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Ameren Corporation has been named as one of the top 100 military-friendly employers by G.I. Jobs Magazine. The announcement will be featured in the magazine’s December 2009 issue. G.I. Jobs...

Illinois residents, who are taking advantage of a stretch of pleasant late autumn weather to begin their holiday decorating, will find they can save cash by decking the halls with ENERGY STAR...

CILCORP Inc. ("CILCORP"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), announced today that it has commenced a cash tender offer (the "tender offer") for any and all of its...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today announced that, through a combination of voluntary and involuntary separation programs, the corporation will have eliminated approximately 300 positions with...

Almost any device that runs on electricity may be an energy phantom, adding dollars to home energy bills. The Ameren Illinois Utilities (AmerenCIPS, AmerenCILCO, AmerenIP) urge customers to hunt...

This Halloween, something scary is lurking in your house—energy vampires! Don’t look for them to be hiding in closets or under the bed – these vampires are right in front of you or even...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today announced third quarter 2009 net income in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) of $227 million, or $1.04 per share, compared to...

St. Louis Children’s Hospital will reduce its electric usage by more than a million kilowatthours (kWh) per year, thanks to a partnership with AmerenUE’s Business Energy Efficiency Program....

Thomas R Voss, president and chief executive officer, and Martin J. Lyons, Jr., senior vice president and chief financial officer, both of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), will present at the 44th...

Eisenhower Fellowships is pleased to announce the selection of Michael Moehn as a 2009 St. Louis Eisenhower Fellow. Mr. Moehn will explore approaches to efficient energy generation, and examine...

AmerenUE is warning customers of a scam in which con artists posing as UE customer service representatives are calling customers in an effort to obtain credit card data. Any customer who has...

AmerenUE’s Pure Power announced today that Companion has agreed to support the development of new renewable energy sources via the purchase of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) through the...

AmerenUE Missouri natural gas customers would pay less for gas than they did last winter under a new Purchased Gas Adjustment (PGA) filed with the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC). For...

AmerenUE is reminding customers that weatherization and other energy efficiency measures will again be important this winter. All UE customers can find weatherization information, detailed bill...

A $1-million energy efficiency milestone was achieved today when the Ameren Illinois Utilities (AmerenCIPS, AmerenCILCO, AmerenIP) Act On Energy® program collected the 10,000th...

The board of directors of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today declared a quarterly dividend on its common stock of 38.5 cents per share. The common share dividend is payable Dec. 31, 2009, to...

Ameren Illinois Utilities (AmerenCIPS, AmerenCILCO, AmerenIP) small business customers can now purchase high-efficiency ENERGY STAR qualified CFL bulbs for as little as $1 a bulb through the new...

The Ameren Illinois Utilities (AmerenCIPS, AmerenCILCO, AmerenIP) today announced they are extending the application deadline for an electric rate relief program that provides assistance of up to...

Starting this month, AmerenUE’s Missouri electric customers will see a credit on their bills due to the company’s first billing adjustment factor under the Fuel Adjustment Clause (FAC). On an...

Illinois consumers now have a convenient, no-cost way to safely dispose of used compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs, thanks to a partnership between the Illinois Department of Commerce &...

Ameren Illinois Utilities (AmerenCIPS, AmerenCILCO, AmerenIP) natural gas customers will see significantly lower natural gas prices when the 2009-10 heating season begins, as the utilities...

AmerenUE’s Pure Power announced today that Carol House Furniture has agreed to support the development of new renewable energy sources by purchasing Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) through...

The Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) has recognized AmerenUE for having the "Best Marketing Campaign by a Green Power Supplier." The award was presented as part of the 2009 Green Power...

AmerenUE kicks off phase two of its Clean Slate program today by giving away $2 million to customers needing help on their electric and gas bills. UE launched the $3 million (2009) Clean Slate...

AmerenUE announced today an agreement with Fred Weber, Inc. that includes plans to install combustion turbines capable of generating about 15 megawatts (MW) of electricity by burning methane gas...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) announced today that it has priced an offering of 19,000,000 shares of its common stock and has granted the underwriters an option for a period of 30 days to...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) announced today its plan to offer 19,000,000 shares of its common stock and to grant the underwriters an option for a period of 30 days to purchase up to an...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today announced that the company is offering a voluntary separation election offer to approximately 350 of the total 9,870 employees of Ameren Corporation and its...

The leaders of Missouri's electric service providers (cooperative, municipal and investor-owned) are projecting average double digit electric rate hikes in 2012 as they announce the results of a...

Du Quoin State Fair visitors will learn about storm preparedness and family safety when they visit the Ameren Illinois Utilities (AmerenCIPS, AmerenCILCO, AmerenIP) Emergency Response Tent exhibit...

Ameren companies in Illinois and Missouri are among the first electric utility companies in the nation to offer Mobile Power Outage Information, or "ameren.mobi," to their 2.4 million electric...

Contacts: Tim Fox 314.554.4335 AmerenUE’s Pure Power announced today that R & A Contracting has agreed to support the development of new renewable energy sources via the purchase of Renewable...

AmerenUE’s Pure Power announced today that Welsch Heating and Cooling has agreed to support the development of new renewable energy sources via the purchase of Renewable Energy Certificates...

The Ameren Illinois Utilities (AmerenCIPS, AmerenCILCO, AmerenIP) today announced that an electric rate relief program now is providing assistance up to $5,000 to individual non-profit and other...

The Ameren Illinois Utilities (AmerenCIPS, AmerenCILCO, AmerenIP) has restored service in Williamsville and Mt. Pulaski in the wake of yesterday afternoon's severe weather that left about 20,000...

After severe storms left about 20,000 customers without power yesterday afternoon and evening, the Ameren Illinois Utilities (AmerenCIPS, AmerenCILCO, AmerenIP) have restored service to about...

Illinois State Fair visitors will discover that energy efficiency can be easy, fun and save them money when they visit the Ameren Illinois Utilities (AmerenCIPS, AmerenCILCO, AmerenIP) Act On...

The board of directors of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today declared a quarterly dividend on its common stock of 38.5 cents per share. The common share dividend is payable Sept. 30, 2009, to...

AmerenUE and The National Theatre for Children will bring the live theatrical show “Boomerang Jack and the Top Secret Energy Caper" to 200 schools across Missouri during the 2009-2010 school...

Ameren Energy Resources Company, LLC, (AER), the merchant generation business segment for Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), announced today that it expects to eliminate approximately 84 full-time,...

AmerenUE is encouraging Lake of the Ozarks dock owners who are replacing permit and address signs, or installing new signs, to follow UE’s latest guidelines that now include posting the...

The Ameren Illinois Utilities (AmerenCIPS, AmerenCILCO, AmerenIP) today announced they have applied for $45 million in matching grants from the $787-billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act...

AmerenUE this week filed an application for $140 million in projects for consideration under the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the stimulus package). Of the total $787...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today announced second quarter 2009 net income in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) of $165 million, or 77 cents per share, compared to...

AmerenUE is extending for another year a program that provides rebates to residential electric customers on the purchase and installation of certain transfer switch systems for backup electric...

CILCORP Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), announced today that it has terminated its previously announced cash tender offer and related consent solicitation for...

AmerenUE announced today that cash Incentives are now available for designers and developers who build energy-efficient buildings and customers who make energy-savings modifications to existing...

AmerenUE, the Missouri utility company of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), will be filing today a request for an electric rate increase with the Missouri Public Service Commission (MoPSC). If...

Ameren Energy Resources (AER), the holding company for merchant generation and energy marketing services for Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), announced today the company is reducing staff. This...

From fresh ice cold watermelon to chocolate ice cream, Illinoisans rely on refrigerators and freezers for those tasty treats that make Midwestern summers special while tips from the Ameren...

AmerenUE is offering rebates to certain commercial and industrial customers who agree to voluntarily reduce their electricity use during periods of peak usage. Reducing peak electric demand...

Today, AmerenUE is announcing the rollout of several residential energy efficiency programs to help customers manage their energy usage, lower their monthly electric bills, and reduce their carbon...

AmerenUE announced today that Urban Eats Cafe has agreed to support the development of new renewable energy sources via the purchase of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) through UE’s Pure Power®

AmerenUE announced today that Stiarwalt Electric has agreed to support the development of new renewable energy sources via the purchase of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) through UE’s Pure...

AmerenUE today announced it is giving $3 million to needy customers to help them get a fresh start in managing their utility payments. Called "Clean Slate," the program will help qualified...

As part of its annual “Be Cool” Air Conditioner Program, AmerenUE today will donate 400 window unit air conditioners to the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, the Urban League of St....

With the return of hot and humid weather, the Ameren Illinois Utilities (AmerenCIPS, AmerenCILCO, AmerenIP) are providing information to help customers stay safe and comfortable while keeping...

As temperatures and humidity levels are forecasted to be high all week, AmerenUE's energy experts are offering a number of tips for cost-effectively keeping cool this week and all summer long. The...

Despite the repeated waves of severe weather on Thursday and Friday, 1,400 Ameren Illinois Utilities (AmerenCIPS, AmerenCILCO, AmerenIP) field personnel and allied contractors will have the lights...

About 1,400 Ameren Illinois Utilities (AmerenCIPS, AmerenCILCO, AmerenIP) and allied contractor field personnel are working to get the lights back on by tonight for customers who lost service in...

Ameren Illinois Utilities (AmerenCIPS, AmerenCILCO, AmerenIP) personnel are responding to a new round of storms that began moving across Illinois late this afternoon, leaving more than 36,000...

While Ameren Illinois Utilities (AmerenCIPS, AmerenCILCO, AmerenIP) field crews are working to reenergize Central Illinois by tonight, the utilities remain on high alert as the threat of...

The Ameren Illinois Utilities (AmerenCIPS, AmerenCILCO, AmerenIP) have restored service to about 23,600 customers in the wake of a storm that left about 43,500 customers in the dark early this...

The Ameren Illinois Utilities (AmerenCIPS, AmerenCILCO, AmerenIP) have activated their Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in response to early morning storms that left as many as about 43,000...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) subsidiary AmerenUE, announced today that, in a first-ever venture for the company, AmerenUE has signed an agreement to purchase 102 megawatts (MW) of wind power...

A new Ameren Illinois Utilities (AmerenCIPS, AmerenCILCO, AmerenIP) program is helping residential electric customers who are dealing with unemployment. "We understand today's economic challenges...

AmerenUE announced today that Office Essentials, Inc. (OEI)—a local, business-to-business, office products and furniture company—has agreed to support the development of new renewable energy...

AmerenEnergy Generating Company's Hutsonville Plant announces that midnight yesterday (June 8) marked seven years with no lost-time accidents. The record is an important milestone toward Ameren's...

Today, the Ameren Illinois Utilities (AmerenCIPS, AmerenCILCO, AmerenIP - subsidiaries of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE)) - took action to ensure the utilities will continue to have the resources...

AmerenUE announced today that Frost has agreed to support the development of new renewable energy sources via the purchase of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) through UE’s Pure Power® program.

STORM UPDATE: 8:30 a.m. AmerenUE reports that within the first 12 hours after yesterday’s severe storm struck the St. Louis metropolitan area, it restored service to about 85 percent of the...

STORM UPDATE: 5:00 P.M. AmerenUE is responding aggressively to restore power to those communities affected by severe storms that blew through the St. Louis metropolitan area this afternoon. At the...

The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) has presented AmerenUE’s Callaway Plant with a Top Industry Practice (TIP) Award for successfully completing a first-of-its-kind pipe replacement project....

Ameren Corporation's AmerenEnergy Generating Hutsonville Power Plant was recognized by the PRB Coal Users' Group as the 2009 "Plant of the Year"- small plant category at their annual meeting on...

AmerenUE will once again join the Missouri State Water Patrol in promoting the importance of wearing life jackets while boating on the Lake of the Ozarks. The main focus of the project is on...

St. Louis, MO (May 16, 2009) – AmerenUE reported today that the remaining three cities still affected by the tornados and severe storms that hit the Kirksville area on the evening of May...

Despite another round of severe weather that moved across Southern Illinois early this morning, the Ameren Illinois Utilities (AIU) will have the lights back on by late tonight for nearly all the...

The Ameren Illinois Utilities (AIU) have used materials such as utility poles and wire valued at more than $2.25 million in the work to get the power flowing to customers following the inland...

Another round of thunderstorms and high winds today is presenting a new challenge for the 1,000 linemen at work to restore service to the 13,700 Ameren Illinois Utilities (AIU) customers in...

AmerenUE’s Pure Power announced today that The Doubletree Hotel at Westport has agreed to support the development of new renewable energy sources via the purchase of Renewable Energy...

This week, AmerenUE customers will start receiving something else in addition to their monthly electric bills—a Personal Energy Report, designed to help UE residential customers better...

The lights are back on for nearly 44,000 Southern Illinois customers as the Ameren Illinois Utilities (AIU) workforce of more than 2,100 field and support personnel are working into the night to...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) announced today that it is offering $425 million of its 8.875% Senior Notes due 2014. The transaction is expected to close on May 15, 2009. Ameren intends to use the...

In the 93 hours since the service restoration work started, the lights have been turned on for nearly 40,000 Ameren Illinois Utilities (AIU) customers while the workforce of about 2,000 field and...

Swamps, mud, downed trees and other difficult off-road conditions continue to challenge the Ameren Illinois Utilities (AIU) workforce of 1,900 field and support staff who are working into the...

St. Louis, MO (May 11, 2009) – AmerenUE continues its aggressive efforts to restore power to those communities affected by severe storms that blew through the Cape Girardeau, Potosi and St....

The Ameren Illinois Utilities (AIU) have increased the size of their small army of field and support personnel to 1,900 people working restore service in storm ravaged Southern Illinois, where...

Lights have been turned back on for about 28,600 Ameren Illinois Utilities (AIU) customers in Southern Illinois, while more than 1,400 field and support personnel continue to repair the extensive...

St. Louis, MO (May 9, 2009) – AmerenUE continues its aggressive efforts to restore power to those communities affected by severe storms that blew through the Cape Girardeau, Potosi and St....

As more than 1,400 Ameren Illinois Utilities (AIU) field and support personnel work this Mother's Day to turn the lights back on in Southern Illinois, personnel continue to make repairs to the...

The Ameren Illinois Utilities have made progress by restoring power to about 12,600 customers in the wake of what has been described as an "inland hurricane" that devastated portions of Southern...

St. Louis, MO (May 9, 2009) – AmerenUE continues its aggressive efforts to restore power to those communities affected by severe storms that blew through the Cape Girardeau, Potosi and St....

St. Louis, MO (May 9, 2009) – AmerenUE is responding aggressively to restore power to those communities affected by severe storms that blew through the Cape Girardeau, Potosi and St. Francois...

With a small army of more than 1,200 men and women working to restore power to about 63,500 Southern Illinois electricity customers, the Ameren Illinois Utilities have set a goal of completing the...

St. Louis, MO (May 9, 2009) – AmerenUE is responding aggressively to restore power to those communities affected by severe storms that blew through the Cape Girardeau, Potosi and St. Francois...

The Ameren Illinois Utilities are mobilizing about 700 personnel from throughout the state to take on the challenge of restoring power to about 64,000 customers in Southern Illinois in the wake of...

Severe storms have left about 52,000 Southern Illinois Ameren Illinois Utilities customers without electrical service, while downed electrical wires and debris have created hazardous conditions....

Ameren Illinois Utilities customers will pay less for electricity beginning June 1 as a result of a sharp decline in the wholesale price of electricity due to the reduced demand for all forms of...

As the peak of the spring and summer storm season approaches, AmerenUE announced today that it has begun expanding Quantum Weather™―a highly-precise new weather monitoring and forecasting...

Ameren is closely monitoring developments regarding the H1N1 flu virus (swine flu) in our community and around the world. We are concerned, first of all, with the health and safety of all our...