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Cold and Hot Weather Rules The Missouri PSC established a CWR for Missouri's investor-owned utilities. The CWR prohibits the disconnection of heat-related services and allows customers to make a payment arrangement when the temperature is forecasted to drop below thirty-two (32) degrees Fahrenheit. The time-period covered under the CWR is November 1 through March 31 of each year. Households that do not honor the payment arrangements made will be subject to disconnect once the temperature is above thirty-two (32) degrees Fahrenheit or beginning in April; whichever comes first. The Missouri PSC established a HWR for Missouri's investor-owned utilities. The HWR addresses time periods which prohibit the termination of energy services to customers when certain extreme heat conditions are forecasted to exceed ninety- five (95) degrees Fahrenheit, or the heat index is predicted to rise above 105 degrees Fahrenheit. The time-period covered under the HWR is June 1 through September 30. Households will be subject to disconnect once the temperature is below ninety-five (95) degrees Fahrenheit or beginning in October; whichever comes first. Should an applicant apply to receive ECIP funds during the CWR or HWR, the 18– 48-hour requirements remain the same.