Ameren Missouri

In a virtual hearing on Ameren Missouri’s plans to build a new natural gas plant in Jefferson County, the Missouri Public Service Commission heard opposition from community members who said it would harm the environment and cost too much.

U.S. Sen Josh Hawley’s skepticism of data centers puts him at odds with some prominent Missouri Republicans, including Gov. Mike Kehoe.

The Business Social Services program offers nonprofit customers cash incentives for cost-effective energy efficiency projects. The program will continue through the end of 2026.

Ameren Missouri is courting AI data centers by building new power plants and offering them lower bulk electric rates, but their unprecedented energy demands could drive up everyone’s electricity bills.

As officials in Missouri and St. Louis try to attract data center proposals from companies, pushback grows in communities where the projects are planned. One expert says the economic benefit isn’t crystal clear.

Missouri’s utility regulator’s staff says the Public Service Commission should reject a new proposal from Ameren.

The new solar facility in mid-Missouri would be built next to the Callaway nuclear plant. Ameren has requested approval for the project from Missouri’s Public Service Commission.

Ameren said it was donating the $4 million to community organizations in response to extreme heat that is forecast to run through Monday.

It’s not always clear why energy costs as much as it does to consumers — and there’s usually no other options to choose from.

Missouri only has one nuclear power plant, but at a state summit, politicians and federal officials said the energy source would be key to meeting rising energy demands.