Take action to defend Missouri efficiency programs, support approval of Ameren's energy efficiency programs

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Take action to defend Missouri efficiency programs, support approval of Ameren's energy efficiency programs

Please join us in asking the MO Public Service Commission (PSC) to approve Ameren Missouri 's proposal for an energy efficiency portfolio that will help its business and residential customers save money and improve their buildings.

The MO PSC is the state regulatory agency that provides oversight for Ameren and other utilities. As required by the Missouri Energy Efficiency Investment Act (MEEIA), utilities like Ameren are required to submit a proposal and get approval for their energy efficiency programs. Whenever a utility submits an energy efficiency portfolio (a group of energy efficiency programs) to the MO PSC has a process to hear comments and testimony from interested groups and the public.

Some Missouri regulators are pushing for Ameren Missouri's energy efficiency programs to be eliminated after more than a decade of helping customers save money and allowing owners to make their buildings more efficient. Opponents of energy efficiency programs argue that recent Federal incentives under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) mean that we no longer need utility rebate programs.

We disagree, for the following reasons:

Energy efficiency is the lowest cost resource for utilities to invest in; reducing the power a building consumes means the utility has to produce less power, saving all ratepayers money long-term.
The IRA resources are temporary and limited in dollars; we should not be doing away with Ameren Missouri's well-established program branding, energy efficiency staff, and market experience when they will be needed again in a few years.
The electric utility is still the first place many customers turn to when they need help reducing their bills; Ameren has a role to play in directing customers to federal resources, and they cannot fulfill this role if they have no energy efficiency staff.
Utility programs and Federal resources should be allowed to stack and be used in combination, in order to reach the customers least able to take advantage of energy efficiency due to the upfront cost barrier. This is particularly true for the Multifamily Income-Eligible and the Single-Family Income-Eligible programs that Ameren proposes.

Please join us in asking the Public Service Commission to approve Ameren Missouri 's proposal for an energy efficiency portfolio that will help its customers save money and improve their homes and buildings. Energy efficiency programs are critical for health, comfort, and affordability benefits for all Missourians.
The PSC requires your full name, address, email, and phone number of residents in order for feedback to be included as testimony. We will not share your personal information with anyone else but will submit your input to the PSC’s website. If you have questions, please contact dana@towergrovecdc.org.

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If you are not an Ameren customer, know this case will set precedent for the other investor-owned utilities across the state & the outcome will affect all Missourians.

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I am in support of Ameren's proposed three-year investment of $370 million in programs to be offered from 2025 through 2027. The portfolio would include 25 rebate and incentive programs to help both residential and commercial/industrial customers save money and reduce their electricity usage. The programs would deliver $303 million in customer benefits, reduce electricity demand by 517 megawatts, and save 822 gigawatt-hours of energy (equivalent to the annual usage of about 80,000 homes).

I support the $77 million of Ameren's investments in programs for low-income customers, including programs for multifamily, single family, and social services buildings.

I support COMBINING Ameren's energy efficiency programs with federal incentive programs; Federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) - High Efficiency Electric Home Rebate Act (HEEHRA) and the Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) rebate programs, among others. These IRA programs offer rebates and other incentives for HVAC, insulation, efficient appliances and other measures, but are delivered by state energy office.

I do not support any of the above. I oppose Ameren's Energy Efficiency Program proposal.

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