Jana Rose Schleis
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- Sep 9, 2026
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New Missouri research shows wind and solar energy can boost rural economies (opens the original)
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New research from the University of Missouri shows wind and solar farms can bring economic gains to rural communities. Energy generated from renewable sources such as wind and solar has grown as power companies diversify from fossil fuel sources, and a new report from the MU Center for Rural Energy Security analyzes the economic impact of renewable energy in rural counties. Mizzou economist and lead researcher Adrienne Ohler analyzed economic factors in counties with renewable power plants to th
Missouri power grid faces costly upgrades as AI data centers drive electricity demand (opens the original)
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A new federal report shows the electric grid across much of the country is strained, requiring thousands of miles of new power lines and billions of dollars in investments. The National Transmission Needs Study shows that approximately 4,000 miles of powerlines will need to be replaced each year for the next few decades. The federal report notes that most of the country's transmission infrastructure was built in the 1960s and '70s and is now reaching the end of its useful life and that currently
Missouri aviation students prepare for takeoff, with the industry in need of more pilots (opens the original)
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As mid-Missouri college students go back to school this month, some will be heading to the runway. Moberly Area Community College (MACC) leaders and city of Columbia officials celebrated the grand opening Wednesday of the school's new commercial pilot training program. MACC and the school's flight instructor partners will begin training students to fly airplanes from the Columbia Regional Airport this month. Aviation classes are conducted in the now-remodeled former airport terminal. MACC Presid
Missouri lawmakers fight utility bid to bypass competition on new power lines (opens the original)
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by Jana Rose Schleis - MISSOURI INDEPENDENT Electric companies in the Midwest say new large-scale power lines are needed to get more energy onto the grid to serve big power consumers such as artificial intelligence data centers. Now, the utilities argue reducing competition is the fastest way to do it. A group of nine electric transmission utilities, including Ameren and Evergy, is asking federal energy regulators for the right of first refusal to build and operate new multi-state, large-scale p
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