Energy

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Does Your Household Pay Corporate Taxes?

With all the talk about increasing corporate taxes rates in the news, it’s important to remember that corporate tax rates affect every level of the economy. This is because taxes […]

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Highlighting an Energy Opportunity During Missouri’s Clean Energy Week

In recognition of Missouri’s first “Clean Energy Week,” let’s take a look at an energy challenge in Missouri that affects all types of energy sources in Missouri, clean and traditional […]

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Missouri Bans Natural Gas Bans

Legislators in Jefferson City recently passed a law barring policymakers in cities and counties from banning the use of natural gas in homes and businesses. The law technically prohibits cities […]

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Privatizing Lebanon, Missouri’s Municipal Electric Utility

City officials in Lebanon are considering getting out of the municipal electric business by selling their electric utility or, at a minimum turning over its management, to Laclede Electric. While […]

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Suggested Change to Missouri’s Nuclear Construction Bill

A new bill in the Missouri Legislature proposes easing regulations on nuclear and renewable power construction. House Bill 261 would allow utilities to charge ratepayers for the construction of nuclear […]

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PACE Loans Are Out of Line

A decade ago, Missouri created the Property Assessment Clean Energy (PACE) loan program to help homeowners and businesses get loans for clean energy improvements to their property. A PACE loan […]

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