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This bill amends Missouri state law by adding a new section that establishes guidelines for state agencies developing plans to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from electric generating facilities owned by public utilities. The bill requires that any such emissions reduction plan must focus on achieving its goals through clean energy sources, which are defined as energy derived from renewable or low-carbon sources like sunlight, wind, falling water, biomass, nuclear power, and others, explicitly excluding energy from coal, oil, or natural gas. When developing these plans, agencies must consider multiple factors including transmission and distribution infrastructure, grid modernization, energy storage, energy demand, energy efficiency measures, and the most recent technological advances to ensure the most cost-effective approach to implementing the emissions reduction strategy. This legislation appears aimed at promoting a transition to cleaner energy sources while providing a structured framework for how state agencies should approach carbon emissions reduction in the electricity sector.

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