards/#comments Mon, 02 Jun 2014 04:10:24 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67668 Originally published on the website of the Natural Resources Defense Council. Many key states will benefit from climate action: AR, CO, FL, IA, IL, MI, MO, MN, NC, NV, OH, PA, and VA The first-ever limits on carbon pollution from power plants can save American households and business customers $37.4 billion on their electric bills in

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/02/carbon-pollution-standards/feed/ 2 Show Me Solar: Missouri’s Opportunity for Solar Power http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/28/show-solar-missouris-opportunity-solar-power/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/28/show-solar-missouris-opportunity-solar-power/#comments Wed, 28 May 2014 20:30:37 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67517 What can solar power do for a single state? How about 21% of its energy, $14 billion in economic activity, and over 150,000 jobs. At a discount to existing electricity costs. Without subsidies. That’s what solar power can do for Missouri, but the state’s utilities may be about to pull the plug on local solar

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/27/usa-high-speed-rail-gets-boost-32-train-order-siemens-trains/feed/ 16 Crazy Solar Story http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/14/crazy-solar-story/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/14/crazy-solar-story/#comments Tue, 14 Jan 2014 10:36:59 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=61341 One of our readers recently contacted me about a crazy fight her and her husband (+ other solar advocates in the state) were having with policymakers in her city. She contacted me right at the end of this story, before the finale you’ll read below. Following all of it, I asked her to write up

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/14/crazy-solar-story/feed/ 27 Top Solar States vs Top Solar Countries (CleanTechnica Exclusive) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/27/top-solar-states-vs-top-solar-countries-update/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/27/top-solar-states-vs-top-solar-countries-update/#comments Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:50:44 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53157 Following our top solar states rankings and our top solar countries rankings, below are rankings that mix the two. The rankings are for total and new solar power capacity per capita as well as total and new solar power per GDP. I thin the results are very interesting…. If you missed these previous rankings, also

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/27/top-solar-states-vs-top-solar-countries-update/feed/ 4 Top Solar Power States Per Capita (Updated) vs Top Solar Policy Leaders (CleanTechnica Exclusive) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/25/solar-power-by-state-solar-rankings-by-state/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/25/solar-power-by-state-solar-rankings-by-state/#comments Tue, 25 Jun 2013 14:30:22 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53090 Last year, I put together rankings of the top solar power countries per capita, per GDP, and per TWh of electricity production. In January, I then created rankings of the top solar power states per capita and followed those up with rankings of the top solar power states per capita vs the top solar power

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/25/solar-power-by-state-solar-rankings-by-state/feed/ 25 The Attack On Renewable Energy Standards, In Numbers http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/29/the-attack-on-renewable-energy-standards-in-numbers/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/29/the-attack-on-renewable-energy-standards-in-numbers/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:47:14 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=50163 Reposted from Greentech Media: By Herman Trabish At least twenty-two of the 29 state renewables standards have been attacked by legislators or regulators in the last year or are now under attack. Known as a Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) or a Renewable Energy Standard (RES), these mandates require utilities to obtain a portion of their

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/29/the-attack-on-renewable-energy-standards-in-numbers/feed/ 4 Missouri Could Squash Economic Development From Renewable Energy In The State http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/06/missouri-could-squash-economic-development-from-renewable-energy-in-the-state/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/06/missouri-could-squash-economic-development-from-renewable-energy-in-the-state/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 20:33:05 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=49205 Last week, the Missouri House passed a bill that, if it becomes a law, would greatly weaken a popular renewable energy law that was anticipated to create 22,000 jobs and associated economic development in the state. It’s the same sort of bill that was recently rejected by Kansas legislators. Here’s more from Renew Missouri: In 2008, Missourians

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/06/missouri-could-squash-economic-development-from-renewable-energy-in-the-state/feed/ 0 How Conservatives Are Manipulating Renewable Energy Standards http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/06/how-conservatives-are-manipulating-renewable-energy-standards/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/06/how-conservatives-are-manipulating-renewable-energy-standards/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:00:06 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=49131 This article was originally published on Climate Progress. By Tiffany Germain and Matt Kasper As the Heartland Institute and the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, continue to target states’ renewable energy standard (RES) with their model legislation — the Electricity Freedom Act — conservative lawmakers are using other unethical tactics to weaken or repeal standards. Currently,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/01/missouri-environmental-groups-sue-utilities-for-disobeying-renewable-energy-compliance-laws/feed/ 5 New Nanotech Battery Energy Storage System Debuts in Kansas City http://cleantechnica.com/2012/10/18/new-nanotech-battery-energy-storage-system-debuts-in-kansas-city/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/10/18/new-nanotech-battery-energy-storage-system-debuts-in-kansas-city/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2012 11:54:07 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=44114 A new 1MW nanotech battery energy storage system will tie together solar power and the smart grid to boost Kansas City's regional green economy.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/10/18/new-nanotech-battery-energy-storage-system-debuts-in-kansas-city/feed/ 6 State Renewable Energy Standards in State Legislatures — How They Lookin’? http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/04/state-renewable-energy-standards-in-state-legislatures-how-they-lookin/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/04/state-renewable-energy-standards-in-state-legislatures-how-they-lookin/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 09:00:17 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=37123   This is a repost from Midwest Energy News on how renewable energy standards are fairing in state legislatures — enjoy! By Dan Haugen To repeal, reform, or ramp up? State legislatures across the region have been considering a full spectrum of proposals related to renewable portfolio standards. With sessions winding down for the year,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/04/state-renewable-energy-standards-in-state-legislatures-how-they-lookin/feed/ 0 Energy Self-Reliance Worth 20 Times the Economic Benefit for Missouri http://cleantechnica.com/2011/09/06/energy-self-reliance-worth-20-times-the-economic-benefit-for-missouri/ http://cleantechnica.com/2011/09/06/energy-self-reliance-worth-20-times-the-economic-benefit-for-missouri/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:22:14 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=30233 In a stunning reversal of popular wisdom, overzealous state legislators and interest groups are jeopardizing over $4 billion in economic activity and thousands of jobs promised in Missouri’s 3-year old renewable energy law. Missourians should override their mistaken legislators, reaffirming their commitment to local renewable energy and even consider the benefits of maximizing the state’s clean electricity production

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2011/09/06/energy-self-reliance-worth-20-times-the-economic-benefit-for-missouri/feed/ 0 New 146 Megawatt Wind Farm in Missouri Reveals the Future Beyond Fossil Fuels http://cleantechnica.com/2010/06/20/new-146-megawatt-wind-farm-in-missouri-reveals-the-future-beyond-fossil-fuels/ http://cleantechnica.com/2010/06/20/new-146-megawatt-wind-farm-in-missouri-reveals-the-future-beyond-fossil-fuels/#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:04:15 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=11614 Atchison County, Missouri has just dedicated the new Farmers City Wind Power Project, consisting of 73 turbines that produce 146 megawatts of clean power, enough for 33,000 homes.  In stark contrast to the destruction caused by fossil fuel harvesting, the massive renewable energy project will coexist with farmland, which will continue to yield corn and

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2010/06/20/new-146-megawatt-wind-farm-in-missouri-reveals-the-future-beyond-fossil-fuels/feed/ 4 Transit Use Boom, but in Some Surprising Cities http://cleantechnica.com/2009/11/22/transit-use-boom-but-in-some-surprising-cities/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/11/22/transit-use-boom-but-in-some-surprising-cities/#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:44:03 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=4014 Transit use boomed from 2006-2008, but not in traditionally transit-friendly areas. This shows hope for more transit use in traditionally car-oriented places in the US in the future. An analysis of the most recent transit use data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that transit use grew by up to 47% in major metropolitan areas

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2009/11/22/transit-use-boom-but-in-some-surprising-cities/feed/ 8 Washington University in St. Louis May Sport Greenest Building in North America http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/02/washington-university-in-st-louis-may-sport-greenest-building-in-north-america/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/06/02/washington-university-in-st-louis-may-sport-greenest-building-in-north-america/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:15:48 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=2600 LEED, for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, has become the alpha acronym when referring to green, or eco-friendly, buildings. The standard, from the U.S. Green Building Council, recently went 3.0. Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, is taking the green diploma to an even higher degree. University officials are betting a new Living Learning

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