Missouri Appeals Court Sides with Supporters of Renewable Energy

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- You voted for it. Now the Missouri courts say big utility companies in Missouri have to abide by it.

Proposition C in 2008 got more than 60 percent of the vote. It mandates that 15 percent of all utility generated power in Missouri must come from renewable sources by 2021.

The state's big utilities were fighting rules drawn up by the Missouri Public Service Commission about what they could charge for the renewable power and where the power has to come from.

PJ Wilson of Renew Missouri, who wrote the new law, says this is a big win for renewable energy supporters.

"I would characterize this as the first good thing that has happened for renewable energy in Missouri since Prop C in November of 2008."

Wilson says he doesn't expect Tuesday's appellate court ruling to be appealed to the State Supreme Court. Wilson says now that there is certainty about renewable energy rules in Missouri, we should see renewable energy grow quickly.

Wilson says his group will now move forward to file a complaint against those utilities with the PSC.