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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...

AmerenCILCO, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation , announced today that it is offering $150 million of 8.875% senior secured notes due 2013. The transaction is expected to close on December 9,...

AmerenUE reminds dock owners and dock builders at the Lake of the Ozarks that Dec. 31, 2008 is the deadline for replacement of all non-encapsulated foam flotation material with approved...

AmerenUE advises dock owners at Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks that the annual winter lowering of the lake level will soon begin. The company reminds property owners that they should take...

CILCORP Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), announced today that it is further extending the expiration date of its previously announced cash tender offer (the...

AmerenUE and Saint Louis University's Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences today announced Quantum Weather™ -- a highly precise weather monitoring, forecasting, and response system for...

Rebate funds are still available for residential and commercial customers in AmerenUE’s Missouri natural gas service area. The rebates are associated with the purchase and installation of...

AmerenUE Unveils Improved, User-Friendly, Interactive Energy Savings Toolkit Initiative Helps Customers Benefit From Specific Energy Savings in Their Homes ST. LOUIS, NOV. 10, 2008—AmerenUE...

For Immediate Release KDHX 88.1 FM Joins AmerenUE’S Pure Power Program Community Radio Station’s Commitment Same as Removing 752,352 Tons of Carbon Dioxide Annually ST. LOUIS, MO., Nov. 10,...

For Immediate Release Callaway Plant Returns to Service Following Refueling and Maintenance Outage FULTON, MO., Nov. 8, 2008—AmerenUE’s Callaway Plant, located near Fulton, Mo., has returned...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gary L. Rainwater and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Warner L. Baxter will give an analyst...

As winter approaches, AmerenUE is encouraging customers to use energy wisely and to take advantage of their Budget Billing plan to eliminate billing surprises by spreading energy costs evenly over...

The Ameren Illinois Utilities are encouraging customers to use energy wisely and to take advantage of their Budget Billing plan to eliminate billing surprises by spreading energy costs evenly over...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today reported third quarter 2008 net income in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) of $204 million, or 97 cents per share, compared to...

This Halloween, UE reminds you to be on the lookout for energy vampires—sneaky little devices like cell phone chargers and appliances that are in your house right now and stealing your...

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) has named UE's Pure Power™ program the "most successful" New Green Power Program of the year, company officials report. DOE along with the U.S....

City and county officials today launched almost $4 million in AmerenUE projects to provide even greater reliability and benefit more than 2,000 households in North St. Louis County. St. Louis...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) announced the pricing on Oct. 20, 2008, of a private offering of $400 million of 9.75% senior secured notes due 2018 by its subsidiary Illinois Power Company, doing...

Ameren Illinois Utilities natural gas customers will see a significant drop in the cost of natural gas as the 2008-09 heating season begins, while the utilities are continuing to encourage...

AmerenUE has filed a request with the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) for a decrease in the Purchased Gas Adjustment (PGA) on customers’ natural gas bills to reflect lower wholesale...

CILCORP Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), announced today that it is further extending the expiration date of its previously announced cash tender offer (the...

AmerenUE’s Callaway Plant, operating continuously for 520 days, has achieved what is known in the industry as a “breaker-to-breaker run.” This means the plant operated from one refueling to...

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, 2008, to...

From energy safety to energy efficiency, the Ameren Illinois Utilities' Speakers Bureau is a new public service initiative designed to provide audiences with the most up-to-date energy...

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 Power Operations employees will be stepping out of their power plants this year to help high-school students learn the skilled-trade jobs that will be necessary for tomorrow’s high-tech...

CILCORP Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), announced today that it is extending the expiration date of its previously announced cash tender offer (the "tender...

Forty AmerenUE linemen headed to Kentucky yesterday to help Louisville Gas & Electric Company recover from the remnants of Hurricane Ike. Ike also struck Missouri, and some of the same linemen...

CILCORP Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), announced today that it has received consents from the holders of $122.7 million, or 99.1%, of its outstanding 8.700%...

Warner L. Baxter, Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) executive vice president and chief financial officer, will speak Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 12:00 noon (EDT) at the Merrill Lynch Power & Gas Leaders...

Bagnell Dam at Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks and Harry S. Truman Dam at Truman Reservoir will conduct a joint preparedness exercise Sept. 17 to test procedures, communications and coordination...

The Ameren Illinois Utilities estimate all customers who lost electric service in the wake of Sunday's storms will have their service restored by late this afternoon, 24 hours earlier than...

STORM UPDATE: 9:30 A.M. (PLEASE BROADCAST, PRINT AND PLACE ON WEB SITES: ) ANY ST. LOUIS AREA AMERENUE CUSTOMERS WHO ARE STILL OUT OF POWER DUE TO THE SUNDAY, SEPT. 14, STORM OR WHO SEE A DOWNED...

AmerenUE crews restored more than 86,000 Missouri customers since storms from Hurricane Ike hit the area yesterday (Sunday). Approximately 4,300 St. Louis City and County customers remain without...

The Ameren Illinois Utilities estimate all customers who lost electric service in the wake of yesterday's storms will have their service restored no later than midnight Tuesday, 24 hours earlier...

AmerenUE crews restored more than 75,000 Missouri customers in the 24 hours since storms from Hurricane Ike hit the area with winds of up to 60 miles per hour. More than two-thirds of the...

Storm Update: 11:30 a.m. AmerenUE crews restored more than 75,000 Missouri customers in the 24 hours since storms from Hurricane Ike hit the area with winds of up to 60 miles per hour. More than...

The Ameren Illinois Utilities have activated their Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to coordinate service restoration work in the wake of today's storms caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ike...

After severe early morning storms from the inland impact of Hurricane Ike caused widespread outages, AmerenUE crews went into action, restoring more than 40,000 Missouri customers in eight hours....

The threat of flooding in Missouri means that residents must be aware of the electrical hazards that can occur during floods. When water comes into contact with energized electrical wiring,...

AmerenUE reports approximately 60,000 Missouri electric customers in the Metro St. Louis Area are without service due to severe early morning storms that hit the area as a result of Hurricane Ike....

Non-profit organizations and small businesses that have experienced financial hardships due to the higher cost of electricity have until Sept. 26 to apply for electric rate relief assistance of up...

Since the June 23rd introduction of the Ameren Illinois Utilities ActOnEnergy™ electric business customer incentive program, the initiative has demonstrated that Illinois businesses are eager to...

AmerenUE announced today that Bent-Wood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center has agreed to purchase renewable energy credits (RECs) through the company’s Pure Power™ program. Bent-Wood’s...

CILCORP Inc., 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 outstanding 8.700%...

Warner L. Baxter, Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) executive vice president and chief financial officer, will speak Thursday, Sept. 4, at 11:45 a.m. (EDT) at the Lehman Brothers 2008 CEO...

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

The Ameren Illinois Utilities today announced that a one-time $2-million electric rate relief program now is providing assistance up to $5,000 to individual non-profit and other qualified...

Higher worldwide demand for energy has driven up the market prices of both petroleum and natural gas, which will mean higher 2008-09 heating season costs for natural gas customers in Illinois and...

AmerenUE announced today that Sappington Farmers’ Market has agreed to purchase renewable energy credits (RECs) through the company’s Pure Power program. Sappington Farmers’ Market’s...

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. 30, 2008, to...

The Ameren Illinois Utilities field crews are working 16-hour shifts to provide around the clock coverage in order to restore electrical service to thousands of customers in the wake of yet...

The Ameren Illinois Utilities have mobilized more than 260 linemen and about 120 tree trimmers to restore service to about 9,700 customers in Central Illinois. The Ameren Illinois Utilities...

Illinois State Fair visitors will have an opportunity to get an up close look at the new Ameren Illinois Utilities (NYSE: AEE) hybrid bucket truck when they visit the Discovery "Green" Tent at the...

The Ameren Illinois Utilities have activated their Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to coordinate service restoration work in the wake of early morning storms that left more than 28,000 customers...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today announced second quarter 2008 net income in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) of $206 million, or 98 cents per share, compared to...

With temperatures predicted to be in the 90s and heat indexes exceeding 100 degrees over the next several days, the Ameren Illinois Utilities are providing information to help customers stay safe...

In its Aug. 4 issue, Business Week magazine explores the topic of rising electricity prices, noting in a chart that Missouri is one of only two states whose electric rates have actually dropped...

With high humidity and temperatures forecasted to approach the 100-degree mark today, AmerenUE's energy experts would like to offer a number of tips for cost-effectively keeping cool this summer....

AmerenUE, a Missouri-based utility subsidiary of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), announced the company submitted today a combined Construction and Operating License Application (COLA) to the U.S....

AmerenUE reports approximately 13,000 Missouri electric customers are without service due to severe overnight storms. The peak number of customers affected by these storms was around 16,000...

The Ameren Illinois Utilities anticipate most customers who lost electrical service during this morning's severe thunderstorms in Central and North-Central Illinois will have their service...

Locally severe thunderstorms and high winds have resulted in power outages in portions of the Ameren Illinois Utilities service territory with the threat of more severe weather continuing for this...

Business customers throughout the Ameren Illinois Utilities service territory now have a new, reliable source of up-to-date information that can help them realize significant financial benefits....

The AmerenUE shoreline management staff at Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks is conducting a survey of the shoreline to identify and document the location of docks that still have non-encapsulated...

Ameren Energy Generating Company ("Genco"), a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), announced today the settlement of its offer to exchange up to $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of...

The Clayton, Mo., City Hall and other Clayton municipal buildings will come alive with colorful pinwheels on Monday, July 7 and Tuesday, July 8, to celebrate Clayton’s agreement to become the...

AmerenUE has received a special recognition award in the category of "Partnership" from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Coal Combustion Products Partnership (C2P2) program. The award...

As part of its annual “Be Cool” Air Conditioner Program, AmerenUE today will donate 200 window unit air conditioners to the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis and Urban League of St. Louis...

Illinois Power Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) doing business as AmerenIP, announced today that it has completed its offer to exchange up to $337 million...

AmerenUE has advised more than 275 customers in North St. Louis County that they can expect an eight-hour power outage on Sunday, June 29. Customers affected by the outage live on the following...

AmerenUE has purchased and will donate $3,000 worth of materials to aid sandbagging efforts in flood-ravaged Lincoln County, MO. The items will be delivered on Friday, June 27th at 11 a.m. to the...

Gary L. Rainwater, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), announced today that AmerenUE's senior vice president and chief nuclear officer, Charles D....

The threat of flooding in Missouri means that residents must be aware of the electrical hazards that can occur during floods. When water comes into contact with energized electrical wiring,...

WHAT: An opportunity to meet Green Tree Academy students—who are at-risk adults between the ages of 18 and 24---and shadow them as they learn about tree removal and work with removal equipment....

Flood waters pose a special hazard to boaters in flooded areas, the Ameren Illinois Utilities warned. Boaters need to exercise extreme caution when moving through areas that have overhead...

Two of AmerenUE top officers – Richard Mark and Mark Birk -- joined Lauren C. Schnaidt, Major General U.S. Air Force Retired, and well-known Buffalo Soldier Historian Dr. Edwin Bailey in...

AmerenUE, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), announced today that it is offering $450 million of 6.70% senior secured notes due 2019. The transaction is expected to close on June 19,...

Almost two years after back-to-back storms battered Missouri causing 650,000 customers to lose power in the state, AmerenUE is helping another utility in crisis---Detroit Edison in storm-ravaged...

AmerenUE announced today that St. Peters Bone & Joint Surgery has agreed to purchase renewable energy credits (RECs) through the company’s Pure Power program. SPBJ’S commitment to this...

With the summer season rapidly approaching, AmerenUE's energy experts have a number of tips for cost-effectively keeping cool this summer. The biggest cause of higher energy prices in the summer...

The National Weather Service today has issued flood warnings and flash flood watches (see: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ilx/) along with forecasts for severe weather (see:...

Locally severe thunderstorms and high winds have resulted in power outages in portions of the Ameren Illinois Utilities service territory with the threat of more severe weather this afternoon and...

Rising worldwide demand for energy is driving up the market prices of both petroleum and natural gas, which will mean higher costs for natural gas customers in Illinois and around the nation. The...

AmerenUE's 1.2 million residential customers now have the option to participate in Pure Power -- the company's voluntary renewable energy program -- by purchasing 1,000 kilowatthour (kWh) "blocks"...

Due to the soaring price of natural gas from the company’s suppliers, AmerenUE has filed a request with the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) for an increase in the Purchased Gas...

4:00 pm: With 1,100 field and support personnel engaged in the company’s restoration effort, AmerenUE now reports that power has been restored to almost all of those customers affected by...

4:30 pm: Most of AmerenUE’s customers in more than a dozen St. Charles, St. Louis City and St. Louis County communities affected by today’s strong winds are expected to have their power...

Warner L. Baxter, Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) executive vice president and chief financial officer, will participate in a panel discussion on "Near-Term and Long-Term Outlook for Utility...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today announced first quarter 2008 net income in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) of $138 million, or 66 cents per share, compared to...

Warner L. Baxter, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will speak Monday, May 5, 2008, at 2:20 p.m. (Eastern Time) at the American Gas Association Financial Forum. Ameren's...

AmerenUE is now a leading sponsor of Frontyard Features, a local company that works with Missouri communities to bring neighbors together through the magic of film. Frontyard Features’ 2008...

The northwest Missouri community of Plattsburg is partnering with AmerenUE to become Missouri’s first U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Green Power Community (GPC). Plattsburg is challenging...

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 June 30, 2008, to...

AmerenUE today announced that the company is donating about 200 compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) and $5,000 to Rebuilding Together – St. Louis, a nonprofit that revitalizes neighborhoods...

AmerenUE, the Missouri utility company of Ameren Corporation, will present its “Smart Energy Efficiency House” at this year’s celebration of Earth Day in Forest Park, April 20. UE is a Main...

Illinois Power Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) doing business as AmerenIP, announced today that it has completed its offer to exchange up to $250 million...

At 10:15 a.m. Central time today, April 11, Marty Lyons, senior vice president and chief accounting officer of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), will give a presentation to investors at the Berenson...

Marty Lyons, senior vice president and chief accounting officer of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), will give a presentation to investors at the Berenson & Co./Wall St. Access Midwest Utility...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) announced today the pricing of a private offering of $337 million of 6.25% senior secured notes due 2018 by its subsidiary Illinois Power Company, doing business as...