Company: AILIM
Filing Date: 2025-02-18
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001002910-25-000055
Chunk: 213

Company: Ameren Illinois Co
Filing Date: 2025-02-18
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 213
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 transition of Ameren Missouri’s generation fleet that will be included in its 2025 Change to the 2023 PRP and carbon emission reduction targets, factors also include Ameren Missouri’s ability to obtain CCNs from the MoPSC, and any other required approvals for the addition of renewable resources, battery storage, or nuclear or natural gas-fired generation, retirement of energy centers, and new or continued customer energy-efficiency programs; the ability to enter into agreements for renewable, natural gas-fired, or nuclear generation and acquire or construct that generation at a reasonable cost; the ability to obtain NRC approval for an extension of the operating license for the Callaway Energy Center beyond its current 2044 expiration date; the continued existence and ability to qualify for, and use or transfer, federal production or investment tax credits; the cost of wind, solar, and other renewable generation and battery storage technologies; the cost of natural gas or hydrogen CT technologies; the cost of nuclear generation; the ability to maintain system reliability during and after the transition to clean energy generation; new and/or changes in environmental regulations, including those related to CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions; energy prices; and demand. 

Any of these risks could result in higher costs, the inability to complete anticipated projects, or facility closures, and could adversely affect our results of operations, financial position, and liquidity.

Our electric generation and electric and natural gas transmission and distribution facilities, including natural gas storage facilities, are subject to operational risks.

Our financial performance depends on the successful operation of electric generation and electric and natural gas transmission and distribution facilities, including natural gas storage facilities. Operation of these facilities involves many risks, including:

•facility shutdowns due to operator error, or a failure of equipment or processes;

•longer-than-anticipated maintenance outages;

•failures of equipment that can result in unanticipated liabilities or unplanned outages;

•aging infrastructure that may require significant expenditures to operate and maintain;

•natural gas leaks or explosions near populated areas, including residential areas, business centers, industrial sites, and other public gathering places;

•lack of adequate water required for cooling plant operations and to operate hydroelectric energy centers;

•labor disputes;

•disruptions in the delivery of electricity and natural gas to our customers;

•inability to maintain reliability of our electric utility services as coal-fired energy centers are retired and renewable energy generation is placed in service, as well as our ability to meet generation capacity obligations;

•disruptions to the global supply chain as a result of shortages for