Ameren Missouri aims to save customers money through multiyear plan
Expanded energy efficiency and demand response programs include more than $200 million in rebates and incentives
Ameren Missouri has filed an amended plan with the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) to provide 25 programs with $205 million in total rebates and incentives for residential and business customers over the next three years. The proposal also includes $70 million in expanded programs for income-eligible customers and social service agencies.
The proposed group of programs, under the Missouri Energy Efficiency Investment Act (MEEIA), focuses on:
Helping customers use energy more efficiently and save money.
Educating customers on how to have more control over their energy use.
Making it easier for customers to participate by providing something for everyone.
Expanding programs to provide energy savings for customers most in need and increasing program participation in underserved communities.
If approved by the PSC, the programs will run from 2025 to 2027.
"Through this proposed three-year investment, all of our customers have a wide variety of opportunities to save money on their energy costs," said Mark Birk, chairman and president of Ameren Missouri. "Reducing these costs can significantly help our most vulnerable customers."
Ameren Missouri's plan includes $123 million in annual investments in energy efficiency and demand response programs over the next three years. As a result, the proposal intends to save 820,000 megawatt-hours of electricity, which is equal to the annual energy consumption of 67,000 average-sized Missouri homes.
"Ameren Missouri is committed to empowering our customers to use their energy more efficiently, while saving money at the same time," said Tara Oglesby, vice president ofeconomic, community and business development at Ameren Missouri. "Also, by expanding our programs for social service agencies, they can focus even more of their resources to improve the communities they serve."
Ameren Missouri's proposal includes income-eligible initiatives such as a multifamily program, a single-family program and a business social services program:
The multifamily program assists with benchmarking multifamily income-eligible properties. It also provides incentives for Building Operator Certification training to assist building managers in maintaining their improved building efficiency.
The single-family program provides energy assessments and makes available a comprehensive package of whole-house energy saving measures at no cost to customers.
The business social services program was designed to deliver, install and assist with paperwork for low- or no-cost energy efficiency measures in facilities that serve income-eligible individuals.
Ameren Missouri has requested an order be issued from the PSC by Sept. 1, 2024. For more information on these programs and others, please visit AmerenMissouri.com/EnergyEfficiency.