Fri, May 25, 2012
The U.S. Energy Information Administration recently published a report that lists Missouri as having the 7th lowest residential electricity rate in the U.S. As of February 2012, Missourians paid approximately 8.84 cents per kilowatt hour for their electricity each month. New York and Connecticut’s residents pay as much as 16.69 cents, almost double what Missouri residents pay.
Mon, Apr 23, 2012
The editorial “The nuclear guy” (April 15) misses some important points. Even with recent rate increases, the utility has electric rates 30 percent below the national average. As a regulated utility, we are not talking about the free market. Just as costs can be recovered from ratepayers, any income the company makes is restricted to modest percentage above costs, and blunders on Ameren’s part come out of the shareholders’ pockets. There are no windfall profits. And to be honest, who are the winners? The unions, pension funds and individual families who have put money into a utility stock that offers modest, low-risk investments.
Thu, Apr 19, 2012
On Thursday, April 19, Missouri’s energy future took a giant leap forward as investor-owned, cooperative and municipal utilities announced that they are partnering with Westinghouse Electric Company to apply to the Department of Energy’s Small Modular Reactors (SMR) investment fund for up to $452 million. The funding will support engineering, design certification and licensing for SMRs in Missouri.
Mon, Mar 12, 2012
I expected that the week before the legislature’s spring break would be relatively mundane in preparation for significant actions when session resumes on March 19th. This assumption was incorrect, and I have never been more pleased with an incorrect assumption. This week saw marked progress on early site permit legislation which is the first critical step toward securing Missouri’s energy future, building additional nuclear capacity at the current Callaway site, putting thousands of Missourians back to work, and injecting billions of dollars into Missouri’s economy.
Mon, Mar 12, 2012
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Fri, Mar 9, 2012
Big news out the House Utilities Committee this week as House Bill 1316, a bill that could lead to the construction a second nuclear power plant in Missouri, was adopted this morning by a vote of 17-2, with one member voting present.
