Ameren Missouri has installed more than 1,700 smart switches across the state since the start of the Smart Energy Plan. Smart switches are pole-mounted devices designed to rapidly detect outages and reroute power. In 2024, these devices helped avoid more than 50,000 outages during significant storms, the equivalent of preventing more than 8 million minutes of customer outages.

Ameren Missouri is working to reduce the impact of pole damage by storm-hardening the system through the Smart Energy Plan. By strategically adding stronger composite poles and super storm poles, a fortified type of composite pole, we can guard against the cascading effect where one broken pole drags others down with it. During major storms in 2024 there were no outages on overhead lines with storm-hardening upgrades.

Ameren Missouri's Smart Energy Plan supports communities throughout its service territory with more than just reliable power. By using local suppliers, the company is committed to sourcing local materials and equipment built in Missouri, by Missourians, for Missourians. Since the start of the Smart Energy Plan, the company has spent approximately $2 billion with 1,200 Missouri-based suppliers in 60 counties.

Ameren Missouri continues to invest in new and diverse sources of generation to support reliability. In 2024, the company acquired three new solar facilities with a combined capacity of 500 MW. The Huck Finn Renewable Energy Center is located in Audrain and Ralls counties in Missouri, while the Cass County and Boomtown Renewable Energy Centers are located in Illinois. Together, these solar facilities are anticipated to generate enough energy to power 92,000 homes annually.