Missouri has substantial nuclear capacity, minimal coal and crude oil reserves, and few other major energy resources. Missouri's economy is not energy intensive, and the transportation and residential sectors lead State energy consumption.
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- Missouri was the first State west of the Mississippi River to produce coal commercially, but output today is minimal.
- The western leg of the proposed Rockies Express natural gas pipeline would pass near Kansas City before terminating in northeast Missouri.
- Coal is the dominant fuel for electricity generation in Missouri and typically supplies more than four-fifths of the electricity market.
- The transportation and residential sectors lead State energy consumption
