AmerenUE Integrated Resource Plan
AmerenUE on Feb. 5, 2008, published a summary of a comprehensive plan filed with the Missouri Public Service Commission―the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) which details how AmerenUE expects to supply safe, reliable electricity in coming years. In a release, the company summarizes the preferred plan:
	to aggressively pursue the development of energy efficiency programs to reduce energy consumption―AmerenUE customers are using 50 percent more electricity now than they did in the early 1990s;
	to expand the role of renewable energy sources in the company’s overall generation mix;
	to increase operational efficiency at existing plants;
	to select from range of options for eventually building baseload generating facilities (larger plants that run almost continuously) from pursuing research on clean coal technologies to preserving the option to add nuclear generation given the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions;
	to possibly retire some generating units that are older and less efficient.
The summary report details the exhaustive, rigorous and disciplined planning process the company followed to fully comply with Missouri regulations. For the first time, this process involved multiple stakeholder meetings with consumer advocates, representatives from organizations serving low-income customers, large business interests, environmental activists and state officials from various agencies.    We invite you to browse the pages of the summary of the full plan to learn more.    We also invite you to send comments to the ResourcePlan@ameren.com or by mail to P.O. Box 66149, MC 100, St. Louis, MO 63166-6149.