Ameren Missouri files amended three-year plan with millions in rebates, expanded programs

Published on January 30, 2024 by Chris Galford

An amended filing with the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) would see Ameren Missouri offer 25 programs over the next three years, with $205 million in offered rebates and incentives, and $70 million in expanded programs for the income-eligible and social services.

“Through this proposed three-year investment, all of our customers have a wide variety of opportunities to save money on their energy costs,” Mark Birk, chairman and president of Ameren Missouri, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation, said. “Reducing these costs can significantly help our most vulnerable customers.”

If approved, the programs would run from 2025 to 2027. They would include offerings focused on helping customers using energy more efficiently and saving money, educating customers on how to exercise control over their energy use, helping customers participate and expanding programs to offer energy savings for those in need while increasing program participation among underserved communities. Some $123 million in annual investments would be put to energy efficiency and demand response efforts.

For the income-eligible customers, the proposal would include initiatives such as:

1. A multifamily program for income-eligible properties, with incentives for Building Operator Certification training to help building managers maintain improved building efficiency
2. A single-family program that offers energy assessments and a free package of whole-house energy savings measures 
3. A business social services program wherein Ameren Missouri would help deliver, install, and assist with the paperwork for low or no-cost energy efficiency measures in facilities serving income-eligible people

Reportedly, the proposal could save 820,000 MW hours of electricity and enroll more than 80,000 customers by the end of 2027. Ameren Missouri also announced plans to partner with Spire Energy for the income-eligible initiatives in this proposal to push more benefits and savings for qualified customers.