Ameren Illinois

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.

Central Illinois agencies are chipping in to assist relief efforts in Louisiana following Hurricane Ida.

Ameren Illinois and environmental groups are fighting over what is fair pay for solar power generators.The case is before the Illinois Commerce…

UPDATED 9 p.m. | About 2,400 customers in McLean County were still without power late Sunday after Mother Nature piled on some snow atop the New Year's…

Ameren Illinois says it plans to help build out a network of public electric vehicle charging stations, including some in Rivian’s backyard here in…

The looming end to a statewide rent moratorium is not the only thing sparking financial fear. A ban on utility shutoffs can't last forever—and a lot of…