Solar Incentives and Rebates in Missouri

Peak Sun Hours (PSH): 4.9-5.0
Cost of Grid Power: $0.13/kWh
Number Of Installations: 11,508

What’s the Cost of Solar in Missouri?

Cost of Grid Power

Missouri's electricity prices average $0.13/kWh, just below the national average of $0.14/kWh. Most of the state's solar power comes from small-scale residential and commercial solar, which has doubled from 2016 to 2019.

Cost of a Solar Install

PV Installs annually in Missouri from 2008-2018

A graph of PV Installs annually in Missouri from 2008-2018.
Figures include design costs. Data from Berkeley Lab.

The average cost of a 6kW (equivalent to saving more than 100 trees a year) solar power system starts around $13,000 in Missouri. That system would pay for itself through energy savings within 6-7 years. System life can span well over 25 years, and savings will improve with inflation.



What Incentives are Available in Missouri?

Data from DSIRE. For more info visit: https://www.dsireusa.org/

Name Implementing Sector Program Type Administrator DSIRE ID
Solar Easements & Rights Laws State Solar/Wind Access Policy 20
Alternative Fuel Vehicle Loan Program State Loan Program Missouri Department of Natural Resources 155
Missouri - Net Metering State Net Metering 608
Biodiesel Production Incentive State Performance-Based Incentive Missouri Department of Agriculture 716
Tax Deduction for Home Energy Efficiency Improvements State Personal Tax Deduction 3032
Local Option - Clean Energy Development Boards State PACE Financing 4248
Energy Efficiency Goals State Energy Efficiency Resource Standard 5214
Liberty Utilities - Residential and Small Business Energy Efficiency Rebate Program Utility Rebate Program 5368
Solar Property Tax Exemption State Property Tax Incentive State Tax Commission of Missouri 5431
Set the PACE St. Louis Local PACE Financing Energy Equity Funding, LLC 5537
Columbia Water & Light - Solar Energy Loans Utility Loan Program Columbia Water & Light 5552
City of Kansas City - Green Building Policy for Municipal Buildings Local Energy Standards for Public Buildings 5578
City of Kansas City - Solar Easements and Geothermal Access Local Solar/Wind Access Policy 5581
Spire Energy - Commercial and Industrial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program Utility Rebate Program 5874
Ameren Missouri BizSavers Program Utility Rebate Program 5881
City of St. Louis - Green Building Standard Local Energy Standards for Public Buildings Board of Public Service 5923
Ameren Missouri - Small Business Direct Install Program Utility Rebate Program 5938
Columbia Water & Light - Energy Audit Utility Energy Analysis Columbia Water & Light 15470
Columbia Water & Light - Tree Power Utility Energy Analysis Columbia Water & Light 15475
Southwest Electric Cooperative - Business Lighting Rebate Utility Energy Analysis Southwest Electric Cooperative 15504
U.S. Department of Energy - Industrial Assessment Center (IAC): Colorado State University Federal Energy Analysis U.S. Department of Energy 17069
Co-Mo Electric Cooperative - Energy Audit Utility Energy Analysis Co-Mo Electric Cooperative 17856
Columbia Water & Light - Infrared Thermography Utility Energy Analysis Columbia Water & Light 17857
Columbia Water & Light - Power Quality Analysis Utility Energy Analysis Columbia Water & Light 17859
Laclede Gas Company - Commercial/Industrial Rebate Program Utility Energy Analysis Laclede Gas Company 19410
Cuivre River Electric - Green Power Other Other Cuivre River Electric 20339
New-Mac Electric Coop - Take Control & Save Business Audit Programs Other Energy Analysis New-Mac Electric Coop 20445
Tri-County Electric Cooperative - Audits Other Energy Analysis Tri-County Electric Cooperative 20476
Kansas City Power & Light - Business Energy Analyzer Utility Energy Analysis Kansas City Power & Light 21557
Empire District Electric - Missouri Commercial/Industrial Energy Audit Program Utility Energy Analysis 21613
Seventhwave (formerly Energy Center of Wisconsin) - Energy Consulting Non-Profit Energy Analysis Seventhwave (formerly Energy Center of Wisconsin) 21813
Seventhwave (formerly Energy Center of Wisconsin) - Back of the Envelope Calculator Non-Profit Energy Analysis 21814
Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance - Midwest Industrial Initiative Non-Profit Energy Analysis Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance 21831
Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance - Building Operator Certification Non-Profit Training and Information Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA) 21832
Wabash Valley Power Association (28 Member Cooperatives) - Residential Energy Efficiency Program Utility Rebate Program Wabash Valley Power Association 22049
Wabash Valley Power Association (28 Member Cooperatives) - Commercial and Industrial Energy Efficiency Program Utility Rebate Program Wabash Valley Power Association 22050
Empire District Electric (Gas) - Commercial and Industrial Gas Efficiency Program Utility Rebate Program Empire District Electric Company 22056



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