Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE --September 27, 2021
Contact: Kevin Kelly (573) 751-9300
PR-22-37
MEDIA REMINDER:
PSC to Hold Public Hearings in
Ameren Missouri Electric and Natural Gas Rate Cases
JEFFERSON CITY---The Missouri Public Service Commission will hold public hearings
October 4-8, 2021, to receive customer comment in electric and natural gas rate cases filed by Union Electric Company d/b/a Ameren Missouri (Ameren Missouri). These public hearings will be conducted virtually by WebEx and telephone conference. They will also be streamed live on the Commission’s website (
psc.mo.gov).
To attend the virtual public hearing by telephone, at the time of the hearing, call toll-free 1-855-718-6621, listen to the prompt and enter the meeting number (access code) set out below, followed by # (pound/hashtag symbol). If prompted for a password, enter 0240 for the electric case and 0241 for the natural gas case.
To participate by video/Internet, visit the website
www.webex.com. You can also download the Cisco WebEx meetings application on your mobile device, laptop, desktop or tablet prior to the hearing and join the meeting at the hearing time by entering the corresponding access code and password listed below.
To facilitate an orderly presentation that can be preserved for the record, members of the public who wish to provide statements at the virtual public hearing, need to sign-up by sending their first and last name, phone number, email address and the hearing that they wish to attend to
pscinfo@psc.mo.gov or by calling 1-800-392-4211 by 5 pm the day before the hearing.
Any person may comment at any of the hearings, but are encouraged to attend the hearing corresponding to the location nearest their service area for the most relevant information. Comments at the hearing will be limited to five minutes per person.
A PSC Staff conducted question and answer session will be held at the beginning of each virtual public hearing. The formal virtual public hearing will begin at the conclusion of the question and answer session. The virtual public hearing schedule appears below.
Ameren Missouri Electric Rate Case
|
|
| Kirksville/O'Fallon/Cape Girardeau |
|
Noon |
| Access Code: 177 476 7672 |
|
|
|
|
| City of St. Louis/St. Louis County |
|
|
| Access Code: 177 830 6711 |
|
|
|
|
| Jefferson County/St. Louis County |
|
|
| Access Code: 177 613 6270 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Access Code: 177 571 9008 |
|
|
|
|
All electric customers |
|
| Access Code: 177 698 0394 |
|
|
Ameren Missouri Natural Gas Rate Case
|
|
| All natural gas customers |
|
6 pm |
| Access Code: 177 575 4527 |
|
|
|
|
All natural gas customers |
Noon |
| Access Code: 177 860 4978 |
|
|
Individuals wishing to mail comments should send them to the Missouri Public Service Commission, P.O. Box 360, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102. They can also be sent electronically using the Commission’s electronic filing system at https://psc.mo.gov/General/Submit_Comments. When submitting comments, please refer to File No. ER-2021-0240 or GR-2021-0241, or both.
On March 31, 2021, Ameren Missouri filed electric and natural gas rate cases with the Missouri Public Service Commission. In its electric rate case, Ameren Missouri is seeking to increase its electric base rate annual revenues by approximately $299 million. According to Ameren Missouri, the adjustment in base rates would mean electric rates for an average residential electric customer (based on approximately 1,029 kilowatt-hours of usage per month) would increase by approximately $12 a month.
In its natural gas rate case, Ameren Missouri is seeking to increase its natural gas base rate annual revenues by approximately $9.4 million. According to Ameren Missouri, the adjustment in base rates would mean natural gas rates would increase for an average residential customer by approximately $4 a month.
Ameren Missouri serves approximately 1.28 million electric customers and approximately 135,000 natural gas customers in Missouri.
-30-
Missouri Public Service Commission