Ameren

Ameren Missouri customers benefit from investments in stronger, smarter grid

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Friday, February 23, 2024
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ST. LOUIS, Feb. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ameren Missouri, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), filed its updated Smart Energy Plan with the Missouri Public Service Commission today. The $12.4 billion, five-year investment plan is designed to modernize infrastructure and enhance grid reliability and flexibility.

Key Points: 
  • "The Smart Energy Plan is working as designed to create a more resilient and reliable grid," said Mark Birk, chairman and president of Ameren Missouri.
  • The Smart Energy Plan provides direct customer benefits by enabling Ameren Missouri to upgrade aging foundational grid infrastructure, including poles, wires, substations, transformers and underground cables.
  • Ameren Missouri also works closely with businesses looking to expand or invest in Missouri, adding jobs and supporting communities statewide.
  • St. Louis-based Volpi Foods and EquipmentShare in Moberly, Missouri, are among the businesses expanding in the state with assistance from Ameren Missouri.

Kimberly Harris joins Ameren Board of Directors

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Monday, December 18, 2023
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ST. LOUIS, Dec. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) announced today that Kimberly J. Harris has been elected to the Ameren board of directors, effective Jan. 1, 2024.

Key Points: 
  • ST. LOUIS, Dec. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) announced today that Kimberly J. Harris has been elected to the Ameren board of directors, effective Jan. 1, 2024.
  • Harris brings extensive senior leadership experience to the Ameren board of directors.
  • "We are excited to have Kimberly join Ameren's board of directors," said Martin J. Lyons, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Ameren.
  • Harris earned a Juris Doctor from Arizona State University and Bachelor of Arts in political science from San Diego State University.

CUB applauds ICC for standing up for ComEd, Ameren customers, holding utilities accountable in unprecedented regulatory rulings

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Thursday, December 14, 2023
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CHICAGO, Dec. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) on Thursday ruled on record ComEd and Ameren electric rate-hike requests. Below is a statement from CUB Executive Director Sarah Moskowitz.

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, Dec. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) on Thursday ruled on record ComEd and Ameren electric rate-hike requests.
  • Today's ICC ruling delivered an important message: Utilities need to prove that their grid plans will actually benefit consumers.
  • While the final orders in the cases have not yet been filed, CUB can give this summary of the rulings.
  • In Thursday's rulings, the ICC struck the same pro-consumer themes as they did in holding gas utilities accountable in a series of Final Orders last month.

EMC Named a Top Energy Savings and Energy Efficiency Performer by Utility Providers Ameren Missouri and Appalachian Power

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023
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MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Turnkey Lighting + Technology provider EMC announced today that it has been recognized as a Top Energy Savings Performer by Ameren Missouri and a Top Energy Efficiency Performer by Appalachian Power. These awards honor EMC's outstanding work in completing energy-saving LED lighting and electrical projects for national high-profile customers in Missouri and Virginia.

Key Points: 
  • MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Turnkey Lighting + Technology provider EMC announced today that it has been recognized as a Top Energy Savings Performer by Ameren Missouri and a Top Energy Efficiency Performer by Appalachian Power.
  • "We are honored to be recognized by Ameren Missouri and Appalachian Power as a Top Energy Performer...for the past 20 years, EMC has been dedicated to helping our clients achieve substantial energy savings."
  • -Jerry Johnson, EMC CEO and Chairman
    For the year 2022, Ameren Missouri has named EMC as a Top Energy Savings Performer for the fourth time.
  • "We are honored to be recognized by Ameren Missouri and Appalachian Power as a Top Energy Performer," said Jerry Johnson, CEO and Chairman of EMC.

Ameren shares the love with local libraries through $200,000 in grants

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Friday, December 8, 2023
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ST. LOUIS, Dec. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ameren co-workers love their libraries. The company has awarded $200,000 in grants to 100 public libraries throughout its Missouri and Illinois service territory as part of Ameren's Love Your Library program. The libraries awarded were chosen based on nominations from Ameren co-workers.

Key Points: 
  • ST. LOUIS, Dec. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ameren co-workers love their libraries.
  • The company has awarded $200,000 in grants to 100 public libraries throughout its Missouri and Illinois service territory as part of Ameren's Love Your Library program.
  • The libraries awarded were chosen based on nominations from Ameren co-workers.
  • Ameren co-workers noted how their own local library shaped their love for reading, and the joy their children have experienced there as they built early literacy skills.

ICC RULINGS REDUCE RECORD RATE-HIKE PROPOSALS; HALT CONTROVERSIAL PIPE-REPLACEMENT PROGRAM, AS REGULATORS DRAW LINE ON UTILITY EXCESS

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Friday, November 17, 2023
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CHICAGO, Nov. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In a sweeping rebuff of four different utilities, Illinois regulators have sharply curtailed record rate hikes proposed for more than 4 million gas customers across the state, while also blocking most spending on a controversial pipe-replacement program that has fueled a heating affordability crisis for consumers in recent years. 

Key Points: 
  • In each of the cases, the ICC's reduction to the rate hike exceeded the amount – sometimes by large margins – recommended by the agency's administrative law judges.
  • In all, the rate increases were lowered by about $240 million as a result of the ICC's actions.
  • "We're hopeful that this ruling sends a signal to the state's utilities that the days of business-as-usual are coming to an end."
  • Created by the Illinois Legislature, CUB opened its doors in 1984 to represent the interests of residential and small-business utility customers.

Ameren to provide $25,000 in energy assistance to military families in honor of Veterans Day

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Friday, November 10, 2023
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ST. LOUIS, Nov. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In an expression of gratitude for our country's active-duty military, veterans and their families, Ameren Missouri is providing $25,000 in energy assistance – as well as post-military career opportunities.

Key Points: 
  • Active military families and veterans throughout Missouri are eligible for additional support to help pay their utility bills.
  • Every year since 2018, Ameren Missouri has earmarked $25,000 in assistance that will be administered through United Way 211 as part of the Ameren Missouri Veterans Fund.
  • The Ameren Missouri Veterans Fund benefits veterans, active military members and their spouses who are either without service or have a disconnect notice for their Ameren Missouri utility bill.
  • Ameren is proud to provide military families with job options that provide a path to grow in their careers as they settle back into civilian life.

CONSUMER ADVOCATES URGE LEGISLATORS TO UPHOLD VETO OF AMEREN ILLINOIS' 'RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL' LEGISLATION

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
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CHICAGO, Oct. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumer advocates on Tuesday urged the Illinois General Assembly to uphold a gubernatorial veto of Ameren Illinois' controversial "Right of First Refusal" legislation that would needlessly raise costs for the utility's electricity customers.  

Key Points: 
  • J.B. Pritzker issued an amendatory veto, rejecting Amendment 4 of House Bill 3445, which passed in the final days of the legislative session.
  • The proposal would have given Ameren the "Right of First Refusal" on transmission projects in its territory.
  • Without competition, there is no incentive for monopolies like Ameren to put ratepayers first, and reduce the cost of building transmission lines."
  • For more information, call CUB's Consumer Hotline at 1-800-669-5556 or visit CUB's award-winning website, www.CitizensUtilityBoard.org .

AS COM ED, AMEREN CHARGE NEW WINTER PRICES, CUB ISSUES STATEWIDE WARNING ON RIP-OFFS PEDDLED BY ALTERNATIVE ELECTRICITY SUPPLIERS

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Thursday, October 12, 2023
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CHICAGO, Oct. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As of October, Commonwealth Edison and Ameren Illinois are charging new electricity supply prices, and customers should know what they are to avoid bad deals peddled by alternative electricity suppliers, the Citizens Utility Board (CUB) said Thursday in a statewide consumer warning. 

Key Points: 
  • ComEd and Ameren bill customers to deliver electricity to homes, but those customers have the right to choose either their utility or an alternative company to supply the actual electricity.
  • The utility supply rates above are called the "price to compare"—the rate customers should compare to alternative supplier offers pitched to them.
  • "People should beware of bad deals offered by alternative electricity suppliers door-to-door, over the phone and via mail," CUB Director of Communications Jim Chilsen said.
  • Since 2015, Illinois consumers have lost more than $1.6 billion to alternative electricity suppliers, according to CUB's review of reports from the ICC's Office of Retail Market Development.

Ameren Corporation Third Quarter 2023 Earnings Webcast Nov. 9, 2023

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023
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A replay of the webcast will be available for one year beginning approximately one hour after the close of the call.

Key Points: 
  • A replay of the webcast will be available for one year beginning approximately one hour after the close of the call.
  • St. Louis-based Ameren Corporation powers the quality of life for 2.4 million electric customers and more than 900,000 natural gas customers in a 64,000-square-mile area through its Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois rate-regulated utility subsidiaries.
  • Ameren Illinois provides electric transmission and distribution service and natural gas distribution service.
  • Ameren Missouri provides electric generation, transmission and distribution service, as well as natural gas distribution service.