Solar power in Missouri

Solar potential in the United States

Solar power in Missouri is capable of generating 42.7% of the electricity used in Missouri from rooftop solar panels totaling 28,300 MW.[1]

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 Greene County, on a 57-acre plot owned by City Utilities. The farm itself is operated by Strata Solar. The farm generates 4.95 MW, and the energy contributes to City Utilities' transmission grid.[6]

Installed capacity

Missouri Grid-Connected PV Capacity (MW)[7][8][9][10][11][12]
Year Capacity Installed % Change
2009 0.2 0.2
2010 0.7 0.5 250%
2011 2.0 1.3 186%
2012 18.6 16.6 830%
2013 48.9 30.4 163%
2014 111 73 192%
2015 131 20 18%

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Technical Potential in the United States: A Detailed Assessment
  2. ↑ Missouri Net Metering
  3. ↑ State Grades
  4. ↑ Swedish Retailer IKEA to Install Missouri’s Largest Rooftop Solar Array on Future St. Louis Store Opening Fall 2015, Enquirer Herald, January 14, 2015
  5. ↑ Ikea St. Louis completes largest rooftop solar array in Missouri
  6. ↑ Thomas Gounley, Missouri's largest solar farm is producing power, Springfield News-Leader (July 19, 2014).
  7. ↑ Sherwood, Larry (August 2012). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2011" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). p. 17. 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). Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  10. ↑ Sherwood, Larry (July 2009). "U.S. Solar Market Trends 2008" (PDF). Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC). p. 16. 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.
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