Solar power in Missouri

Solar power in Missouri has been a growing industry since the early 2010s. Solar power is capable of generating 42.7% of the electricity used in Missouri from rooftop solar panels totaling 28,300 MW.[1]

Solar potential in the United States

Net metering is available only during a billing period. Excess generation is credited at avoided cost rate, and lost if any remains after a year,[2] giving the state a B rating.[3]

IKEA installed a 1.28-MW solar array on its St. Louis store which was the largest rooftop installation in the state. It was completed in July 2015.[4][5]

Missouri's largest solar farm is located in Christian County, just outside of Nixa on a plot owned by Gardener Capital. The farm generates 9% of the power needs of Nixa, Missouri transmission grid.[6]

Installed capacity
Missouri Grid-Connected PV Capacity (MW)[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
Year Capacity Installed % Change
20090.20.2
20100.70.5250%
20112.01.3186%
201218.616.6830%
201348.930.4163%
201411173192%
20151312018%
201615120
2017170.519.5
2018210.540
2019267.557

See also

References
  1. Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Technical Potential in the United States: A Detailed Assessment
  2. "DSIRE | Missouri Net Metering". programs.dsireusa.org. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  3. "Freeing The Grid | Best Practices in State Net Metering Policies & Interconnection Procedures". freeingthegrid.org. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  4. Swedish Retailer IKEA to Install Missouri’s Largest Rooftop Solar Array on Future St. Louis Store Opening Fall 2015 Archived 2015-01-18 at Archive.today, Enquirer Herald, January 14, 2015
  5. "Ikea St. Louis completes largest rooftop solar array in Missouri". bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  6. "Nixa's new solar farm is the latest shift toward renewable power in southwest Missouri". news-leader.com. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  7. Sherwood, Larry (August 2012). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2011" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2012-08-16.
  8. Sherwood, Larry (June 2011). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2010" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). Retrieved 2011-06-29.
  9. Sherwood, Larry (July 2010). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2009" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-09-25. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  10. Sherwood, Larry (July 2009). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2008" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-11-23. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
  11. Sherwood, Larry (July 2012). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2012" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). p. 16. Retrieved 2013-10-11.
  12. Sherwood, Larry (July 2014). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2013" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). Retrieved 2014-09-26.
  13. "Missouri Solar". Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). Q4 2019. Retrieved 2020-05-05. Check date values in: |date= (help)
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