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Missouri
State Information
CHP
Installations
No specific study has been conducted to ascertain the number of
CHP installations in Missouri. Any installations known to us are
identified in our searchable
database. The database provides information on the names of
the plant owners or operators, plant locations and power generation
capacity for each installation. If you are aware of other CHP
installation sites within Missouri, please submit the information
to us with this user-friendly
input form.
CHP Market Potential
One
DOE study
estimates total CHP market potential in Missouri to be between
1,320 to 2,410 MW for the commercial/industrial sector. This represents
3 to 5% of the projected DOE long-term goal of 47 gigawatts of
installed CHP capacity that was developed as part of the CHP
Roadmap Workshop.
Energy
Pricing
Energy pricing, for both fuel and electricity, can have significant
impacts on the financial viability of CHP. Further discussion
of energy pricing in Missouri is available
below and at the EIA
website. Check with your local
energy providers for specific pricing in your area.
CHP
Partners
No specific study has been conducted to ascertain the companies
in Missouri that are engaged in CHP system applications or have
CHP system capabilities. Some companies known to have CHP system
capabilities are identified in our Contact
database.
Financial
Incentives for CHP Systems
No specific study has been conducted to ascertain if there are
any financial incentives provided in Missouri.
Utility
Contacts
No specific study has been conducted to ascertain the participation
of utilities within Missouri that are engaged in CHP system applications.
Any utilities we know have engaged in CHP applications are identified
in our Contact
database. Some direct links to utilities in Missouri are shown
in the following table.
Summary
and Status of CHP Policy Issues
No specific study has been conducted to ascertain the status of
regulations and permits within Missouri that pertain to CHP system
applications. The EIA provides a monthly status of electricity
restructuring on a State-by-State basis. They also provide
a status of the deregulation of the natural
gas industry on a State-by-State basis.
Energy
Pricing
Fuel
Pricing
EIA
State Data: For a link to the EIA website that discusses gas
prices in Missouri click
here.
In
2000, Missouri had 137,129 commercial customers who consumed 63
billion cubic feet of natural gas. The average prices paid for
natural gas purchased from local distribution companies by commercial
customers was $6.92 per thousand cubic feet, respectively. The
average city gate price in the state was $4.96 per thousand cubic
feet.
Electricity
Pricing
In Missouri, the cost of electricity for commercial has shown
a relative decrease over the last recorded 10 year period (1990-1999)
based on information from the EIA’s State
Energy Price and Expenditure Report 1999. The cost of electricity to the commercial consumer has gone from 6.48 cents/kWh ($1/MBtu = 0.3413 cents/kWh) in 1990 to 5.97 cents/kWh in 1999.
Source:
State Energy Price and Expenditure Report 1999, Table 91: Commercial
Sector Energy Price and Expenditure Estimates, Selected Years 1970-1999, Missouri.
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