Consumers to Pay More for Saving Energy
Nicolas Loris /
Congratulations, Missourians. For saving electricity, you could have an additional fee show up on your energy bill:
Some Missouri residents and businesses soon could see a new charge on their electric bills — a fee for using less energy.
Though it might seem illogical, the new energy efficiency charge has support from utilities, most lawmakers, the governor, environmentalists and even the state’s official utility consumer advocate. The charge covers the cost of utilities’ efforts to promote energy efficiency and cut power use.