News Releases

In an effort to help residents learn how to spend less on electricity by using less, Ameren Illinois today announced it is expanding its WATT Solutions program in partnership with the six...

The National Hydropower Association (NHA) has honored Ameren Missouri’s Osage Plant at Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks with an Outstanding Stewards of America’s Waters (OSAW) Award for making...

With a little help from the Ameren Illinois Act On Energy® program, a local church has some good news to share about energy efficiency. In early March, the Good News Baptist Church received a...

With a little help from the Ameren Illinois Act On Energy® lighting program, two local businesses are keeping their stores well lit at far less cost. In February, Rene’s Drug Store completed an...

Ameren Illinois residential customers with past due balances have a special opportunity to establish a payment plan by paying 10 percent of the balance owed. This special offer will be available...

Preparations are underway for the 20th Annual Spring Shoreline Beautification Cleanup at Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks. The event begins March 19 and will continue through April 17. The...

Spring is the time to fly a kite, plant a tree and fix up the house, but each of those projects requires that we begin by focusing on electric and natural gas safety. Throughout the year, Ameren...

Sheri Ewing of Lake Ozark received the Adopt-the-Shoreline Outstanding Volunteer Award as the organization held its annual member recognition dinner, March 3, to kick off the 2011 Spring Shoreline...

Ameren Illinois today announced applications are being accepted for the 2011 Minority Scholarship. Ameren Illinois awards one, annually renewable $2,500 scholarship to a minority student who is a...

Ameren Missouri crews restored power to 43,000 customers impacted by Sunday’s severe wind storm. On Sunday night First Responders were out assessing damage and by Tuesday night, the company...

Ameren Missouri restoration efforts are significantly decreasing outages resulting from Sunday’s severe wind storm. “We think we will have most, if not all, our customers’ power restored by...

Ameren Missouri is responding aggressively to restore power to communities affected by severe thunderstorms that hit the St. Louis metropolitan area and outlying counties late Sunday evening....

Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today announced 2010 net income, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), of $139 million, or 58 cents per share, compared to 2009 GAAP...

Peoria, Ill. - Ameren Illinois today filed delivery service rate cases with the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) to recover costs for delivering electricity and natural gas to more than 1...

Thomas R. Voss, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), announced today that three senior officers---Charles D. Naslund, Gregory L. Nelson and Steven R....

The board of directors of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) today declared a quarterly dividend on its common stock of 38.5 cents per share. The common share dividend is payable March 31, 2011, to...

Peoria, Ill., (Feb. 2, 2011 – 6:30 p.m.) – About 1,600 Ameren Illinois personnel and their electrical contracting allies working in blizzard-like conditions have restored service to about...

Ameren Illinois is working to restore service to customers without electricity due to a massive winter storm that stretches across 20 states. Outages are expected to continue on the...

Round one of a severe ice and snow storm swept through Missouri in the past 24 hours. Anywhere from a quarter of an inch to a half inch of ice coated power lines and trees in many areas. But, at...

As freezing rain begins to blanket the state, Ameren Missouri's Emergency Operations Center is positioning crews and resources to be ready to respond to customers' needs, should power outages...

With severe weather advisories that include the possibility of heavy snow, significant ice accumulations and hazardous traveling conditions in central and southern Illinois, Ameren Illinois has...

The Ameren Missouri Emergency Operations Center has opened to oversee the distribution of crews and resources. With severe storms approaching large parts of the Ameren Missouri service area, the...

DiversityBusiness.com – announced the “Top 50 Organizations for Multicultural Business Opportunities.” Over 750,000 diversity business owners had the opportunity to participate in an online...

Ameren Missouri, an operating company of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), strongly disputes allegations that the company violated Clean Air Act requirements as claimed in a lawsuit filed today on...

New Year's resolutions can be hard to keep, but Ameren Missouri reminds you that some simple resolutions for 2011 can help you save energy dollars and money year 'round. Below are some low-cost...

While portable space heaters can provide supplemental heat, Ameren warns that these heaters are not designed to be a home’s primary source of heat and kitchen ovens must never be used for...

Three Ameren merchant generating plants are now using renewable energy to manage water systems at the plants’ landfills. The landfills are used to store byproducts from burning coal used to...

Ameren Missouri announced today that it will award $300 bill credits to 100 families in the “Neediest Cases" program. The $30,000 total contribution will be funded by company profits, not...

Ameren Illinois customers and the environment will benefit by Wednesday's Illinois Commerce Commission approval of the Illinois Power Agency's 20-year renewable source electricity procurement...

This holiday season, Ameren Missouri customers have more ways than ever to save energy and money by buying ENERGY STAR-qualified products, shopping at ENERGY STAR-qualified stores and staying at...

Ameren Missouri, working with the Missouri National Guard, will award up to $1 million in energy credits to military families in financial need. Families from all branches of the U.S. Military...

Through Ameren Missouri's Energy Efficient Lighting program, customers have purchased more than 2,000,000 discounted compact fluorescent light (CFLs) bulbs since December 2009. Over their...

In response to customer demand for a more affordable commitment to green power, Ameren Missouri is proud to introduce the Pure Power Half-Block participation option. This option makes it even...

Simple practices such as using rain barrels, rain gardens, and installing vegetative buffers along the shoreline are practical ways to help protect the water quality of the Lake of the Ozarks,...

Ameren Illinois today issued a warning that con artists are attempting to defraud customers and may be attempting to steal identities. “Ameren Illinois representatives never come to your home...

You can help make someone's holiday a little brighter this year by purchasing an Ameren gift card. With Ameren gift cards, you can give the gift of energy this holiday season—or at any time....

In recognition of significant energy efficiency achievements, Ameren Illinois has presented the Act On Energy® Most Progressive City Awards to cities in each of the six Ameren Illinois operating...

In recognition of the significant energy efficiency efforts made by East St. Louis businesses, Ameren Illinois today presented the Act On Energy® Most Progressive City Award to the city of East...

In recognition of the significant energy efficiency efforts made by Granite City businesses, Ameren Illinois today presented the Act On Energy® Most Progressive City Award to Granite City....

Decorating with ENERGY STAR®-qualified LED holiday lights can help consumers save money and improve the safety of their holiday decorations. That's because LEDs are cool to the touch, unlike...

In recognition of the significant energy efficiency efforts made by Decatur businesses, Ameren Illinois today presented the Act On Energy® Most Progressive City Award to the city of Decatur....

In recognition of the significant energy efficiency efforts made by Jacksonville businesses, Ameren Illinois today presented the Act On Energy® Most Progressive City Award to the city of...

Ameren Missouri has extended its program that offers residential customers rebates for a portion of the cost of purchasing certain ENERGY STAR®-qualified electric appliances and added two more...

In recognition of the significant energy efficiency efforts made by Champaign businesses, Ameren Illinois today presented the Act On Energy® Most Progressive City Award to the city of Champaign....

Illinois residents can make the holidays brighter and greener by decking the halls with Energy Star qualified decorative lighting, according to Ameren Illinois. Energy Star qualified holiday...

In recognition of the significant energy efficiency efforts made by Peoria businesses, Ameren Illinois today presented the Act On Energy® Most Progressive City Award to the city of Peoria....

For the second consecutive year, Ameren Corporation has been named one of the top 100 military-friendly employers by G.I. Jobs Magazine. The announcement will be featured in the magazine’s...

Nonprofits now can earn extra green while helping make Illinois greener by joining the new Ameren Illinois Act On Energy® Refrigerator Recycling Referrals program. When an Ameren Illinois...

Homeowners, builders, landscape contractors, realtors and interested members of the general public at Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks are invited to attend a two-hour workshop, Nov. 16, on how to...

What many consumers don’t know is that compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) come in different shades of white. Which white they pick affects how bright a room is regardless of the bulb’s...