Wrap:  Missouri ranked lower this year at forty-four than last year at forty-three in a survey released by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.

The report shows, utility policies carry forty percent of the weight when deciding where the states rank. 

A Missouri law allows utilities, owned by investors, to earn credit from efficiency programs giving them motivation to become more energy efficient while making a profit.

The option to opt-out of utility efficiency programs also hurt the state's ranking. The Missouri Energy Efficiency Investment Act offers rebates and discounts on energy-efficient lighting and air conditioners...but large energy consumers can opt-out of the program.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Michael Lindquist. 

Wrap: Missouri ranks forty-fourth in the nation in energy-efficiency an American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy survey says. That's worse than the state's forty-third placement last year.

The survey has many factors that affect a state's ranking. One is utility policies that carry forty percent of the weight when deciding where the states rank.

A Missouri law allows utilities, owned by investors, to earn credit from efficiency programs giving them motivation to become more energy efficient while making a profit.

The option for energy consumers to opt-out of utility efficiency programs also held the state back from ranking higher. The Missouri Energy Efficiency Investment Act offers rebates and discounts on energy-efficient lighting and air conditioners.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Michael Lindquist.

Wrap: Missouri, ranked forty-fourth, fell one place from forty-third in the rankings provided by a survey conducted by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.

The survey has many factors that affect a state's ranking. One is utility policies that carry forty percent of the weight when deciding where the states rank.

A Missouri law allows utilities, owned by investors, to earn credit from efficiency programs giving them motivation to become more energy efficient while making a profit.

The option to opt-out of utility efficiency programs also hurt the state's ranking. The Missouri Energy Efficiency Investment Act offers rebates and discounts on energy-efficient lighting and air conditioners...but large energy consumers can opt-out of the program.

Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Michael Lindquist.