News Releases

COLLINSVILLE, IL (February 24, 2021) – Ameren Illinois announced today it will soon begin phase two of a two-year project that will enhance energy service reliability, flexibility and load...

EFFINGHAM, Ill. (FEBRUARY 22, 2021) – Ameren Illinois crews have started work on a substation expansion project on the northwest side Effingham that will enhance electric service reliability,...

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (JANUARY 25, 2021) – Ameren Illinois activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) on Monday morning in preparation for a winter storm which is forecast to dump snow and ice...

COLLINSVILLE, IL (Jan. 22, 2021) – Ameren Illinois personnel are working with the National Weather Service (NWS) to keep an eye on Mother Nature and any chance of arctic weather and wind heading...

Following a transparent, 11-month review process, the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) approved Ameren Illinois' plan to strengthen its natural gas delivery infrastructure and ensure pipeline...

Ameren Illinois residential customers will pay less for electric delivery service in 2021. Under the plan approved by the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC), the typical Ameren Illinois...

Peoria, IL (Dec. 10, 2020) – When faced with the diagnosis, or potential diagnosis, of Autism Spectrum Disorder, it can be overwhelming for families. In 2019 Easterseals Central Illinois and OSF...

ST. LOUIS (Nov. 23, 2020) – Today, Ameren is announcing that as part of its sponsorship of KMOV-TV's broadcast of the Ameren Thanksgiving Day Celebration at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 26, the...

Collinsville, IL (November 18, 2020) With temperatures today in low 30s in several areas of its service territory, colder temperatures forecast the next several weeks, and the recent increase in...

Ameren Illinois Company, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), announced today the pricing of a public offering of $375 million aggregate principal amount of 1.55% first mortgage bonds...

COLLINSVILLE, IL (October 15, 2020) – Ameren Illinois filed a special permission tariff with the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) today to help new rooftop solar customers maintain full...

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (OCTOBER 5, 2020) – Ameren Illinois’ commitment to safety and weather preparedness has earned the energy company recognition from the National Weather Service (NWS) as a...

Ameren Illinois has asked the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) to comply with an important consumer safeguard which was designed to prevent energy developers from imposing unfair and burdensome...

Electric vehicle (EV) owners will soon be taking road trips across the Midwest with increased confidence. That's because six regional energy companies have committed to a first-of-its-kind...

For the second year in a row, and in recognition of its efforts to bolster the economies of Missouri and Illinois, Ameren Corporation secured a spot on the prestigious list of Top Utilities in...

ST. LOUIS (AUG. 29, 2020) – Ameren workers across Illinois and Missouri are heading to Arkansas today to assist in repairing damage and restoring power in Little Rock, Arkansas and the...

EAST ST. LOUIS, IL (AUGUST 24, 2020) – Ameren Illinois President Richard J. Mark presented an $80,000 contribution to the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation on Monday, continuing a long-standing...

Ameren Illinois welcomes the opportunity to participate in stakeholder discussions designed to develop sound energy policy for Illinois. At Ameren Illinois, our focus is on ensuring that Downstate...

COLLINSVILLE, IL (Aug 18, 2020) – Ameren Illinois is partnering with Google for a limited time to provide residential customers with access to a Google Nest Thermostat E smart thermostat at a...

COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AUGUST 10, 2020) – Ameren Illinois has activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at 3 p.m. in response to severe summer storms that caused outages in the northern part...

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,...