2 rules for unincorporated Clay County, Missouri.
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Rooftop solar in Clay County needs building and electrical permits plus a utility interconnection agreement. Missouri's Easy Connection Act guarantees net metering for renewable systems up to 100 kilowatts.
RSMo § 386.890.2
"Net metering", using metering equipment sufficient to measure the difference between the electrical energy supplied to a customer-generator by a retail electric supplier and the electrical energy supplied by the customer-generator to the retail electric supplier over the applicable billing period
Missouri law voids HOA covenants that limit or prohibit rooftop solar. Under RSMo 442.404, Clay County homeowners can install panels; associations may set only reasonable placement rules.
RSMo § 442.404.3
No deed restrictions, covenants, or similar binding agreements running with the land shall limit or prohibit, or have the effect of limiting or prohibiting, the installation of solar panels or solar collectors on the rooftop of any property or structure.
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