As part of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Missouri Schools Going Solar program, Lewis and Clark Middle school installed a 1.0 kW photovoltaic system. This system was installed by Advanced Energy Solutions, Inc.

Missouri Schools Going Solar (MSGS) exists to educate students, teachers and communities about the importance of electricity as an energy form, the value of renewable solar energy in meeting current and future energy needs, and solar energy technologies. This project serves K-12 schools that have an interest in solar electric energy and the initiative to create a partnership with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Energy Center, the local electric utility, and their local community to accomplish a solar array installation.

Clean Commute is a two year pilot program managed by Bridging The Gap and funded by a grant from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The new University of Missouri, Kansas City (UMKC) Clean Commute program will challenge the student, staff, and faculty to reduce single occupancy vehicle trips to and from campus by using alternative modes of transportation such as bicycles, walking and mass transit.

Modeled on successful programs across the country the Clean Commute program at UMKC will incorporate alternative transportation education while focusing on:

• Distributing of new loaner bicycles equipped with lights, locks, fenders, and water bottle cage.
• Installing bike parking racks
• Creating of a campus bike map linking to business districts, bus routes, and existing routes and trails within a 5-mile radius
• Offering on-campus bike maintenance
• Hosting safety education workshops

The town of Rock Port, Missouri, is the first wind-powered city in the United States. The wind farm consists of four Suzlon 1.25-megawatt wind turbines and will produce enough electricity to supply all the power needs for this town of 1,395 people.

The Missouri Public Utility Alliance in Columbia purchases excess electricity from Loess Hills when the output from the wind power plant exceeds consumption in the town. This alliance provides electricity to Rock Port Municipal Utilities, which distributes to customers in town. The wind farm is sized to provide enough electricity over the course of a typical year to match electricity consumption in the town.

The Million Lights Campaign was launched in October 2006. This project — the result of a collaboration between the city of Kansas City, KCP&L and others — encouraged Kansas City residents to switch light fixtures or bulbs to those that have earned the ENERGY STAR label. This label designates products that meet strict energy efficiency criteria set by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

In October 2007, the Million Lights Campaign had surpassed its goal of placing one million ENERGY STAR light bulbs in homes and businesses in Kansas City. Additionally, the city’s Home Weatherization Program has required installation of compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) in all weatherized homes.

As of March 2008, 1,603,680 CFLs had been purchased or distributed. More than 23,000 CFLs have been distributed to low income, elderly and disabled households.

Lighting accounts for nearly 20 percent of the average home’s electric bill. ENERGY STAR-qualified CFLs use at least 75percent less energy than standard bulbs and last up to 10 times longer. Households in Kansas City have acted by changing more than one million bulbs. Over the life of the CFLs, households are saving a combined total of $34.3 million in energy costs and preventing more than 378,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions, equivalent to the emissions from 13,250 cars. Download a report about this project (PDF)