Ameren Illinois says it’s seeking a decrease in delivery rates for electric customers. The utility says it will file a request with the Illinois Commerce Commission next week for a $14 million reduction in electric delivery service rates for 2017. It’s not yet known how much individual bills will be reduced.
Ameren spokesperson Marcelyn Love says the decrease is made possible by a section of Illinois’ 2011 ‘Smart Grid’ law.
LOVE: “There was a mechanism put in the place – for the utilities to recover the actual cost of improvement to the electric grid. This year, customers are still benefitting from a smarter, more reliable grid, and our rates continue to be below the national average.”
The ICC has eight months to review the rate change request which, if approved, will take effect in January. Love says it will be the 4th drop in Ameren’s electric delivery rates since the Illinois Smart Grid law was passed in 2011.
Meanwhile, a lower supply rate will kick in immediately for Ameren Illinois gas customers. The utility says a nearly four cent drop in the per-therm cost is expected to save customers just under $30 a year, or about $2.30 a month.