DIVERSITY AND SECURITY
MISSOURI RENEWABLE ENERGY STANDARD​​

​​Increase the RES to 20 percent of annual retail sales by 2025.

​​​MEI GRADE

REFERENCE TO 2015 PLAN   |   ACTION TAKEN
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REFERENCE POINT 
​ ​IN 2015 PLAN
- NONE PROVIDED FOR NOW - 
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​ACTION TAKEN
Advocated for consideration of this legislative issue in “Working Case to Consider Policies to Improve Electric Utility Regulation” (EW-2016-0313). Considered during 2016 legislative session​ as amendment to energy bills.

WHO TOOK ACTION​

​​MEI GRADE / SCORE 

​​MEI RATIONALE FOR GRADE
Leadership and action not coming from necessary group. Action limited.

​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
Further progress steps include participating in dialogues with stakeholders on the RES increase, assisting stakeholders with information to garner support, and providing technical assistance as they work to advance a statutory change.​

​​WHO IS IN CONTROL OF DESTINY

Require all electric utilities to comply with the RES subject to the one percent investment
​cap.
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​MEI GRADE

REFERENCE TO 2015 PLAN   |   ACTION TAKEN
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​REFERENCE POINT
​ IN 2015 PLAN​
​MEEIA: In Missouri, there have been efforts to reduce the throughput disincentive by lost revenue recovery mechanisms for the electric utilities that have implemented energy efficiency programs under the Missouri Energy Efficiency Investment Act.

​ACTION TAKEN
​DE certifies any utility’s RE resources for RES compliance when submitted. Advocated for consideration of this legislative issue in “Working Case to Consider Policies to Improve Electric Utility Regulation” (EW-2016-0313).

WHO TOOK ACTION​

MEI GRADE / SCORE 

​MEI RATIONALE FOR  GRADE
Actions not related to goal.
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​​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
Further progress steps include evaluating current status of RES goal achievement by municipal utilities (MPUA) and rural electric cooperatives (AECI) and initiating dialogue with MPUA and AECI regarding their RES plans/goals. If consensus is reached with MPUA and AECI on the level and establishment of voluntary goals, then DE will initiate dialogue with DNR to allow MPUA and AECI to achieve emission reduction credits for RES accomplishments.

​​WHO IS IN CONTROL OF DESTINY

​Impose reasonable limits on the use of the renewable energy credit provision of the RES.

​​​MEI GRADE

REFERENCE TO 2015 PLAN   |   ACTION TAKEN
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REFERENCE POINT
​IN 2015 PLAN​
- NONE PROVIDED FOR NOW -
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ACTION TAKEN
DE certifies any utility’s RE resources for RES compliance when submitted.  DE researched other states’ best practices and use of RECs in RES compliance. Advocated for consideration of this legislative issue in “Working Case to Consider Policies to Improve Electric Utility Regulation” (EW-2016-0313). 

WHO TOOK ACTION

​MEI GRADE / SCORE ​

​MEI RATIONALE FOR GRADE
Actions not related to goal.
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​​​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
​Further progress steps include participating in dialogues with all affected stakeholders to determine if consensus recommendations can be developed and enacted (through statute or rule) to limit the use of RECs for RES compliance.

​​WHO IS IN CONTROL OF DESTINY

Clarify the definition of the current one percent investment cap.

MEI GRADE

REFERENCE TO 2015 PLAN   |   ACTION TAKEN
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REFERENCE POINT
​ IN 2015 PLAN​
- NONE PROVIDED FOR NOW -
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ACTION TAKEN
​Utilities calculate impact based on hypothetical scenario in which their portfolios only have fossil fuels rather than inclusion of cost-effective renewables in “baseline” portfolios. Researched historical PSC case decisions related to interpretation of the one-percent cap and current rule interpretations. Advocated for consideration of this legislative issue in “Working Case to Consider Policies to Improve Electric Utility Regulation” (EW-2016-0313). 

WHO TOOK ACTION

​​MEI GRADE / SCORE ​

​​MEI RATIONALE FOR GRADE
Moot. Agreement between parties resolved this issue.

​​​​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
Further progress steps include evaluating possible improved scenarios for the calculation, considering requesting a PSC working docket for revised rulemakings related to one-percent cap, and potential enactment of the clarification through statute or rule.

Include the benefits provided by distributed renewable energy systems when calculating the investment cap.

​MEI GRADE

REFERENCE TO 2015 PLAN   |   ACTION TAKEN
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​​REFERENCE POINT
​ IN 2015 PLAN
- NONE PROVIDED FOR NOW -

ACTION TAKEN
None

​WHO TOOK ACTION
​- NONE PROVIDED FOR NOW -

​​​MEI GRADE / SCORE ​

MEI RATIONALE FOR GRADE
Moot. Agreement between parties resolved this issue.

​​​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
​​Steps toward progress include researching other states for quantifications of renewable energy benefits, seeking experts/consultants to assist in developing options for benefits calculations, discussing and developing recommendations in coordination with stakeholders and PSC, and incorporating such benefits in RES and IRP rules or statute related to one-percent calculation.

​​WHO IS IN CONTROL OF DESTINY​
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Allow CHP systems that are powered by renewable energy sources to qualify as eligible resources for meeting RES
​targets.

​MEI GRADE

​REFERENCE TO 2015 PLAN   |   ACTION TAKEN
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​​REFERENCE POINT
​ IN 2015 PLAN
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ACTION TAKEN
Advocated for consideration of this legislative issue in “Working Case to Consider Policies to Improve Electric Utility Regulation” (EW-2016-0313). Under Missouri’s Renewable Energy Standard (RES), if a CHP system uses renewable energy fuels (such as biogas, biomass, landfill gas, wood, wood waste or biomass), the electricity generated is eligible to be used for compliance. If the CHP system uses in-state renewable fuels, the resultant electricity is eligible for a 1.25 multiplier provided for in Missouri’s RES. (See Sections 393.1020 to 393.1030, RSMo. and 4 CSR 240-8.010). 
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​WHO TOOK ACTION

​​MEI GRADE / SCORE ​