COLLINSVILLE, Ill.,
July 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- Ameren Illinois, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation (NYSE:
AEE), is today announcing the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC)
has approved the company's electric vehicle charging tariff, which
will help jump-start electric vehicle adoption and charging station
installation in central and southern Illinois and accelerate progress on the
state's green energy goals.
The tariff, filed in August of 2020, allows the company to
support the development of a network of charging infrastructure,
and implement special time-based delivery service rates and other
incentives to encourage greater adoption of electric vehicles.
"A common barrier that people identify when considering EV
ownership is range anxiety, the concern that a charging station
will not be available during extended road travel. This tariff will
help address this concern by providing rate incentives and
supplemental line extension allowances that will improve
accessibility to in-home and on-the-road charging infrastructure,"
said Richard Mark, Chairman and
President, Ameren Illinois, who noted there are fewer than 60
publicly available charging stations across Ameren Illinois' 44,000
sq. mile service territory.
"The plan also includes additional supplemental line extension
allowances for charging station installations that serve customers
in low income areas, to help support electric transportation for
these customers," Mark continued.
There are six components to Ameren Illinois' Electric Vehicle
Charging Program –
- Single Family Residential Charging. Includes a special delivery
service rate to encourage at-home charging during non-peak
hours.
- Multi-Family Residential Charging. Designed to encourage
electric vehicle ownership among those living in multi-family
facilities, while also giving those residents an option to charge
at home. Also provides a special delivery service rate and
supplemental line extension allowance for property owners who
install charging facilities at their properties, with additional
allowances for installations in low income areas.
- Education Facility Charging. Offers special delivery
service rates and incentives for electric school bus operators.
Will support clean transportation for school children in the Ameren
Illinois territory.
- Transit Facility Charging. Offers special delivery service
rates and incentives for those customers who operate public
electric transit buses. Will support Ameren Illinois'
low-to-moderate income customer base by providing a means for those
who don't own a vehicle to participate in the electrification of
the transportation sector.
- Corridor Charging. Incentive for property owners and
third-party entities to install publicly-accessible fast charging
stations in predetermined areas along transportation
corridors.
- Non-Corridor Fast DC Charging. Rate incentives to
encourage installation of public fast charging throughout the
territory.
Customers will be able to begin enrolling in the new rate
options beginning in Fall 2021.
More information on electric vehicles, including the benefits of
driving electric and Ameren Illinois EV rates and programs, are
available by visiting AmerenIllinois.com/EV.
About Ameren Illinois
Ameren Illinois delivers energy to 1.2 million electric and more
than 800,000 natural gas customers in Illinois. Our mission is to power the quality
of life. Our service territory covers more than 1,200 communities
and 43,700 square miles. For more information, visit
AmerenIllinois.com, find us on Twitter @AmerenIllinois or
Facebook.com/AmerenIllinois.
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