ST. LOUIS, Jan. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ameren
Transmission Company of Illinois
(ATXI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ameren Corporation (NYSE:
AEE), received approval from the Missouri Public Service Commission
(PSC) to proceed with the construction of the Limestone Ridge
Project, a 15-mile, 138,000-volt transmission line and substation
to be built in southeast Missouri.
The PSC granted ATXI a certificate of convenience and necessity
(CCN) for the project, which will connect two substations in
Perry and Cape Girardeau counties, providing additional
capacity for the region's energy infrastructure.
"Approval of the Limestone Ridge Project is a significant step
toward strengthening southeast Missouri's energy grid and delivering customer
benefits," said Jim Jontry,
project manager of the Limestone Ridge Project. "This project will
deliver greater energy reliability, economic growth, and improved
access to clean energy sources for southeast Missouri and its residents."
ATXI will construct, operate and maintain the new transmission
line. The route will run through Perry and Cape
Girardeau counties in Missouri and will include the construction of
state-of-the-art substations to improve energy reliability for
local communities. ATXI is collaborating with Wabash Valley Power
Alliance (WVPA) to co-locate 65% of the new transmission line along
WVPA's existing rights of way.
ATXI expects to invest $40 million
in the Limestone Ridge Project. Construction of the project is
planned to begin this year with a proposed in-service date of
December 2023.
Additional information is available on the project's website at
limestoneridgeproject.com, by emailing
LimestoneRidgeProject@ameren.com, or by calling the project hotline
at 573-232-3003.
About Ameren Corporation
St.
Louis-based Ameren Corporation powers the quality of life
for 2.4 million electric customers and more than 900,000 natural
gas customers in a 64,000-square-mile area through its Ameren
Missouri and Ameren Illinois rate-regulated utility subsidiaries.
Ameren Illinois provides electric transmission and distribution
service and natural gas distribution service. Ameren Missouri
provides electric generation, transmission and distribution
services, as well as natural gas distribution service. Ameren
Transmission Company of Illinois
operates a rate-regulated electric transmission business in the
Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. For more
information, visit Ameren.com, or follow us on Twitter at
@AmerenCorp, Facebook.com/AmerenCorp, or
LinkedIn.com/company/Ameren.
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