Ameren Missouri accelerates infrastructure upgrades
Ameren Missouri recently announced that it is accelerating more than $1 billion in grid projects in Missouri as a result of its Smart Energy Plan.
The company also launched a new online contractor qualification webpage for use by contractors who are interested in bidding on Ameren projects.
“Contractors play an important role in Ameren’s workforce, and we rely heavily on maintaining an expansive list of contractors to meet the company’s growing project needs,” Mark Brandt, senior director of supply services at Ameren, said. “This new online qualification process should provide additional opportunities for contractors looking to get pre-qualified for work.”
The Smart Energy Plan includes more than $1 billion in infrastructure upgrades, a six percent rate cut starting in 2019, a rate freeze until 2020 and hard rate caps. It also includes economic development rate incentives and provisions to expand clean energy through solar. The plan was developed to implement customer benefits related to a new energy law that went into effect in late August.
Ameren expects the accelerated infrastructure projects to create “thousands of additional jobs throughout Missouri.”
