Fri, Jun 10, 2016
After utilities made a major push to dramatically overhaul Missouri’s regulatory framework last legislative session, the state commission that oversees them believes it can help find a “middle ground.” The Missouri Public Service Commission on Wednesday voted to open a case to bring together utilities, consumer groups and other parties in the hopes of brokering […]
Wed, Jun 1, 2016
St. Louis County’s water utility says it has canceled $20 million worth of water main replacements this year because of uncertainty over a special infrastructure surcharge. As a result, Missouri American Water Co. is reassigning workers, eliminating overtime and cutting contract work across its St. Louis County territory. In May, some projects were briefly put […]
Thu, May 26, 2016
The state Senate is launching committees that will study three issues in the months before the new General Assembly convenes in January. Senate President Pro-Tem Ron Richard (photo; Mike Lear, Missourinet) Senate President Ron Richard (R-Joplin) told Missourinet he signed Wednesday letters authorizing those committees. They will look for ways to lower the cost of […]
Sun, May 15, 2016
One brilliant economic success story for Missouri is the fact that we are currently enjoying the highest clean-energy job growth in the Midwest. According to a recent report based on U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics, 52,000 Missourians work in clean-energy with 13,000 workers added in the past year alone. The growth rate of 8.3% is […]
Sun, May 15, 2016
Refueling and maintenance activities at Callaway Energy Center are complete, and the 1,190-megawatt nuclear plant is back in service, according to Ameren Missouri officials. This was the 21st planned refueling and maintenance outage for Callaway, officials said in a press release. To help accomplish the wide range of tasks, more than 1,000 supplemental workers joined […]
Mon, May 2, 2016
Would you call legislation that cost consumers less a utility measure that’s bad for customers? In the recent editorial, by David Woodsmall, he’s just plain wrong. Had the 21st Century Grid Modernization and Security Act been in place since 2007, Ameren Missouri’s residential customers would have paid $1.2 billion less for electricity than under today’s […]
