Louis region had access to reliable, affordable energy, when it needed it most. to the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows in Belleville, Illinois (just outside St. The company statement noted that while other areas of the Midwest struggled with lack of supply and high costs for natural gas during extremely cold weather in February, “the STL Pipeline ensured the St. Spire said it has been fully operational since 2019. Meanwhile, ratepayers are being asked to pay for the new infrastructure for decades to come.”įERC granted approval for the pipeline in 2018. Lead counsel Natalie Karas said in a statement that people in Missouri and Illinois "continue to experience direct harm to their land that is in the pathway of the pipeline.
The company said the rate change is due to the. The lawsuit challenging the pipeline was filed by the nonprofit Environmental Defense Fund. Spire Missouri announced Thursday customers will see natural gas rates changes in April. Louis region.”īut the appeals panel wrote that the evidence showed the pipeline “is not being built to serve increasing load demand and that there is no indication the new pipeline will lead to cost savings.” The ruling vacated approval of the already-operational pipeline and sent the matter back to the FERC. The statement said the ruling jeopardizes “reliable and critical energy access to 650,000 homes and businesses throughout the St. Louis-based natural gas company with 1.7 million customers in Missouri, Alabama and Mississippi, called the ruling disappointing and said the company is considering its next move.
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