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Ameren and Noranda Urge Missouri Lawmakers: Cap Electric Rates

March 4, 2016 by Cheryl Kaften

Establishing caps on rate increases and utility profits were just two of the pressing legislative priorities outlined in a letter to the members of the Missouri General Assembly on February 24 by Michael Moehn, president of Ameren Missouri, and Layle “Kip” Smith, CEO of Noranda Aluminum. Ameren Missouri and Noranda ... Read more »

Truman (MO) State: “We’ll Save $1 Million Annually on Energy Upgrade”

February 9, 2016 by Carl Weinschenk

Truman State University in Kirksville, MO, is in the middle of a $10.5 million, 16-month energy efficiency upgrade that will save the school $1 million annually, according to the Kirksville Daily Express. The story says that the payback time is 10 years for the project. The school has contracted with ... Read more »

J.D. Power Study: Satisfaction Rising Among Business Ratepayers

January 25, 2016 by Cheryl Kaften

Business customers’ satisfaction with their electric utilities is up substantially year over year – at 704 in 2016 as compared to 677 in 2015 – with “price satisfaction” a significant factor, according to the J.D. Power 2016 Electric Utility Business Customer Satisfaction Study released on January 13. Headquartered in Costa ... Read more »

Ameren Missouri to Reduce Energy Efficiency Investment Charge Rider

January 21, 2016 by Cheryl Kaften

The Missouri Public Service Commission (MPSC) announced on January 7 that it had approved a request filed by Union Electric Company d/b/a Ameren Missouri (Case No. ER-2016-0131) to decrease the Energy Efficiency Investment Charge (EEIC) that appears as a separate line item on the monthly bills of the utility’s 1.1 ... Read more »

FERC Orders Changes to MISO Auction Rules, Customer Refunds Expected

January 13, 2016 by Cheryl Kaften

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order on December 31 (Docket No. EL15-70-000, et al) to correct “market manipulation” by the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) in connection with its 2015-2016 Planning Research Auction. The commission ordered MISO to file rule changes before its next auction, scheduled for ... Read more »

ERC: Electricity Price Trends for the Week Ending Nov. 27

December 2, 2015 by Karen Henry

Short-Term Price Benchmark Trends Based on a January 2016 prompt month, the ERC benchmark price for retail electricity dropped by 1.25 percent last week to $0.0745 per kilowatt hour. This decline follows the steep fall in natural gas prices in the previous week. Ohio experienced the biggest drop in electricity ... Read more »

IPA Includes MidAmerican Energy in 2016 Procurement Plan

September 30, 2015 by Cheryl Kaften

In its 2016 electricity and renewable resource procurement plan – filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) on September 28 (Case No. 15-0541) – the Illinois Power Agency (IPA) identifies the default power suppliers for the state’s eligible retail customers as Ameren Illinois, Commonwealth Edison (ComEd); and, for the first ... Read more »

CUB Free Calculator Helps Customers Find the Best Electric Deal

August 5, 2015 by Cheryl Kaften

The Citizens Utility Board (CUB), a Chicago-based nonprofit that represents the interests of utility customers – is offering a free calculator to help ratepayers determine how to save the most money in the deregulated Illinois electricity market. The CUB Power Calculator is intended to help Illinois residents learn what they would ... Read more »

Missouri PSC Considers Energy Efficiency and Revenue Decoupling

August 5, 2015 by Cheryl Kaften

On July 20, the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) opened hearings on a new energy efficiency plan to replace St. Louis-based Ameren’s three-year-old initiative, due to expire at year-end 2015. Energy efficiency is a hot-button for utilities, which are seeing their sales and profits slump as ratepayers reduce their power ... Read more »

85% of C&I Electricity Is Provided by Retail Suppliers in Illinois

July 22, 2015 by Cheryl Kaften

Nearly 85 percent of the electricity used by commercial and industrial (C&I) customers in the ComEd and Ameren utility service territories was sourced through alternative retail energy suppliers during the year ended May 31, the Illinois Commerce Commission’s Office of Retail Market Development (ORMD) said in its eighth annual report ... Read more »

MISO Rebuffs Ameren Illinois on Zone 4 Rate Hike

July 8, 2015 by Cheryl Kaften

Ameren Illinois, which serves about three-quarters of that state’s market, has become the latest utility to ask the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for answers about the recent spike in energy capacity prices. On June 30, the company filed intervening comments to the complaints made on April 28 by Illinois ... Read more »

Illinois Community Solar Plan Proposed

March 4, 2015 by Karen Henry

The Citizens Utility Board (CUB) and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) have proposed Illinois’ first-ever Community Solar plan, which would allow entire neighborhoods to enjoy the financial benefits of renewable energy. Currently, Illinois utility customers with rooftop solar panels can receive compensation credits on their electric bills by sending excess renewable energy ... Read more »

Ameren and Noranda Urge Missouri Lawmakers: Cap Electric Rates

Truman (MO) State: “We’ll Save $1 Million Annually on Energy Upgrade”

J.D. Power Study: Satisfaction Rising Among Business Ratepayers

Ameren Missouri to Reduce Energy Efficiency Investment Charge Rider

FERC Orders Changes to MISO Auction Rules, Customer Refunds Expected

ERC: Electricity Price Trends for the Week Ending Nov. 27

IPA Includes MidAmerican Energy in 2016 Procurement Plan

CUB Free Calculator Helps Customers Find the Best Electric Deal

Missouri PSC Considers Energy Efficiency and Revenue Decoupling

85% of C&I Electricity Is Provided by Retail Suppliers in Illinois

MISO Rebuffs Ameren Illinois on Zone 4 Rate Hike

Illinois Community Solar Plan Proposed

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