SB 1379 - Legislation pertaining to renewable energy. This act requires the Department of Natural Resources to promulgate rules requiring suppliers of electrical energy to generate and purchase electricity from renewable energy resources. These rules shall include a portfolio requirement providing the following:

- renewable energy sources of no less than 1/4 of 1% of retail sales after 2005;

- renewable energy sources of no less than 1 & 1/2% after 2008;

- renewable energy sources of no less than 3% after 2011; and

- renewable energy sources of no less than 6% for 2017 to 2027.

These rules shall apply to all power sold to Missouri users, including power that is self-generated or purchased from another source in or outside of the state. All suppliers of electricity must provide documentation to the Department and the Commission demonstrating compliance with the provisions of this section.

The Department must also establish by rule a certification process for power that is generated from renewable energy sources. The certification process shall be consistent with operation practices of the Regional Transmission Organizations in the Midwestern United States. Criteria for certification shall be based on fuel type, technology, and the environmental impacts of the facility.
MEGAN CRAIN