Ameren Missouri

The minimum capital investment for the Amazon data center is projected at $8.5 billion, and construction could begin as soon as 2026.

The Consumers Council of Missouri filed a motion for a rehearing earlier this month in the Ameren Missouri case setting terms and rates for large customers like data centers, saying the new tariffs would not protect existing customers from rate increases.

The Consumers Council of Missouri Wednesday filed a motion for a rehearing in the Ameren Missouri case setting terms and rates for large customers like data centers. The commission has already issued an order supporting Ameren’s rates, which take effect Thursday.

Data centers and other large consumers of electricity will pay special rates under Ameren Missouri’s new tariff approved Monday.

The utility disconnected more than 17,000 households that were behind on their bills in October, according to its latest public filings.

In a virtual hearing on Ameren Missouri’s plans to build a new natural gas plant in Jefferson County, the Missouri Public Service Commission heard opposition from community members who said it would harm the environment and cost too much.

U.S. Sen Josh Hawley’s skepticism of data centers puts him at odds with some prominent Missouri Republicans, including Gov. Mike Kehoe.

The Business Social Services program offers nonprofit customers cash incentives for cost-effective energy efficiency projects. The program will continue through the end of 2026.

Ameren Missouri is courting AI data centers by building new power plants and offering them lower bulk electric rates, but their unprecedented energy demands could drive up everyone’s electricity bills.

As officials in Missouri and St. Louis try to attract data center proposals from companies, pushback grows in communities where the projects are planned. One expert says the economic benefit isn’t crystal clear.