Press Release


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- July 06, 2021
Contact:
Kevin Kelly (573) 751-9300
PR-22-05

PSC Sets Local Public Hearing Schedule in
Ameren Missouri Electric and Natural Gas Rate Cases

JEFFERSON CITY---The Missouri Public Service Commission will hold local public hearings in October to receive customer comment in electric and natural gas rate cases filed by Union Electric Company d/b/a Ameren Missouri (Ameren Missouri). These local 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 facilitate an orderly presentation that can be preserved for the record, members of the public who wish to participate in the local 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.

To attend the local 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.

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 local public hearing. The formal local public hearing will begin at the conclusion of the question and answer session. The local public hearing schedule appears below.

                                                                             Ameren Missouri Electric Rate Case 
October 5 
  Kirksville/O'Fallon/Cape Girardeau 
Noon  
Access Code: 177 476 7672
  Password: 0240
October 6 
  City of St. Louis/St. Louis County
6 pm
Access Code: 177 830 6711
  Password: 0240
October 7 
  Jefferson County/St. Louis County
Noon 
Access Code: 177 613 6270
  Password: 0240
October 7 
  All electric customers
6 pm
Access Code: 177 571 9008
  Password: 0240
October 8 
  All electric customers
6 pm
Access Code: 177 698 0394
  Password: 0240
                                                                          Ameren Missouri Natural Gas Rate Case 
October 4
All natural gas customers
6 pm
Access Code: 177 575 4527
Password: 0241
October 8
All natural gas customers Noon 
Access Code: 177 860 4978
Password: 0241
 
At the time of the hearing, call toll-free 1-855-718-6621, listen to the prompt and enter the meeting number (access code), followed by # (pound/hashtag symbol). If prompted for a password, enter 0240 for the electric case or 0241 for the natural gas case.

Any person needing special accommodations to participate in the local public hearing as addressed by the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the Missouri Public Service Commission at least 10 days prior to the local public hearing at one of the following numbers: Consumer Services Hotline 1-800-392-4211 or TDD Hotline 1-800-829-7541.

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.
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