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Ameren Rates Could be Headed Up
Ameren has filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission for a rate increase.

Ameren is seeking $60 million dollars to recover electric delivery costs and an extra
$51 million to recover costs for delivering natural gas.

Spokesman Leigh Morris says the company is paying more to deliver the services.

"We have to maintain ten of thousand of miles of wire, we have to maintain ten of thousands of miles of underground pipe for natural gas, there are all of the equipment used to maintain that system"

If the rate is approved, it would not take effect until early next year.
The typical customer would pay up to $3.78 extra month for electricity and an extra $4.53 per month on natural gas.
02 26 11 by Newsroom
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