November has arrived, meaning that many of Missouri’s utilities cannot disconnect service for non-payment whenever temperatures are forecast to drop below freezing. It’s known as the Cold Weather Rule.

Forrest Gossett, Communications Director and Chief Public Information Officer with the Public Service Commission, told Missourinet the rule does not apply to every utility in Missouri.

“This only applies to investor-owned utilities and it’s across the board,” he said. “Municipal utilities and co-ops are not covered by the Cold Weather Rule because we at the Public Service Commission do not regulate those utilities.

However, it’s also important to note that many of those utilities do follow similar rules.”

It forbids utilities such as Ameren Missouri and Evergy from disconnecting electric

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