Ameren

Ameren Corp. shareholders are holding the St. Louis-based company accountable for coal ash contamination at current and former facilities in Illinois and Missouri.

Shareholders narrowly passed a resolution by the faith-based Midwest Coalition for Responsible Investment at the company’s annual meeting in Peoria Thursday. It requires Ameren to publicly disclose its efforts to cleanup coal ash.

Illinois State Representative Elaine Nekritz, D-Buffalo Grove, said the Future Energy Jobs Act is supposed to bring more jobs to the state while also cutting down on energy costs.

Negotiations in the law made Ameren's efficiency goal lower than other energy providers. Ameren is supposed to reduce energy waste by 16 percent by 2030.

Various news outlets are reporting power outages across the state as a result of the recent severe weather.

Ameren Illinois says 1000 customers are without power in Ottawa, 29 around Marseilles, and several people in McNabb. 

-ComEd reports 45 different outages in Rockford, with 2,508 customers affected.  These include the Museum Center and Meals on Wheels, whose services have been delayed in Winnebago and Boone Counties.  Rockford's Human Services offices are also without power.  The Rockford Municipal Employees Credit Union is closed today because of the power outage.