News Releases

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,...

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 IL (March 5, 2020) – Ameren Illinois announced a transparent and achievable plan that will move Illinois closer to reaching its goal of 100% clean energy by 2050. The Downstate...

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...