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County official urges public comment after Ameren files proposed rate increase
Summary
A county official informed the commission and public that Ameren has filed for a proposed rate increase and encouraged residents to submit comments to the Missouri Public Service Commission; the filing was described as a roughly 16% increase equating to about $17.50 per month per customer.
A St. Francois County official notified the commission that Ameren has filed a proposed rate increase with the Missouri Public Service Commission and encouraged residents to submit written comments to the PSC.
The official said the filing would increase rates by about 16 percent, which was described as roughly $17.50 a month per customer and about $210 per year. The speaker reported an Ameren-customer base of about 1,200,000 in Missouri and said, as presented at the meeting, the filing would add roughly $21,000,000 per month and about $255,000,000 annually if approved. The official urged residents on fixed incomes to consider commenting because the increase would be more burdensome to those households.
The speaker said the PSC will hold public hearings in several locations and that written comments can be filed through the Missouri Public Service Commission's website. "If you'll put the reason that you feel this is excessive and put a couple lines, they read it, they file it," the official said, urging constituents to participate in the regulatory process.
This announcement was informational; the commission took no formal action on the matter at the meeting.
