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Sikeston to purchase excess consumer power

SIKESTON -- Put up a windmill or install solar panels that gather enough power and the Board of Municipal Utilities might have to write you a check.

The Sikeston City Council approved a bill during their regular meeting Tuesday to provide for the purchase of excess power generated by customers through renewable power sources.

During a council briefing session Aug. 25, BMU General Manager Ed Throop explained if the electricity generated by the customer-generator exceeds the electricity supplied to the customer by the utility, the customer-generator is to be credited for the net value of the electrical energy delivered to the utility at the utility's avoided cost. The credit is to appear on the customer-generator's bill no later than the following billing period.

-- From staff, wire reports