News Releases

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...