Two public comment opportunities on horizon in Ameren Illinois gas rate case

Springfield, IL – The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) is encouraging Ameren Illinois customers to provide public comment on the utility’s proposed natural gas rate increase at a pair of public hearings in Springfield and East St. Louis. The hearings will take place Wednesday, August 27 and Thursday, August 28, 2025, respectively. Members of the media are encouraged to attend.

Customers unable to attend the hearings can submit their comments via the ICC website* or call our Consumer Services Division at 1-800-524-0795 during regular business hours.

Ameren filed its petition with the ICC for a $134 million general rate increase in January 2025. Rate cases are formal proceedings used to ensure utilities receive the necessary funds to provide safe and reliable service at a reasonable cost to ratepayers. Under the Public Utilities Act, the ICC is responsible for closely scrutinizing rate case filings along with any additional materials from the utility and various interveners over the course of an 11-month legal proceeding.

The ICC Administrative Law Judge presiding over the case will open the hearings, followed by a brief presentation from Ameren. Verbal and written comments from consumers will be accepted and entered into the docket, and ICC staff will be available after the comment period for a Q&A. As the hearings are associated with a docketed rate case, ICC Commissioners will not be in attendance and must review the entire case at the close of evidence.

Senior Public Information Officer, Vicki Crawford, [email protected], will be onsite at the hearings. Questions about the specifics of Ameren’s rate request should be directed to Ameren Illinois.