Energy Saving Opportunities for Eligible Residential Customers

A FREE Home Energy Assessment starts with a professional contractor who will conduct an assessment of your home’s energy use to find no-cost upgrades in your home. Energy saving products installed in your home may include insulation, air sealing, ventilation, and more. This Home Energy Assessment is offered for FREE to eligible Ameren Illinois customers. There is no charge for the Home Energy Assessment or for the products and services provided.

Need financial assistance? The Energy Assistance Foundation can help! The Energy Assistance Foundation provides year-round bill payment assistance to help low-to-moderate income customers of Ameren Illinois.

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Find out how Regis Ware improved comfort, managed usage, and reduced costs by participating in a FREE Home Energy Assessment!

As a renter, you may feel as though you don’t have control over the energy costs in your home. Eligible renters living in an income eligible multifamily property or a single family home qualify for energy efficiency upgrades through the Ameren Illinois Energy Efficiency Program.

If you live in a multifamily building, complete the following request form and let our Program Staff know you are interested in energy-efficiency upgrades.

Request a FREE Assessment for Your Property

To participate in the Assessment, your property manager or owner will need to sign up on behalf of your building.

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Find out how Maple Tree Apartments improved the quality of living for their tenants while also lowering energy costs!

Are you a renter living in a single family home? Ameren Illinois will work with tenants and their landlords to make free energy efficiency improvements to single family homes. These improvements will bring benefits to the landlord and make the home more comfortable while helping the tenant manage their energy bills.

To participate in this program, the landlord and tenant must complete the following Landlord Consent Form.

Landlord Consent Form

A single-family home is a free-standing residential building. Single-family homes are designed to be used as a single-dwelling unit, with one owner, no shared walls, and its own land.

If you own or manage a multifamily property, we may be able to help you and your tenants save energy, reduce water usage, and lower water heating costs. Request a FREE Energy Assessment for your property. After your Assessment you will receive a comprehensive list of available upgrades and incentives that are available for your property.

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Ameren Illinois Program Staff is available to provide technical and financial assistance to Public Housing Authority (PHAs) to improve tenant comfort, manage usage, and reduce costs. PHAs are eligible to receive incentives for energy efficiency upgrades for their projects that service income eligible residents. Ameren Illinois can help you with the development of your plans at the start of your project to maximize eligible incentives to help improve your residents comfort, manage usage, and reduce costs.

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Coming Soon – Mobile Home Offering

Ameren Illinois customers living in a mobile home will be eligible to receive energy efficiency upgrades. More information coming soon.

Resources to help you save money:

Community Action Agencies can help eligible residential customers with financial assistance for the following services:

Rental Assistance
Food
Energy Utility Bill Assistance
Water/Sewer Payment
Employment Training/Placement
Financial Management
Temporary Shelter

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Home Weatherization Services
The Illinois Home Weatherization Assistance Program (IHWAP), in partnership with Ameren Illinois, helps low income residents and households reduce energy costs by making their homes and apartments more energy efficient. IHWAP also provides many health and safety upgrades ensuring safe and healthy homes. Weatherization services that can be funded through IHWAP include:

Air sealing
Attic and wall insulation
HVAC repair or replacement
Water heater repair or replacement
Electric base load reduction (lighting and refrigerator replacement)
Ventilation and moisture control measures (and other health and safety measures)

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Eligibility Guidelines

How to Apply

Where to Apply

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) helps eligible low-income households pay for home energy services (primarily heating during winter months).

Percentage of Income Payment Plan and Budget Billing (PIPP)
The PIPP program will enroll you in a budget billing plan. Under this program, the State may pay a portion of your monthly budget bill and you will be required to pay the rest.

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More Ways to Save

Energy Saving Tips

Ameren Illinois offers a variety of different resources to help you manage your energy bill.

Budget Billing is a free option that helps level out seasonal changes in your energy bill by dividing the previous year’s usage into predictable baseline monthly payments. The result is more peace of mind and an energy bill that stays the same – even when the temperature outside doesn’t.

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Flex Pay is Ameren Illinois “pay-as-you-go” payment option that puts more power in your hands — the power of greater flexibility and control over how you pay. We know that budgeting for bills is about having the right options that work for you. We can help you keep track and you have the option to pay when it is convenient for you.

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Understanding Your Bill: Your bill statement was designed with customers in mind, so it’s packed with features that make it easy to understand your energy usage and costs.

Your Bill Explained

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Usage and Cost Alerts: You can set up Ameren Alerts to get payment reminders, account updates, outage notifications, and more.

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