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Ameren workers across Illinois and Missouri are heading to the East Coast this morning to assist in repairing damage and restoring power outages in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaias. Approximately...

Ameren Illinois has allocated $8 million in bill payment assistance to help qualified residential customers reduce or eliminate a past-due account balance. Under the "Fresh Start" program, up to...

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (July 12, 2020) – Ameren Illinois crews and storm support personnel worked throughout the night to restore service to more than 17,900 customers who were without power as a...

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (July 11, 2020) – Ameren Illinois has activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at 10:00 p.m. Saturday in response to a line of severe storms that caused scattered...

COLLINSVILLE (June 24, 2020) – Ameren Illinois is warning its business and residential customers to be on alert for utility scams. Posing as electric, water or natural gas company employees,...

ALTON, IL (JUNE 18, 2020) – What was supposed to be a routine job for Wright Tree Service to remove hazardous limbs impeding on Ameren Illinois power lines turned into a honey of a deal for a...

COLLINSVILLE, IL (May 29, 2020) – Ameren Illinois announced that funding is available for small businesses and non-profits that have fallen behind on their electric bills. Under the company's...

ST. LOUIS (May 22, 2020) – Three Ameren employees have been selected to receive prestigious Technology Transfer Awards from the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). Presented annually,...

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (MAY 14, 2020) – With warmer temperatures on the way and families using more energy while at home, Ameren Illinois is reminding customers of several “do-it-yourself” (DIY)...

COLLINSVILLE, IL (APRIL 23, 2020) – As part of its plan to modernize the energy delivery infrastructure in central and southern Illinois, Ameren Illinois plans to complete a major natural gas...

ST. LOUIS (March 30, 2020) – Ameren Corporation announced that its AmerenCares charitable trust is donating $500,000 to help individuals, families and communities impacted by the COVID-19...

ST. LOUIS (March 14, 2020) In response to the economic hardships that our residential and business customers may experience due to the COVID-19 pandemic, effective today, Ameren Illinois and...

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (JANUARY 22, 2020) – As part of its plan to modernize the energy delivery system throughout central and southern Illinois, Ameren Illinois announced today a two-year electric...

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (JANUARY 15, 2020) – Ameren Illinois announced the appointment of two new officers and a pending officer retirement. Dave Wakeman named Senior Vice President, Operations and...

COLLINSVILLE IL, (DECEMBER 23, 2019) – To help Illinois food banks keep up with the demand this winter, Ameren Illinois presented a total of $50,000 to six food banks in central and southern...

COLLINSVILLE, IL (December 17, 2019) – Ameren Illinois residential customers will pay less for electric delivery services next year under a plan approved by the Illinois Commerce Commission...

Ameren Illinois was recognized by PA Consulting as a recipient of the 2019 ReliabilityOne™ Most Improved Utility Award during a special ceremony, Nov 20, in Austin, Texas. This award is...

COLLINSVILLE, IL (December 2, 2019) – Ameren Illinois' progress in building a stronger energy infrastructure, offering energy management services, and implementing environmentally-friendly...

View Ameren Illinois' Emergency Operations Center media kit COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (Nov. 27, 2019) – Ameren Illinois activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at 5 a.m., Wednesday morning in...

COLLINSVILLE, ILL (November 20, 2019) – In conjunction with National Utility Scam Awareness Week November 18-22, Ameren Illinois is reminding the public to be aware of scammers targeting...

Ameren Illinois Company, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), announced today the pricing of a public offering of $300 million aggregate principal amount of 3.25% first mortgage bonds...

COLLINSVILLE, IL (October 30, 2019) – Electric supply rates for residential customers who receive electricity from Ameren Illinois are 5% lower than last year. A typical residential customer who...

Vienna, IL, Oct. 30, 2019 – Ameren Illinois officials joined with Warden Matthew Swalls and the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) Tuesday morning to unveil a series of energy efficiency...

Linn, Mo. (Oct. 29, 2019) – Recently Ameren Missouri Central Division Director Chip Webb handed over the keys of a digger derrick truck to State Technical College of Missouri. The company...

COLLINSVILLE, IL (OCTOBER 28, 2019) – Ameren Illinois announced at the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation's Sequins, Suits and Sneakers Gala that it is making a $60,000 donation to the foundation...

St. Clair County, IL, October 25, 2019 – The St. Clair County Transit District (SCCTD), in partnership with Ameren Illinois, recently completed a new lighting project at all MetroLink stations...

PEORIA, Ill. (Oct. 23, 2019) – Ameren Illinois has begun implementation of a large-scale project to fortify the electric grid in Peoria and Stark counties. Work crews are upgrading power poles...

COLLINSVILLE, IL (October 23, 2019) – Nine organizations were named Ameren Illinois Energy Innovator award winners Tuesday at a special event in Springfield. In its second year, the Energy...

Ameren Illinois has activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in response to severe storms that caused outages in the northern part of the Ameren Illinois service territory. The EOC will be...

Ameren Corporation was just named to the prestigious list of Top Utilities in Economic Development in 2019 by Site Selection magazine. This is the fourth time Ameren has earned the distinction,...

COLLINSVILLE, IL (August 7, 2019) – Ameren Illinois is joining utilities across the country in recognizing Sunday, August 11, as National 8-1-1 Day by reminding customers and contractors to...

Springfield, IL – August 6, 2019 – Residents in Springfield are seeing energy at work first hand as Ameren Illinois crews replace vintage steel natural gas mains and service pipelines with...

MARION, Ill. (JULY 25, 2019) – Ameren Illinois is installing 40 new power poles and 5.5-miles of power lines in Williamson County to enhance electric service reliability for customers....

COLLINSVILLE, IL (July 2, 2019) – Three Ameren Illinois employees were recently selected by Public Utilities Fortnightly for its "Fortnightly Under Forty" list, which recognizes young, up and...

COLLINSVILLE, Ill., (JUNE 6, 2019) – Ameren Illinois announced today it is promoting George Justice to vice president of Electric Operations. Justice has been with the company for 37 years. In...

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (May 23, 2019) – Ameren Illinois crews are working to restore power after an unusually strong line of thunderstorms and damaging winds made their way through the mid-section...

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (May 23, 2019) – Ameren Illinois has activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to mobilize the response to storms that caused outages in the mid-section of the Ameren...

Ameren Illinois residential customers will pay less for electric delivery service next year under a plan filed today with the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC). Approval of the $7.22 million...

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. (MARCH 18, 2019) – Ameren Illinois is installing new power poles and power lines in Scott County to better protect the grid against weather-related outages. Beginning in...

COLLINSVILLE, Ill (March 7, 2019) – Ameren Illinois Chairman and President Richard J. Mark received the 2019 Richard H. Newhouse leadership award by the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation.

PEORIA, Ill. (Feb. 13 - 9:30 a.m.) – Electric crews and other personnel worked throughout the day and night to restore customer outages caused by yesterday’s wind and ice. Currently, there are...

PEORIA, IL (Feb. 12, 2019) - In response to icing conditions and high winds in the northern part of its service territory, Ameren Illinois activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in the...

COLLINSVILLE, IL (January 29, 2019). With wind chills expected to be below zero throughout most of the week as another round of winter storms moves into the Midwest, Ameren Illinois is reminding...

COLLINSVILLE, IL (December 13, 2018) – Four organizations were named Ameren Illinois Energy Innovator award winners recently during an awards reception in Springfield. The inaugural Energy...

COLLINSVILLE, IL (October 29, 2018) – With cooler temperatures in the forecast, now is the time for consumers to take a look at their energy habits and identify areas where they could...

BELLEVILLE, IL (OCTOBER 25, 2018) – As part of its plan to modernize the energy delivery system throughout central and southern Illinois, Ameren Illinois announced today a two-year natural gas...

Collinsville, IL – In an effort to prevent residential and business customers from becoming the victims of utility scams, Ameren Illinois has designated October 15-19 as Utility Scam Awareness...

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (OCTOBER 2, 2018) – Ameren Illinois is enhancing the energy reliability and flexibility of the company's transmission system throughout Madison County by constructing two, new...

COLLINSVILLE, Ill., (SEPTEMBER 19, 2018) – Ameren Illinois announced today it is adding Michael Mueller to its senior leadership team. Mueller is joining the Ameren Illinois team to serve as the...

Collinsville, IL – As part of National Farm Safety and Health Week 2018 (September 16-22), Ameren Illinois is reminding farmers to take safety precautions around electric and natural gas...

Collinsville, Ill. (June 28, 2018) – Ameren Illinois crews and contractors have been working to restore power to customers impacted by high winds and strong storms that moved through the service...

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (June 28, 2018) – Late this afternoon and early evening a widespread line of storms caused outages throughout the Ameren Illinois service territory. The company activated its...

PEORIA, Ill. (JUNE 27, 2018) – As part of its multi-year plan to improve service reliability and create jobs in central and southern Illinois, Ameren Illinois announced today it is upgrading...

COLLINSVILLE, Ill., (JUNE 26, 2018) – Ameren Illinois today announced three additions to its leadership team. Eric Kozak promoted to Vice President of Gas Operations On June 1, Eric Kozak was...

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (May 31, 2018) – In the wake of severe thunderstorms that impacted the southern part of the Ameren Illinois service territory today, the company activated its Emergency...

Building on its commitment to help customers become more energy efficient, Ameren Illinois announced an initiative to put 300,000 smart thermostats in customer homes and businesses. Ameren...

Ameren Illinois Company, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), announced today the pricing of a public offering of $430 million aggregate principal amount of 3.80% first mortgage bonds...

DECATUR, IL – Scovill Zoo, Ameren Illinois, and Wright Tree Service joined together Friday, Arbor Day, to mark the beginning of a new partnership aimed at bringing healthy snacks and natural...

ST. LOUIS (April 5, 2018) – The last of three waves of Ameren line workers and support personnel from Illinois and Missouri have just returned from Puerto Rico. Deployed for consecutive...

COLLINSVILLE, IL – April 2, 2018 – As part of its plan to modernize the energy delivery system in central and southern Illinois, Ameren Illinois is upgrading the natural gas infrastructure in...

Ameren Illinois was recently recognized by the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA) for helping customers reduce their energy usage and save on their energy bills. “This year’s Inspiring...

Ameren Illinois today outlined a plan with the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) to recover costs of modernizing its natural gas system and delivering natural gas to homes and businesses in...

Ameren Illinois unveiled its newly renovated 29,000-square-foot East St. Louis Operating Center on Friday, demonstrating the company’s commitment to strengthening its operations in the Metro...

On Monday, Ameren Illinois was recognized by the Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative (SECC) for its groundbreaking work with distributed energy resources (DER). The inaugural Smart Energy...

Ameren Illinois electric customers could save an average of $2.50 to $3.00 per month in 2018 and natural gas customers could save an average of $1 per month if the Illinois Commerce Commission...

Black Enterprise magazine has named Richard J. Mark, chairman and president, Ameren Illinois, to its 2017 list of the most powerful executives in corporate America. The publication identified...

In an effort to help area residents combat hunger this winter, Ameren Illinois officials distributed nearly 15,000 non-perishable food items and a total of $32,394 to seven different food pantries...

For the second consecutive year, Ameren Illinois residential customers will benefit from a decrease in their electric rates. Under Ameren Illinois' plan, which was approved today by the Illinois...

Ameren Illinois Company, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), announced today the pricing of a public offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 3.70% first mortgage bonds...

Ameren Illinois is rolling out a comprehensive public awareness campaign to help prevent its business and residential customers from becoming victims of a scam. The multi-media campaign culminates...

Ameren Illinois has filed an amendment to its energy efficiency plan under the Future Energy Jobs Act (FEJA). With the revised plan filed today, the company has committed to achieve an additional...

Ameren Illinois presented the Village of Forsyth with the keys to a 2008 Ford truck the utility is donating to the Village. The 40-foot aerial bucket truck was recently rotated out of the Ameren...

Ameren Illinois unveiled its new compressed natural gas (CNG) refueling station in Maryville on Wednesday, along with seven new trucks that run on the alternative fuel, illustrating the...

In recognition of National Farm Safety and Health Week (September 17-23), Ameren Illinois and the Illinois Association Future Farmers of America (FFA) are joining together to share a few...

With an additional wave of Ameren employees headed to Florida, Ameren now has approximately 1,000 employees and contractors assisting in the restoration and rebuilding efforts in response to...

Ameren joined energy companies from across the Midwest this week on mutual assistance calls administered by Edison Electric Institute (EEI). This comes at the request of Duke Energy as they...

Ameren Illinois is providing grants to non-profit organizations who are experiencing difficulty paying their electric bill. The funds are administered through the Energy Assistance Foundation, and...

Ameren Corporation, a Midwest-based utility, and S&C Electric Company, a smart grid leader shaping the future of power delivery, conducted a successful 24-hour islanding test this month at the...

As part of its commitment to workplace safety, Ameren Illinois has installed automated external defibrillators (AEDs) on nearly 240 trucks across central and southern Illinois. The presence of...

Ameren Illinois Company (AIC) and Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) are pleased to announce that the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department...

Ameren Illinois crews and contractors have restored power to 24,373 customers impacted by severe weather that moved through Illinois last night and this morning. The company activated its...

In the wake of a line of severe thunderstorms that moved across its service territory overnight, Ameren Illinois activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at 7:00 a.m. Field crews are...

Ameren Illinois crews and contractors have been working throughout the day to restore power to customers impacted by high winds and strong thunderstorms that moved through the service territory...

Ameren Illinois officials are advising customers to stay safe and cool while managing their electricity usage during the heat wave that is impacting central and southern Illinois. "We want to...

Ameren Illinois is ranked in the top 15 Most Trusted Brands among business customers according to a study by a leading market research firm. In a survey of 10,486 business and electric combination...

The NextGrid collarborative is seeking interested parties for the role of facilitator. An initiative of the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC), NextGrid is a collaboration between the ICC,...

Ameren Illinois customers are saving on their electric bill as a result of a new state law that went into effect on June 1. The Future Energy Jobs Act (FEJA), signed into law by Governor Bruce...

Ameren Illinois donated 450 window air conditioner units to eight local energy assistance agencies across Central and Southern Illinois to help residents beat the heat this summer. The agencies...

Ameren Illinois field crews and support staff restored service to more than 30,000 customers in the wake of the weekend’s strong storms that impacted the Ameren Illinois service territory. Most...

With severe storms predicted to impact the entire area of the Ameren Illinois service territory this evening, Ameren Illinois has called in and placed on stand-by numerous personnel. In the event...

Ameren Illinois field crews and support staff have been actively engaged in restoration services following a line of storms that brought thunderstorms and high winds across the northern portion of...

Ameren Illinois partnered with local volunteers to replace standard incandescent lightbulbs with LED bulbs on the front porches of more than 700 homes in several communities across the Ameren...

In the face of severe weather and other catastrophic incidents,ensuring that critical infrastructure is protected and can be restored quickly and safely is paramount. For the third time, Ameren...

As part of its commitment to innovation and building a smarter, clean energy infrastructure, Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) announced completion of one of the most technologically advanced...

Ameren Illinois continues to monitor natural gas and electric equipment near cresting rivers across its service territory and has contingency plans should flood waters become an issue. Ameren...

Ameren Illinois residential customers will pay less for electric delivery service in 2018 under a plan filed today with the Illinois Commerce Commission. The proposal would lower monthly bills for...

Ameren Illinois (NYSE: AEE) residential customers will pay less for electric delivery service in 2018 under a plan filed today with the Illinois Commerce Commission. The proposal would lower...

Ameren Illinois partnered with two local agencies this week to help more than 1,100 qualified low-income customers reduce their energy bills. One-time bill payment grants of up to $150 were...

Ameren Illinois residential customers who have fallen behind on their utility bill may benefit from programs and assistance being offered by the energy company. For a limited time, eligible Ameren...

Ameren Illinois crews have mobilized and continue power restoration efforts in response to a line of strong winds and thunderstorms that made their way across the Ameren Illinois service territory...