On December 5, 2018, the Missouri Public Service Commission approved a portfolio of 20 energy-efficiency programs proposed by Ameren Missouri, the state’s largest electric utility, that will offer business and residential customers new and improved rebates and incentives to help them reduce energy consumption.
The commission also approved over $50 million in investment over the next six years for low-income customers and affordable housing owners, developed in cooperation with advocates for affordable housing and clean energy, including the National Housing Trust, Renew Missouri, Natural Resources Defense Council, and Tower Grove Neighborhoods CDC.
Ameren Missouri’s “Multifamily Low-Income” program has a budget of $26 million over six years. Its aim is to reduce usage across multifamily affordable buildings by enough energy to power about 2,000 average homes for a year. Ameren has set a new goal of achieving 15 percent average savings per participating building.
To do this, Ameren Missouri plans to provide more pathways to establish eligibility and employ a “one-stop-shop” approach to serve the entire building via a single application. The utility will conduct walk-through energy assessments to identify efficiency measures in both the common areas and the individual units. Ameren will assist in locating contractors and project financing. Building owners and individual tenants can receive free products like LED light bulbs, pipe wrap insulation, and faucet aerators. In addition, building owners can receive rebates for insulation and air sealing measures, as well as for replacing inefficient boilers, furnaces, and AC units.
Ameren’s new portfolio will also feature a “Single Family Low-Income” program for the first time, with a budget of $23 million over six years.
The new programs will be available starting March 1, 2019. For more information, visit www.ActOnEnergy.com.
