Ameren Illinois

With company profits cut, low-income customers in Illinois are set to receive new discounts on the utilities.

Illinois Rep. Larry Walsh Jr., D-Elwood — the chair of the House Public Utilities Committee and sponsor of the vetoed bill — said he would propose broader policy in the spring legislative session.

It was Jason Novak's 22nd time competing in the International Lineman’s Rodeo.

The final decision on rate increases for Illinois customers is expected before the end of the year.

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.