Spire Missouri West customers of Spire Missouri, Inc. will see the Purchased Gas Adjustment (PGA) rate change under a filing that takes effect on Thursday, January 19, 2023. The change is due to estimated changes in the wholesale cost of natural gas.

Spire Missouri West residential customers currently pay a PGA rate of approximately $0.92 per hundred cubic feet of natural gas. Under the filing, the PGA rate will increase to approximately $1.07 per hundred cubic feet.

The cost of natural gas from wholesale suppliers generally makes up approximately 50 to 55 percent of a customer’s total monthly natural gas bill. The wholesale cost of natural gas is not regulated by the Missouri Public Service Commission. The wellhead cost is unregulated and primarily driven by supply, demand and the weather. The Missouri Public Service Commission does however conduct an annual regulatory review to ensure that regulated natural gas companies make prudent decisions in securing natural gas supplies for their customers.

Spire Missouri West provides natural gas service to customers in Carroll, Howard, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis and Saline counties in the KMMO listening area.