News Releases

Ameren Illinois customers with past due balances are encouraged to take advantage of a limited-time opportunity to establish a repayment plan by making a 10 percent down payment. “We want to...

The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) today awarded Ameren Illinois with the association’s "Emergency Recovery Award" for its exceptional power restoration efforts after a widespread severe...

A leading African American lifestyle magazine named Richard J. Mark, president and CEO of Ameren Illinois, as one of its 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America. Mark is featured in Savoy...

Ameren Illinois' purchasing strategies have kept gas supply prices lower than last year, but increased energy usage resulting from extreme cold temperatures may mean higher winter heating bills...

Ameren Illinois’ purchasing strategies have kept gas supply prices lower than last year, but increased energy usage resulting from extreme cold temperatures may mean higher winter heating bills...

With storm warnings and snow/ice advisories issued this weekend throughout significant portions of the Ameren Illinois service territory, the company is preparing to meet the challenge of possible...

Ameren Illinois crews have safely restored power to more than 54,000 customers and will continue to work throughout the day after Thursday's storms and high winds caused outages across the...

Ameren Illinois and contract personnel have been placed on alert as sleet and freezing rain threaten to develop across the southern third of the state. Snow is expected to hit across northern and...

With heavy snow and possible freezing rain predicted for parts of the Ameren Illinois territory, Ameren Illinois has alerted employees to prepare for potential bad weather that may impact our...

Kenny the eagle wanted to soar today at the Illinois Raptor Center (IRC) in Decatur after receiving a $50,000 contribution from Ameren Illinois as part of the utility’s avian protection initiative.

Ameren Illinois field crews and support staff restored service to more than 45,500 customers in the wake of yesterday’s strong winter storm. Several isolated outages remain but are expected to...

Ameren Illinois field personnel and support staff are continuing to battle frigid temperatures and hazardous working conditions while working to restore power to approximately 10,000 customers in...

With a strong winter storm barreling down on central and southern Illinois, Ameren Illinois has activated its Emergency Operations Center and employees have been placed on alert. Ameren Illinois...

More than 100 Ameren Illinois and contract personnel are in place today as a winter storm continues to develop across the southern third of the state. The Ameren Illinois Emergency Operations...

With a winter storm forecasted to impact downstate Illinois beginning mid-day today, the Ameren Illinois Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is activated and employees have been placed on alert. Ron...

More than 1,500 Ameren Illinois crews and contractors have completed repairs and restored service to a majority of the customers in the remaining Illinois communities, including the hard-hit areas...

As communities throughout central and southern Illinois begin picking up the pieces following a devastating line of storms that moved through the Midwest on Sunday, Ameren Illinois President and...

Ameren Illinois field crews and support staff have restored service to 98 percent of customers in the wake of Sunday’s tornadoes and high winds that devastated communities throughout central and...

After battling weather and hazardous working conditions throughout the past two days, Ameren Illinois field crews and support staff have restored service to 94 percent of all customers. As of 9:00...

More than 1,300 Ameren Illinois co-workers and contractors are working to repair damage to those areas hardest hit by a strong line of storms that came through the state on Sunday. Crews are...

Ameren Illinois crews worked throughout the evening to restore service to more than 120,000 Ameren Illinois customers. Twenty hours into restoration (8:00 a.m. today) approximately 28,000...

Ameren Illinois customers can expect a moderate reduction in natural gas prices during the upcoming 2013-14 heating season. “Because of our price hedging and storage strategies, we anticipate...

Ameren Illinois is teaming up with education and labor partners to promote Careers in Energy Week – today through October 20 – to highlight job opportunities at Ameren Illinois. The initiative...

Officials with Ameren Illinois were joined by local elected officials, state lawmakers and union leaders today at the grand opening of its new Metro East Training Center in Belleville. Many of the...

Meeting Illinois Learning Standards is a key feature of the powerful electrical and natural gas safety lessons provided by the Ameren Illinois KidsActOnEnergy® initiative. KidsActOnEnergy.com...

Ameren Illinois residential and business customers have realized nearly $128 million in savings on their electric and gas bills over the last five years by taking advantage of energy efficiency...

Ameren Illinois is providing grants of up to $2,000 to non-profit organizations who are experiencing difficulty paying their utility bills. The funds are administered through the Energy Assistance...

Ameren Illinois today opened a new $3.3 million testing facility that will help facilitate research and development of smart grid technologies and support the state's economic development and job...

Ameren Illinois donated 300 ENERGY STAR® window air conditioners to several energy assistance agencies across its service territory to help keep customers cool and safe this summer. Each agency,...

A Staunton, Illinois resident will receive a new energy-efficient refrigerator with help from the Ameren Illinois ActOnEnergy® program. Beth Fernandez, a married mother of two, was the grand...

With an extensive line of severe storms predicted across most of the Ameren Illinois service territory (north of I-70), the Ameren Illinois Emergency Operations Center (EOC) declared a weather...

With the arrival of summer just around the corner, increased temperatures are on the way. Ameren Illinois officials are advising customers on how to stay safe and cool while better managing their...

With summer just around the corner, Ameren Illinois announced today that it is prepared to meet customers' needs and increased electrical demand during the summer months. The company presented its...

Ameren Illinois expects nearly all 9,400 customers impacted by Friday evening’s severe storms to have power restored by 10:00 p.m. tonight. Crews will work into the night to complete...

Ameren Illinois officials encourage customers to take precautions and want to issue a safety warning to all residents in the impacted areas following last night’s storms. “Safety is our...

With a new round of rain and thunderstorm throughout the evening, Ameren Illinois Emergency Operations Center (EOC) again opened and crews worked throughout the evening to restore more scattered...

With rain and thunderstorms throughout the evening, Ameren Illinois opened its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, and crews worked throughout the evening to restore scattered...

The Illinois Senate today approved legislation that will accelerate modernization of the state’s natural gas infrastructure and create 150 new jobs in Central and Southern Illinois. Under the...

The Illinois House of Representatives today voted to overturn Governor Pat Quinn's veto of Senate Bill 9, legislation that accelerates the ability for Ameren Illinois to make improvements to the...

Ameren Illinois today reminded customers to protect their personal information so as to guard against identification theft. Customers have complained about individuals who claim to be...

With rain and thunderstorm warnings, watches and advisories issued for much of central Illinois, the Ameren Illinois Emergency Operations Center (EOC) declared a weather alert and activated at...

Many Ameren Illinois customers will pay less for electricity beginning June 1 as a result of a reduction in the wholesale price of electricity. It is estimated the new rates for electricity –...

Spring has sprung, which has many people thinking about planting trees and shrubs to beautify their homes, benefit the environment and help conserve energy. Others are planning to build decks,...

To leverage abundant natural gas supplies and low wholesale costs, Illinois employer and labor organizations and Ameren Illinois outlined details of a legislative proposal to accelerate the...

Helping youngsters understand the importance of energy efficiency while meeting Illinois Learning Standards are the goals of powerful energy lessons provided by the Ameren Illinois Kids...

The Illinois House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation today that creates hundreds of jobs for Central and Southern Illinois and modernizes Illinois' electric grid aimed at...

On May 22, Ameren Illinois businesses and nonprofit electric and natural gas customers will have an opportunity to learn how to reduce energy bills and receive Ameren Illinois ActOnEnergy®...

On May 21, Ameren Illinois businesses and nonprofit electric and natural gas customers will have an opportunity to learn how to reduce energy bills and receive Ameren Illinois ActOnEnergy®...

The Illinois Senate today voted to put the state's electric grid modernization efforts back on track and ensure that the benefits of improved reliability, job creation, and infrastructure upgrades...

Ameren Illinois customers with past due balances are being encouraged to take advantage of a limited time opportunity to establish a repayment plan by making a 10 percent down payment. “We want...