AMEREN CORP
For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Feb 18, 2025.
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FY2024 · Filed Feb 18, 2025
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Table of Contents
| Page | ||
|---|---|---|
| GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS | 1 | |
| FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS | 5 | |
| PART I | ||
| Item 1. | Business | 7 |
| General | 7 | |
| Business Segments | 7 | |
| Rates and Regulation | 8 | |
| Transmission | 10 | |
| Supply of Electric Power | 10 | |
| Power Generation | 12 | |
| Renewable Energy and Zero Emission Standards | 12 | |
| Customer Energy-Efficiency Programs | 13 | |
| Natural Gas Supply for Distribution | 14 | |
| Human Capital Management | 14 | |
| Industry Issues | 16 | |
| Operating Statistics | 18 | |
| Available Information | 20 | |
| Item 1A. | Risk Factors | 20 |
| Item 1B. | Unresolved Staff Comments | 30 |
| Item 1C. | Cybersecurity | 30 |
| Item 2. | Properties | 31 |
| Item 3. | Legal Proceedings | 33 |
| Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures | 33 |
| PART II | ||
| Item 5. | Market for Registrants’ Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities | 34 |
| Item 6. | (Reserved) | 35 |
| Item 7. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 35 |
| Overview | 36 | |
| Results of Operations | 41 | |
| Liquidity and Capital Resources | 57 | |
| Outlook | 67 | |
| Regulatory Matters | 73 | |
| Accounting Matters | 73 | |
| Item 7A. | Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk | 77 |
| Item 8. | Financial Statements and Supplementary Data | 80 |
| Ameren Corporation | 86 | |
| Union Electric | 90 | |
| Ameren Illinois | 94 | |
| Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | 98 | |
| Note 2. Rate and Regulatory Matters | 103 | |
| Note 3. Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net | 115 | |
| Note 4. Short-term Debt and Liquidity | 116 | |
| Note 5. Long-term Debt and Equity Financings | 119 | |
| Note 6. Other Income, Net | 126 | |
| Note 7. Derivative Financial Instruments | 126 | |
| Note 8. Fair Value Measurements | 128 | |
| Note 9. Callaway Energy Center | 131 | |
| Note 10. Retirement Benefits | 134 | |
| Note 11. Stock-based Compensation | 140 | |
| Note 12. Income Taxes | 142 | |
| Note 13. Related-party Transactions | 145 | |
| Note 14. Commitments and Contingencies | 148 | |
| Note 15. Supplemental Information | 152 | |
| Note 16. Segment Information | 155 | |
| Item 9. | Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure | 161 |
| Item 9A. | Controls and Procedures | 162 |
| Item 9B. | Other Information | 162 |
| Item 9C. | Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections | 162 |
| PART III | ||
| Item 10. | Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance | 162 |
| Item 11. | Executive Compensation | 163 |
| Item 12. | Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters | 163 |
| Item 13. | Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence | 164 |
| Item 14. | Principal Accountant Fees and Services | 164 |
| PART IV | ||
| Item 15. | Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules | 165 |
| EXHIBIT INDEX | 171 | |
| SIGNATURES | 179 | |
This report contains “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements should be read with the cautionary statements and important factors under the heading “Forward-looking Statements.” Forward-looking statements are all statements other than statements of historical fact, including those statements that are identified by the use of the words “anticipates,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “predicts,” “projects,” “targets,” and similar expressions.
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