Ameren Illinois

Customers across Illinois could face increased natural gas rates next year, based on proposed decisions in two proceedings before the Illinois Commerce Commission.

Lexington Mayor Spencer Johansen is calling on Ameren Illinois and Corn Belt Energy to solve a utility dispute in the Century Oaks residential subdivision that's being built. The 34-acre subdivision located on the western edge of Lexington.

Ameren Illinois will give the Town of Normal money to help it implement a transportation electrification plan developed with the utility company.

Central Illinois homeowners, renters, and business owners are grappling with sharply higher electricity costs this summer. "I'm going to have to get a second job to pay my electric bill," one homeowner told WGLT.

WGLT is doing a story about rising electricity costs this summer in Central Illinois. If you're willing to share your experience, we'd like to speak with you for the story.

The Ecology Action Center in Normal urges Bloomington-Normal residents to stay in the municipal electric aggregation program even with hefty rate increases coming this summer.

State regulators are once again considering massive electric utility spending plans that would affect the state’s climate goals – and 5.4 million electric customers’ monthly bills – after rejecting previous versions late last year.

Ameren Illinois is reminding customers that help is available if they've fallen behind on their energy bills.

There's already a lot of consumer angst about rising electricity rates in central Illinois. Ameren Illinois said the average bill for households in this part of the state could rise by $500-600 this year. And when there's that much pain and that much stress, lawmakers get calls.

The City of Bloomington and Town of Normal have picked a new electricity supplier to serve residents for the next three years (July 2022-June 2025). So-called "aggregator" Constellation NewEnergy replaces Homefield Energy as the new low bidder for bundled power rates.