Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB2657: Modifies certain provisions relating to the renewable energy
Status: In committee, May 15, 2026
What the bill says
A resolution or ordinance adopted by the governing authority having jurisdiction of such area, to be a blighted area and which contains land, improvements, or a lock and dam site which is unutilized or underutilized for the production, generation, conversion, and conveyance of electrical energy from a renewable energy resource; (26) "Renewable energy resource", shall (b) Solar thermal sources or photovoltaic cells and panels; (c) Dedicated crops grown for energy production; (d) Cellulosic agricultural residues; (e) Plant residues; (f) Methane from landfills, agricultural operations, or wastewa.
From the introduced text:
a resolution or ordinance adopted by the governing authority having jurisdiction of such area, to be a blighted area and which contains land, improvements, or a lock and dam site which is unutilized or underutilized for the production, generation, conversion, and conveyance of electrical energy from a renewable energy resource; (26) "Renewable energy resource", shall (b) Solar thermal sources or photovoltaic cells and panels; (c) Dedicated crops grown for energy production; (d) Cellulosic agricultural residues; (e) Plant residues; (f) Methane from landfills, agricultural operations, or wastewater treatment; (g) Thermal depolymerization or pyrolysis for converting waste material to energy; (h) Clean and untreated wood such as pallets; (i) Hydroelectric power, which shall include electrical energy produced or generated by hydroelectric power generating equipment, as such term is defined in section 137.010; HB 2657 (j) Fuel cells using hydrogen produced by one or more of the renewable resources provided in paragraphs (a) to (i) of this subdivision; [or] (k) Nuclear; or (l) Any other sources of energy[, not including nuclear energy,] that are certified as renewable by rule by the department of economic development; (27) "Replacement business facility", a facility otherwise described in subdivision (17) of this section, hereafter referred to in this subdivision as "new facility", which replaces another facility, hereafter referred to in this subdivision as "old facility", located within …