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Missouri Digital News
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Nationwide Missouri ranks 6th worst state for energy efficiency and an American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy official believes it will be a long road to improvement. |
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Wrap: Research Manager Maggie Molina says Missourians high energy consumption causes the state to fall behind many of its competitors.
An ACEEE study reveals energy efficiency improvement could save Missourians 17 percent of electricity by 2025, more than 6 billion dollars for consumers and create 8,500 local jobs.
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| Description: "Missouri has significant potential to ramp up and offer programs and implement policies to improve efficiency in the state." | |
However, Molina says lack of incentives to be energy efficient creates a huge barrier.
A 2009 act plans to overcome this by motivating consumers to save energy in their homes and businesses.
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| Description: "It really offers a road map for Missouri. Missouri's 44 now. How can we get Missouri into the top 10?" | |
Reporting from the state Capitol I'm Jessi Turnure.
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Missouri ranks the 6th worst state for energy efficiency and a Missouri representative wants to improve energy efficiency in Missouri, but has no solutions yet. |
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Wrap: Republican Representative Rodney Schad is the vice chair of the House special standing committee on renewable energy and says they have mulled over many energy efficiency ideas but have not accomplished much.
Schad says he is willing and ready to find an affordable and beneficial solution for Missourians.
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| Description: "So many of these ideas are great ideas and we can save energy but they have a downside to them. And so we have to be careful about that." | |
This downside to economic efficiency is cost.
However, Schad says:
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| Description: "When something comes along that is cost effective, I'll be right in the middle of it and I'll be all for that." | |
Schad says ideas will be talked over during the General Assembly in January.
Reporting from the state Capitol I'm Jessi Turnure.