{"id":2930,"date":"2025-07-21T14:09:39","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T19:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/21\/ameren-missouri-gas-rates-set-to-rise-in-september-2\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T14:09:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T19:09:39","slug":"ameren-missouri-gas-rates-set-to-rise-in-september-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/21\/ameren-missouri-gas-rates-set-to-rise-in-september-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ameren Missouri gas rates set to rise in September"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/missouriindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/natural-gas-meter-scaled-1-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ameren Missouri Director of Regulatory Affairs Steven Wills said the rate hike is vital for Ameren to recover lost profits (Tim Carpenter\/Kansas Reflector).<\/p>\n<p>The Missouri Public Service Commission has approved new rates for Ameren\u2019s gas customers, adding around 12%, or $13, to the average customer\u2019s monthly bills.<\/p>\n<p>John Coffman, a lawyer for the Consumers Council of Missouri, said rate increases are outpacing both inflation and wage growth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe that these increases are fueling inflation generally in the state because almost every other sector of the economy and virtually every household \u2026 has to pay these utility bills,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>However, Ameren Missouri Director of Regulatory Affairs Steven Wills said the rate hike is vital for Ameren to recover lost profits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn order to have a financially sound utility that\u2019s going to be there to provide service to our customers and be able to make the investments to keep that system reliable for customers, we have to \u2026 recover some of those higher costs,\u201d Wills said.<\/p>\n<p>Ameren officials said the new rates will help maintain system reliability, but advocates such as the Consumers Council, AARP, and Missouri Industrial Energy Consumers warn that added costs could be a strain on households. Residents should see the price hike starting Sept. 1.<\/p>\n<p>Information on financial relief can be found at Ameren\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story originally appeared in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbiamissourian.com\/news\/local\/ameren-missouri-gas-rates-set-to-rise-in-september\/article_304f5619-cb75-4890-873f-e64e4cbc783b.html#tncms-source=topstory\" target=\"_blank\">Columbia Missourian<\/a>. It can be republished in print or online.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ameren Missouri Director of Regulatory Affairs Steven Wills said the rate hike is vital for Ameren to recover lost profits (Tim Carpenter\/Kansas Reflector). The Missouri Public Service Commission has approved new rates for Ameren\u2019s gas customers, adding around 12%, or $13, to the average customer\u2019s monthly bills. 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