News Releases

St. Louis, MO (May 9, 2009) – AmerenUE is responding aggressively to restore power to those communities affected by severe storms that blew through the Cape Girardeau, Potosi and St. Francois...

With a small army of more than 1,200 men and women working to restore power to about 63,500 Southern Illinois electricity customers, the Ameren Illinois Utilities have set a goal of completing the...

St. Louis, MO (May 9, 2009) – AmerenUE is responding aggressively to restore power to those communities affected by severe storms that blew through the Cape Girardeau, Potosi and St. Francois...

The Ameren Illinois Utilities are mobilizing about 700 personnel from throughout the state to take on the challenge of restoring power to about 64,000 customers in Southern Illinois in the wake of...

Severe storms have left about 52,000 Southern Illinois Ameren Illinois Utilities customers without electrical service, while downed electrical wires and debris have created hazardous conditions....

Ameren Illinois Utilities customers will pay less for electricity beginning June 1 as a result of a sharp decline in the wholesale price of electricity due to the reduced demand for all forms of...

As the peak of the spring and summer storm season approaches, AmerenUE announced today that it has begun expanding Quantum Weather™―a highly-precise new weather monitoring and forecasting...

Ameren is closely monitoring developments regarding the H1N1 flu virus (swine flu) in our community and around the world. We are concerned, first of all, with the health and safety of all our...

Ameren Corporation today announced first quarter 2009 net income in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) of $141 million, or 66 cents per share, compared to first...

CILCORP Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameren Corporation , announced today that it has terminated its previously announced cash tender offer and related consent solicitation for any and all...

The board of directors of Ameren Corporation today elected Karen Foss as senior vice president, Communications and Brand Management. She will report to Thomas R. Voss, who assumes the title of...

The board of directors of Ameren Corporation today declared a quarterly dividend on its common stock of 38.5 cents per share. The common share dividend is payable June 30, 2009, to shareholders of...

The St. Louis Metallizing Company—with annual revenues of $10 million—will reduce its energy use by about 30,331 kilowatthours (kWh) per year, thanks to AmerenUE’s Business Energy Efficiency...

Thomas R. Voss, Ameren CEO and president, and Martin J. Lyons, Ameren senior vice president and CFO, will speak Monday, May 4, 2009, at 12:10 p.m. (Eastern Time) at the American Gas Association...

In an effort to help you learn how to spend less on electricity by using less, the Ameren Illinois Utilities today announced the WATT Solutions program, a new partnership with downstate Illinois...

Company Appreciates Strong Support Offered by Courageous Legislators, Applauds Vigorous Debate about Energy Issues ST. LOUIS, April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Senior management of AmerenUE, the...

AmerenUE will again present its “Smart Energy Efficiency House” at this year’s celebration of the St Louis Earth Day in Forest Park, April 26. UE is a Main Sponsor of this year’s Earth Day...

April showers bring May flowers, but the Ameren Illinois Utilities remind you to be prepared for the increased risk of severe thunderstorms, high winds and tornadoes that may also accompany the...

Planting trees and shrubs to celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day is a great idea, but before you plant, the Ameren Illinois Utilities (AmerenCIPS, AmerenCILCO, AmerenIP) remind you that April is...

AmerenUE has been recognized for customer satisfaction excellence for a fourth consecutive year under the J.D. Power and Associates Certified Call Center Program.SM The Certified Call Center...

Spring brings perfect weather 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...

AmerenEnergy Generating Company’s Newton Plant announces that today marked the plant’s first full year without a recordable accident. The record is an important milestone toward Ameren’s...

Ameren Corporation is for the first time funding tuition and travel costs for the chief executive officers of three local diverse suppliers to attend the Business Minority Executive Program at the...

Illinois Power Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameren Corporation doing business as AmerenIP, announced today that it has completed its offer to exchange up to $400 million principal amount...

As the 2008/2009 heating season draws to a close, Ameren Illinois Utilities natural gas customers will benefit from another sharp drop in the cost of natural gas. The continued decline in the cost...

AmerenUE’s Pure Power announced today that The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center will continue to support the development of new, renewable energy sources via the purchase of Renewable Energy...

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...

The Ameren Illinois Utilities are reaching out to residential customers with past due account balances to help them take advantage of Ameren Illinois Utility payment plans as well as the Illinois...

AmerenUE’s Pure Power announced today that Senniger Powers has agreed to support the development of new renewable energy sources via the purchase of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) through...

More than 120 people were on hand as the Adopt-the-Shoreline organization at Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks held a recognition dinner, March 12, to kick off the 2009 Spring Shoreline...

AmerenUE, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation , announced today that it is offering $350 million of 8.45% senior secured notes due 2039. The transaction is expected to close on March 20, 2009....

March 13—The 2009 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity® list and specialty lists were announced March 12. Ameren was ranked No. 4 on The DiversityInc Top Regional Utilities. "Competitive...

Local officials and residents joined AmerenUE today in unveiling major residential electric reliability projects in Jefferson City. UE also announced local connectivity to Quantum Weather™, a...

Today the Ameren Illinois Utilities announced the successful completion of a pilot Act On Energy™ high-efficiency lighting project that sharply cut energy consumption in the frozen food reach-in...

The board of directors of Ameren Corporation announced today that, effective May 1, 2009, Thomas R. Voss will succeed Gary L. Rainwater as president and chief executive officer of Ameren, with...

Ameren Illinois Utilities residential customers now have a powerful new Web tool, the Energy Toolkit, which is designed to help them spend less by using energy more efficiently. "With the click of...

With one month remaining in the 2008/2009 heating season, Ameren Illinois Utilities natural gas customers will benefit from another significant drop in the cost of natural gas. The continued...

AmerenUE’s Pure Power announced today that the St. Louis Blues have agreed to support the development of new renewable energy sources via the purchase of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)...

AmerenUE’s Callaway Nuclear Plant, located near Fulton, Mo., was under an “Unusual Event” declaration from 10:21 to 11:15 a.m. today due to flammable gas detected in the Turbine Building in...

Business customers throughout the Ameren Illinois Utilities service territory still have time to receive a share of $500,000 in incentive money by improving the electric energy efficiency of their...

The boards of directors of the following operating subsidiaries of Ameren Corporation declared regular quarterly dividends on all classes of the subsidiaries' preferred stock on February 12, 2009:...

ISSUES 2009 EARNINGS GUIDANCE REDUCES DIVIDEND RATE - 2008 Earnings in Line with Previous Guidance - Announces 2009 Guidance Range of GAAP $2.68 to $3.08 and Core (non-GAAP) $2.75 to $3.15...

Business customers throughout AmerenUE's service territory now have $24 million in incentives available to them to help them save electricity -- and money. UE's new Business Energy Efficiency...

AmerenUE’s Pure Power announced today that the Casa Loma Ballroom has agreed to support the development of new renewable energy sources via the purchase of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs)...

Storm Update: 10 a.m. UE REQUESTS THAT CUSTOMERS WHO ARE STILL OUT OF POWER CALL 1-800-552-7583. Anyone spotting low-hanging service wires or trees on lines should also call 1-800-552-7583....

STORM UPDATE: NOON AmerenUE announced today that the company has restored most customers in 17 of the 34 towns affected by the severe ice storm that hit Southeast Missouri. Most of the customers...

Ameren Illinois Utilities electric customers can receive $35 now and save on electricity bills in the months to come by turning off and turning in their old, inefficient secondary refrigerator or...

STORM UPDATE: 5:00 P.M. NOTE: RELEASE REDISTRIBUTED TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL DATA ON GRAPHIC AmerenUE announced today that customers in 19 of the 34 towns still affected by the severe ice storm that...

AmerenUE announced today that customers in 19 of the 34 towns still affected by the severe ice storm that hit Southeast Missouri should have power by day’s end Monday (see list below), with some...

STORM UPDATE: 11:00 A.M. AmerenUE brought to 3,500 the total working to install more than 2,500 poles, hundreds of lines and to make other repairs to an electrical system severely damaged by the...