DIVERSITY AND SECURITY
THERMAL ENERGY

​Missouri should consider policies including financial support for the nascent renewable thermal market to diversify options for fuel used for heating, cooling and industrial process heat purposes like a technology specific financial incentive programs (performance-based or capacity-based) to encourage renewable thermal technologies at both residential and commercial levels.

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For instance, Iowa allows a sales tax exemption for the total cost of wind energy equipment and all materials used to manufacture, install or construct wind energy systems and an exemption from state property taxes for five years as well as a corporate production tax credit for wind and other… renewable technologies. In 2007 Illinois passed a law to provide consistent valuation procedures for commercial wind farm equipment due to the large variations between counties; an allowance for physical depreciation of the commercial wind equipment is also provided. Finally, Kansas provides a property tax exemption for renewable energy equipment.

​ACTION TAKEN
DE investigated current programs to see what technologies are implemented and if any savings have been quantified.

WHO TOOK ACTION​

MEI GRADE / SCORE 

MEI RATIONALE FOR GRADE
Early stage action. Little action.

​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
Further progress steps include identifying barriers to implementation and leading practices from other states, engaging with stakeholders to propose policies to encourage renewable thermal technologies, and implementing policies to encourage renewable thermal technologies.

​​WHO IS IN CONTROL OF DESTINY

Missouri should consider policies to nascent renewable thermal market such as a statewide technical reference manual that quantifies renewable thermal benefits and a process to measure and verify renewable thermal
energy production.

MEI GRADE

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WHO TOOK ACTION​
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​​MEI GRADE / SCORE ​

​​​​​MEI RATIONALE FOR GRADE
No action
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​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
Steps toward progress include investigating current programs to see what technologies are implemented and if any savings have been quantified, as well as researching leading practices from other states. Once adequate background is established, stakeholders would be consulted to propose and develop additional measures for inclusion in statewide TRM.

​​WHO IS IN CONTROL OF DESTINY

​Missouri should consider policies to nascent renewable thermal market such as education and outreach programs to increase awareness of renewable thermal energy and non-energy benefits among policy makers, the public and other major stakeholders such as the commercial building sector with high thermal load.
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MEI GRADE

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​ ​IN 2015 PLAN
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​​ACTION TAKEN
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WHO TOOK ACTION​
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MEI GRADE / SCORE ​

​​​​​MEI RATIONALE FOR GRADE
No action

​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
Steps toward progress include investigating current programs to see what information is available and made public and identifying leading practices from other states. Stakeholders would be consulted to propose policies to improve information sharing and to implement policies to improve outreach.

​​WHO IS IN CONTROL OF DESTINY

Missouri should consider policies to nascent renewable thermal market such as the inclusion of renewable thermal technologies, including renewable CHP, into Missouri’s RES and/or under MEEIA.

MEI GRADE

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DOE’s Midwest CHP Technical Assistance Partnership found that Missouri has a technical potential of over 2,500 MW of CHP… Interconnection with the grid was cited as one of the biggest challenges to CHP deployment （2.3, 81-82).

​ACTION TAKEN
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). ​

WHO TOOK ACTION​

​​MEI GRADE / SCORE 

​​MEI RATIONALE FOR GRADE
- NONE PROVIDED FOR NOW - ​​

​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
Further progress steps include getting allowance for CHP codified in MEEIA statute or DE/PSC rule/order and implementing renewable thermal projects under MEEIA and RES

​​WHO IS IN CONTROL OF DESTINY

Missouri should consider policies to nascent renewable thermal market such as the evaluation of the potential for renewable thermal and renewable CHP for new and state facilities that have significant retrofits.

MEI GRADE

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​ACTION TAKEN
DE staff encourage OA-FMDC staff to include CHP (including renewables) in new and significant retrofits of state facilities.

WHO TOOK ACTION​​

​​MEI GRADE / SCORE 

​​​MEI RATIONALE FOR GRADE
Limited action. OA must accept proposal.

​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
​Further progress steps include considering feasibility for retrofits, working to get pilot project approved, and including CHP consideration as a normal part of retrofit designs.

​​WHO IS IN CONTROL OF DESTINY