Prepare for higher winter gas bills
Annual Purchased Gas Adjustment and its impact on your bill
Beginning in December, customers will see a change on the cost of gas charge on their bill – called the PGA (Purchased Gas Adjustment). The PGA is the cost the Company pays to purchase natural gas on the open market, plus the transportation and storage services fees. It also reflects any under– or over–collection of actual gas costs in the previous period. These costs are passed on to customers through the PGA, with no markup by Liberty, and typically make up about half of a winter bill.
Natural gas prices have increased impacting the PGA
This year, natural gas prices are higher than last winter; this means the PGA for all of Liberty’s Missouri gas service areas will be higher. For most residential gas customers, expect a bill increase for the winter months of about 5% to 15% depending on usage*.
View the expected impact for your service area below.
* See the special message below for Liberty customers in the Northeast Missouri service area, excluding Kirksville. This impacts the following counties: Adair (excluding Kirksville), Clark, Knox, Lewis, Macon, Marion, Pike, Ralls, Schuyler, and Scotland.
Expect a greater PGA impact on your gas bill
You may have noticed your natural gas bill was lower this past year compared to previous years. Over the past year, the cost of gas (shown as the Purchased Gas Adjustment or PGA on your bill) included a refund from Panhandle, the interstate pipeline that serves your area. This refund was a result of Panhandle’s most recent Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) rate case. Panhandle is not a Liberty company, and we do not set its rates.
Starting in December 2025, Panhandle’s refund will no longer apply. As a result, you will see a more typical PGA rate on your bills going forward. This means your PGA rate will be higher than this past year’s unusually low rate.
For the average residential customer, gas bills over the winter season could increase approximately 38%, depending on usage.
You can compare PGA rates here.
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