JEFFERSON CITY,MO -- The Missouri Public Service Commission announces they will hold 12 local public hearings in July/August in an electric rate case filed by Union Electric Company d/b/a Ameren Missouri.  The local public hearing schedule appears below.

July 26-St. Louis.  Harris-Stowe State University, Emerson Performance Center-Bank of America Theater, 301 Laclede Avenue.  A public information/question and answer session will start at 12:00 p.m. with the taking of sworn testimony to follow.

July 26-St. Louis.  University of Missouri at St. Louis, J.C. Penney Conference Center, Summit Room, One University Drive.  A public information/question and answer session will start at 6:00 p.m. with the taking of sworn testimony to follow.

July 30-Jefferson City.  Missouri Public Service Commission, Governor Office Building, Room 310, 200 Madison Street.  A public information/question and answer session will start at 6:00 p.m. with the taking of sworn testimony to follow.

July 31-Cape Girardeau.  Osage Community Centre, 1625 North Kingshighway.  A public information/question and answer session will start at 12:00 p.m. with the taking of sworn testimony to follow.

July 31-Dexter.  Bootheel Regional Planning Commission (Old Armory), Meeting Room, 105 North Main Street.  A public information/question and answer session will start at 6:00 p.m. with the taking of sworn testimony to follow.

August 1-St. Charles.  St. Charles County Administration Building, 201 North 2nd Street, Room 115.  A public information/question and answer session will start at 12:00 p.m. with the taking of sworn testimony to follow.

August 1-Arnold.  City Hall Council Chambers, 2101 Jeffco Boulevard.  A public information/question and answer session will start at 6:00 p.m. with the taking of sworn testimony to follow.

August 2-Kirksville.  Truman State University, Student Union Building, Activities Room, 100 East Normal.  A public information/question and answer session will start at 6:00 p.m. with the taking of sworn testimony to follow.

August 8-Mexico.  Courthouse, Community Room-Basement, 101 North Jefferson.
A public information/question and answer session will start at 12:00 p.m.
with the taking of sworn testimony to follow.

August 8-Union.  East Central College, 1964 Prairie Dell Road, Room BC 138.
A public information/question and answer session will start at 6:00 p.m.
with the taking of sworn testimony to follow.

August 9-St. Louis.  Holiday Inn South County, Monticello A&B Ballroom, 6921 South Lindbergh Boulevard.  A public information/question and answer session will start at 12:00 p.m. with the taking of sworn testimony to follow.

August 9-St. Louis.  Wohl Community Center, 1515 North Kingshighway.  A public information/question and answer session will start at 6:00 p.m. with 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 www.efis.psc.mo.gov/mpsc/Comments
On February 3, 2012, Ameren Missouri filed an electric rate case with the Missouri Public Service Commission seeking to increase annual electric operating revenues by approximately $375.6 million.  For the average residential customer the proposed increase would be approximately 14 percent or $14 per month.  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 from September
24 through October 12, 2012.  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.