An Ameren initiative to repurpose retiring wood utility poles for commercial applications prevented 2,100 tons of wood waste from being discarded in area landfills last year. On average, Ameren ...

Ameren spokespeople tell First Alert 4 that around 1,100 power poles were replaced by crews following May 16 -- across both Illinois and Missouri.

Ameren Illinois drove the lesson home earlier this week during a simulation of a van crashing into a power pole at its Decatur training facility, 271 S. 27th St. Attendees were invited to sit ...

CRESTWOOD, Mo. – Whether it’s a car crash or a powerful storm, power poles are routinely damaged. In some cases, the result is power lines coming into contact with vehicles. Ameren Illinois ...

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — Thousands of Ameren Illinois customers were briefly without power in Madison County after a car crashed into a pole Tuesday morning near an Ameren substation. Ameren ...

Ameren Missouri is upgrading our power pole infrastructure, about 10,000 poles-a-year, to lessen the impact of a potential weather disaster in our region. It’s part of the company’s five-year ...

Ameren Illinois states they have roughly 1,500 line workers and other supporting personnel out in southern Illinois restoring power and replacing damaged infrastructure. Support has come from ...

DECATUR — The outage that left about 2,600 people without power on Saturday night was caused by a broken pole outside of a substation, according to Ameren Illinois.