Ameren Illinois

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.

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.

Ameren owns thousands of acres in Illinois rights-of-way — land that biologists say they can be used to create habitats for threatened pollinators.

It will distribute enough energy to Ameren’s local grid to power 500 homes,

Clean energy advocates are crying foul after Ameren Illinois ended its solar credit program for new solar customers earlier this month, even after state...

Ameren Missouri will build electric vehicle charging stations along Interstates 70, 40 and 55. Midwestern utilities are working on the plan to assure owners of electric vehicles that they can travel long distances. The stations could help limit carbon emissions, a key part of addressing climate change.

Engineers in Missouri are taking on a challenge that could make owning an electric car far more convenient — building a charging station that fully…

(Updated at 1:00 p.m., on Friday, July 17)Quincy city officials say that the state of emergency will be lifted at noon on Saturday. All streets are now…