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JEFFERSON CITY,MISSOURI -- Press Release from Missouri Public Service Commission 

The Missouri Public Service Commission will hold 14 local public hearings in February/March in an electric rate case filed by Union Electric Company d/b/a Ameren Missouri.  The local public hearing schedule appears below.

February 15-Dexter.  Dexter National Guard Armory, Assembly Hall, 1702 State Highway 114 East. A PSC staff public information/question and answer session will start at 11:30 a.m. with the local public hearing and the taking of sworn testimony to follow.

February 15-Hayti.  Hayti High School Cafeteria, 400 North 4th Street. A PSC staff public information/question and answer session will start at 5:30 p.m. with the local public hearing and the taking of sworn testimony to follow.

February 16-St. Louis. Harris Stowe State University, Dr. Henry Givins, Jr. Administration Building, Main Auditorium, Room 112, 3026 Laclede. A PSC staff public information/question and answer session will start at 11:30
a.m. with the local public hearing and the taking of sworn testimony to follow.

February 16-St. Louis. University of Missouri at St. Louis, Millennium Student Center-Century Room A, One University Blvd.  A PSC staff public information/question and answer session will start at 5:30 p.m. with the local public hearing and the taking of sworn testimony to follow.

February 17-St. Louis. Holiday Inn Southwest-Viking Conference Center, Salon 1, 10709 Watson Road.  A PSC staff public information/question and answer session will start at 11:30 a.m. with the local public hearing and the taking of sworn testimony to follow.

February 17-St. Louis. Julia Davis Regional Branch Library, Auditorium, 4415 Natural Bridge Avenue.  A PSC staff public information/question and answer session will start at 5:30 p.m. with the local public hearing and the taking of sworn testimony to follow.

February 22-O'Fallon.  O'Fallon Municipal Center, Multi-Purpose Room, 100 North Main.  A PSC staff public information/question and answer session will start at 5:30 p.m. with the local public hearing and the taking of sworn
testimony to follow.

February 23-Excelsior Springs. Excelsior Springs High School, Commons Area, 612 Tiger Drive.  A PSC staff public information/question and answer session will start at 5:30 p.m. with the local public hearing and the taking of
sworn testimony to follow.

February 24-Moberly.  Moberly Area Community College, Blue Room, 101 College Avenue.  A PSC staff public information/question and answer session will start at 5:30 p.m. with the local public hearing and the taking of sworn
testimony to follow.

February 28-Union.  Union R-XI High School, Fine Arts Center, 1 Wildcat Drive. A PSC staff public information/question and answer session will start at 5:30 p.m. with the local public hearing and the taking of sworn testimony to follow.

March 1-Arnold.  Fox C-6 School District, Roy Wilde Conference Center, 849 Jeffco Boulevard.  A PSC staff public information/question and answer session will start at 5:30 p.m. with the local public hearing and the taking
of sworn testimony to follow.

March 2-Jefferson City.  Missouri Public Service Commission, Governor Office Building, Room 310, 200 Madison Street.  A PSC staff public information/question and answer session will start at 11:30 a.m. with the local public hearing and the taking of sworn testimony to follow.

March 2-Mexico.  Mexico Senior High School, Emmons Hall, 639 North Wade.  A PSC staff public information/question and answer session will start at 5:30 p.m. with the local public hearing and the taking of sworn testimony to follow.

March 3-Kirksville.  Truman State University, Student Union Activities Room, 901 South Franklin Street.  A PSC staff public information/question and answer session will start at 5:30 p.m. with the local public hearing and the
taking of sworn testimony to follow.

These local public hearings will be held in facilities that meet the accessibility requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.  Any person who needs additional accommodations to participate in the hearings should call the Public Service Commission's hotline at 1-800-392-4211 (voice) or Relay Missouri at 711 before the hearings.

Consumers unable to attend the local public hearings and wish to make written comments may contact the Office of the Public Counsel, P.O. Box 2230, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102-2230, telephone (573) 751-4857, e-mail
opcservice@ded.mo.gov or the Missouri Public Service Commission, P.O. Box 360, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102, telephone 1-800-392-4211, e-mail pscinfo@psc.mo.gov. Comments may also be registered in the case using
the Commission's electronic filing system at http://www.mailermailer.com/rd?https://www.efis.psc.mo.gov/mpsc/Comments.html.

On September 3, 2010, Ameren Missouri filed an electric rate case with the Missouri Public Service Commission seeking to increase annual electric operating revenues by approximately $263 million.  For the average
residential customer the proposed increase would be approximately $9.30. Ameren Missouri's filing also includes a request to continue its fuel adjustment clause that reflects changes in the cost of fuel used to generate
electricity on customers' bills through a separately-identified surcharge or credit outside a general rate case.

Formal evidentiary hearings in this rate case are scheduled for April 26-29, 2011, May 2-6, 2011, and May 10-13, 2011. These hearings will be held in Room 310 of the Governor Office Building, 200 Madison Street, Jefferson City.
 
Ameren Missouri provides electric service to approximately 1.2 million customers in Missouri.