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Today, Ameren Illinois presented the Village of Moweaqua with the keys to a 2006 Freightliner truck the utility is donating to the Village...

The board of directors of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of 44 cents per share, a 3.5 percent increase from the prior quarterly cash...

Jason Novak of Marion will lead eight Ameren Illinois teams and a dozen apprentices into the International Lineman’s Rodeo – a two-day competition, Oct. 14-15, in Bonner Springs, Kansas....

The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) approved Ameren Illinois’ plans to accelerate upgrades to its electric grid, an effort that has already resulted in more than 235,300 fewer outages and...

In recognition of National Farm Safety and Health Week, Sept. 18-24, Ameren Illinois is joining with Safe Electricity to share tips on how farmers can avoid dangers when working in the field....

Ameren Illinois President Richard Mark was joined by state and local officials, Sept. 7, in officially opening the company’s new Gas Control Center in Decatur, Illinois. The approximately 12,100...

Ameren Illinois is providing grants to non-profit organizations who are experiencing difficulty paying their electric bill. The funds are administered through the Energy Assistance Foundation, and...

In late April 2016, Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) published its fourth-ever corporate social responsibility report: a microsite available at AmerenCSR.com. The report details Ameren's commitment...

With students across the state resuming classes, Ameren Illinois has a few tips on setting up and managing energy service this back-to-school season. It’s easy and convenient for college...

Ameren Illinois is the top energy company in the Midwest for establishing brand trust among its business customers, according to a Cogent Reports™ study released by Market Strategies...

For Missouri electric vehicle drivers thinking about a longer road trip, planning where to charge – if there's a place at all – can be an issue. Under a proposal Ameren Missouri plans to file...

The board of directors of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of 42.5 cents per share. This dividend is payable Sept. 30, 2016, to...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today announced second quarter 2016 GAAP and core (non-GAAP) net income attributable to common shareholders of $147 million, or 61 cents per share, compared to...

Ameren Illinois President Richard Mark was joined by Macomb Mayor Mike Inman and state and local officials on Monday in officially opening the company's newest operating center. The facility,...

Ameren Illinois is offering options for customers to manage their energy use during the hottest months of the summer, when high temperatures can have a significant effect on energy bills. High...

Working around the clock since massive storms blew through Illinois and the Midwest on Wednesday, Ameren Illinois crews are nearing completion of power restoration work in the Metro East,...

Since the wake of Wednesday’s storm that impacted the entire Ameren Illinois territory, Ameren Illinois field crews, contractors and mutual aid crews restored service to more than 118,000...

Approximately 1,280 Ameren Illinois and mutual aid contractor and utility resources are working as safely and quickly as possible to restore remaining outages the Metro East. An additional 400...

Crews worked yesterday afternoon and throughout the evening to restore more than 70,000 outages from the more than 100,000 outages at the peak. As of 8:00 this morning, numbers are down to less...

Ameren Illinois field crews and support staff have been actively engaged in restoration services following a line of storms that broughtthunderstorms and high winds across the entire portion of...

Ameren Illinois announced today it is strengthening the electric grid by installing a new, high capacity power line and fortifying two substations to enhance service reliability for nearly 13,000...

During a week with record-setting high temperatures, Ameren Illinois donated 500 window air conditioners to nine energy assistance agencies across its service territory. Each agency, which assists...

Ameren Illinois field crews and support staff have been actively engaged in restoration services following a line of storms that brought thunderstorms and high winds across the northern portion of...

Union Electric Company, doing business as Ameren Missouri, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), announced today the pricing of a public offering of $150 million aggregate principal...

More than 600 business owners, nonprofit representatives, municipal officials and vendors are expected to participate in the 7th annual Ameren Illinois energy efficiency Business Symposium on Wed,...

Warming temperatures and rising humidity signify summer is quickly approaching. As customers begin to turn to their air-conditioning units in search of relief, Ameren Illinois is preparing for the...

For the second consecutive year, DiversityInc has ranked Ameren Corporation first in the United States on its 2016 listing of the nation's Top 7 Utilities. Since 2010, Ameren has been recognized...

Refueling and maintenance activities at Ameren Missouri’s Callaway Energy Center are complete, and the 1,190-megawatt nuclear plant is back in service. This was the 21st planned refueling and...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today announced first quarter 2016 net income attributable to common shareholders of $105 million, or $0.43 per share, compared to first quarter 2015 net income...

Ameren Illinois field and contract crews worked overnight to restore 44,000 customer outages resulting from a severe thunderstorm that impacted the Metro East and Southern Illinois yesterday. As...

Ameren Illinois crews have mobilized and are working to restore power to thousands of customers impacted by thunderstorms that rolled through the Metro East area and portions of southern Illinois...

The board of directors of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of 42.5 cents per share. This dividend is payable June 30, 2016, to...

The 2016 Corporate Social Responsibility Report for Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) is now available at AmerenCSR.com. The voluntary report details Ameren's commitment to energy sustainability and...

As part of a continuous effort to give customers more information to help them control their energy usage and manage costs, Ameren Illinois has launched an updated design to its monthly bill. The...

Ameren Illinois employees are stepping up to lend a hand to communities and non-profit organizations as part of National Volunteer Month. Ameren Illinois co-workers will be volunteering throughout...

Ameren Missouri is upgrading its company-owned street and outdoor lighting to energy efficient Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs). LEDs will save lighting customers money and are more reliable that...

Thought leaders and visionaries from academia, government agencies and energy industries will come together April 13 and 14 at Saint Louis University’s Center for Global Citizenship to...

The Mark Twain Transmission Project will generate an estimated $3.5 million in new annual property taxes for five counties in northeast Missouri, including millions supporting local school...

Customers of Ameren Illinois Company, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), will pay less for electric service delivery under a plan it will file with the Illinois Commerce Commission on...

Ameren Corporation is celebrating National Volunteer Month by helping local community organizations with a range of volunteer projects that focus on benefiting families, promoting diversity and...

Ameren Missouri’s Callaway Energy Center began its 21st planned refueling and maintenance outage Saturday, April 2, and will be out of service for several weeks. Refueling outages at the...

Ameren Illinois crews are continuing to make steady progress in restoring power to customers following a line of strong winds that made their way across Illinois Saturday afternoon.

Ameren Illinois crews have mobilized and continue power restoration efforts in response to a line of strong winds that continue to make their way across Illinois Saturday afternoon. Customers in...

Ameren Illinois today reaffirmed its commitment to take steps to reduce methane emissions, a component in natural gas, and improve environmental sustainability by joining the U.S. Environmental...

The top executive officers at Kadilex Construction, Inc. and Brandt Contracting, Inc. have been awarded business development scholarships by Ameren Corporation to attend the Minority Business...

Ameren Illinois residential customers who have fallen behind on their utility bill may benefit from programs and assistance being offered by the utility. For a limited time, eligible Ameren...

Ameren Missouri is proud to continue its commitment with the World Bird Sanctuary(WBS) and the Missouri Department of Conservation(MDC) to give communities a live bird’s eye view of nesting...

In observance of National Consumer Protection Week, Ameren is providing tips to customers in Missouri and Illinois to help make them aware of scam artists who are attempting to defraud them. Last...

Ameren Illinois President Richard Mark has earned the distinction as one of Savoy magazine's Top 100 Most Influential Blacks in Corporate America, the second time he has been recognized with this...

After battling weather and hazardous working conditions throughout the day and night, Ameren Illinois field crews and support staff have restored service to nearly all customers impacted by yesterday'

Ameren Illinois field and contract crews have restored 123,600 customer outages resulting from a severe winter storm that impacted most of the service territory today. As of 5:00 p.m., the total...

More than 500 Ameren Illinois employees and contractors are repairing and assessing damages throughout the central and southern Illinois territory in the wake of a massive snow and wind storm that affected a large portion of the service territory. Additional restoration crews are coming from Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan and Kansas.

Ameren Illinois employees are fully engaged to meet the challenges of a winter storm that continues to dump snow mixed with wind gusts as the company assesses pockets of outages across eastern and southern Illinois.

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today announced 2015 net income attributable to common shareholders in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) of $630 million, or $2.59 per...

The board of directors of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of 42.5 cents per share. This dividend is payable March 31, 2016, to...

Ameren Missouri business and residential customers will have the opportunity to participate in a new three-year portfolio of energy efficiency programs starting this spring.

Ameren Corporation has introduced "Discussion Across Differences," a series of videos and discussion guides that explore and encourage honest dialogue around the issues of diversity and inclusion....

Ameren Illinois announced today that it has contributed $80,000 to help local food pantries feed those in need throughout central and southern Illinois. Grants of $10,000 were provided to eight...

As residents impacted by last week's historic flooding begin the cleanup process, Ameren Corporation is pledging $50,000 to the American Red Cross to assist with the region's flood-relief efforts....

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued its final order in response to complaints filed with the agency about the outcome of an energy capacity auction conducted last spring...

Ameren Missouri customer operations crews are ready to safely reconnect power for customers whose electric service was proactively disconnected ahead of the recent December 2015 flooding. At the...

Customers who have lost power due to flooding in portions of the Ameren Illinois service territory are urged to take safety precautions to prevent accidents or injury. Wading in deep water in...

Ameren Missouri strongly encourages customers to exercise electricity safety practices during the historic December 2015 flood. As flood waters continue to rise and crest, and eventually recede,...

Ameren Illinois field crews and support staff have been actively engaged in restoration services following an intense line of storms that brought wind, rain and ice across the Ameren Illinois...

Ameren is providing tips to safeguard customers in Missouri and Illinois from scam artists attempting to defraud them. Ameren urges customers to be on alert for phone calls from scam artists who...

Ameren Illinois Company, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), announced today the pricing of a public offering of $250 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.15% senior secured...

As part of a multi-year plan to build a next generation energy delivery system and create jobs in central and southern Illinois, Ameren Illinois announced today it is enhancing service reliability...

Ameren Illinois field crews and contractors restored service to more than 47,000 customers left without power after the first winter storm of the season. Heavy snow on power lines, as well as high...

While the first winter storm of the season has passed, more than 500 Ameren Illinois employees and contractors continue working to restore service to affected customers. Heavy wet snow on power...

Ameren Illinois customers will benefit from lower natural gas costs during the upcoming 2015-16 heating season. The company’s purchasing strategies, along with an uptick in the production of...

Ameren Illinois today announced the winners of its Most Progressive City Award. The communities were selected in part based on the significant energy savings achieved by local businesses and...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) announced today the pricing of a public offering of $700 million aggregate principal amount of its senior notes, consisting of $350 million aggregate principal...

Ameren Illinois field crews and support staff restored service to 21,605 customers in the wake of last night’s strong storms. “Fast moving storms and heavy winds moved through the service...

With storm warnings and high wind advisories issued throughout the Ameren Illinois service territory, the company is reminding its customers to be on alert while it readies its operational teams...

G.I. Jobs magazine, a publication of Victory Media, announced that Ameren Corporation was recognized as 50th among the top 100 Military Friendly® Employers in the United States. For the seventh...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today announced net income attributable to common stockholders of $343 million, or $1.41 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2015, compared with $293 million, or

Ameren Missouri has started work on an approximately $165,000 project in Louisiana, Mo. to replace decades-old natural gas pipelines with more reliable polyethylene (PE) pipe. Contract crews began...

Ameren recently announced its employees have pledged more than $1.8 million to the company's 2015 United Way campaign. The 2015 contribution benefits more than 50 United Way chapters in Missouri...

Construction is under way on an Ameren Missouri connection to a natural gas transmission pipeline that will increase the reliability of gas service for customers in Columbia and Ashland, Mo....

The board of directors of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) announced today that Rafael Flores, senior vice president and chief nuclear officer of Luminant, has been elected to the Ameren board of...

The board of directors of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of 42.5 cents per share, a 3.7 percent increase from the prior quarterly cash...

More than 1,000 Ameren Illinois customers received financial grants and consultation on ways to reduce their utility bills at two energy assistance events recently hosted by Ameren Illinois....

Ameren Illinois is contributing $10,000 to the Trees for Tomorrow campaign to help the City of Quincy replace trees that were destroyed by a mid-July storm. On July 13, straight-line winds in...

Ameren Missouri partnered with the St. Louis Rams and the Greater St. Louis Area Council, Boy Scouts of America to hold an innovative two-day energy camp on October 3-4, 2015. The Ameren Missouri...

Ameren Corporation has announced a $2.5 million multifaceted initiative to support educational partnerships, economic development and energy assistance to communities in St. Louis and North St....

Warner Baxter, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), will participate in a panel presentation to institutional investors at the Wolfe Research Power &...

In recognition of National Farm Safety and Health Week, Sept. 20-26, Ameren Illinois is joining with Safe Electricity to share tips on how farmers can avoid dangers while in the field. "This is...

Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois (ATXI), a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), has received a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity from the Illinois Commerce Commission...

Martin J. Lyons, Jr., executive vice president and chief financial officer of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), will meet with institutional investors beginning Wednesday, Sept. 9, and continuing...

Ameren Illinois is investing approximately $6.4 million in 2015 to upgrade the natural gas infrastructure in Springfield and surrounding areas as part of the company’s long-term plan to...

Ameren Illinois President Richard J. Mark was presented the Corporate Leadership Award by the Illinois Black Chamber of Commerce (ILBCC) during its 10th Annual Statewide Convention last week in...

Ameren Missouri will soon complete a $270,000 project designed to improve the dependability of electric service for a senior housing community and the surrounding area in central Jefferson City,...

The board of directors of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of 41 cents per share. This dividend is payable Sept. 30, 2015, to...

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today announced second quarter 2015 net income in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) of $150 million, or 61 cents per share, compared to...

Ameren Illinois customers are experiencing fewer and shorter power outages as a result of electric grid upgrades the company has implemented under the state’s Energy Infrastructure Modernization...

Ameren Illinois continues to make energy infrastructure upgrades to improve the reliability and performance of its energy delivery systems for residential and business customers throughout...

Ameren Illinois is asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for answers about the recent spike in energy capacity prices for its customers. On Monday, the company filed intervening...

As part of its annual Air Conditioner Giveaway, Ameren Missouri donated 540 window air conditioners to Cooldownstlouis.org, a regional not-for-profit public education and resource charity, which...

Electric service to Ameren Missouri customers in three central Missouri communities is becoming more dependable thanks to the addition of "smart" switches along area power lines. The $400,000...