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Ameren Missouri Deactivates Emergency Operations Center
Crews Restore Power as Multiple Storms Strike Service Territory

Ameren Missouri has deactivated its Emergency Operations Center as of 7:30 a.m. Wednesday. Crews completed restoration to approximately 62,000 customers since storms first passed through the area on May 19.

“Ameren Missouri appreciates our customers’ patience as our crews worked quickly and safely to restore power knocked out by severe storms,” said Michael Moehn, senior vice president, Customer Operations.

All total, Ameren Missouri deployed approximately 800 workers, including linemen, vegetation management employees and field checkers, to assist with restoration efforts.  

If your power goes out, call Ameren Missouri or log onto the Ameren Missouri Outage Center at AmerenMissouri.com to report an outage. Always call to report a low-hanging or downed line; the Ameren Missouri contact number is 1.800.552.7583. In addition, safety and outage information is also available at the Outage Center at AmerenMissouri.com.

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Ameren Missouri has been providing electric and gas service for more than a century, and our electric rates are among the lowest in the nation. We serve 1.2 million electric and 127,000 natural gas customers in central and eastern Missouri. Our mission is to meet their energy needs in a safe, reliable, efficient and environmentally responsible manner. Our service area covers 63 counties and more than 500 towns, including the greater St. Louis area. For more information, visit AmerenMissouri.com.

CONTACT: Missouri Communications, 314.554.2182, missouricommunications@ameren.com