Missourians for Safe Energy (MSE)

Missourians for Safe Energy has join our allies, the Missouri Coalition for the Environment, Sierra Club, the Natural Resources Defense Council and Renew Missouri in opposing, before the Public Service Commission, Ameren’s effort to amend its Integrated Resource Plan to eliminate funding for energy efficiency programs.  See news release from Great Rivers Environmental Law Center HERE.

Efficiency investments are the most cost effective and Ameren’s own studies showed that with modest efficiency investments there would be no need for any new power plants for the next two decades.  Ameren has even stated that, with their previously planned efficiency investments, they could shut down an existing dirty coal plant and have sufficient generating capacity. Details on this HERE.

This would be significantly cheaper for customers, but less profitable to Ameren. As a regulated public monopoly, however, Ameren should be required to operate in the public interest, not the interest of their stockholders.