A joint Illinois House hearing was held in Springfield on Thursday with the public utilities and the energy/environment committees meeting to discuss and hear testimony on the anticipated price increases for Ameren customers in central and southern Illinois. Starting June 1st, Ameren customers will pay $50 a month, or $600 more a year, for their utilities on the supply side. And, according to officials on Thursday, the reason as to why doesn’t rest on Ameren’s shoulders. The war in Ukraine, higher natural gas prices, and inflation are all contributing factors. But it also includes a supply shortage due to renewal energy sources not yet fully able to replace retired fossil fuel-fired power plants. State Representative Blaine Wilhour spoke our about consumers having to pay bigger bills.
Part of Thursday’s meeting was to come up with options to protect customers from bearing the brunt of the change.
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