In June 2009, Renew Missouri helped mobilize solar installers from across Missouri form an industry trade association. MOSEIA (Missouri Solar Energy Industry Association) is forming in large part as a result of Proposition C, which Missouri voters passed last November. Proposition C mandates 15% of the electricity produced by Missouri investor owned utilities (IOUs) comes from renewable sources by 2021, 2% of which must come from solar photovoltaics.

Prop C is expected to generate as much as 150 megawatts of new solar development in Missouri, enough energy to power 15,000 homes or to have solar systems installed on 50,000 roofs. Proposition C also includes a solar rebate requirement that will refund $2 per installed watt (roughly 20% of an installed system’s price) for Missourians who install on their homes or businesses in investor owned utility territory.

Coupled with new federal tax incentives, electricity generating solar photovoltaics are more affordable than ever in Missouri, and the solar industry is expected to grow quickly in 2010.

For more information, visit MOSEIA.org or national SEIA at SEIA.org.