Ameren’s Missouri and Illinois utilities applied this week for $185 million in stimulus money for infrastructure upgrades, smart grid projects and electric vehicles.
AmerenUE applied for $140 million in stimulus funding, and Ameren Illinois Utilities applied for $45 million.
AmerenUE’s application includes the following funding requests for a 50 percent federal match:
- $125 million in projects for modernizing the company’s Missouri delivery system.
- $15 million for an operating system that would synthesize and provide data to help better manage AmerenUE’s response to service disruptions.
- Matching funds to purchase two plug-in electric trouble trucks.
Of the total $787 billion federal stimulus package, about $43 billion is targeted for energy projects and energy efficiency. About $4.5 billion of that is targeted to support research and development of the nation’s smart grid, which delivers electricity from suppliers to consumers using digital technology.
Ameren Illinois Utilities seeks $45 million in stimulus to fund smart grid projects to improve electric service reliability. Its smart grid project will cost $83 million, of which $75 million is eligible for a 50 percent federal match of $37.5 million, the utility said.
via Ameren seeks $185 million in stimulus – St. Louis Business Journal:.
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