INTRODUCTION
Missouri’s cost of electricity is one of the lowest in the United States with a blended industrial rate of less than $.06/kwh. The regulated industry environment helps keep Missouri companies competitive.
MAJOR COMPANIES
Missouri is home to many leading Energy companies, including:
AmerenUE
Kansas
City Power & Light
Aquila
Empire
Power
Laclede
Gas
Association
of Electric Cooperatives
Show
Me Energy Cooperative
Dynamotive,
USA
Mid-Missouri
Energy
Northeast
Missouri Grain Processors
Golden
Triangle
Prairie
Pride
American
Energy Producers
Peabody
Energy
A
directory of all Missouri utilities can be found at:
http://www.dnr.mo.gov/energy/utilities/utilitydir.pdf
KEY FACILITIES
Considerable start-up and commercialization assistance is provided by Missouri’s incubators located throughout the state:
University of Missouri Incubator
Columbia, MO
Truman State University Innovation Center
Kirksville, MO
Missouri State University Innovation
Center
Springfield, MO
Southeast Missouri State University Innovation
Center
Cape Girardeau, MO
Center For Emerging Technologies
St. Louis, MO
RESEARCH – ADVANCING THE INDUSTRY
Leading-edge Energy research is being conducted at such renowned centers as:
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO
St. Louis, MO
Kansas City, MO
The
collaboration of these research institutes is very instrumental in the Missouri
initiative to remain globally competitive with its energy costs. Missouri’s energy portfolio includes
energy created from coal, wind, hydro, natural gas and bio mass. Fuels for the automotive and small
engine industry are provided by many miles of pipeline that transport petroleum
products. Missouri is also a
leading state in the production of corn-based ethanol and soy-based biodiesel.
Researchers at Missouri’s universities are working in conjunction with many Energy companies:
This
collaborative effort includes research into fossil fuels and renewable fuels.
ASSOCIATIONS – SUPPORTING THE
INDUSTRY
The Missouri Energy Development
Association
Missouri
Energy Leadership Council
Missouri Forest Products Association