Electric Rates

Ameren Missouri customers would have to pay an average of $12 more a month for electricity if state regulators approve a proposed rate hike.

Starting this month, the utility company said the bill for the typical Metro East customer will rise $52 a month ($626 a year) because the cost of generating it is much higher.

The rate increase would boost Ameren Missouri's yearly revenue by $300 million and help finance clean energy projects. But advocates argue that rate increases will put struggling families at risk of utility disconnection and homelessness.

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The cost of electricity in the St. Louis area could be going up. Ameren Missouri is planning to ask state regulators this summer for a rate increase.The…

On Tuesday night at Harris Stowe University, St. Louis area residents will finally get a chance to weigh in on a utility battle that – one way or another…

Legislation has stalled in the Missouri Senate that would allow investor-owned electric companies to charge consumers for infrastructure…

A Missouri Senate energy committee has advanced legislation that would let power companies seek permission for an infrastructure surcharge.Under…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 14, 2012 - Along with a $260 million rate increase, Ameren Missouri will be allowed to continue…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 11, 2012 - Even though Missouri law bars utilities from charging their customers for…