Electric Rates

A battle over power is shaping up in Illinois. It involves lawmakers, but unlike with the state budget crisis they are not playing a central role. This…

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…

Triple-digit temperatures means Missouri utilities cannot shut off customers' electricity for unpaid bills.Missouri regulators said Friday that state law…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 9, 2018 - A statewide ad campaign has been launched by one of the groups opposed to Ameren's…

Gov. Pat Quinn wants the "monkey business" of absentee voting by Illinois lawmakers investigated after theIllinois House overrode his veto on legislation…