Missouri utility wins over critics with scaled back energy efficiency plan

Energy News Network: Missouri’s largest utility has reached an agreement with ratepayer and clean energy advocates on a scaled back energy efficiency plan.

Ameren Missouri faced criticism this summer for proposing a six-year, $550 million conservation program that critics said didn’t deliver enough benefits to customers.

The modified plan, submitted last week to state regulators, calls for spending $227 million over three years, a 16 percent increase compared to the budget of its current three-year program.

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