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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...

As about 600 Ameren Illinois Utilities field personnel work into the night, the utilities estimate that the lights will be back on for as many as another 3,200 customers by late this evening. At...

CILCORP Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameren Corporation , announced today that it is further extending the expiration date of its previously announced cash tender offer (the "tender offer")...

About 600 Ameren Illinois Utilities field personnel are working today to turn the lights back on for the 4,600 Southern Illinois customers who lost their service as a result of the ice storm. The...

STORM UPDATE: 10:00 A.M. AmerenUE has restored power to major feeder lines leading into some Southeast Missouri towns, but because of the severity of the damage and the amount of ice, customers...

-- After restoring service to about 5,400 customers today, 403 Ameren Illinois Utilities field personnel are working into the night to restore electrical service to about 6,500 Southern Illinois...

While the Jan. 27 electric rate case ruling from the Missouri Public Service Commission will increase the bills of the average residential customer by about $6 monthly, AmerenUE’s customers...

9:00 a.m. -- Up to two inches of ice have left about 8,600 Ameren Illinois Utilities customers in Southern Illinois without power, while creating extremely hazardous working conditions that are...

STORM UPDATE: 10:00 A.M. AmerenUE has more than tripled its restoration staffs in the past 24 hours, with a total of 1,400 linemen, field checkers, tree trimmers, supervisory and support staffers...

AmerenUE is prepared for severe winter conditions forecast for tonight particularly in areas of south and southwestern Missouri. The area weather forecast includes the possibility of freezing...

With winter storm warnings and advisories issued for tonight and tomorrow in significant portions of the Ameren Illinois Utilities service territory, the utilities are advising customers to ready...

Due to extreme arctic winter temperatures, Ameren Illinois Utilities customers overall have used 13 percent more natural gas over the past 30 days as compared to the same period last year,...

A U.S. District Court Judge has affirmed AmerenUE’s authority to regulate shoreline development activities, including large commercial boat docks—those with more than 10 slips—at...

In 2009, AmerenUE’s 127,000 Missouri residential and commercial natural gas customers will again be able to obtain rebates for a portion of the cost of purchasing and installing certain new...

Lights are back on for more than 136,000 homes and businesses as Ameren Illinois Utilities personnel work to complete the job of restoring electric service in the wake of a fierce ice storm and...

The Ameren Illinois Utilities expect to complete service restoration work by this evening for those customers who are still without lights due to the ice storm and high winds. Customers who are...

Though Ameren Illinois Utilities' 1,480 field personnel working 16-hour shifts have restored power to 112,300 electrical services since the ice storm began on Friday, today's strong arctic winds...

An army of 1,480 Ameren Illinois Utilities field personnel are working 16-hour shifts in near zero temperatures to get the lights back on for thousands who lost service when strong winds raced...

Hazardous conditions and unfavorable weather have combined to slow the efforts of more than 1,400 Ameren Illinois Utilities field personnel who are working to restore electrical service to Central...

More than 1,400 Ameren Illinois Utilities field personnel are at work to restore electrical service by late evening to about 15,000 customers without lights in the wake of yesterday's ice storm,...

The Ameren Illinois Utilities have assigned 1,400 workers and outside contractor personnel from across Illinois continue to massive effort to restore electrical service to nearly 30,000 customers...

Ameren Illinois Utilities Urge Residents to Avoid Downed Power Lines, Use Generators Safely PEORIA, Ill., Dec. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- More than 1,100 Ameren Illinois Utility workers and...

With ice storm warnings issued for Thursday and Friday in the significant portions of the Ameren Illinois Utilities service territory, the utilities are advising customers to ready themselves for...

AmerenUE is prepared for severe winter conditions forecast for tonight (Dec. 14) and early Monday. The area weather forecast includes the possibility of freezing rain, snow and sleet Sunday. UE...

A weather forecast that includes the possibility of freezing rain, snow and sleet Sunday night and early next week finds the Ameren Illinois Utilities prepared for severe winter conditions while...

You can help make someone's holiday a little brighter this year by purchasing an AmerenUE gift certificate. With UE gift certificates, you can give the gift of energy this holiday season—or at...

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...

AmerenCILCO, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation , announced today that it is offering $150 million of 8.875% senior secured notes due 2013. The transaction is expected to close on December 9,...

AmerenUE reminds dock owners and dock builders at the Lake of the Ozarks that Dec. 31, 2008 is the deadline for replacement of all non-encapsulated foam flotation material with approved...

AmerenUE advises dock owners at Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks that the annual winter lowering of the lake level will soon begin. The company reminds property owners that they should take...

CILCORP Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), announced today that it is further extending the expiration date of its previously announced cash tender offer (the...

AmerenUE and Saint Louis University's Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences today announced Quantum Weather™ -- a highly precise weather monitoring, forecasting, and response system for...

Rebate funds are still available for residential and commercial customers in AmerenUE’s Missouri natural gas service area. The rebates are associated with the purchase and installation of...