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Ameren Corporation reports developments for a rate-regulated electric and natural gas utility holding company serving customers through Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois. Ameren Missouri provides electric generation, transmission and distribution service and natural gas distribution, while Ameren Illinois provides electric transmission and distribution and natural gas distribution. Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois develops, owns and operates rate-regulated regional electric transmission projects in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator.
Recurring news includes earnings results and guidance, infrastructure investment in regulated energy networks, Smart Energy Plan grid upgrades, resource planning, regulatory approvals, severe-weather reliability and restoration, customer usage and weather effects, financing and capital-structure actions, and board and governance updates.
Ameren (NYSE: AEE) priced $400 million of 5.00% senior notes due 2036 at 99.802% of principal. The offering is expected to close on March 4, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.
Ameren intends to use net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including repaying a portion of short-term debt incurred to refinance Ameren's 3.65% senior notes due 2026. Joint book-running managers include BNY Mellon, J.P. Morgan, RBC, U.S. Bancorp and Wells Fargo.
Ameren Missouri (NYSE: AEE) priced a public offering of two series of first mortgage bonds totaling $900 million: $450 million of 4.80% bonds due 2036 at 99.926% and $450 million of 5.55% bonds due 2056 at 99.619%.
The transaction is expected to close on February 27, 2026, and Ameren Missouri intends to use proceeds to refinance short-term debt and/or fund near-term capital expenditures.
Ameren Missouri (NYSE: AEE) filed an updated Smart Energy Plan with the Missouri Public Service Commission on Feb. 12, 2026, outlining a five‑year strategy to strengthen the electric grid and improve reliability.
Key highlights: Smart upgrades automatically prevented 160,000 outages in 2025, more than 2,000 smart switches now monitor the grid, construction began on an 800 MW Castle Bluff gas plant, Vandalia added 50 MW with 350 MW expected in 2026, and the plan supported $1.5 billion in planned business investment and 2,200 jobs in 2025.
Ameren Missouri (NYSE: AEE) received Missouri Public Service Commission approval to build the Big Hollow Energy Center, a first-of-its-kind hybrid site combining an 800 MW simple-cycle natural gas plant with a 400 MW lithium-ion battery storage system in Jefferson County.
The facility is expected online in 2028, will support peak demand and grid backup, and is part of Ameren Missouri's plan to add 1,000 MW of battery storage by 2030 and 1,800 MW by 2042.
Ameren (NYSE: AEE) reported 2025 GAAP EPS of $5.35 versus $4.42 in 2024 and 2025 adjusted EPS of $5.03 versus $4.63 in 2024. Net income attributable to common shareholders was $1,456 million in 2025.
Ameren affirmed 2026 EPS guidance of $5.25–$5.45, issued 2026–2030 EPS CAGR of 6%–8% (base = 2026 midpoint) and plans $31.8 billion of infrastructure investment supporting ~10.6% compounded annual rate base growth (2025–2030).
Ameren (NYSE: AEE) said Timothy S. Rausch will join its board of directors effective March 1, 2026. Rausch served as executive vice president and chief nuclear officer of Tennessee Valley Authority from October 2018 to July 2025 and previously held senior nuclear roles at Talen Energy and PPL.
Ameren highlighted Rausch's nuclear generation leadership as relevant to its diversified generation strategy aimed at reliable, resilient and affordable energy.
Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.75 per share, a 5.6% increase from $0.71, producing an annualized rate of $3.00 per share. This marks the 13th consecutive year of dividend increases.
The common dividend is payable March 31, 2026 to shareholders of record March 10, 2026. The company said it expects dividend growth in line with long-term EPS targets and will maintain a payout ratio range of 50%–60%. Preferred dividends for Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois were also declared with May 2026 payment dates.
Ameren (NYSE: AEE) will host a webcast and conference call on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. CT / 10:00 a.m. ET.
Martin J. Lyons Jr., chairman, president and CEO, and Leonard P. Singh, EVP and CFO, will discuss 2025 earnings, 2026 earnings guidance and related matters. The call will be broadcast live on AmerenInvestors.com with supporting materials posted in the Investors > Events and Presentations section. A replay will be available approximately one hour after the call and accessible for one year.
Ameren (NYSE: AEE) said its Missouri and Illinois operations generate more than $20.7 billion in annual economic output and support 55,200 jobs. The study reports $2.2 billion in in-state supplier purchases, $920 million in state and local taxes, and $10.6 million in philanthropy. Ameren's technical assistance helped create 3,728 new jobs in 2025 and spurred $3.56 billion in capital investment across 73 projects.
Regional highlights: Ameren Missouri projects drove 2,273 jobs and $1.56 billion in investment; Ameren Illinois territory saw 1,455 jobs and $2.0 billion invested, including a $500 million, 700-job Wieland Metals expansion.
Ameren (NYSE: AEE) announced that Jamie L. Engstrom has been elected to the Ameren board of directors, effective Jan. 1, 2026.
Engstrom has served as senior vice president and global chief information officer of Caterpillar since 2020 and previously was CIO of Caterpillar Financial Services from 2018 to 2020; she joined Caterpillar in 1999. Ameren said Engstrom's experience in information systems, risk management, cybersecurity and digital transformation will support the company's technology and reliability objectives.