Ameren Corporation is an American power company created December 31, 1997, by the merger of St. Louis, Missouri’s Union Electric Company (formerly NYSE: UEP) and the neighboring Central Illinois Public Service Company (CIPSCO Inc. holding, formerly NYSE: CIP) of Springfield, Illinois.

It is now a holding company for several power companies and energy companies. The company is based in St. Louis, serving 2.4 million electric, and 900,000 natural gas customers across 64,000 square miles in central and eastern Missouri and the southern four-fifths of Illinois.

Ameren is the holding company for the following:

• Ameren Missouri
• Ameren Illinois
• Ameren Transmission Company
• Ameren Services

The Ameren Missouri subsidiary owns Bagnell Dam on the Osage River, which forms the Lake of the Ozarks. Ameren Missouri is responsible for managing water levels on the lake according to federal regulations.

Traded as:           NYSE: AEE; S&P 500 Component

Industry:              Utilities

Founded:            1997

Headquarters:   St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

Products:             Electricity and Natural Gas

Website:              www.ameren.com