Wrap: The bill would fall directly under the 2008 voter passed proposition C.

That initiative mandates that 15 percent of all energy Missouri uses has to come from renewable sources by 2021.

Hillsboro Democratic Representative Belinda Harris said the methane is going to waste.

House Republicans agreed with Harris. One said, "If we can get energy to our consumers cheaper, that's the ultimate goal for all of us."

The committee is expected to vote on the bill Thursday.

From the State Capitol, I'm Alex Klingelhoeffer. 

Wrap: No one opposed a bill that, if passed, would count methane gas collected from animal waste toward renewable energy standards. 

Koeltztown Republican Representative and Committee Chair Tom Loehner said this bill gives another option to energy companies looking to go green and may lead to cheaper energy down the road.

2008's proposition C mandates 15 percent of all energy used in Missouri to be from renewable sources by 2021.

The Senate passed the bill unanimously earlier this month.

From the State Capitol, I'm Alex Klingelhoeffer.