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Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) announced today the pricing of a private offering of $300 million of 7% senior notes due 2018 by its subsidiary Ameren Energy Generating Company. The transaction is...

AmerenUE, the Missouri utility company of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), will be filing today a request for a 12.1 percent electric rate increase with the Missouri Public Service Commission...

AmerenUE has filed a comprehensive new Shoreline Management Plan with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks. The plan is subject to FERC review and...

AmerenUE, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), announced today that it is offering $250 million of 6.00% senior secured notes due 2018. The transaction is expected to close on April 8,...

Warner L. Baxter, Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) executive vice president and chief financial officer, will speak Wednesday, April 2, at 1:50 p.m. (EDT) at the Morgan Stanley Energy and...

Spring brings perfect winds for kite-flying, home improving and tree planting. However, the month also ushers in a season when people face increased risk of injury from spring activities in or...

The Ameren Illinois Utilities today encouraged residential customers with past due account balances to take advantage of Ameren Illinois Utility payment plans and the Illinois rate relief and...

AmerenUE requested today that customers conserve energy in the Fenton and Valley Park areas east of Highway 141, south of Big Bend, west of Lindbergh and north of Tesson Ferry. AmerenUE is asking...

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,...

The threat of flooding in much of Illinois means that residents must be aware of the electrical hazards and natural gas safety issues that can occur during floods, according to the Ameren Illinois...

AmerenUE reports it has thoroughly checked the natural gas mains and service connections in the neighborhood surrounding the house at 308 McNab Drive in Columbia that exploded on Friday, March 14,...

St. Charles Mayor Patricia York, St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann, and Thomas R. Voss, president and chief executive officer of AmerenUE today toured the site of UE’s largest...

Colder than average winter temperatures mean that many Ameren Illinois Utility customers are using more natural gas this heating season than last year, resulting in higher natural gas bills. With...

The Ameren Illinois Utilities expect to wrap up storm restoration efforts by this evening for the majority of customers still without power due to Monday night's ice storm in Southern Illinois....

The Ameren Illinois Utilities have about 450 people assigned to power restoration effort in the wake of a late winter storm that moved into southern and eastern Illinois yesterday evening and this...

With the snow, ice and sleet accumulations forecasted for much of Illinois tonight and tomorrow, the Ameren Illinois Utilities are advising customers to ready themselves for the possibility of...

AmerenUE officials today joined with representatives from St. Louis Community College to celebrate $130,000 in scholarship funding the company is providing each year to help cover the tuition,...

The Ameren Illinois Utilities today announced they are accepting applications for their 2008 Minority Scholarship. The Ameren Illinois Utilities will award one, annually renewable $2,500...

With the chance of snow, sleet and ice accumulations forecasted for portions of Southern and Central Illinois, the Ameren Illinois Utilities have placed their personnel on alert and are advising...

AmerenUE officials say they are preparing for the predicted ice storm by placing crews on alert. Yesterday the company asked crews to come prepared today for restoration duty. The company has also...

The Ameren Illinois Utilities today expect to wrap up storm restoration efforts for the majority of customers still without power due to Monday night's ice storm in Southern Illinois. More than...

AmerenUE expects to restore service today to most of the remaining customers who lost power due to the severe ice storm that struck the area Monday and Tuesday. The company reports that due to...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today announced 2007 net income in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) of $618 million, or $2.98 per share, compared to 2006 GAAP net...

The Ameren Illinois Utilities have restored power to nearly 14,000 of the 18,400 AmerenCIPS customers who lost power as a result of the ice storm that struck Southern Illinois earlier this week....

The Ameren Illinois Utilities have more than 800 people dedicated to restoring power to thousands of AmerenCIPS customers affected by the ice storm that struck Southern Illinois Monday night. That...

Due to the ice storm's extensive damage to the electric service entrances at customers' homes, the services of an electrical contractor may be required to re-attach or repair customer-owned...

AmerenUE continues to pour additional resources into Southeast Missouri. The number of lineworkers, tree-trimming contractors and other support personnel will exceed 1,000 – all dedicated to...

AmerenUE has dispatched approximately 600 additional lineworkers, tree-trimming contractors and other personnel to Southeast Missouri to help local crews restore power to thousands of customers...

More than 700 Ameren Illinois Utility workers and outside contractor personnel from across Illinois are working to restore power to about 13,400 AmerenCIPS customers in Southern Illinois. In...

The Ameren Illinois Utilities have filed an energy efficiency plan with the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) designed to help customers save money by reducing their natural gas usage. "Through...

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...