Springfield tilts against windmills

The Springfield Board of Public Utilities has adopted a long-range plan that includes the potential use of “green” power in the future. Ernest DeCamp, the spokesman for the city utilities department, says customers could soon get a chance to harness the...

Utilities complain of gas costs

Missouri’s natural gas companies are having a tough time coping with the higher costs they have to pay for fuel. So, they want to pass along the added costs. Kevin Kelly of the Missouri Public Service Commission says the utilities want to increase rates as soon...

Peak power plant planned

Duke Energy is building a 230-Million dollar energy power plant that will supply electricity to utilities during peak demand. Project Director Doug Colbeck says Vandalia in Audrain County provides the perfect location.Building the plant will employ 250 workers during...

Water stink in St. Joseph

If St. Joseph residents have to put up with putrid water…they don’t want to pay more for it. They’re complaining about a proposed 50-percent rate increase that attorney Shannon Cook will be arguing against next week.Cook works for Missouri’s...
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