Questions

Questions landowners ask us

If your question is not here, send it with the form at the bottom of this page and we will answer it directly.

Is Missouri's lower threshold really a good thing for me?

For most landowners, yes. A 25 million dollar bar means a project does not have to be enormous to qualify, and a project that is not enormous does not need an enormous tract. It brings ordinary farms into a conversation that states like Kansas effectively reserve for very large properties.

Why do you ask about my county's average wage?

Because Missouri requires the jobs at a qualifying facility to pay at least 150 percent of the county average. That makes a county with a lower average wage an easier place to satisfy the test than a wealthier one, which is a genuinely unusual piece of arithmetic and it works in favour of rural counties.

Am I on Ameren, Evergy, or a cooperative?

If your ground is genuinely rural, a cooperative is a likely answer, and those are supplied by Associated Electric Cooperative. Ameren covers the east, Evergy the west and a southern territory, Liberty the southwest. It matters because whoever serves you owns the connection. Your bill says which.

How many acres do you need?

There is no single number and anybody offering one without seeing your ground is guessing. Whether the acreage is contiguous, and what runs near it electrically, matters far more than the total, and Missouri's lower threshold means smaller places are worth asking about here.

Somebody wrote to me about my land. What now?

Do not sign, and do not treat a deadline in the letter as binding on you. Find out whether they are buying for themselves or for a party they have not named. Have a Missouri attorney read it before you agree to anything. That goes for a letter from us as much as from anyone else.

Would I have to sell the whole farm?

Often not. Plenty of arrangements involve part of a property while the rest carries on as it was. It is a reasonable thing to raise in the first conversation and we would rather you did than leave it late.

Ask us about your land

Tell us about your property. There is no cost and no obligation. If it does not fit, we will tell you plainly.

A rough number is fine. If you are not sure, write not sure.

Does the property have electric service now?
Is there anything like this nearby that you know of?Check any that apply. Guessing is fine.
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