Small Decrease Coming For Ameren Electric Customers

The Missouri Public Service Commission has approved a filing made by Union Electric Company, doing business as Ameren Missouri, to adjust the fuel adjustment clause (FAC) charge on the bills of its electric customers, a move that will see those bills slightly lower.

Ameren Missouri made two filings with the Commission. The first filing was to adjust the FAC to reflect changes in its fuel and purchased power costs, net off-system sales revenues and associated transportation experienced during the period of October 2021 through January 2022. The second filing was Ameren Missouri’s FAC true-up.

For a residential customer using 1,000 kWh (kilowatt-hours) of electricity a month, the FAC will decrease by approximately $2.38 a month, from a current FAC of approximately $2.79 a month to approximately $0.41 a month. The change will take effect on June 1.

The FAC tariff allows the company to pass increases or decreases in its net fuel and purchased power costs to customers outside of a general rate case. The FAC allows the company to recover most – up to 95 percent – of its costs, but not all, to
encourage conservation and prudence in fuel use by the company.

Ameren Missouri provides electric service to approximately 1.28 million electric customers in Missouri.