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'''Ameren ''' is a power producer and electric utility, with customers in Missouri and Illinois.
==Political contributions==
Ameren is one of the largest energy company contributors to both Republican and Democratic candidates for Congress. These contributions total $132,500 to the 110th US Congress (as of the third quarter), the largest of which has been to Rep. [[Roy Blunt ]] (R-MO. Rep. Blunt, for his part, has consistently voted with the coal industry on energy, war and climate bills.[http://www.followthecoalmoney.org] {{fact}}
Contributions like this from fossil fuel companies to members of Congress are often seen as a political barrier to pursuing clean energy. {{fact}}
==Power portfolio==
Out of its total 16,546 megawatts (MW ) of electric generating capacity (1.55% of the U.S. total), Ameren gets 64.8% from coal, 19.5% from natural gas, 7.5% from nuclear, 4.5% from hydroelectricity, and 3.7% from oil. Ameren owns power plants in Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri.<ref name="EIA">[http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/epa/epat2p2.html Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2005], Energy Information Administration, accessed April 2008.</ref>
==Existing coal-fired power plants==
