Missouri utility's ambitious wind energy plan facing pushback

Energy News Network: A Canadian company’s plan to aggressively shift a Missouri utility to clean energy is facing opposition from state officials.

Proponents of cleaner energy in coal-reliant Missouri had lofty expectations in 2016, when Algonquin Power & Utilities bought Empire District Electric Co. At the time, Empire claimed it could build 800 megawatts of wind energy, close a 200 megawatt coal plant next April — about 16 years early — and save ratepayers as much as $325 million over 20 years.

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