Missouri Hot Weather Law Begins June 1
The law was created to protect all residential customers of investor-owned utilities from having their electric or natural gas service disconnected due to non-payment when electricity or natural gas is used as the source of cooling or to operate the only cooling equipment at the residence.
Regulated utility companies are prohibited from disconnecting service if the National Weather Service local forecast between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. for the following 24 hours when the temperature is predicted to rise above 95 degrees or the heat index is predicted to rise above 105 degrees. Consumers are still responsible to pay their bills.
For more information on the Hot Weather Law, consumers can go to the Commission’s website at www.psc.mo.gov or call the Commission’s Consumer Services hotline at 1-800-392-4211. Consumers can also receive Hot Weather Law information from their local natural gas or electric company or local community action agency. In addition, there may be additional programs available to consumers seeking assistance paying their utility bills.
PSC Staff Seeks Input from Liberty Utilities Customers
Plans Set for Series of Listening Sessions About Reported Service, Billing Issues
Staff will be joined by the Missouri Office of the Public Counsel and representatives of Liberty Utilities at the Town Hall Meetings. In February, the PSC Staff was ordered by the Commission to investigate Liberty Utilities' electric, water and natural gas customer service and billing. Members of the Commission will not be present at the Town Hall Meetings.
The Commission’s order instructed Staff to provide reports every three months on progress of the investigation and when Staff expects to complete its final investigation report. Consumers expressed concerns about Liberty’s billing practices to the Commissioners and Staff during Local Public Hearings held last year and through direct contacts with the PSC Consumer Services Department.
“The purpose of these meetings is to hear directly from customers about their experiences with Liberty Utilities. Collecting information directly from customers will assist Staff in its investigation and provide a forum for customers to interact with Liberty Utilities, the Office of the Public Counsel, and Staff,” said Staff in the case filing.
Below is the schedule of the Town Hall Meetings:
June 10, 6 p.m. — Aurora Recreation Center
126 W. Hadley Street
Branson, Mo.
June 11, Noon — Chambers Council Room, City Hall
110 W. Maddux Street
Ozark, Mo.
June 11, 6 p.m. — Ozark Community Center (The OC)
1530 W. Jackson Street
Joplin, Mo.
June 12, 6 p.m. — Missouri Southern State University Criminal Justice Auditorium
3950 E. Newman Road
Consumers who need additional information may call the PSC Consumer Services hotline at 800-392-4211.
PSC Sets Intervention Deadline in Ameren Missouri
Large Load Customer Rate Plan
The Large Load Customer Rate Plan will apply to customers with loads of 100 megawatts or more, to be served at a transmission voltage of at least 115 kilovolts. In addition, the application requests to make available a number of new programs to serve large load customers including a Renewable Solutions Program, a Nuclear Energy Credits Program, a Clean Capacity Advancement Program, and a Clean Energy Choice Program.
Applications to intervene and participate in this case must be filed no later than June 12, 2025, with the Secretary of the Missouri Public Service Commission, P.O. Box 360, Jefferson City, Mo. 65102-0360, or by using the Commission’s Electronic Filing and Information System (EFIS) at psc.mo.gov.
Individual citizens wishing to comment may click the link below, or contact either the Office of the Public Counsel (Governor Office Building, 200 Madison Street, Suite 650, P.O. Box 2230, Jefferson City, Mo. 65102-2230, telephone (866) 922-2959, email opcservice@opc.mo.gov) or the Public Service Commission Staff (P.O. Box 360, Jefferson City, Mo. 65102, telephone 800-392-4211, email pscinfo@psc.mo.gov). The Office of the Public Counsel is a separate state agency that represents the general public in matters before the Commission.
Friends, I am running for re-election as Alderman, Ward 2 and I am asking for your vote and support. The election will be held Tuesday, April 8th at the Bearcat Center.
These are uncertain times and I believe my 24 years on the City Council and background in community banking make me uniquely qualified to continue serving you.
My overall guiding principal is the financial stability of Dexter. For decades, we have balanced our budget and maintained a reasonable reserve fund. Great care needs to be taken to keep our city financially secure.
My sincere thanks to the community leaders who have endorsed my re-election:
Mark Snider, Bryce Matthews, and Dr. Ray Dowdy
My wife, Lesa and I have lived in Dexter our entire adult lives and
know most of you through our banking careers. We care about the
future of Dexter and ask for your vote on April 8th.
Thanks,
Tim Aslin
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Rep. Smith, Missouri Delegation Urge Federal Disaster Declaration Following Missouri Tornados |
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WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Jason Smith (MO-08), along with Rep. Wesley Bell (MO-01), Senators Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Eric Schmitt (R-MO), and Reps. Ann Wagner, Sam Graves, Mark Alford, Eric Burlison, Emmanuel Cleaver, and Bob Onder led a letter to President Donald J. Trump respectfully requesting he grant Governor Mike Kehoe’s request to immediately authorize a federal disaster declaration in 28 Missouri counties impacted by recent severe weather and make available federal assistance to support Missouri’s recovery efforts. Representative Smith said, “The devastation in Missouri caused by severe weather, violent tornadoes, and widespread flooding in recent weeks is heartbreaking and has left many communities in Southeast Missouri struggling to get back on their feet. I applaud Governor Kehoe’s swift action to declare a State of Emergency in Missouri to enable first responders, road crews, and emergency management officials to begin initial damage assessments, and alongside my colleagues, respectfully urge the federal government to follow suit. The severity of this disaster necessitates a coordinated response from both the state and federal governments to begin deploying vital aid, including shelter assistance and other desperately needed recovery efforts.” Joining Representatives Smith and Bell and Senators Hawley and Schmitt in signing the letter to President Donald Trump are Missouri Representatives Ann Wagner (MO-01), Bob Onder (MO-03), Mark Alford (MO-04), Emmanual Cleaver (MO-05), Sam Graves (MO-06), and Eric Burleson (MO-07). The request from Governor Kehoe was for assistance in cleaning up after the storms that impacted Missouri from March 14-15 this year. |
