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AmerenUE officials say they are preparing as they do for each storm by placing crews on alert and readying equipment and communications systems with the forecasted approach of yet another major...

The board of directors of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today declared a quarterly dividend on its common stock of 63.5 cents per share. The common share dividend is payable March 31, 2008, to...

AmerenUE, a utility operating company of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), today published a summary of a comprehensive plan filed today with the Missouri Public Service Commission. This Integrated...

Rebuilding the upper reservoir of the AmerenUE Taum Sauk pumped-storage hydroelectric plant, which is estimated to cost $450 million, is expected to add 635 new jobs to the state's economy, while...

Ameren Illinois Utility crews at 8:00 a.m. today have restored power to about 26,000 of the nearly 30,000 customers who lost power when a fast moving storm packing winds of up to 50 m.p.h. raced...

Beginning today, residential and commercial customers in AmerenUE’s Missouri natural gas service area will again be able to get rebates for purchasing and installing certain new Energy Star®...

AmerenUE has announced that, beginning Feb. 1, the lower reservoir and campground at its Taum Sauk hydroelectric plant will reopen for limited public use from 7 a.m. Friday until 7 p.m. Sunday....

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today announced that it is refining its 2007 GAAP earnings to range between $2.90 and $3.00 per share, and non-GAAP 2007 earnings to range between $3.25 and $3.35...

The Edison Electric Institute today honored Ameren Corporation as a winner of the association's "Emergency Recovery Award" for outstanding efforts to restore electric power in the wake of two...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) will host a half-day meeting with financial analysts and institutional investors in New York City on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008. A live Webcast of the event will be...

AmerenUE today announced that the company has helped protect the environment for future generations by encouraging 500 individuals to take the ENERGY STAR Change a Light Pledge. In doing so, the...

Ameren (NYSE: AEE) subsidiary AmerenUE, announced today its first-ever venture into wind power. UE has chosen to purchase 100 megawatts (MW) of wind power from Horizon Wind Energy's Rail Splitter...

As the value of copper and other metals has risen, thieves are risking their lives and the lives of innocent people to steal materials that contain copper throughout the Ameren Illinois utilities...

Contact: Ruth Schejbal, Mary Ryder Home Susan Gallagher-AmerenUE (314) 531-1413 (314) 554-2175 Editors and News Directors: WHAT: Members of the Ameren Network of Minority Employees will be...

The board of directors of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) announced today that Walter J. Galvin, senior executive vice president and chief financial officer of Emerson Electric Co., has been...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today published a comprehensive report of the corporation's actions and policy position on climate change in a report titled "Stewardship -- Balancing the Needs of...

Earlene Fox, superintendent of Lesterville R-IV School District, calls the multi-million dollar re-build of AmerenUE’s Taum Sauk upper reservoir a boon for the Lesterville region. At yesterday's...

Everyone wants to save money on their energy bills, but some people may hesitate to take action because they may believe conservation steps are difficult, costly to implement or cause discomfort....

AS A STORM OF THIS SIZE WRAPS UP, AMERENUE WANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL CUSTOMER OUTAGES ARE ACCOUNTED FOR. AMERENUE EXPECTS TO HAVE ALL CUSTOMERS RESTORED TODAY. HOWEVER, ANY AMERENUE CUSTOMERS...

Most of AmerenUE's Missouri customers affected by the ice storms of the past few days are expected to be restored today. More than 1,100 outside lineworkers, 480 AmerenUE lineworkers, and 650...

- A force of about 1,000 workers will complete service restoration today for about 1,250 Jacksonville area customers and about 400 customers primarily in Pike County. Customers who are still...

More than 850 workers have been assigned to restore electrical service to Ameren Illinois utility customers in and around Jacksonville and in Cass, Menard, Pike and Scott counties. At 3:30 p.m....

AmerenUE has brought in 640 lineworkers from outside the area to assist central Missouri crews with power restoration following the recent ice storm. Of the additional lineworkers, 470 are from...

More than 200 Ameren Illinois utility linemen and more than 325 linemen from an Indiana utility and from electrical contractor companies in several states, including Indiana, Michigan and Ohio,...

The Ameren Illinois utilities have assigned nearly 150 Ameren employees as well as more than 270 workers from other contracting companies to restore electrical service in Jacksonville and other...

Media Hotline: 314-554-2182 UPDATE FOR 8:30 p.m., SUNDAY, DEC. 9 AmerenUE officials are prepared for potentially icy weather that may be coming to Missouri. Crews will be ready to roll out at the...

Ameren Illinois utility customers now have two ways to give the gift of energy this holiday season -- by purchasing gift certificates and contributing to the Dollar More program. Gift certificates...

More than ice and snow can be dangerous during the glorious goings-on of the holiday season. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, hospital emergency rooms treat about 12,500...

You can help make someone's holiday a little brighter this year by purchasing an AmerenUE gift certificate. With AmerenUE gift certificates, you can give the gift of energy this holiday season --...

The Ameren Illinois utilities want everyone's holiday season to be safe and joyous by remembering that some of the things that make the holidays special also pose safety hazards. According to...

Susan Gallagher 314-554-2175 Editors and News Directors: WHO: AmerenUE’s President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas R. Voss will brief reporters on the settlement agreement with state parties...

AmerenUE, an operating company subsidiary of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), today announced that the company has resolved the state of Missouri's lawsuit and claims for damages and other relief...

With the onset of colder weather and the ever present threat of winter storms, the Ameren Illinois utilities are prepared for severe weather and are advising customers to ready themselves for the...

AmerenUE has scheduled public workshops in each of the four counties surrounding Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks to give interested persons an opportunity to ask questions and provide comments on...

The Ameren Illinois utilities today filed an energy efficiency plan with the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) intended to save customers money by reducing their electricity usage. "Through this...

The boards of directors of two utility operating subsidiaries of Ameren Corporation (Ameren) (NYSE: AEE) today announced they are taking steps to voluntarily delist a total of five series of...

AmerenUE today announced that through a newly created Safe Connect Program -- a safe connection system for back-up generators -- the company is offering generous rebates to any AmerenUE...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today announced third quarter 2007 GAAP net income of $244 million, or $1.18 per share, compared to third quarter 2006 GAAP net income of $293 million, or $1.42 per...

The arrival of cold weather brings a reminder from AmerenUE that customers can use a comprehensive, Web-based energy efficiency program -- Energy Savings Toolkit -- to save energy. All a customer...

AmerenUE, the Missouri utility operating company of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), today announced that the company has engaged Ozark Constructors, LLC, to rebuild the company's Taum Sauk pumped...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today announced that it will reaffirm at meetings with investors at the 42nd Edison Electric Institute Financial Conference that it expects 2007 GAAP earnings...

The Ameren Illinois utilities (AmerenCILCO, AmerenCIPS and AmerenIP) today asked the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) to approve new electric and natural gas delivery service rates that would...

AmerenUE announced today that grant recipients have made significant progress on projects targeted at aiding communities near the company’s Taum Sauk Plant. $5 million was reserved to support...

Most of AmerenUE’s 125,000 Missouri natural gas customers will receive a special one-time bill credit as part of the transition to a single Purchased Gas Adjustment (PGA) for customers in all...

In the wake restoring electricity service during two days of storms, Ameren Illinois utility officials say the organization is looking ahead to the possibility of another round of thunderstorms...

Two troupes of actors are now traveling around Missouri to bring a lively stage production about using renewable energy to more than 100 schools in AmerenUE's Missouri electric service territory...

More than $152 million in rate relief rebates have been provided to electricity customers by the Ameren Illinois utilities in the first phase of their rate relief program. "The rate relief has...

The board of directors of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today declared a quarterly dividend on its common stock of 63.5 cents per share. The common share dividend is payable Dec. 31, 2007, to...

AmerenUE is reminding customers that weatherization and other energy efficiency measures will again be important this winter. To help customers understand where their energy dollars go, AmerenUE...

AmerenUE announced today the company is conducting three workshops -- one each in St. Louis, Jefferson City and Cape Girardeau -- to hear what customers think of more than a dozen proposed energy...

AmerenUE today officially launched Pure Power™, the company's voluntary renewable energy program, with a special celebration featuring a 2.1-ton, 131-foot utility-grade wind turbine blade, plus...

Ameren Illinois utility (AmerenCIPS, AmerenCILCO and AmerenIP) natural gas customers can expect price stability and adequate supplies during the upcoming winter heating season. “We believe the...

The Ameren Illinois utilities today encouraged residential customers with outstanding balances on their accounts to contact their local utility to enter into a payment arrangement, and their local...

AmerenUE has published an activity book for ages 7 through 11 and a coloring book for ages 5 to 7 to help children not only stay safe around electricity but also understand the need to plant the...

AmerenUE is sponsoring several events to help customers save money and energy this year by purchasing or receiving free ENERGY STAR®-qualified compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFL). Using CFLs is...

The board of directors of the Ameren Community Development Corporation (AmerenCDC) announced today that it has awarded $1,200,000 in funding for projects. This cycle brings the total grant amount...

Warner L. Baxter, executive vice president and chief financial officer, Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), will speak Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007, at 1 p.m. (Central Time) at the Merrill Lynch Power &...

Warner L. Baxter, executive vice president and chief financial officer, Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), will speak Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007, at 1 p.m. (Central Time) at the Merrill Lynch Power &...

As part of a $1 billion rate relief package for Illinois electric customers, the Ameren Illinois utilities (AmerenCILCO, AmerenCIPS and AmerenIP) today launched two programs in partnership with...

Scott Cisel, president and chief executive officer of the Ameren Illinois utilities, announced today the promotions of three new vice presidents of the Ameren Illinois utilities. Ron Pate will...

As part of a $1 billion rate relief package for Illinois electric customers, the Ameren Illinois utilities today launched a four-year, $6 million effort to assist small businesses and...

Starting today, Ameren Illinois utilities residential electricity customers will begin to receive the benefits from the comprehensive $1 billion rate relief plan. Credits for certain customers...

AmerenUE officials declared an “Unusual Event” at the Callaway Nuclear Plant near Fulton, Mo., late last night. Unusual Event is a term established by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently listed Units 1 and 2 at AmerenEnergy Generating's Newton Power Station as the second and third lowest emitters of nitrogen oxide (NOx) among...

AmerenUE announced today the company is contributing $1.2 million to a state Low Income Weatherization Assistance Program. The contribution is earmarked to help low-income AmerenUE Missouri...

Warner L. Baxter, Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) executive vice president and chief financial officer, will speak Wednesday, Sept. 5, at 8:25 a.m. (EDT) at the Lehman Brothers 2007 CEO...

St. Louis, MO, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2007 – More than 27,000 of the approximately 40,000 customers who lost power Friday due to a fierce thunderstorm have been restored. The company anticipates...

St. Louis, MO, Friday, Aug. 24, 2007 – Approximately 40,000 customers lost power this afternoon when a thunderstorm featuring isolated high winds, lightning and very heavy rain moved through the...

10 a.m., Friday, Aug. 24, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VAST MAJORITY OF AMEREN ILLINOIS UTILITIES CUSTOMERS EXPECTED TO HAVE POWER RESTORED BY END OF FRIDAY More than 650 workers helping restore...

10 a.m., Friday, Aug. 24, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VAST MAJORITY OF AMEREN ILLINOIS UTILITIES CUSTOMERS EXPECTED TO HAVE POWER RESTORED BY END OF FRIDAY More than 650 workers helping restore...

AmerenUE announced today that Pure Power™, the company's voluntary renewable energy program, has been Green-e® Certified by The Center for Resource Solutions (CRS), a national nonprofit...

Engaging hands-on activities and memorable mascots will bring entertainment and education together at the Ameren Illinois utilities' Farm Progress Show tent, where visitors will learn how to...

AmerenUE and The National Theatre for Children will bring the live theatrical show "Boomerang Jack and the Unseen Green Machine" to 100 schools across Missouri this fall. Any school in AmerenUE's...

Any AmerenUE customers who are still out of power due to Monday’s storm or who see a downed wire should call AmerenUE at 1-800-552-7583. As a storm of this size wraps up, AmerenUE needs to make...

More 55,000 of the 63,000 AmerenUE customers who lost power as a result of a severe storm that hit the Metro St. Louis area have been restored. Most of the affected customers in Jefferson County,...

More than half of the 63,000 AmerenUE customers who lost power as a result of a severe storm that hit the Metro St. Louis area have been restored. Most of the affected customers in Jefferson...

The board of directors of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today declared a quarterly dividend on its common stock of 63.5 cents per share. The common share dividend is payable Sept. 28, 2007, to...

With temperatures hitting over the 100 degree mark this week, AmerenUE is on the alert with a full contingent of crews ready to respond to service interruptions as equipment is stressed by both...

The Ameren Illinois utilities today offered $500 checks to nearly 40 not-for-profit cooling centers in 24 large and small communities across downstate Illinois. The one-time grants are intended to...

With temperatures expected to rise near the 100-degree mark this week, the Ameren Illinois utilities are concerned about our customers’ safety and the cost of keeping them cool. Our energy...

With temperatures likely to hit over the 100 degree mark this week, AmerenUE's energy experts are concerned about the costs of keeping cool and have a number of tips for cost-effectively keeping...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today announced second quarter 2007 net income of $143 million, or 69 cents per share, compared to second quarter 2006 net income of $123 million, or 60 cents per...

Ameren Corporation and the Ameren Illinois utilities today announced a comprehensive $488 million rate relief package to provide immediate relief to their Illinois electric customers. The...

Ameren Corporation and the Ameren Illinois utilities applaud the announcement today of a $1 billion rate relief package for electric customers across Illinois. Senate President Emil Jones Jr.,...

A pilot program begun last fall at AmerenUE's Meramec Plant to generate electricity by combusting a blend of coal and paint solids from Chrysler's St. Louis Assembly Plants has received a...

With high humidity and temperatures forecasted to approach the 100-degree mark today, AmerenUE's energy experts are concerned about the costs of keeping cool, and they have a number of tips for...

AmerenUE, a utility operating company of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), plans to invest $1 billion over the next three years to improve reliability, upgrade delivery systems, and enhance the...

The Missouri Waste Control Coalition today presented AmerenUE with an Outstanding Achievement Award for the AmerenUE/Charah®, Inc. concrete packaging facility at Labadie Power Plant. The Missouri...

People who live and work in the vicinity of natural gas pipelines owned and operated by Ameren in Illinois are now receiving a special pipeline safety pamphlet. "Natural gas pipelines have a long...

As part of its "Be Cool" Air Conditioner Program, AmerenUE today announces that it will donate 350 window unit air conditioners to five social service agencies and one health department in...

AmerenUE, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), announced today that it is offering $425 million of 6.40% senior secured notes due 2017. The transaction is expected to close on June 15,...

AmerenUE announced the company regrets today's action by the staff of the Missouri Public Service Commission. Thomas R. Voss, AmerenUE president and chief executive officer, calls today's action...

Susan Gallagher Tim Fox (314) 554-2175 (314) 554-3120 AmerenUE reported today that the company in May 2006 provided the Missouri Highway Patrol with the names of the individuals who moved probes...

AmerenUE declared today that, contrary to media reports of June 5, there was no criminal tampering with evidence before or after the disastrous collapse of the Taum Sauk Reservoir in December of 2005.

AmerenUE announced today that it has teamed with 3 Phases Energy, a national renewable energy marketing and development company, to provide a voluntary renewable energy program for AmerenUE's 1.2...

AmerenUE, an operating company of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), today received a ruling from the Missouri Public Service Commission (MoPSC) granting the company its first electric rate increase...

Guided by feedback received from customers during last year's devastating storms, Ameren Corporation has now added several new features to its "Outage Information" Web page at...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today announced first quarter 2007 net income of $123 million, or 59 cents per share, compared to first quarter 2006 net income of $70 million, or 34 cents per...

Mike Cleary (573) 681-7137 mcleary@ameren.com AmerenUE’s Callaway Nuclear Plant, located near Fulton, Mo., has returned to service after shutting down April 1 for regularly scheduled refueling...

AmerenUE officials today stressed that it's their belief that the Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park can be opened for day use this summer if all parties -- including state agencies -- work together to...