secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     SPIRE INC (SR)
CIK:        0001126956
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-11-02T21:54:49+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-443825
Event type: regulatory
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.62
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

Spire Missouri seeks $228M revenue increase in first future-test-year rate case
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- Filed Nov 2, 2026 with the Missouri Public Service Commission (Docket GR-2027-0075): $228M total revenue requirement, $57M via ISRS and $171M net new revenue.
- Request uses an average FY2028 future test year rate base of $5.1B, a 55.0% common equity ratio and a 10.5% return on equity; MoPSC has 11 months, rates targeted by October 2027.
- If approved as filed, average residential bills rise about $10/month (11%) in western Missouri and about $13/month (15%) in eastern Missouri.
- Spire Missouri has invested nearly $808M in its natural gas system since its last rate case and serves more than 1.2 million Missouri customers.
- In FY26 the utility supported 24 announced Missouri economic development projects (~$537M invested, 1,400+ jobs) and connected customers with ~$14M in energy assistance.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1126956/000119312526443825/0001193125-26-443825-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/57183/000119312526443825/sr-20261102.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-443825

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