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Ameren Illinois Co
Electric & Other Services Combined · IL · CIK 18654
Ameren Illinois operates rate-regulated electric transmission, electric distribution, and natural gas distribution businesses in Illinois
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Mar 29, 1999
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What Changed
Risk factors · Feb 18, 2025 → Feb 18, 202642 added · 50 removed between the two most recent 10-Ks. The risks a company starts — or stops — disclosing are often the story.
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- The foregoing risks could affect the operations of our facilities, impede our ability to meet regulatory requirements, or expose us to an increase in litigation, which could increase operating costs, increase our capital requirements and costs, reduce our revenues, or have an adverse effect on our liquidity.
- With respect to the transition of Ameren Missouri’s generation fleet included in its 2025 Change to the 2023 PRP and carbon emission reduction targets, factors also include Ameren Missouri’s ability to obtain CCNs from the MoPSC, and any other required state or federal approvals for the addition of renewable resources, battery storage, or nuclear or natural gas-fired generation, retirement of energy centers, and new or continued customer energy-efficiency programs; the ability to enter into agreements for renewable, natural gas-fired, or nuclear generation or battery storage and acquire or construct those resources at a reasonable cost; the ability to enter into natural gas supply agreements at reasonable prices and adequate quantities to power Ameren Missouri’s natural gas-fired energy centers; the ability to obtain NRC approval for an extension of the operating license for the Callaway Energy Center beyond its current 2044 expiration date; the continued existence and ability to qualify for, and use or transfer, federal production or investment tax credits; the ability to maintain system reliability; new and/or changes in environmental regulations, including those related to CO 2 and other greenhouse gas emissions; energy prices; and demand.
- Based on its assumptions at December 31, 2025, its investment performance in 2025, and its pension funding policy, Ameren expects to make annual contributions of approximately $45 million to $50 million in each of the next five years, with aggregate estimated contributions of $240 million .
- Pursuant to the PPRA, Ameren Missouri’s natural gas utility rates established in proceedings filed after June 2026 will be allowed to be based on future costs, revenues, and sales volumes, subject to MoPSC approval.
- This also includes attacks arising from or generated by artificial intelligence, among various other attempts to compromise systems that can lead to security breaches.
- In addition, in February 2026, Ameren Missouri executed electric service agreements with large load customers under its large load customer rate plan, representing 2.2 gigawatts of demand.
- Ameren is targeting net-zero carbon emissions by 2045, as well as a 60% reduction by 2030 and an 85% reduction by 2040 based on 2005 levels in a safe, reliable, and affordable manner.
- The United States withdrew from the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in January 2025 and 2026, respectively.
- As of December 31, 2025, coal inventory was near targeted levels at the Labadie Energy Center and at targeted levels at the Sioux Energy Center.
- The annual limit in effect was 2.5% and changed to 2.25%, prorated monthly, for revenue requirements approved by the MoPSC after August 2025.
- Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois, and the utility industry generally, have experienced higher maintenance costs and capital expenditures to operate their electric, natural gas, and transmission businesses, which has led to increases in customer rates and the related revenue requirements needed to recover such costs and earn a return on investments.
- The management and disposal of coal ash from our coal-fired energy centers must comply with federal regulations known as the CCR Rule issued under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and require the closure of surface impoundments at our coal-fired energy centers along with groundwater monitoring requirements and the implementations of corrective measures if necessary.
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- In addition, in June 2024, the MoPSC issued a financing order authorizing the issuance of securitized utility tariff bonds by a wholly owned, special purpose subsidiary of Ameren Missouri to finance approximately $476 million of costs related to the accelerated retirement of the Rush Island Energy Center, which included the remaining unrecovered net plant balance associated with the facility, among other costs.
- The MoPSC did not make a determination regarding the prudency of Ameren Missouri's prior actions that resulted in the adverse ruling in the NSR and Clean Air Act litigation discussed in Note 14 – Commitments and Contingencies under Part II, Item 8, of this report, however, claims regarding such actions could be considered in future regulatory proceedings.
- If future regulatory proceedings result in revenue reductions based on Ameren Missouri’s prior actions that resulted in the adverse ruling in the NSR and Clean Air Act litigation, it could have a material adverse effect on the results of operations, financial position, and liquidity of Ameren and Ameren Missouri.
- In April 2024, the EPA issued a final rule that sets CO 2 emission standards for existing coal-fired and new natural gas-fired power plants based on the emissions expected from adoption of carbon capture technology and/or natural gas co-firing for coal-fired power plants and 22 Table of Contents carbon capture technology for new natural gas-fired power plants.
- In December 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard arguments from various stakeholders including the EPA, environmental organizations, state attorney generals, and industry groups regarding the legal merits of the final rule.
- As a result, mandatory limits could have a material adverse impact on Ameren’s and Ameren Missouri’s results of operations, financial position, and liquidity. 23 Table of Contents Ameren is targeting net-zero carbon emissions by 2045, as well as a 60% reduction by 2030 and an 85% reduction by 2040 based on 2005 levels in a safe, reliable, and affordable manner.
- These factors include, but are not limited to, the following: project management expertise; the ability of suppliers, contractors, and developers to meet contractual commitments and timely complete projects, which is dependent upon the availability of necessary labor, materials, and equipment; escalating costs, including but not limited to changes to tariffs on materials or government actions; changes in the scope and timing of projects; the ability to obtain required regulatory, project, and permit approvals; the ability to obtain necessary rights-of-way, easements, and transmission connection agreements at an acceptable cost in a timely fashion; unsatisfactory performance by the projects when completed; the inability to earn an adequate return on invested capital; the ability to raise capital on reasonable terms; geopolitical conflict and other events beyond our control, including delays arising from government shutdowns or construction delays due to weather. 24 Table of Contents With respect to the transition of Ameren Missouri’s generation fleet that will be included in its 2025 Change to the 2023 PRP and carbon emission reduction targets, factors also include Ameren Missouri’s ability to obtain CCNs from the MoPSC, and any other required approvals for the addition of renewable resources, battery storage, or nuclear or natural gas-fired generation, retirement of energy centers, and new or continued customer energy-efficiency programs; the ability to enter into agreements for renewable, natural gas-fired, or nuclear generation and acquire or construct that generation at a reasonable cost; the ability to obtain NRC approval for an extension of the operating license for the Callaway Energy Center beyond its current 2044 expiration date; the continued existence and ability to qualify for, and use or transfer, federal production or investment tax credits; the cost of wind, solar, and other renewable generation and battery storage technologies; the cost of natural gas or hydrogen CT technologies; the cost of nuclear generation; the ability to maintain system reliability during and after the transition to clean energy generation; new and/or changes in environmental regulations, including those related to CO 2 and other greenhouse gas emissions; energy prices; and demand.