BusinessMay 10, 2021
Ameren providing utility assistance
Ameren Missouri, working with the Missouri Public Service Commission and Office of Public Counsel, is directing an additional $3.5 million to help eligible customers dealing with the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. "These additional funds will support more customers as we head into summer, a time when electricity usage is typically much higher," said Marty Lyons, chairman and president of the St. Louis-based utility company...
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Ameren Missouri, working with the Missouri Public Service Commission and Office of Public Counsel, is directing an additional $3.5 million to help eligible customers dealing with the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
"These additional funds will support more customers as we head into summer, a time when electricity usage is typically much higher," said Marty Lyons, chairman and president of the St. Louis-based utility company.
According to a statement last week from Ameren Missouri, the funds will be used in three ways:
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- $1.3 million will be used to create a new energy efficiency program for eligible low-income customers.
- $1 million will help fund a network of local energy assistance agencies that distribute energy assistance funds to customers in need.
- $1.2 million will fund additional energy assistance programs throughout the balance of 2021.
More information about emergency assistance available to Ameren Missouri customers is available online at www.AmerenMissouri.com/EnergyAssistance.
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