How Missouri Can Meet Its Clean Power Plan Targets

This fact sheet by the World Resources Institute outlines how Missouri can achieve its emission standards under the Clean Power Plan (CPP) by leveraging existing infrastructure, meeting voluntary efficiency goals, and expanding renewable energy targets.

• Missouri can achieve 90 percent of its required emission reductions through four primary actions: meeting voluntary energy efficiency benchmarks (reaching 1.9 percent of electricity sales in 2019 and beyond), adhering to the renewable energy standard requiring 15 percent of investor-owned utility electricity sales from renewable sources by 2021, increasing the utilization of existing natural gas combined cycle plants (which operated at less than 25 percent capacity in 2012), and implementing low- or no-cost operational improvements at coal plants.
• To close the remaining emissions gap and exceed its mass-based target by 14 percent, Missouri could increase renewable energy from 15 percent of investor-owned utility sales in 2021 to 20 percent of all state sales by 2030.
• The state can maximize economic benefits and cost-effectiveness by investing in energy efficiency—noting that every dollar invested in Ameren's 2013 programs returned over $3 in benefits—and adopting a market-based carbon pricing program. With an interstate emissions allowance price of $10 per short ton, Missouri could generate over $40 million annually in revenue from out-of-state sources between 2022 and 2030 if it surpasses its CPP target.
• The EPA finalized standards for existing power plants on August 3, 2015, to drive CO2 reductions by 2030. These state-specific standards consider the existing fossil fleet, potential coal efficiency increases, increased natural gas combined cycle utilization, and renewable energy development.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). How Missouri Can Meet Its Clean Power Plan Targets. https://www.wri.org/research/how-missouri-can-meet-its-clean-power-plan-targets

Chicago

World Resources Institute. How Missouri Can Meet Its Clean Power Plan Targets. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/how-missouri-can-meet-its-clean-power-plan-targets.

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendhow, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{How Missouri Can Meet Its Clean Power Plan Targets}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/how-missouri-can-meet-its-clean-power-plan-targets}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }