(Jefferson City, MO) – Ameren Missouri wants to increase the electric rate for residential customers by more than 15%. The electric utility company has filed a rate increase request with the Missouri Public Service Commission.

If approved, the average residential customer would pay an additional $17 per month. The rate hike would raise about $446 million for Ameren.

The Public Service Commission is holding numerous public hearings in January about the proposed increase.

Jan. 21 @ 6pm in Cape Girardeau. Osage Centre, Room 1AB, 1625 N. Kingshighway.
Jan. 22 @ 12pm in St. Charles. St. Charles County Administration Building, Room 116, 201 N. 2nd Street.
Jan. 22 @ 6pm in St. Louis. St. Louis Community College-Forest Park, 5600 Oakland Ave., Student Center Cafeteria.
Jan. 23 @ 12pm in Jefferson City. Governor Office Building, 200 Madison Street, Room 310.
Jan. 23 @ 6pm: Virtual Local Public Hearing
Jan. 24 @ 12pm: Virtual Local Public Hearing
Jan. 27 @ 12pm in Sunset Hills. Sunset Hills Council Chambers, 3939 S. Lindbergh Blvd.

To attend a virtual local public hearing by telephone, at the time of the virtual hearing, call toll-free 1-855-718-6621, listen to the prompt and enter the meeting number/access code (2630
871 4245 for the Jan. 23 hearing at 6:00 p.m.); or (2867 125 9125 for the Jan. 24 Noon hearing); followed by #. If prompted for a password, enter 0319.

To attend a virtual local public hearing by video, 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 meeting number/access code and password listed above.

The company serves about 1.2 million electric customers in central and eastern Missouri.

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