To: The Missouri State House, The Missouri State Senate, and Governor Mike Parson
Power to the People
Shall Missouri Law be amended to:
• Increase incrementally the total amount of renewable energy produced from sources such as wind turbines, solar, and hydropower that investor-owned electric utilities are required to purchase, generate, or otherwise acquire to at least 25% of their total retail sales by 2026, and limit rate increases to retail customers for compliance with this standard;
• Require such renewable energy either be produced by an electric utility for Missouri retail customers or generated by such customers; and
• Provide for solar energy incentives for retail customers and additional duties for the Office of Public Counsel?
Why is this important?
Missouri's proposed renewable energy standard provides a chance to bring clean energy jobs to missouri, control rate hikes from utilities, and keep money in the state that is currently sent to Wyoming for coal. By 2025, Missouri investor owned utilities would be required to have 25% of their energy come from clean, renewable sources like solar, wind, and hydropower. Other states have set identical or similar goals and are well on the way to meeting them, so can we. But to do it, we need the help of volunteers gathering signatures to put this initiative on the ballot.