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Published April 3, 2019
Ameren ask PSC permission to change customer rates
JEFFERSON CITY - Union Electric Company (doing business as Ameren Missouri) has
filed several requests with the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) to
change customer rates.
One would save customers money and the other would cost them more.
In one, Ameren is seeking to adjust the fuel and purchased power adjustment
charge (FAC) on the bills of its electric customers. Ameren Missouri has made
two filings.
In its first filing (Case No. ER-2019-0287), Ameren Missouri proposes 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 four month
period of October 2018 through January 2019.
The second case is Ameren Missouri’s true-up filing (Case No. EO-2019-0289).
As a result of these two filings, the FAC for a residential customer using 1,015
kWh (kilowatt-hours) of electricity a month would change from a current refund
of approximately $0.19 a month to a refund of approximately $1.79 a month.
The proposed change would take effect on May 24, 2019.
In another filing, Ameren has filed an application with the PSC seeking to
adjust the Energy Efficiency Investment Charge (EEIC) that appears on the
monthly bills of its electric customers.
For a typical residential customer, the EEIC will increase from approximately
$0.55 a month to approximately $4.77 a month, effective May 30, 2019.
The proposed adjustment reflects costs of recently approved energy efficiency
programs under the Missouri Energy Efficiency Investment Act (MEEIA).
The Energy Efficiency Investment Charge (EEIC) is a charge which encourages
utility companies to implement demand-side and energy efficiency programs and
was part of the Missouri Energy Efficiency Investment Act (MEEIA).
The mechanism is reflected as a separate line item on customer bills.
Applications to intervene and participate in the first two cases (Case No.
ER-2019-0287 and Case No. EO-2019-0289) must be filed no later than April 5,
2019, with the Secretary of the Missouri Public Service Commission, P.O. Box
360, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102, or by using the Commission’s Electronic
Filing and Information System (EFIS) at
www.psc.mo.gov
Applications to intervene and participate in the Energy Efficiency Investment
Charge (EEIC) case must be filed no later than April 12, 2019, with the
Secretary of the Missouri Public Service Commission, P.O. Box 360, Jefferson
City, Missouri 65102, or by using the Commission’s Electronic Filing and
Information System (EFIS) at
www.psc.mo.gov
Individual citizens wishing to comment should contact either the Office of the
Public Counsel (Governor Office Building, 200 Madison Street, Suite 650, P.O.
Box 2230, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102-2230, telephone 1-866-922-2959, e-mail
opcservice@ded.mo.gov) or the Public Service Commission Staff (P.O. Box 360,
Jefferson City, Missouri 65102, telephone 1-800-392-4211, e-mail
pscinfo@psc.mo.gov).
The Office of the Public Counsel is a separate state agency that represents the
general public in matters before the Commission.
Ameren Missouri serves approximately 1.26 million electric customers in
Missouri.
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