Ameren
Ameren Corporation is an American power company created December 31, 1997, by the merger of St. Louis, Missouri's Union Electric Company (formerly NYSE: UEP) and the neighboring Central Illinois Public Service Company (CIPSCO Inc. holding, formerly NYSE: CIP) of Springfield, Illinois. It is now a holding company for several power companies and energy companies. The company is based in St. Louis, serving 2.4 million electric, and 900,000 natural gas customers across 64,000 square miles in central and eastern Missouri and the southern four-fifths of Illinois by area.
| Company type | Public company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Utilities |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
Key people | Martin J. Lyons, Jr. (Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer)
Mark C. Birk (Ameren Missouri Chairman & President) Leonard "Lenny" Singh (Ameren Illinois Chairman & President) Michael L. Moehn (Ameren Services Chairman & President) Shawn E. Schukar (Ameren Transmission Chairman & President) |
| Products | Electricity (16,900 megawatts) and Natural Gas |
| Revenue | US$5.794 Billion (Fiscal Year Ended 31 December 2020) |
| US$1.300 Billion (Fiscal Year Ended 31 December 2020) | |
| US$0.871 Billion (Fiscal Year Ended 31 December 2020) | |
| Total assets | US$32.030 Billion (Fiscal Year Ended 31 December 2020) |
| Total equity | US$9.080 Billion (Fiscal Year Ended 31 December 2020) |
Number of employees | 9,116 (December 31, 2021) |
| Website | ameren |
Ameren is the holding company for the following:
- Ameren Missouri
- Ameren Illinois
- Ameren Transmission Company
- Ameren Services
The Ameren Missouri subsidiary owns Bagnell Dam on the Osage River, which forms the Lake of the Ozarks. Ameren Missouri is responsible for managing water levels on the lake according to federal regulations.