(Jefferson City, MO) – The Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) is announcing a change in the location of a local public hearing scheduled at 6:00 pm on Monday, July 21, 2025, in Joplin in an electric rate increase request case filed by The Empire District Electric Company dba Liberty.
The local public hearing will now be held in Mills Anderson Justice Center (3350 Newman Road) on the campus of Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) because of HVAC issues in Corley Hall at the university.
Liberty has requested to increase rate revenues from its Missouri electric retail customers by $152.8 million per year, and increasing its monthly fixed residential customer charge from $13 to $16.
Below is the revised local public hearing schedule:
- Joplin, Missouri
- Monday, July 21 @ 6:00 pm. The hearing will open with a public information/question-and-answer session followed by the Commission receiving testimony from the public.
- Located at Missouri Southern State University’s Criminal Justice Auditorium (3950 E. Newman Road)
- Nixa, Missouri
- Tuesday, July 22 @ 12:00 pm. The hearing will open with a public information/question-and-answer session followed by the Commission receiving testimony from the public.
- Located at City of Nixa’s City Council Chambers (715 W. Mount Vernon Street).
- Bolivar, Missouri
- Tuesday, July 22 @ 6:00 pm. The hearing will open with a public information/question-and-answer session followed by the Commission receiving testimony from the public.
- Located in the McClelland Joe Roberts Room at Southwest Baptist University (1600 University Avenue).
- Branson, Missouri
- Wednesday, July 23 @ 12:00 pm. The hearing will open with a public information/question-and-answer session followed by the Commission receiving testimony from the public.
- Located inside Branson’s City Council Chambers (110 W. Maddux Street).
- Virtual Local Public Hearing
- Wednesday, July 23 @ 6:00 pm.
- To attend a virtual local public hearing by telephone, call toll-free 1.855.718.6621, listen to the prompt and enter the meeting number/access code 2861 936 9973 followed by the pound/hashtag (#) symbol. If prompted for a password, enter 0261.
- To attend a virtual local public hearing by video/internet, visit the WebEx. You can join the hearing by entering the corresponding meeting number/access code and password listed above.
- Aurora, Missouri
- Thursday, July 24 @ 12:00 pm. The hearing will open with a public information/question-and-answer session followed by the Commission receiving testimony from the public.
- Located inside the Aurora Recreation Center (126 W. Hadley Street).
- Virtual Local Public Hearing
- Friday, July 25 @ 12:00 pm.
- To attend a virtual local public hearing by telephone, call toll-free 1.855.718.6621, listen to the prompt and enter the meeting number/access code 2866 586 9948 followed by the pound/hashtag (#) symbol. If prompted for a password, enter 0261.
- To attend a virtual local public hearing by video/internet, visit the WebEx. You can join the hearing by entering the corresponding meeting number/access code and password listed above.
These local public hearings will be held in facilities that meet the accessibility requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Any person who needs additional accommodations to participate in these hearings should call the PSC’s hotline at 1.800.392.4211 or TDD hotline at 1.800.829.7541 before the hearings.
To facilitate an orderly presentation that can be preserved for the record, members of the public who wish to participate in the virtual hearings should register, but are not required to register, by sending their first and last name, phone number, email address, and the hearing they wish to attend to pscinfo@psc.mo.gov or by calling 1.800.392.4211 by 5:00 pm the day before the hearing.
If you are unable to attend a local public hearing and wish to make written comments, you may click here, contact the PSC (P.O. Box 360, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102), or by using the Commission’s electronic filing system (EFIS), which may be accessed here. From this webpage, click on “e-Filing Instructions” under the heading “Submit Comments in Writing.” When submitting comments, please reference File No. ER-2024-0261.
Additionally, you may also provide comments or request additional information from the Office of the Public Counsel (Governor Office Building, P.O. Box 2230, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102-2230), telephone 1.866.922.2959 (toll-free) or 573.751.4857, or email opcservice@opc.mo.gov. The Office of Public Counsel is a separate state agency that represents the general public in matters before the Commission.
Reference:
Forrest Gossett
Missouri Public Service Commission
573.751.9300
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