News Releases

More than ice and snow can pose dangers during the glorious goings-on of the holiday season. Consider the statistics: Fire claims the lives of roughly 800 to 1,000 people each December. Unsafe...

A plastic collectible Ameren logo bucket truck with an aerial lift, working head and tail lights and flashing caution beacons goes on sale today to help the needy cover their energy bills and...

Illinois Power Company, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) doing business as AmerenIP, announced today the pricing of its cash tender offer for its Mortgage Bonds, 11.50% Series due...

Warner L. Baxter, executive vice president and chief financial officer, Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE), will speak Tuesday, Nov. 16, at 10:00 a.m. (CST) at the Banc of America Securities Energy and...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today announced that the company is offering a voluntary separation opportunity to certain groups of AmerenIP employees. Eligible employees are members of the...

Ameren companies in Illinois -AmerenCILCO, AmerenCIPS, AmerenIP (formerly Illinois Power), and AmerenUE - encourage their customers to prepare for higher winter heating bills this year due to...

AmerenUE announced today that through a first-of-its-kind agreement, Noranda Aluminum, Inc. has chosen the utility company as the electricity supplier for its plant at New Madrid, Mo. AmerenUE is...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today announced third quarter 2004 net income of $232 million, or $1.20 per share, compared to third quarter 2003 net income of $275 million, or $1.70 per share. Net...

AmerenUE has filed a request with the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) for a change in the Purchased Gas Adjustment (PGA) to reflect changes in the cost of natural gas from the company's...

Winter storms can cause damage to power lines and interrupt service. During severe storms, Ameren operating companies' first priority is to correct potentially life-threatening situations, such as...

Illinois Power Company, doing business as AmerenIP and a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), announced today a redemption of $192,500,000 aggregate principal amount of its mortgage...

AmerenCILCO, AmerenCIPS, AmerenIP, and AmerenUE are advising natural gas customers that weatherization and other energy efficiency measures will again be important this winter. The value of gas is...

The lifestyle and habits of residents, the number of appliances, quality of home construction and degree of weatherization are the key factors behind winter energy bills. Of the four, the easiest,...

Fall may create perfect weather for home improvement and tree planting. But the month also ushers in a season when people face increased risk of injury from activities in or around power lines....

St. Louis-area residents have the opportunity to start saving money on their energy bills by purchasing an ENERGY STAR(R) qualified compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL) for as little as 99 cents....

Gary L. Rainwater, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), announced today that Energy Delivery Vice President for Illinois Operations Scott A. Cisel 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, 2004, to...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today announced that the company has completed the acquisition of Decatur, Ill.-based Illinois Power Company (IP) from Dynegy Inc. (NYSE: DYN) with Sept. 30 as the...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today announced that Shawn Schukar, 43, has been named the top operating officer at AmerenIP\-with the title of vice president, Energy Delivery Operations. Based in...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) announced today that the Securities and Exchange Commission has approved its proposed acquisition of Decatur, Ill.-based Illinois Power Company (IP) from Dynegy...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today announced that the company has received Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) approval of its application to acquire the Decatur, Ill.-based Illinois Power...

AmerenUE, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), announced today that it is offering $260 million of 5.40% senior secured notes due 2016. The transaction is expected to close on Dec. 8,...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today announced that parties participating in its case pending before the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) for the approval of Ameren's proposed acquisition of...

Gary L. Rainwater, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), announced today that Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Garry L. Randolph, 55,...

Gary L. Rainwater, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), announced today the election of two officers and changes of responsibility for others. These...

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, 2004, to...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today announced second quarter 2004 net income of $118 million, or 65 cents per share, compared to second quarter 2003 net income of $110 million, or 68 cents per...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) received Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approval of its application to acquire Illinois Power Company (IP) and a 20% interest in Electric Energy, Inc.,...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE) announced today that it has priced an offering of 10 million shares of common stock pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement and has granted the...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE:AEE) announced today its plan to offer 9.5 million shares of common stock, subject to market conditions, and to grant the underwriters an option with respect to the...

The board of directors of the Ameren Community Development Corporation (AmerenCDC) announced today that applications are now available for an initial $2.7 million of the total $9 million in...

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

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today announced that two of its operating subsidiaries, AmerenUE and AmerenCIPS, on Saturday transferred functional control of their transmission systems to the...

AmerenUE has completed its purchase of the natural gas distribution facilities of Aquila, Inc. in east-central Missouri. Aquila's 4,200 customers in Rolla, Salem and Owensville became customers of...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today announced first quarter 2004 net income of $97 million, or 55 cents per share, compared to first quarter 2003 net income of $101 million, or 63 cents per...

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. 29, 2006, to...

Final preparations are underway to transfer the natural gas distribution facilities and customers of Aquila, Inc. (NYSE:ILA) in east-central Missouri to AmerenUE, following today's approval of the...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today announced that it has filed a "shelf" registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) seeking to register under the...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today filed its request for Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) review and approval of its acquisition from Dynegy Inc. (NYSE: DYN) of the stock of Decatur,...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today filed its request for Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) review and approval of its acquisition from Dynegy Inc. (NYSE: DYN) of the stock of Decatur,...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today filed its request for expedited Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) review and approval of its agreement to acquire the stock of Decatur, Ill.-based Illinois...

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...

AmerenUE today launched a Web-based energy efficiency program ---Energy Savings Toolkit --- to allow Missouri electric and natural gas customers to log on to www.ameren.com and move through a...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) has added online stock account access to its Web site, www.ameren.com. This free service allows Ameren's investors to manage their stock accounts electronically from...

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, 2004, to...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today announced 2003 net income of $524 million, or $3.25 per share ($3.25 diluted), compared to net income of $382 million, or $2.61 per share ($2.60 diluted), in...

ST. LOUIS, Feb 3, 2004 -- Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) announced today that it has priced an offering of 19,063,181 shares of common stock at a public offering price of $45.90 per share pursuant...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to purchase the stock of Decatur, Ill.-based Illinois Power Company and a 20 percent interest in Electric...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) announced today that the Missouri Public Service Commission on Jan. 13 approved a settlement authorizing new natural gas delivery rates that will increase...