Electricity /tags/electricity Electricity en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍřĚěĚĂ Wed, 30 Apr 2025 20:50:14 GMT Ameren’s rates are going up. Here’s how that will affect you /health-science-environment/2025-04-30/amerens-rates-going-up-heres-how-will-affect-you Missouri regulators approved an increase for Ameren’s electric rates. Bills will go up by about 12% starting in June. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 20:50:14 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-04-30/amerens-rates-going-up-heres-how-will-affect-you Kate Grumke Ameren Missouri to add power plants, upgrade grid to meet projected demand /health-science-environment/2025-02-17/ameren-missouri-to-add-power-plants-upgrade-grid-to-meet-projected-demand Ameren Missouri announced plans to upgrade its grid and build new power plants to meet an anticipated increase in demand from companies moving to the state. Mon, 17 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-02-17/ameren-missouri-to-add-power-plants-upgrade-grid-to-meet-projected-demand Sarah Fentem Gas bills will drop and electric bills will rise for Ameren Illinois customers in 2024 /economy-business/2024-01-02/gas-bills-will-drop-and-electric-bills-will-rise-for-ameren-illinois-customers-in-2024 The drop in gas rates and rise in electrical rates follow separate decisions from the Illinois Commerce Commission in late 2023. Ameren Illinois customers will notice the changes in the first billing cycle of the new year. Tue, 02 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-01-02/gas-bills-will-drop-and-electric-bills-will-rise-for-ameren-illinois-customers-in-2024 Will Bauer After Evergy controversy, new Missouri bill would make time-of-use pricing plans optional /education/2023-12-20/evergy-time-of-use-pricing-plan-optional-missouri-senate-bill The legislation filed by Senate Majority Leader Cindy O’Laughlin was inspired by Evergy’s rollout of time-of-use pricing plans to its customers last summer, which included a plan that would have quadrupled customers’ charges for energy used at times of high demand. Wed, 20 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /education/2023-12-20/evergy-time-of-use-pricing-plan-optional-missouri-senate-bill Allison Kite The Grain Belt Express power line gets final approval in Missouri /economy-business/2023-10-16/the-grain-belt-express-power-line-gets-final-approval-in-missouri The Missouri Public Service Commission has approved the high-capacity transmission line to carry clean energy from Kansas through northern Missouri and Illinois despite landowners’ concerns. Mon, 16 Oct 2023 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2023-10-16/the-grain-belt-express-power-line-gets-final-approval-in-missouri Wayne Pratt Frequent Dutchtown Power Outages Prompt Ameren To Replace Aging Lines /health-science-environment/2019-03-27/frequent-dutchtown-power-outages-prompt-ameren-to-replace-aging-lines For Caya Aufiero, a power outage is more than an inconvenience.When one occurs, business at Urban Eats — a restaurant she co-owns in Dutchtown — can come… Wed, 27 Mar 2019 10:11:15 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-03-27/frequent-dutchtown-power-outages-prompt-ameren-to-replace-aging-lines Shahla Farzan Utility supports energy efficiency bill, and Nixon /government-politics-issues/2009-07-10/utility-supports-energy-efficiency-bill-and-nixon This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 10, 2009 - Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon will be joined by a rare bipartisan crowd of allies on Monday… Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:01:21 GMT /government-politics-issues/2009-07-10/utility-supports-energy-efficiency-bill-and-nixon Jo Mannies Commentary: Taxing carbon: Are the benefits worth the costs? /economy-business/2009-04-13/commentary-taxing-carbon-are-the-benefits-worth-the-costs This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 13, 2009 - An enormous balancing act is rapidly unfolding in our nation, with the very real… Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:28:26 GMT /economy-business/2009-04-13/commentary-taxing-carbon-are-the-benefits-worth-the-costs Jeff Pollock