Ameren

This would have given Ameren, the electric utility that serves much of downstate Illinois, authority to build new transmission lines without going through a competitive bidding process under federal regulations for any projects approved by the Midcontinent Independent System Operator.

Many residents in the St. Louis region remain without power nearly a week after Saturday’s powerful storms. Ameren Missouri on Thursday was still working to restore electricity to 1,500 customers. That’s down from more than 100,000 people who lost power last weekend.

The school is part of a nationwide effort to collect more information about what people know about nuclear waste and their thoughts about living near storage sites.

The additions contribute to Ameren’s goal to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2045.

Two toxic chemicals found in groundwater wells in St. Charles are linked to Ameren Huster Road Substation.

Ameren Missouri plans to buy a solar power plant in Bowling Green, Missouri, that could produce energy by 2024. The announcement comes days after it shared plans to open a natural gas plant. Both facilities need approval from Missouri’s Public Service Commission.

A group of local educators are seeing some of the jobs that are in demand in the region so they can share the information with students looking for options after high school.

Missouri environmental groups are decrying proposed state rules that would allow power plants to discharge contaminants like coal ash into groundwater through a general permit for multiple facilities. Power plants currently have individual, site-specific permits.

The nonprofit center opened its doors late last year with the goal to help transform communities north of Delmar. Now, part of that effort will also include generating clean energy.

The coal ash basins at Labadie Energy Center contain 15 million cubic yards of waste, the largest volume of Ameren’s four coal-fired power plants in Missouri.