St. Louis-based electric utility AmerenUE has taken plenty of public whippings for storm-related power outages in recent years. So it is noteworthy that the Public Service Commission staff had only good things to say about the utility’s response to the late-January ice…

Pouring over utility dockets at the Missouri Public Service Commission makes for plenty of lawyerly, technical reading that frequently makes your eyes glaze over. But every once in a while, there’s more interesting, colorful reading available.

Take, for example, Missouri Public Counsel…

While the Missouri Public Service Commission approved a $163 million rate increase for AmerenUE on Tuesday, it wasn’t immediately clear when the new rates would take effect.

This afternoon, AmerenUE said it a SEC filing that the increase is expected to be effective March 1,…

Electric and natural-gas utility AmerenUE is seeking permission from the Missouri Public Service Commission to sell up to $350 million in long-term debt.

Proceeds would be used to refinance short-term borrowings under credit agreements. AmerenUE incurs short-term debt to fund its cash needs in…

Citing rising expenses for fuel and hundreds of millions of dollars in investments to make electric service cleaner and more reliable, AmerenUE on Friday asked state regulators to boost electric rates by 12.1 percent, or $251 million a year.

The increase…

Some AmerenUE residential customers received a e-mailed letter from utility Chief Executive Thomas R. Voss warning of a coming rate increase request. And, no, it wasn’t an April Fool’s joke.

An electronic copy of the letter was sent to Ameren’s eNews electronic newsletter this afternoon. All customers should…

The Missouri Public Service Commission voted 4-1 Thursday approving rules that may allow electric utilities to impose a customer surcharge to recover environmental expenses, PSC spokesman Kevin Kelly said.

Commissioner Robert Clayton III voted against the rules, which will take effect…