By Palmer
St. Louis, MO – Ameren Corporation says it has completed the merger of its three Illinois electric and natural gas utilities - AmerenCIPS, AmerenCILCO and AmerenIP - into a single public utility now known as "Ameren Illinois."
The legal name for the combined utility is Ameren Illinois Company, and it is a direct subsidiary of Ameren Corporation.
The reorganization of the Illinois utilities does not affect the current customer electricity and natural gas rates. In fact, the company says the merger is expected to provide greater convenience for customers, such as a single "800" toll-free telephone number for use in reporting outages or obtaining account information.
In addition, AmerenUE is now doing business as "Ameren Missouri."
