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Dec. 18, 2020Jefferson City, Mo. |  By: AP

Missouri panel turns aside utility shutoff moratorium


JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Missouri Public Service Commission has turned down a request that sought a moratorium on utility shutoffs due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The commission says it has no authority to grant such an order. The Consumers Council of Missouri filed a request for the emergency order that would have prohibited disconnection or discontinuation of residential electric, natural gas and water service through at least March 31.

The commission said in a statement released Wednesday that while it "shares its concern for the well-being of utility customers and all Missouri citizens during the pandemic," it lacks authority from the Legislature to issue a shutoff moratorium.