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Spire's Carbon Offset Initiative
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Learn how you can lower your carbon footprint and environmental impact
About the program
Spire’s Carbon Offset Initiative is a voluntary program that provides our natural gas customers in Missouri with the opportunity to lessen the impact of their greenhouse gas emissions and reduce their carbon footprint from natural gas usage.
Join today
When you enroll, Spire will purchase environmental attributes in the form of verified carbon offsets (VCOs) and renewable thermal credits (RTCs), on your behalf.
Based on your selected participation level, you’ll be charged a small fee on your monthly Spire gas bill. Spire uses this fee to cover the purchase costs of the carbon offsets and program administration fees. You’ll see the fee for your selected participation level on your monthly bill.
Your participation will support important US-based projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions – and make a meaningful, positive impact on the environment.
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Calculate your impact
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We designed a helpful tool to help you choose your monthly level of participation.
Using the tool, you can enter the dollar amount per month (in whole dollars) that you'd like to spend to offset your carbon footprint.
Explore the benefits
✓ Easy
It’s easy to participate – and there’s no installation, contract or special equipment needed.
✓ Flexible
Choose the amount of carbon offsets that’s right for you.
✓ Affordable
For as little as $1 per month, you can reduce your environmental impact.
How to get started
Residential customers
Choose the amount per month (in whole dollars) that you'd like to spend offsetting your carbon footprint. The current pricing allows for 2.89 hundred cubic feet (Ccf) of natural gas usage to be offset for each $1 you designate.
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Business customers
Choose the amount per month (in whole dollars) that you'd like to spend offsetting your carbon footprint. You can offset 2.89 hundred cubic feet (Ccf) of CO2 emissions for each dollar you elect to subscribe to monthly.
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The Carbon Offset Initiative program is one such pathway – and it offers customers an easy and affordable way to balance their personal carbon footprint at the level they choose.
Frequently asked questions
- Am I offsetting the exact natural gas usage I use at my home or business? If you wish to offset emissions based on your historical natural gas usage, our offset calculator tool can help you identify the fee and corresponding offsets specific to your usage.
- Do the environmental attributes in this program come from local sources. We procure environmental attributes in the form of verified carbon offsets (VCOs) and renewable thermal credits (RTCs) from US-based projects.
- What’s the mix of VCOs and RTCs in the Carbon Offset Initiative? Our goal is to offer Spire customers in Missouri an affordable and flexible way to voluntarily offset the carbon footprint from their natural gas use. As part of that goal, we procure and manage an optimal mix of verified carbon offsets (VCOs) and renewable thermal credits (RTCs) from renewable natural gas. You can learn more about the mix of VCOs and RTCs in our carbon offset portfolio here.
Terms and conditions
Eligibility
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The program is open to all Spire Missouri residential and small general services customers who have not, in the most recent twelve-month period 1) received a disconnection notice, 2) entered into a payment agreement with Spire for a delinquent bill, or 3) had service terminated.
Terms and conditions
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1) CUSTOMERS MUST SELECT THEIR MONTHLY PATICIPATION LEVEL EXPRESSED IN A WHOLE DOLLAR AMOUNT AT THE TIME OF SUBSCRIPTION. 2) CUSTOMERS MAY APPLY FOR OR LEAVE THIS PROGRAM AT ANY TIME THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 3) CHANGES TO A CUSTOMER’S BILL WILL BE REFLECTED ON THE CUSTOMER’S NEXT REGULAR MONTHLY BILL FOLLOWING THE DATE OF ENROLLMENT. A MAXIMUM OF ONE CHANGE IN PARTICIPATION LEVEL CAN BE MAE IN ANY ONE MONTH. 4) CUSTOMERS MUST MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. IF CONDITION UNDER PART B OF THE AVAILABILITY SECTION IS TRIGGERED BY AN ENROLLED CUSTOMER, THEN THAT CUSTOMER WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE TERMINATED FROM THE PROGRAM AND THE CUSTOMER’S BILLLING RELATED TO THIS PROGRAM WILL DISCONTINUE. 5) THE PRICING OF THE CCF OFFSET PER $1 WILL BE REVIEWED ANNUALLY AND ANY RATE CHANGES WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE COMMISSION. THE COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MODIFY THE RTC AND VCO MIX TO MANAGE THE PROGRAM COSTS. 6) THIS PROGRAM IS OFFERED TO CUSTOMERS BAED ON AVAILABLE SUPPLY OF RTCS AND VCOS. THE COMPANY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SUSPEND OR CURTAIL THE PROGRAM AND RELATED CHARGES IN THE EVENT THAT SUFFICIENT RTC AND VCO SUPPLY IS UNAVAILABLE. 7) THE COMPANY WILL SUBMIT REPORTS TO THE COMMISSION ANNUALLY, OR AS OTHERWISE ORDERED IN RELATION TO THE CARBON OFFSET PROGRAM OPERATION AND ACCOUNTING.
TO CANCEL YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM: PARTICIPANTS IN THE CARBON OFFSET INITIATIVE (“PROGRAM”) MAY CANCEL THEIR PARTICIPATION THROUGH MY ACCOUNT, OR BY CALLING AND SPEAKING WITH A SPIRE CONTACT SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE. THE CANCELLATION WILL BE EFFECTIVE ON THE CUSTOMER’S NEXT REGULAR MONTHLY BILL FOLLOWING THE DATE OF CANCELLATION. CANCELLATION OF A CUSTOMER’S PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH OR TERMINATE A CUSTOMER’S EXISTING NATURAL GAS SERVICE.
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