Missouri hot-weather law begins June 1
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Missouri’s hot-weather law is in effect from June 1-Sept. 30.
A Tuesday press release from the Missouri Public Service Commission says the law was made to protect residential customers of investor-owned utilities from having electric or natural gas services disconnected when extreme heat is expected.
Utility companies are prohibited from disconnecting service if the National Weather Service is predicting the temperature to rise above 95 degrees or if the heat index eclipses 105 degrees. Utility companies aren’t allowed to disconnect for the following 24 hours if that temperature is expected from 6 a.m.-9 p.m.
Consumers are still responsible for paying their bills, the release says.