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| title = Callaway, Unit 1 - Enclosure 6, 10-Q Filed Period 03/31/2015,
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| case reference number = ULNRC-06272
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10-Q FILED PERIOD 3/31/2015 UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-QQuarterly report pursuant to Section13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2015 ORTransition report pursuant to Section13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
for the transition period from to Commission
 
File Number Exactnameofregistrantasspecifiedinitscharter;
 
State of Incorporation; Address and Telephone Number IRS Employer
 
Identification No.
1-14756Ameren Corporation43-1723446(Missouri Corporation) 1901 Chouteau Avenue St. Louis, Missouri 63103 (314) 621-3222 1-2967Union Electric Company43-0559760(Missouri Corporation) 1901 Chouteau Avenue St. Louis, Missouri 63103 (314) 621-3222 1-3672Ameren Illinois Company37-0211380(Illinois Corporation) 6 Executive Drive Collinsville, Illinois 62234 (618) 343-8150 Indicate by check mark whether the registrants: (1)have filed all reports required to be filed by Section13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)have been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Ameren CorporationYesNoUnion Electric CompanyYesNoAmeren Illinois CompanyYesNoIndicate by check mark whether each registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
 
Ameren CorporationYesNoUnion Electric CompanyYesNoAmeren Illinois CompanyYesNoIndicate by check mark whether each registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
LargeAccelerated FilerAccelerated FilerNon-Accelerated FilerSmallerReporting Company Ameren Corporation Union Electric Company Ameren Illinois Company Indicate by check mark whether each registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Ameren CorporationYesNoUnion Electric CompanyYesNoAmeren Illinois CompanyYesNoThe number of shares outstanding of each registrant's classes of common stock as of April 30, 2015, was as follows:
Ameren Corporation Common stock, $0.01 par value per share - 242,634,798 Union Electric Company Common stock, $5 par value per share, held by Ameren Corporation - 102,123,834 Ameren Illinois Company Common stock, no par value, held by Ameren
 
Corporation - 25,452,373
______________________________________________________________________________________________________This combined Form 10-Q is separately filed by Ameren Corporation, Union Electric Company, and Ameren Illinois Company. Each registrant hereto is filing on its own behalf all of the information contained in this quarterly report that relates to such registrant. Each
 
registrant hereto is not filing any information that does not relate to such registrant, and therefore makes no representation as to any such
 
information.
TABLE OF CONTENTS PageGlossary of Terms and Abbreviations Forward-looking StatementsPART I Financial Information Item1.Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Ameren Corporation Consolidated Statement of Income Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income Consolidated Balance Sheet Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows Union Electric Company (d/b/a Ameren Missouri)
Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income Balance Sheet Statement of Cash Flows Ameren Illinois Company (d/b/a Ameren Illinois)
Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income Balance Sheet Statement of Cash Flows Combined Notes to Financial Statements Item2.Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Item3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk Item4.Controls and ProceduresPART II Other Information
 
Item1.Legal Proceedings Item1A.Risk Factors Item2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds Item6.Exhibits SignaturesThis report contains "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section21E 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," and similar expressions.
1 1 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 10 1011 12 13 42 58 59 60 60 60 60 62 1GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONSWe use the words "our," "we" or "us" with respect to certain information that relates to Ameren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois, collectively. When appropriate, subsidiaries of Ameren
 
Corporation are named specifically as their various business
 
activities are discussed. Refer to the Form 10-K for a complete
 
listing of glossary terms and abbreviations. Only new or
 
significantly changed terms and abbreviations are included below.Form 10-K - The combined Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed by the Ameren Companies
 
with the SEC.
 
Net shared benefits - The value of the energy savings that are shared by Ameren Missouri and its customers under the MEEIA, net of the program costs to achieve those energy savings. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Statements in this report not based on historical facts are considered "forward-looking" and, accordingly, involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed. Although such forward-looking statements
 
have been made in good faith and are based on reasonable
 
assumptions, there is no assurance that the expected results will be achieved. These statements include (without limitation)
 
statements as to future expectations, beliefs, plans, strategies, objectives, events, conditions, and financial performance. In
 
connection with the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, we are providing this
 
cautionary statement to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated.
 
The following factors, in addition to those discussed under Risk
 
Factors in the Form 10-K, and elsewhere in this report and in our other filings with the SEC, could cause actual results to differ
 
materially from management expectations suggested in such
 
forward-looking statements:* regulatory, judicial, or legislative actions, including changes in regulatory policies and ratemaking determinations, such as the MoPSC's April 2015 electric rate order; Ameren Missouri's December 2014 MEEIA filing; Ameren Illinois'
 
April 2015 annual electric delivery service formula update filing; Ameren Illinois' January 2015 natural gas delivery
 
service rate case filing; a settlement agreement requiring FERC approval for an Ameren Illinois electric transmission
 
rate refund and a prospective reduction to common equity
 
for ratemaking purposes; the complaint cases filed with the
 
FERC seeking a reduction in the allowed base return on common equity under the MISO tariff; and future regulatory, judicial, or legislative actions that seek to change regulatory
 
recovery mechanisms;* the effect of Ameren Illinois participating in a performance-based formula ratemaking process under the IEIMA, including the direct relationship between Ameren Illinois'
 
return on common equity and 30-year United States Treasury bond yields, the related financial commitments required by the IEIMA, and the resulting uncertain impact on
 
the financial condition, results of operations, and liquidity of
 
Ameren Illinois;* our ability to align our overall spending, both operating and capital, with regulatory frameworks established by our
 
regulators in an attempt to earn our allowed return on equity;
* the effects of increased competition in the future due to, among other factors, deregulation of certain aspects of our
 
business at either the state or federal level;* changes in laws and other governmental actions, including monetary, fiscal, tax, and energy policies;* the effects on demand for our services resulting from technological advances, including advances in customer energy efficiency and distributed generation sources, which
 
generate electricity at the site of consumption;* the effectiveness of Ameren Missouri's customer energy efficiency programs, and the related amount of any net
 
shared benefits and performance incentive earned under the current and proposed MEEIA plans;* the timing of increasing capital expenditure and operating expense requirements and our ability to recover these costs
 
in a timely manner;* the cost and availability of fuel such as coal, natural gas, and enriched uranium used to produce electricity; the cost
 
and availability of purchased power and natural gas for
 
distribution; and the level and volatility of future market
 
prices for such commodities, including our ability to recover
 
the costs for such commodities and our customers'
 
tolerance for the related rate increases;* the effectiveness of our risk management strategies and our use of financial and derivative instruments;
* business and economic conditions, including their impact on key customers, interest rates, collection of our receivable
 
balances, and demand for our products;
* disruptions of the capital markets, deterioration in credit metrics of the Ameren Companies, or other events that may have an adverse effect on the cost or availability of capital, including short-term credit and liquidity;* the impact of the adoption of new accounting guidance and the application of appropriate technical accounting rules and
 
guidance;
* actions of credit rating agencies and the effects of such actions;
* the impact of weather conditions and other natural phenomena on us and our customers, including the impact
 
of system outages;* the construction, installation, performance, and cost recovery of generation, transmission, and distribution
 
assets;* the effects of our increasing investment in electric transmission projects and uncertainty as to whether we will
 
achieve our expected returns in a timely fashion, if at all;* the extent to which Ameren Missouri prevails in its claim against an insurer in connection with the December 2005 breach of the upper reservoir at the Taum Sauk pumped-
 
storage hydroelectric energy center;* the extent to which Ameren Missouri is permitted by its regulators to recover in rates the investments it made in 2 connection with additional nuclear generation at its Callaway energy center;* operation of Ameren Missouri's Callaway energy center, including planned and unplanned outages, and
 
decommissioning costs;
* the effects of strategic initiatives, including mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, and any related tax
 
implications;
* the resolution of tax positions for years under examination by the IRS;* the impact of current environmental regulations and new, more stringent, or changing requirements, including those
 
related to greenhouse gases, other emissions and
 
discharges, cooling water intake structures, CCR, and energy efficiency, that are enacted over time and that could
 
limit or terminate the operation of certain of our energy
 
centers, increase our costs or investment requirements, result in an impairment of our assets, cause us to sell our
 
assets, reduce our customers' demand for electricity or natural gas, or otherwise have a negative financial effect;
* the impact of complying with renewable energy portfolio requirements in Missouri;* labor disputes, work force reductions, future wage and employee benefits costs, including changes in discount
 
rates, mortality tables, and returns on benefit plan assets;
* the inability of our counterparties to meet their obligations with respect to contracts, credit agreements, and financial
 
instruments;
* the cost and availability of transmission capacity for the energy generated by Ameren Missouri's energy centers or required to satisfy Ameren Missouri's energy sales;
* the inability of Dynegy and IPH to satisfy their indemnity and other obligations to Ameren in connection with the divestiture of New AER to IPH;* legal and administrative proceedings; and
* acts of sabotage, war, terrorism, cyber attacks, or other intentionally disruptive acts.
Given these uncertainties, undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements. Except to the extent
 
required by the federal securities laws, we undertake no
 
obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking
 
statements to reflect new information or future events.
3PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATIONITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
AMEREN CORPORATIONCONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended March 31,20152014 Operating Revenues:
Electric$1,143$1,106 Gas 413 488 Total operating revenues 1,556 1,594 Operating Expenses:
Fuel 206 204 Purchased power 139 114 Gas purchased for resale 236 304 Other operations and maintenance 401 418 Depreciation and amortization 193 181 Taxes other than income taxes 125 127 Total operating expenses 1,300 1,348 Operating Income 256 246 Other Income and Expense:
Miscellaneous income 19 18 Miscellaneous expense 11 9 Total other income 8 9 Interest Charges 88 92 Income Before Income Taxes 176 163 Income Taxes 66 64 Income from Continuing Operations 110 99 Loss from Discontinued Operations, Net of Taxes (Note 12)
-(1)Net Income 110 98 Less: Net Income from Continuing Operations Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests 2 2 Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Ameren Corporation:
Continuing Operations 108 97 Discontinued Operations
-(1)Net Income Attributable to Ameren Corporation$108$96 Earnings per Common Share - Basic:
Continuing Operations$0.45$0.40 Discontinued Operations
--Earnings per Common Share - Basic$0.45$0.40 Dividends per Common Share$0.41$0.40 Average Common Shares Outstanding - Basic 242.6 242.6 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
4AMEREN CORPORATIONCONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited) (In millions)
Three Months Ended March 31,20152014 Income from Continuing Operations$110$99 Other Comprehensive Income from Continuing Operations, Net of Taxes
--Comprehensive Income from Continuing Operations 110 99 Less: Comprehensive Income from Continuing Operations Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests 2 2 Comprehensive Income from Continuing Operations Attributable to Ameren Corporation 108 97 Loss from Discontinued Operations, Net of Taxes
-(1)Other Comprehensive Loss from Discontinued Operations, Net of Taxes
--Comprehensive Loss from Discontinued Operations Attributable to Ameren Corporation
-(1)Comprehensive Income Attributable to Ameren Corporation$108$96 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
5AMEREN CORPORATIONCONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share amounts)
March 31, 2015 December 31, 2014 ASSETS Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$6$5 Accounts receivable - trade (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $23 and $21, respectively) 524 423 Unbilled revenue 212 265 Miscellaneous accounts and notes receivable 100 81 Materials and supplies 449 524 Current regulatory assets 265 295 Current accumulated deferred income taxes, net 331 352 Other current assets 91 86 Assets of discontinued operations (Note 12) 15 15 Total current assets 1,993 2,046 Property and Plant, Net 17,700 17,424 Investments and Other Assets:
Nuclear decommissioning trust fund 558 549 Goodwill 411 411 Regulatory assets 1,577 1,582 Other assets 645 664 Total investments and other assets 3,191 3,206 TOTAL ASSETS$22,884$22,676 LIABILITIES AND EQUITY Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt$380$120 Short-term debt 955 714 Accounts and wages payable 434 711 Taxes accrued 79 46 Interest accrued 94 85 Current regulatory liabilities 107 106 Other current liabilities 437 434 Liabilities of discontinued operations (Note 12) 34 33 Total current liabilities 2,520 2,249 Long-term Debt, Net 5,860 6,120 Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:
Accumulated deferred income taxes, net 3,964 3,923 Accumulated deferred investment tax credits 65 64 Regulatory liabilities 1,897 1,850 Asset retirement obligations 500 396 Pension and other postretirement benefits 708 705 Other deferred credits and liabilities 524 514 Total deferred credits and other liabilities 7,658 7,452 Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 2, 9, 10 and 12)
Ameren Corporation Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, $.01 par value, 400.0 shares authorized - shares outstanding of 242.6 2 2 Other paid-in capital, principally premium on common stock 5,600 5,617 Retained earnings 1,111 1,103 Accumulated other comprehensive loss(9)(9)Total Ameren Corporation stockholders' equity 6,704 6,713 Noncontrolling Interests 142 142 Total equity 6,846 6,855 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY$22,884$22,676 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
6 AMEREN CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) (In millions)
Three Months Ended March 31,2015 2014 Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net income
$110$98 Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes
-1 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 195 176 Amortization of nuclear fuel 23 24 Amortization of debt issuance costs and premium/discounts 5 5 Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits, net 59 84 Allowance for equity funds used during construction(5)(7)Stock-based compensation costs 8 9 Other(11)(1)Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables(48)(86)Materials and supplies 75 102 Accounts and wages payable(215)(183)Taxes accrued 33 18 Regulatory assets and liabilities 62(40)Assets, other 14 10 Liabilities, other(33)(11)Pension and other postretirement benefits 27 30 Counterparty collateral, net(2)10 Net cash provided by operating activities - continuing operations 297 239 Net cash provided by operating activities - discontinued operations 1-Net cash provided by operating activities 298 239 Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures(417)(442)Nuclear fuel expenditures(17)(10)Purchases of securities - nuclear decommissioning trust fund(84)(186)Sales and maturities of securities - nuclear decommissioning trust fund 79 182 Proceeds from note receivable - Marketing Company 5 56 Contributions to note receivable - Marketing Company(5)(65)Net cash used in investing activities - continuing operations(439)(465)Net cash provided by investing activities - discontinued operations
-152 Net cash used in investing activities(439)(313)Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Dividends on common stock(99)(97)Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest holders(2)(2)Short-term debt, net 241 332 Redemptions of long-term debt
-(163)Other 2-Net cash provided by financing activities - continuing operations 142 70 Net cash used in financing activities - discontinued operations
--Net cash provided by financing activities 142 70 Net change in cash and cash equivalents 1(4)Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 5 30 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$6$26 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
7 UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY (d/b/a AMEREN MISSOURI)STATEMENT OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited) (In millions)
Three Months Ended March 31,20152014 Operating Revenues:
Electric$742$749 Gas 58 68 Total operating revenues 800 817 Operating Expenses:
Fuel 206 204 Purchased power 39 35 Gas purchased for resale 31 40 Other operations and maintenance 211 225 Depreciation and amortization 118 116 Taxes other than income taxes 80 78 Total operating expenses 685 698 Operating Income 115 119 Other Income and Expense:
Miscellaneous income 11 14 Miscellaneous expense 3 4 Total other income 8 10 Interest Charges 55 52 Income Before Income Taxes 68 77 Income Taxes 26 29 Net Income 42 48 Other Comprehensive Income
--Comprehensive Income$42$48 Net Income$42$48 Preferred Stock Dividends 1 1 Net Income Available to Common Stockholder$41$47The accompanying notes as they relate to Ameren Missouri are an integral part of these financial statements.
8UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY (d/b/a AMEREN MISSOURI)
BALANCE SHEET (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share amounts)
March 31, 2015 December 31, 2014 ASSETS Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$1$1 Accounts receivable - trade (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $8 and $8, respectively) 202 190 Accounts receivable - affiliates 3 65 Unbilled revenue 120 146 Miscellaneous accounts and notes receivable 42 35 Materials and supplies 361 347 Current regulatory assets 158 163 Other current assets 77 92 Total current assets 964 1,039 Property and Plant, Net 10,959 10,867 Investments and Other Assets:
Nuclear decommissioning trust fund 558 549 Regulatory assets 687 695 Other assets 387 391 Total investments and other assets 1,632 1,635 TOTAL ASSETS$13,555$13,541 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt$380$120 Borrowings from money pool 61-Short-term debt 140 97 Accounts and wages payable 182 405 Accounts payable - affiliates 59 56 Taxes accrued 69 32 Interest accrued 51 58 Current regulatory liabilities 32 18 Other current liabilities 114 117 Total current liabilities 1,088 903 Long-term Debt, Net 3,619 3,879 Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:
Accumulated deferred income taxes, net 2,821 2,806 Accumulated deferred investment tax credits 62 61 Regulatory liabilities 1,169 1,147 Asset retirement obligations 493 389 Pension and other postretirement benefits 277 274 Other deferred credits and liabilities 32 30 Total deferred credits and other liabilities 4,854 4,707 Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 2, 8, 9 and 10)
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, $5 par value, 150.0 shares authorized - 102.1 shares outstanding 511 511 Other paid-in capital, principally premium on common stock 1,784 1,569 Preferred stock 80 80 Retained earnings 1,619 1,892 Total stockholders' equity 3,994 4,052 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY$13,555$13,541The accompanying notes as they relate to Ameren Missouri are an integral part of these financial statements.
9UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY (d/b/a AMEREN MISSOURI)STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) (In millions)
Three Months Ended March 31,2015 2014 Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net income
$42$48 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 121 112 Amortization of nuclear fuel 23 24 Amortization of debt issuance costs and premium/discounts 2 2 Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits, net 21 30 Allowance for equity funds used during construction(4)(7)Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables 60 2 Materials and supplies(14)14 Accounts and wages payable(171)(153)Taxes accrued 40 30 Regulatory assets and liabilities 27(28)Assets, other 3 5 Liabilities, other(5)2 Pension and other postretirement benefits 12 15 Net cash provided by operating activities 157 96 Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures(145)(188)Nuclear fuel expenditures(17)(10)Purchases of securities - nuclear decommissioning trust fund(84)(186)Sales and maturities of securities - nuclear decommissioning trust fund 79 182 Other(2)(2)Net cash used in investing activities(169)(204)Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Dividends on common stock(315)(77)Dividends on preferred stock(1)(1)Short-term debt, net 43 290 Money pool borrowings, net 61(105)Capital contribution from parent 224-Net cash provided by financing activities 12 107 Net change in cash and cash equivalents
-(1)Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 1 1 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$1$-The accompanying notes as they relate to Ameren Missouri are an integral part of these financial statements.
10 AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY (d/b/a AMEREN ILLINOIS)STATEMENT OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited) (In millions)
Three Months Ended March 31,20152014 Operating Revenues:
Electric$390$353 Gas 355 421 Total operating revenues 745 774 Operating Expenses:
Purchased power 102 81 Gas purchased for resale 205 264 Other operations and maintenance 202 200 Depreciation and amortization 73 63 Taxes other than income taxes 43 46 Total operating expenses 625 654 Operating Income 120 120 Other Income and Expense:
Miscellaneous income 7 3 Miscellaneous expense 5 4 Total other income (expense) 2(1)Interest Charges 33 30 Income Before Income Taxes 89 89 Income Taxes 35 35 Net Income 54 54 Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Taxes:
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan activity, net of income taxes (benefit) of $(1) and $(1), respectively(1)(1)Comprehensive Income$53$53 Net Income$54$54 Preferred Stock Dividends 1 1 Net Income Available to Common Stockholder$53$53The accompanying notes as they relate to Ameren Illinois are an integral part of these financial statements.
11AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY (d/b/a AMEREN ILLINOIS)
BALANCE SHEET (Unaudited) (In millions)
March 31, 2015 December 31, 2014 ASSETS Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$-$1 Advances to money pool 33-Accounts receivable - trade (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $15 and $13, respectively) 304 212 Accounts receivable - affiliates 5 22 Unbilled revenue 92 119 Miscellaneous accounts receivable 12 9 Materials and supplies 88 177 Current regulatory assets 105 129 Current accumulated deferred income taxes, net 159 160 Other current assets 13 15 Total current assets 811 844 Property and Plant, Net 6,272 6,165 Investments and Other Assets:
Goodwill 411 411 Regulatory assets 883 883 Other assets 79 78 Total investments and other assets 1,373 1,372 TOTAL ASSETS$8,456$8,381 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current Liabilities:
Short-term debt$-$32 Borrowings from money pool
-15 Accounts and wages payable 193 207 Accounts payable - affiliates 49 50 Taxes accrued 41 17 Interest accrued 43 24 Customer deposits 76 77 Mark-to-market derivative liabilities 43 42 Current environmental remediation 46 52 Current regulatory liabilities 69 84 Other current liabilities 100 100 Total current liabilities 660 700 Long-term Debt, Net 2,241 2,241 Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:
Accumulated deferred income taxes, net 1,421 1,408 Regulatory liabilities 727 703 Pension and other postretirement benefits 278 277 Environmental remediation 200 199 Other deferred credits and liabilities 216 192 Total deferred credits and other liabilities 2,842 2,779 Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 2, 8 and 9)
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, no par value, 45.0 shares authorized - 25.5 shares outstanding
--Other paid-in capital 1,980 1,980 Preferred stock 62 62 Retained earnings 664 611 Accumulated other comprehensive income 7 8 Total stockholders' equity 2,713 2,661 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY$8,456$8,381The accompanying notes as they relate to Ameren Illinois are an integral part of these financial statements.
12AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY (d/b/a AMEREN ILLINOIS)STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) (In millions)
Three Months Ended March 31,2015 2014 Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net income
$54$54 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 72 62 Amortization of debt issuance costs and premium/discounts 4 3 Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits, net 13 36 Other(3)(2)Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables(41)(94)Materials and supplies 89 88 Accounts and wages payable(11)14 Taxes accrued 24(1)Regulatory assets and liabilities 33(11)Assets, other 6 5 Liabilities, other 4 16 Pension and other postretirement benefits 11 10 Counterparty collateral, net(1)12 Net cash provided by operating activities 254 192 Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures(174)(215)Money pool advances, net(33)-Other-1 Net cash used in investing activities(207)(214)Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Dividends on preferred stock(1)(1)Short-term debt, net(32)-Money pool borrowings, net(15)186 Redemptions of long-term debt
-(163)Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities(48)22 Net change in cash and cash equivalents(1)-Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 1 1 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$-$1The accompanying notes as they relate to Ameren Illinois are an integral part of these financial statements.
13AMEREN CORPORATION (Consolidated)UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY (d/b/a Ameren Missouri)
AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY (d/b/a Ameren Illinois)COMBINED NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
 
March31, 2015 NOTE 1 -
 
==SUMMARY==
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
 
POLICIES General Ameren, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, is a public utility holding company under PUHCA 2005, administered by the FERC. Ameren's primary assets are its equity interests in its subsidiaries, including Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois.
Ameren's subsidiaries are separate, independent legal entities
 
with separate businesses, assets, and liabilities. Dividends on Ameren's common stock and the payment of expenses by
 
Ameren depend on distributions made to it by its subsidiaries.
Ameren's principal subsidiaries are listed below. Also see the Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations at the front of this report
 
and in the Form 10-K.* Union Electric Company, doing business as Ameren Missouri, operates a rate-regulated electric generation, transmission, and distribution business and a rate-regulated
 
natural gas transmission and distribution business in
 
Missouri.
* Ameren Illinois Company, doing business as Ameren Illinois, operates rate-regulated electric and natural gas transmission
 
and distribution businesses in Illinois.
Ameren has various other subsidiaries that conduct activities such as the provision of shared services. Ameren also has a subsidiary, ATXI, that operates a FERC rate-regulated electric transmission business. ATXI is developing MISO-approved
 
electric transmission projects, including the Illinois Rivers, Spoon River, and Mark Twain projects. Ameren is also pursuing reliability projects within Ameren Missouri's and Ameren Illinois' service
 
territories as well as competitive electric transmission investment
 
opportunities outside of these territories, including investments
 
outside of MISO.
The operating results, assets, and liabilities of the Elgin, Gibson City, Grand Tower, Meredosia, and Hutsonville energy
 
centers have been presented separately as discontinued
 
operations for all periods presented in this report. Unless otherwise stated, these notes to Ameren's financial statements
 
exclude discontinued operations for all periods presented. See Note 12 - Divestiture Transactions and Discontinued Operations
 
in this report for additional information regarding the discontinued operations presentation and Note 16 - Divestiture Transactions
 
and Discontinued Operations under Part II, Item 8, of the Form 10-K for additional information regarding Ameren's divestiture of New AER in December 2013.The financial statements of Ameren are prepared on a consolidated basis, and therefore include the accounts of its majority-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated. Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois have no
 
subsidiaries, and therefore their financial statements are not prepared on a consolidated basis. All tabular dollar amounts are
 
in millions, unless otherwise indicated.Our accounting policies conform to GAAP. Our financial statements reflect all adjustments (which include normal, recurring adjustments) that are necessary, in our opinion, for a fair presentation of our results. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to
 
make certain estimates and assumptions. Such estimates and assumptions affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the
 
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of
 
financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The results of operations of an interim
 
period may not give a true indication of results that may be expected for a full year. These financial statements should be
 
read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes
 
thereto included in the Form 10-K.
Asset Retirement Obligations The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending carrying amount of AROs for the three months ended March 31, 2015:
Ameren Missouri Ameren Illinois (a)AmerenBalance at December31, 2014$389$7$396 Accretion in 2015 (b)5(c)5 Change in estimates (d)99(c)99Balance at March31, 2015$493$7$500(a) Included in "Other deferred credits and liabilities" on the balance sheet.(b) Accretion expense was recorded as an increase to regulatory assets at Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois.(c) Less than $1 million.
(d) The ARO increase also resulted in a corresponding increase recorded to "Property and Plant, Net." Ameren Missouri's estimates related to its
 
Callaway energy center decommissioning costs changed to reflect 
 
increased costs from the 2015 cost study and funding analysis, extension of
 
the estimated operating life until 2044, and a reduction in the discount rate
 
assumption. See Note 10 - Callaway Energy Center for additional
 
information. In addition, during the second quarter of 2015, Ameren and Ameren Missouri each expect to record an increase to their ARO related to retirement costs for CCR storage facilities of between
$90 million and $120 million, with a corresponding increase to "Property and Plant, Net." This increase is a result of the EPA's
 
new regulations for the management and disposal of CCR, which were published in April 2015. See Note 9 - Commitments and
 
Contingencies in this report for additional information.
14 Stock-based CompensationA summary of nonvested performance share units at March31, 2015, and changes during the three months ended March 31, 2015, under the 2006 Incentive Plan and the 2014 Incentive Plan are presented below:
Number of Performance Share Units Weighted-average Fair Value Per Performance Share Unit Nonvested at January 1, 20151,162,377$
35.35 Granted (a)566,332 52.88 Forfeitures(1,944)34.75Vested (b)(68,411)47.88 Nonvested at March 31, 20151,658,354$
40.82(a) Performance share units granted to certain executive and nonexecutive officers and other eligible employees in 2015 under the 2014 Incentive Plan.(b) Performance share units vested due to the attainment of retirement eligibility by certain employees. Actual shares issued for retirement-eligible employees will vary depending on actual performance over the three-year measurement period.
The fair value of each performance share unit awarded in 2015 under the 2014 Incentive Plan was determined to be $52.88, which was based on Ameren's closing common share price of $46.13 at December31, 2014, and lattice simulations.
 
Lattice simulations are used to estimate expected share payout based on Ameren's total stockholder return for a three-year
 
performance period relative to the designated peer group beginning January1, 2015. The simulations can produce a
 
greater fair value for the performance share unit than the
 
applicable closing common share price because they include the
 
weighted payout scenarios in which an increase in the share price has occurred. The significant assumptions used to calculate fair value also included a three-year risk-free rate of 1.10%,
volatility of 12% to 18% for the peer group, and Ameren's
 
attainment of a three-year average earnings per share threshold
 
during the performance period.Excise TaxesAmeren Missouri and Ameren Illinois collect certain excise taxes from customers that are levied on the sale or distribution of natural gas and electricity. Excise taxes are levied on Ameren Missouri's electric and natural gas businesses and on Ameren Illinois' natural gas business and are recorded gross in
 
"Operating Revenues - Electric," "Operating Revenues - Gas" and "Operating Expenses - Taxes other than income taxes" on
 
the statement of income or the statement of income and
 
comprehensive income. Excise taxes for electric service in Illinois
 
are levied on the customer and are therefore not included in Ameren Illinois' revenues and expenses. The following table
 
presents excise taxes recorded in "Operating Revenues -
 
Electric," "Operating Revenues - Gas" and "Operating Expenses -
Taxes other than income taxes" for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:
Three Months20152014 Ameren Missouri$34$34 Ameren Illinois 23 26 Ameren$57$60Uncertain Tax Positions The following table presents the total amount of reserves for unrecognized tax benefits (detriments) related to uncertain tax positions as of March31, 2015, and December31, 2014: March 31, 2015December 31, 2014 Ameren$53$54 Ameren Missouri(1)-Ameren Illinois(1)(1)The following table presents the amount of reserves for unrecognized tax benefits, included in the table above, related to
 
uncertain tax positions that, if recognized, would impact results of operations as of March31, 2015, and December 31, 2014:March 31, 2015December 31, 2014 Ameren$52$52 Ameren Missouri(1)-Ameren Illinois(1)(1)In March 2015, a settlement was reached with the IRS for tax year 2012.Since there were no uncertain tax positions
 
related to the 2012 tax year as of December 31, 2014, this
 
settlement did not impact the amount of recorded unrecognized
 
tax benefits.Ameren's federal income tax return for the tax year 2013 is currently under examination by the IRS. It is reasonably possible
 
that a settlement will be reached with the IRS in the next 12 months, which will result in a reduction of Ameren's unrecognized tax benefits of $53 million related to discontinued operations.
In addition, it is reasonably possible that other events will occur during the next 12 months that would cause the total amount of our unrecognized tax benefits to fluctuate. However, other than as described above, we do not believe any such
 
fluctuations would be material to our results of operations, financial position, or liquidity.
State income tax returns are generally subject to examination for a period of three years after filing. We do not 15 currently have material state income tax issues under examination, administrative appeal, or litigation. The state impact
 
of any federal changes remains subject to examination by various
 
states for a period of up to one year after formal notification to the
 
states.Earnings Per ShareThere were no material differences between Ameren's basic and diluted earnings per share amounts for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014. The assumed settlement of
 
dilutive performance share units had an immaterial impact on
 
earnings per share.
Accounting and Reporting Developments Below is a summary of recently adopted or issued authoritative accounting guidance relevant to the Ameren Companies.
Presentation of Debt Issuance CostsIn April 2015, FASB issued authoritative accounting guidance to simplify the presentation of debt issuance costs. The guidance requires debt issuance costs to be presented in the balance sheet as a reduction to the associated debt liability.
Currently, debt issuance costs are presented as a component of "Other assets" on the Ameren Companies' balance sheets. The guidance will be effective for the Ameren Companies in the first quarter of 2016 and applied retrospectively. The guidance will not affect the Ameren Companies' results of operations, financial position, or liquidity, as this guidance is presentation-related only.NOTE 2 - RATE AND REGULATORY MATTERS Below is a summary of updates to significant regulatory proceedings and related lawsuits. See also Note 2 - Rate and Regulatory Matters under Part II, Item8, of the Form 10-K. We
 
are unable to predict theultimate outcome of these matters, the
 
timing of the final decisions of the various agencies and courts, or
 
the impact on our results of operations, financial position, or liquidity.
Missouri 2015 Electric Rate OrderIn April 2015, the MoPSC issued an order approving an increase in Ameren Missouri's annual revenues for electric service of$122 million, including $109 million related to the
 
increase in net energy costs above the net energy costs included in base rates previously authorized by the MoPSC. The remaining increase of $13 million approved by the order was for non-energy costs. The revenue increase was based on a 9.53%return on common equity, a capital structure composed of51.8%common equity, and a rate base of$7.0 billion to reflect
 
investments through December 31, 2014. Rate changes consistent with the order will become effective on May 30, 2015. The order approved Ameren Missouri's request for continued use of the FAC; however, it changed the FAC to exclude substantially all transmission charges and revenues. In
 
addition, the order did not approve the continued use of the
 
regulatory tracking mechanisms for storm costs and vegetation management and infrastructure inspection costs. The order did
 
approve the continued use of the regulatory tracking mechanisms
 
for pension and postretirement benefits, renewable energy
 
standard cost, solar rebates, and uncertain tax positions that the
 
MoPSC authorized in earlier electric rate orders.In addition, the order approved a reduction to Noranda's electric rates with an offsetting increase in electric rates for Ameren Missouri's other customers. The rate shift will be revenue neutral to Ameren Missouri. Ameren Missouri supplies electricity to Noranda's aluminum smelter in southeast Missouri under a 15-
 
year agreement, which is subject to termination as early as May 31, 2020, and on each May 31 thereafter, upon at least five years notice by either party. Termination of the agreement by Ameren
 
Missouri would require MoPSC approval.
Ameren Missouri will request a rehearing on several aspects of the MoPSC's order, including the allowed return on common
 
equity and the elimination of recovery of changes in transmission charges and revenues through the FAC. The MoOPC and the
 
intervenor parties in this case may similarly seek rehearing or subsequently appeal any aspect of the order. Ameren Missouri
 
cannot predict whether any such application for rehearing or
 
appeal will be filed, or the outcome if so filed.Accounting Authority Order In November 2013, the MoPSC issued an accounting authority order that allowed Ameren Missouri to seek recovery of fixed costs totaling $36 million that were not previously recovered
 
from Noranda as a result of the loss of load caused by a severe 2009 ice storm in a future electric rate case. In its April 2015 electric rate order, the MoPSC did not approve recovery of these fixed costs. Ameren Missouri had not recorded any revenue
 
associated with this accounting authority order and will not record a charge to earnings based on the outcome of the MoPSC's April 2015 electric rate order. MEEIA FilingIn December 2014, Ameren Missouri filed an energy efficiency plan with the MoPSC under the MEEIA. This filing proposed a three-year plan that includes a portfolio of customer energy efficiency programs along with a cost recovery
 
mechanism. If the plan is approved, beginning in January 2016, Ameren Missouri intends to invest $135 million over three years in the proposed customer energy efficiency programs. Ameren Missouri requested continued use of a MEEIA rider, which allows it to collect from or refund to customers any difference in the
 
actual amounts incurred and the amounts collected from customers for the MEEIA program costs and net shared benefits.
In addition, Ameren Missouri requested incentives to earn
 
additional revenues by achieving certain customer energy efficiency goals, including $25 million if 100% of its customer energy efficiency goals are achieved during the three-year period. Ameren Missouri must achieve at least 70% of its 16customer energy efficiency goals before it earns any incentive award.Illinois IEIMAUnder the provisions of the IEIMA, Ameren Illinois' electric delivery service rates are subject to an annual revenue requirement reconciliation to its actual costs.Throughout each year, Ameren Illinois records a regulatory asset or a regulatory
 
liability and a corresponding increase or decrease to operating revenues for any differences between the revenue requirement
 
reflected in customer rates for that year and its estimate of the
 
probable increase or decrease in the revenue requirement
 
expected to ultimately be approved by the ICC based on that year's actual costs incurred. As of March31, 2015, Ameren Illinois had recorded regulatory assets of $8 million, $101 million, and $52 million, to reflect its expected 2015, 2014 and 2013
 
revenue requirement reconciliation adjustments, with interest, respectively. Ameren Illinois is collecting the 2013 revenue
 
requirement reconciliation adjustment from customers during
 
2015.In April 2015, Ameren Illinois filed with the ICC its annual electric delivery service formula rate update to establish the
 
revenue requirement used for 2016 rates. Pending ICC approval, Ameren Illinois' update filing will result in a $110 million increase in Ameren Illinois' electric delivery service revenue requirement, beginning in January 2016. This update reflects an increase to
 
the annual formula rate based on 2014 actual costs and
 
expected net plant additions for 2015, an increase to include the
 
2014 revenue requirement reconciliation adjustment, and a
 
decrease for the conclusion of the 2013 revenue requirement
 
reconciliation adjustment, which will be fully collected from
 
customers in 2015. In April 2015, the IEIMA's formula rate framework was extended until the end of 2019, with further extensions possible
 
through 2022.
2015 Natural Gas Delivery Service Rate CaseIn January 2015, Ameren Illinois filed a request with the ICC seeking approval to increase its annual revenues for natural gas delivery service by $53 million. The request was based on a 10.25% return on common equity, a capital structure composed of 50% common equity, and a rate base of $1.2 billion. In an attempt to reduce regulatory lag, Ameren Illinois used a 2016
 
future test year in this proceeding. Included in the request was a
 
proposal to implement a decoupling rider mechanism for residential and small nonresidential customers. The decoupling
 
rider would ensure that changes in natural gas sales volumes do not affect Ameren Illinois' annual natural gas revenues for these
 
rate classes.A decision by the ICC in this proceeding is required by December 2015, with new rates expected to be effective in January 2016. Ameren Illinois cannot predict the level of any
 
delivery service rate changes the ICC may approve, whether the ICC will approve the decoupling rider, or whether any rate changes that may eventually be approved will be sufficient to enable Ameren Illinois to recover its costs and to earn a
 
reasonable return on investments when the rate changes go into effect.2013 Natural Gas Delivery Service Rate Order In December 2013, the ICC issued a rate order that approved an increase in Ameren Illinois' revenues for natural gas delivery service based on a 9.1% return on common equity. The rate changes became effective January 1, 2014. In March 2014, Ameren Illinois filed with the Appellate Court of the Fourth District
 
of Illinois an appeal of the allowed return on common equity included in the ICC's order. Ameren Illinois sought a 10.4% return on common equity in this rate case. A decision is expected in
 
2015.2015 ICC Purchased Power Reconciliation In January 2015, the ICC issued an order that approved Ameren Illinois' reconciliation of revenues collected under its purchased power rider mechanism and Ameren Illinois' related
 
cumulative power usage cost. In the first quarter of 2015, based on the January 2015 order, both Ameren and Ameren Illinois recorded a $15 million increase to electric revenues for the
 
recovery of this cumulative power usage cost from electric
 
customers.ATXI Transmission ProjectIn August 2014, ATXI made a filing with the ICC requesting a certificate of public convenience and necessity and project approval for the Spoon River project, a MISO-approved transmission line project located in northwest Illinois. A decision is expected from the ICC in 2015. A certificate of public convenience and necessity is required before ATXI can proceed
 
with right-of-way acquisition.
Federal Ameren Illinois Electric Transmission Rate Refund In July 2012, the FERC issued an order concluding that Ameren Illinois improperly included acquisition premiums, including goodwill, in determining the common equity used in its
 
electric transmission formula rate and thereby inappropriately
 
recovered a higher amount from its electric transmission customers. The order required Ameren Illinois to make refunds to
 
customers for such improperly included amounts.
Ameren Illinois submitted a refund report in November 2012, which concluded that no refund was warranted. Several
 
wholesale customers filed a protest with the FERC regarding that
 
conclusion. In June 2013, the FERC issued an order that rejected
 
Ameren Illinois' November 2012 refund report and provided
 
guidance as to the filing of a new refund report. In July 2013, Ameren Illinois filed a revised refund report based on the guidance provided in the June 2013 order, which also concluded
 
that no refund was warranted. In June 2014, the FERC issued an 17order establishing settlement procedures and, if necessary, hearing procedures regarding Ameren Illinois' July 2013 refund
 
report. In March 2015, Ameren Illinois reached a settlement agreement with the wholesale customers that resolves the issues in this proceeding. The settlement agreement requires FERC
 
approval. Upon approval by the FERC, the settlement agreement will require Ameren Illinois to make refunds and payments of $8 million to transmission customers. It will also require Ameren
 
Illinois to take other actions, such as reducing common equity for
 
electric transmission ratemaking purposes on a prospective basis. There is no date by which the FERC must act with respect to the settlement agreement. Ameren Illinois estimates the maximum refund obligation through March 31, 2015, to be $23 million. Ameren Illinois' March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 balance sheets included an $8 million and a $7 million current liability, respectively, for its estimate of the probable refund to transmission customers. If Ameren Illinois were to determine that
 
a refund to its electric transmission customers in excess of the
 
amount already recorded is probable, an additional charge to
 
earnings would be recorded in the period in which that
 
determination was made.
FERC Complaint CasesCurrently, the FERC-allowed base return on common equity for MISO transmission owners is 12.38%. In November 2013, a customer group filed a complaint case with the FERC seeking a
 
reduction in the allowed base return on common equity for the
 
FERC-regulated MISO transmission rate base under the MISO tariff to 9.15%. The FERC scheduled the case for hearing
 
proceedings, requiring an initial decision to be issued no later than November 30, 2015. As the maximum FERC-allowed refund
 
period for the November 2013 complaint case ended in February
 
2015, another customer complaint case was filed in February 2015. The February 2015 complaint case seeks a reduction in
 
the allowed base return on common equity for the FERC-regulated MISO transmission rate base under the MISO tariff to
 
8.67%. In 2014, the FERC issued orders in a proceeding, in which the Ameren Companies were not involved, reducing the allowed
 
base return on common equity for New England transmission owners from 11.14% to 10.57%, with rate incentives allowed up to 11.74%. The FERC order in the New England transmission owners' case applied observable market data from October 2012
 
to March 2013 to determine the allowed base return on common equity. The evidence and the calculation used in the New England transmission owners' case may guide the FERC's decision in the MISO complaint cases discussed above. The
 
FERC calculation will establish the allowed base return on common equity, which specifies a unique time period for each
 
complaint case, and will require multiple inputs based on
 
observable market data specific to the utility industry and broader
 
macroeconomic data. In January 2015, the settlement judge for
 
the initial MISO complaint case ordered that July 13, 2015, be the cut-off date for the observable market data to be used in the calculation of the allowed base return on common equity.
Based on the information in these orders, Ameren and Ameren Illinois
 
recorded current liabilities on their respective balance sheets as
 
of March 31, 2015, and December 31, 2014, representing their estimate of the refunds from the refund effective date of
 
November 12, 2013, through the respective balance sheet date.
A 50 basis point reduction in the FERC-allowed return on common equity would reduce Ameren's and Ameren Illinois' 2015 earnings by an estimated $4 million and $2 million, respectively, based on 2015 projected rate base. Ameren Missouri did not
 
record a liability as of March 31, 2015, and does not expect that a
 
reduction in the FERC-allowed base return on common equity for
 
MISO transmission owners would be material to its results of operations, financial position, or liquidity.
Based on a November 2014 request, the FERC approved an incentive adder of up to 50 basis points on the allowed base return on common equity for our participation in an RTO. The incentive adder became effective on January 6, 2015. The FERC
 
also approved our request to defer collection of the incentive
 
adder until the issuance of the final order addressing the initial
 
MISO complaint case.Ameren Missouri Power Purchase Agreement with Entergy Beginning in 2005, the FERC issued a series of orders addressing a complaint filed in 2001 by the Louisiana Public Service Commission against Entergy and certain of its affiliates.
 
The complaint alleged unjust and unreasonable cost allocations.
As a result of the FERC orders, Entergy began billing Ameren
 
Missouri in 2007 for additional charges under a 165-megawatt power purchase agreement, which expired August31, 2009. In
 
May 2012, the FERC issued an order stating that Entergy should not have included additional charges to Ameren Missouri under the power purchase agreement. Pursuant to the order, in June 2012, Entergy paid Ameren Missouri $31 million. In November
 
2013, Entergy filed an appeal of the FERC's May 2012 order with the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. In March 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the FERC's May 2012 order.
 
Ameren Missouri believes the outstanding issues relating to its
 
power purchase agreement with Entergy have been resolved and
 
will not result in a charge to earnings.
Combined Construction and Operating LicenseIn 2008, Ameren Missouri filed an application with the NRC for a COL for a new nuclear unit at Ameren Missouri's existing Callaway County, Missouri, energy center site. In 2009, Ameren Missouri suspended its efforts to build a new nuclear unit at the Callaway site, and the NRC suspended review of the COL application. The suspended status of the COL application
 
currently extends through the end of 2015.Ameren Missouri estimates the total cost to obtain a COL for the Callaway site to be approximately $100 million. As of March31, 2015, Ameren Missouri had capitalized investments of
$69 million for the development of a new nuclear energy center.
 
Ameren is currently evaluating all potential nuclear technologies
 
in order to maintain an option for nuclear power in the future.
18All of Ameren Missouri's capitalized investments for the development of a new nuclear energy center will remain capitalized while management pursues options to maximize the value of its investment. If efforts to license additional nuclear generation are abandoned, if the NRC does not extend the COL application suspended status, or if management concludes it is
 
probable that the costs incurred will be disallowed in rates, a
 
charge to earnings would be recognized in the period in which
 
that determination is made.NOTE 3 - SHORT-TERM DEBT AND LIQUIDITYThe liquidity needs of the Ameren Companies are typically supported through the use of available cash, drawings under committed credit agreements, commercial paper issuances, or, in the case of Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois, short-term intercompany borrowings.The 2012 Missouri Credit Agreement and the 2012 Illinois Credit Agreement, both of which expire on December 11, 2019, were not utilized for direct borrowings during the three months ended March 31, 2015, but were used to support commercial paper issuances and to issue letters of credit. Based on letters of credit issued under the 2012 Credit Agreements, as well as commercial paper outstanding, the aggregate amount of credit capacity available under the 2012 Credit Agreements to Ameren (parent), Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois, collectively, at March31, 2015, was $1.1 billion.
Commercial PaperThe following table presents commercial paper outstanding at Ameren (parent), Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois as of March31, 2015, and December31, 2014.
March 31, 2015 December 31, 2014 Ameren (parent)
$815$585 Ameren Missouri 140 97 Ameren Illinois
-32 Ameren Consolidated
$955$714The following table summarizes the commercial paper activity and relevant interest rates under Ameren's (parent), Ameren Missouri's, and Ameren Illinois' commercial paper programs for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014. Ameren Illinois established a commercial paper program in May 2014.
Ameren (parent)Ameren Missouri Ameren Illinois Ameren Consolidated 2015 Average daily commercial paper outstanding$691$151$10$852 Weighted-average interest rate0.55%0.49%0.44%0.53%Peak commercial paper during period (a)$815$243$39$955 Peak interest rate0.70%0.60%0.60%0.70%2014 Average daily commercial paper outstanding$339$200$-$539 Weighted-average interest rate0.45%0.45%-%0.45%Peak commercial paper during period (a)$452$290$-$700 Peak interest rate0.75%0.70%-%0.75%(a) The timing of peak commercial paper issuances varies by company, and therefore the peak amounts presented by company might not equal the Ameren Consolidated peak commercial paper issuances for the period.
Indebtedness Provisions and Other CovenantsThe information below is a summary of the Ameren Companies' compliance with indebtedness provisions and other covenants within the 2012 Credit Agreements. See Note 4 -
 
Short-term Debt and Liquidity under Part II, Item 8, in the Form
 
10-K for a detailed description of these provisions.The 2012 Credit Agreements contain nonfinancial covenants, including restrictions on the ability to incur liens, to transact with affiliates, to dispose of assets, to make investments in or transfer assets to its affiliates, and to merge with other entities. The 2012 Credit Agreements require each of Ameren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois to maintain consolidated indebtedness of not more than 65% of its consolidated total
 
capitalization pursuant to a defined calculation set forth in the agreements. As of March31, 2015, the ratios of consolidated
 
indebtedness to total consolidated capitalization, calculated in accordance with the provisions of the 2012 Credit Agreements, were 51%, 50%, and 46%, for Ameren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois, respectively. In addition, under the 2012 Illinois Credit Agreement and, by virtue of the cross-default provisions of the 2012 Missouri Credit Agreement, under the 2012 Missouri Credit Agreement, Ameren is required to maintain a ratio of
 
consolidated funds from operations plus interest expense to consolidated interest expense of at least 2.0 to 1.0. However, the
 
interest coverage requirement only applies at such times as 19 Ameren does not have a senior long-term unsecured credit rating of at least Baa3 from Moody's or BBB- from S&P. As of March31, 2015, Ameren exceeded the rating requirements; therefore, the
 
interest coverage requirement was not applicable. Failure of a
 
borrower to satisfy a financial covenant constitutes an immediate default under the applicable 2012 Credit Agreement.The 2012 Credit Agreements contain default provisions that apply separately to each borrower; provided, however, that a default of Ameren Missouri or Ameren Illinois under the applicable 2012 Credit Agreement will also be deemed to constitute a default of Ameren under such agreement. Defaults include a
 
cross-default of such borrower under any other agreement
 
covering outstanding indebtedness of such borrower and certain
 
subsidiaries (other than project finance subsidiaries and nonmaterial subsidiaries) in excess of $75 million in the aggregate (including under the other 2012 Credit Agreement).
However, under the default provisions of the 2012 Credit Agreements, any default of Ameren under any 2012 Credit Agreement that results solely from a default of Ameren Missouri or Ameren Illinois thereunder does not result in a cross-default of Ameren under the other 2012 Credit Agreement. Further, the 2012 Credit Agreement default provisions provide that an Ameren default under any of the 2012 Credit Agreements does not constitute a default by Ameren Missouri or Ameren Illinois. None of the Ameren Companies' credit agreements or financing arrangements contain credit rating triggers that would
 
cause a default or acceleration of repayment of outstanding balances. The Ameren Companies were in compliance with the provisions and covenants of their credit agreements at March31, 2015.Money Pools Ameren has money pool agreements with and among its subsidiaries to coordinate and provide for certain short-term cash
 
and working capital requirements.Ameren Missouri, Ameren Illinois, and Ameren Services may participate in the utility money pool as both lenders and borrowers. Ameren may participate in the utility money pool only as a lender. Surplus internal funds are contributed to the utility money pool from participants. The primary sources of external funds for the utility money pool are the 2012 Credit Agreements and the commercial paper programs. The total amount available
 
to the pool participants from the utility money pool at any given
 
time is reduced by the amount of borrowings made by
 
participants, but is increased to the extent that the pool
 
participants advance surplus funds to the utility money pool or remit funds from other external sources. The availability of funds
 
is also determined by funding requirement limits established by
 
regulatory authorizations. Participants receiving a loan under the
 
utility money pool agreement must repay the principal amount of such loan, together with accrued interest. The rate of interest
 
depends on the composition of internal and external funds in the utility money pool. The average interest rate for borrowing under the utility money pool for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, was 0.08%  and 0.39%, respectively. See Note 8 - Related Party Transactions for the amount of interest income and expense from the money pool arrangements recorded by the Ameren Companies for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.NOTE 4 - LONG-TERM DEBT AND EQUITY Ameren MissouriIn March 2015, Ameren Missouri received cash capital contributions of $224 million from Ameren (parent).
In April 2015, Ameren Missouri issued $250 million of 3.65% senior secured notes due April 15, 2045, with interest payable semiannually on April 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning October 15, 2015. Ameren Missouri received proceeds of $247 million, which were used to repay outstanding short-term debt, including short-term debt that Ameren Missouri incurred in connection with the repayment of $114 million of its 4.75% senior secured notes that matured on April 1, 2015.
Indenture Provisions and Other CovenantsAmeren Missouri's and Ameren Illinois' indentures, credit facilities, and articles of incorporation include covenants and provisions related to issuances of first mortgage bonds and preferred stock. Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois are required to meet certain ratios to issue additional first mortgage bonds and preferred stock. A failure to achieve these ratios would not result in a default under these covenants and provisions, but would restrict the companies' ability to issue bonds or preferred stock. The following table summarizes the required and actual interest coverage ratios for interest charges and dividend coverage ratios and bonds and preferred stock issuable as of March31, 2015, at an assumed annual interest rate of 5% and dividend rate of 6%.
RequiredInterest Coverage Ratio (a)Actual InterestCoverageRatioBondsIssuable (b)RequiredDividend Coverage Ratio (c)ActualDividend Coverage Ratio PreferredStock Issuable Ameren Missouri4.6$3,386113.4$2,530 Ameren Illinois 6.6 3,423 (d)2.8 203 (e)(a) Coverage required on the annual interest charges on first mortgage bonds outstanding and to be issued. Coverage is not required in certain cases when additional first mortgage bonds are issued on the basis of retired bonds.
20(b) Amount of bonds issuable based either on required coverage ratios or unfunded property additions, whichever is more restrictive. The amounts shown also include bonds issuable based on retired bond capacity of $832 million and $204 million at Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois, respectively.(c) Coverage required on the annual dividend on preferred stock outstanding and to be issued, as required in the respective company's articles of incorporation.(d) Amount of bonds issuable by Ameren Illinois based on unfunded property additions and retired bonds solely under the former IP mortgage indenture. The amount of bonds issuable by Ameren Illinois is also subject to the lien restrictions contained in the 2012 Illinois Credit Agreement. (e) Preferred stock issuable is restricted by the amount of preferred stock that is currently authorized by Ameren Illinois' articles of incorporation. Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois and certain other Ameren subsidiaries are subject to Section305(a) of the Federal Power Act, which makes it unlawful for any officer or director of a public utility, as defined in the Federal Power Act, to participate in
 
the making or paying of any dividend from any funds "properly included in capital account." The FERC has consistently
 
interpreted the provision to allow dividends to be paid as long as
 
(1) the source of the dividends is clearly disclosed, (2) the
 
dividends are not excessive, and (3) there is no self-dealing on the part of corporate officials. At a minimum, Ameren believes
 
that dividends can be paid by its subsidiaries that are public utilities from retained earnings. In addition, under Illinois law, Ameren Illinois may not pay any dividend on its stock, unless, among other things, its earnings and earned surplus are sufficient
 
to declare and pay a dividend after provision is made for reasonable and proper reserves, or unless Ameren Illinois has
 
specific authorization from the ICC.Ameren Illinois' articles of incorporation require dividend payments on its common stock to be based on ratios of common stock to total capitalization and other provisions related to certain
 
operating expenses and accumulations of earned surplus.
 
Ameren Illinois committed to the FERC to maintain a minimum of 30% equity in its capital structure. As of March31, 2015, Ameren Illinois had 54% of equity in its capital structure.In order for the Ameren Companies to issue securities in the future, we have to comply with all applicable requirements in effect at the time of any such issuances.Off-Balance-Sheet ArrangementsAt March31, 2015, none of the Ameren Companies had any off-balance-sheet financing arrangements, other than operating leases entered into in the ordinary course of business. None of the Ameren Companies expect to engage in any significant off-
 
balance-sheet financing arrangements in the near future. See Note 12 - Divestiture Transactions and Discontinued Operations for Ameren (parent) guarantees and letters of credit issued to support New AER based on the transaction agreement with IPH.
21NOTE 5 - OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSESThe following table presents the components of "Other Income and Expenses" in the Ameren Companies' statements of income for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:
ThreeMonths 2015 2014 Ameren: (a)Miscellaneous income:
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
$5$7 Interest income on industrial development revenue bonds 7 7 Interest income 4 2 Other 3 2 Total miscellaneous income
$19$18 Miscellaneous expense:
Donations$8$5 Other 3 4 Total miscellaneous expense
$11$9 Ameren Missouri:
Miscellaneous income:
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
$4$7 Interest income on industrial development revenue bonds 7 7 Total miscellaneous income
$11$14 Miscellaneous expense:
Donations$2$2 Other 1 2 Total miscellaneous expense
$3$4 Ameren Illinois:
 
Miscellaneous income:
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
$1$-Interest income 4 2 Other 2 1 Total miscellaneous income
$7$3 Miscellaneous expense:
Donations$3$3 Other 2 1 Total miscellaneous expense
$5$4(a) Includes amounts for Ameren registrant and nonregistrant subsidiaries and intercompany eliminations.NOTE 6 - DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTSWe use derivatives to manage the risk of changes in market prices for natural gas, power, and uranium, as well as the risk of changes in rail transportation surcharges through fuel oil hedges.
 
Such price fluctuations may cause the following:* an unrealized appreciation or depreciation of our contracted commitments to purchase or sell when purchase or sale
 
prices under the commitments are compared with current
 
commodity prices;* market values of natural gas and uranium inventories that differ from the cost of those commodities in inventory; and* actual cash outlays for the purchase of these commodities that differ from anticipated cash outlays.
The derivatives that we use to hedge these risks are governed by our risk management policies for forward contracts, futures, options, and swaps. Our net positions are continually
 
assessed within our structured hedging programs to determine whether new or offsetting transactions are required. The goal of
 
the hedging program is generally to mitigate financial risks while ensuring that sufficient volumes are available to meet our
 
requirements. Contracts we enter into as part of our risk management program may be settled financially, settled by physical delivery, or net settled with the counterparty.
22 The following table presents open gross commodity contract volumes by commodity type for derivative assets and liabilities as of March31, 2015, and December31, 2014. As of March31, 2015, these contracts ran through October 2017, October 2019, May 2032, and October 2016 for fuel oils, natural gas, power, and uranium, respectively.
Quantity (in millions, except as indicated) 2015 2014 Commodity Ameren Missouri AmerenIllinoisAmeren Ameren Missouri AmerenIllinoisAmeren Fuel oils (in gallons)(a)40 (b)40 50 (b)50 Natural gas (in mmbtu)2912115028108136 Power (in megawatthours) 1 10 11 1 11 12 Uranium (pounds in thousands) 349(b)349 332 (b)332(a) Fuel oils consist of heating oil and ultra-low-sulfur diesel.(b) Not applicable.
Authoritative accounting guidance regarding derivative instruments requires that all contracts considered to be derivative instruments be recorded on the balance sheet at their fair values, unless the NPNS exception applies. See Note 7 - Fair Value
 
Measurements for discussion of our methods of assessing the
 
fair value of derivative instruments. Many of our physical
 
contracts, such as our purchased power contracts, qualify for the NPNS exception to derivative accounting rules. The revenue or
 
expense on NPNS contracts is recognized at the contract price upon physical delivery.
If we determine that a contract meets the definition of a derivative and is not eligible for the NPNS exception, we review the contract to determine if it qualifies for hedge accounting. We
 
also consider whether gains or losses resulting from such
 
derivatives qualify for regulatory deferral. Derivative contracts
 
that qualify for regulatory deferral are recorded at fair value, with
 
changes in fair value recorded as regulatory assets or regulatory liabilities in the period in which the change occurs. We believe
 
derivative losses and gains deferred as regulatory assets and
 
regulatory liabilities are probable of recovery or refund through
 
future rates charged to customers. Regulatory assets and
 
regulatory liabilities are amortized to operating income as related
 
losses and gains are reflected in rates charged to customers.
Therefore, gains and losses on these derivatives have no effect on operating income. As of March31, 2015, and December31, 2014, all contracts that qualify for hedge accounting received
 
regulatory deferral.
Authoritative accounting guidance permits companies to offset fair value amounts recognized for the right to reclaim cash
 
collateral (a receivable) or the obligation to return cash collateral (a liability) against fair value amounts recognized for derivative
 
instruments that are executed with the same counterparty under a master netting arrangement. The Ameren Companies did not
 
elect to adopt this guidance for any eligible commodity contracts.
23 The following table presents the carrying value and balance sheet location of all derivative commodity contracts, none of which were designated as hedging instruments, as of March31, 2015, and December31, 2014:
Balance Sheet Location Ameren Missouri Ameren Illinois Ameren 2015 Fuel oils Other current assets
$1$-$1 Natural gas Other current assets
-1 1 Power Other current assets 7-7 Total assets
$8$1$9 Fuel oils Other current liabilities
$21$-$21 Other deferred credits and liabilities 7-7 Natural gas MTM derivative liabilities (a)32 (a)Other current liabilities 6-38 Other deferred credits and liabilities 8 18 26 Power MTM derivative liabilities (a)11 (a)Other current liabilities 1-12 Other deferred credits and liabilities
-153 153 Uranium Other current liabilities 1-1 Total liabilities
$44$214$258 2014 Fuel oils Other current assets
$2$-$2 Natural gas Other current assets 1 1 2 Power Other current assets 15-15 Total assets
$18$1$19 Fuel oils Other current liabilities
$22$-$22 Other deferred credits and liabilities 7-7 Natural gas MTM derivative liabilities (a)31 (a)Other current liabilities 6-37 Other deferred credits and liabilities 6 13 19 Power MTM derivative liabilities (a)11 (a)Other current liabilities 3-14 Other deferred credits and liabilities
-131 131 Uranium Other current liabilities 2-2 Total liabilities
$46$186$232(a) Balance sheet line item not applicable to registrant.
The following table presents the cumulative amount of pretax net gains (losses) on all derivative instruments deferred in regulatory assets or regulatory liabilities as of March31, 2015, and December31, 2014:
Ameren Missouri Ameren Illinois Ameren 2015 Fuel oils derivative contracts (a)$(27)$-$(27)Natural gas derivative contracts (b)(14)(49)(63)Power derivative contracts (c)6(164)(158)Uranium derivative contracts (d)(1)-(1)2014 Fuel oils derivative contracts
$(29)$-$(29)Natural gas derivative contracts(11)(43)(54)Power derivative contracts 12(142)(130)Uranium derivative contracts (2)-(2)(a) Represents net losses associated with fuel oils derivative contracts at Ameren Missouri. These contracts are a partial hedge of Ameren Missouri's rail transportation surcharges for coal through December 2017. Current losses deferred as regulatory assets include $20 million at Ameren and Ameren Missouri. (b) Represents net losses associated with natural gas derivative contracts. These contracts are a partial hedge of natural gas requirements through October 2019 at Ameren and Ameren Missouri and through October 2018 at Ameren Illinois. Current gains deferred as regulatory liabilities include $1 million at Ameren and Ameren Illinois, respectively. Current losses deferred as regulatory assets include $38 million, $6 million, and $32 million at Ameren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois, respectively.(c) Represents net gains (losses) associated with power derivative contracts. These contracts are a partial hedge of power price requirements through May 2032 at Ameren and Ameren Illinois and through December 2016 at Ameren Missouri. Current gains deferred as regulatory liabilities include $7 million at Ameren and Ameren Missouri.
Current losses deferred as regulatory assets include $12 million, $1 million, and $11 million at Ameren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois, respectively.(d) Represents net losses on uranium derivative contracts at Ameren Missouri. These contracts are a partial hedge of Ameren Missouri's uranium requirements through December 2016. Current losses deferred as regulatory assets include $1 million at Ameren and Ameren Missouri.
24 Derivative instruments are subject to various credit-related losses in the event of nonperformance by counterparties to the transaction.
Exchange-traded contracts are supported by the financial and credit quality of the clearing members of the respective exchanges and have nominal credit risk. In all other transactions, we are exposed to credit risk. Our credit risk management program involves establishing credit
 
limits and collateral requirements for counterparties, using master netting arrangements, and reporting daily exposure to senior management.We believe that entering into master netting arrangements mitigates the level of financial loss that could result from default by allowing net settlement of derivative assets and liabilities. We generally enter into the following master netting arrangements: (1) the International Swaps and Derivatives Association Agreement, a standardized financial natural gas and electric contract; (2) the Master Power Purchase and Sale Agreement, created by the Edison Electric Institute and the National Energy Marketers Association, a standardized contract for the purchase and sale of wholesale power; and (3) the North American Energy Standards Board Inc. Agreement, a standardized contract for the purchase and sale of natural gas. These master netting arrangements allow the counterparties to net settle sale and purchase transactions.
Further, collateral requirements are calculated at the master netting arrangement level by counterparty.
The following table provides the recognized gross derivative balances and the net amounts of those derivatives subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement as of March31, 2015, and December31, 2014:
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Balance Sheet Commodity Contracts Eligible to be Offset Gross Amounts Recognized in the Balance Sheet Derivative Instruments Cash Collateral Received/Posted (a)Net Amount 2015 Assets:
Ameren Missouri
$8$4$-$4 Ameren Illinois 1--1 Ameren$9$4$-$5 Liabilities:
 
Ameren Missouri
$44$4$4$36 Ameren Illinois 214-2 212 Ameren$258$4$6$248 2014 Assets:
Ameren Missouri
$18$5$-$13 Ameren Illinois 1--1 Ameren$19$5$-$14 Liabilities:
 
Ameren Missouri
$46$5$5$36 Ameren Illinois 186--186 Ameren$232$5$5$222(a) Cash collateral received reduces gross asset balances and is included in "Other current liabilities" and "Other deferred credits and liabilities" on the balance sheet. Cash collateral posted reduces gross liability balances and is included in "Other current assets" and "Other assets" on the balance sheet.
Concentrations of Credit Risk In determining our concentrations of credit risk related to derivative instruments, we review our individual counterparties and categorize each counterparty into groupings according to the primary business in which each engages. We calculate maximum exposures based on the gross fair value of financial instruments, including NPNS and other accrual contracts. As of March31, 2015, if counterparty groups were to fail completely to perform on contracts, Ameren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois' maximum exposure was $6 million, $5 million, and $1 million, respectively. The potential loss on counterparty exposures is reduced by the application of master netting arrangements and collateral held, to the extent of reducing the exposure to zero. As of March31, 2015, the potential loss after consideration of the application of master netting arrangements and collateral held for Ameren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois was $5 million, $5 million, and $- million, respectively.
Derivative Instruments with Credit Risk-Related Contingent FeaturesOur commodity contracts contain collateral provisions tied to the Ameren Companies' credit ratings. If we were to experience an adverse change in our credit ratings, or if a counterparty with reasonable grounds for uncertainty regarding performance of an obligation requested adequate assurance of performance, additional collateral postings might be required. The following table presents, as of March31, 2015, the
 
aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments with credit risk-related contingent features in a gross liability position, the cash collateral 25posted, and the aggregate amount of additional collateral that could be required to be posted with counterparties. The additional collateral required is the net liability position allowed under the master netting arrangements, assuming (1) the credit risk-related contingent features underlying these arrangements were triggered on March31, 2015, and (2) those counterparties with rights to do so requested collateral.AggregateFairValueof Derivative Liabilities (a)Cash CollateralPosted PotentialAggregateAmountof Additional CollateralRequired (b)2015 Ameren Missouri
$87$6$83 Ameren Illinois 80 2 74 Ameren$167$8$157(a) Prior to consideration of master netting arrangements and including NPNS and other accrual contract exposures.(b) As collateral requirements with certain counterparties are based on master netting arrangements, the aggregate amount of additional collateral required to be posted is determined after consideration of the effects of such arrangements.NOTE 7 - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or
 
liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. We use various methods to determine
 
fair value, including market, income, and cost approaches. With
 
these approaches, we adopt certain assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including
 
assumptions about market risk or the risks inherent in the inputs
 
to the valuation. Inputs to valuation can be readily observable, market-corroborated, or unobservable. We use valuation
 
techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. Authoritative accounting guidance established a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the
 
inputs used to measure fair value.
All financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value are classified and disclosed in one of three hierarchy levels. See Note 8 - Fair Value Measurements under Part II, Item 8, of the Form 10-K for information related to hierarchy levels. We perform
 
an analysis each quarter to determine the appropriate hierarchy
 
level of the assets and liabilities subject to fair value
 
measurements. Financial assets and liabilities are classified in
 
their entirety according to the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. All assets and liabilities
 
whose fair value measurement is based on significant
 
unobservable inputs are classified as Level 3.
26 The following table describes the valuation techniques and unobservable inputs for the fair value of financial assets and liabilities classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy as of March31, 2015:
Fair Value Weighted AverageAssetsLiabilitiesValuation Technique(s)
Unobservable Input Range Level 3 Derivative asset and liability - commodity contracts (a):AmerenFuel oils$1$(7)Option modelVolatilities(%)(b)33 - 80 42Discounted cash flowAmeren Missouri credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.40 (d)Natural gas1(1)Option modelVolatilities(%)(e)6 - 39 33 Nodal basis($/mmbtu)(e)(0.40) - (0.20)(0.30)Discounted cash flowNodal basis($/mmbtu)(e)(0.40) - (0.10)(0.30)
Counterparty credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.31 - 12.07 2.47Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.40 (d)Power (f)5(165)Discounted cash flowAverage forward peak and off-peak pricing - forwards/
swaps($/MWh)(g)22 - 46 32 Estimated auction price for FTRs($/MW)(e)(597) - 1,922 153 Nodal basis($/MWh)(e)(11) - 0 (3)Counterparty credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.29 - 10.98 5.84Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.40 (d)Fundamental energy production model Estimated future gas prices($/mmbtu)(e)3 - 5 4 Escalation rate(%)(e)(h)1 (d)Contract price allocationEstimated renewable energy credit costs($/credit)(e)5 - 7 6Uranium-(1)Discounted cash flowAverage forward uranium pricing($/pound)(e)40 - 43 40 Ameren MissouriFuel oils$1$(7)Option modelVolatilities(%)(b)33 - 80 42Discounted cash flowAmeren Missouri credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.40 (d)Natural gas-(1)Option modelVolatilities(%)(e)6 - 39 33 Nodal basis($/mmbtu)(e)(0.40) - (0.20)(0.30)Discounted cash flowNodal basis($/mmbtu)(e)(0.10)(d)Counterparty credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.54 - 12.07 5 Ameren Missouri credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.40 (d)Power (f)5(1)Discounted cash flowAverage forward peak and off-peak pricing - forwards/
swaps($/MWh)(b)24 - 46 36 Estimated auction price for FTRs($/MW)(e)(597) - 1,922 153 Nodal basis($/MWh)(b)(11) - (4)
(8)Counterparty credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.29 - 10.98 5.84Uranium-(1)Discounted cash flowAverage forward uranium pricing($/pound)(e)40 - 43 40 Ameren IllinoisNatural gas$1$-Discounted cash flowNodal basis($/mmbtu)(e)(0.40) - (0.10)(0.30)
Counterparty credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.31 - 2.28 1.28 Ameren Illinois credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.40 (d)Power (f)-(164)Discounted cash flowAverage forward peak and off-peak pricing - forwards/
swaps($/MWh)(e)22 - 38 31 Nodal basis($/MWh)(e)(6) - 0 (3)Ameren Illinois credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.40 (d)Fundamental energy
 
production model Estimated future gas prices($/mmbtu)(e)3 - 5 4 Escalation rate(%)(e)(h)1 (d)Contract price allocationEstimated renewable energy credit costs($/credit)(e)5 - 7 6(a) The derivative asset and liability balances are presented net of counterparty credit considerations.(b) Generally, significant increases (decreases) in this input in isolation would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement.
(c) Counterparty credit risk is applied only to counterparties with derivative asset balances. Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois credit risk is applied only to counterparties with derivative liability balances.(d) Not applicable.
(e) Generally, significant increases (decreases) in this input in isolation would result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement.
(f) Power valuations use visible third-party pricing evaluated by month for peak and off-peak demand through 2018. Valuations beyond 2018 use fundamentally modeled pricing by month for peak and off-peak demand.(g) The balance at Ameren is comprised of Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois power contracts, which respond differently to unobservable input changes due to their opposing positions. As such, refer to the power sensitivity analysis for each company above.
27(h) Escalation rate applies to power prices 2026 and beyond.
The following table describes the valuation techniques and unobservable inputs for the fair value of financial assets and liabilities classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy as of December31, 2014:
Fair Value WeightedAssetsLiabilitiesValuation Technique(s)
Unobservable InputRangeAverage Level 3 Derivative asset and liability - commodity contracts (a):AmerenFuel oils$2$(8)Option modelVolatilities(%)(b)3 - 39 32Discounted cash flowAmeren Missouri credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.43 (d)Escalation rate(%)(e)(f)5 (d)Natural Gas1(2)Option modelVolatilities(%)(b)31 - 144 63 Nodal basis($/mmbtu)(e)(0.40) - 0 (0.20)Discounted cash flowNodal basis($/mmbtu)(e)(0.40) - 0.10(0.20)
Counterparty credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.43 - 13 3Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.43 (d)Power (g)11(144)Discounted cash flowAverage forward peak and off-peak pricing - forwards/
swaps($/MWh)(h)27 - 50 32 Estimated auction price for FTRs($/MW)(e)(1,833) - 2,743171 Nodal basis($/MWh)(e)(6) - 0 (2)Counterparty credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.26 (d)Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.43 (d)Fundamental energy production model Estimated future gas prices($/mmbtu)(e)4 - 5 4 Escalation rate(%)(e)(i)0 - 1 1Contract price allocationEstimated renewable energy credit costs($/credit)(e)5 - 7 6Uranium-(2)Discounted cash flowAverage forward uranium pricing($/pound)(e)35 - 40 36 Ameren MissouriFuel oils$2$(8)Option modelVolatilities(%)(b)3 - 39 32Discounted cash flowAmeren Missouri credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.43 (d)Escalation rate(%)(e)(f)5 (d)Natural Gas-(1)Option modelVolatilities(%)(b)31 - 144 53 Nodal basis($/mmbtu)(e)(0.40) - 0 (0.30)Discounted cash flowNodal basis($/mmbtu)(e)(0.10)(d)Counterparty credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.57 - 13 5 Ameren Missouri credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.43 (d)Power (g)11(2)Discounted cash flowAverage forward peak and off-peak pricing - forwards/
swaps($/MWh)(b)27 - 50 32 Estimated auction price for FTRs($/MW)(e)(1,833) - 2,743171 Counterparty credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.26 (d)Ameren Missouri credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.43 (d)Uranium-(2)Discounted cash flowAverage forward uranium pricing($/pound)(e)35 - 40 36 Ameren IllinoisNatural Gas$1$(1)Option modelVolatilities(%)(b)50 - 144 94 Nodal basis($/mmbtu)(e)(0.10) - 0 (0.10)Discounted cash flowNodal basis($/mmbtu)(e)(0.40) - 0.10(0.20)
Counterparty credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.43 - 2 0.83 Ameren Illinois credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.43 (d)Power (g)-(142)Discounted cash flowAverage forward peak and off-peak pricing - forwards/
swaps($/MWh)(e)27 - 38 32 Nodal basis($/MWh)(e)(6) - 0 (2)Ameren Illinois credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.43 (d)Fundamental energy
 
production model Estimated future gas prices($/mmbtu)(e)4 - 5 4 Escalation rate(%)(e)(i)0 - 1 1Contract price allocationEstimated renewable energy credit costs($/credit)(e)5 - 7 6(a) The derivative asset and liability balances are presented net of counterparty credit considerations.(b) Generally, significant increases (decreases) in this input in isolation would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement.
28(c) Counterparty credit risk is applied only to counterparties with derivative asset balances. Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois credit risk is applied only to counterparties with derivative liability balances.(d) Not applicable.(e) Generally, significant increases (decreases) in this input in isolation would result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement.
(f) Escalation rate applies to fuel oil prices 2017 and beyond.
(g) Power valuations use visible third-party pricing evaluated by month for peak and off-peak demand through 2018. Valuations beyond 2018 use fundamentally modeled pricing by month for peak and off-peak demand.(h) The balance at Ameren is comprised of Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois power contracts, which respond differently to unobservable input changes due to their opposing positions. As such, refer to the power sensitivity analysis for each company above.(i) Escalation rate applies to power prices 2026 and beyond.
In accordance with applicable authoritative accounting guidance, we consider nonperformance risk in our valuation of derivative instruments by analyzing the credit standing of our counterparties and considering any counterparty credit enhancements (e.g., collateral).
The guidance also requires that the fair value measurement of liabilities reflect the nonperformance risk of the reporting entity , as applicable.
Therefore, we have factored the impact of our credit standing, as well as any potential credit enhancements, into the fair value measurement
 
of both derivative assets and derivative liabilities. Included in our valuation, and based on current market conditions, is a valuation adjustment
 
for counterparty default derived from market data such as the price of credit default swaps, bond yields, and credit ratings. No gains or losses related to valuation adjustments for counterparty default risk were recorded at Ameren, Ameren Missouri, or Ameren Illinois in the first quarter of 2015 or 2014. At March31, 2015, the counterparty default risk liability valuation adjustment related to derivative contracts totaled $1 million, less than $1 million, and $1 million, for Ameren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois, respectively. At December31, 2014, the counterparty default risk liability valuation adjustment related to derivative contracts totaled $1 million, less than $1 million, and $1 million, for Ameren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois, respectively.
29The following table sets forth, by level within the fair value hierarchy, our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March31, 2015:
QuotedPricesin ActiveMarketsforIdentical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1)SignificantOther ObservableInputs (Level 2)SignificantOther Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)Total Assets:AmerenDerivative assets - commodity contracts (a): Fuel oils$-$-$1$1 Natural gas
--1 1 Power-2 5 7Total derivative assets - commodity contracts$-$2$7$9 Nuclear decommissioning trust fund:
Cash and cash equivalents
$2$-$-$2 Equity securities:
U.S. large capitalization 368--368 Debt securities:
Corporate bonds 65 U.S. treasury and agency securities
-101-101 Other-20-20Total nuclear decommissioning trust fund$370$186$-$556 (b)Total Ameren
$370$188$7$565AmerenDerivative assets - commodity contracts (a):MissouriFuel oils
$-$-$1$1 Power-2 5 7Total derivative assets - commodity contracts$-$2$6$8 Nuclear decommissioning trust fund:
Cash and cash equivalents
$2$-$-$2 Equity securities:
U.S. large capitalization 368--368 Debt securities:
Corporate bonds 65 U.S. treasury and agency securities
-101-101 Other-20-20Total nuclear decommissioning trust fund$370$186$-$556 (b)Total Ameren Missouri
$370$188$6$564AmerenDerivative assets - commodity contracts (a):IllinoisNatural gas
$-$-$1$1 Liabilities:
AmerenDerivative liabilities - commodity contracts (a): Fuel oils$21$-$7$28 Natural gas
-63 1 64 Power--165 165 Uranium--1 1 Total Ameren
$21$63$174$258AmerenDerivative liabilities - commodity contracts (a):MissouriFuel oils
$21$-$7$28 Natural gas
-13 1 14 Power--1 1 Uranium--1 1 Total Ameren Missouri
$21$13$10$44AmerenDerivative liabilities - commodity contracts (a):IllinoisNatural gas
$-$50$-$50 Power--164 164 Total Ameren Illinois
$-$50$164$214(a) The derivative asset and liability balances are presented net of counterparty credit considerations.(b) Balance excludes $2 million of receivables, payables, and accrued income, net.
30The following table sets forth, by level within the fair value hierarchy, our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December31, 2014:
QuotedPricesin ActiveMarketsforIdentical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1)SignificantOther ObservableInputs (Level 2)SignificantOther Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)Total Assets:AmerenDerivative assets - commodity contracts (a): Fuel oils$-$-$2$2 Natural gas
-1 1 2 Power-4 11 15Total derivative assets - commodity contracts$-$5$14$19 Nuclear decommissioning trust fund:
Cash and cash equivalents
$1$-$-$1 Equity securities:
U.S. large capitalization 364--364 Debt securities:
Corporate bonds 63 U.S. treasury and agency securities
-102-102 Other-17-17Total nuclear decommissioning trust fund$365$182$-$547 (b)Total Ameren
$365$187$14$566AmerenDerivative assets - commodity contracts (a):MissouriFuel oils
$-$-$2$2 Natural gas 1 Power-4 11 15Total derivative assets - commodity contracts$-$5$13$18 Nuclear decommissioning trust fund:
Cash and cash equivalents
$1$-$-$1 Equity securities:
U.S. large capitalization 364--364 Debt securities:
Corporate bonds 63 U.S. treasury and agency securities
-102-102 Other-17-17Total nuclear decommissioning trust fund$365$182$-$547 (b)Total Ameren Missouri
$365$187$13$565AmerenDerivative assets - commodity contracts (a): Illinois Natural gas
$-$-$1$1 Liabilities:
AmerenDerivative liabilities - commodity contracts (a): Fuel oils$21$-$8$29 Natural gas 1 53 2 56 Power-1 144 145 Uranium--2 2 Total Ameren
$22$54$156$232AmerenDerivative liabilities - commodity contracts (a):MissouriFuel oils
$21$-$8$29 Natural gas 1 10 1 12 Power-1 2 3 Uranium--2 2 Total Ameren Missouri
$22$11$13$46AmerenDerivative liabilities - commodity contracts (a): Illinois Natural gas
$-$43$1$44 Power--142 142 Total Ameren Illinois
$-$43$143$186(a) The derivative asset and liability balances are presented net of counterparty credit considerations.(b) Balance excludes $2 million of receivables, payables, and accrued income, net.
31 The following table summarizes the changes in the fair value of financial assets and liabilities classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy for the three months ended March 31, 2015:
Net derivative commodity contracts Ameren Missouri Ameren Illinois Ameren Fuel oils:
Beginning balance at January1, 2015
$(6)$(a)$(6)Realized and unrealized gains (losses) included in regulatory assets/liabilities (1)(a)(1)Settlements 1 (a)1 Ending balance at March 31, 2015
$(6)$(a)$(6)Change in unrealized gains (losses) related to assets/liabilities held at March 31, 2015$
(3)$(a)$(3)Natural gas:
 
Beginning balance at January1, 2015
$(1)$-$(1)Purchases-1 1 Ending balance at March 31, 2015
$(1)$1$-Change in unrealized gains (losses) related to assets/liabilities held at March 31, 2015$
-$-$-Power:
Beginning balance at January1, 2015
$9$(142)$(133)Realized and unrealized gains (losses) included in regulatory assets/liabilities (2)(25)(27)Settlements (3)3-Ending balance at March 31, 2015
$4$(164)$(160)Change in unrealized gains (losses) related to assets/liabilities held at March 31, 2015$
-$(24)$(24)Uranium:
Beginning balance at January1, 2015
$(2)$(a)$(2)Realized and unrealized gains (losses) included in regulatory assets/liabilities 1 (a)1 Ending balance at March 31, 2015
$(1)$(a)$(1)Change in unrealized gains (losses) related to assets/liabilities held at March 31, 2015$1$(a)$1(a) Not applicable.
The following table summarizes the changes in the fair value of financial assets and liabilities classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy for the three months ended March 31, 2014:
Net derivative commodity contracts Ameren Missouri Ameren Illinois Ameren Fuel oils:
 
Beginning balance at January1, 2014
$5$(a)$5 Realized and unrealized gains (losses) included in regulatory assets/liabilities (2)(a)(2)Settlements (2)(a)(2)Ending balance at March 31, 2014
$1$(a)$1 Change in unrealized gains (losses) related to assets/liabilities held at March 31, 2014
$(1)$(a)$(1)Natural gas:
 
Beginning balance at January1, 2014
$-$-$-Purchases-(2)(2)Settlements
-2 2 Ending balance at March 31, 2014
$-$-$-Change in unrealized gains (losses) related to assets/liabilities held at March 31, 2014$
-$-$-Power:
Beginning balance at January1, 2014
$19$(108)$(89)Realized and unrealized gains (losses) included in regulatory assets/liabilities (5)(12)(17)Settlements (5)-(5)Transfers out of Level 3 1-1 Ending balance at March 31, 2014
$10$(120)$(110)Change in unrealized gains (losses) related to assets/liabilities held at March 31, 2014
$(1)$(14)$(15)Uranium:
Beginning balance at January1, 2014
$(6)$(a)$(6)Settlements 1 (a)1 Ending balance at March 31, 2014
$(5)$(a)$(5)Change in unrealized gains (losses) related to assets/liabilities held at March 31, 2014
$-$(a)$-(a) Not applicable.
32Transfers in or out of Level 3 represent either (1)existing assets and liabilities that were previously categorized as a higher level, but were recategorized to Level 3, because the inputs to the model became unobservable during the period or (2)existing assets and liabilities that were previously classified as Level 3, but were recategorized to a higher level because the lowest significant input became observable during the period. Transfers between Level 2 and Level 3 for power derivatives were primarily caused by changes in availability of similar financial trades observable on electronic exchanges between the periods. Any reclassifications are reported as transfers out of Level 3 at the fair value measurement reported at the beginning of the period in which the changes occur. For the three months ended March31, 2015 and
 
2014 , there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 or between Level 2 and Level 3 related to derivative commodity contracts, with the exception of $1 million of transfers out of Level 3 into Level 2 related to power contracts at Ameren and Ameren Missouri for the three months ended March31, 2014.The Ameren Companies' carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents approximate fair value because of the short-term nature of these instruments. They are considered to be Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. The Ameren Companies' short-term borrowings also
 
approximate fair value because of their short-term nature. Short-term borrowings are considered to be Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy , as they are valued based on market rates for similar market transactions. The estimated fair value of long-term debt and preferred stock is
 
based on the quoted market prices for same or similar issuances for companies with similar credit profiles or on the current rates of fered to the Ameren Companies for similar financial instruments, which fair value measurement is considered Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
The following table presents the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of our long-term debt, capital lease obligations and preferred stock at March31, 2015, and December31, 2014:
March 31, 2015 December 31, 2014 Carrying Amount FairValue Carrying Amount FairValue Ameren: (a)Long-term debt and capital lease obligations (including current portion)$6,240$7,127
$6,240$7,135 Preferred stock 142 123 142 122 Ameren Missouri:
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations (including current portion)$3,999$4,574
$3,999$4,518 Preferred stock 80 74 80 73 Ameren Illinois:
 
Long-term debt$2,241$2,553
$2,241$2,517 Preferred stock 62 49 62 49(a) Preferred stock is recorded in "Noncontrolling Interests" on the consolidated balance sheet.NOTE 8 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS Ameren (parent) and its subsidiaries have engaged in, and may in the future engage in, affiliate transactions in the normal course of business. These transactions primarily consist of power
 
purchases and sales, services received or rendered, and
 
borrowings and lendings.Transactions between affiliates are reported as intercompany transactions on their respective financial statements but are eliminated in consolidation for Ameren's
 
financial statements. For a discussion of our material related party agreements, see Note 14 - Related Party Transactions
 
under Part II, Item8, of the Form 10-K and the money pool arrangements discussed in Note 3 - Short-term Debt and
 
Liquidity of this report.Electric Power Supply AgreementsIn April 2015, Ameren Illinois used an RFP process, administered by the IPA, to procure energy products from June1, 2015, through May 31, 2018. Ameren Missouri was among the winning suppliers in the energy product RFP process. As a result, in 2015, Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois entered into energy product agreements by which Ameren Missouri agreed to sell and Ameren Illinois agreed to purchase 667,000 megawatthours at an average price of $36 per megawatthour during the period of
 
June1, 2015, through June 30, 2017.
33The following table presents the impact on Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois of related party transactions for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.
Three Months Agreement Income Statement Line Item Ameren Missouri Ameren Illinois Ameren Missouri power supply Operating Revenues2015$1$(a) agreements with Ameren Illinois2014(b)(a)
Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois Operating Revenues 2015 6 1 rent and facility services 20145(b)Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois Operating Revenues2015(b)(b) miscellaneous support services2014(b)(b)
Total Operating Revenues2015$7$1 20145(b)Ameren Illinois power supply Purchased Power2015$(a)$1 agreements with Ameren Missouri2014(a)(b)
Ameren Illinois transmission Purchased Power2015(a)1 services with ATXI2014(a)1 Total Purchased Power2015$(a)$2 2014(a)1 Ameren Services support services Other Operations and Maintenance2015$34$29 agreement 2014 33 27 Total Other Operations and2015$34$29 Maintenance Expenses 2014 33 27 Money pool borrowings (advances)
Interest Charges/ Miscellaneous2015$(b)$(b)
Income2014(b)(b)(a) Not applicable.(b) Amount less than $1 million.NOTE 9 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES  We are involved in legal, tax and regulatory proceedings before various courts, regulatory commissions, authorities and governmental agencies with respect to matters that arise in the ordinary course of business, some of which involve substantial amounts of money. We believe that the final disposition of these proceedings, except as otherwise disclosed in the notes to our financial statements in this report and in our Form 10-K, will not have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position, or liquidity.Reference is made to Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Note 2 - Rate and Regulatory Matters, Note 14 - Related Party Transactions, Note 15 - Commitments and Contingencies, and Note 16 - Divestiture Transactions and Discontinued Operations under Part II, Item8, of the Form 10-K. See also Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Note 2 - Rate and Regulatory Matters, Note 8
- Related Party Transactions, Note 10 - Callaway Energy Center, and Note 12 - Divestiture Transactions and Discontinued Operations in this
 
report.Callaway Energy CenterThe following table presents insurance coverage at Ameren Missouri's Callaway energy center at March31, 2015. The property coverage and the nuclear liability coverage must be renewed on April1 and January1, respectively, of each year. Both coverages were renewed in 2015.
Type and Source of Coverage MaximumCoverages MaximumAssessments for Single Incidents Public liability and nuclear worker liability:
American Nuclear Insurers$375$-Pool participation 13,241 (a)128 (b)$13,616 (c)$128Property damage:
NEIL$2,750 (d)$26 (e)European Mutual Association for Nuclear Insurance 500 (f)-$3,250$26 Replacement power:
NEIL$490 (g)$9 (e) 34(a) Provided through mandatory participation in an industrywide retrospective premium assessment program.(b) Retrospective premium under the Price-Anderson Act. This is subject to retrospective assessment with respect to a covered loss in excess of $375 million in the event of an incident at any licensed United States commercial reactor, payable at $19 million per year.(c) Limit of liability for each incident under the Price-Anderson liability provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. A company could be assessed up to $128 million per incident for each licensed reactor it operates with a maximum of $19 million per incident to be paid in a calendar year for each reactor. This limit is subject to change to account for the effects of inflation and changes in the number of licensed reactors.(d) NEIL provides $2.25 billion in property damage, decontamination, and premature decommissioning insurance for both radiation and nonradiation events. An additional $500 million is provided for radiation events only for a total of $2.75 billion. (e) All NEIL insured plants could be subject to assessments should losses exceed the accumulated funds from NEIL.
(f) European Mutual Association for Nuclear Insurance provides $500 million in excess of the $2.75 billion and $2.25 billion property coverage for radiation and nonradiation events, respectively, provided by NEIL.(g) Provides replacement power cost insurance in the event of a prolonged accidental outage. Weekly indemnity up to $4.5 million for 52 weeks, which commences after the first twelve weeks of an outage, plus up to $3.6 million per week for a minimum of 71 weeks thereafter for a total not exceeding the policy limit of $490 million.
Nonradiation events are sub-limited to $328 million.The Price-Anderson Act is a federal law that limits the liability for claims from an incident involving any licensed United States commercial nuclear energy center. The limit is based on the number of licensed reactors. The limit of liability and the maximum potential annual payments are adjusted at least every five years for inflation to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index. The most recent five-year inflationary adjustment became effective in September 2013. Owners of a nuclear reactor cover this exposure through a combination of private insurance and mandatory participation in a financial protection pool, as established by the Price-Anderson Act.Losses resulting from terrorist attacks on nuclear facilities are covered under NEIL's policies, subject to an industrywide aggregate policy limit of $3.24 billion within a 12-month period, or $1.83 billion for events not involving radiation contamination.If losses from a nuclear incident at the Callaway energy center exceed the limits of, or are not covered by, insurance, or if coverage is unavailable, Ameren Missouri is at risk for any uninsured losses. If a serious nuclear incident were to occur, it could have a material adverse effect on Ameren's and Ameren Missouri's results of operations, financial position, or liquidity.
Other ObligationsTo supply a portion of the fuel requirements of Ameren Missouri's energy centers, Ameren Missouri has entered into various long-term commitments for the procurement of coal, natural gas, nuclear fuel, and methane gas. Additionally, Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois also have entered into various long-
 
term commitments for purchased power and natural gas for
 
distribution. For a complete listing of our obligations and
 
commitments, see Note 15 - Commitments and Contingencies
 
under Part II, Item 8 of the Form 10-K. At March31, 2015, total other obligations related to commitments for coal, natural gas, nuclear fuel, purchased power, methane gas, equipment, customer energy efficiency
 
program expenditures and meter reading services, among other agreements, at Ameren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois were $5,326 million, $3,577 million, and $1,702 million, respectively. In April 2015, Ameren Illinois used an RFP process, administered by the IPA, to procure energy products from June1, 2015, through May31, 2018. Ameren Illinois contracted to purchase approximately 5,526,000 megawatthours of energy products for $185 million during this period.
Environmental MattersWe are subject to various environmental laws and regulations enforced by federal, state, and local authorities. From the beginning phases of siting and development to the operation
 
of existing or new electric generation, transmission and
 
distribution facilities and natural gas storage, transmission and
 
distribution facilities, our activities involve compliance with diverse environmental laws and regulations. These laws and regulations address emissions, discharges to water, water usage, impacts to air, land, and water, and chemical and waste handling.
 
Complex and lengthy processes are required to obtain and renew approvals, permits, or licenses for new, existing or modified facilities. Additionally, the use and handling of various chemicals
 
or hazardous materials require release prevention plans and
 
emergency response procedures.The EPA is developing and implementing environmental regulations that will have a significant impact on the electric utility industry. Over time, compliance with these regulations could be costly for certain companies, including Ameren Missouri, that
 
operate coal-fired power plants. Significant new rules proposed
 
or promulgated include the regulation of CO 2 emissions from existing power plants through the proposed Clean Power Plan
 
and from new power plants through the revised NSPS; the
 
CSAPR, which requires further reductions of SO 2 emissions and NO x emissions from power plants; a regulation governing management of CCR and CCR landfills and impoundments; the MATS, which require reduction of emissions of mercury, toxic
 
metals, and acid gases from power plants; revised NSPS for particulate matter, SO 2 , and NO x emissions from new sources; new effluent standards applicable to waste water discharges from power plants and new regulations under the Clean Water Act that
 
could require significant capital expenditures, such as
 
modifications to water intake structures or new cooling towers at Ameren Missouri's energy centers. Certain of these new and
 
proposed regulations, if adopted, are likely to be challenged
 
through litigation, so their ultimate implementation, as well as the timing of any such implementation, is uncertain. Although many
 
details of the future regulations are unknown, the combined effects of the new and proposed environmental regulations could
 
result in significant capital expenditures and increased operating 35costs for Ameren and Ameren Missouri. The EPA also periodically reviews and revises national ambient air quality standards, including those standards associated with particulate matter, ozone, and emissions from power plants such as SO 2 , NO x. Compliance with all of these environmental laws and regulations
 
could be prohibitively expensive, result in the closure or alteration of the operation of some of Ameren Missouri's energy centers, or require capital investment. Ameren and Ameren Missouri expect
 
these costs would be recoverable through rates, subject to MoPSC prudence review, but the nature and timing of costs, as
 
well as the applicable regulatory framework, could result in
 
regulatory lag.As of March31, 2015, Ameren and Ameren Missouri estimate capital expenditure investments of $350 million to $400 million through 2019 to comply with existing environmental
 
regulations. Considerable uncertainty remains in this estimate.
 
The actual amount of capital investments required to comply with
 
existing environmental regulations may vary substantially from
 
the above estimate due to uncertainty as to the precise
 
compliance strategies that will be used and their ultimate cost, among other things. This estimate does not include the impacts of the proposed Clean Power Plan's reduction in emissions of
 
CO 2 , but does include our preliminary estimate of the capital expenditures required for the CCR regulations that were published in April 2015, both of which are discussed below.
Ameren Missouri's current plan for compliance with existing environmental regulations for air emissions includes burning
 
ultra-low-sulfur coal and installing new or optimizing existing pollution control equipment. Ameren Missouri has two scrubbers at its Sioux energy center, which are used to reduce SO 2 emissions and other pollutants. Ameren Missouri's compliance
 
plan assumes the installation of additional controls, including
 
mercury control technology at multiple energy centers within its coal-fired fleet through 2019. However, Ameren Missouri
 
continues to evaluate its operations and options to determine how to comply with the CSAPR, the MATS, and other recently finalized or proposed EPA regulations. Ameren Missouri may be
 
required to install additional pollution controls within the next six to 10 years. As the Clean Power Plan is still subject to revision by the EPA and implementation by the states, Ameren Missouri has
 
not finalized a compliance plan for the proposed rule.
The following sections describe the more significant new or proposed environmental laws and rules and environmental enforcement and remediation matters that affect or could affect
 
our operations.Clean Air Act Both federal and state laws require significant reductions in SO 2 and NO x through either emission source reductions or the use and retirement of emission allowances. The CSAPR became effective on January 1, 2015, for SO 2 and annual NO x reductions, and on May 1, 2015, for ozone season NO x reductions. There will be further emission reduction requirements in 2017 and potentially more in subsequent years. Ameren Missouri expects to have sufficiently reduced emissions and have sufficient allowances to avoid making external purchases to comply with CSAPR for 2015. To achieve compliance with CSAPR, Ameren
 
Missouri operates two scrubbers at its Sioux energy center and burns ultra-low sulfur coal. Ameren Missouri does not expect to
 
make additional capital investments to comply with the current CSAPR requirements. However, Ameren Missouri expects to
 
incur additional operations and maintenance costs to lower its
 
emissions at one or more of its energy centers for compliance with the CSAPR in future years. These higher operations and
 
maintenance costs are expected to be collected from customers through the FAC or higher base rates.In December 2011, the EPA issued the MATS under the Clean Air Act, which requires reductions in emissions of mercury
 
and other hazardous air pollutants, such as acid gases, trace metals, and hydrogen chloride. The United States Supreme Court is considering challenges to the MATS, with a decision expected in June 2015. The MATS do not require a specific control technology to achieve the emission reductions. The MATS apply to each unit at a coal-fired power plant. However, in certain
 
cases, compliance can be achieved by averaging emissions from
 
similar units at the same power plant. Compliance was required by April 2015 or, with a case-by-case extension, by April 2016.
 
Ameren Missouri's Labadie and Meramec energy centers were granted extensions and expect to comply with the MATS by April 2016. Ameren Missouri expects to make additional capital
 
investments at its Labadie and Meramec energy centers to comply with the MATS. These capital expenditure investments are included in Ameren's and Ameren Missouri's estimate above.
In addition, Ameren Missouri is incurring additional operations
 
and maintenance costs to lower its emissions at its energy centers in compliance with the MATS. These higher operations
 
and maintenance costs are expected to be collected from customers through the FAC or higher base rates.In December 2014, the EPA published its proposal to strengthen the 2008 national ambient air quality standard for ozone. A final standard is expected in October 2015, after which
 
states that do not meet the standard must develop and implement plans to achieve compliance. Ameren Missouri is
 
currently evaluating the proposed standard and the possible effects on its operations.
Greenhouse Gas Regulation Greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources, such as power plants, are subject to regulation under the Clean Air Act. As a result, Ameren Missouri is required to consider the
 
emissions of greenhouse gases in any air permit application.In January 2014, the EPA published proposed regulations that would set revised CO 2 emissions standards for new power plants. The proposed standards would establish separate
 
emissions limits for new natural-gas-fired plants and new coal-fired plants. In June 2014, the EPA proposed the Clean Power
 
Plan, which sets forth CO 2  emissions standards that would be applicable to existing power plants. The proposed Clean Power
 
Plan would require each state to develop plans to achieve CO 2 emission standards that the EPA calculated for each state. The 36EPA believes that the Clean Power Plan would achieve a 30%
reduction in the nation's existing power plant CO 2 emissions from 2005 levels by 2030. The proposed rule also has interim goals of
 
aggressively reducing CO 2 emissions by 2020. The EPA expects the proposed rule will be finalized in 2015. If the proposed rule is
 
finalized, states would have one to three years to develop
 
compliance plans. States would be allowed to develop
 
independent plans or to join with other states to develop joint plans. Ameren Missouri is evaluating the proposed Clean Power
 
Plan and the potential impact to its operations, including those related to electric system reliability. Significant uncertainty exists
 
regarding the standard for existing power plants, as the finalized rule could be different from the proposed rule and will be subject
 
to legal challenges, either of which could result in the amount and
 
timing of CO 2 emission standards being revised.
If the proposed Clean Power Plan were to be implemented in its current form, Ameren Missouri may need to incur new or
 
accelerated capital expenditures and increased fuel costs in order to achieve compliance. As proposed, the Clean Power Plan
 
would require states, including Missouri and Illinois, to submit
 
compliance plans as early as 2016. Compliance plans might require Ameren Missouri to construct natural gas-fired combined
 
cycle generation and renewable generation, at a currently estimated cost of approximately $2 billion by 2020, that Ameren
 
Missouri believes would otherwise not be necessary to meet the energy needs of its customers. Additionally, Missouri's
 
implementation of the proposed rules, if adopted, could result in the closure or alteration of the operation of some of Ameren Missouri's coal and natural gas-fired energy centers, which could
 
result in increased operating costs or impairment of assets.
 
Ameren Missouri expects substantially all of these increased
 
costs, which could begin in 2017, to be recoverable, subject to MoPSC prudence review, through substantially higher electric
 
rates charged to its customers.
Future federal and state legislation or regulations that mandate limits on the emission of greenhouse gases may result
 
in significant increases in capital expenditures and operating
 
costs, which could lead to increased liquidity needs and higher financing costs. These compliance costs could be prohibitive at some of Ameren Missouri's energy centers, which could result in
 
the impairment of long-lived assets if costs are not recovered
 
through rates. Mandatory limits on the emission of greenhouse gases could increase costs for Ameren Missouri's customers or have a material adverse effect on Ameren's and Ameren
 
Missouri's results of operations, financial position, and liquidity if
 
regulators delay or deny recovery in rates of these compliance costs. The cost of Ameren Illinois' purchased power and gas purchased for resale could increase; however, Ameren Illinois
 
expects these costs would be recovered from customers with no material adverse effect on its results of operations, financial position, or liquidity. Ameren's and Ameren Missouri's earnings
 
might benefit from increased investment to comply with
 
greenhouse gas limitations to the extent that the investments are
 
reflected and recovered timely in rates charged to customers.NSR and Clean Air Litigation In January 2011, the Department of Justice, on behalf of the EPA, filed a complaint against Ameren Missouri in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The EPA's complaint, as amended in October 2013, alleges that in
 
performing projects at its Rush Island coal-fired energy center in 2007 and 2010, Ameren Missouri violated provisions of the Clean Air Act and Missouri law. In January 2012, the district court granted, in part, Ameren Missouri's motion to dismiss various aspects of the EPA's penalty claims. The EPA's claims for unspecified injunctive relief remain. Ameren Missouri believes its defenses are meritorious and is defending itself vigorously.
However, there can be no assurances that it will be successful in its efforts. The ultimate resolution of this matter could have a material adverse effect on the future results of operations, financial position, and liquidity of Ameren and Ameren Missouri. A
 
resolution could result in increased capital expenditures for the
 
installation of pollution control equipment, increased operations and maintenance expenses, and penalties. We are unable to
 
predict the ultimate resolution of these matters or the costs that
 
might be incurred. Clean Water ActIn August 2014, the EPA published the final rule applicable to cooling water intake structures at existing power plants.The rule requires a case-by-case evaluation and plan for reducing the mortality of aquatic organisms impinged on the facility's intake
 
screens or entrained through the plant's cooling water system.
Implementation of this rule will be administered through each power plant's water discharge permitting process. All coal-fired and nuclear energy centers at Ameren Missouri are subject to this rule. The rule could have an adverse effect on Ameren's and Ameren Missouri's results of operations, financial position, and
 
liquidity if its implementation requires the installation of cooling
 
towers or extensive modifications to the cooling water systems at
 
our energy centers and if those investments are not recovered
 
timely in electric rates charged to its customers.In April 2013, the EPA announced its proposal to revise the effluent limitation guidelines applicable to steam electric generating units under the Clean Water Act. Effluent limitation
 
guidelines are national standards for wastewater discharges to surface water that are based on the effectiveness of available control technology. The EPA's proposed rule raised several compliance options that would prohibit effluent discharges of
 
certain, but not all, waste streams and impose more stringent
 
limitations on certain components in wastewater discharges from power plants. If the rule is enacted as proposed, Ameren Missouri
 
would be subject to the revised limitations beginning as early as July 1, 2017, but no later than July 1, 2022. The EPA is expected
 
to issue final guidelines in September 2015.
Ash ManagementIn December 2014, the EPA issued regulations regarding the management and disposal of CCR, which will affect future CCR 37disposal and handling costs at Ameren Missouri's energy centers. The final CCR regulations were published in April 2015. The
 
regulations allow for the management of CCR as a solid waste, as well as for its continued beneficial uses, such as recycling, which could reduce the amount to be disposed. The regulations also established criteria regarding the structural integrity, location, and operation of CCR impoundments and landfills. They require
 
groundwater monitoring and closure of impoundments if the groundwater standards are not achieved. Ameren Missouri is
 
currently evaluating the regulations to determine their impact on
 
current management of CCR and the costs associated with compliance. Ameren Missouri also expects to record an increase to its ARO associated with CCR storage facilities as a result of
 
the new regulations. See Note 1 - Summary of Significant
 
Accounting Policies in this report for additional information.
 
Ameren Missouri's capital expenditure plan includes the cost of
 
constructing landfills as part of its environmental compliance plan. Ameren Missouri expects certain of its ash ponds could be
 
closed within the next five years.
The new regulations do not apply to inactive ash ponds at plants no longer in operation, such as Ameren's Meredosia and
 
Hutsonville energy centers.
RemediationWe are involved in a number of remediation actions to clean up sites affected by hazardous substances, as required by federal and state law. Such laws require that responsible parties
 
fund remediation actions regardless of their degree of fault, the
 
legality of original disposal, or the ownership of a disposal site.
Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois have each been identified
 
by federal or state governments as a potentially responsible party
 
at several contaminated sites. As of March31, 2015, Ameren Illinois owned or was otherwise responsible for 44 former MGP sites in Illinois, which
 
are in various stages of investigation, evaluation, remediation, and closure. Ameren Illinois estimates it could substantially conclude remediation efforts at most of these sites by 2018. The ICC allows Ameren Illinois to recover remediation and litigation costs associated with its former MGP sites from its electric and
 
natural gas utility customers through environmental adjustment rate riders. To be recoverable, such costs must be prudently incurred. Costs are subject to annual review by the ICC. As of March31, 2015, Ameren Illinois estimated the obligation related to these former MGP sites at $245 million to $314 million.
Ameren and Ameren Illinois recorded a liability of $245 million to
 
represent their estimated minimum obligation for these sites, as
 
no other amount within the range was a better estimate. The scope and extent to which these former MGP sites are remediated may increase as remediation efforts continue.
 
Considerable uncertainty remains in these estimates, as many
 
factors can influence the ultimate actual costs, including site
 
specific unanticipated underground structures, the degree to
 
which groundwater is encountered, regulatory changes, local ordinances, and site accessibility. The actual costs may vary
 
substantially from these estimates.Ameren Illinois formerly used an off-site landfill, which Ameren Illinois did not own, in connection with the operation of a previously-owned energy center. Ameren Illinois could be
 
required to perform certain maintenance activities at that landfill, which is now closed. As of March31, 2015, Ameren Illinois estimated the obligation related to the landfill at $0.5 million to $6 million. Ameren Illinois recorded a liability of $0.5 million to
 
represent its estimated minimum obligation for this site, as no other amount within the range was a better estimate. Ameren
 
Illinois is also responsible for the cleanup of some underground storage tanks and a water treatment plant in Illinois. As of March31, 2015, Ameren Illinois recorded a liability of $0.7 million
 
to represent its best estimate of the obligation for these sites.In 2008, the EPA issued an administrative order to Ameren Missouri pertaining to a former coal tar distillery operated by
 
Koppers Company or its predecessor and successor companies.
While Ameren Missouri is the current owner of the site, which is
 
located in St. Louis, Missouri, it did not conduct any of the
 
manufacturing operations involving coal tar or its byproducts.
 
Ameren Missouri, along with two other potentially responsible
 
parties, have completed site investigation activities and have submitted their findings to the EPA. As of March31, 2015, Ameren Missouri estimated its obligation at $2 million to $5 million. Ameren Missouri recorded a liability of $2 million to
 
represent its estimated minimum obligation, as no other amount
 
within the range was a better estimate.
Ameren Missouri also participated in the investigation of various sites located in Sauget, Illinois. In 2000, the EPA notified
 
Ameren Missouri and numerous other companies, including
 
Solutia, Inc., that former landfills and lagoons at those sites may contain soil and groundwater contamination. These sites are known as Sauget Area 2. From about 1926 until 1976, Ameren Missouri operated an energy center adjacent to Sauget Area 2.
 
Ameren Missouri currently owns a parcel of property at Sauget
 
Area 2 that was once used as a landfill. In December 2013, the EPA issued its record of decision for Sauget Area 2 approving the investigation and the remediation
 
alternatives recommended by the potentially responsible parties.
 
Further negotiation among the potentially responsible parties will determine how to fund the implementation of the EPA-approved cleanup remedies. As of March31, 2015, Ameren Missouri estimated its obligation related to Sauget Area 2 at $1 million to
$2.5 million. Ameren Missouri recorded a liability of $1 million to
 
represent its estimated minimum obligation for this site, as no
 
other amount within the range was a better estimate.In December 2012, Ameren Missouri signed an administrative order with the EPA and agreed to investigate soil and groundwater conditions at an Ameren Missouri-owned substation in St. Charles, Missouri. As of March31, 2015, Ameren Missouri estimated the obligation related to the cleanup at $2.3 million to $4.5 million. Ameren Missouri recorded a liability of $2.3 million to represent its estimated minimum obligation for
 
this site, as no other amount within the range was a better
 
estimate.
38 Our operations or those of our predecessor companies involve the use of, disposal of, and in appropriate circumstances, the cleanup of substances regulated under environmental laws.
We are unable to determine whether such practices will result in future environmental commitments or will affect our results of operations, financial position, or liquidity.
Pumped-storage Hydroelectric Facility Breach In December 2005, there was a breach of the upper reservoir at Ameren Missouri's Taum Sauk pumped-storage hydroelectric energy center. The breach resulted in significant flooding in the local area, which damaged a state park. Ameren Missouri had liability insurance coverage for the Taum Sauk
 
incident, subject to certain limits and deductibles. In 2010, Ameren Missouri sued an insurance company that was providing Ameren Missouri with liability coverage on the date of the Taum Sauk incident. In the litigation, Ameren Missouri
 
claims that the insurance company breached its duty to indemnify
 
Ameren Missouri for losses resulting from the incident. In
 
September 2014, the United States District Court for the Eastern
 
District of Missouri ordered the case to be transferred to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for trial. The transfer order has been stayed pending resolution of Ameren Missouri's October 2014 appeal of that order to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. As of March31, 2015, Ameren Missouri had an insurance receivable balance of $41 million. The insurance claim was $53 million as of March 31, 2015. Ameren Missouri expects to collect
 
this receivable from the remaining insurance company in the pending litigation described above. This receivable is included in "Other assets" on Ameren's and Ameren Missouri's balance sheets as of March31, 2015. Ameren's and Ameren Missouri's
 
results of operations, financial position, and liquidity could be adversely affected if Ameren Missouri's remaining insurance
 
receivable balance is not collected.
Asbestos-related LitigationAmeren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois have been named, along with numerous other parties, in a number of lawsuits filed by plaintiffs claiming varying degrees of injury from
 
asbestos exposure at our present or former energy centers. Most have been filed in the Circuit Court of Madison County, Illinois.
 
The total number of defendants named in each case varies, with 77 as the average number of parties as of March31, 2015. Each
 
lawsuit seeks unspecified damages that, if awarded at trial, typically would be shared among the various defendants.
The following table presents the pending asbestos-related lawsuits filed against the Ameren Companies as of March31, 2015: Ameren Ameren Missouri Ameren IllinoisTotal (a)1 42 53 65(a) Total does not equal the sum of the subsidiary unit lawsuits because some of the lawsuits name multiple Ameren entities as defendants.As of March31, 2015, Ameren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois had liabilities of $12 million, $5 million, and $7 million, respectively, recorded to represent their best estimate of
 
their obligations related to asbestos claims.Ameren Illinois has a tariff rider to recover the costs of IP asbestos-related litigation claims, subject to the following terms:
 
90% of cash expenditures in excess of the amount included in
 
base electric rates are to be recovered from a trust fund that was established when Ameren acquired IP. At March31, 2015, the trust fund balance was $22 million, including accumulated
 
interest. If cash expenditures are less than the amount in base rates, Ameren Illinois will contribute 90% of the difference to the trust fund. Once the trust fund is depleted, 90% of allowed cash
 
expenditures in excess of base rates will be recovered through charges assessed to customers under the tariff rider. The rider will permit recovery from customers within IP's historical service territory.NOTE 10 - CALLAWAY ENERGY CENTERUnder the NWPA, the DOE is responsible for disposing of spent nuclear fuel from the Callaway energy center and other commercial nuclear energy centers. Under the NWPA, Ameren
 
and other utilities that own and operate those energy centers are responsible for paying the disposal costs. The NWPA established
 
the fee that these utilities pay the federal government for disposing of the spent nuclear fuel at one mill, or one-tenth of one
 
cent, for each kilowatthour generated and sold by those plants.
The NWPA also requires the DOE annually to review the nuclear
 
waste fee against the cost of the nuclear waste disposal program
 
and to propose to the United States Congress any fee adjustment necessary to offset the costs of the program. As required by the NWPA, Ameren Missouri and other utilities have entered into standard contracts with the federal government. The government, represented by the DOE, is responsible for implementing these provisions of the NWPA. Consistent with the NWPA and its standard contract, Ameren Missouri had historically collected one
 
mill from its electric customers for each kilowatthour of electricity that it generated and sold from its Callaway energy center.
 
Because the federal government is not meeting its disposal
 
obligation, the collection of this fee is currently suspended.Although both the NWPA and the standard contract stated that the federal government would begin to dispose of spent
 
nuclear fuel by 1998, the federal government is not meeting its disposal obligation. Ameren Missouri has sufficient installed
 
capacity at the Callaway energy center to store its spent nuclear
 
fuel generated through 2020, and it has the capability to add additional dry cask storage capacity. The DOE's delay in carrying
 
out its obligation to dispose of spent nuclear fuel from the Callaway energy center is not expected to adversely affect the continued operations of the energy center.
In January 2013, the DOE issued its plan for the management and disposal of spent nuclear fuel. The DOE's plan
 
calls for a pilot interim storage facility to begin operation with an
 
initial focus on accepting spent nuclear fuel from shutdown
 
reactor sites by 2021. By 2025, a larger interim storage facility 39would be available. The plan also proposes to begin operation of a permanent storage facility by 2048.
As a result of the DOE's failure to begin to dispose of spent nuclear fuel from commercial nuclear energy centers and fulfill its contractual obligations, Ameren Missouri and other nuclear
 
energy center owners have also sued the DOE to recover costs incurred for ongoing storage of their spent fuel. Ameren Missouri
 
filed a breach of contract lawsuit to recover coststhat it incurred through 2009. The lawsuit sought reimbursement for the cost of reracking the Callaway energy center's spent fuel pool, for certain NRC fees, and for Missouri ad valorem taxes that Ameren
 
Missouri would not have incurred had the DOE performed its contractual obligations. The parties entered into a settlement
 
agreement that provides for annual recovery of additional spent
 
fuel storage and related costs incurred from 2010 through 2016, with the ability to extend the recovery period as mutually agreed
 
upon by the parties. Included in these reimbursements are costs related to a dry spent fuel storage facility that Ameren Missouri is constructing at its Callaway energy center. Ameren Missouri
 
intends to begin transferring spent fuel assemblies to this facility in 2015. Ameren Missouri will continue to apply for
 
reimbursement from the DOE for the cost to construct and
 
operate the dry spent fuel storage facility along with related
 
allowable costs.In March 2015, the NRC approved Ameren Missouri's application to extend its Callaway energy center's operating
 
license from 2024 to 2044.
Electric utility rates charged to customers provide for the recovery of the Callaway energy center's decommissioning costs, which include decontamination, dismantling, and site restoration costs, over the expected life of the nuclear energy center.
 
Amounts collected from customers are deposited into the
 
external nuclear decommissioning trust fund to provide for the Callaway energy center's decommissioning. It is assumed that
 
the Callaway energy center site will be decommissioned through
 
the immediate dismantlement method and removed from service.
Ameren and Ameren Missouri have recorded an ARO for the
 
Callaway energy center decommissioning costs at fair value, which represents the present value of estimated future cash outflows. Annual decommissioning costs of $7 million are included in the costs used to establish electric rates for Ameren
 
Missouri's customers. Every three years, the MoPSC requires
 
Ameren Missouri to file an updated cost study and funding analysis for decommissioning its Callaway energy center.
Following the NRC's decision to approve Ameren Missouri's
 
operating license extension application, an updated cost study
 
and a revised funding analysis were filed with the MoPSC on April 1, 2015. Ameren Missouri's April 2015 filing supported no
 
change to the decommissioning cost included in electric service rates. There is no time requirement by which the MoPSC must
 
issue an order regarding the decommissioning cost included in Ameren Missouri's electric service rates.If the assumed return on
 
trust assets is not earned, we believe that it is probable that any such earnings deficiency will be recovered in rates. The fair value of the trust fund for Ameren Missouri's Callaway energy center is reported as "Nuclear decommissioning trust fund" in Ameren's and Ameren Missouri's balance sheets. This amount is legally
 
restricted and may be used only to fund the costs of nuclear
 
decommissioning. Changes in the fair value of the trust fund are
 
recorded as an increase or decrease to the nuclear decommissioning trust fund, with an offsetting adjustment to the related regulatory liability.NOTE 11 - RETIREMENT BENEFITSAmeren's pension plans are funded in compliance with income tax regulations and to meet federal funding or regulatory requirements. As a result, Ameren expects to fund its pension plans at a level equal to the greater of the pension expense or the legally required minimum contribution. Considering Ameren's assumptions at March31, 2015, the plan's estimated investment performance through March31, 2015, and Ameren's pension funding policy, Ameren expects to make annual contributions of $25 million to $115 million through 2019, with aggregate estimated contributions of $290 million. These amounts are estimates which may change with actual investment performance, changes in interest rates, any pertinent changes in government regulations, and any voluntary contributions. Separately, our policy for postretirement benefits is primarily to fund the voluntary employees' beneficiary association trusts to match the annual postretirement
 
expense.
40The following table presents the components of the net periodic benefit cost (benefit) for Ameren's pension and postretirement benefit plans for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:
Pension BenefitsPostretirement Benefits Three Months Three Months 2015201420152014 Service cost
$24$21$5$5 Interest cost 44 49 12 13 Expected return on plan assets(62)(57)(17)(16)Amortization of:
Prior service benefit
--(1)(1)Actuarial loss (gain) 18 12 1 (1)Net periodic benefit cost
$24$25$-$-Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois are responsible for their respective shares of Ameren's pension and postretirement costs. The following table presents the pension costs and the postretirement benefit costs incurred for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:Pension BenefitsPostretirement Benefits Three Months Three Months 2015201420152014 Ameren Missouri
$15$17$1$1 Ameren Illinois 9 8 (1)(1)Ameren (a)$24$25$-$-(a) Includes amounts for Ameren registrants and nonregistrant subsidiaries.NOTE 12 - DIVESTITURE TRANSACTIONS AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONSOn December 2, 2013, Ameren completed the divestiture of New AER to IPH in accordance with the transaction agreement between Ameren and IPH dated March 14, 2013, as amended by a letter agreement dated December 2, 2013. The transaction
 
agreement with IPH, as amended, provides that if the Elgin, Gibson City, and Grand Tower gas-fired energy centers are subsequently sold by Medina Valley and if Medina Valley receives additional proceeds from such sale, Medina Valley will pay Genco
 
any proceeds from such sale, net of taxes and other expenses, in excess of the $137.5 million previously paid to Genco.On January 31, 2014, Medina Valley completed the sale of the Elgin, Gibson City, and Grand Tower gas-fired energy centers to Rockland Capital for a total purchase price of $168 million, before consideration of a net working capital adjustment. The agreement with Rockland Capital required $17 million of the
 
purchase price to be held in escrow until January 31, 2016, to fund certain indemnity obligations, if any, of Medina Valley. The
 
Rockland Capital escrow receivable balance and the corresponding payable due to Genco is reflected on Ameren's
 
March 31, 2015 consolidated balance sheet in "Other current assets" and in "Other current liabilities," respectively. Medina Valley expects to pay Genco any remaining portion of the escrow balance on January 31, 2016. Ameren did not record a gain from its sale of the Elgin, Gibson City, and Grand Tower gas-fired
 
energy centers.
Discontinued Operations PresentationSee Note 16 - Divestiture Transactions and Discontinued Operations under Part II, Item 8, of the Form 10-K for additional information related to disposal groups. The final tax basis of the AER disposal group and the related tax benefit resulting from the transaction with IPH
 
are dependent upon the resolution of tax matters under audit. It is reasonably possible that in the next 12 months these tax audits will be completed. As a result, tax expense and benefits ultimately realized from the divestitures, including the final resolution of Ameren's uncertain tax positions, may differ materially from those recorded as of and for the three months ended March31, 2015. The assets and liabilities of Ameren's discontinued operations at March 31, 2015, and December 31, 2014, consist primarily of AROs and related deferred income tax
 
assets associated with the abandoned Meredosia and Hutsonville energy centers.
Pursuant to the IPH transaction agreement, as amended, Ameren is obligated to pay up to $25 million for certain contingent liabilities as of March31, 2015, which were included in "Other current liabilities" on Ameren's March31, 2015 consolidated
 
balance sheet.
The note receivable from Marketing Company related to the cash collateral support provided to New AER was $12 million at March 31, 2015, and December 31, 2014, and was reflected on
 
Ameren's consolidated balance sheet in "Miscellaneous accounts and notes receivable." This receivable is due to Ameren, with
 
interest, on December 2, 2015, or sooner as cash collateral
 
requirements are reduced. In addition, as of March 31, 2015, if Ameren's credit ratings had been below investment grade, Ameren could have been required to post additional cash collateral in support of New AER in the amount of $20 million, 41which includes $10 million currently covered by Ameren guarantees. This cash collateral support is part of Ameren's obligation to provide certain limited credit support to New AER until December 2, 2015, as discussed below.
Ameren Guarantees and Letters of Credit The IPH transaction agreement, as amended, requires Ameren to maintain its financial obligations with respect to all credit support provided to New AER as of the December 2, 2013 closing date of the divestiture. Ameren must also provide such
 
additional credit support as required by contracts entered into
 
prior to the closing date, in each case until December 2, 2015.
IPH shall indemnify Ameren for any payments Ameren makes
 
pursuant to these credit support obligations if the counterparty does not return the posted collateral to Ameren. IPH's indemnification obligation is secured by certain AERG and Genco
 
assets. In addition, Dynegy has provided a limited guarantee of
$25 million to Ameren pursuant to which Dynegy will, among
 
other things, guarantee IPH's indemnification obligations until
 
December 2, 2015.In addition to the $25 million of contingent liabilities recorded on Ameren's March31, 2015 consolidated balance sheet, Ameren had a total of $105 million in guarantees outstanding for New AER that were not recorded on Ameren's March31, 2015
 
consolidated balance sheet, which included:* $103 million related to guarantees supporting Marketing Company for physically and financially settled power
 
transactions with its counterparties that were in place at the
 
December 2, 2013 closing of the divestiture, as well as for
 
Marketing Company's clearing broker and other service
 
agreements. If Marketing Company did not fulfill its
 
obligations to these counterparties who had active open positions as of March31, 2015, Ameren would have been required under its guarantees to provide $10 million to the
 
counterparties. * $2 million related to requirements for lease agreements and potential environmental obligations. If New AER had not fulfilled its lease obligation as of March 31, 2015, Ameren would have been required to provide $1 million to the lease counterparty.Additionally, at March31, 2015, Ameren had issued letters of credit totaling $9 million as credit support on behalf of New AER.Ameren has not recorded a liability for these contingent obligations because it does not believe a payment with respect to
 
any of these guarantees or letters of credit was probable as of March31, 2015.NOTE 13 - SEGMENT INFORMATIONAmeren has two reportable segments: Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois. Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois each have one reportable segment. The Ameren Missouri segment for both Ameren and Ameren Missouri includes all of the operations of Ameren Missouri's business as described in Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. The Ameren Illinois segment for both Ameren and Ameren Illinois includes all of the operations of Ameren Illinois' business as described in Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. The category called Other primarily includes Ameren parent company activities, Ameren Services, and ATXI. The following table presents information about the reported revenues and specified items reflected in Ameren's net income attributable to Ameren Corporation from continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, and total assets of continuing operations as of March31, 2015, and December31, 2014.
Three Months Ameren Missouri Ameren Illinois Other IntersegmentEliminationsAmeren 2015 External revenues$793$744$19$-$1,556 Intersegment revenues 7 11(9)-Net income attributable to Ameren Corporation from continuing operations 41 53 14-108 2014 External revenues$811$774$9$-$1,594 Intersegment revenues 6-1 (7)-Net income (loss) attributable to Ameren Corporation from continuing operations 47 53 (3)-97 As of March 31, 2015:
Total assets$13,555$8,456$1,082$(224)$
22,869 (a)As of December 31, 2014:
 
Total assets$13,541$8,381$942$(203)$
22,661 (a)(a) Excludes total assets from discontinued operations of $15 million as of March31, 2015, and December 31, 2014.
42 ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements contained in this Form 10-Q as well as Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
 
and Results of Operations and Risk Factors contained in the Form 10-K.We intend for this discussion to provide the reader
 
with information that will assist in understanding our financial
 
statements, the changes in certain key items in those financial
 
statements, and the primary factors that accounted for those changes, as well as how certain accounting principles affect our financial statements. The discussion also provides information
 
about the financial results of our business segments to provide a
 
better understanding of how those segments and their results affect the financial condition and results of operations of Ameren as a whole. Also see the Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations at
 
the front of this report and in the Form 10-K.
Ameren, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, is a public utility holding company under PUHCA 2005, administered by the FERC. Ameren's primary assets are its equity interests in its subsidiaries, including Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois.
Ameren's subsidiaries are separate, independent legal entities
 
with separate businesses, assets, and liabilities. Dividends on Ameren's common stock and the payment of expenses by
 
Ameren depend on distributions made to it by its subsidiaries.
Ameren's principal subsidiaries are listed below.
* Union Electric Company, doing business as Ameren
 
Missouri, operates a rate-regulated electric generation, transmission and distribution business and a rate-regulated
 
natural gas transmission and distribution business in
 
Missouri.* Ameren Illinois Company, doing business as Ameren Illinois, operates rate-regulated electric and natural gas transmission
 
and distribution businesses in Illinois.
Ameren has various other subsidiaries that conduct activities such as the provision of shared services. Ameren also has a subsidiary, ATXI, that operates a FERC rate-regulated electric transmission business. ATXI is developing MISO-
 
approved electric transmission projects, including the Illinois Rivers, Spoon River, and Mark Twain projects. Ameren is also pursuing reliability projects within Ameren Missouri's and Ameren Illinois' service territories as well as competitive electric
 
transmission investment opportunities outside of these territories, including investments outside of MISO.
The operating results, assets, and liabilities of the Elgin, Gibson City, Grand Tower, Meredosia, and Hutsonville energy
 
centers have been presented separately as discontinued
 
operations for all periods presented in this report. Unless otherwise stated, the following sections of Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
 
Operations exclude discontinued operations for all periods presented. See Note 12 - Divestiture Transactions and
 
Discontinued Operations under Part I, Item 1, of this report for
 
additional information regarding the discontinued operations presentation. See Note 16 - Divestiture Transactions and Discontinued Operations under Part II, Item 8, of the Form 10-K
 
for additional information regarding the divestiture transactions.The financial statements of Ameren are prepared on a consolidated basis, and therefore include the accounts of its majority-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated. Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois have no
 
subsidiaries, and therefore their financial statements are not prepared on a consolidated basis. All tabular dollar amounts are
 
in millions, unless otherwise indicated.
In addition to presenting results of operations and earnings amounts in total, we present certain information in cents per share. These amounts reflect factors that directly affect Ameren's earnings. We believe this per share information helps readers to understand the impact of these factors on Ameren's earnings per
 
share.OVERVIEWNet income attributable to Ameren Corporation from continuing operations was $108 million in the first quarter of 2015, compared with $97 million in the first quarter of 2014. Net income was favorably affected by higher rates for Ameren Illinois and ATXI electric transmission service and Ameren Illinois electric
 
delivery service, each under formula ratemaking, driven by
 
additional rate base investment. Net income was also favorably affected by a decrease in other operations and maintenance
 
expenses at those businesses not operating under formula rates as well as decreased interest expenses at Ameren (parent).
Additionally, earnings increased as a result of a January 2015 ICC order regarding Ameren Illinois' cumulative power usage costs and its purchased power rider mechanism. These earnings increases were partially offset by decreased electric and natural
 
gas demand primarily due to milder winter temperatures and energy efficiency. In addition, net income was unfavorably affected by the recognition of a liability for a potential refund to
 
customers due to an expected reduction in the FERC-allowed return on equity related to Ameren Illinois and ATXI transmission
 
service and by a lower recognized return on equity related to
 
Ameren Illinois electric delivery service as a result of decreased yields on 30-year United States Treasury bonds. Ameren's earnings were also negatively affected by increased depreciation
 
and amortization expenses for those businesses not operating under formula rates and increased financing costs at Ameren
 
Missouri.Ameren continues to execute its strategy of investing in and operating its utilities in a manner consistent with existing
 
regulatory frameworks, enhancing those frameworks and
 
advocating for responsible energy policies, as well as creating
 
and capitalizing on opportunities for investment for the benefit of its customers and shareholders. Ameren continues to
 
strategically allocate significant amounts of capital to those
 
businesses where investment is supported by constructive
 
regulatory frameworks, investing approximately $270 million of its
$417 million in capital expenditures during the first quarter of
 
2015 in FERC-regulated electric transmission projects and 43 Ameren Illinois electric and natural gas delivery service infrastructure. Work on ATXI's Illinois Rivers transmission project is advancing as planned. These additional rate base investments
 
continue to drive earnings growth.
Ameren remains actively engaged in advocating for responsible energy policies, including those that would ensure the protection of the electric system's reliability. In response to the proposed Clean Power Plan, Ameren Missouri has proposed
 
a plan, including eliminating interim targets and allowing states to determine the best path to address the EPA's final targets. The
 
plan would achieve the final level of CO 2 emissions reductions proposed in the EPA's Clean Power Plan but would do so in a less costly manner. The plan includes continued reliance on nuclear generation from Ameren Missouri's Callaway energy center, which received approval from the NRC in March 2015 to
 
operate through 2044.
In addition to prudently investing in its utilities and advocating for responsible energy policies, Ameren remains focused on achieving operational improvements and efficiencies
 
across all of its businesses.In April 2015, the MoPSC issued an order approving an increase in Ameren Missouri's annual revenues for electric service of$122 million, incorporating a 9.53%allowed return on common equity and a $7.0 billion rate base to reflect investments through December 31, 2014. The order approved Ameren Missouri's request for continued use of the FAC; however, it changed the FAC to exclude substantially all transmission
 
charges and revenues. In addition, the order did not approve the
 
continued use of the regulatory tracking mechanisms for storm
 
costs and vegetation management and infrastructure inspection
 
costs. Rate changes consistent with the order will become effective on May 30, 2015. Ameren Missouri will request a rehearing on several aspects of the MoPSC's order, including the
 
allowed return on common equity and the elimination of recovery
 
of changes in transmission charges and revenues through the FAC. Ameren Missouri will seek to align its spending, both
 
operating and capital, with the regulatory framework established by the MoPSC's order. Ameren Missouri continues to pursue a
 
modernized regulatory framework that supports investment to
 
upgrade aging electric infrastructure and reduces regulatory lag.In April 2015, the IEIMA's formula rate framework applicable to Ameren Illinois' electric delivery service business was
 
extended until the end of 2019, with further extensions possible through 2022, allowing for continued modernization of Ameren Illinois' electric distribution system. In April 2015, Ameren Illinois
 
filed with the ICC its annual electric delivery service formula rate update to establish 2016 rates. Pending ICC approval, Ameren Illinois' update filing will result in a $110 million increase in Ameren Illinois' electric delivery service rates beginning in January 2016. In January 2015, Ameren Illinois filed a request
 
with the ICC seeking approval to increase its annual revenues for natural gas delivery service by $53 million. In an attempt to reduce regulatory lag, Ameren Illinois used a 2016 future test
 
year in this proceeding. Included in the request was a proposal to
 
implement a decoupling rider mechanism for residential and small nonresidential customers. The decoupling rider would ensure that changes in natural gas sales volumes do not affect
 
Ameren Illinois' annual natural gas revenues for these rate classes. A decision by the ICC in this proceeding is required by December 2015, with new rates expected to be effective in
 
January 2016.RESULTS OF OPERATIONSOur results of operations and financial position are affected by many factors. Weather, economic conditions, and the actions of key customers can significantly affect the demand for our services. Our results are also affected by seasonal fluctuations in winter heating and summer cooling demands. We are also affected by nuclear refueling and other energy center maintenance outages at Ameren Missouri. Almost all of Ameren's revenues are subject to state or federal regulation. This
 
regulation has a material impact on the prices we charge for our
 
services. Our results of operations, financial position, and liquidity are affected by our ability to align our overall spending, both
 
operating and capital, with regulatory frameworks established by our regulators. Ameren Missouri principally uses coal, nuclear
 
fuel, and natural gas for fuel in its electric operations and purchases natural gas for its customers. Ameren Illinois purchases power and natural gas for its customers. The prices
 
for these commodities can fluctuate significantly because of the global economic and political environment, weather, supply and demand, and many other factors. We have natural gas cost
 
recovery mechanisms for our Illinois and Missouri natural gas
 
delivery service businesses, a purchased power cost recovery mechanism for Ameren Illinois' electric delivery service business, and a FAC for Ameren Missouri's electric utility business. Ameren
 
Illinois' electric delivery service utility business, pursuant to the
 
IEIMA, conducts an annual reconciliation of the revenue
 
requirement necessary to reflect the actual costs incurred in a
 
given year with the revenue requirement included in customer rates for that year, with recoveries from or refunds to customers made in a subsequent year. Included in Ameren Illinois' revenue requirement reconciliation is a formula for the return on equity, which is equal to the average of the monthly yields of 30-year United States Treasury bonds plus 580 basis points. Therefore, Ameren Illinois' annual return on equity is directly correlated to yields on United States Treasury bonds. Ameren Illinois and ATXI 
 
use a company-specific, forward-looking rate formula framework in setting their transmission rates. These forward-looking rates are updated each January with forecasted information. A reconciliation during the year, which adjusts for the actual
 
revenue requirement and actual sales volumes, is used to adjust billing rates in a subsequent year. Fluctuations in interest rates and conditions in the capital and credit markets also affect our
 
cost of borrowing and our pension and postretirement benefits costs. We employ various risk management strategies to reduce
 
our exposure to commodity risk and other risks inherent in our business. The reliability of Ameren Missouri's energy centers and
 
our transmission and distribution systems and the level of
 
purchased power costs, operations and maintenance costs, and
 
capital investment are key factors that we seek to manage in
 
order to optimize our results of operations, financial position, and liquidity.
44 Earnings SummaryThe following table presents a summary of Ameren's earnings from continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:
Three Months20152014 Net income attributable to Ameren Corporation - continuing operations$108$97 Earnings per common share - basic -
continuing operations 0.45 0.40Net income attributable to Ameren Corporation from continuing operations increased $11 million, or 5 cents per share, in the first quarter of 2015 compared with the same period in 2014. The increase was due to net income from Ameren (parent) and nonregistrant subsidiaries of $14 million in the first quarter of 2015 compared with a $3 million loss in the same period in 2014.
Ameren Missouri's net income decreased by $6 million compared to 2014, while Ameren Illinois' 2015 net income was comparable
 
to 2014.Compared with 2014, 2015 earnings per share from continuing operations were favorably affected by:* increased Ameren Illinois and ATXI electric transmission service and Ameren Illinois electric service delivery earnings under formula ratemaking due to additional rate base
 
investment (5 cents per share);* decreased other operations and maintenance expenses for those businesses not operating under formula rates, primarily at Ameren Missouri due, in part, to a reduction in
 
low-level radioactive nuclear waste disposal costs, and at
 
nonregistrant subsidiaries (5 cents per share);
* increased Ameren Illinois earnings resulting from a January 2015 ICC order regarding Ameren Illinois' cumulative power
 
usage cost and its purchased power rider mechanism (4
 
cents per share); and* decreased interest expense at Ameren (parent) primarily due to higher-cost debt being replaced with lower-cost debt
 
(3 cents per share).
Compared with 2014, 2015 earnings per share from continuing operations were unfavorably affected by:* decreased electric and natural gas demand from milder winter temperatures in 2015 (estimated at 3 cents per share) as well as decreased Ameren Missouri electric demand, excluding the effects of weather, primarily due to the effects of the MEEIA customer energy efficiency programs (estimated at 2 cents per share);* decreased Ameren Illinois and ATXI electric transmission service and Ameren Illinois electric delivery service earnings
 
under formula ratemaking due to a lower recognized return on equity in each jurisdiction. The FERC-allowed return on
 
equity was reduced by the recognition of a liability for a
 
potential refund to customers based on the pending
 
complaint cases and the recognized return on equity related to Ameren Illinois electric delivery service was reduced due to lower 30-year United States Treasury bond yields (2 cents
 
per share);* increased depreciation and amortization expenses for those businesses not operating under formula rates, primarily resulting from electric capital additions at Ameren Missouri and amortization of natural gas software at Ameren Illinois
 
(2 cents per share); and
* increased financing costs at Ameren Missouri, primarily due
 
to increased interest expense and decreased allowance for
 
equity funds used during construction  (2 cents per share).For additional details regarding the Ameren Companies' results of operations, including explanations of Margins, Other Operations and Maintenance Expenses, Depreciation and Amortization, Taxes Other Than Income Taxes, Other Income and Expenses, Interest Charges, Income Taxes and Loss from Discontinued Operations, Net of Taxes, see the major headings below.
45Below is a table of income statement components by segment for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:
Ameren Missouri Ameren Illinois Other /IntersegmentEliminationsAmeren Three Months 2015:
Electric margins$497$288$13$798 Natural gas margins 27 150-177 Other operations and maintenance(211)(202)12(401)Depreciation and amortization(118)(73)(2)(193)Taxes other than income taxes(80)(43)(2)(125)Other income (expense) 8 2 (2)8 Interest charges(55)(33)-(88)Income (taxes) benefit(26)(35)(5)(66)Income from continuing operations 42 54 14 110 Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
----Net income 42 54 14 110 Preferred dividends(1)(1)-(2)Net income attributable to Ameren Corporation
$41$53$14$108 Three Months 2014:
 
Electric margins$510$272$6$788 Natural gas margins 28 157 (1)184 Other operations and maintenance(225)(200)7(418)Depreciation and amortization(116)(63)(2)(181)Taxes other than income taxes(78)(46)(3)(127)Other income (expense) 10 (1)-9 Interest charges(52)(30)(10)(92)Income (taxes) benefit(29)(35)-(64)Income (loss) from continuing operations 48 54 (3)99 Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
--(1)(1)Net income (loss) 48 54 (4)98 Noncontrolling interests and preferred dividends(1)(1)-(2)Net income (loss) attributable to Ameren Corporation
$47$53$(4)$96 46 MarginsThe following table presents the favorable (unfavorable) variations by segment for electric and natural gas margins in the three months ended March 31, 2015, compared with the same period in 2014. Electric margins are defined as electric revenues less fuel and purchased power costs. Natural gas margins are defined as gas revenues less gas purchased for resale. We consider electric and natural gas margins useful measures to analyze the change in profitability of our electric and natural gas operations between periods. We have included the analysis below as a complement to the financial information we provide in accordance with GAAP. However, these margins may not be a presentation defined under GAAP and may not be comparable to other companies' presentations or more useful than the GAAP information
 
we provide elsewhere in this report.
Ameren Missouri AmerenIllinoisOther (a)Ameren Electric revenue change:Effect of weather (estimate)(b)$(9)$(5)$-$(14)Base rates (estimate)-15-15 IEIMA revenue requirement reconciliation
-(15)-(15)Sales volume (excluding the estimated effect of weather)
(8)(1)-(9)Recovery of FAC under-recovery (c)5--5 Off-system sales and transmission services revenues 8--8 MEEIA (energy efficiency) recovery mechanisms (1)--(1)Transmission services revenues
-71017 Illinois pass-through power supply costs-18-18 Bad debt, energy efficiency programs and environmental remediation cost riders 4 Purchased power rider order-15-15 Other (2)(1)(3)(6)Total electric revenue change
$(7)$37$7$37 Fuel and purchased power change:
Energy costs
$(5)$-$-$(5)Effect of weather (estimate)(b)43-7Recovery of FAC under-recovery (c)(5)--(5)Transmission services expenses-(6)-(6)Illinois pass-through power supply costs
-(18)-(18)Total fuel and purchased power change
$(6)$(21)$-$(27)Net change in electric margins$(13)$16$7$10 Natural gas revenue change:Effect of weather (estimate)(b)$(6)$(21)$-$(27)Bad debt, energy efficiency programs and environmental remediation cost riders 1 Gross receipts tax-(3)-(3)Pass-through purchased gas costs (4)(40)-(44)Sales volume (excluding the estimated effect of weather) and other-(3)1 (2)Total natural gas revenue change$(10)$(66)$1$
(75)Gas purchased for resale change:Effect of weather (estimate)(b)$5$19$-$24 Pass-through purchased gas costs 440-44 Total gas purchased for resale change$9$59$-$68 Net change in natural gas margins
$(1)$(7)$1$(7)(a) Primarily includes amounts for ATXI and intercompany eliminations.(b) Represents the estimated variation resulting primarily from changes in cooling and heating degree-days on electric and natural gas demand compared with the prior-year period; this is based on temperature readings from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather stations at local airports in our service territories.(c) Represents the change in the net energy costs recovered under the FAC through customer rates, with corresponding offsets to fuel expense due to amortization of a previously recorded regulatory asset.
Ameren CorporationAmeren's electric margins increased $10 million, or 1%, for the three months ended March 31, 2015, compared with the same period in 2014. Ameren's natural gas margins decreased
$7 million, or 4%, for the three months ended March 31, 2015, compared with the same period in 2014. These results were primarily driven by Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois results, as discussed below. Ameren's electric margins also reflected ATXI's results of operations. ATXI's transmission revenues increased $10 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015, compared with the same period in 2014, reflecting
 
increased rate base investment and recoverable costs under
 
forward-looking formula ratemaking.
47 Ameren MissouriAmeren Missouri has a FAC cost recovery mechanism that allows Ameren Missouri to recover, through customer rates, 95%
of changes in net energy costs greater or less than the amount
 
set in base rates without a traditional rate proceeding, subject to MoPSC prudence review. Net energy costs include fuel and
 
purchased power costs, including transportation charges and revenues, net of off-system sales. Ameren Missouri accrues, as a
 
regulatory asset, net energy costs that exceed the amount set in base rates (FAC under-recovery). Net recovery of these costs through customer rates does not affect Ameren Missouri's electric margins, as increases in revenue are offset by a corresponding increase in fuel expense to reduce the previously recognized FAC
 
regulatory asset.Ameren Missouri's electric margins decreased $13 million, or 3%, for the three months ended March 31, 2015, compared with the same period in 2014. The following items had an unfavorable effect on Ameren Missouri's electric margins:* Lower sales volumes primarily caused by the MEEIA programs. Excluding the estimated effect of weather, total retail sales volumes decreased 2%, which decreased revenues an estimated $8 million. Lower sales volumes led to a decrease in net energy costs of $3 million. The change in net energy costs is the sum of the change in off-system sales and transmission services revenues (+$8 million) and the change in energy costs (-$5 million) in the above table.* Winter temperatures in 2015 were milder compared to 2014 as heating degree-days decreased 10%, which resulted in lower sales volumes and an estimated $5 million decrease in margins. The change in weather margin is the sum of the effect of weather on electric revenues (-$9 million) and the effect of weather on fuel and purchased power (+$4 million)
 
in the above table.
Ameren Missouri has a cost recovery mechanism for natural gas purchased on behalf of its customers. These pass-through purchased gas costs do not affect Ameren Missouri's natural gas margins as they are offset by a corresponding amount in
 
revenues.Ameren Missouri's natural gas margins were comparable between periods.
Ameren Illinois Ameren Illinois has a cost recovery mechanism for power purchased on behalf of its customers. These pass-through power supply costs do not affect Ameren Illinois' electric margins, as they are offset by a corresponding amount in revenues.The provisions of the IEIMA and the FERC's electric transmission formula rate framework provide for annual
 
reconciliations of the electric delivery and transmission service
 
revenue requirements necessary to reflect the actual costs
 
incurred in a given year with the revenue requirements in customer rates for that year, including an allowed return on equity. See Operations and Maintenance Expenses in this section
 
for additional information regarding the revenue requirements. In
 
each jurisdiction, if the current year's revenue requirement is greater than the revenue requirement reflected in that year's
 
customer rates, an increase to electric operating revenues with an offset to a regulatory asset is recorded to reflect the expected
 
recovery of those additional costs from customers within the next
 
two years. In each jurisdiction, if the current year's revenue
 
requirement is less than the revenue requirement reflected in that year's customer rates, a reduction to electric operating revenues with an offset to a regulatory liability is recorded to reflect the
 
expected refund to customers within the next two years. See
 
Note 2 - Rate and Regulatory Matters under Part I, Item 1, of this report for information regarding Ameren Illinois' revenue
 
requirement reconciliation pursuant to the IEIMA.Ameren Illinois' electric margins increased $16 million, or 6%, for the three months ended March 31, 2015, compared with the same period in 2014. The following items had a favorable effect on Ameren Illinois' electric margins:
* Higher base rates resulting in a $15 million increase to revenues under the formula rate framework as a result of the ICC's December 2014 IEIMA rate order.* In January 2015, the ICC issued an order regarding Ameren Illinois' cumulative power usage cost and its purchased power rider mechanism. Based on this January 2015 order, Ameren Illinois recorded a $15 million increase to electric
 
revenues.
* A net increase in recovery of bad debt charge-offs, customer energy efficiency program costs and environmental
 
remediation costs through rate-adjustment mechanisms, which increased revenues $4 million. See Other Operations
 
and Maintenance Expenses in this section for information on a related offsetting net increase in bad debt, customer energy efficiency, and environmental remediation costs.* Transmission services margins increased $1 million, largely due to a higher transmission services revenue requirement driven primarily by increased rate base investment. The
 
change in transmission services margins is the sum of the change in transmission services revenues (+$7 million) and the change in transmission services expenses (-$6 million)
 
in the above table.The following items had an unfavorable effect on Ameren Illinois' electric margins for the three months ended March 31, 2015, compared with the same period in 2014:* A $15 million reduction in revenues recorded pursuant to the IEIMA's revenue requirement reconciliation in response to a lower recognized return on equity as a result of lower United States Treasury bond yields and less of an increase of
 
recoverable costs in 2015 compared to 2014.* Winter temperatures in 2015 were milder compared to 2014 as heating degree-days decreased 10%, which resulted in lower sales volumes and an estimated $2 million decrease in margins. The change in weather margin is the sum of the effect of weather on electric revenues (-$5 million) and the effect of weather on fuel and purchased power (+$3 million)
 
in the above table.
Ameren Illinois has a cost recovery mechanism for natural gas purchased on behalf of its customers. These pass-through purchased gas costs do not affect Ameren Illinois' natural gas 48margins as they are offset by a corresponding amount in revenues.Ameren Illinois' natural gas margins decreased $7 million, or 4%, for the three months ended March 31, 2015, compared with the same period in 2014. The following items had an unfavorable effect on Ameren Illinois' natural gas margins:* Decreased gross receipts taxes due primarily to lower sales volumes as a result of milder winter temperatures in 2015, which decreased revenues $3 million. See Taxes Other Than Income Taxes in this section for information on a related offsetting decrease to gross receipts taxes.* Excluding the estimated effect of weather, total retail sales volumes decreased 6%, which decreased revenues an estimated $3 million.* Winter temperatures in 2015 were milder compared to 2014 as heating degree-days decreased 10%, which decreased margins an estimated $2 million. The change in weather margin is the sum of the effect of weather on gas revenues 
(-$21 million) and the effect of weather on gas purchased for resale (+$19 million) in the above table.
Other Operations and Maintenance Expenses Ameren CorporationOther operations and maintenance expenses were $17 million lower in the first quarter of 2015, as compared with the first quarter of 2014. Other operations and maintenance expenses decreased $14 million at Ameren Missouri and increased $2 million at Ameren Illinois. In addition, other 
 
operations and maintenance expenses at nonregistrant subsidiaries decreased $5 million.
Ameren MissouriOther operations and maintenance expenses were $14 million lower in the first quarter of 2015, as compared with the first quarter of 2014. The following items decreased other
 
operations and maintenance expenses between periods:* An $8 million reduction in disposal costs of low-level radioactive nuclear waste.* A $2 million decrease in customer energy efficiency program costs due to the timing of MEEIA spending.
 
Electric revenues from customer billings decreased by a corresponding amount, with no overall effect on net income.* A $2 million decrease in energy center maintenance costs, primarily due to fewer major outages at coal-fired energy
 
centers.Ameren IllinoisPursuant to the provisions of the IEIMA and the FERC's electric transmission formula rate framework, recoverable electric
 
service costs, that are not recovered through separate cost recovery mechanisms, are included in Ameren Illinois' revenue
 
requirement reconciliations, which result in corresponding adjustments to electric operating revenues, with no overall effect on net income. These recoverable electric service costs include
 
other operations and maintenance expenses, depreciation and amortization, taxes other than income taxes, interest charges, and income taxes.
Other operations and maintenance expenses were $2 million higher in the first quarter of 2015, as compared with the first quarter of 2014. The increased expense was primarily due to a $5 million increase in bad debt, customer energy efficiency, and environmental remediation costs. These expenses are recovered by Ameren Illinois' cost recovery mechanisms through additional electric and natural gas revenues, resulting in no overall effect on net income. The increase in other operations and maintenance
 
expenses was mitigated by a $3 million decrease in natural gas
 
maintenance expenditures, primarily related to the timing of
 
pipeline integrity compliance expenditures. Depreciation and Amortization
 
Ameren CorporationDepreciation and amortization expenses increased $12 million in the first quarter of 2015, as compared with the first quarter of 2014, primarily due to increased expenses at Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois as discussed below.
Ameren MissouriDepreciation and amortization expenses increased $2 million, primarily due to electric capital additions completed in the fourth quarter of 2014.
Ameren IllinoisDepreciation and amortization expenses increased $10 million, primarily because of electric capital additions and amortization of natural gas software.Taxes Other Than Income Taxes
 
Ameren CorporationTaxes other than income taxes decreased $2 million in the first quarter of 2015, as compared with the first quarter of 2014, primarily due to decreased expenses at Ameren Illinois, partially offset by increased expenses at Ameren Missouri, as discussed below.Ameren MissouriTaxes other than income taxes increased $2 million, primarily because of increased property taxes resulting from both higher tax rates and assessed property tax values.
Ameren IllinoisTaxes other than income taxes decreased $3 million, primarily due to decreased gross receipts taxes resulting from lower natural gas sales volumes. Natural gas revenues from
 
customer billings decreased by a corresponding amount, with no overall effect on net income. See Excise Taxes in Note 1 -
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies under Part I, Item 1, of this report for additional information.
49 Other Income and Expenses Ameren Corporation Other income, net of expenses, was comparable between periods. See Note 5 - Other Income and Expenses under Part I, Item 1, of this report for additional information.
Ameren MissouriOther income, net of expenses, decreased $2 million, primarily because of a decrease in the allowance for equity funds used during construction as multiple capital projects were
 
completed in the fourth quarter of 2014.
Ameren IllinoisOther income, net of expenses, increased $3 million, primarily because of increased interest income on the IEIMA 2013, 2014 and 2015 revenue requirement reconciliation
 
regulatory assets.
Interest Charges
 
Ameren CorporationInterest charges decreased $4 million in the first quarter of 2015, as compared with the first quarter of 2014, primarily because of a $9 million reduction in interest charges at Ameren (parent), resulting from the maturity of $425 million of 8.875%
 
senior unsecured notes in May 2014, which were replaced with lower-cost debt. Partially offsetting this reduction were increases in interest charges at Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois, as discussed below.
Ameren MissouriInterest charges increased $3 million, primarily because of a decrease in the allowance for funds used during construction, as multiple capital projects were completed in the fourth quarter of
 
2014. Interest on the $350 million of 3.50% senior secured notes issued in April 2014 also increased interest charges.
Ameren IllinoisInterest charges increased $3 million, primarily due to interest on the $250 million of 4.30% senior secured notes issued in June 2014 and the $300 million of 3.25% senior secured notes
 
issued in December 2014.Income TaxesThe following table presents effective income tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:
Three Months (a)20152014 Ameren 38%39%Ameren Missouri 38%38%Ameren Illinois 39%39%(a) Based on the current estimate of the annual effective tax rate adjusted to reflect the tax effect of items discrete to the relevant period.
Ameren CorporationThe effective tax rate was lower in the first quarter of 2015, as compared with the first quarter of 2014, primarily due to lower Illinois state income tax expense in 2015 resulting from a reduced
 
statutory rate, decreased tax expense related to stock-based
 
compensation, and higher tax benefits from company-owned life
 
insurance.
Ameren MissouriThe effective tax rate was comparable between periods.
Ameren IllinoisThe effective tax rate was comparable between periods. Loss from Discontinued Operations, Net of Taxes No material activity was recorded associated with discontinued operations in the first quarter of 2015 or in the first quarter of 2014. See Note 12 - Divestiture Transactions and
 
Discontinued Operations under Part I, Item 1, of this report for
 
additional information.LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCESOur tariff-based gross margins are our principal source of cash from operating activities. A diversified retail customer mix, primarily consisting of rate-regulated residential, commercial, and
 
industrial customers, provides us with a reasonably predictable
 
source of cash. In addition to using cash generated from
 
operating activities, we use available cash, credit agreement
 
borrowings, commercial paper issuances, money pool borrowings, or, in the case of Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois, other short-term borrowings from affiliates to support normal operations and temporary capital requirements. We may
 
reduce our short-term borrowings with cash from operations, with long-term borrowings, or, in the case of Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois, with capital contributions from Ameren (parent).
We expect to make significant capital expenditures over the next
 
five years as we invest in our electric and natural gas utility infrastructure to support overall system reliability, environmental compliance, and other improvements. We intend to fund those
 
capital expenditures with available cash on hand, cash generated
 
from operating activities, and commercial paper and debt
 
issuances so that we maintain an equity ratio around 50%,
assuming constructive regulatory environments. We plan to implement our long-term financing plans for debt, equity, or
 
equity-linked securities to finance our operations, to fund
 
scheduled debt maturities, and to maintain financial strength and flexibility.
The use of cash from operating activities and short-term borrowings to fund capital expenditures and other long-term
 
investments may periodically result in a working capital deficit, defined as current liabilities exceeding current assets, as was the case at March31, 2015. The working capital deficit as of March31, 2015, was primarily the result of increased commercial paper issuances. With the 2012 Credit Agreements, the Ameren 50Companies have access to $2.1 billion of credit capacity, of which $1.1 billion was available at March31, 2015.The following table presents net cash provided by (used in) operating, investing and financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:
Net Cash Provided ByOperating Activities Net Cash Provided by (Used In)Investing Activities Net CashProvided by (Used In)Financing Activities20152014Variance20152014Variance20152014Variance Ameren (a) - continuing operations$297$239$58$(439)$(465)$26$142$70$72 Ameren (a) - discontinued operations 1-1-152(152)---Ameren Missouri 1579661(169)(204)35 12107(95)Ameren Illinois 25419262(207)(214)7 (48)22(70)(a) Includes amounts for Ameren registrant and nonregistrant subsidiaries and intercompany eliminations.Cash Flows from Operating Activities Ameren CorporationAmeren's cash from operating activities associated with continuing operations increased $58 million in the first quarter of 2015, compared with the same period in 2014. The following
 
items contributed to the increase:
* A $40 million increase in natural gas commodity costs collected from customers under the PGAs, primarily related to Ameren Illinois.* A $37 million increase in the collection of customer receivable balances driven by the timing and amount of
 
revenues in each period.* A $30 million increase in net energy costs collected from Ameren Missouri customers under the FAC.* A $29 million increase in cash associated with Ameren Illinois' IEIMA revenue requirement reconciliation adjustments as Ameren Illinois collected $15 million from
 
customers in 2015 and refunded $14 million to customers in
 
2014.* Electric and natural gas margins, as discussed in Results of
 
Operations excluding certain noncash items, increased $12
 
million.
* A $9 million decrease in Ameren Missouri rebate payments
 
provided for customer-installed solar generation.* A $6 million decrease associated with stock-based compensation awards.The following items partially offset the increase in Ameren's cash from operating activities associated with continuing operations between periods:* A $28 million difference in purchased power commodity costs incurred compared with amounts collected from Ameren Illinois customers.
* A $26 million increase in coal purchases at Ameren Missouri
 
caused by increased volumes and prices.* A $26 million increase in Ameren Illinois payments to natural gas suppliers caused by increased prices and timing of
 
purchases.* A net $12 million decrease in returns of collateral posted with counterparties, primarily resulting from changes in the
 
market prices of power and natural gas and in contracted commodity volumes, partially offset by the effect of credit
 
rating upgrades.* An $8 million difference in expenditures for customer energy efficiency programs compared with amounts collected from
 
Ameren Illinois customers.* A $7 million increase in property tax payments at Ameren Missouri caused by both higher assessed property tax
 
values and tax rates.* A $7 million reduction in income tax refunds due to the absence in 2015 of 2014 tax credit sales.Ameren's cash from operating activities associated with discontinued operations was comparable between periods.
 
Ameren MissouriAmeren Missouri's cash from operating activities increased $61 million in the first quarter of 2015, compared with the same period in 2014. The following items contributed to the increase:* Income tax refunds of $47 million in 2015, compared with income tax payments of $1 million in 2014, pursuant to the tax allocation agreement with Ameren (parent) resulting in
 
refunds related to accelerated depreciation deductions and
 
an income tax refund from the settlement of the 2007 IRS
 
audit.* A $30 million increase in net energy costs collected from customers under the FAC.* A $9 million decrease in rebate payments provided for customer-installed solar generation.* A $4 million increase in natural gas commodity costs collected from customers under the PGA.The following items partially offset the increase in Ameren Missouri's cash from operating activities between periods:
* A $26 million increase in coal purchases caused by increased volumes and prices.* Electric and natural gas margins, as discussed in Results of Operations excluding certain noncash items, decreased $11 million.* A $7 million increase in property tax payments caused by both higher assessed property tax values and tax rates.
51 Ameren IllinoisAmeren Illinois' cash from operating activities increased $62 million in the first quarter of 2015, compared with the same period in 2014. The following items contributed to the increase:* A $38 million increase in the collection of customer receivable balances, driven by the timing and amount of revenues in each period.
* A $36 million increase in natural gas commodity costs
 
collected from customers under the PGA.* A $29 million increase in cash associated with IEIMA revenue requirement reconciliation adjustments as $15
 
million was collected from customers in 2015 and $14 million
 
was refunded to customers in 2014.
* A $19 million increase in income tax refunds received from 
 
Ameren (parent) pursuant to the tax allocation agreement
 
resulting in refunds related to accelerated depreciation
 
deductions and an income tax refund from the settlement of
 
the 2007 IRS audit.* Electric and natural gas margins, as discussed in Results of Operations excluding certain noncash items, increased $13
 
million. The following items partially offset the increase in Ameren Illinois' cash from operating activities between periods:
* A $28 million difference in purchased power commodity costs incurred compared with amounts collected from customers.
* A $26 million increase in payments to natural gas suppliers caused by increased prices and timing of purchases.* A net $13 million decrease in returns of collateral posted with counterparties, primarily resulting from changes in the
 
market prices of power and natural gas and in contracted commodity volumes, partially offset by the effect of credit
 
rating upgrades.
* An $8 million difference in expenditures for customer energy efficiency programs compared with amounts collected from
 
customers.Cash Flows from Investing ActivitiesAmeren's cash used in investing activities associated with continuing operations decreased $26 million in the first quarter of 2015, compared with the same period in 2014. Capital expenditures decreased
$25 million at Ameren as a result of the activity at Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois as discussed below. The Ameren total includes a $65 million increase in ATXI's
 
capital expenditures which primarily relate to the Illinois Rivers
 
project. In addition, reduced collateral support provided to
 
Marketing Company in the form of a note receivable further contributed to a decrease in cash used in investing activities. This cash collateral support is part of Ameren's obligation to provide certain limited credit support to New AER until December 2, 2015. See Note 12 - Divestiture Transactions and Discontinued
 
Operations in Part I, Item 1, of this report for additional
 
information. In the first quarter of 2014, Ameren's cash provided by investing activities associated with discontinued operations
 
consisted of $152 million received from Rockland Capital for the sale of the Elgin, Gibson City, and Grand Tower gas-fired energy
 
centers.Ameren Missouri's cash used in investing activities decreased $35 million, due to decreased reliability and energy
 
center capital expenditures. Multiple capital projects were
 
completed in the fourth quarter of 2014.Ameren Illinois' cash used in investing activities decreased $7 million due to a decrease in capital expenditures for transmission projects offset, in part, by increases in reliability and IEIMA projects. The decrease in capital expenditures was partially offset by an increase in net money pool advances. While
 
spending related to transmission projects decreased during the
 
first quarter of 2015, compared to the prior year period, capital
 
expenditures related to transmission projects for calendar year
 
2015 are expected to exceed calendar year 2014 amounts.
Ameren Missouri continually reviews its generation portfolio and expected power needs. As a result, Ameren Missouri could modify its plan for generation capacity, the type of generation
 
asset technology that will be employed, and whether capacity or power may be purchased, among other changes. Additionally, we
 
continually review the reliability of our transmission and
 
distribution systems, expected capacity needs, and opportunities for transmission investments.The timing and amount of investments could vary because of changes in expected capacity, the condition of transmission and distribution systems, and our
 
ability and willingness to pursue transmission investments, among other factors. Any changes in future generation, transmission, or distribution needs could result in significant
 
capital expenditures or losses, which could be material.
 
Compliance with environmental regulations could also have
 
significant impacts on the level of capital expenditures. See Note
 
9 - Commitments and Contingencies in Part I, Item 1, of this
 
report for additional information.Cash Flows from Financing ActivitiesAmeren's financing activities associated with continuing operations provided net cash of $142 million during the first quarter of 2015, compared to $70 million during the first quarter of 2014. The increased cash provided by financing activities resulted from increased borrowing activity. In the first quarter of 2015 and 2014, Ameren issued short-term debt to fund investing activities that were not funded by cash generated from operating activities. In addition, in the first quarter of 2014, Ameren Illinois
 
redeemed long-term debt.
No cash from financing activities was used for discontinued operations during 2015 or 2014.Ameren Missouri's financing activities provided net cash of $12 million during the first quarter of 2015, compared to $107
 
million during the same period in 2014. In the first quarter of 2015, Ameren Missouri received a capital contribution from
 
Ameren (parent) of $224 million, received a net $61 million from 52the money pool, issued a net $43 million of short-term debt, and paid common stock dividends of $315 million. In comparison, in 2014, Ameren Missouri issued a net $290 million of short-term debt, repaid a net $105 million to the money pool, and paid
 
common stock dividends of $77 million. During both years, Ameren Missouri used cash from financing activities to fund
 
investing activities that were not funded by cash generated from
 
operating activities. Ameren Illinois' financing activities used net cash of $48 million during the first quarter of 2015, compared with the same period in 2014, when financing activities provided net cash of $22 million. In the first quarter of 2015, Ameren Illinois repaid a net
 
$32 million of short-term debt and repaid a net $15 million to the money pool. During the first quarter of 2015, Ameren Illinois used
 
cash generated from operating activities and cash on hand to
 
fund investing and financing activities. In comparison, in 2014, Ameren Illinois received a net $186 million from the money pool and redeemed long-term debt of $163 million. During the first quarter of 2014, Ameren Illinois used cash from financing
 
activities to fund investing activities that were not funded by cash
 
generated from operating activities.
Credit Facility Borrowings and LiquidityThe liquidity needs of Ameren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois are typically supported through the use of available cash, short-term intercompany borrowings, drawings under committed credit agreements or commercial paper issuances. See Note 3 - Short-term Debt
 
and Liquidity under Part I, Item 1, of this report for additional information on credit agreements, short-term borrowing activity , commercial paper issuances, relevant interest rates, and borrowings under Ameren's money pool arrangements.The following table presents the 2012 Credit Agreements of Ameren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois and the credit capacity available under such agreements, considering reductions for letters of credit and commercial paper issuances, as of March31, 2015:ExpirationBorrowingCapacityCreditAvailable Ameren and Ameren Missouri:
2012 Missouri Credit AgreementDecember 2019$1,000$1,000 Less: Ameren (parent) commercial paper outstanding (a)475 Less: Ameren Missouri commercial paper outstanding (a)140 Subtotal 385 Ameren and Ameren Illinois:
2012 Illinois Credit Agreement December 2019 1,100 1,100 Less: Ameren (parent) commercial paper outstanding (a)340 Less: Letters of credit (b)(a)13 Subtotal 747 Ameren Total
$2,100$1,132(a) Not applicable.(b) As of March31, 2015, $9 million of the letters of credit related to Ameren's credit support obligations to New AER. See Note 12 - Divestiture Transactions and Discontinued Operations under Part I, Item 1, of this report for additional information. The 2012 Credit Agreements are used to borrow cash, to issue letters of credit, and to support issuances under Ameren's, Ameren Missouri's, and Ameren Illinois' commercial paper programs. Either of the 2012 Credit Agreements are available to Ameren to support issuances under Ameren's commercial paper program, subject to borrowing sublimits. The 2012 Missouri Credit Agreement is available to support issuances under Ameren Missouri's commercial paper program. The 2012 Illinois Credit Agreement is available to support issuances under Ameren Illinois' commercial paper program. Issuances under the Ameren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois commercial paper programs were available at lower interest rates than the interest rates available under the 2012 Credit Agreements.As such, commercial paper issuances were a preferred source of third-
 
party short-term debt relative to credit facility borrowings. The Ameren Companies continually evaluate the adequacy and appropriateness of their liquidity arrangements given
 
changing business conditions. When business conditions
 
warrant, changes may be made to existing credit agreements or
 
to other short-term borrowing arrangements.
53 Long-term Debt and EquityThe following table presents the redemptions of long-term debt for the Ameren Companies for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014. The Ameren Companies did not have any issuances of common stock during the first three months of 2015 or 2014. In March 2015, Ameren Missouri received cash capital contributions of $224 million from Ameren (parent). For additional information, see Note 4 -
 
Long-term Debt under Part I, Item1, of this report
.Three Months Month Redeemed 2015 2014 Ameren Illinois:
5.90% Series 1993 due 2023 (a)January$-$325.70% 1994A Series due 2024 (a)January-36 5.95% 1993 Series C-1 due 2026 January-35 5.70% 1993 Series C-2 due 2026 January-8 5.40% 1998A Series due 2028 January-19 5.40% 1998B Series due 2028 January-33 Total Ameren long-term debt redemptions
$-$163(a) Less than $1 million principal amount of the bonds remain outstanding after redemption.In April 2015, Ameren Missouri issued $250 million of 3.65% senior secured notes due April 15, 2045, with interest payable semiannually on April 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning October 15, 2015. Ameren Missouri received proceeds of $247 million, which were used to repay outstanding short-term debt, including short-term debt that Ameren Missouri incurred in connection with the repayment of $114 million of its 4.75% senior secured notes that matured on April 1, 2015. The Ameren Companies may sell securities registered under their effective registration statements if market conditions and capital requirements warrant such sales. Any offer and sale will
 
be made only by means of a prospectus that meets the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and regulations thereunder.
Indebtedness Provisions and Other Covenants See Note 3 - Short-term Debt and Liquidity and Note 4 -
Long-term Debt under Part I, Item1, of this report and Note 4 -
Short-term Debt and Liquidity and Note 5 - Long-term Debt and
 
Equity Financings under Part II, Item8, of the Form 10-K for a
 
discussion of covenants and provisions (and applicable cross-
 
default provisions) contained in our credit agreements and in certain of the Ameren Companies' indentures and articles of
 
incorporation.At March31, 2015, the Ameren Companies were in compliance with the provisions and covenants contained within
 
their credit agreements, indentures, and articles of incorporation.We consider access to short-term and long-term capital markets a significant source of funding for capital requirements
 
not satisfied by cash generated from our operating activities.
 
Inability to raise capital on reasonable terms, particularly during times of uncertainty in the capital markets, could negatively affect our ability to maintain and expand our businesses. After assessing its current operating performance, liquidity, and credit ratings (see Credit Ratings below), Ameren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois each believes that it will continue to have access to the capital markets. However, events beyond Ameren's, Ameren Missouri's, and Ameren Illinois' control may
 
create uncertainty in the capital markets or make access to the
 
capital markets uncertain or limited. Such events could increase our cost of capital and adversely affect our ability to access the
 
capital markets.
DividendsThe amount and timing of dividends payable on Ameren's common stock are within the sole discretion of Ameren's board of directors. Ameren's board of directors has not set specific targets
 
or payout parameters when declaring common stock dividends but considers various factors, including Ameren's overall payout
 
ratio, payout ratios of our peers, projected cash flow and potential future cash flow requirements, historical earnings and cash flow, projected earnings, impacts of regulatory orders or legislation, and other key business considerations. Ameren expects its
 
dividend payout ratio to be between 55% and 70% of earnings over the next few years. On April 24, 2015, Ameren's board of
 
directors declared a quarterly common stock dividend of 41 cents
 
per share payable on June 30, 2015, to stockholders of record at
 
the close of business on June 10, 2015.
See Note 4 - Short-term Debt and Liquidity and Note 5 -
Long-term Debt and Equity Financings under Part II, Item8, of
 
the Form 10-K for additional discussion of covenants and provisions contained in certain of the Ameren Companies'
 
financial agreements and articles of incorporation that would restrict the Ameren Companies' payment of dividends in certain circumstances. At March31, 2015, none of these circumstances existed at Ameren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois and, as
 
a result, these companies were not restricted from paying
 
dividends.
54 The following table presents common stock dividends declared and paid by Ameren Corporation to its common stockholders and by Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois to their parent, Ameren Corporation, for the three months ended March 31, 2015, and 2014:
Three Months 2015 2014 Ameren Missouri
$315$77 Ameren Illinois
--Ameren 99 97 Contractual Obligations For a listing of our obligations and commitments, see Other Obligations in Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies under Part I, Item1, of this report. See Note 11 - Retirement Benefits
 
under Part I, Item1, of this report for information regarding
 
expected minimum funding levels for our pension plan.At March31, 2015, total other obligations related to commitments for coal, natural gas, nuclear fuel, purchased power, methane gas, equipment, customer energy efficiency
 
program expenditures and meter reading services, among other agreements, at Ameren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois were $5,326 million, $3,577 million, and $1,702 million, respectively. Off-Balance-Sheet ArrangementsAt March31, 2015, none of the Ameren Companies had any off-balance-sheet financing arrangements, other than operating leases entered into in the ordinary course of business. None of the Ameren Companies expect to engage in any significant off-
 
balance-sheet financing arrangements in the near future. See Note 12 - Divestiture Transactions and Discontinued Operations under Part I, Item 1, of this report for Ameren (parent) guarantees and letters of credit issued to support New AER based on the
 
transaction agreement with IPH.
Credit RatingsThe credit ratings of the Ameren Companies affect our liquidity, our access to the capital markets and credit markets, our cost of borrowing under our credit facilities and collateral posting
 
requirements under commodity contracts.
The following table presents the principal credit ratings of the Ameren Companies by Moody's, S&P and Fitch effective on
 
the date of this report:Moody'sS&PFitch Ameren:
Issuer/corporate credit ratingBaa1BBB+BBB+
 
Senior unsecured debtBaa1BBBBBB+
Commercial paperP-2A-2F2 Ameren Missouri:
Issuer/corporate credit ratingBaa1BBB+BBB+
 
Secured debtA2AA Senior unsecured debtBaa1BBB+A-Commercial paperP-2A-2F2 Ameren Illinois:
Issuer/corporate credit ratingA3BBB+BBB+
 
Secured debtA1AA Senior unsecured debtA3BBB+A-Commercial paperP-2A-2F2A credit rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold securities. It should be evaluated independently of any other
 
rating. Ratings are subject to revision or withdrawal at any time
 
by the rating organization.
Collateral Postings Any adverse change in our credit ratings may reduce access to capital and trigger additional collateral postings and prepayments. Such changes may also increase the cost of
 
borrowing, resulting in a potential negative impact on earnings.
 
Cash collateral postings and prepayments made with external
 
parties, including postings related to exchange-traded contracts, at March31, 2015, were $9 million, $8 million, and $1 million at Ameren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois, respectively.
Cash collateral posted by external counterparties with Ameren and Ameren Illinois was $2 million, at March31, 2015. Sub-
 
investment-grade issuer or senior unsecured debt ratings (lower than "BBB-" or "Baa3") at March31, 2015, could have resulted in Ameren, Ameren Missouri, or Ameren Illinois being required to
 
post additional collateral or other assurances for certain trade
 
obligations amounting to $157 million, $83 million, and $74 million, respectively.
Changes in commodity prices could trigger additional collateral postings and prepayments. Based on credit ratings at March 31, 2015, if market prices were 15% higher than March31, 2015 levels in the next 12 months and 20% higher thereafter
 
through the end of the term of the commodity contracts, then Ameren, Ameren Missouri, or Ameren Illinois would not be
 
required to post additional collateral or other assurances for
 
certain trade obligations. Based on credit ratings at March 31, 2015, if market prices were 15% lower than March31, 2015
 
levels in the next 12 months and 20% lower thereafter through the end of the term of the commodity contracts, then Ameren, Ameren Missouri, or Ameren Illinois could be required to post
 
additional collateral or other assurances for certain trade
 
obligations up to $25 million, $13 million, and $12 million, respectively.The balance of Marketing Company's note payable to Ameren for cash collateral requirements was $12 million at March31, 2015. This balance will fluctuate until December 2, 55 2015, as cash collateral requirements caused by changes in commodity prices could trigger additional collateral postings and prepayments for New AER and thus affect the balance of the note. Ameren's obligation to provide credit support on behalf of New AER will cease on December 2, 2015. If market prices were 15% higher than their March31, 2015 levels in the next 12
 
months and 20% higher thereafter through the end of the term of the commodity contracts, then Ameren could be required to
 
provide additional credit support to IPH, up to $19 million. If market prices were 15% lower than their March31, 2015 levels in
 
the next 12 months and 20% lower thereafter through the end of the term of the commodity contracts, then Ameren could be
 
required to provide IPH with additional credit support up to $25 million. If, on March31, 2015, Ameren's credit ratings had been below investment grade, Ameren could have been required to post additional cash collateral in support of New AER in the
 
amount of $20 million.See Note 12 - Divestiture Transactions and Discontinued Operations under Part I, Item 1, of this report for information regarding Ameren (parent) guarantees.
OUTLOOKWe seek to earn competitive returns on investments in our businesses. We are seeking to improve our regulatory frameworks and cost recovery mechanisms and simultaneously
 
pursuing constructive regulatory outcomes within existing frameworks. We are seeking to align our overall spending, both
 
operating and capital, with economic conditions and with
 
regulatory frameworks established by our regulators.
Consequently, we are focused on minimizing the gap between allowed and earned returns on equity. We intend to allocate capital resources to our business opportunities that offer the most
 
attractive risk-adjusted return potential.
Below are some key trends, events, and uncertainties that are reasonably likely to affect the Ameren Companies' results of operations, financial condition, or liquidity, as well as their ability
 
to achieve strategic and financial objectives, for 2015 and
 
beyond.Operations
* Our strategy for earning competitive returns on our investments involves meeting customer energy needs in an efficient fashion, working to enhance regulatory frameworks, making timely and well-supported rate case filings, and
 
aligning overall spending with those rate case outcomes, economic conditions, and return opportunities.* Ameren continues to pursue its plans to invest in FERC-regulated electric transmission. MISO has approved three electric transmission projects to be developed by ATXI. The
 
first project, Illinois Rivers, involves the construction of a
 
345-kilovolt line from western Indiana across the state of Illinois to eastern Missouri. The first sections of the Illinois Rivers project are expected to be completed in 2016. The
 
last section of this project is expected to be completed by 2019. The Spoon River project in northwest Illinois and the Mark Twain project in northeast Missouri are the other two MISO-approved projects to be constructed by ATXI. These two projects are expected to be completed in 2018. The total
 
investment in these three projects is expected to be more than $1.4 billion during 2015 through 2019. This total includes over $100 million of investment by Ameren Illinois
 
to construct connections to its existing transmission system.
Separate from the three projects discussed above, Ameren
 
Illinois expects to invest approximately $900 million in
 
electric transmission assets during 2015 through 2019 to
 
address load growth and reliability requirements.* Both Ameren Illinois and ATXI use a forward-looking rate calculation with an annual revenue requirement reconciliation for each company's electric transmission business. Using the rates that became effective on January 1, 2015, and the currently allowed 12.38% return on equity, the 2015 revenue requirement for Ameren Illinois' electric
 
transmission business would be $199 million, which
 
represents a $40 million increase over the 2014 revenue requirement due to rate base growth. These rates also
 
reflect a capital structure composed of approximately 54%
 
common equity and a rate base of $890 million. Using the rates that became effective on January 1, 2015, and the currently allowed 12.38% return on equity, the 2015 revenue requirement for ATXI's electric transmission business would
 
be $80 million, which represents a $46 million increase over
 
the 2014 revenue requirement due to rate base growth, primarily as a result of the Illinois Rivers project. These rates
 
also reflect a capital structure composed of approximately
 
56% common equity and a rate base of $536 million.* The 12.38% return is the subject of two FERC complaint proceedings that challenge the allowed return on common
 
equity for MISO transmission owners. In January 2015, the
 
FERC scheduled the initial case for hearing proceedings, requiring an initial decision to be issued no later than November 30, 2015. Ameren and Ameren Illinois recorded
 
current liabilities on their respective balance sheets as of
 
March 31, 2015, and December 31, 2014, representing their estimate of the refunds from the refund effective date of
 
November 12, 2013, through the respective balance sheet date. A 50 basis point reduction in the FERC-allowed return on common equity would reduce Ameren's and Ameren
 
Illinois' 2015 earnings by an estimated $4 million and $2 million, respectively, based on 2015 projected rate base.
* In January 2015, the FERC approved our request to implement an incentive adder of up to 50 basis points on the
 
allowed base return on common equity prospectively from
 
January 6, 2015, and to defer collection of the incentive
 
adder until the issuance of the final order addressing the
 
initial MISO complaint case discussed above.
* In April 2015, the MoPSC issued an order approving an increase in Ameren Missouri's annual revenues for electric
 
service of$122 million, including $109 million related to the
 
increase in net energy costs above the net energy costs
 
included in base rates previously authorized by the MoPSC.
 
The remaining increase of $13 million approved by the order was for non-energy costs. The revenue increase was based on a 9.53%return on common equity, a capital structure composed of51.8%common equity, and a rate base of$7.0
 
billion to reflect investments through December 31, 2014.
56Rate changes consistent with the order will become effective on May 30, 2015. The order approved Ameren Missouri's request for continued use of the FAC; however, it changed the FAC to exclude substantially all transmission charges
 
and revenues. In addition, the order did not approve the
 
continued use of regulatory tracking mechanisms for storm
 
costs and vegetation management and infrastructure inspection costs. These changes to Ameren Missouri's
 
recovery mechanisms are expected to contribute to
 
regulatory lag. For example, transmission charges previously included in the FAC that will now be included in
 
base rates totaled $30 million in 2014 and are expected to
 
increase to $36 million in 2015, with further cost increases expected in the foreseeable future. However, transmission
 
revenues totaled $34 million in 2014 and are expected to
 
increase to $36 million in 2015 and remain relatively constant in the foreseeable future. The order is also
 
expected to result in a net $35 million annual increase in
 
depreciation and amortization expenses as a result of
 
amortizing the previously deferred solar rebate costs and
 
the adjustment of other depreciation and amortization rates.
 
Other operations and maintenance expenses are expected
 
to decrease by $19 million as a result of incorporating a
 
reduced amount of pension and postretirement benefit costs
 
in base rates.* Ameren Missouri's current MEEIA plan provides for a cumulative investment in customer energy efficiency
 
programs of $147 million during 2013 through 2015.
Additionally, the plan provides for a performance incentive that would allow Ameren Missouri to earn additional revenues based on achievement of certain energy efficiency goals, including $19 million if 100% of its energy efficiency
 
goals are achieved during the three-year period, with the potential to earn more if Ameren Missouri's energy savings exceed those goals. Ameren Missouri expects to achieve the energy efficiency goals and will recognize revenues
 
associated with the performance incentive within the next two years. Ameren Missouri records revenues based on the
 
net shared benefits associated with the reduction in
 
customer energy usage that results from its energy efficiency programs. From January 2013 through March 2015, Ameren Missouri has recorded revenues of $100
 
million associated with the net shared benefits based on the megawatthour reductions provided by the MEEIA customer energy efficiency programs both in the program period and
 
in the future.* In December 2014, Ameren Missouri filed a proposed energy efficiency plan for 2016 through 2018 with the MoPSC under the MEEIA. The amount of investment, net
 
shared benefits, and performance incentive under this
 
proposed plan are lower than the 2013 through 2015 plan.
 
The terms of any new plan are subject to MoPSC approval
 
and are currently uncertain.
* The IEIMA provides for an annual reconciliation of the revenue requirement necessary to reflect the actual costs
 
incurred in a given year with the revenue requirement that was reflected in customer rates for that year. Consequently, Ameren Illinois' 2015 electric delivery service revenues will
 
be based on its 2015 actual recoverable costs, rate base, and return on common equity as calculated under the
 
IEIMA's performance-based formula ratemaking framework.
 
The 2015 revenue requirement is expected to be higher
 
than the 2014 revenue requirement, due to an expected
 
increase in recoverable costs and rate base growth, partially offset by a reduction in the allowed return on equity due to lower United States Treasury bond yields. A 50 basis point
 
change in the average monthly yields of the 30-year United States Treasury bonds would result in an estimated $6 million change in Ameren's and Ameren Illinois' 2015 net
 
income.* In December 2014, the ICC approved a $204 million increase in Ameren Illinois' electric delivery service revenue requirement, beginning in January 2015. These rates have affected and will continue to affect Ameren Illinois' cash
 
receipts during 2015, but will not be the sole determinant of
 
its electric delivery service operating revenues, which will
 
instead be largely determined by the IEIMA's 2015 revenue requirement reconciliation. The 2015 revenue requirement
 
reconciliation is expected to result in a regulatory asset that
 
will be collected from customers in 2017.
* In April 2015, Ameren Illinois filed with the ICC its annual electric delivery service formula rate update to establish the
 
revenue requirement used to set rates for 2016. Pending ICC approval, Ameren Illinois' update filing will result in a
$110 million increase in Ameren Illinois' electric delivery
 
service revenue requirement beginning in January 2016.
 
This update reflects an increase to the annual formula rate
 
based on 2014 actual costs and expected net plant
 
additions for 2015 and an increase to include the 2014
 
revenue requirement reconciliation adjustment.
* In January 2015, Ameren Illinois filed a request with the ICC seeking approval to increase its annual revenues for natural gas delivery service by $53 million. A decision by the ICC in
 
this proceeding is required by December 2015, and new rates are expected to be effective in January 2016.
* Ameren Missouri's next scheduled refueling and maintenance outage at its Callaway energy center will be in the spring of 2016. During the 2014 refueling, Ameren
 
Missouri incurred maintenance expenses of $36 million.
 
During a scheduled outage, which occurs every 18 months, maintenance expenses increase relative to non-outage years. Additionally, depending on the availability of its other generation sources and the market prices for power, Ameren
 
Missouri's purchased power costs may increase and the
 
amount of excess power available for sale may decrease
 
versus non-outage years. Changes in purchased power
 
costs and excess power available for sale are included in the FAC, resulting in limited impacts to earnings.* As of March31, 2015, Ameren Missouri had capitalized $69 million of costs incurred to license additional nuclear generation at its Callaway energy site. In 2009, Ameren Missouri suspended its efforts to build a new nuclear unit at
 
the Callaway site, and the NRC suspended review of the COL application. The suspended status of the COL
 
application currently extends through the end of 2015. If efforts to license additional nuclear generation are abandoned, the NRC does not extend the COL application
 
suspended status, or if management concludes that it is 57 probable the costs incurred will be disallowed in rates, a charge to earnings would be recognized in the period in
 
which that determination was made.* Ameren Missouri is engaged in litigation with an insurer to recover an unpaid liability insurance claim for the December 2005 breach of the upper reservoir at Ameren Missouri's Taum Sauk pumped-storage hydroelectric energy center.
Ameren's and Ameren Missouri's results of operations, financial position, and liquidity could be adversely affected if Ameren Missouri's insurance receivable of $41 million as of March31, 2015, is not paid by the insurer.
* Under the provisions of the CSRA, Ameren Illinois received ICC approval for its QIP rider in January 2015 and
 
subsequently began including qualified investments and recording revenue under this regulatory framework. Ameren
 
Illinois started recovering costs from these investments in
 
March 2015.* As we continue to experience cost increases and to make infrastructure investments, Ameren Missouri and Ameren
 
Illinois expect to seek regular electric and natural gas rate
 
increases and timely cost recovery and tracking mechanisms from their regulators. Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois will also seek, as necessary, legislative
 
solutions to address cost recovery pressures and to support investment in their energy infrastructure. These pressures
 
include limited economic growth in their service territories, customer conservation efforts, the impacts of additional customer energy efficiency programs, increased use of
 
distributed generation, increased investments and expected
 
future investments for environmental compliance, system reliability improvements, and new generation capacity, including renewable energy requirements. Increased
 
investments also result in higher depreciation and financing
 
costs. Increased costs are also expected from rising
 
employee benefit costs and higher property and income
 
taxes, among others.
For additional information regarding recent rate orders and related appeals, pending requests filed with state and federal regulatory commissions, and Taum Sauk matters, see Note 2 -
 
Rate and Regulatory Matters, Note 9 - Commitments and
 
Contingencies, and Note 10 - Callaway Energy Center under Part
 
I, Item 1, of this report and Note 2 - Rate and Regulatory Matters
 
under Part II, Item 8, of the Form 10-K.
Liquidity and Capital Resources* We expect to incur significant capital expenditures in order to make investments to improve our electric and natural gas utility infrastructure and to comply with existing environmental regulations. We estimate that we will incur up to $9.3 billion (Ameren Missouri - up to $3.9 billion; Ameren Illinois - up to $4.0 billion; ATXI- up to $1.4 billion) of capital
 
expenditures during the period from 2015 through 2019.* Existing and future environmental regulations, including those related to greenhouse gas emissions, or other actions taken by the EPA, could result in significant increases in capital expenditures and operating costs. These costs could be prohibitive at some of Ameren Missouri's coal-fired energy centers. Ameren Missouri's capital expenditures are
 
subject to MoPSC prudence reviews, which could result in cost disallowances as well as regulatory lag. The cost of Ameren Illinois' purchased power and gas purchased for resale could increase; however, Ameren Illinois expects
 
these costs would be recovered from customers with no material adverse effect on its results of operations, financial position, or liquidity. Ameren's and Ameren Missouri's
 
earnings could benefit from increased investment to comply
 
with environmental regulations if those investments are
 
reflected and recovered timely in rates.* Ameren Missouri continues to evaluate its longer-term needs for new baseload and peaking electric generation capacity. Ameren Missouri files a non-binding integrated resource plan with the MoPSC every three years. Ameren Missouri's integrated resource plan filed with the MoPSC in
 
October 2014 is a 20-year plan that supports a more fuel-diverse energy portfolio in Missouri, including coal, solar, wind, natural gas and nuclear power. The plan includes
 
expanding renewable generation, retiring coal-fired
 
generation as energy centers reach the end of their useful
 
lives, and adding natural-gas-fired combined cycle generation. Ameren Missouri continues to study future alternatives, including additional customer energy efficiency
 
programs, that could help defer new energy center construction. Ameren Missouri's integrated resource plan is
 
projected to achieve the final carbon emissions reduction targets proposed in the EPA's Clean Power Plan by 2035, rather than the EPA's final target date of 2030 or its interim target dates beginning in 2020. The EPA expects the
 
proposed rule will be finalized in 2015.* Ameren Missouri continues to evaluate its potential compliance plans for the proposed Clean Power Plan. If the
 
proposed Clean Power Plan were to be implemented in its current form, Ameren Missouri may need to incur new or
 
accelerated capital expenditures and increased fuel costs in order to achieve compliance. As proposed, the Clean Power
 
Plan would require states, including Missouri and Illinois, to
 
submit compliance plans as early as 2016. Compliance plans might require Ameren Missouri to construct natural-
 
gas-fired combined cycle generation and renewable
 
generation, currently estimated to cost approximately $2 billion by 2020, that Ameren Missouri believes would
 
otherwise not be necessary to meet the energy needs of its customers. Additionally, Missouri's implementation of the
 
proposed rules, if adopted, could result in the closure or alteration of the operation of some of Ameren Missouri's
 
coal and natural gas-fired energy centers, which could result
 
in increased operating costs or impairment of assets.
58* To fund investment requirements of our businesses, we seek to maintain access to the capital markets at commercially attractive rates. We seek to enhance
 
regulatory frameworks and returns in order to improve liquidity, credit metrics, and access to capital.* The Ameren Companies have multiyear credit agreements that cumulatively provide $2.1 billion of credit through December 11, 2019, subject to a 364-day repayment term in the case of Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois. See Note
 
3 - Short-term Debt and Liquidity under Part I, Item 1, of this
 
report for additional information regarding the 2012 Credit Agreements. Ameren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois
 
believe that their liquidity is adequate given their expected
 
operating cash flows, capital expenditures, and related financing plans. However, there can be no assurance that
 
significant changes in economic conditions, disruptions in
 
the capital and credit markets, or other unforeseen events will not materially affect their ability to execute their
 
expected operating, capital, or financing plans.* As of March31, 2015, Ameren had $511 million in tax benefits from federal and state net operating loss carryforwards (Ameren Missouri - $74 million and Ameren
 
Illinois - $134 million) and $134 million in federal and state
 
income tax credit carryforwards (Ameren Missouri - $24 million and Ameren Illinois - $1 million). These tax benefits
 
are subject to audits and examinations by taxing authorities for years 2013 and 2014. The amount of these tax benefits
 
has not been reduced by any unrecognized tax benefits.
 
Consistent with the tax allocation agreement between
 
Ameren and its subsidiaries, these carryforwards are expected to partially offset income tax liabilities for Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois during 2015 and 2016, while
 
Ameren does not expect to make material federal income tax payments until 2017. In addition, Ameren has $55 million
 
of expected income tax refunds and state overpayments that would offset income tax liabilities into 2017. These tax benefits, primarily at the Ameren (parent) level, when
 
realized, would be available to fund electric transmission investments, specifically ATXI's Illinois Rivers project.* Ameren expects its cash used for capital expenditures and dividends to exceed cash provided by operating activities over the next several years. Ameren does not expect the
 
need for public equity issuances to fund such cash
 
shortfalls, but may consider issuing stock through its
 
DRPlus and its 401(k) plans.
* The use of cash from operating activities and short-term borrowings to fund capital expenditures and other long-term
 
investments may periodically result in a working capital
 
deficit, defined by current liabilities exceeding current assets, as was the case at March31, 2015. The working capital deficit as of March31, 2015, was primarily the result of increased commercial paper issuances. The Ameren
 
Companies had $955 million of commercial paper issuances outstanding as of March31, 2015. With the 2012 Credit Agreements, the Ameren Companies have access to $2.1 billion of credit capacity, of which $1.1 billion was available at March31, 2015. In April 2015, Ameren Missouri issued
$250 million of 3.65% senior secured notes. The proceeds
 
Ameren Missouri received as a result of the issuance were
 
used to repay outstanding short-term debt, including short-term debt that Ameren Missouri incurred in connection with the repayment of $114 million of its 4.75% senior secured notes that matured on April 1, 2015.
The above items could have a material impact on our results of operations, financial position, or liquidity. Additionally, in the
 
ordinary course of business, we evaluate strategies to enhance our results of operations, financial position, or liquidity. These
 
strategies may include acquisitions, divestitures, and
 
opportunities to reduce costs or increase revenues, and other strategic initiatives to increase Ameren's stockholder value. We are unable to predict which, if any, of these initiatives will be executed. The execution of these initiatives may have a material
 
impact on our future results of operations, financial position, or liquidity.REGULATORY MATTERS See Note 2 - Rate and Regulatory Matters under Part I, Item 1, of this report.ITEM3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
Market risk is the risk of changes in value of a physical asset or a financial instrument, derivative or nonderivative, caused by
 
fluctuations in market variables such as interest rates, commodity prices, and equity security prices. A derivative is a contract whose
 
value is dependent on, or derived from, the value of some underlying asset or index. The following discussion of our risk
 
management activities includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ
 
materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements.
We handle market risk in accordance with established policies, which may include entering into various derivative transactions.
 
In the normal course of business, we also face risks that are
 
either nonfinancial or nonquantifiable. Such risks, principally
 
business, legal, and operational risks, are not part of the following
 
discussion.
Our risk management objectives are to optimize our physical generating assets and to pursue market opportunities within
 
prudent risk parameters. Our risk management policies are set by
 
a risk management steering committee, which is composed of senior-level Ameren officers, with Ameren board of directors
 
oversight.
There have been no material changes to the quantitative and qualitative disclosures about interest rate risk, credit risk, equity price risk, commodity price risk, and commodity supplier
 
risk included in the Form 10-K. See Item7A, under Part II, of the
 
Form 10-K for a more detailed discussion of our market risk.
59Fair Value of ContractsWe use derivatives principally to manage the risk of changes in market prices for natural gas, power, and uranium, as well as the risk of changes in rail transportation surcharges through fuel oil hedges. The following table presents the favorable (unfavorable) changes in the fair value of all derivative contracts marked-to-market during the three months ended March 31, 2015. We use various methods to determine the
 
fair value of our contracts. In accordance with authoritative accounting guidance for fair value hierarchy levels, the sources we used to
 
determine the fair value of these contracts were active quotes (Level 1), inputs corroborated by market data (Level 2), and other modeling and valuation methods that are not corroborated by market data (Level 3). See Note 7 - Fair Value Measurements under Part I, Item1, of this
 
report for additional information regarding the methods used to determine the fair value of these contracts.
Ameren Missouri Ameren Illinois Ameren Fair value of contracts at beginning of year, net
$(28)$(185)$(213)Contracts realized or otherwise settled during the period
-11 11 Fair value of new contracts entered into during the period
-(3)(3)Other changes in fair value (8)(36)(44)Fair value of contracts outstanding at end of period, net
$(36)$(213)$(249)The following table presents maturities of derivative contracts as of March31, 2015, based on the hierarchy levels used to determine the fair value of the contracts:
Sources of Fair Value Maturity Lessthan1 Year Maturity1-3Years Maturity3-5Years Maturityin Excessof5 YearsTotalFairValue Ameren Missouri:
 
Level 1$(15)$(6)$-$-$(21)Level 2 (a)(4)(5)(2)-(11)Level 3 (b)(2)(2)--(4)Total$(21)$(13)$(2)$-$(36)Ameren Illinois:
 
Level 1$-$-$-$-$-Level 2 (a)(32)(17)(1)-(50)Level 3 (b)(10)(20)(19)(114)(163)Total$(42)$(37)$(20)$(114)$(213)
Ameren:
Level 1$(15)$(6)$-$-$(21)Level 2 (a)(36)(22)(3)-(61)Level 3 (b)(12)(22)(19)(114)(167)Total$(63)$(50)$(22)$(114)$(249)(a) Principally fixed-price vs. floating over-the-counter power swaps, power forwards, and fixed-price vs. floating over-the-counter natural gas swaps.(b) Principally power forward contract values based on information from external sources, historical results, and our estimates. Level 3 also includes option contract values based on a Black-Scholes model.ITEM4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and ProceduresAs of March31, 2015, evaluations were performed under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of each of the Ameren Companies, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of such registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act). Based on those evaluations, as of March31, 2015, the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of each of the Ameren Companies concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide assurance that information required to be disclosed in such registrant's reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms and such information is accumulated and communicated to its management, including its principal executive and its principal financial officers, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.(b) Changes in Internal Controls over Financial ReportingThere has been no change in any of the Ameren Companies' internal control over financial reporting during their most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, each of their internal control over financial reporting.
60PART II. OTHER INFORMATIONITEM1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.We are involved in legal and administrative proceedings before various courts and agencies with respect to matters that arise in the ordinary course of business, some of which involve substantial amounts of money. We believe that the final disposition of these proceedings, except as otherwise disclosed in this report, will not have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position, or liquidity.
 
Risk of loss is mitigated, in some cases, by insurance or contractual or statutory indemnification. Material legal and administrative
 
proceedings, which are discussed in Note 2 - Rate and Regulatory Matters, Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies, and Note 10 -
Callaway Energy Center, under Part I, Item1, of this report or Note 2 - Rate and Regulatory Matters under Part II, Item8, of the Form 10-K
 
and incorporated herein by reference, include the following:* the MoPSC's April 2015 electric rate order;* Ameren Missouri's MEEIA filing with the MoPSC in December 2014;
* Ameren Illinois' annual electric delivery service formula rate update filed with the ICC in April 2015;
* Ameren Illinois' appeal of the ICC's December 2013 natural gas rate order;
* Ameren Illinois' natural gas rate case filed with the ICC in January 2015;
* ATXI's request for a certificate of public convenience and necessity and project approval from the ICC for the Spoon River project;
* Ameren Illinois' settlement agreement regarding an electric transmission rate refund pending FERC approval;
* the complaint cases filed with the FERC seeking a reduction in the allowed base return on common equity under the MISO tariff;
* the EPA's Clean Air Act-related litigation against Ameren Missouri;
* remediation matters associated with former MGP and waste disposal sites of the Ameren Companies;
* litigation associated with Ameren Missouri's liability insurance claim for the breach of the upper reservoir of its Taum Sauk pumped-storage hydroelectric energy center in December 2005; and* asbestos-related litigation associated with the Ameren Companies.ITEM1A. RISK FACTORS.
There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors in the Form 10-K.ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.The following table presents Ameren Corporation's purchases of equity securities reportable under Item703 of Regulation S-K:
Period(a)TotalNumber of Shares (or Units)
Purchased (a)(b)AveragePrice Paid per Share (or Unit)(c)TotalNumberofShares (orUnits)PurchasedasPart ofPubliclyAnnouncedPlans or Programs (d)MaximumNumber(orApproximateDollarValue)ofShares (or Units) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs January1 - January 31, 201514,092$46.14--February1 - February 28,2015 2,400 41.94--March1 - March 31, 2015 377,369 42.07--Total393,861$42.21--(a) Included in January and February were 16,492 shares of Ameren common stock purchased in open-market transactions pursuant to Ameren's 2014 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan in satisfaction of Ameren's obligations for Ameren board of directors' compensation awards. The remaining shares of Ameren common stock were purchased in open-market transactions pursuant to Ameren's 2014 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan in satisfaction of Ameren's obligation to distribute shares of common stock for vested performance units. Ameren does not have any publicly announced equity securities repurchase plans or programs.Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois did not purchase equity securities reportable under Item703 of Regulation S-K during the period from January 1, 2015, to March31, 2015.
61 ITEM6. EXHIBITS. The documents listed below are being filed or have previously been filed on behalf of the Ameren Companies and are incorporated herein by reference from the documents indicated and made a part hereof. Exhibits not identified as previously filed are filed herewith.
ExhibitDesignationRegistrant(s)
Nature of Exhibit Previously Filed as Exhibit to:
Material Contracts 10.1 Ameren Consulting Agreement between Charles D. Naslund and Ameren Services Company, dated March 2, 2015 Statement re: Computation of Ratios 12.1 Ameren Ameren's Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges 12.2 Ameren Missouri Ameren Missouri's Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed
 
Charges and Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividend
 
Requirements 12.3 Ameren Illinois Ameren Illinois' Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
 
and Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividend Requirements Rule 13a-14(a) / 15d-14(a) Certifications 31.1 Ameren Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer of Ameren 31.2 Ameren Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer of Ameren 31.3 Ameren Missouri Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer of Ameren
 
Missouri 31.4 Ameren Missouri Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer of Ameren
 
Missouri 31.5 Ameren Illinois Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer of Ameren
 
Illinois 31.6 Ameren Illinois Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer of Ameren
 
Illinois Section 1350 Certifications 32.1 Ameren Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of Ameren 32.2 Ameren Missouri Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial
 
Officer of Ameren Missouri 32.3 Ameren Illinois Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial
 
Officer of Ameren Illinois Interactive Data Files101.INSAmeren Companies XBRL Instance Document101.SCHAmeren Companies XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document101.CALAmeren Companies XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document101.LABAmeren Companies XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document101.PREAmeren Companies XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document101.DEFAmeren Companies XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition DocumentThe file number references for the Ameren Companies' filings with the SEC are: Ameren, 1-14756; Ameren Missouri, 1-2967; and Ameren Illinois, 1-3672.
Each registrant hereby undertakes to furnish to the SEC upon request a copy of any long-term debt instrument not listed above that such registrant has not filed as an exhibit pursuant to the exemption provided by Item601(b)(4)(iii)(A) of Regulation S-K.
62SIGNATURESPursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, each registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. The signature for each undersigned company shall be deemed to relate only to matters having reference to such company or its subsidiaries.AMEREN CORPORATION (Registrant)
/s/ Martin J. Lyons, Jr.Martin J. Lyons, Jr.Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY (Registrant)
/s/ Martin J. Lyons, Jr.Martin J. Lyons, Jr.Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY (Registrant)
/s/ Martin J. Lyons, Jr.Martin J. Lyons, Jr.Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)Date:  May 11, 2015 Exhibit 12.1 Ameren Corporation Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (Thousands of Dollars, Except Ratios)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 Earnings available for fixed charges, as defined:
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Ameren Corporation$107,954 Income from equity investee(88)Tax expense based on income 65,804 Fixed charges excluding subsidiary preferred stock dividends tax adjustment  (a)94,366 Earnings available for fixed charges, as defined$268,036 Fixed charges, as defined:
Interest expense on short-term and long-term debt  (a)$85,366 Estimated interest cost within rental expense 1,901 Amortization of net debt premium, discount, and expenses 5,488 Subsidiary preferred stock dividends 1,611 Adjust subsidiary preferred stock dividends to pretax basis 1,004 Total fixed charges, as defined$95,370 Consolidated ratio of earnings to fixed charges 2.81(a) Includes net interest related to uncertain tax positions.
Exhibit 12.2 Union Electric Company Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividend Requirements (Thousands of Dollars, Except Ratios)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 Earnings available for fixed charges, as defined:
Net income
$42,353 Tax expense based on income 25,838 Fixed charges (a)58,399 Earnings available for fixed charges, as defined
$126,590 Fixed charges, as defined:
Interest expense on short-term and long-term debt  (a)$55,810 Estimated interest cost within rental expense 930 Amortization of net debt premium, discount, and expenses 1,659 Total fixed charges, as defined
$58,399 Ratio of earnings to fixed charges 2.17 Earnings required for combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends:
Preferred stock dividends
$855 Adjustment to pretax basis 522$1,377 Combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividend requirements
$59,776 Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividend requirements 2.12(a) Includes net interest related to uncertain tax positions.
Exhibit 12.3 Ameren Illinois Company Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividend Requirements (Thousands of Dollars, Except Ratios)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 Earnings available for fixed charges, as defined:
Net income$54,230 Tax expense based on income 34,598 Fixed charges (a)34,939 Earnings available for fixed charges, as defined$123,767 Fixed charges, as defined:
Interest expense on short-term and long-term debt (a)$30,426 Estimated interest cost within rental expense 961 Amortization of net debt premium, discount, and expenses 3,552 Total fixed charges, as defined$34,939 Ratio of earnings to fixed charges 3.54 Earnings required for combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends:
Preferred stock dividends
$756 Adjustment to pretax basis 482$1,238 Combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividend requirements$36,177 Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividend requirements 3.42(a) Includes net interest related to uncertain tax positions.
Exhibit 31.1RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) CERTIFICATIONOF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF AMEREN CORPORATION(required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) I, Warner L. Baxter, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015 of Ameren Corporation;
: 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
 
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the
 
periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its
 
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period
 
in which this report is being prepared;b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
 
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
 
generally accepted accounting principles;c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the
 
period covered by this report based on such evaluation; andd) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control
 
over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or
 
persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; andb) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.Date:  May 11, 2015
/s/ Warner L. BaxterWarner L. BaxterChairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
Exhibit 31.2RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) CERTIFICATIONOF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER OF AMEREN CORPORATION(required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) I, Martin J. Lyons, Jr., certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015 of Ameren Corporation;
: 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
 
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the
 
periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its
 
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period
 
in which this report is being prepared;b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
 
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
 
generally accepted accounting principles;c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the
 
period covered by this report based on such evaluation; andd) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control
 
over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or
 
persons performing the equivalent functions):a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; andb) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.Date:  May 11, 2015
/s/ Martin J. Lyons, Jr.Martin J. Lyons, Jr.Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
Exhibit 31.3RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) CERTIFICATIONOF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY (required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) I, Michael L. Moehn, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015 of UnionElectric Company; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
 
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the
 
periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f))  for the registrant and have:a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its
 
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period
 
in which this report is being prepared;b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
 
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
 
generally accepted accounting principles;c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the
 
period covered by this report based on such evaluation; andd) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control
 
over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or
 
persons performing the equivalent functions):a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; andb) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.Date:  May 11, 2015
/s/ Michael L. Moehn Michael L. Moehn Chairman and President (Principal Executive Officer)
Exhibit 31.4RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) CERTIFICATIONOF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER OF UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY (required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) I, Martin J. Lyons, Jr., certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015 of UnionElectric Company; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
 
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the
 
periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f))  for the registrant and have:a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its
 
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period
 
in which this report is being prepared;b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
 
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
 
generally accepted accounting principles;c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the
 
period covered by this report based on such evaluation; andd) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control
 
over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or
 
persons performing the equivalent functions):a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; andb) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.Date:  May 11, 2015
/s/ Martin J. Lyons, Jr.Martin J. Lyons, Jr.Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
Exhibit 31.5RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) CERTIFICATIONOF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY (required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) I, Richard J. Mark, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015 of Ameren Illinois Company; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
 
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the
 
periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its
 
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period
 
in which this report is being prepared;b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
 
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
 
generally accepted accounting principles;c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the
 
period covered by this report based on such evaluation; andd) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control
 
over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or
 
persons performing the equivalent functions):a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; andb) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.Date:  May 11, 2015
/s/ Richard J. Mark Richard J. Mark Chairman and President (Principal Executive Officer)
Exhibit 31.6RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) CERTIFICATIONOF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER OF AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY (required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) I, Martin J. Lyons, Jr., certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015 of Ameren Illinois Company; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
 
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the
 
periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its
 
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period
 
in which this report is being prepared;b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
 
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
 
generally accepted accounting principles;c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the
 
period covered by this report based on such evaluation; andd) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control
 
over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or
 
persons performing the equivalent functions):a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; andb) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.Date: May 11, 2015
/s/ Martin J. Lyons, Jr.Martin J. Lyons, Jr.Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
Exhibit 32.1SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION OF THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND THE PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER OFAMEREN CORPORATION (required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)In connection with the report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015 of AmerenCorporation (the"Registrant") as filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission onthe date hereof (the "Form 10-Q"), each undersigned officer of the Registrant does hereby certify, pursuant to 18U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:(1) The Form 10-Q fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and(2) The information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.Date:  May 11, 2015
/s/ Warner L. BaxterWarner L. BaxterChairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Martin J. Lyons, Jr.Martin J. Lyons, Jr.Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
Exhibit 32.2SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION OF THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICERAND THE PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER OFUNION ELECTRIC COMPANY (required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)
In connection with the report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015 of UnionElectric Company (the "Registrant") as filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commissiononthe date hereof (the "Form 10-Q"), each undersigned officer of the Registrant does hereby certify, pursuant to 18U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:(1) The Form 10-Q fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and(2) The information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.Date: May 11, 2015
/s/ Michael L. Moehn Michael L. Moehn Chairman and President (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Martin J. Lyons, Jr.Martin J. Lyons, Jr.Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
Exhibit 32.3SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION OF THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICERAND THE PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER OFAMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY (required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)In connection with the report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015 of Ameren Illinois Company (the "Registrant") as filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission onthe date hereof (the "Form 10-Q"), each undersigned officer of the Registrant does herebycertify, pursuant to 18U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:(1) The Form 10-Q fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and(2) The information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.Date: May 11, 2015
/s/ Richard J. Mark Richard J. Mark Chairman and President (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Martin J. Lyons, Jr.Martin J. Lyons, Jr.Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) to ULNRC-06272
 
10-Q FILED PERIOD 3/31/2015 UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-QQuarterly report pursuant to Section13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2015 ORTransition report pursuant to Section13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
for the transition period from to Commission
 
File Number Exactnameofregistrantasspecifiedinitscharter;
 
State of Incorporation; Address and Telephone Number IRS Employer
 
Identification No.
1-14756Ameren Corporation43-1723446(Missouri Corporation) 1901 Chouteau Avenue St. Louis, Missouri 63103 (314) 621-3222 1-2967Union Electric Company43-0559760(Missouri Corporation) 1901 Chouteau Avenue St. Louis, Missouri 63103 (314) 621-3222 1-3672Ameren Illinois Company37-0211380(Illinois Corporation) 6 Executive Drive Collinsville, Illinois 62234 (618) 343-8150 Indicate by check mark whether the registrants: (1)have filed all reports required to be filed by Section13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)have been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Ameren CorporationYesNoUnion Electric CompanyYesNoAmeren Illinois CompanyYesNoIndicate by check mark whether each registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
 
Ameren CorporationYesNoUnion Electric CompanyYesNoAmeren Illinois CompanyYesNoIndicate by check mark whether each registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
LargeAccelerated FilerAccelerated FilerNon-Accelerated FilerSmallerReporting Company Ameren Corporation Union Electric Company Ameren Illinois Company Indicate by check mark whether each registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Ameren CorporationYesNoUnion Electric CompanyYesNoAmeren Illinois CompanyYesNoThe number of shares outstanding of each registrant's classes of common stock as of April 30, 2015, was as follows:
Ameren Corporation Common stock, $0.01 par value per share - 242,634,798 Union Electric Company Common stock, $5 par value per share, held by Ameren Corporation - 102,123,834 Ameren Illinois Company Common stock, no par value, held by Ameren
 
Corporation - 25,452,373
______________________________________________________________________________________________________This combined Form 10-Q is separately filed by Ameren Corporation, Union Electric Company, and Ameren Illinois Company. Each registrant hereto is filing on its own behalf all of the information contained in this quarterly report that relates to such registrant. Each
 
registrant hereto is not filing any information that does not relate to such registrant, and therefore makes no representation as to any such
 
information.
TABLE OF CONTENTS PageGlossary of Terms and Abbreviations Forward-looking StatementsPART I Financial Information Item1.Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Ameren Corporation Consolidated Statement of Income Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income Consolidated Balance Sheet Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows Union Electric Company (d/b/a Ameren Missouri)
Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income Balance Sheet Statement of Cash Flows Ameren Illinois Company (d/b/a Ameren Illinois)
Statement of Income and Comprehensive Income Balance Sheet Statement of Cash Flows Combined Notes to Financial Statements Item2.Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Item3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk Item4.Controls and ProceduresPART II Other Information
 
Item1.Legal Proceedings Item1A.Risk Factors Item2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds Item6.Exhibits SignaturesThis report contains "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section21E 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," and similar expressions.
1 1 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 10 1011 12 13 42 58 59 60 60 60 60 62 1GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONSWe use the words "our," "we" or "us" with respect to certain information that relates to Ameren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois, collectively. When appropriate, subsidiaries of Ameren
 
Corporation are named specifically as their various business
 
activities are discussed. Refer to the Form 10-K for a complete
 
listing of glossary terms and abbreviations. Only new or
 
significantly changed terms and abbreviations are included below.Form 10-K - The combined Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed by the Ameren Companies
 
with the SEC.
 
Net shared benefits - The value of the energy savings that are shared by Ameren Missouri and its customers under the MEEIA, net of the program costs to achieve those energy savings. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Statements in this report not based on historical facts are considered "forward-looking" and, accordingly, involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed. Although such forward-looking statements
 
have been made in good faith and are based on reasonable
 
assumptions, there is no assurance that the expected results will be achieved. These statements include (without limitation)
 
statements as to future expectations, beliefs, plans, strategies, objectives, events, conditions, and financial performance. In
 
connection with the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, we are providing this
 
cautionary statement to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated.
 
The following factors, in addition to those discussed under Risk
 
Factors in the Form 10-K, and elsewhere in this report and in our other filings with the SEC, could cause actual results to differ
 
materially from management expectations suggested in such
 
forward-looking statements:* regulatory, judicial, or legislative actions, including changes in regulatory policies and ratemaking determinations, such as the MoPSC's April 2015 electric rate order; Ameren Missouri's December 2014 MEEIA filing; Ameren Illinois'
 
April 2015 annual electric delivery service formula update filing; Ameren Illinois' January 2015 natural gas delivery
 
service rate case filing; a settlement agreement requiring FERC approval for an Ameren Illinois electric transmission
 
rate refund and a prospective reduction to common equity
 
for ratemaking purposes; the complaint cases filed with the
 
FERC seeking a reduction in the allowed base return on common equity under the MISO tariff; and future regulatory, judicial, or legislative actions that seek to change regulatory
 
recovery mechanisms;* the effect of Ameren Illinois participating in a performance-based formula ratemaking process under the IEIMA, including the direct relationship between Ameren Illinois'
 
return on common equity and 30-year United States Treasury bond yields, the related financial commitments required by the IEIMA, and the resulting uncertain impact on
 
the financial condition, results of operations, and liquidity of
 
Ameren Illinois;* our ability to align our overall spending, both operating and capital, with regulatory frameworks established by our
 
regulators in an attempt to earn our allowed return on equity;
* the effects of increased competition in the future due to, among other factors, deregulation of certain aspects of our
 
business at either the state or federal level;* changes in laws and other governmental actions, including monetary, fiscal, tax, and energy policies;* the effects on demand for our services resulting from technological advances, including advances in customer energy efficiency and distributed generation sources, which
 
generate electricity at the site of consumption;* the effectiveness of Ameren Missouri's customer energy efficiency programs, and the related amount of any net
 
shared benefits and performance incentive earned under the current and proposed MEEIA plans;* the timing of increasing capital expenditure and operating expense requirements and our ability to recover these costs
 
in a timely manner;* the cost and availability of fuel such as coal, natural gas, and enriched uranium used to produce electricity; the cost
 
and availability of purchased power and natural gas for
 
distribution; and the level and volatility of future market
 
prices for such commodities, including our ability to recover
 
the costs for such commodities and our customers'
 
tolerance for the related rate increases;* the effectiveness of our risk management strategies and our use of financial and derivative instruments;
* business and economic conditions, including their impact on key customers, interest rates, collection of our receivable
 
balances, and demand for our products;
* disruptions of the capital markets, deterioration in credit metrics of the Ameren Companies, or other events that may have an adverse effect on the cost or availability of capital, including short-term credit and liquidity;* the impact of the adoption of new accounting guidance and the application of appropriate technical accounting rules and
 
guidance;
* actions of credit rating agencies and the effects of such actions;
* the impact of weather conditions and other natural phenomena on us and our customers, including the impact
 
of system outages;* the construction, installation, performance, and cost recovery of generation, transmission, and distribution
 
assets;* the effects of our increasing investment in electric transmission projects and uncertainty as to whether we will
 
achieve our expected returns in a timely fashion, if at all;* the extent to which Ameren Missouri prevails in its claim against an insurer in connection with the December 2005 breach of the upper reservoir at the Taum Sauk pumped-
 
storage hydroelectric energy center;* the extent to which Ameren Missouri is permitted by its regulators to recover in rates the investments it made in 2 connection with additional nuclear generation at its Callaway energy center;* operation of Ameren Missouri's Callaway energy center, including planned and unplanned outages, and
 
decommissioning costs;
* the effects of strategic initiatives, including mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, and any related tax
 
implications;
* the resolution of tax positions for years under examination by the IRS;* the impact of current environmental regulations and new, more stringent, or changing requirements, including those
 
related to greenhouse gases, other emissions and
 
discharges, cooling water intake structures, CCR, and energy efficiency, that are enacted over time and that could
 
limit or terminate the operation of certain of our energy
 
centers, increase our costs or investment requirements, result in an impairment of our assets, cause us to sell our
 
assets, reduce our customers' demand for electricity or natural gas, or otherwise have a negative financial effect;
* the impact of complying with renewable energy portfolio requirements in Missouri;* labor disputes, work force reductions, future wage and employee benefits costs, including changes in discount
 
rates, mortality tables, and returns on benefit plan assets;
* the inability of our counterparties to meet their obligations with respect to contracts, credit agreements, and financial
 
instruments;
* the cost and availability of transmission capacity for the energy generated by Ameren Missouri's energy centers or required to satisfy Ameren Missouri's energy sales;
* the inability of Dynegy and IPH to satisfy their indemnity and other obligations to Ameren in connection with the divestiture of New AER to IPH;* legal and administrative proceedings; and
* acts of sabotage, war, terrorism, cyber attacks, or other intentionally disruptive acts.
Given these uncertainties, undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements. Except to the extent
 
required by the federal securities laws, we undertake no
 
obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking
 
statements to reflect new information or future events.
3PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATIONITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
AMEREN CORPORATIONCONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended March 31,20152014 Operating Revenues:
Electric$1,143$1,106 Gas 413 488 Total operating revenues 1,556 1,594 Operating Expenses:
Fuel 206 204 Purchased power 139 114 Gas purchased for resale 236 304 Other operations and maintenance 401 418 Depreciation and amortization 193 181 Taxes other than income taxes 125 127 Total operating expenses 1,300 1,348 Operating Income 256 246 Other Income and Expense:
Miscellaneous income 19 18 Miscellaneous expense 11 9 Total other income 8 9 Interest Charges 88 92 Income Before Income Taxes 176 163 Income Taxes 66 64 Income from Continuing Operations 110 99 Loss from Discontinued Operations, Net of Taxes (Note 12)
-(1)Net Income 110 98 Less: Net Income from Continuing Operations Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests 2 2 Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Ameren Corporation:
Continuing Operations 108 97 Discontinued Operations
-(1)Net Income Attributable to Ameren Corporation$108$96 Earnings per Common Share - Basic:
Continuing Operations$0.45$0.40 Discontinued Operations
--Earnings per Common Share - Basic$0.45$0.40 Dividends per Common Share$0.41$0.40 Average Common Shares Outstanding - Basic 242.6 242.6 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
4AMEREN CORPORATIONCONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited) (In millions)
Three Months Ended March 31,20152014 Income from Continuing Operations$110$99 Other Comprehensive Income from Continuing Operations, Net of Taxes
--Comprehensive Income from Continuing Operations 110 99 Less: Comprehensive Income from Continuing Operations Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests 2 2 Comprehensive Income from Continuing Operations Attributable to Ameren Corporation 108 97 Loss from Discontinued Operations, Net of Taxes
-(1)Other Comprehensive Loss from Discontinued Operations, Net of Taxes
--Comprehensive Loss from Discontinued Operations Attributable to Ameren Corporation
-(1)Comprehensive Income Attributable to Ameren Corporation$108$96 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
5AMEREN CORPORATIONCONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share amounts)
March 31, 2015 December 31, 2014 ASSETS Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$6$5 Accounts receivable - trade (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $23 and $21, respectively) 524 423 Unbilled revenue 212 265 Miscellaneous accounts and notes receivable 100 81 Materials and supplies 449 524 Current regulatory assets 265 295 Current accumulated deferred income taxes, net 331 352 Other current assets 91 86 Assets of discontinued operations (Note 12) 15 15 Total current assets 1,993 2,046 Property and Plant, Net 17,700 17,424 Investments and Other Assets:
Nuclear decommissioning trust fund 558 549 Goodwill 411 411 Regulatory assets 1,577 1,582 Other assets 645 664 Total investments and other assets 3,191 3,206 TOTAL ASSETS$22,884$22,676 LIABILITIES AND EQUITY Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt$380$120 Short-term debt 955 714 Accounts and wages payable 434 711 Taxes accrued 79 46 Interest accrued 94 85 Current regulatory liabilities 107 106 Other current liabilities 437 434 Liabilities of discontinued operations (Note 12) 34 33 Total current liabilities 2,520 2,249 Long-term Debt, Net 5,860 6,120 Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:
Accumulated deferred income taxes, net 3,964 3,923 Accumulated deferred investment tax credits 65 64 Regulatory liabilities 1,897 1,850 Asset retirement obligations 500 396 Pension and other postretirement benefits 708 705 Other deferred credits and liabilities 524 514 Total deferred credits and other liabilities 7,658 7,452 Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 2, 9, 10 and 12)
Ameren Corporation Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, $.01 par value, 400.0 shares authorized - shares outstanding of 242.6 2 2 Other paid-in capital, principally premium on common stock 5,600 5,617 Retained earnings 1,111 1,103 Accumulated other comprehensive loss(9)(9)Total Ameren Corporation stockholders' equity 6,704 6,713 Noncontrolling Interests 142 142 Total equity 6,846 6,855 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY$22,884$22,676 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
6 AMEREN CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) (In millions)
Three Months Ended March 31,2015 2014 Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net income
$110$98 Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes
-1 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 195 176 Amortization of nuclear fuel 23 24 Amortization of debt issuance costs and premium/discounts 5 5 Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits, net 59 84 Allowance for equity funds used during construction(5)(7)Stock-based compensation costs 8 9 Other(11)(1)Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables(48)(86)Materials and supplies 75 102 Accounts and wages payable(215)(183)Taxes accrued 33 18 Regulatory assets and liabilities 62(40)Assets, other 14 10 Liabilities, other(33)(11)Pension and other postretirement benefits 27 30 Counterparty collateral, net(2)10 Net cash provided by operating activities - continuing operations 297 239 Net cash provided by operating activities - discontinued operations 1-Net cash provided by operating activities 298 239 Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures(417)(442)Nuclear fuel expenditures(17)(10)Purchases of securities - nuclear decommissioning trust fund(84)(186)Sales and maturities of securities - nuclear decommissioning trust fund 79 182 Proceeds from note receivable - Marketing Company 5 56 Contributions to note receivable - Marketing Company(5)(65)Net cash used in investing activities - continuing operations(439)(465)Net cash provided by investing activities - discontinued operations
-152 Net cash used in investing activities(439)(313)Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Dividends on common stock(99)(97)Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest holders(2)(2)Short-term debt, net 241 332 Redemptions of long-term debt
-(163)Other 2-Net cash provided by financing activities - continuing operations 142 70 Net cash used in financing activities - discontinued operations
--Net cash provided by financing activities 142 70 Net change in cash and cash equivalents 1(4)Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 5 30 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$6$26 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
7 UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY (d/b/a AMEREN MISSOURI)STATEMENT OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited) (In millions)
Three Months Ended March 31,20152014 Operating Revenues:
Electric$742$749 Gas 58 68 Total operating revenues 800 817 Operating Expenses:
Fuel 206 204 Purchased power 39 35 Gas purchased for resale 31 40 Other operations and maintenance 211 225 Depreciation and amortization 118 116 Taxes other than income taxes 80 78 Total operating expenses 685 698 Operating Income 115 119 Other Income and Expense:
Miscellaneous income 11 14 Miscellaneous expense 3 4 Total other income 8 10 Interest Charges 55 52 Income Before Income Taxes 68 77 Income Taxes 26 29 Net Income 42 48 Other Comprehensive Income
--Comprehensive Income$42$48 Net Income$42$48 Preferred Stock Dividends 1 1 Net Income Available to Common Stockholder$41$47The accompanying notes as they relate to Ameren Missouri are an integral part of these financial statements.
8UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY (d/b/a AMEREN MISSOURI)
BALANCE SHEET (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share amounts)
March 31, 2015 December 31, 2014 ASSETS Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$1$1 Accounts receivable - trade (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $8 and $8, respectively) 202 190 Accounts receivable - affiliates 3 65 Unbilled revenue 120 146 Miscellaneous accounts and notes receivable 42 35 Materials and supplies 361 347 Current regulatory assets 158 163 Other current assets 77 92 Total current assets 964 1,039 Property and Plant, Net 10,959 10,867 Investments and Other Assets:
Nuclear decommissioning trust fund 558 549 Regulatory assets 687 695 Other assets 387 391 Total investments and other assets 1,632 1,635 TOTAL ASSETS$13,555$13,541 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt$380$120 Borrowings from money pool 61-Short-term debt 140 97 Accounts and wages payable 182 405 Accounts payable - affiliates 59 56 Taxes accrued 69 32 Interest accrued 51 58 Current regulatory liabilities 32 18 Other current liabilities 114 117 Total current liabilities 1,088 903 Long-term Debt, Net 3,619 3,879 Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:
Accumulated deferred income taxes, net 2,821 2,806 Accumulated deferred investment tax credits 62 61 Regulatory liabilities 1,169 1,147 Asset retirement obligations 493 389 Pension and other postretirement benefits 277 274 Other deferred credits and liabilities 32 30 Total deferred credits and other liabilities 4,854 4,707 Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 2, 8, 9 and 10)
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, $5 par value, 150.0 shares authorized - 102.1 shares outstanding 511 511 Other paid-in capital, principally premium on common stock 1,784 1,569 Preferred stock 80 80 Retained earnings 1,619 1,892 Total stockholders' equity 3,994 4,052 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY$13,555$13,541The accompanying notes as they relate to Ameren Missouri are an integral part of these financial statements.
9UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY (d/b/a AMEREN MISSOURI)STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) (In millions)
Three Months Ended March 31,2015 2014 Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net income
$42$48 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 121 112 Amortization of nuclear fuel 23 24 Amortization of debt issuance costs and premium/discounts 2 2 Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits, net 21 30 Allowance for equity funds used during construction(4)(7)Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables 60 2 Materials and supplies(14)14 Accounts and wages payable(171)(153)Taxes accrued 40 30 Regulatory assets and liabilities 27(28)Assets, other 3 5 Liabilities, other(5)2 Pension and other postretirement benefits 12 15 Net cash provided by operating activities 157 96 Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures(145)(188)Nuclear fuel expenditures(17)(10)Purchases of securities - nuclear decommissioning trust fund(84)(186)Sales and maturities of securities - nuclear decommissioning trust fund 79 182 Other(2)(2)Net cash used in investing activities(169)(204)Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Dividends on common stock(315)(77)Dividends on preferred stock(1)(1)Short-term debt, net 43 290 Money pool borrowings, net 61(105)Capital contribution from parent 224-Net cash provided by financing activities 12 107 Net change in cash and cash equivalents
-(1)Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 1 1 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$1$-The accompanying notes as they relate to Ameren Missouri are an integral part of these financial statements.
10 AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY (d/b/a AMEREN ILLINOIS)STATEMENT OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited) (In millions)
Three Months Ended March 31,20152014 Operating Revenues:
Electric$390$353 Gas 355 421 Total operating revenues 745 774 Operating Expenses:
Purchased power 102 81 Gas purchased for resale 205 264 Other operations and maintenance 202 200 Depreciation and amortization 73 63 Taxes other than income taxes 43 46 Total operating expenses 625 654 Operating Income 120 120 Other Income and Expense:
Miscellaneous income 7 3 Miscellaneous expense 5 4 Total other income (expense) 2(1)Interest Charges 33 30 Income Before Income Taxes 89 89 Income Taxes 35 35 Net Income 54 54 Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Taxes:
Pension and other postretirement benefit plan activity, net of income taxes (benefit) of $(1) and $(1), respectively(1)(1)Comprehensive Income$53$53 Net Income$54$54 Preferred Stock Dividends 1 1 Net Income Available to Common Stockholder$53$53The accompanying notes as they relate to Ameren Illinois are an integral part of these financial statements.
11AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY (d/b/a AMEREN ILLINOIS)
BALANCE SHEET (Unaudited) (In millions)
March 31, 2015 December 31, 2014 ASSETS Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$-$1 Advances to money pool 33-Accounts receivable - trade (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $15 and $13, respectively) 304 212 Accounts receivable - affiliates 5 22 Unbilled revenue 92 119 Miscellaneous accounts receivable 12 9 Materials and supplies 88 177 Current regulatory assets 105 129 Current accumulated deferred income taxes, net 159 160 Other current assets 13 15 Total current assets 811 844 Property and Plant, Net 6,272 6,165 Investments and Other Assets:
Goodwill 411 411 Regulatory assets 883 883 Other assets 79 78 Total investments and other assets 1,373 1,372 TOTAL ASSETS$8,456$8,381 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current Liabilities:
Short-term debt$-$32 Borrowings from money pool
-15 Accounts and wages payable 193 207 Accounts payable - affiliates 49 50 Taxes accrued 41 17 Interest accrued 43 24 Customer deposits 76 77 Mark-to-market derivative liabilities 43 42 Current environmental remediation 46 52 Current regulatory liabilities 69 84 Other current liabilities 100 100 Total current liabilities 660 700 Long-term Debt, Net 2,241 2,241 Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:
Accumulated deferred income taxes, net 1,421 1,408 Regulatory liabilities 727 703 Pension and other postretirement benefits 278 277 Environmental remediation 200 199 Other deferred credits and liabilities 216 192 Total deferred credits and other liabilities 2,842 2,779 Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 2, 8 and 9)
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, no par value, 45.0 shares authorized - 25.5 shares outstanding
--Other paid-in capital 1,980 1,980 Preferred stock 62 62 Retained earnings 664 611 Accumulated other comprehensive income 7 8 Total stockholders' equity 2,713 2,661 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY$8,456$8,381The accompanying notes as they relate to Ameren Illinois are an integral part of these financial statements.
12AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY (d/b/a AMEREN ILLINOIS)STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited) (In millions)
Three Months Ended March 31,2015 2014 Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net income
$54$54 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 72 62 Amortization of debt issuance costs and premium/discounts 4 3 Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits, net 13 36 Other(3)(2)Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables(41)(94)Materials and supplies 89 88 Accounts and wages payable(11)14 Taxes accrued 24(1)Regulatory assets and liabilities 33(11)Assets, other 6 5 Liabilities, other 4 16 Pension and other postretirement benefits 11 10 Counterparty collateral, net(1)12 Net cash provided by operating activities 254 192 Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures(174)(215)Money pool advances, net(33)-Other-1 Net cash used in investing activities(207)(214)Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Dividends on preferred stock(1)(1)Short-term debt, net(32)-Money pool borrowings, net(15)186 Redemptions of long-term debt
-(163)Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities(48)22 Net change in cash and cash equivalents(1)-Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 1 1 Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$-$1The accompanying notes as they relate to Ameren Illinois are an integral part of these financial statements.
13AMEREN CORPORATION (Consolidated)UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY (d/b/a Ameren Missouri)
AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY (d/b/a Ameren Illinois)COMBINED NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
 
March31, 2015 NOTE 1 -
 
==SUMMARY==
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
 
POLICIES General Ameren, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, is a public utility holding company under PUHCA 2005, administered by the FERC. Ameren's primary assets are its equity interests in its subsidiaries, including Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois.
Ameren's subsidiaries are separate, independent legal entities
 
with separate businesses, assets, and liabilities. Dividends on Ameren's common stock and the payment of expenses by
 
Ameren depend on distributions made to it by its subsidiaries.
Ameren's principal subsidiaries are listed below. Also see the Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations at the front of this report
 
and in the Form 10-K.* Union Electric Company, doing business as Ameren Missouri, operates a rate-regulated electric generation, transmission, and distribution business and a rate-regulated
 
natural gas transmission and distribution business in
 
Missouri.
* Ameren Illinois Company, doing business as Ameren Illinois, operates rate-regulated electric and natural gas transmission
 
and distribution businesses in Illinois.
Ameren has various other subsidiaries that conduct activities such as the provision of shared services. Ameren also has a subsidiary, ATXI, that operates a FERC rate-regulated electric transmission business. ATXI is developing MISO-approved
 
electric transmission projects, including the Illinois Rivers, Spoon River, and Mark Twain projects. Ameren is also pursuing reliability projects within Ameren Missouri's and Ameren Illinois' service
 
territories as well as competitive electric transmission investment
 
opportunities outside of these territories, including investments
 
outside of MISO.
The operating results, assets, and liabilities of the Elgin, Gibson City, Grand Tower, Meredosia, and Hutsonville energy
 
centers have been presented separately as discontinued
 
operations for all periods presented in this report. Unless otherwise stated, these notes to Ameren's financial statements
 
exclude discontinued operations for all periods presented. See Note 12 - Divestiture Transactions and Discontinued Operations
 
in this report for additional information regarding the discontinued operations presentation and Note 16 - Divestiture Transactions
 
and Discontinued Operations under Part II, Item 8, of the Form 10-K for additional information regarding Ameren's divestiture of New AER in December 2013.The financial statements of Ameren are prepared on a consolidated basis, and therefore include the accounts of its majority-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated. Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois have no
 
subsidiaries, and therefore their financial statements are not prepared on a consolidated basis. All tabular dollar amounts are
 
in millions, unless otherwise indicated.Our accounting policies conform to GAAP. Our financial statements reflect all adjustments (which include normal, recurring adjustments) that are necessary, in our opinion, for a fair presentation of our results. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to
 
make certain estimates and assumptions. Such estimates and assumptions affect reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the
 
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of
 
financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The results of operations of an interim
 
period may not give a true indication of results that may be expected for a full year. These financial statements should be
 
read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes
 
thereto included in the Form 10-K.
Asset Retirement Obligations The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending carrying amount of AROs for the three months ended March 31, 2015:
Ameren Missouri Ameren Illinois (a)AmerenBalance at December31, 2014$389$7$396 Accretion in 2015 (b)5(c)5 Change in estimates (d)99(c)99Balance at March31, 2015$493$7$500(a) Included in "Other deferred credits and liabilities" on the balance sheet.(b) Accretion expense was recorded as an increase to regulatory assets at Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois.(c) Less than $1 million.
(d) The ARO increase also resulted in a corresponding increase recorded to "Property and Plant, Net." Ameren Missouri's estimates related to its
 
Callaway energy center decommissioning costs changed to reflect 
 
increased costs from the 2015 cost study and funding analysis, extension of
 
the estimated operating life until 2044, and a reduction in the discount rate
 
assumption. See Note 10 - Callaway Energy Center for additional
 
information. In addition, during the second quarter of 2015, Ameren and Ameren Missouri each expect to record an increase to their ARO related to retirement costs for CCR storage facilities of between
$90 million and $120 million, with a corresponding increase to "Property and Plant, Net." This increase is a result of the EPA's
 
new regulations for the management and disposal of CCR, which were published in April 2015. See Note 9 - Commitments and
 
Contingencies in this report for additional information.
14 Stock-based CompensationA summary of nonvested performance share units at March31, 2015, and changes during the three months ended March 31, 2015, under the 2006 Incentive Plan and the 2014 Incentive Plan are presented below:
Number of Performance Share Units Weighted-average Fair Value Per Performance Share Unit Nonvested at January 1, 20151,162,377$
35.35 Granted (a)566,332 52.88 Forfeitures(1,944)34.75Vested (b)(68,411)47.88 Nonvested at March 31, 20151,658,354$
40.82(a) Performance share units granted to certain executive and nonexecutive officers and other eligible employees in 2015 under the 2014 Incentive Plan.(b) Performance share units vested due to the attainment of retirement eligibility by certain employees. Actual shares issued for retirement-eligible employees will vary depending on actual performance over the three-year measurement period.
The fair value of each performance share unit awarded in 2015 under the 2014 Incentive Plan was determined to be $52.88, which was based on Ameren's closing common share price of $46.13 at December31, 2014, and lattice simulations.
 
Lattice simulations are used to estimate expected share payout based on Ameren's total stockholder return for a three-year
 
performance period relative to the designated peer group beginning January1, 2015. The simulations can produce a
 
greater fair value for the performance share unit than the
 
applicable closing common share price because they include the
 
weighted payout scenarios in which an increase in the share price has occurred. The significant assumptions used to calculate fair value also included a three-year risk-free rate of 1.10%,
volatility of 12% to 18% for the peer group, and Ameren's
 
attainment of a three-year average earnings per share threshold
 
during the performance period.Excise TaxesAmeren Missouri and Ameren Illinois collect certain excise taxes from customers that are levied on the sale or distribution of natural gas and electricity. Excise taxes are levied on Ameren Missouri's electric and natural gas businesses and on Ameren Illinois' natural gas business and are recorded gross in
 
"Operating Revenues - Electric," "Operating Revenues - Gas" and "Operating Expenses - Taxes other than income taxes" on
 
the statement of income or the statement of income and
 
comprehensive income. Excise taxes for electric service in Illinois
 
are levied on the customer and are therefore not included in Ameren Illinois' revenues and expenses. The following table
 
presents excise taxes recorded in "Operating Revenues -
 
Electric," "Operating Revenues - Gas" and "Operating Expenses -
Taxes other than income taxes" for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:
Three Months20152014 Ameren Missouri$34$34 Ameren Illinois 23 26 Ameren$57$60Uncertain Tax Positions The following table presents the total amount of reserves for unrecognized tax benefits (detriments) related to uncertain tax positions as of March31, 2015, and December31, 2014: March 31, 2015December 31, 2014 Ameren$53$54 Ameren Missouri(1)-Ameren Illinois(1)(1)The following table presents the amount of reserves for unrecognized tax benefits, included in the table above, related to
 
uncertain tax positions that, if recognized, would impact results of operations as of March31, 2015, and December 31, 2014:March 31, 2015December 31, 2014 Ameren$52$52 Ameren Missouri(1)-Ameren Illinois(1)(1)In March 2015, a settlement was reached with the IRS for tax year 2012.Since there were no uncertain tax positions
 
related to the 2012 tax year as of December 31, 2014, this
 
settlement did not impact the amount of recorded unrecognized
 
tax benefits.Ameren's federal income tax return for the tax year 2013 is currently under examination by the IRS. It is reasonably possible
 
that a settlement will be reached with the IRS in the next 12 months, which will result in a reduction of Ameren's unrecognized tax benefits of $53 million related to discontinued operations.
In addition, it is reasonably possible that other events will occur during the next 12 months that would cause the total amount of our unrecognized tax benefits to fluctuate. However, other than as described above, we do not believe any such
 
fluctuations would be material to our results of operations, financial position, or liquidity.
State income tax returns are generally subject to examination for a period of three years after filing. We do not 15 currently have material state income tax issues under examination, administrative appeal, or litigation. The state impact
 
of any federal changes remains subject to examination by various
 
states for a period of up to one year after formal notification to the
 
states.Earnings Per ShareThere were no material differences between Ameren's basic and diluted earnings per share amounts for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014. The assumed settlement of
 
dilutive performance share units had an immaterial impact on
 
earnings per share.
Accounting and Reporting Developments Below is a summary of recently adopted or issued authoritative accounting guidance relevant to the Ameren Companies.
Presentation of Debt Issuance CostsIn April 2015, FASB issued authoritative accounting guidance to simplify the presentation of debt issuance costs. The guidance requires debt issuance costs to be presented in the balance sheet as a reduction to the associated debt liability.
Currently, debt issuance costs are presented as a component of "Other assets" on the Ameren Companies' balance sheets. The guidance will be effective for the Ameren Companies in the first quarter of 2016 and applied retrospectively. The guidance will not affect the Ameren Companies' results of operations, financial position, or liquidity, as this guidance is presentation-related only.NOTE 2 - RATE AND REGULATORY MATTERS Below is a summary of updates to significant regulatory proceedings and related lawsuits. See also Note 2 - Rate and Regulatory Matters under Part II, Item8, of the Form 10-K. We
 
are unable to predict theultimate outcome of these matters, the
 
timing of the final decisions of the various agencies and courts, or
 
the impact on our results of operations, financial position, or liquidity.
Missouri 2015 Electric Rate OrderIn April 2015, the MoPSC issued an order approving an increase in Ameren Missouri's annual revenues for electric service of$122 million, including $109 million related to the
 
increase in net energy costs above the net energy costs included in base rates previously authorized by the MoPSC. The remaining increase of $13 million approved by the order was for non-energy costs. The revenue increase was based on a 9.53%return on common equity, a capital structure composed of51.8%common equity, and a rate base of$7.0 billion to reflect
 
investments through December 31, 2014. Rate changes consistent with the order will become effective on May 30, 2015. The order approved Ameren Missouri's request for continued use of the FAC; however, it changed the FAC to exclude substantially all transmission charges and revenues. In
 
addition, the order did not approve the continued use of the
 
regulatory tracking mechanisms for storm costs and vegetation management and infrastructure inspection costs. The order did
 
approve the continued use of the regulatory tracking mechanisms
 
for pension and postretirement benefits, renewable energy
 
standard cost, solar rebates, and uncertain tax positions that the
 
MoPSC authorized in earlier electric rate orders.In addition, the order approved a reduction to Noranda's electric rates with an offsetting increase in electric rates for Ameren Missouri's other customers. The rate shift will be revenue neutral to Ameren Missouri. Ameren Missouri supplies electricity to Noranda's aluminum smelter in southeast Missouri under a 15-
 
year agreement, which is subject to termination as early as May 31, 2020, and on each May 31 thereafter, upon at least five years notice by either party. Termination of the agreement by Ameren
 
Missouri would require MoPSC approval.
Ameren Missouri will request a rehearing on several aspects of the MoPSC's order, including the allowed return on common
 
equity and the elimination of recovery of changes in transmission charges and revenues through the FAC. The MoOPC and the
 
intervenor parties in this case may similarly seek rehearing or subsequently appeal any aspect of the order. Ameren Missouri
 
cannot predict whether any such application for rehearing or
 
appeal will be filed, or the outcome if so filed.Accounting Authority Order In November 2013, the MoPSC issued an accounting authority order that allowed Ameren Missouri to seek recovery of fixed costs totaling $36 million that were not previously recovered
 
from Noranda as a result of the loss of load caused by a severe 2009 ice storm in a future electric rate case. In its April 2015 electric rate order, the MoPSC did not approve recovery of these fixed costs. Ameren Missouri had not recorded any revenue
 
associated with this accounting authority order and will not record a charge to earnings based on the outcome of the MoPSC's April 2015 electric rate order. MEEIA FilingIn December 2014, Ameren Missouri filed an energy efficiency plan with the MoPSC under the MEEIA. This filing proposed a three-year plan that includes a portfolio of customer energy efficiency programs along with a cost recovery
 
mechanism. If the plan is approved, beginning in January 2016, Ameren Missouri intends to invest $135 million over three years in the proposed customer energy efficiency programs. Ameren Missouri requested continued use of a MEEIA rider, which allows it to collect from or refund to customers any difference in the
 
actual amounts incurred and the amounts collected from customers for the MEEIA program costs and net shared benefits.
In addition, Ameren Missouri requested incentives to earn
 
additional revenues by achieving certain customer energy efficiency goals, including $25 million if 100% of its customer energy efficiency goals are achieved during the three-year period. Ameren Missouri must achieve at least 70% of its 16customer energy efficiency goals before it earns any incentive award.Illinois IEIMAUnder the provisions of the IEIMA, Ameren Illinois' electric delivery service rates are subject to an annual revenue requirement reconciliation to its actual costs.Throughout each year, Ameren Illinois records a regulatory asset or a regulatory
 
liability and a corresponding increase or decrease to operating revenues for any differences between the revenue requirement
 
reflected in customer rates for that year and its estimate of the
 
probable increase or decrease in the revenue requirement
 
expected to ultimately be approved by the ICC based on that year's actual costs incurred. As of March31, 2015, Ameren Illinois had recorded regulatory assets of $8 million, $101 million, and $52 million, to reflect its expected 2015, 2014 and 2013
 
revenue requirement reconciliation adjustments, with interest, respectively. Ameren Illinois is collecting the 2013 revenue
 
requirement reconciliation adjustment from customers during
 
2015.In April 2015, Ameren Illinois filed with the ICC its annual electric delivery service formula rate update to establish the
 
revenue requirement used for 2016 rates. Pending ICC approval, Ameren Illinois' update filing will result in a $110 million increase in Ameren Illinois' electric delivery service revenue requirement, beginning in January 2016. This update reflects an increase to
 
the annual formula rate based on 2014 actual costs and
 
expected net plant additions for 2015, an increase to include the
 
2014 revenue requirement reconciliation adjustment, and a
 
decrease for the conclusion of the 2013 revenue requirement
 
reconciliation adjustment, which will be fully collected from
 
customers in 2015. In April 2015, the IEIMA's formula rate framework was extended until the end of 2019, with further extensions possible
 
through 2022.
2015 Natural Gas Delivery Service Rate CaseIn January 2015, Ameren Illinois filed a request with the ICC seeking approval to increase its annual revenues for natural gas delivery service by $53 million. The request was based on a 10.25% return on common equity, a capital structure composed of 50% common equity, and a rate base of $1.2 billion. In an attempt to reduce regulatory lag, Ameren Illinois used a 2016
 
future test year in this proceeding. Included in the request was a
 
proposal to implement a decoupling rider mechanism for residential and small nonresidential customers. The decoupling
 
rider would ensure that changes in natural gas sales volumes do not affect Ameren Illinois' annual natural gas revenues for these
 
rate classes.A decision by the ICC in this proceeding is required by December 2015, with new rates expected to be effective in January 2016. Ameren Illinois cannot predict the level of any
 
delivery service rate changes the ICC may approve, whether the ICC will approve the decoupling rider, or whether any rate changes that may eventually be approved will be sufficient to enable Ameren Illinois to recover its costs and to earn a
 
reasonable return on investments when the rate changes go into effect.2013 Natural Gas Delivery Service Rate Order In December 2013, the ICC issued a rate order that approved an increase in Ameren Illinois' revenues for natural gas delivery service based on a 9.1% return on common equity. The rate changes became effective January 1, 2014. In March 2014, Ameren Illinois filed with the Appellate Court of the Fourth District
 
of Illinois an appeal of the allowed return on common equity included in the ICC's order. Ameren Illinois sought a 10.4% return on common equity in this rate case. A decision is expected in
 
2015.2015 ICC Purchased Power Reconciliation In January 2015, the ICC issued an order that approved Ameren Illinois' reconciliation of revenues collected under its purchased power rider mechanism and Ameren Illinois' related
 
cumulative power usage cost. In the first quarter of 2015, based on the January 2015 order, both Ameren and Ameren Illinois recorded a $15 million increase to electric revenues for the
 
recovery of this cumulative power usage cost from electric
 
customers.ATXI Transmission ProjectIn August 2014, ATXI made a filing with the ICC requesting a certificate of public convenience and necessity and project approval for the Spoon River project, a MISO-approved transmission line project located in northwest Illinois. A decision is expected from the ICC in 2015. A certificate of public convenience and necessity is required before ATXI can proceed
 
with right-of-way acquisition.
Federal Ameren Illinois Electric Transmission Rate Refund In July 2012, the FERC issued an order concluding that Ameren Illinois improperly included acquisition premiums, including goodwill, in determining the common equity used in its
 
electric transmission formula rate and thereby inappropriately
 
recovered a higher amount from its electric transmission customers. The order required Ameren Illinois to make refunds to
 
customers for such improperly included amounts.
Ameren Illinois submitted a refund report in November 2012, which concluded that no refund was warranted. Several
 
wholesale customers filed a protest with the FERC regarding that
 
conclusion. In June 2013, the FERC issued an order that rejected
 
Ameren Illinois' November 2012 refund report and provided
 
guidance as to the filing of a new refund report. In July 2013, Ameren Illinois filed a revised refund report based on the guidance provided in the June 2013 order, which also concluded
 
that no refund was warranted. In June 2014, the FERC issued an 17order establishing settlement procedures and, if necessary, hearing procedures regarding Ameren Illinois' July 2013 refund
 
report. In March 2015, Ameren Illinois reached a settlement agreement with the wholesale customers that resolves the issues in this proceeding. The settlement agreement requires FERC
 
approval. Upon approval by the FERC, the settlement agreement will require Ameren Illinois to make refunds and payments of $8 million to transmission customers. It will also require Ameren
 
Illinois to take other actions, such as reducing common equity for
 
electric transmission ratemaking purposes on a prospective basis. There is no date by which the FERC must act with respect to the settlement agreement. Ameren Illinois estimates the maximum refund obligation through March 31, 2015, to be $23 million. Ameren Illinois' March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 balance sheets included an $8 million and a $7 million current liability, respectively, for its estimate of the probable refund to transmission customers. If Ameren Illinois were to determine that
 
a refund to its electric transmission customers in excess of the
 
amount already recorded is probable, an additional charge to
 
earnings would be recorded in the period in which that
 
determination was made.
FERC Complaint CasesCurrently, the FERC-allowed base return on common equity for MISO transmission owners is 12.38%. In November 2013, a customer group filed a complaint case with the FERC seeking a
 
reduction in the allowed base return on common equity for the
 
FERC-regulated MISO transmission rate base under the MISO tariff to 9.15%. The FERC scheduled the case for hearing
 
proceedings, requiring an initial decision to be issued no later than November 30, 2015. As the maximum FERC-allowed refund
 
period for the November 2013 complaint case ended in February
 
2015, another customer complaint case was filed in February 2015. The February 2015 complaint case seeks a reduction in
 
the allowed base return on common equity for the FERC-regulated MISO transmission rate base under the MISO tariff to
 
8.67%. In 2014, the FERC issued orders in a proceeding, in which the Ameren Companies were not involved, reducing the allowed
 
base return on common equity for New England transmission owners from 11.14% to 10.57%, with rate incentives allowed up to 11.74%. The FERC order in the New England transmission owners' case applied observable market data from October 2012
 
to March 2013 to determine the allowed base return on common equity. The evidence and the calculation used in the New England transmission owners' case may guide the FERC's decision in the MISO complaint cases discussed above. The
 
FERC calculation will establish the allowed base return on common equity, which specifies a unique time period for each
 
complaint case, and will require multiple inputs based on
 
observable market data specific to the utility industry and broader
 
macroeconomic data. In January 2015, the settlement judge for
 
the initial MISO complaint case ordered that July 13, 2015, be the cut-off date for the observable market data to be used in the calculation of the allowed base return on common equity.
Based on the information in these orders, Ameren and Ameren Illinois
 
recorded current liabilities on their respective balance sheets as
 
of March 31, 2015, and December 31, 2014, representing their estimate of the refunds from the refund effective date of
 
November 12, 2013, through the respective balance sheet date.
A 50 basis point reduction in the FERC-allowed return on common equity would reduce Ameren's and Ameren Illinois' 2015 earnings by an estimated $4 million and $2 million, respectively, based on 2015 projected rate base. Ameren Missouri did not
 
record a liability as of March 31, 2015, and does not expect that a
 
reduction in the FERC-allowed base return on common equity for
 
MISO transmission owners would be material to its results of operations, financial position, or liquidity.
Based on a November 2014 request, the FERC approved an incentive adder of up to 50 basis points on the allowed base return on common equity for our participation in an RTO. The incentive adder became effective on January 6, 2015. The FERC
 
also approved our request to defer collection of the incentive
 
adder until the issuance of the final order addressing the initial
 
MISO complaint case.Ameren Missouri Power Purchase Agreement with Entergy Beginning in 2005, the FERC issued a series of orders addressing a complaint filed in 2001 by the Louisiana Public Service Commission against Entergy and certain of its affiliates.
 
The complaint alleged unjust and unreasonable cost allocations.
As a result of the FERC orders, Entergy began billing Ameren
 
Missouri in 2007 for additional charges under a 165-megawatt power purchase agreement, which expired August31, 2009. In
 
May 2012, the FERC issued an order stating that Entergy should not have included additional charges to Ameren Missouri under the power purchase agreement. Pursuant to the order, in June 2012, Entergy paid Ameren Missouri $31 million. In November
 
2013, Entergy filed an appeal of the FERC's May 2012 order with the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. In March 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the FERC's May 2012 order.
 
Ameren Missouri believes the outstanding issues relating to its
 
power purchase agreement with Entergy have been resolved and
 
will not result in a charge to earnings.
Combined Construction and Operating LicenseIn 2008, Ameren Missouri filed an application with the NRC for a COL for a new nuclear unit at Ameren Missouri's existing Callaway County, Missouri, energy center site. In 2009, Ameren Missouri suspended its efforts to build a new nuclear unit at the Callaway site, and the NRC suspended review of the COL application. The suspended status of the COL application
 
currently extends through the end of 2015.Ameren Missouri estimates the total cost to obtain a COL for the Callaway site to be approximately $100 million. As of March31, 2015, Ameren Missouri had capitalized investments of
$69 million for the development of a new nuclear energy center.
 
Ameren is currently evaluating all potential nuclear technologies
 
in order to maintain an option for nuclear power in the future.
18All of Ameren Missouri's capitalized investments for the development of a new nuclear energy center will remain capitalized while management pursues options to maximize the value of its investment. If efforts to license additional nuclear generation are abandoned, if the NRC does not extend the COL application suspended status, or if management concludes it is
 
probable that the costs incurred will be disallowed in rates, a
 
charge to earnings would be recognized in the period in which
 
that determination is made.NOTE 3 - SHORT-TERM DEBT AND LIQUIDITYThe liquidity needs of the Ameren Companies are typically supported through the use of available cash, drawings under committed credit agreements, commercial paper issuances, or, in the case of Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois, short-term intercompany borrowings.The 2012 Missouri Credit Agreement and the 2012 Illinois Credit Agreement, both of which expire on December 11, 2019, were not utilized for direct borrowings during the three months ended March 31, 2015, but were used to support commercial paper issuances and to issue letters of credit. Based on letters of credit issued under the 2012 Credit Agreements, as well as commercial paper outstanding, the aggregate amount of credit capacity available under the 2012 Credit Agreements to Ameren (parent), Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois, collectively, at March31, 2015, was $1.1 billion.
Commercial PaperThe following table presents commercial paper outstanding at Ameren (parent), Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois as of March31, 2015, and December31, 2014.
March 31, 2015 December 31, 2014 Ameren (parent)
$815$585 Ameren Missouri 140 97 Ameren Illinois
-32 Ameren Consolidated
$955$714The following table summarizes the commercial paper activity and relevant interest rates under Ameren's (parent), Ameren Missouri's, and Ameren Illinois' commercial paper programs for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014. Ameren Illinois established a commercial paper program in May 2014.
Ameren (parent)Ameren Missouri Ameren Illinois Ameren Consolidated 2015 Average daily commercial paper outstanding$691$151$10$852 Weighted-average interest rate0.55%0.49%0.44%0.53%Peak commercial paper during period (a)$815$243$39$955 Peak interest rate0.70%0.60%0.60%0.70%2014 Average daily commercial paper outstanding$339$200$-$539 Weighted-average interest rate0.45%0.45%-%0.45%Peak commercial paper during period (a)$452$290$-$700 Peak interest rate0.75%0.70%-%0.75%(a) The timing of peak commercial paper issuances varies by company, and therefore the peak amounts presented by company might not equal the Ameren Consolidated peak commercial paper issuances for the period.
Indebtedness Provisions and Other CovenantsThe information below is a summary of the Ameren Companies' compliance with indebtedness provisions and other covenants within the 2012 Credit Agreements. See Note 4 -
 
Short-term Debt and Liquidity under Part II, Item 8, in the Form
 
10-K for a detailed description of these provisions.The 2012 Credit Agreements contain nonfinancial covenants, including restrictions on the ability to incur liens, to transact with affiliates, to dispose of assets, to make investments in or transfer assets to its affiliates, and to merge with other entities. The 2012 Credit Agreements require each of Ameren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois to maintain consolidated indebtedness of not more than 65% of its consolidated total
 
capitalization pursuant to a defined calculation set forth in the agreements. As of March31, 2015, the ratios of consolidated
 
indebtedness to total consolidated capitalization, calculated in accordance with the provisions of the 2012 Credit Agreements, were 51%, 50%, and 46%, for Ameren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois, respectively. In addition, under the 2012 Illinois Credit Agreement and, by virtue of the cross-default provisions of the 2012 Missouri Credit Agreement, under the 2012 Missouri Credit Agreement, Ameren is required to maintain a ratio of
 
consolidated funds from operations plus interest expense to consolidated interest expense of at least 2.0 to 1.0. However, the
 
interest coverage requirement only applies at such times as 19 Ameren does not have a senior long-term unsecured credit rating of at least Baa3 from Moody's or BBB- from S&P. As of March31, 2015, Ameren exceeded the rating requirements; therefore, the
 
interest coverage requirement was not applicable. Failure of a
 
borrower to satisfy a financial covenant constitutes an immediate default under the applicable 2012 Credit Agreement.The 2012 Credit Agreements contain default provisions that apply separately to each borrower; provided, however, that a default of Ameren Missouri or Ameren Illinois under the applicable 2012 Credit Agreement will also be deemed to constitute a default of Ameren under such agreement. Defaults include a
 
cross-default of such borrower under any other agreement
 
covering outstanding indebtedness of such borrower and certain
 
subsidiaries (other than project finance subsidiaries and nonmaterial subsidiaries) in excess of $75 million in the aggregate (including under the other 2012 Credit Agreement).
However, under the default provisions of the 2012 Credit Agreements, any default of Ameren under any 2012 Credit Agreement that results solely from a default of Ameren Missouri or Ameren Illinois thereunder does not result in a cross-default of Ameren under the other 2012 Credit Agreement. Further, the 2012 Credit Agreement default provisions provide that an Ameren default under any of the 2012 Credit Agreements does not constitute a default by Ameren Missouri or Ameren Illinois. None of the Ameren Companies' credit agreements or financing arrangements contain credit rating triggers that would
 
cause a default or acceleration of repayment of outstanding balances. The Ameren Companies were in compliance with the provisions and covenants of their credit agreements at March31, 2015.Money Pools Ameren has money pool agreements with and among its subsidiaries to coordinate and provide for certain short-term cash
 
and working capital requirements.Ameren Missouri, Ameren Illinois, and Ameren Services may participate in the utility money pool as both lenders and borrowers. Ameren may participate in the utility money pool only as a lender. Surplus internal funds are contributed to the utility money pool from participants. The primary sources of external funds for the utility money pool are the 2012 Credit Agreements and the commercial paper programs. The total amount available
 
to the pool participants from the utility money pool at any given
 
time is reduced by the amount of borrowings made by
 
participants, but is increased to the extent that the pool
 
participants advance surplus funds to the utility money pool or remit funds from other external sources. The availability of funds
 
is also determined by funding requirement limits established by
 
regulatory authorizations. Participants receiving a loan under the
 
utility money pool agreement must repay the principal amount of such loan, together with accrued interest. The rate of interest
 
depends on the composition of internal and external funds in the utility money pool. The average interest rate for borrowing under the utility money pool for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, was 0.08%  and 0.39%, respectively. See Note 8 - Related Party Transactions for the amount of interest income and expense from the money pool arrangements recorded by the Ameren Companies for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.NOTE 4 - LONG-TERM DEBT AND EQUITY Ameren MissouriIn March 2015, Ameren Missouri received cash capital contributions of $224 million from Ameren (parent).
In April 2015, Ameren Missouri issued $250 million of 3.65% senior secured notes due April 15, 2045, with interest payable semiannually on April 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning October 15, 2015. Ameren Missouri received proceeds of $247 million, which were used to repay outstanding short-term debt, including short-term debt that Ameren Missouri incurred in connection with the repayment of $114 million of its 4.75% senior secured notes that matured on April 1, 2015.
Indenture Provisions and Other CovenantsAmeren Missouri's and Ameren Illinois' indentures, credit facilities, and articles of incorporation include covenants and provisions related to issuances of first mortgage bonds and preferred stock. Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois are required to meet certain ratios to issue additional first mortgage bonds and preferred stock. A failure to achieve these ratios would not result in a default under these covenants and provisions, but would restrict the companies' ability to issue bonds or preferred stock. The following table summarizes the required and actual interest coverage ratios for interest charges and dividend coverage ratios and bonds and preferred stock issuable as of March31, 2015, at an assumed annual interest rate of 5% and dividend rate of 6%.
RequiredInterest Coverage Ratio (a)Actual InterestCoverageRatioBondsIssuable (b)RequiredDividend Coverage Ratio (c)ActualDividend Coverage Ratio PreferredStock Issuable Ameren Missouri4.6$3,386113.4$2,530 Ameren Illinois 6.6 3,423 (d)2.8 203 (e)(a) Coverage required on the annual interest charges on first mortgage bonds outstanding and to be issued. Coverage is not required in certain cases when additional first mortgage bonds are issued on the basis of retired bonds.
20(b) Amount of bonds issuable based either on required coverage ratios or unfunded property additions, whichever is more restrictive. The amounts shown also include bonds issuable based on retired bond capacity of $832 million and $204 million at Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois, respectively.(c) Coverage required on the annual dividend on preferred stock outstanding and to be issued, as required in the respective company's articles of incorporation.(d) Amount of bonds issuable by Ameren Illinois based on unfunded property additions and retired bonds solely under the former IP mortgage indenture. The amount of bonds issuable by Ameren Illinois is also subject to the lien restrictions contained in the 2012 Illinois Credit Agreement. (e) Preferred stock issuable is restricted by the amount of preferred stock that is currently authorized by Ameren Illinois' articles of incorporation. Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois and certain other Ameren subsidiaries are subject to Section305(a) of the Federal Power Act, which makes it unlawful for any officer or director of a public utility, as defined in the Federal Power Act, to participate in
 
the making or paying of any dividend from any funds "properly included in capital account." The FERC has consistently
 
interpreted the provision to allow dividends to be paid as long as
 
(1) the source of the dividends is clearly disclosed, (2) the
 
dividends are not excessive, and (3) there is no self-dealing on the part of corporate officials. At a minimum, Ameren believes
 
that dividends can be paid by its subsidiaries that are public utilities from retained earnings. In addition, under Illinois law, Ameren Illinois may not pay any dividend on its stock, unless, among other things, its earnings and earned surplus are sufficient
 
to declare and pay a dividend after provision is made for reasonable and proper reserves, or unless Ameren Illinois has
 
specific authorization from the ICC.Ameren Illinois' articles of incorporation require dividend payments on its common stock to be based on ratios of common stock to total capitalization and other provisions related to certain
 
operating expenses and accumulations of earned surplus.
 
Ameren Illinois committed to the FERC to maintain a minimum of 30% equity in its capital structure. As of March31, 2015, Ameren Illinois had 54% of equity in its capital structure.In order for the Ameren Companies to issue securities in the future, we have to comply with all applicable requirements in effect at the time of any such issuances.Off-Balance-Sheet ArrangementsAt March31, 2015, none of the Ameren Companies had any off-balance-sheet financing arrangements, other than operating leases entered into in the ordinary course of business. None of the Ameren Companies expect to engage in any significant off-
 
balance-sheet financing arrangements in the near future. See Note 12 - Divestiture Transactions and Discontinued Operations for Ameren (parent) guarantees and letters of credit issued to support New AER based on the transaction agreement with IPH.
21NOTE 5 - OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSESThe following table presents the components of "Other Income and Expenses" in the Ameren Companies' statements of income for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:
ThreeMonths 2015 2014 Ameren: (a)Miscellaneous income:
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
$5$7 Interest income on industrial development revenue bonds 7 7 Interest income 4 2 Other 3 2 Total miscellaneous income
$19$18 Miscellaneous expense:
Donations$8$5 Other 3 4 Total miscellaneous expense
$11$9 Ameren Missouri:
Miscellaneous income:
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
$4$7 Interest income on industrial development revenue bonds 7 7 Total miscellaneous income
$11$14 Miscellaneous expense:
Donations$2$2 Other 1 2 Total miscellaneous expense
$3$4 Ameren Illinois:
 
Miscellaneous income:
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
$1$-Interest income 4 2 Other 2 1 Total miscellaneous income
$7$3 Miscellaneous expense:
Donations$3$3 Other 2 1 Total miscellaneous expense
$5$4(a) Includes amounts for Ameren registrant and nonregistrant subsidiaries and intercompany eliminations.NOTE 6 - DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTSWe use derivatives to manage the risk of changes in market prices for natural gas, power, and uranium, as well as the risk of changes in rail transportation surcharges through fuel oil hedges.
 
Such price fluctuations may cause the following:* an unrealized appreciation or depreciation of our contracted commitments to purchase or sell when purchase or sale
 
prices under the commitments are compared with current
 
commodity prices;* market values of natural gas and uranium inventories that differ from the cost of those commodities in inventory; and* actual cash outlays for the purchase of these commodities that differ from anticipated cash outlays.
The derivatives that we use to hedge these risks are governed by our risk management policies for forward contracts, futures, options, and swaps. Our net positions are continually
 
assessed within our structured hedging programs to determine whether new or offsetting transactions are required. The goal of
 
the hedging program is generally to mitigate financial risks while ensuring that sufficient volumes are available to meet our
 
requirements. Contracts we enter into as part of our risk management program may be settled financially, settled by physical delivery, or net settled with the counterparty.
22 The following table presents open gross commodity contract volumes by commodity type for derivative assets and liabilities as of March31, 2015, and December31, 2014. As of March31, 2015, these contracts ran through October 2017, October 2019, May 2032, and October 2016 for fuel oils, natural gas, power, and uranium, respectively.
Quantity (in millions, except as indicated) 2015 2014 Commodity Ameren Missouri AmerenIllinoisAmeren Ameren Missouri AmerenIllinoisAmeren Fuel oils (in gallons)(a)40 (b)40 50 (b)50 Natural gas (in mmbtu)2912115028108136 Power (in megawatthours) 1 10 11 1 11 12 Uranium (pounds in thousands) 349(b)349 332 (b)332(a) Fuel oils consist of heating oil and ultra-low-sulfur diesel.(b) Not applicable.
Authoritative accounting guidance regarding derivative instruments requires that all contracts considered to be derivative instruments be recorded on the balance sheet at their fair values, unless the NPNS exception applies. See Note 7 - Fair Value
 
Measurements for discussion of our methods of assessing the
 
fair value of derivative instruments. Many of our physical
 
contracts, such as our purchased power contracts, qualify for the NPNS exception to derivative accounting rules. The revenue or
 
expense on NPNS contracts is recognized at the contract price upon physical delivery.
If we determine that a contract meets the definition of a derivative and is not eligible for the NPNS exception, we review the contract to determine if it qualifies for hedge accounting. We
 
also consider whether gains or losses resulting from such
 
derivatives qualify for regulatory deferral. Derivative contracts
 
that qualify for regulatory deferral are recorded at fair value, with
 
changes in fair value recorded as regulatory assets or regulatory liabilities in the period in which the change occurs. We believe
 
derivative losses and gains deferred as regulatory assets and
 
regulatory liabilities are probable of recovery or refund through
 
future rates charged to customers. Regulatory assets and
 
regulatory liabilities are amortized to operating income as related
 
losses and gains are reflected in rates charged to customers.
Therefore, gains and losses on these derivatives have no effect on operating income. As of March31, 2015, and December31, 2014, all contracts that qualify for hedge accounting received
 
regulatory deferral.
Authoritative accounting guidance permits companies to offset fair value amounts recognized for the right to reclaim cash
 
collateral (a receivable) or the obligation to return cash collateral (a liability) against fair value amounts recognized for derivative
 
instruments that are executed with the same counterparty under a master netting arrangement. The Ameren Companies did not
 
elect to adopt this guidance for any eligible commodity contracts.
23 The following table presents the carrying value and balance sheet location of all derivative commodity contracts, none of which were designated as hedging instruments, as of March31, 2015, and December31, 2014:
Balance Sheet Location Ameren Missouri Ameren Illinois Ameren 2015 Fuel oils Other current assets
$1$-$1 Natural gas Other current assets
-1 1 Power Other current assets 7-7 Total assets
$8$1$9 Fuel oils Other current liabilities
$21$-$21 Other deferred credits and liabilities 7-7 Natural gas MTM derivative liabilities (a)32 (a)Other current liabilities 6-38 Other deferred credits and liabilities 8 18 26 Power MTM derivative liabilities (a)11 (a)Other current liabilities 1-12 Other deferred credits and liabilities
-153 153 Uranium Other current liabilities 1-1 Total liabilities
$44$214$258 2014 Fuel oils Other current assets
$2$-$2 Natural gas Other current assets 1 1 2 Power Other current assets 15-15 Total assets
$18$1$19 Fuel oils Other current liabilities
$22$-$22 Other deferred credits and liabilities 7-7 Natural gas MTM derivative liabilities (a)31 (a)Other current liabilities 6-37 Other deferred credits and liabilities 6 13 19 Power MTM derivative liabilities (a)11 (a)Other current liabilities 3-14 Other deferred credits and liabilities
-131 131 Uranium Other current liabilities 2-2 Total liabilities
$46$186$232(a) Balance sheet line item not applicable to registrant.
The following table presents the cumulative amount of pretax net gains (losses) on all derivative instruments deferred in regulatory assets or regulatory liabilities as of March31, 2015, and December31, 2014:
Ameren Missouri Ameren Illinois Ameren 2015 Fuel oils derivative contracts (a)$(27)$-$(27)Natural gas derivative contracts (b)(14)(49)(63)Power derivative contracts (c)6(164)(158)Uranium derivative contracts (d)(1)-(1)2014 Fuel oils derivative contracts
$(29)$-$(29)Natural gas derivative contracts(11)(43)(54)Power derivative contracts 12(142)(130)Uranium derivative contracts (2)-(2)(a) Represents net losses associated with fuel oils derivative contracts at Ameren Missouri. These contracts are a partial hedge of Ameren Missouri's rail transportation surcharges for coal through December 2017. Current losses deferred as regulatory assets include $20 million at Ameren and Ameren Missouri. (b) Represents net losses associated with natural gas derivative contracts. These contracts are a partial hedge of natural gas requirements through October 2019 at Ameren and Ameren Missouri and through October 2018 at Ameren Illinois. Current gains deferred as regulatory liabilities include $1 million at Ameren and Ameren Illinois, respectively. Current losses deferred as regulatory assets include $38 million, $6 million, and $32 million at Ameren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois, respectively.(c) Represents net gains (losses) associated with power derivative contracts. These contracts are a partial hedge of power price requirements through May 2032 at Ameren and Ameren Illinois and through December 2016 at Ameren Missouri. Current gains deferred as regulatory liabilities include $7 million at Ameren and Ameren Missouri.
Current losses deferred as regulatory assets include $12 million, $1 million, and $11 million at Ameren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois, respectively.(d) Represents net losses on uranium derivative contracts at Ameren Missouri. These contracts are a partial hedge of Ameren Missouri's uranium requirements through December 2016. Current losses deferred as regulatory assets include $1 million at Ameren and Ameren Missouri.
24 Derivative instruments are subject to various credit-related losses in the event of nonperformance by counterparties to the transaction.
Exchange-traded contracts are supported by the financial and credit quality of the clearing members of the respective exchanges and have nominal credit risk. In all other transactions, we are exposed to credit risk. Our credit risk management program involves establishing credit
 
limits and collateral requirements for counterparties, using master netting arrangements, and reporting daily exposure to senior management.We believe that entering into master netting arrangements mitigates the level of financial loss that could result from default by allowing net settlement of derivative assets and liabilities. We generally enter into the following master netting arrangements: (1) the International Swaps and Derivatives Association Agreement, a standardized financial natural gas and electric contract; (2) the Master Power Purchase and Sale Agreement, created by the Edison Electric Institute and the National Energy Marketers Association, a standardized contract for the purchase and sale of wholesale power; and (3) the North American Energy Standards Board Inc. Agreement, a standardized contract for the purchase and sale of natural gas. These master netting arrangements allow the counterparties to net settle sale and purchase transactions.
Further, collateral requirements are calculated at the master netting arrangement level by counterparty.
The following table provides the recognized gross derivative balances and the net amounts of those derivatives subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement as of March31, 2015, and December31, 2014:
Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Balance Sheet Commodity Contracts Eligible to be Offset Gross Amounts Recognized in the Balance Sheet Derivative Instruments Cash Collateral Received/Posted (a)Net Amount 2015 Assets:
Ameren Missouri
$8$4$-$4 Ameren Illinois 1--1 Ameren$9$4$-$5 Liabilities:
 
Ameren Missouri
$44$4$4$36 Ameren Illinois 214-2 212 Ameren$258$4$6$248 2014 Assets:
Ameren Missouri
$18$5$-$13 Ameren Illinois 1--1 Ameren$19$5$-$14 Liabilities:
 
Ameren Missouri
$46$5$5$36 Ameren Illinois 186--186 Ameren$232$5$5$222(a) Cash collateral received reduces gross asset balances and is included in "Other current liabilities" and "Other deferred credits and liabilities" on the balance sheet. Cash collateral posted reduces gross liability balances and is included in "Other current assets" and "Other assets" on the balance sheet.
Concentrations of Credit Risk In determining our concentrations of credit risk related to derivative instruments, we review our individual counterparties and categorize each counterparty into groupings according to the primary business in which each engages. We calculate maximum exposures based on the gross fair value of financial instruments, including NPNS and other accrual contracts. As of March31, 2015, if counterparty groups were to fail completely to perform on contracts, Ameren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois' maximum exposure was $6 million, $5 million, and $1 million, respectively. The potential loss on counterparty exposures is reduced by the application of master netting arrangements and collateral held, to the extent of reducing the exposure to zero. As of March31, 2015, the potential loss after consideration of the application of master netting arrangements and collateral held for Ameren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois was $5 million, $5 million, and $- million, respectively.
Derivative Instruments with Credit Risk-Related Contingent FeaturesOur commodity contracts contain collateral provisions tied to the Ameren Companies' credit ratings. If we were to experience an adverse change in our credit ratings, or if a counterparty with reasonable grounds for uncertainty regarding performance of an obligation requested adequate assurance of performance, additional collateral postings might be required. The following table presents, as of March31, 2015, the
 
aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments with credit risk-related contingent features in a gross liability position, the cash collateral 25posted, and the aggregate amount of additional collateral that could be required to be posted with counterparties. The additional collateral required is the net liability position allowed under the master netting arrangements, assuming (1) the credit risk-related contingent features underlying these arrangements were triggered on March31, 2015, and (2) those counterparties with rights to do so requested collateral.AggregateFairValueof Derivative Liabilities (a)Cash CollateralPosted PotentialAggregateAmountof Additional CollateralRequired (b)2015 Ameren Missouri
$87$6$83 Ameren Illinois 80 2 74 Ameren$167$8$157(a) Prior to consideration of master netting arrangements and including NPNS and other accrual contract exposures.(b) As collateral requirements with certain counterparties are based on master netting arrangements, the aggregate amount of additional collateral required to be posted is determined after consideration of the effects of such arrangements.NOTE 7 - FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or
 
liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. We use various methods to determine
 
fair value, including market, income, and cost approaches. With
 
these approaches, we adopt certain assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including
 
assumptions about market risk or the risks inherent in the inputs
 
to the valuation. Inputs to valuation can be readily observable, market-corroborated, or unobservable. We use valuation
 
techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. Authoritative accounting guidance established a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the
 
inputs used to measure fair value.
All financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value are classified and disclosed in one of three hierarchy levels. See Note 8 - Fair Value Measurements under Part II, Item 8, of the Form 10-K for information related to hierarchy levels. We perform
 
an analysis each quarter to determine the appropriate hierarchy
 
level of the assets and liabilities subject to fair value
 
measurements. Financial assets and liabilities are classified in
 
their entirety according to the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. All assets and liabilities
 
whose fair value measurement is based on significant
 
unobservable inputs are classified as Level 3.
26 The following table describes the valuation techniques and unobservable inputs for the fair value of financial assets and liabilities classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy as of March31, 2015:
Fair Value Weighted AverageAssetsLiabilitiesValuation Technique(s)
Unobservable Input Range Level 3 Derivative asset and liability - commodity contracts (a):AmerenFuel oils$1$(7)Option modelVolatilities(%)(b)33 - 80 42Discounted cash flowAmeren Missouri credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.40 (d)Natural gas1(1)Option modelVolatilities(%)(e)6 - 39 33 Nodal basis($/mmbtu)(e)(0.40) - (0.20)(0.30)Discounted cash flowNodal basis($/mmbtu)(e)(0.40) - (0.10)(0.30)
Counterparty credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.31 - 12.07 2.47Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.40 (d)Power (f)5(165)Discounted cash flowAverage forward peak and off-peak pricing - forwards/
swaps($/MWh)(g)22 - 46 32 Estimated auction price for FTRs($/MW)(e)(597) - 1,922 153 Nodal basis($/MWh)(e)(11) - 0 (3)Counterparty credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.29 - 10.98 5.84Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.40 (d)Fundamental energy production model Estimated future gas prices($/mmbtu)(e)3 - 5 4 Escalation rate(%)(e)(h)1 (d)Contract price allocationEstimated renewable energy credit costs($/credit)(e)5 - 7 6Uranium-(1)Discounted cash flowAverage forward uranium pricing($/pound)(e)40 - 43 40 Ameren MissouriFuel oils$1$(7)Option modelVolatilities(%)(b)33 - 80 42Discounted cash flowAmeren Missouri credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.40 (d)Natural gas-(1)Option modelVolatilities(%)(e)6 - 39 33 Nodal basis($/mmbtu)(e)(0.40) - (0.20)(0.30)Discounted cash flowNodal basis($/mmbtu)(e)(0.10)(d)Counterparty credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.54 - 12.07 5 Ameren Missouri credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.40 (d)Power (f)5(1)Discounted cash flowAverage forward peak and off-peak pricing - forwards/
swaps($/MWh)(b)24 - 46 36 Estimated auction price for FTRs($/MW)(e)(597) - 1,922 153 Nodal basis($/MWh)(b)(11) - (4)
(8)Counterparty credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.29 - 10.98 5.84Uranium-(1)Discounted cash flowAverage forward uranium pricing($/pound)(e)40 - 43 40 Ameren IllinoisNatural gas$1$-Discounted cash flowNodal basis($/mmbtu)(e)(0.40) - (0.10)(0.30)
Counterparty credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.31 - 2.28 1.28 Ameren Illinois credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.40 (d)Power (f)-(164)Discounted cash flowAverage forward peak and off-peak pricing - forwards/
swaps($/MWh)(e)22 - 38 31 Nodal basis($/MWh)(e)(6) - 0 (3)Ameren Illinois credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.40 (d)Fundamental energy
 
production model Estimated future gas prices($/mmbtu)(e)3 - 5 4 Escalation rate(%)(e)(h)1 (d)Contract price allocationEstimated renewable energy credit costs($/credit)(e)5 - 7 6(a) The derivative asset and liability balances are presented net of counterparty credit considerations.(b) Generally, significant increases (decreases) in this input in isolation would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement.
(c) Counterparty credit risk is applied only to counterparties with derivative asset balances. Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois credit risk is applied only to counterparties with derivative liability balances.(d) Not applicable.
(e) Generally, significant increases (decreases) in this input in isolation would result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement.
(f) Power valuations use visible third-party pricing evaluated by month for peak and off-peak demand through 2018. Valuations beyond 2018 use fundamentally modeled pricing by month for peak and off-peak demand.(g) The balance at Ameren is comprised of Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois power contracts, which respond differently to unobservable input changes due to their opposing positions. As such, refer to the power sensitivity analysis for each company above.
27(h) Escalation rate applies to power prices 2026 and beyond.
The following table describes the valuation techniques and unobservable inputs for the fair value of financial assets and liabilities classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy as of December31, 2014:
Fair Value WeightedAssetsLiabilitiesValuation Technique(s)
Unobservable InputRangeAverage Level 3 Derivative asset and liability - commodity contracts (a):AmerenFuel oils$2$(8)Option modelVolatilities(%)(b)3 - 39 32Discounted cash flowAmeren Missouri credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.43 (d)Escalation rate(%)(e)(f)5 (d)Natural Gas1(2)Option modelVolatilities(%)(b)31 - 144 63 Nodal basis($/mmbtu)(e)(0.40) - 0 (0.20)Discounted cash flowNodal basis($/mmbtu)(e)(0.40) - 0.10(0.20)
Counterparty credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.43 - 13 3Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.43 (d)Power (g)11(144)Discounted cash flowAverage forward peak and off-peak pricing - forwards/
swaps($/MWh)(h)27 - 50 32 Estimated auction price for FTRs($/MW)(e)(1,833) - 2,743171 Nodal basis($/MWh)(e)(6) - 0 (2)Counterparty credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.26 (d)Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.43 (d)Fundamental energy production model Estimated future gas prices($/mmbtu)(e)4 - 5 4 Escalation rate(%)(e)(i)0 - 1 1Contract price allocationEstimated renewable energy credit costs($/credit)(e)5 - 7 6Uranium-(2)Discounted cash flowAverage forward uranium pricing($/pound)(e)35 - 40 36 Ameren MissouriFuel oils$2$(8)Option modelVolatilities(%)(b)3 - 39 32Discounted cash flowAmeren Missouri credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.43 (d)Escalation rate(%)(e)(f)5 (d)Natural Gas-(1)Option modelVolatilities(%)(b)31 - 144 53 Nodal basis($/mmbtu)(e)(0.40) - 0 (0.30)Discounted cash flowNodal basis($/mmbtu)(e)(0.10)(d)Counterparty credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.57 - 13 5 Ameren Missouri credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.43 (d)Power (g)11(2)Discounted cash flowAverage forward peak and off-peak pricing - forwards/
swaps($/MWh)(b)27 - 50 32 Estimated auction price for FTRs($/MW)(e)(1,833) - 2,743171 Counterparty credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.26 (d)Ameren Missouri credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.43 (d)Uranium-(2)Discounted cash flowAverage forward uranium pricing($/pound)(e)35 - 40 36 Ameren IllinoisNatural Gas$1$(1)Option modelVolatilities(%)(b)50 - 144 94 Nodal basis($/mmbtu)(e)(0.10) - 0 (0.10)Discounted cash flowNodal basis($/mmbtu)(e)(0.40) - 0.10(0.20)
Counterparty credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.43 - 2 0.83 Ameren Illinois credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.43 (d)Power (g)-(142)Discounted cash flowAverage forward peak and off-peak pricing - forwards/
swaps($/MWh)(e)27 - 38 32 Nodal basis($/MWh)(e)(6) - 0 (2)Ameren Illinois credit risk(%)(b)(c)0.43 (d)Fundamental energy
 
production model Estimated future gas prices($/mmbtu)(e)4 - 5 4 Escalation rate(%)(e)(i)0 - 1 1Contract price allocationEstimated renewable energy credit costs($/credit)(e)5 - 7 6(a) The derivative asset and liability balances are presented net of counterparty credit considerations.(b) Generally, significant increases (decreases) in this input in isolation would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement.
28(c) Counterparty credit risk is applied only to counterparties with derivative asset balances. Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois credit risk is applied only to counterparties with derivative liability balances.(d) Not applicable.(e) Generally, significant increases (decreases) in this input in isolation would result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement.
(f) Escalation rate applies to fuel oil prices 2017 and beyond.
(g) Power valuations use visible third-party pricing evaluated by month for peak and off-peak demand through 2018. Valuations beyond 2018 use fundamentally modeled pricing by month for peak and off-peak demand.(h) The balance at Ameren is comprised of Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois power contracts, which respond differently to unobservable input changes due to their opposing positions. As such, refer to the power sensitivity analysis for each company above.(i) Escalation rate applies to power prices 2026 and beyond.
In accordance with applicable authoritative accounting guidance, we consider nonperformance risk in our valuation of derivative instruments by analyzing the credit standing of our counterparties and considering any counterparty credit enhancements (e.g., collateral).
The guidance also requires that the fair value measurement of liabilities reflect the nonperformance risk of the reporting entity , as applicable.
Therefore, we have factored the impact of our credit standing, as well as any potential credit enhancements, into the fair value measurement
 
of both derivative assets and derivative liabilities. Included in our valuation, and based on current market conditions, is a valuation adjustment
 
for counterparty default derived from market data such as the price of credit default swaps, bond yields, and credit ratings. No gains or losses related to valuation adjustments for counterparty default risk were recorded at Ameren, Ameren Missouri, or Ameren Illinois in the first quarter of 2015 or 2014. At March31, 2015, the counterparty default risk liability valuation adjustment related to derivative contracts totaled $1 million, less than $1 million, and $1 million, for Ameren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois, respectively. At December31, 2014, the counterparty default risk liability valuation adjustment related to derivative contracts totaled $1 million, less than $1 million, and $1 million, for Ameren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois, respectively.
29The following table sets forth, by level within the fair value hierarchy, our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March31, 2015:
QuotedPricesin ActiveMarketsforIdentical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1)SignificantOther ObservableInputs (Level 2)SignificantOther Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)Total Assets:AmerenDerivative assets - commodity contracts (a): Fuel oils$-$-$1$1 Natural gas
--1 1 Power-2 5 7Total derivative assets - commodity contracts$-$2$7$9 Nuclear decommissioning trust fund:
Cash and cash equivalents
$2$-$-$2 Equity securities:
U.S. large capitalization 368--368 Debt securities:
Corporate bonds 65 U.S. treasury and agency securities
-101-101 Other-20-20Total nuclear decommissioning trust fund$370$186$-$556 (b)Total Ameren
$370$188$7$565AmerenDerivative assets - commodity contracts (a):MissouriFuel oils
$-$-$1$1 Power-2 5 7Total derivative assets - commodity contracts$-$2$6$8 Nuclear decommissioning trust fund:
Cash and cash equivalents
$2$-$-$2 Equity securities:
U.S. large capitalization 368--368 Debt securities:
Corporate bonds 65 U.S. treasury and agency securities
-101-101 Other-20-20Total nuclear decommissioning trust fund$370$186$-$556 (b)Total Ameren Missouri
$370$188$6$564AmerenDerivative assets - commodity contracts (a):IllinoisNatural gas
$-$-$1$1 Liabilities:
AmerenDerivative liabilities - commodity contracts (a): Fuel oils$21$-$7$28 Natural gas
-63 1 64 Power--165 165 Uranium--1 1 Total Ameren
$21$63$174$258AmerenDerivative liabilities - commodity contracts (a):MissouriFuel oils
$21$-$7$28 Natural gas
-13 1 14 Power--1 1 Uranium--1 1 Total Ameren Missouri
$21$13$10$44AmerenDerivative liabilities - commodity contracts (a):IllinoisNatural gas
$-$50$-$50 Power--164 164 Total Ameren Illinois
$-$50$164$214(a) The derivative asset and liability balances are presented net of counterparty credit considerations.(b) Balance excludes $2 million of receivables, payables, and accrued income, net.
30The following table sets forth, by level within the fair value hierarchy, our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December31, 2014:
QuotedPricesin ActiveMarketsforIdentical Assets or Liabilities (Level 1)SignificantOther ObservableInputs (Level 2)SignificantOther Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)Total Assets:AmerenDerivative assets - commodity contracts (a): Fuel oils$-$-$2$2 Natural gas
-1 1 2 Power-4 11 15Total derivative assets - commodity contracts$-$5$14$19 Nuclear decommissioning trust fund:
Cash and cash equivalents
$1$-$-$1 Equity securities:
U.S. large capitalization 364--364 Debt securities:
Corporate bonds 63 U.S. treasury and agency securities
-102-102 Other-17-17Total nuclear decommissioning trust fund$365$182$-$547 (b)Total Ameren
$365$187$14$566AmerenDerivative assets - commodity contracts (a):MissouriFuel oils
$-$-$2$2 Natural gas 1 Power-4 11 15Total derivative assets - commodity contracts$-$5$13$18 Nuclear decommissioning trust fund:
Cash and cash equivalents
$1$-$-$1 Equity securities:
U.S. large capitalization 364--364 Debt securities:
Corporate bonds 63 U.S. treasury and agency securities
-102-102 Other-17-17Total nuclear decommissioning trust fund$365$182$-$547 (b)Total Ameren Missouri
$365$187$13$565AmerenDerivative assets - commodity contracts (a): Illinois Natural gas
$-$-$1$1 Liabilities:
AmerenDerivative liabilities - commodity contracts (a): Fuel oils$21$-$8$29 Natural gas 1 53 2 56 Power-1 144 145 Uranium--2 2 Total Ameren
$22$54$156$232AmerenDerivative liabilities - commodity contracts (a):MissouriFuel oils
$21$-$8$29 Natural gas 1 10 1 12 Power-1 2 3 Uranium--2 2 Total Ameren Missouri
$22$11$13$46AmerenDerivative liabilities - commodity contracts (a): Illinois Natural gas
$-$43$1$44 Power--142 142 Total Ameren Illinois
$-$43$143$186(a) The derivative asset and liability balances are presented net of counterparty credit considerations.(b) Balance excludes $2 million of receivables, payables, and accrued income, net.
31 The following table summarizes the changes in the fair value of financial assets and liabilities classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy for the three months ended March 31, 2015:
Net derivative commodity contracts Ameren Missouri Ameren Illinois Ameren Fuel oils:
Beginning balance at January1, 2015
$(6)$(a)$(6)Realized and unrealized gains (losses) included in regulatory assets/liabilities (1)(a)(1)Settlements 1 (a)1 Ending balance at March 31, 2015
$(6)$(a)$(6)Change in unrealized gains (losses) related to assets/liabilities held at March 31, 2015$
(3)$(a)$(3)Natural gas:
 
Beginning balance at January1, 2015
$(1)$-$(1)Purchases-1 1 Ending balance at March 31, 2015
$(1)$1$-Change in unrealized gains (losses) related to assets/liabilities held at March 31, 2015$
-$-$-Power:
Beginning balance at January1, 2015
$9$(142)$(133)Realized and unrealized gains (losses) included in regulatory assets/liabilities (2)(25)(27)Settlements (3)3-Ending balance at March 31, 2015
$4$(164)$(160)Change in unrealized gains (losses) related to assets/liabilities held at March 31, 2015$
-$(24)$(24)Uranium:
Beginning balance at January1, 2015
$(2)$(a)$(2)Realized and unrealized gains (losses) included in regulatory assets/liabilities 1 (a)1 Ending balance at March 31, 2015
$(1)$(a)$(1)Change in unrealized gains (losses) related to assets/liabilities held at March 31, 2015$1$(a)$1(a) Not applicable.
The following table summarizes the changes in the fair value of financial assets and liabilities classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy for the three months ended March 31, 2014:
Net derivative commodity contracts Ameren Missouri Ameren Illinois Ameren Fuel oils:
 
Beginning balance at January1, 2014
$5$(a)$5 Realized and unrealized gains (losses) included in regulatory assets/liabilities (2)(a)(2)Settlements (2)(a)(2)Ending balance at March 31, 2014
$1$(a)$1 Change in unrealized gains (losses) related to assets/liabilities held at March 31, 2014
$(1)$(a)$(1)Natural gas:
 
Beginning balance at January1, 2014
$-$-$-Purchases-(2)(2)Settlements
-2 2 Ending balance at March 31, 2014
$-$-$-Change in unrealized gains (losses) related to assets/liabilities held at March 31, 2014$
-$-$-Power:
Beginning balance at January1, 2014
$19$(108)$(89)Realized and unrealized gains (losses) included in regulatory assets/liabilities (5)(12)(17)Settlements (5)-(5)Transfers out of Level 3 1-1 Ending balance at March 31, 2014
$10$(120)$(110)Change in unrealized gains (losses) related to assets/liabilities held at March 31, 2014
$(1)$(14)$(15)Uranium:
Beginning balance at January1, 2014
$(6)$(a)$(6)Settlements 1 (a)1 Ending balance at March 31, 2014
$(5)$(a)$(5)Change in unrealized gains (losses) related to assets/liabilities held at March 31, 2014
$-$(a)$-(a) Not applicable.
32Transfers in or out of Level 3 represent either (1)existing assets and liabilities that were previously categorized as a higher level, but were recategorized to Level 3, because the inputs to the model became unobservable during the period or (2)existing assets and liabilities that were previously classified as Level 3, but were recategorized to a higher level because the lowest significant input became observable during the period. Transfers between Level 2 and Level 3 for power derivatives were primarily caused by changes in availability of similar financial trades observable on electronic exchanges between the periods. Any reclassifications are reported as transfers out of Level 3 at the fair value measurement reported at the beginning of the period in which the changes occur. For the three months ended March31, 2015 and
 
2014 , there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 or between Level 2 and Level 3 related to derivative commodity contracts, with the exception of $1 million of transfers out of Level 3 into Level 2 related to power contracts at Ameren and Ameren Missouri for the three months ended March31, 2014.The Ameren Companies' carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents approximate fair value because of the short-term nature of these instruments. They are considered to be Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. The Ameren Companies' short-term borrowings also
 
approximate fair value because of their short-term nature. Short-term borrowings are considered to be Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy , as they are valued based on market rates for similar market transactions. The estimated fair value of long-term debt and preferred stock is
 
based on the quoted market prices for same or similar issuances for companies with similar credit profiles or on the current rates of fered to the Ameren Companies for similar financial instruments, which fair value measurement is considered Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
The following table presents the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of our long-term debt, capital lease obligations and preferred stock at March31, 2015, and December31, 2014:
March 31, 2015 December 31, 2014 Carrying Amount FairValue Carrying Amount FairValue Ameren: (a)Long-term debt and capital lease obligations (including current portion)$6,240$7,127
$6,240$7,135 Preferred stock 142 123 142 122 Ameren Missouri:
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations (including current portion)$3,999$4,574
$3,999$4,518 Preferred stock 80 74 80 73 Ameren Illinois:
 
Long-term debt$2,241$2,553
$2,241$2,517 Preferred stock 62 49 62 49(a) Preferred stock is recorded in "Noncontrolling Interests" on the consolidated balance sheet.NOTE 8 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS Ameren (parent) and its subsidiaries have engaged in, and may in the future engage in, affiliate transactions in the normal course of business. These transactions primarily consist of power
 
purchases and sales, services received or rendered, and
 
borrowings and lendings.Transactions between affiliates are reported as intercompany transactions on their respective financial statements but are eliminated in consolidation for Ameren's
 
financial statements. For a discussion of our material related party agreements, see Note 14 - Related Party Transactions
 
under Part II, Item8, of the Form 10-K and the money pool arrangements discussed in Note 3 - Short-term Debt and
 
Liquidity of this report.Electric Power Supply AgreementsIn April 2015, Ameren Illinois used an RFP process, administered by the IPA, to procure energy products from June1, 2015, through May 31, 2018. Ameren Missouri was among the winning suppliers in the energy product RFP process. As a result, in 2015, Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois entered into energy product agreements by which Ameren Missouri agreed to sell and Ameren Illinois agreed to purchase 667,000 megawatthours at an average price of $36 per megawatthour during the period of
 
June1, 2015, through June 30, 2017.
33The following table presents the impact on Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois of related party transactions for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.
Three Months Agreement Income Statement Line Item Ameren Missouri Ameren Illinois Ameren Missouri power supply Operating Revenues2015$1$(a) agreements with Ameren Illinois2014(b)(a)
Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois Operating Revenues 2015 6 1 rent and facility services 20145(b)Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois Operating Revenues2015(b)(b) miscellaneous support services2014(b)(b)
Total Operating Revenues2015$7$1 20145(b)Ameren Illinois power supply Purchased Power2015$(a)$1 agreements with Ameren Missouri2014(a)(b)
Ameren Illinois transmission Purchased Power2015(a)1 services with ATXI2014(a)1 Total Purchased Power2015$(a)$2 2014(a)1 Ameren Services support services Other Operations and Maintenance2015$34$29 agreement 2014 33 27 Total Other Operations and2015$34$29 Maintenance Expenses 2014 33 27 Money pool borrowings (advances)
Interest Charges/ Miscellaneous2015$(b)$(b)
Income2014(b)(b)(a) Not applicable.(b) Amount less than $1 million.NOTE 9 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES  We are involved in legal, tax and regulatory proceedings before various courts, regulatory commissions, authorities and governmental agencies with respect to matters that arise in the ordinary course of business, some of which involve substantial amounts of money. We believe that the final disposition of these proceedings, except as otherwise disclosed in the notes to our financial statements in this report and in our Form 10-K, will not have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position, or liquidity.Reference is made to Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Note 2 - Rate and Regulatory Matters, Note 14 - Related Party Transactions, Note 15 - Commitments and Contingencies, and Note 16 - Divestiture Transactions and Discontinued Operations under Part II, Item8, of the Form 10-K. See also Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Note 2 - Rate and Regulatory Matters, Note 8
- Related Party Transactions, Note 10 - Callaway Energy Center, and Note 12 - Divestiture Transactions and Discontinued Operations in this
 
report.Callaway Energy CenterThe following table presents insurance coverage at Ameren Missouri's Callaway energy center at March31, 2015. The property coverage and the nuclear liability coverage must be renewed on April1 and January1, respectively, of each year. Both coverages were renewed in 2015.
Type and Source of Coverage MaximumCoverages MaximumAssessments for Single Incidents Public liability and nuclear worker liability:
American Nuclear Insurers$375$-Pool participation 13,241 (a)128 (b)$13,616 (c)$128Property damage:
NEIL$2,750 (d)$26 (e)European Mutual Association for Nuclear Insurance 500 (f)-$3,250$26 Replacement power:
NEIL$490 (g)$9 (e) 34(a) Provided through mandatory participation in an industrywide retrospective premium assessment program.(b) Retrospective premium under the Price-Anderson Act. This is subject to retrospective assessment with respect to a covered loss in excess of $375 million in the event of an incident at any licensed United States commercial reactor, payable at $19 million per year.(c) Limit of liability for each incident under the Price-Anderson liability provisions of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. A company could be assessed up to $128 million per incident for each licensed reactor it operates with a maximum of $19 million per incident to be paid in a calendar year for each reactor. This limit is subject to change to account for the effects of inflation and changes in the number of licensed reactors.(d) NEIL provides $2.25 billion in property damage, decontamination, and premature decommissioning insurance for both radiation and nonradiation events. An additional $500 million is provided for radiation events only for a total of $2.75 billion. (e) All NEIL insured plants could be subject to assessments should losses exceed the accumulated funds from NEIL.
(f) European Mutual Association for Nuclear Insurance provides $500 million in excess of the $2.75 billion and $2.25 billion property coverage for radiation and nonradiation events, respectively, provided by NEIL.(g) Provides replacement power cost insurance in the event of a prolonged accidental outage. Weekly indemnity up to $4.5 million for 52 weeks, which commences after the first twelve weeks of an outage, plus up to $3.6 million per week for a minimum of 71 weeks thereafter for a total not exceeding the policy limit of $490 million.
Nonradiation events are sub-limited to $328 million.The Price-Anderson Act is a federal law that limits the liability for claims from an incident involving any licensed United States commercial nuclear energy center. The limit is based on the number of licensed reactors. The limit of liability and the maximum potential annual payments are adjusted at least every five years for inflation to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index. The most recent five-year inflationary adjustment became effective in September 2013. Owners of a nuclear reactor cover this exposure through a combination of private insurance and mandatory participation in a financial protection pool, as established by the Price-Anderson Act.Losses resulting from terrorist attacks on nuclear facilities are covered under NEIL's policies, subject to an industrywide aggregate policy limit of $3.24 billion within a 12-month period, or $1.83 billion for events not involving radiation contamination.If losses from a nuclear incident at the Callaway energy center exceed the limits of, or are not covered by, insurance, or if coverage is unavailable, Ameren Missouri is at risk for any uninsured losses. If a serious nuclear incident were to occur, it could have a material adverse effect on Ameren's and Ameren Missouri's results of operations, financial position, or liquidity.
Other ObligationsTo supply a portion of the fuel requirements of Ameren Missouri's energy centers, Ameren Missouri has entered into various long-term commitments for the procurement of coal, natural gas, nuclear fuel, and methane gas. Additionally, Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois also have entered into various long-
 
term commitments for purchased power and natural gas for
 
distribution. For a complete listing of our obligations and
 
commitments, see Note 15 - Commitments and Contingencies
 
under Part II, Item 8 of the Form 10-K. At March31, 2015, total other obligations related to commitments for coal, natural gas, nuclear fuel, purchased power, methane gas, equipment, customer energy efficiency
 
program expenditures and meter reading services, among other agreements, at Ameren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois were $5,326 million, $3,577 million, and $1,702 million, respectively. In April 2015, Ameren Illinois used an RFP process, administered by the IPA, to procure energy products from June1, 2015, through May31, 2018. Ameren Illinois contracted to purchase approximately 5,526,000 megawatthours of energy products for $185 million during this period.
Environmental MattersWe are subject to various environmental laws and regulations enforced by federal, state, and local authorities. From the beginning phases of siting and development to the operation
 
of existing or new electric generation, transmission and
 
distribution facilities and natural gas storage, transmission and
 
distribution facilities, our activities involve compliance with diverse environmental laws and regulations. These laws and regulations address emissions, discharges to water, water usage, impacts to air, land, and water, and chemical and waste handling.
 
Complex and lengthy processes are required to obtain and renew approvals, permits, or licenses for new, existing or modified facilities. Additionally, the use and handling of various chemicals
 
or hazardous materials require release prevention plans and
 
emergency response procedures.The EPA is developing and implementing environmental regulations that will have a significant impact on the electric utility industry. Over time, compliance with these regulations could be costly for certain companies, including Ameren Missouri, that
 
operate coal-fired power plants. Significant new rules proposed
 
or promulgated include the regulation of CO 2 emissions from existing power plants through the proposed Clean Power Plan
 
and from new power plants through the revised NSPS; the
 
CSAPR, which requires further reductions of SO 2 emissions and NO x emissions from power plants; a regulation governing management of CCR and CCR landfills and impoundments; the MATS, which require reduction of emissions of mercury, toxic
 
metals, and acid gases from power plants; revised NSPS for particulate matter, SO 2 , and NO x emissions from new sources; new effluent standards applicable to waste water discharges from power plants and new regulations under the Clean Water Act that
 
could require significant capital expenditures, such as
 
modifications to water intake structures or new cooling towers at Ameren Missouri's energy centers. Certain of these new and
 
proposed regulations, if adopted, are likely to be challenged
 
through litigation, so their ultimate implementation, as well as the timing of any such implementation, is uncertain. Although many
 
details of the future regulations are unknown, the combined effects of the new and proposed environmental regulations could
 
result in significant capital expenditures and increased operating 35costs for Ameren and Ameren Missouri. The EPA also periodically reviews and revises national ambient air quality standards, including those standards associated with particulate matter, ozone, and emissions from power plants such as SO 2 , NO x. Compliance with all of these environmental laws and regulations
 
could be prohibitively expensive, result in the closure or alteration of the operation of some of Ameren Missouri's energy centers, or require capital investment. Ameren and Ameren Missouri expect
 
these costs would be recoverable through rates, subject to MoPSC prudence review, but the nature and timing of costs, as
 
well as the applicable regulatory framework, could result in
 
regulatory lag.As of March31, 2015, Ameren and Ameren Missouri estimate capital expenditure investments of $350 million to $400 million through 2019 to comply with existing environmental
 
regulations. Considerable uncertainty remains in this estimate.
 
The actual amount of capital investments required to comply with
 
existing environmental regulations may vary substantially from
 
the above estimate due to uncertainty as to the precise
 
compliance strategies that will be used and their ultimate cost, among other things. This estimate does not include the impacts of the proposed Clean Power Plan's reduction in emissions of
 
CO 2 , but does include our preliminary estimate of the capital expenditures required for the CCR regulations that were published in April 2015, both of which are discussed below.
Ameren Missouri's current plan for compliance with existing environmental regulations for air emissions includes burning
 
ultra-low-sulfur coal and installing new or optimizing existing pollution control equipment. Ameren Missouri has two scrubbers at its Sioux energy center, which are used to reduce SO 2 emissions and other pollutants. Ameren Missouri's compliance
 
plan assumes the installation of additional controls, including
 
mercury control technology at multiple energy centers within its coal-fired fleet through 2019. However, Ameren Missouri
 
continues to evaluate its operations and options to determine how to comply with the CSAPR, the MATS, and other recently finalized or proposed EPA regulations. Ameren Missouri may be
 
required to install additional pollution controls within the next six to 10 years. As the Clean Power Plan is still subject to revision by the EPA and implementation by the states, Ameren Missouri has
 
not finalized a compliance plan for the proposed rule.
The following sections describe the more significant new or proposed environmental laws and rules and environmental enforcement and remediation matters that affect or could affect
 
our operations.Clean Air Act Both federal and state laws require significant reductions in SO 2 and NO x through either emission source reductions or the use and retirement of emission allowances. The CSAPR became effective on January 1, 2015, for SO 2 and annual NO x reductions, and on May 1, 2015, for ozone season NO x reductions. There will be further emission reduction requirements in 2017 and potentially more in subsequent years. Ameren Missouri expects to have sufficiently reduced emissions and have sufficient allowances to avoid making external purchases to comply with CSAPR for 2015. To achieve compliance with CSAPR, Ameren
 
Missouri operates two scrubbers at its Sioux energy center and burns ultra-low sulfur coal. Ameren Missouri does not expect to
 
make additional capital investments to comply with the current CSAPR requirements. However, Ameren Missouri expects to
 
incur additional operations and maintenance costs to lower its
 
emissions at one or more of its energy centers for compliance with the CSAPR in future years. These higher operations and
 
maintenance costs are expected to be collected from customers through the FAC or higher base rates.In December 2011, the EPA issued the MATS under the Clean Air Act, which requires reductions in emissions of mercury
 
and other hazardous air pollutants, such as acid gases, trace metals, and hydrogen chloride. The United States Supreme Court is considering challenges to the MATS, with a decision expected in June 2015. The MATS do not require a specific control technology to achieve the emission reductions. The MATS apply to each unit at a coal-fired power plant. However, in certain
 
cases, compliance can be achieved by averaging emissions from
 
similar units at the same power plant. Compliance was required by April 2015 or, with a case-by-case extension, by April 2016.
 
Ameren Missouri's Labadie and Meramec energy centers were granted extensions and expect to comply with the MATS by April 2016. Ameren Missouri expects to make additional capital
 
investments at its Labadie and Meramec energy centers to comply with the MATS. These capital expenditure investments are included in Ameren's and Ameren Missouri's estimate above.
In addition, Ameren Missouri is incurring additional operations
 
and maintenance costs to lower its emissions at its energy centers in compliance with the MATS. These higher operations
 
and maintenance costs are expected to be collected from customers through the FAC or higher base rates.In December 2014, the EPA published its proposal to strengthen the 2008 national ambient air quality standard for ozone. A final standard is expected in October 2015, after which
 
states that do not meet the standard must develop and implement plans to achieve compliance. Ameren Missouri is
 
currently evaluating the proposed standard and the possible effects on its operations.
Greenhouse Gas Regulation Greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources, such as power plants, are subject to regulation under the Clean Air Act. As a result, Ameren Missouri is required to consider the
 
emissions of greenhouse gases in any air permit application.In January 2014, the EPA published proposed regulations that would set revised CO 2 emissions standards for new power plants. The proposed standards would establish separate
 
emissions limits for new natural-gas-fired plants and new coal-fired plants. In June 2014, the EPA proposed the Clean Power
 
Plan, which sets forth CO 2  emissions standards that would be applicable to existing power plants. The proposed Clean Power
 
Plan would require each state to develop plans to achieve CO 2 emission standards that the EPA calculated for each state. The 36EPA believes that the Clean Power Plan would achieve a 30%
reduction in the nation's existing power plant CO 2 emissions from 2005 levels by 2030. The proposed rule also has interim goals of
 
aggressively reducing CO 2 emissions by 2020. The EPA expects the proposed rule will be finalized in 2015. If the proposed rule is
 
finalized, states would have one to three years to develop
 
compliance plans. States would be allowed to develop
 
independent plans or to join with other states to develop joint plans. Ameren Missouri is evaluating the proposed Clean Power
 
Plan and the potential impact to its operations, including those related to electric system reliability. Significant uncertainty exists
 
regarding the standard for existing power plants, as the finalized rule could be different from the proposed rule and will be subject
 
to legal challenges, either of which could result in the amount and
 
timing of CO 2 emission standards being revised.
If the proposed Clean Power Plan were to be implemented in its current form, Ameren Missouri may need to incur new or
 
accelerated capital expenditures and increased fuel costs in order to achieve compliance. As proposed, the Clean Power Plan
 
would require states, including Missouri and Illinois, to submit
 
compliance plans as early as 2016. Compliance plans might require Ameren Missouri to construct natural gas-fired combined
 
cycle generation and renewable generation, at a currently estimated cost of approximately $2 billion by 2020, that Ameren
 
Missouri believes would otherwise not be necessary to meet the energy needs of its customers. Additionally, Missouri's
 
implementation of the proposed rules, if adopted, could result in the closure or alteration of the operation of some of Ameren Missouri's coal and natural gas-fired energy centers, which could
 
result in increased operating costs or impairment of assets.
 
Ameren Missouri expects substantially all of these increased
 
costs, which could begin in 2017, to be recoverable, subject to MoPSC prudence review, through substantially higher electric
 
rates charged to its customers.
Future federal and state legislation or regulations that mandate limits on the emission of greenhouse gases may result
 
in significant increases in capital expenditures and operating
 
costs, which could lead to increased liquidity needs and higher financing costs. These compliance costs could be prohibitive at some of Ameren Missouri's energy centers, which could result in
 
the impairment of long-lived assets if costs are not recovered
 
through rates. Mandatory limits on the emission of greenhouse gases could increase costs for Ameren Missouri's customers or have a material adverse effect on Ameren's and Ameren
 
Missouri's results of operations, financial position, and liquidity if
 
regulators delay or deny recovery in rates of these compliance costs. The cost of Ameren Illinois' purchased power and gas purchased for resale could increase; however, Ameren Illinois
 
expects these costs would be recovered from customers with no material adverse effect on its results of operations, financial position, or liquidity. Ameren's and Ameren Missouri's earnings
 
might benefit from increased investment to comply with
 
greenhouse gas limitations to the extent that the investments are
 
reflected and recovered timely in rates charged to customers.NSR and Clean Air Litigation In January 2011, the Department of Justice, on behalf of the EPA, filed a complaint against Ameren Missouri in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The EPA's complaint, as amended in October 2013, alleges that in
 
performing projects at its Rush Island coal-fired energy center in 2007 and 2010, Ameren Missouri violated provisions of the Clean Air Act and Missouri law. In January 2012, the district court granted, in part, Ameren Missouri's motion to dismiss various aspects of the EPA's penalty claims. The EPA's claims for unspecified injunctive relief remain. Ameren Missouri believes its defenses are meritorious and is defending itself vigorously.
However, there can be no assurances that it will be successful in its efforts. The ultimate resolution of this matter could have a material adverse effect on the future results of operations, financial position, and liquidity of Ameren and Ameren Missouri. A
 
resolution could result in increased capital expenditures for the
 
installation of pollution control equipment, increased operations and maintenance expenses, and penalties. We are unable to
 
predict the ultimate resolution of these matters or the costs that
 
might be incurred. Clean Water ActIn August 2014, the EPA published the final rule applicable to cooling water intake structures at existing power plants.The rule requires a case-by-case evaluation and plan for reducing the mortality of aquatic organisms impinged on the facility's intake
 
screens or entrained through the plant's cooling water system.
Implementation of this rule will be administered through each power plant's water discharge permitting process. All coal-fired and nuclear energy centers at Ameren Missouri are subject to this rule. The rule could have an adverse effect on Ameren's and Ameren Missouri's results of operations, financial position, and
 
liquidity if its implementation requires the installation of cooling
 
towers or extensive modifications to the cooling water systems at
 
our energy centers and if those investments are not recovered
 
timely in electric rates charged to its customers.In April 2013, the EPA announced its proposal to revise the effluent limitation guidelines applicable to steam electric generating units under the Clean Water Act. Effluent limitation
 
guidelines are national standards for wastewater discharges to surface water that are based on the effectiveness of available control technology. The EPA's proposed rule raised several compliance options that would prohibit effluent discharges of
 
certain, but not all, waste streams and impose more stringent
 
limitations on certain components in wastewater discharges from power plants. If the rule is enacted as proposed, Ameren Missouri
 
would be subject to the revised limitations beginning as early as July 1, 2017, but no later than July 1, 2022. The EPA is expected
 
to issue final guidelines in September 2015.
Ash ManagementIn December 2014, the EPA issued regulations regarding the management and disposal of CCR, which will affect future CCR 37disposal and handling costs at Ameren Missouri's energy centers. The final CCR regulations were published in April 2015. The
 
regulations allow for the management of CCR as a solid waste, as well as for its continued beneficial uses, such as recycling, which could reduce the amount to be disposed. The regulations also established criteria regarding the structural integrity, location, and operation of CCR impoundments and landfills. They require
 
groundwater monitoring and closure of impoundments if the groundwater standards are not achieved. Ameren Missouri is
 
currently evaluating the regulations to determine their impact on
 
current management of CCR and the costs associated with compliance. Ameren Missouri also expects to record an increase to its ARO associated with CCR storage facilities as a result of
 
the new regulations. See Note 1 - Summary of Significant
 
Accounting Policies in this report for additional information.
 
Ameren Missouri's capital expenditure plan includes the cost of
 
constructing landfills as part of its environmental compliance plan. Ameren Missouri expects certain of its ash ponds could be
 
closed within the next five years.
The new regulations do not apply to inactive ash ponds at plants no longer in operation, such as Ameren's Meredosia and
 
Hutsonville energy centers.
RemediationWe are involved in a number of remediation actions to clean up sites affected by hazardous substances, as required by federal and state law. Such laws require that responsible parties
 
fund remediation actions regardless of their degree of fault, the
 
legality of original disposal, or the ownership of a disposal site.
Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois have each been identified
 
by federal or state governments as a potentially responsible party
 
at several contaminated sites. As of March31, 2015, Ameren Illinois owned or was otherwise responsible for 44 former MGP sites in Illinois, which
 
are in various stages of investigation, evaluation, remediation, and closure. Ameren Illinois estimates it could substantially conclude remediation efforts at most of these sites by 2018. The ICC allows Ameren Illinois to recover remediation and litigation costs associated with its former MGP sites from its electric and
 
natural gas utility customers through environmental adjustment rate riders. To be recoverable, such costs must be prudently incurred. Costs are subject to annual review by the ICC. As of March31, 2015, Ameren Illinois estimated the obligation related to these former MGP sites at $245 million to $314 million.
Ameren and Ameren Illinois recorded a liability of $245 million to
 
represent their estimated minimum obligation for these sites, as
 
no other amount within the range was a better estimate. The scope and extent to which these former MGP sites are remediated may increase as remediation efforts continue.
 
Considerable uncertainty remains in these estimates, as many
 
factors can influence the ultimate actual costs, including site
 
specific unanticipated underground structures, the degree to
 
which groundwater is encountered, regulatory changes, local ordinances, and site accessibility. The actual costs may vary
 
substantially from these estimates.Ameren Illinois formerly used an off-site landfill, which Ameren Illinois did not own, in connection with the operation of a previously-owned energy center. Ameren Illinois could be
 
required to perform certain maintenance activities at that landfill, which is now closed. As of March31, 2015, Ameren Illinois estimated the obligation related to the landfill at $0.5 million to $6 million. Ameren Illinois recorded a liability of $0.5 million to
 
represent its estimated minimum obligation for this site, as no other amount within the range was a better estimate. Ameren
 
Illinois is also responsible for the cleanup of some underground storage tanks and a water treatment plant in Illinois. As of March31, 2015, Ameren Illinois recorded a liability of $0.7 million
 
to represent its best estimate of the obligation for these sites.In 2008, the EPA issued an administrative order to Ameren Missouri pertaining to a former coal tar distillery operated by
 
Koppers Company or its predecessor and successor companies.
While Ameren Missouri is the current owner of the site, which is
 
located in St. Louis, Missouri, it did not conduct any of the
 
manufacturing operations involving coal tar or its byproducts.
 
Ameren Missouri, along with two other potentially responsible
 
parties, have completed site investigation activities and have submitted their findings to the EPA. As of March31, 2015, Ameren Missouri estimated its obligation at $2 million to $5 million. Ameren Missouri recorded a liability of $2 million to
 
represent its estimated minimum obligation, as no other amount
 
within the range was a better estimate.
Ameren Missouri also participated in the investigation of various sites located in Sauget, Illinois. In 2000, the EPA notified
 
Ameren Missouri and numerous other companies, including
 
Solutia, Inc., that former landfills and lagoons at those sites may contain soil and groundwater contamination. These sites are known as Sauget Area 2. From about 1926 until 1976, Ameren Missouri operated an energy center adjacent to Sauget Area 2.
 
Ameren Missouri currently owns a parcel of property at Sauget
 
Area 2 that was once used as a landfill. In December 2013, the EPA issued its record of decision for Sauget Area 2 approving the investigation and the remediation
 
alternatives recommended by the potentially responsible parties.
 
Further negotiation among the potentially responsible parties will determine how to fund the implementation of the EPA-approved cleanup remedies. As of March31, 2015, Ameren Missouri estimated its obligation related to Sauget Area 2 at $1 million to
$2.5 million. Ameren Missouri recorded a liability of $1 million to
 
represent its estimated minimum obligation for this site, as no
 
other amount within the range was a better estimate.In December 2012, Ameren Missouri signed an administrative order with the EPA and agreed to investigate soil and groundwater conditions at an Ameren Missouri-owned substation in St. Charles, Missouri. As of March31, 2015, Ameren Missouri estimated the obligation related to the cleanup at $2.3 million to $4.5 million. Ameren Missouri recorded a liability of $2.3 million to represent its estimated minimum obligation for
 
this site, as no other amount within the range was a better
 
estimate.
38 Our operations or those of our predecessor companies involve the use of, disposal of, and in appropriate circumstances, the cleanup of substances regulated under environmental laws.
We are unable to determine whether such practices will result in future environmental commitments or will affect our results of operations, financial position, or liquidity.
Pumped-storage Hydroelectric Facility Breach In December 2005, there was a breach of the upper reservoir at Ameren Missouri's Taum Sauk pumped-storage hydroelectric energy center. The breach resulted in significant flooding in the local area, which damaged a state park. Ameren Missouri had liability insurance coverage for the Taum Sauk
 
incident, subject to certain limits and deductibles. In 2010, Ameren Missouri sued an insurance company that was providing Ameren Missouri with liability coverage on the date of the Taum Sauk incident. In the litigation, Ameren Missouri
 
claims that the insurance company breached its duty to indemnify
 
Ameren Missouri for losses resulting from the incident. In
 
September 2014, the United States District Court for the Eastern
 
District of Missouri ordered the case to be transferred to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for trial. The transfer order has been stayed pending resolution of Ameren Missouri's October 2014 appeal of that order to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. As of March31, 2015, Ameren Missouri had an insurance receivable balance of $41 million. The insurance claim was $53 million as of March 31, 2015. Ameren Missouri expects to collect
 
this receivable from the remaining insurance company in the pending litigation described above. This receivable is included in "Other assets" on Ameren's and Ameren Missouri's balance sheets as of March31, 2015. Ameren's and Ameren Missouri's
 
results of operations, financial position, and liquidity could be adversely affected if Ameren Missouri's remaining insurance
 
receivable balance is not collected.
Asbestos-related LitigationAmeren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois have been named, along with numerous other parties, in a number of lawsuits filed by plaintiffs claiming varying degrees of injury from
 
asbestos exposure at our present or former energy centers. Most have been filed in the Circuit Court of Madison County, Illinois.
 
The total number of defendants named in each case varies, with 77 as the average number of parties as of March31, 2015. Each
 
lawsuit seeks unspecified damages that, if awarded at trial, typically would be shared among the various defendants.
The following table presents the pending asbestos-related lawsuits filed against the Ameren Companies as of March31, 2015: Ameren Ameren Missouri Ameren IllinoisTotal (a)1 42 53 65(a) Total does not equal the sum of the subsidiary unit lawsuits because some of the lawsuits name multiple Ameren entities as defendants.As of March31, 2015, Ameren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois had liabilities of $12 million, $5 million, and $7 million, respectively, recorded to represent their best estimate of
 
their obligations related to asbestos claims.Ameren Illinois has a tariff rider to recover the costs of IP asbestos-related litigation claims, subject to the following terms:
 
90% of cash expenditures in excess of the amount included in
 
base electric rates are to be recovered from a trust fund that was established when Ameren acquired IP. At March31, 2015, the trust fund balance was $22 million, including accumulated
 
interest. If cash expenditures are less than the amount in base rates, Ameren Illinois will contribute 90% of the difference to the trust fund. Once the trust fund is depleted, 90% of allowed cash
 
expenditures in excess of base rates will be recovered through charges assessed to customers under the tariff rider. The rider will permit recovery from customers within IP's historical service territory.NOTE 10 - CALLAWAY ENERGY CENTERUnder the NWPA, the DOE is responsible for disposing of spent nuclear fuel from the Callaway energy center and other commercial nuclear energy centers. Under the NWPA, Ameren
 
and other utilities that own and operate those energy centers are responsible for paying the disposal costs. The NWPA established
 
the fee that these utilities pay the federal government for disposing of the spent nuclear fuel at one mill, or one-tenth of one
 
cent, for each kilowatthour generated and sold by those plants.
The NWPA also requires the DOE annually to review the nuclear
 
waste fee against the cost of the nuclear waste disposal program
 
and to propose to the United States Congress any fee adjustment necessary to offset the costs of the program. As required by the NWPA, Ameren Missouri and other utilities have entered into standard contracts with the federal government. The government, represented by the DOE, is responsible for implementing these provisions of the NWPA. Consistent with the NWPA and its standard contract, Ameren Missouri had historically collected one
 
mill from its electric customers for each kilowatthour of electricity that it generated and sold from its Callaway energy center.
 
Because the federal government is not meeting its disposal
 
obligation, the collection of this fee is currently suspended.Although both the NWPA and the standard contract stated that the federal government would begin to dispose of spent
 
nuclear fuel by 1998, the federal government is not meeting its disposal obligation. Ameren Missouri has sufficient installed
 
capacity at the Callaway energy center to store its spent nuclear
 
fuel generated through 2020, and it has the capability to add additional dry cask storage capacity. The DOE's delay in carrying
 
out its obligation to dispose of spent nuclear fuel from the Callaway energy center is not expected to adversely affect the continued operations of the energy center.
In January 2013, the DOE issued its plan for the management and disposal of spent nuclear fuel. The DOE's plan
 
calls for a pilot interim storage facility to begin operation with an
 
initial focus on accepting spent nuclear fuel from shutdown
 
reactor sites by 2021. By 2025, a larger interim storage facility 39would be available. The plan also proposes to begin operation of a permanent storage facility by 2048.
As a result of the DOE's failure to begin to dispose of spent nuclear fuel from commercial nuclear energy centers and fulfill its contractual obligations, Ameren Missouri and other nuclear
 
energy center owners have also sued the DOE to recover costs incurred for ongoing storage of their spent fuel. Ameren Missouri
 
filed a breach of contract lawsuit to recover coststhat it incurred through 2009. The lawsuit sought reimbursement for the cost of reracking the Callaway energy center's spent fuel pool, for certain NRC fees, and for Missouri ad valorem taxes that Ameren
 
Missouri would not have incurred had the DOE performed its contractual obligations. The parties entered into a settlement
 
agreement that provides for annual recovery of additional spent
 
fuel storage and related costs incurred from 2010 through 2016, with the ability to extend the recovery period as mutually agreed
 
upon by the parties. Included in these reimbursements are costs related to a dry spent fuel storage facility that Ameren Missouri is constructing at its Callaway energy center. Ameren Missouri
 
intends to begin transferring spent fuel assemblies to this facility in 2015. Ameren Missouri will continue to apply for
 
reimbursement from the DOE for the cost to construct and
 
operate the dry spent fuel storage facility along with related
 
allowable costs.In March 2015, the NRC approved Ameren Missouri's application to extend its Callaway energy center's operating
 
license from 2024 to 2044.
Electric utility rates charged to customers provide for the recovery of the Callaway energy center's decommissioning costs, which include decontamination, dismantling, and site restoration costs, over the expected life of the nuclear energy center.
 
Amounts collected from customers are deposited into the
 
external nuclear decommissioning trust fund to provide for the Callaway energy center's decommissioning. It is assumed that
 
the Callaway energy center site will be decommissioned through
 
the immediate dismantlement method and removed from service.
Ameren and Ameren Missouri have recorded an ARO for the
 
Callaway energy center decommissioning costs at fair value, which represents the present value of estimated future cash outflows. Annual decommissioning costs of $7 million are included in the costs used to establish electric rates for Ameren
 
Missouri's customers. Every three years, the MoPSC requires
 
Ameren Missouri to file an updated cost study and funding analysis for decommissioning its Callaway energy center.
Following the NRC's decision to approve Ameren Missouri's
 
operating license extension application, an updated cost study
 
and a revised funding analysis were filed with the MoPSC on April 1, 2015. Ameren Missouri's April 2015 filing supported no
 
change to the decommissioning cost included in electric service rates. There is no time requirement by which the MoPSC must
 
issue an order regarding the decommissioning cost included in Ameren Missouri's electric service rates.If the assumed return on
 
trust assets is not earned, we believe that it is probable that any such earnings deficiency will be recovered in rates. The fair value of the trust fund for Ameren Missouri's Callaway energy center is reported as "Nuclear decommissioning trust fund" in Ameren's and Ameren Missouri's balance sheets. This amount is legally
 
restricted and may be used only to fund the costs of nuclear
 
decommissioning. Changes in the fair value of the trust fund are
 
recorded as an increase or decrease to the nuclear decommissioning trust fund, with an offsetting adjustment to the related regulatory liability.NOTE 11 - RETIREMENT BENEFITSAmeren's pension plans are funded in compliance with income tax regulations and to meet federal funding or regulatory requirements. As a result, Ameren expects to fund its pension plans at a level equal to the greater of the pension expense or the legally required minimum contribution. Considering Ameren's assumptions at March31, 2015, the plan's estimated investment performance through March31, 2015, and Ameren's pension funding policy, Ameren expects to make annual contributions of $25 million to $115 million through 2019, with aggregate estimated contributions of $290 million. These amounts are estimates which may change with actual investment performance, changes in interest rates, any pertinent changes in government regulations, and any voluntary contributions. Separately, our policy for postretirement benefits is primarily to fund the voluntary employees' beneficiary association trusts to match the annual postretirement
 
expense.
40The following table presents the components of the net periodic benefit cost (benefit) for Ameren's pension and postretirement benefit plans for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:
Pension BenefitsPostretirement Benefits Three Months Three Months 2015201420152014 Service cost
$24$21$5$5 Interest cost 44 49 12 13 Expected return on plan assets(62)(57)(17)(16)Amortization of:
Prior service benefit
--(1)(1)Actuarial loss (gain) 18 12 1 (1)Net periodic benefit cost
$24$25$-$-Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois are responsible for their respective shares of Ameren's pension and postretirement costs. The following table presents the pension costs and the postretirement benefit costs incurred for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:Pension BenefitsPostretirement Benefits Three Months Three Months 2015201420152014 Ameren Missouri
$15$17$1$1 Ameren Illinois 9 8 (1)(1)Ameren (a)$24$25$-$-(a) Includes amounts for Ameren registrants and nonregistrant subsidiaries.NOTE 12 - DIVESTITURE TRANSACTIONS AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONSOn December 2, 2013, Ameren completed the divestiture of New AER to IPH in accordance with the transaction agreement between Ameren and IPH dated March 14, 2013, as amended by a letter agreement dated December 2, 2013. The transaction
 
agreement with IPH, as amended, provides that if the Elgin, Gibson City, and Grand Tower gas-fired energy centers are subsequently sold by Medina Valley and if Medina Valley receives additional proceeds from such sale, Medina Valley will pay Genco
 
any proceeds from such sale, net of taxes and other expenses, in excess of the $137.5 million previously paid to Genco.On January 31, 2014, Medina Valley completed the sale of the Elgin, Gibson City, and Grand Tower gas-fired energy centers to Rockland Capital for a total purchase price of $168 million, before consideration of a net working capital adjustment. The agreement with Rockland Capital required $17 million of the
 
purchase price to be held in escrow until January 31, 2016, to fund certain indemnity obligations, if any, of Medina Valley. The
 
Rockland Capital escrow receivable balance and the corresponding payable due to Genco is reflected on Ameren's
 
March 31, 2015 consolidated balance sheet in "Other current assets" and in "Other current liabilities," respectively. Medina Valley expects to pay Genco any remaining portion of the escrow balance on January 31, 2016. Ameren did not record a gain from its sale of the Elgin, Gibson City, and Grand Tower gas-fired
 
energy centers.
Discontinued Operations PresentationSee Note 16 - Divestiture Transactions and Discontinued Operations under Part II, Item 8, of the Form 10-K for additional information related to disposal groups. The final tax basis of the AER disposal group and the related tax benefit resulting from the transaction with IPH
 
are dependent upon the resolution of tax matters under audit. It is reasonably possible that in the next 12 months these tax audits will be completed. As a result, tax expense and benefits ultimately realized from the divestitures, including the final resolution of Ameren's uncertain tax positions, may differ materially from those recorded as of and for the three months ended March31, 2015. The assets and liabilities of Ameren's discontinued operations at March 31, 2015, and December 31, 2014, consist primarily of AROs and related deferred income tax
 
assets associated with the abandoned Meredosia and Hutsonville energy centers.
Pursuant to the IPH transaction agreement, as amended, Ameren is obligated to pay up to $25 million for certain contingent liabilities as of March31, 2015, which were included in "Other current liabilities" on Ameren's March31, 2015 consolidated
 
balance sheet.
The note receivable from Marketing Company related to the cash collateral support provided to New AER was $12 million at March 31, 2015, and December 31, 2014, and was reflected on
 
Ameren's consolidated balance sheet in "Miscellaneous accounts and notes receivable." This receivable is due to Ameren, with
 
interest, on December 2, 2015, or sooner as cash collateral
 
requirements are reduced. In addition, as of March 31, 2015, if Ameren's credit ratings had been below investment grade, Ameren could have been required to post additional cash collateral in support of New AER in the amount of $20 million, 41which includes $10 million currently covered by Ameren guarantees. This cash collateral support is part of Ameren's obligation to provide certain limited credit support to New AER until December 2, 2015, as discussed below.
Ameren Guarantees and Letters of Credit The IPH transaction agreement, as amended, requires Ameren to maintain its financial obligations with respect to all credit support provided to New AER as of the December 2, 2013 closing date of the divestiture. Ameren must also provide such
 
additional credit support as required by contracts entered into
 
prior to the closing date, in each case until December 2, 2015.
IPH shall indemnify Ameren for any payments Ameren makes
 
pursuant to these credit support obligations if the counterparty does not return the posted collateral to Ameren. IPH's indemnification obligation is secured by certain AERG and Genco
 
assets. In addition, Dynegy has provided a limited guarantee of
$25 million to Ameren pursuant to which Dynegy will, among
 
other things, guarantee IPH's indemnification obligations until
 
December 2, 2015.In addition to the $25 million of contingent liabilities recorded on Ameren's March31, 2015 consolidated balance sheet, Ameren had a total of $105 million in guarantees outstanding for New AER that were not recorded on Ameren's March31, 2015
 
consolidated balance sheet, which included:* $103 million related to guarantees supporting Marketing Company for physically and financially settled power
 
transactions with its counterparties that were in place at the
 
December 2, 2013 closing of the divestiture, as well as for
 
Marketing Company's clearing broker and other service
 
agreements. If Marketing Company did not fulfill its
 
obligations to these counterparties who had active open positions as of March31, 2015, Ameren would have been required under its guarantees to provide $10 million to the
 
counterparties. * $2 million related to requirements for lease agreements and potential environmental obligations. If New AER had not fulfilled its lease obligation as of March 31, 2015, Ameren would have been required to provide $1 million to the lease counterparty.Additionally, at March31, 2015, Ameren had issued letters of credit totaling $9 million as credit support on behalf of New AER.Ameren has not recorded a liability for these contingent obligations because it does not believe a payment with respect to
 
any of these guarantees or letters of credit was probable as of March31, 2015.NOTE 13 - SEGMENT INFORMATIONAmeren has two reportable segments: Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois. Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois each have one reportable segment. The Ameren Missouri segment for both Ameren and Ameren Missouri includes all of the operations of Ameren Missouri's business as described in Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. The Ameren Illinois segment for both Ameren and Ameren Illinois includes all of the operations of Ameren Illinois' business as described in Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. The category called Other primarily includes Ameren parent company activities, Ameren Services, and ATXI. The following table presents information about the reported revenues and specified items reflected in Ameren's net income attributable to Ameren Corporation from continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, and total assets of continuing operations as of March31, 2015, and December31, 2014.
Three Months Ameren Missouri Ameren Illinois Other IntersegmentEliminationsAmeren 2015 External revenues$793$744$19$-$1,556 Intersegment revenues 7 11(9)-Net income attributable to Ameren Corporation from continuing operations 41 53 14-108 2014 External revenues$811$774$9$-$1,594 Intersegment revenues 6-1 (7)-Net income (loss) attributable to Ameren Corporation from continuing operations 47 53 (3)-97 As of March 31, 2015:
Total assets$13,555$8,456$1,082$(224)$
22,869 (a)As of December 31, 2014:
 
Total assets$13,541$8,381$942$(203)$
22,661 (a)(a) Excludes total assets from discontinued operations of $15 million as of March31, 2015, and December 31, 2014.
42 ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements contained in this Form 10-Q as well as Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
 
and Results of Operations and Risk Factors contained in the Form 10-K.We intend for this discussion to provide the reader
 
with information that will assist in understanding our financial
 
statements, the changes in certain key items in those financial
 
statements, and the primary factors that accounted for those changes, as well as how certain accounting principles affect our financial statements. The discussion also provides information
 
about the financial results of our business segments to provide a
 
better understanding of how those segments and their results affect the financial condition and results of operations of Ameren as a whole. Also see the Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations at
 
the front of this report and in the Form 10-K.
Ameren, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, is a public utility holding company under PUHCA 2005, administered by the FERC. Ameren's primary assets are its equity interests in its subsidiaries, including Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois.
Ameren's subsidiaries are separate, independent legal entities
 
with separate businesses, assets, and liabilities. Dividends on Ameren's common stock and the payment of expenses by
 
Ameren depend on distributions made to it by its subsidiaries.
Ameren's principal subsidiaries are listed below.
* Union Electric Company, doing business as Ameren
 
Missouri, operates a rate-regulated electric generation, transmission and distribution business and a rate-regulated
 
natural gas transmission and distribution business in
 
Missouri.* Ameren Illinois Company, doing business as Ameren Illinois, operates rate-regulated electric and natural gas transmission
 
and distribution businesses in Illinois.
Ameren has various other subsidiaries that conduct activities such as the provision of shared services. Ameren also has a subsidiary, ATXI, that operates a FERC rate-regulated electric transmission business. ATXI is developing MISO-
 
approved electric transmission projects, including the Illinois Rivers, Spoon River, and Mark Twain projects. Ameren is also pursuing reliability projects within Ameren Missouri's and Ameren Illinois' service territories as well as competitive electric
 
transmission investment opportunities outside of these territories, including investments outside of MISO.
The operating results, assets, and liabilities of the Elgin, Gibson City, Grand Tower, Meredosia, and Hutsonville energy
 
centers have been presented separately as discontinued
 
operations for all periods presented in this report. Unless otherwise stated, the following sections of Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
 
Operations exclude discontinued operations for all periods presented. See Note 12 - Divestiture Transactions and
 
Discontinued Operations under Part I, Item 1, of this report for
 
additional information regarding the discontinued operations presentation. See Note 16 - Divestiture Transactions and Discontinued Operations under Part II, Item 8, of the Form 10-K
 
for additional information regarding the divestiture transactions.The financial statements of Ameren are prepared on a consolidated basis, and therefore include the accounts of its majority-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated. Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois have no
 
subsidiaries, and therefore their financial statements are not prepared on a consolidated basis. All tabular dollar amounts are
 
in millions, unless otherwise indicated.
In addition to presenting results of operations and earnings amounts in total, we present certain information in cents per share. These amounts reflect factors that directly affect Ameren's earnings. We believe this per share information helps readers to understand the impact of these factors on Ameren's earnings per
 
share.OVERVIEWNet income attributable to Ameren Corporation from continuing operations was $108 million in the first quarter of 2015, compared with $97 million in the first quarter of 2014. Net income was favorably affected by higher rates for Ameren Illinois and ATXI electric transmission service and Ameren Illinois electric
 
delivery service, each under formula ratemaking, driven by
 
additional rate base investment. Net income was also favorably affected by a decrease in other operations and maintenance
 
expenses at those businesses not operating under formula rates as well as decreased interest expenses at Ameren (parent).
Additionally, earnings increased as a result of a January 2015 ICC order regarding Ameren Illinois' cumulative power usage costs and its purchased power rider mechanism. These earnings increases were partially offset by decreased electric and natural
 
gas demand primarily due to milder winter temperatures and energy efficiency. In addition, net income was unfavorably affected by the recognition of a liability for a potential refund to
 
customers due to an expected reduction in the FERC-allowed return on equity related to Ameren Illinois and ATXI transmission
 
service and by a lower recognized return on equity related to
 
Ameren Illinois electric delivery service as a result of decreased yields on 30-year United States Treasury bonds. Ameren's earnings were also negatively affected by increased depreciation
 
and amortization expenses for those businesses not operating under formula rates and increased financing costs at Ameren
 
Missouri.Ameren continues to execute its strategy of investing in and operating its utilities in a manner consistent with existing
 
regulatory frameworks, enhancing those frameworks and
 
advocating for responsible energy policies, as well as creating
 
and capitalizing on opportunities for investment for the benefit of its customers and shareholders. Ameren continues to
 
strategically allocate significant amounts of capital to those
 
businesses where investment is supported by constructive
 
regulatory frameworks, investing approximately $270 million of its
$417 million in capital expenditures during the first quarter of
 
2015 in FERC-regulated electric transmission projects and 43 Ameren Illinois electric and natural gas delivery service infrastructure. Work on ATXI's Illinois Rivers transmission project is advancing as planned. These additional rate base investments
 
continue to drive earnings growth.
Ameren remains actively engaged in advocating for responsible energy policies, including those that would ensure the protection of the electric system's reliability. In response to the proposed Clean Power Plan, Ameren Missouri has proposed
 
a plan, including eliminating interim targets and allowing states to determine the best path to address the EPA's final targets. The
 
plan would achieve the final level of CO 2 emissions reductions proposed in the EPA's Clean Power Plan but would do so in a less costly manner. The plan includes continued reliance on nuclear generation from Ameren Missouri's Callaway energy center, which received approval from the NRC in March 2015 to
 
operate through 2044.
In addition to prudently investing in its utilities and advocating for responsible energy policies, Ameren remains focused on achieving operational improvements and efficiencies
 
across all of its businesses.In April 2015, the MoPSC issued an order approving an increase in Ameren Missouri's annual revenues for electric service of$122 million, incorporating a 9.53%allowed return on common equity and a $7.0 billion rate base to reflect investments through December 31, 2014. The order approved Ameren Missouri's request for continued use of the FAC; however, it changed the FAC to exclude substantially all transmission
 
charges and revenues. In addition, the order did not approve the
 
continued use of the regulatory tracking mechanisms for storm
 
costs and vegetation management and infrastructure inspection
 
costs. Rate changes consistent with the order will become effective on May 30, 2015. Ameren Missouri will request a rehearing on several aspects of the MoPSC's order, including the
 
allowed return on common equity and the elimination of recovery
 
of changes in transmission charges and revenues through the FAC. Ameren Missouri will seek to align its spending, both
 
operating and capital, with the regulatory framework established by the MoPSC's order. Ameren Missouri continues to pursue a
 
modernized regulatory framework that supports investment to
 
upgrade aging electric infrastructure and reduces regulatory lag.In April 2015, the IEIMA's formula rate framework applicable to Ameren Illinois' electric delivery service business was
 
extended until the end of 2019, with further extensions possible through 2022, allowing for continued modernization of Ameren Illinois' electric distribution system. In April 2015, Ameren Illinois
 
filed with the ICC its annual electric delivery service formula rate update to establish 2016 rates. Pending ICC approval, Ameren Illinois' update filing will result in a $110 million increase in Ameren Illinois' electric delivery service rates beginning in January 2016. In January 2015, Ameren Illinois filed a request
 
with the ICC seeking approval to increase its annual revenues for natural gas delivery service by $53 million. In an attempt to reduce regulatory lag, Ameren Illinois used a 2016 future test
 
year in this proceeding. Included in the request was a proposal to
 
implement a decoupling rider mechanism for residential and small nonresidential customers. The decoupling rider would ensure that changes in natural gas sales volumes do not affect
 
Ameren Illinois' annual natural gas revenues for these rate classes. A decision by the ICC in this proceeding is required by December 2015, with new rates expected to be effective in
 
January 2016.RESULTS OF OPERATIONSOur results of operations and financial position are affected by many factors. Weather, economic conditions, and the actions of key customers can significantly affect the demand for our services. Our results are also affected by seasonal fluctuations in winter heating and summer cooling demands. We are also affected by nuclear refueling and other energy center maintenance outages at Ameren Missouri. Almost all of Ameren's revenues are subject to state or federal regulation. This
 
regulation has a material impact on the prices we charge for our
 
services. Our results of operations, financial position, and liquidity are affected by our ability to align our overall spending, both
 
operating and capital, with regulatory frameworks established by our regulators. Ameren Missouri principally uses coal, nuclear
 
fuel, and natural gas for fuel in its electric operations and purchases natural gas for its customers. Ameren Illinois purchases power and natural gas for its customers. The prices
 
for these commodities can fluctuate significantly because of the global economic and political environment, weather, supply and demand, and many other factors. We have natural gas cost
 
recovery mechanisms for our Illinois and Missouri natural gas
 
delivery service businesses, a purchased power cost recovery mechanism for Ameren Illinois' electric delivery service business, and a FAC for Ameren Missouri's electric utility business. Ameren
 
Illinois' electric delivery service utility business, pursuant to the
 
IEIMA, conducts an annual reconciliation of the revenue
 
requirement necessary to reflect the actual costs incurred in a
 
given year with the revenue requirement included in customer rates for that year, with recoveries from or refunds to customers made in a subsequent year. Included in Ameren Illinois' revenue requirement reconciliation is a formula for the return on equity, which is equal to the average of the monthly yields of 30-year United States Treasury bonds plus 580 basis points. Therefore, Ameren Illinois' annual return on equity is directly correlated to yields on United States Treasury bonds. Ameren Illinois and ATXI 
 
use a company-specific, forward-looking rate formula framework in setting their transmission rates. These forward-looking rates are updated each January with forecasted information. A reconciliation during the year, which adjusts for the actual
 
revenue requirement and actual sales volumes, is used to adjust billing rates in a subsequent year. Fluctuations in interest rates and conditions in the capital and credit markets also affect our
 
cost of borrowing and our pension and postretirement benefits costs. We employ various risk management strategies to reduce
 
our exposure to commodity risk and other risks inherent in our business. The reliability of Ameren Missouri's energy centers and
 
our transmission and distribution systems and the level of
 
purchased power costs, operations and maintenance costs, and
 
capital investment are key factors that we seek to manage in
 
order to optimize our results of operations, financial position, and liquidity.
44 Earnings SummaryThe following table presents a summary of Ameren's earnings from continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:
Three Months20152014 Net income attributable to Ameren Corporation - continuing operations$108$97 Earnings per common share - basic -
continuing operations 0.45 0.40Net income attributable to Ameren Corporation from continuing operations increased $11 million, or 5 cents per share, in the first quarter of 2015 compared with the same period in 2014. The increase was due to net income from Ameren (parent) and nonregistrant subsidiaries of $14 million in the first quarter of 2015 compared with a $3 million loss in the same period in 2014.
Ameren Missouri's net income decreased by $6 million compared to 2014, while Ameren Illinois' 2015 net income was comparable
 
to 2014.Compared with 2014, 2015 earnings per share from continuing operations were favorably affected by:* increased Ameren Illinois and ATXI electric transmission service and Ameren Illinois electric service delivery earnings under formula ratemaking due to additional rate base
 
investment (5 cents per share);* decreased other operations and maintenance expenses for those businesses not operating under formula rates, primarily at Ameren Missouri due, in part, to a reduction in
 
low-level radioactive nuclear waste disposal costs, and at
 
nonregistrant subsidiaries (5 cents per share);
* increased Ameren Illinois earnings resulting from a January 2015 ICC order regarding Ameren Illinois' cumulative power
 
usage cost and its purchased power rider mechanism (4
 
cents per share); and* decreased interest expense at Ameren (parent) primarily due to higher-cost debt being replaced with lower-cost debt
 
(3 cents per share).
Compared with 2014, 2015 earnings per share from continuing operations were unfavorably affected by:* decreased electric and natural gas demand from milder winter temperatures in 2015 (estimated at 3 cents per share) as well as decreased Ameren Missouri electric demand, excluding the effects of weather, primarily due to the effects of the MEEIA customer energy efficiency programs (estimated at 2 cents per share);* decreased Ameren Illinois and ATXI electric transmission service and Ameren Illinois electric delivery service earnings
 
under formula ratemaking due to a lower recognized return on equity in each jurisdiction. The FERC-allowed return on
 
equity was reduced by the recognition of a liability for a
 
potential refund to customers based on the pending
 
complaint cases and the recognized return on equity related to Ameren Illinois electric delivery service was reduced due to lower 30-year United States Treasury bond yields (2 cents
 
per share);* increased depreciation and amortization expenses for those businesses not operating under formula rates, primarily resulting from electric capital additions at Ameren Missouri and amortization of natural gas software at Ameren Illinois
 
(2 cents per share); and
* increased financing costs at Ameren Missouri, primarily due
 
to increased interest expense and decreased allowance for
 
equity funds used during construction  (2 cents per share).For additional details regarding the Ameren Companies' results of operations, including explanations of Margins, Other Operations and Maintenance Expenses, Depreciation and Amortization, Taxes Other Than Income Taxes, Other Income and Expenses, Interest Charges, Income Taxes and Loss from Discontinued Operations, Net of Taxes, see the major headings below.
45Below is a table of income statement components by segment for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:
Ameren Missouri Ameren Illinois Other /IntersegmentEliminationsAmeren Three Months 2015:
Electric margins$497$288$13$798 Natural gas margins 27 150-177 Other operations and maintenance(211)(202)12(401)Depreciation and amortization(118)(73)(2)(193)Taxes other than income taxes(80)(43)(2)(125)Other income (expense) 8 2 (2)8 Interest charges(55)(33)-(88)Income (taxes) benefit(26)(35)(5)(66)Income from continuing operations 42 54 14 110 Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
----Net income 42 54 14 110 Preferred dividends(1)(1)-(2)Net income attributable to Ameren Corporation
$41$53$14$108 Three Months 2014:
 
Electric margins$510$272$6$788 Natural gas margins 28 157 (1)184 Other operations and maintenance(225)(200)7(418)Depreciation and amortization(116)(63)(2)(181)Taxes other than income taxes(78)(46)(3)(127)Other income (expense) 10 (1)-9 Interest charges(52)(30)(10)(92)Income (taxes) benefit(29)(35)-(64)Income (loss) from continuing operations 48 54 (3)99 Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
--(1)(1)Net income (loss) 48 54 (4)98 Noncontrolling interests and preferred dividends(1)(1)-(2)Net income (loss) attributable to Ameren Corporation
$47$53$(4)$96 46 MarginsThe following table presents the favorable (unfavorable) variations by segment for electric and natural gas margins in the three months ended March 31, 2015, compared with the same period in 2014. Electric margins are defined as electric revenues less fuel and purchased power costs. Natural gas margins are defined as gas revenues less gas purchased for resale. We consider electric and natural gas margins useful measures to analyze the change in profitability of our electric and natural gas operations between periods. We have included the analysis below as a complement to the financial information we provide in accordance with GAAP. However, these margins may not be a presentation defined under GAAP and may not be comparable to other companies' presentations or more useful than the GAAP information
 
we provide elsewhere in this report.
Ameren Missouri AmerenIllinoisOther (a)Ameren Electric revenue change:Effect of weather (estimate)(b)$(9)$(5)$-$(14)Base rates (estimate)-15-15 IEIMA revenue requirement reconciliation
-(15)-(15)Sales volume (excluding the estimated effect of weather)
(8)(1)-(9)Recovery of FAC under-recovery (c)5--5 Off-system sales and transmission services revenues 8--8 MEEIA (energy efficiency) recovery mechanisms (1)--(1)Transmission services revenues
-71017 Illinois pass-through power supply costs-18-18 Bad debt, energy efficiency programs and environmental remediation cost riders 4 Purchased power rider order-15-15 Other (2)(1)(3)(6)Total electric revenue change
$(7)$37$7$37 Fuel and purchased power change:
Energy costs
$(5)$-$-$(5)Effect of weather (estimate)(b)43-7Recovery of FAC under-recovery (c)(5)--(5)Transmission services expenses-(6)-(6)Illinois pass-through power supply costs
-(18)-(18)Total fuel and purchased power change
$(6)$(21)$-$(27)Net change in electric margins$(13)$16$7$10 Natural gas revenue change:Effect of weather (estimate)(b)$(6)$(21)$-$(27)Bad debt, energy efficiency programs and environmental remediation cost riders 1 Gross receipts tax-(3)-(3)Pass-through purchased gas costs (4)(40)-(44)Sales volume (excluding the estimated effect of weather) and other-(3)1 (2)Total natural gas revenue change$(10)$(66)$1$
(75)Gas purchased for resale change:Effect of weather (estimate)(b)$5$19$-$24 Pass-through purchased gas costs 440-44 Total gas purchased for resale change$9$59$-$68 Net change in natural gas margins
$(1)$(7)$1$(7)(a) Primarily includes amounts for ATXI and intercompany eliminations.(b) Represents the estimated variation resulting primarily from changes in cooling and heating degree-days on electric and natural gas demand compared with the prior-year period; this is based on temperature readings from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather stations at local airports in our service territories.(c) Represents the change in the net energy costs recovered under the FAC through customer rates, with corresponding offsets to fuel expense due to amortization of a previously recorded regulatory asset.
Ameren CorporationAmeren's electric margins increased $10 million, or 1%, for the three months ended March 31, 2015, compared with the same period in 2014. Ameren's natural gas margins decreased
$7 million, or 4%, for the three months ended March 31, 2015, compared with the same period in 2014. These results were primarily driven by Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois results, as discussed below. Ameren's electric margins also reflected ATXI's results of operations. ATXI's transmission revenues increased $10 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015, compared with the same period in 2014, reflecting
 
increased rate base investment and recoverable costs under
 
forward-looking formula ratemaking.
47 Ameren MissouriAmeren Missouri has a FAC cost recovery mechanism that allows Ameren Missouri to recover, through customer rates, 95%
of changes in net energy costs greater or less than the amount
 
set in base rates without a traditional rate proceeding, subject to MoPSC prudence review. Net energy costs include fuel and
 
purchased power costs, including transportation charges and revenues, net of off-system sales. Ameren Missouri accrues, as a
 
regulatory asset, net energy costs that exceed the amount set in base rates (FAC under-recovery). Net recovery of these costs through customer rates does not affect Ameren Missouri's electric margins, as increases in revenue are offset by a corresponding increase in fuel expense to reduce the previously recognized FAC
 
regulatory asset.Ameren Missouri's electric margins decreased $13 million, or 3%, for the three months ended March 31, 2015, compared with the same period in 2014. The following items had an unfavorable effect on Ameren Missouri's electric margins:* Lower sales volumes primarily caused by the MEEIA programs. Excluding the estimated effect of weather, total retail sales volumes decreased 2%, which decreased revenues an estimated $8 million. Lower sales volumes led to a decrease in net energy costs of $3 million. The change in net energy costs is the sum of the change in off-system sales and transmission services revenues (+$8 million) and the change in energy costs (-$5 million) in the above table.* Winter temperatures in 2015 were milder compared to 2014 as heating degree-days decreased 10%, which resulted in lower sales volumes and an estimated $5 million decrease in margins. The change in weather margin is the sum of the effect of weather on electric revenues (-$9 million) and the effect of weather on fuel and purchased power (+$4 million)
 
in the above table.
Ameren Missouri has a cost recovery mechanism for natural gas purchased on behalf of its customers. These pass-through purchased gas costs do not affect Ameren Missouri's natural gas margins as they are offset by a corresponding amount in
 
revenues.Ameren Missouri's natural gas margins were comparable between periods.
Ameren Illinois Ameren Illinois has a cost recovery mechanism for power purchased on behalf of its customers. These pass-through power supply costs do not affect Ameren Illinois' electric margins, as they are offset by a corresponding amount in revenues.The provisions of the IEIMA and the FERC's electric transmission formula rate framework provide for annual
 
reconciliations of the electric delivery and transmission service
 
revenue requirements necessary to reflect the actual costs
 
incurred in a given year with the revenue requirements in customer rates for that year, including an allowed return on equity. See Operations and Maintenance Expenses in this section
 
for additional information regarding the revenue requirements. In
 
each jurisdiction, if the current year's revenue requirement is greater than the revenue requirement reflected in that year's
 
customer rates, an increase to electric operating revenues with an offset to a regulatory asset is recorded to reflect the expected
 
recovery of those additional costs from customers within the next
 
two years. In each jurisdiction, if the current year's revenue
 
requirement is less than the revenue requirement reflected in that year's customer rates, a reduction to electric operating revenues with an offset to a regulatory liability is recorded to reflect the
 
expected refund to customers within the next two years. See
 
Note 2 - Rate and Regulatory Matters under Part I, Item 1, of this report for information regarding Ameren Illinois' revenue
 
requirement reconciliation pursuant to the IEIMA.Ameren Illinois' electric margins increased $16 million, or 6%, for the three months ended March 31, 2015, compared with the same period in 2014. The following items had a favorable effect on Ameren Illinois' electric margins:
* Higher base rates resulting in a $15 million increase to revenues under the formula rate framework as a result of the ICC's December 2014 IEIMA rate order.* In January 2015, the ICC issued an order regarding Ameren Illinois' cumulative power usage cost and its purchased power rider mechanism. Based on this January 2015 order, Ameren Illinois recorded a $15 million increase to electric
 
revenues.
* A net increase in recovery of bad debt charge-offs, customer energy efficiency program costs and environmental
 
remediation costs through rate-adjustment mechanisms, which increased revenues $4 million. See Other Operations
 
and Maintenance Expenses in this section for information on a related offsetting net increase in bad debt, customer energy efficiency, and environmental remediation costs.* Transmission services margins increased $1 million, largely due to a higher transmission services revenue requirement driven primarily by increased rate base investment. The
 
change in transmission services margins is the sum of the change in transmission services revenues (+$7 million) and the change in transmission services expenses (-$6 million)
 
in the above table.The following items had an unfavorable effect on Ameren Illinois' electric margins for the three months ended March 31, 2015, compared with the same period in 2014:* A $15 million reduction in revenues recorded pursuant to the IEIMA's revenue requirement reconciliation in response to a lower recognized return on equity as a result of lower United States Treasury bond yields and less of an increase of
 
recoverable costs in 2015 compared to 2014.* Winter temperatures in 2015 were milder compared to 2014 as heating degree-days decreased 10%, which resulted in lower sales volumes and an estimated $2 million decrease in margins. The change in weather margin is the sum of the effect of weather on electric revenues (-$5 million) and the effect of weather on fuel and purchased power (+$3 million)
 
in the above table.
Ameren Illinois has a cost recovery mechanism for natural gas purchased on behalf of its customers. These pass-through purchased gas costs do not affect Ameren Illinois' natural gas 48margins as they are offset by a corresponding amount in revenues.Ameren Illinois' natural gas margins decreased $7 million, or 4%, for the three months ended March 31, 2015, compared with the same period in 2014. The following items had an unfavorable effect on Ameren Illinois' natural gas margins:* Decreased gross receipts taxes due primarily to lower sales volumes as a result of milder winter temperatures in 2015, which decreased revenues $3 million. See Taxes Other Than Income Taxes in this section for information on a related offsetting decrease to gross receipts taxes.* Excluding the estimated effect of weather, total retail sales volumes decreased 6%, which decreased revenues an estimated $3 million.* Winter temperatures in 2015 were milder compared to 2014 as heating degree-days decreased 10%, which decreased margins an estimated $2 million. The change in weather margin is the sum of the effect of weather on gas revenues 
(-$21 million) and the effect of weather on gas purchased for resale (+$19 million) in the above table.
Other Operations and Maintenance Expenses Ameren CorporationOther operations and maintenance expenses were $17 million lower in the first quarter of 2015, as compared with the first quarter of 2014. Other operations and maintenance expenses decreased $14 million at Ameren Missouri and increased $2 million at Ameren Illinois. In addition, other 
 
operations and maintenance expenses at nonregistrant subsidiaries decreased $5 million.
Ameren MissouriOther operations and maintenance expenses were $14 million lower in the first quarter of 2015, as compared with the first quarter of 2014. The following items decreased other
 
operations and maintenance expenses between periods:* An $8 million reduction in disposal costs of low-level radioactive nuclear waste.* A $2 million decrease in customer energy efficiency program costs due to the timing of MEEIA spending.
 
Electric revenues from customer billings decreased by a corresponding amount, with no overall effect on net income.* A $2 million decrease in energy center maintenance costs, primarily due to fewer major outages at coal-fired energy
 
centers.Ameren IllinoisPursuant to the provisions of the IEIMA and the FERC's electric transmission formula rate framework, recoverable electric
 
service costs, that are not recovered through separate cost recovery mechanisms, are included in Ameren Illinois' revenue
 
requirement reconciliations, which result in corresponding adjustments to electric operating revenues, with no overall effect on net income. These recoverable electric service costs include
 
other operations and maintenance expenses, depreciation and amortization, taxes other than income taxes, interest charges, and income taxes.
Other operations and maintenance expenses were $2 million higher in the first quarter of 2015, as compared with the first quarter of 2014. The increased expense was primarily due to a $5 million increase in bad debt, customer energy efficiency, and environmental remediation costs. These expenses are recovered by Ameren Illinois' cost recovery mechanisms through additional electric and natural gas revenues, resulting in no overall effect on net income. The increase in other operations and maintenance
 
expenses was mitigated by a $3 million decrease in natural gas
 
maintenance expenditures, primarily related to the timing of
 
pipeline integrity compliance expenditures. Depreciation and Amortization
 
Ameren CorporationDepreciation and amortization expenses increased $12 million in the first quarter of 2015, as compared with the first quarter of 2014, primarily due to increased expenses at Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois as discussed below.
Ameren MissouriDepreciation and amortization expenses increased $2 million, primarily due to electric capital additions completed in the fourth quarter of 2014.
Ameren IllinoisDepreciation and amortization expenses increased $10 million, primarily because of electric capital additions and amortization of natural gas software.Taxes Other Than Income Taxes
 
Ameren CorporationTaxes other than income taxes decreased $2 million in the first quarter of 2015, as compared with the first quarter of 2014, primarily due to decreased expenses at Ameren Illinois, partially offset by increased expenses at Ameren Missouri, as discussed below.Ameren MissouriTaxes other than income taxes increased $2 million, primarily because of increased property taxes resulting from both higher tax rates and assessed property tax values.
Ameren IllinoisTaxes other than income taxes decreased $3 million, primarily due to decreased gross receipts taxes resulting from lower natural gas sales volumes. Natural gas revenues from
 
customer billings decreased by a corresponding amount, with no overall effect on net income. See Excise Taxes in Note 1 -
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies under Part I, Item 1, of this report for additional information.
49 Other Income and Expenses Ameren Corporation Other income, net of expenses, was comparable between periods. See Note 5 - Other Income and Expenses under Part I, Item 1, of this report for additional information.
Ameren MissouriOther income, net of expenses, decreased $2 million, primarily because of a decrease in the allowance for equity funds used during construction as multiple capital projects were
 
completed in the fourth quarter of 2014.
Ameren IllinoisOther income, net of expenses, increased $3 million, primarily because of increased interest income on the IEIMA 2013, 2014 and 2015 revenue requirement reconciliation
 
regulatory assets.
Interest Charges
 
Ameren CorporationInterest charges decreased $4 million in the first quarter of 2015, as compared with the first quarter of 2014, primarily because of a $9 million reduction in interest charges at Ameren (parent), resulting from the maturity of $425 million of 8.875%
 
senior unsecured notes in May 2014, which were replaced with lower-cost debt. Partially offsetting this reduction were increases in interest charges at Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois, as discussed below.
Ameren MissouriInterest charges increased $3 million, primarily because of a decrease in the allowance for funds used during construction, as multiple capital projects were completed in the fourth quarter of
 
2014. Interest on the $350 million of 3.50% senior secured notes issued in April 2014 also increased interest charges.
Ameren IllinoisInterest charges increased $3 million, primarily due to interest on the $250 million of 4.30% senior secured notes issued in June 2014 and the $300 million of 3.25% senior secured notes
 
issued in December 2014.Income TaxesThe following table presents effective income tax rates for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:
Three Months (a)20152014 Ameren 38%39%Ameren Missouri 38%38%Ameren Illinois 39%39%(a) Based on the current estimate of the annual effective tax rate adjusted to reflect the tax effect of items discrete to the relevant period.
Ameren CorporationThe effective tax rate was lower in the first quarter of 2015, as compared with the first quarter of 2014, primarily due to lower Illinois state income tax expense in 2015 resulting from a reduced
 
statutory rate, decreased tax expense related to stock-based
 
compensation, and higher tax benefits from company-owned life
 
insurance.
Ameren MissouriThe effective tax rate was comparable between periods.
Ameren IllinoisThe effective tax rate was comparable between periods. Loss from Discontinued Operations, Net of Taxes No material activity was recorded associated with discontinued operations in the first quarter of 2015 or in the first quarter of 2014. See Note 12 - Divestiture Transactions and
 
Discontinued Operations under Part I, Item 1, of this report for
 
additional information.LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCESOur tariff-based gross margins are our principal source of cash from operating activities. A diversified retail customer mix, primarily consisting of rate-regulated residential, commercial, and
 
industrial customers, provides us with a reasonably predictable
 
source of cash. In addition to using cash generated from
 
operating activities, we use available cash, credit agreement
 
borrowings, commercial paper issuances, money pool borrowings, or, in the case of Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois, other short-term borrowings from affiliates to support normal operations and temporary capital requirements. We may
 
reduce our short-term borrowings with cash from operations, with long-term borrowings, or, in the case of Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois, with capital contributions from Ameren (parent).
We expect to make significant capital expenditures over the next
 
five years as we invest in our electric and natural gas utility infrastructure to support overall system reliability, environmental compliance, and other improvements. We intend to fund those
 
capital expenditures with available cash on hand, cash generated
 
from operating activities, and commercial paper and debt
 
issuances so that we maintain an equity ratio around 50%,
assuming constructive regulatory environments. We plan to implement our long-term financing plans for debt, equity, or
 
equity-linked securities to finance our operations, to fund
 
scheduled debt maturities, and to maintain financial strength and flexibility.
The use of cash from operating activities and short-term borrowings to fund capital expenditures and other long-term
 
investments may periodically result in a working capital deficit, defined as current liabilities exceeding current assets, as was the case at March31, 2015. The working capital deficit as of March31, 2015, was primarily the result of increased commercial paper issuances. With the 2012 Credit Agreements, the Ameren 50Companies have access to $2.1 billion of credit capacity, of which $1.1 billion was available at March31, 2015.The following table presents net cash provided by (used in) operating, investing and financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:
Net Cash Provided ByOperating Activities Net Cash Provided by (Used In)Investing Activities Net CashProvided by (Used In)Financing Activities20152014Variance20152014Variance20152014Variance Ameren (a) - continuing operations$297$239$58$(439)$(465)$26$142$70$72 Ameren (a) - discontinued operations 1-1-152(152)---Ameren Missouri 1579661(169)(204)35 12107(95)Ameren Illinois 25419262(207)(214)7 (48)22(70)(a) Includes amounts for Ameren registrant and nonregistrant subsidiaries and intercompany eliminations.Cash Flows from Operating Activities Ameren CorporationAmeren's cash from operating activities associated with continuing operations increased $58 million in the first quarter of 2015, compared with the same period in 2014. The following
 
items contributed to the increase:
* A $40 million increase in natural gas commodity costs collected from customers under the PGAs, primarily related to Ameren Illinois.* A $37 million increase in the collection of customer receivable balances driven by the timing and amount of
 
revenues in each period.* A $30 million increase in net energy costs collected from Ameren Missouri customers under the FAC.* A $29 million increase in cash associated with Ameren Illinois' IEIMA revenue requirement reconciliation adjustments as Ameren Illinois collected $15 million from
 
customers in 2015 and refunded $14 million to customers in
 
2014.* Electric and natural gas margins, as discussed in Results of
 
Operations excluding certain noncash items, increased $12
 
million.
* A $9 million decrease in Ameren Missouri rebate payments
 
provided for customer-installed solar generation.* A $6 million decrease associated with stock-based compensation awards.The following items partially offset the increase in Ameren's cash from operating activities associated with continuing operations between periods:* A $28 million difference in purchased power commodity costs incurred compared with amounts collected from Ameren Illinois customers.
* A $26 million increase in coal purchases at Ameren Missouri
 
caused by increased volumes and prices.* A $26 million increase in Ameren Illinois payments to natural gas suppliers caused by increased prices and timing of
 
purchases.* A net $12 million decrease in returns of collateral posted with counterparties, primarily resulting from changes in the
 
market prices of power and natural gas and in contracted commodity volumes, partially offset by the effect of credit
 
rating upgrades.* An $8 million difference in expenditures for customer energy efficiency programs compared with amounts collected from
 
Ameren Illinois customers.* A $7 million increase in property tax payments at Ameren Missouri caused by both higher assessed property tax
 
values and tax rates.* A $7 million reduction in income tax refunds due to the absence in 2015 of 2014 tax credit sales.Ameren's cash from operating activities associated with discontinued operations was comparable between periods.
 
Ameren MissouriAmeren Missouri's cash from operating activities increased $61 million in the first quarter of 2015, compared with the same period in 2014. The following items contributed to the increase:* Income tax refunds of $47 million in 2015, compared with income tax payments of $1 million in 2014, pursuant to the tax allocation agreement with Ameren (parent) resulting in
 
refunds related to accelerated depreciation deductions and
 
an income tax refund from the settlement of the 2007 IRS
 
audit.* A $30 million increase in net energy costs collected from customers under the FAC.* A $9 million decrease in rebate payments provided for customer-installed solar generation.* A $4 million increase in natural gas commodity costs collected from customers under the PGA.The following items partially offset the increase in Ameren Missouri's cash from operating activities between periods:
* A $26 million increase in coal purchases caused by increased volumes and prices.* Electric and natural gas margins, as discussed in Results of Operations excluding certain noncash items, decreased $11 million.* A $7 million increase in property tax payments caused by both higher assessed property tax values and tax rates.
51 Ameren IllinoisAmeren Illinois' cash from operating activities increased $62 million in the first quarter of 2015, compared with the same period in 2014. The following items contributed to the increase:* A $38 million increase in the collection of customer receivable balances, driven by the timing and amount of revenues in each period.
* A $36 million increase in natural gas commodity costs
 
collected from customers under the PGA.* A $29 million increase in cash associated with IEIMA revenue requirement reconciliation adjustments as $15
 
million was collected from customers in 2015 and $14 million
 
was refunded to customers in 2014.
* A $19 million increase in income tax refunds received from 
 
Ameren (parent) pursuant to the tax allocation agreement
 
resulting in refunds related to accelerated depreciation
 
deductions and an income tax refund from the settlement of
 
the 2007 IRS audit.* Electric and natural gas margins, as discussed in Results of Operations excluding certain noncash items, increased $13
 
million. The following items partially offset the increase in Ameren Illinois' cash from operating activities between periods:
* A $28 million difference in purchased power commodity costs incurred compared with amounts collected from customers.
* A $26 million increase in payments to natural gas suppliers caused by increased prices and timing of purchases.* A net $13 million decrease in returns of collateral posted with counterparties, primarily resulting from changes in the
 
market prices of power and natural gas and in contracted commodity volumes, partially offset by the effect of credit
 
rating upgrades.
* An $8 million difference in expenditures for customer energy efficiency programs compared with amounts collected from
 
customers.Cash Flows from Investing ActivitiesAmeren's cash used in investing activities associated with continuing operations decreased $26 million in the first quarter of 2015, compared with the same period in 2014. Capital expenditures decreased
$25 million at Ameren as a result of the activity at Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois as discussed below. The Ameren total includes a $65 million increase in ATXI's
 
capital expenditures which primarily relate to the Illinois Rivers
 
project. In addition, reduced collateral support provided to
 
Marketing Company in the form of a note receivable further contributed to a decrease in cash used in investing activities. This cash collateral support is part of Ameren's obligation to provide certain limited credit support to New AER until December 2, 2015. See Note 12 - Divestiture Transactions and Discontinued
 
Operations in Part I, Item 1, of this report for additional
 
information. In the first quarter of 2014, Ameren's cash provided by investing activities associated with discontinued operations
 
consisted of $152 million received from Rockland Capital for the sale of the Elgin, Gibson City, and Grand Tower gas-fired energy
 
centers.Ameren Missouri's cash used in investing activities decreased $35 million, due to decreased reliability and energy
 
center capital expenditures. Multiple capital projects were
 
completed in the fourth quarter of 2014.Ameren Illinois' cash used in investing activities decreased $7 million due to a decrease in capital expenditures for transmission projects offset, in part, by increases in reliability and IEIMA projects. The decrease in capital expenditures was partially offset by an increase in net money pool advances. While
 
spending related to transmission projects decreased during the
 
first quarter of 2015, compared to the prior year period, capital
 
expenditures related to transmission projects for calendar year
 
2015 are expected to exceed calendar year 2014 amounts.
Ameren Missouri continually reviews its generation portfolio and expected power needs. As a result, Ameren Missouri could modify its plan for generation capacity, the type of generation
 
asset technology that will be employed, and whether capacity or power may be purchased, among other changes. Additionally, we
 
continually review the reliability of our transmission and
 
distribution systems, expected capacity needs, and opportunities for transmission investments.The timing and amount of investments could vary because of changes in expected capacity, the condition of transmission and distribution systems, and our
 
ability and willingness to pursue transmission investments, among other factors. Any changes in future generation, transmission, or distribution needs could result in significant
 
capital expenditures or losses, which could be material.
 
Compliance with environmental regulations could also have
 
significant impacts on the level of capital expenditures. See Note
 
9 - Commitments and Contingencies in Part I, Item 1, of this
 
report for additional information.Cash Flows from Financing ActivitiesAmeren's financing activities associated with continuing operations provided net cash of $142 million during the first quarter of 2015, compared to $70 million during the first quarter of 2014. The increased cash provided by financing activities resulted from increased borrowing activity. In the first quarter of 2015 and 2014, Ameren issued short-term debt to fund investing activities that were not funded by cash generated from operating activities. In addition, in the first quarter of 2014, Ameren Illinois
 
redeemed long-term debt.
No cash from financing activities was used for discontinued operations during 2015 or 2014.Ameren Missouri's financing activities provided net cash of $12 million during the first quarter of 2015, compared to $107
 
million during the same period in 2014. In the first quarter of 2015, Ameren Missouri received a capital contribution from
 
Ameren (parent) of $224 million, received a net $61 million from 52the money pool, issued a net $43 million of short-term debt, and paid common stock dividends of $315 million. In comparison, in 2014, Ameren Missouri issued a net $290 million of short-term debt, repaid a net $105 million to the money pool, and paid
 
common stock dividends of $77 million. During both years, Ameren Missouri used cash from financing activities to fund
 
investing activities that were not funded by cash generated from
 
operating activities. Ameren Illinois' financing activities used net cash of $48 million during the first quarter of 2015, compared with the same period in 2014, when financing activities provided net cash of $22 million. In the first quarter of 2015, Ameren Illinois repaid a net
 
$32 million of short-term debt and repaid a net $15 million to the money pool. During the first quarter of 2015, Ameren Illinois used
 
cash generated from operating activities and cash on hand to
 
fund investing and financing activities. In comparison, in 2014, Ameren Illinois received a net $186 million from the money pool and redeemed long-term debt of $163 million. During the first quarter of 2014, Ameren Illinois used cash from financing
 
activities to fund investing activities that were not funded by cash
 
generated from operating activities.
Credit Facility Borrowings and LiquidityThe liquidity needs of Ameren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois are typically supported through the use of available cash, short-term intercompany borrowings, drawings under committed credit agreements or commercial paper issuances. See Note 3 - Short-term Debt
 
and Liquidity under Part I, Item 1, of this report for additional information on credit agreements, short-term borrowing activity , commercial paper issuances, relevant interest rates, and borrowings under Ameren's money pool arrangements.The following table presents the 2012 Credit Agreements of Ameren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois and the credit capacity available under such agreements, considering reductions for letters of credit and commercial paper issuances, as of March31, 2015:ExpirationBorrowingCapacityCreditAvailable Ameren and Ameren Missouri:
2012 Missouri Credit AgreementDecember 2019$1,000$1,000 Less: Ameren (parent) commercial paper outstanding (a)475 Less: Ameren Missouri commercial paper outstanding (a)140 Subtotal 385 Ameren and Ameren Illinois:
2012 Illinois Credit Agreement December 2019 1,100 1,100 Less: Ameren (parent) commercial paper outstanding (a)340 Less: Letters of credit (b)(a)13 Subtotal 747 Ameren Total
$2,100$1,132(a) Not applicable.(b) As of March31, 2015, $9 million of the letters of credit related to Ameren's credit support obligations to New AER. See Note 12 - Divestiture Transactions and Discontinued Operations under Part I, Item 1, of this report for additional information. The 2012 Credit Agreements are used to borrow cash, to issue letters of credit, and to support issuances under Ameren's, Ameren Missouri's, and Ameren Illinois' commercial paper programs. Either of the 2012 Credit Agreements are available to Ameren to support issuances under Ameren's commercial paper program, subject to borrowing sublimits. The 2012 Missouri Credit Agreement is available to support issuances under Ameren Missouri's commercial paper program. The 2012 Illinois Credit Agreement is available to support issuances under Ameren Illinois' commercial paper program. Issuances under the Ameren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois commercial paper programs were available at lower interest rates than the interest rates available under the 2012 Credit Agreements.As such, commercial paper issuances were a preferred source of third-
 
party short-term debt relative to credit facility borrowings. The Ameren Companies continually evaluate the adequacy and appropriateness of their liquidity arrangements given
 
changing business conditions. When business conditions
 
warrant, changes may be made to existing credit agreements or
 
to other short-term borrowing arrangements.
53 Long-term Debt and EquityThe following table presents the redemptions of long-term debt for the Ameren Companies for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014. The Ameren Companies did not have any issuances of common stock during the first three months of 2015 or 2014. In March 2015, Ameren Missouri received cash capital contributions of $224 million from Ameren (parent). For additional information, see Note 4 -
 
Long-term Debt under Part I, Item1, of this report
.Three Months Month Redeemed 2015 2014 Ameren Illinois:
5.90% Series 1993 due 2023 (a)January$-$325.70% 1994A Series due 2024 (a)January-36 5.95% 1993 Series C-1 due 2026 January-35 5.70% 1993 Series C-2 due 2026 January-8 5.40% 1998A Series due 2028 January-19 5.40% 1998B Series due 2028 January-33 Total Ameren long-term debt redemptions
$-$163(a) Less than $1 million principal amount of the bonds remain outstanding after redemption.In April 2015, Ameren Missouri issued $250 million of 3.65% senior secured notes due April 15, 2045, with interest payable semiannually on April 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning October 15, 2015. Ameren Missouri received proceeds of $247 million, which were used to repay outstanding short-term debt, including short-term debt that Ameren Missouri incurred in connection with the repayment of $114 million of its 4.75% senior secured notes that matured on April 1, 2015. The Ameren Companies may sell securities registered under their effective registration statements if market conditions and capital requirements warrant such sales. Any offer and sale will
 
be made only by means of a prospectus that meets the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and regulations thereunder.
Indebtedness Provisions and Other Covenants See Note 3 - Short-term Debt and Liquidity and Note 4 -
Long-term Debt under Part I, Item1, of this report and Note 4 -
Short-term Debt and Liquidity and Note 5 - Long-term Debt and
 
Equity Financings under Part II, Item8, of the Form 10-K for a
 
discussion of covenants and provisions (and applicable cross-
 
default provisions) contained in our credit agreements and in certain of the Ameren Companies' indentures and articles of
 
incorporation.At March31, 2015, the Ameren Companies were in compliance with the provisions and covenants contained within
 
their credit agreements, indentures, and articles of incorporation.We consider access to short-term and long-term capital markets a significant source of funding for capital requirements
 
not satisfied by cash generated from our operating activities.
 
Inability to raise capital on reasonable terms, particularly during times of uncertainty in the capital markets, could negatively affect our ability to maintain and expand our businesses. After assessing its current operating performance, liquidity, and credit ratings (see Credit Ratings below), Ameren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois each believes that it will continue to have access to the capital markets. However, events beyond Ameren's, Ameren Missouri's, and Ameren Illinois' control may
 
create uncertainty in the capital markets or make access to the
 
capital markets uncertain or limited. Such events could increase our cost of capital and adversely affect our ability to access the
 
capital markets.
DividendsThe amount and timing of dividends payable on Ameren's common stock are within the sole discretion of Ameren's board of directors. Ameren's board of directors has not set specific targets
 
or payout parameters when declaring common stock dividends but considers various factors, including Ameren's overall payout
 
ratio, payout ratios of our peers, projected cash flow and potential future cash flow requirements, historical earnings and cash flow, projected earnings, impacts of regulatory orders or legislation, and other key business considerations. Ameren expects its
 
dividend payout ratio to be between 55% and 70% of earnings over the next few years. On April 24, 2015, Ameren's board of
 
directors declared a quarterly common stock dividend of 41 cents
 
per share payable on June 30, 2015, to stockholders of record at
 
the close of business on June 10, 2015.
See Note 4 - Short-term Debt and Liquidity and Note 5 -
Long-term Debt and Equity Financings under Part II, Item8, of
 
the Form 10-K for additional discussion of covenants and provisions contained in certain of the Ameren Companies'
 
financial agreements and articles of incorporation that would restrict the Ameren Companies' payment of dividends in certain circumstances. At March31, 2015, none of these circumstances existed at Ameren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois and, as
 
a result, these companies were not restricted from paying
 
dividends.
54 The following table presents common stock dividends declared and paid by Ameren Corporation to its common stockholders and by Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois to their parent, Ameren Corporation, for the three months ended March 31, 2015, and 2014:
Three Months 2015 2014 Ameren Missouri
$315$77 Ameren Illinois
--Ameren 99 97 Contractual Obligations For a listing of our obligations and commitments, see Other Obligations in Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies under Part I, Item1, of this report. See Note 11 - Retirement Benefits
 
under Part I, Item1, of this report for information regarding
 
expected minimum funding levels for our pension plan.At March31, 2015, total other obligations related to commitments for coal, natural gas, nuclear fuel, purchased power, methane gas, equipment, customer energy efficiency
 
program expenditures and meter reading services, among other agreements, at Ameren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois were $5,326 million, $3,577 million, and $1,702 million, respectively. Off-Balance-Sheet ArrangementsAt March31, 2015, none of the Ameren Companies had any off-balance-sheet financing arrangements, other than operating leases entered into in the ordinary course of business. None of the Ameren Companies expect to engage in any significant off-
 
balance-sheet financing arrangements in the near future. See Note 12 - Divestiture Transactions and Discontinued Operations under Part I, Item 1, of this report for Ameren (parent) guarantees and letters of credit issued to support New AER based on the
 
transaction agreement with IPH.
Credit RatingsThe credit ratings of the Ameren Companies affect our liquidity, our access to the capital markets and credit markets, our cost of borrowing under our credit facilities and collateral posting
 
requirements under commodity contracts.
The following table presents the principal credit ratings of the Ameren Companies by Moody's, S&P and Fitch effective on
 
the date of this report:Moody'sS&PFitch Ameren:
Issuer/corporate credit ratingBaa1BBB+BBB+
 
Senior unsecured debtBaa1BBBBBB+
Commercial paperP-2A-2F2 Ameren Missouri:
Issuer/corporate credit ratingBaa1BBB+BBB+
 
Secured debtA2AA Senior unsecured debtBaa1BBB+A-Commercial paperP-2A-2F2 Ameren Illinois:
Issuer/corporate credit ratingA3BBB+BBB+
 
Secured debtA1AA Senior unsecured debtA3BBB+A-Commercial paperP-2A-2F2A credit rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold securities. It should be evaluated independently of any other
 
rating. Ratings are subject to revision or withdrawal at any time
 
by the rating organization.
Collateral Postings Any adverse change in our credit ratings may reduce access to capital and trigger additional collateral postings and prepayments. Such changes may also increase the cost of
 
borrowing, resulting in a potential negative impact on earnings.
 
Cash collateral postings and prepayments made with external
 
parties, including postings related to exchange-traded contracts, at March31, 2015, were $9 million, $8 million, and $1 million at Ameren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois, respectively.
Cash collateral posted by external counterparties with Ameren and Ameren Illinois was $2 million, at March31, 2015. Sub-
 
investment-grade issuer or senior unsecured debt ratings (lower than "BBB-" or "Baa3") at March31, 2015, could have resulted in Ameren, Ameren Missouri, or Ameren Illinois being required to
 
post additional collateral or other assurances for certain trade
 
obligations amounting to $157 million, $83 million, and $74 million, respectively.
Changes in commodity prices could trigger additional collateral postings and prepayments. Based on credit ratings at March 31, 2015, if market prices were 15% higher than March31, 2015 levels in the next 12 months and 20% higher thereafter
 
through the end of the term of the commodity contracts, then Ameren, Ameren Missouri, or Ameren Illinois would not be
 
required to post additional collateral or other assurances for
 
certain trade obligations. Based on credit ratings at March 31, 2015, if market prices were 15% lower than March31, 2015
 
levels in the next 12 months and 20% lower thereafter through the end of the term of the commodity contracts, then Ameren, Ameren Missouri, or Ameren Illinois could be required to post
 
additional collateral or other assurances for certain trade
 
obligations up to $25 million, $13 million, and $12 million, respectively.The balance of Marketing Company's note payable to Ameren for cash collateral requirements was $12 million at March31, 2015. This balance will fluctuate until December 2, 55 2015, as cash collateral requirements caused by changes in commodity prices could trigger additional collateral postings and prepayments for New AER and thus affect the balance of the note. Ameren's obligation to provide credit support on behalf of New AER will cease on December 2, 2015. If market prices were 15% higher than their March31, 2015 levels in the next 12
 
months and 20% higher thereafter through the end of the term of the commodity contracts, then Ameren could be required to
 
provide additional credit support to IPH, up to $19 million. If market prices were 15% lower than their March31, 2015 levels in
 
the next 12 months and 20% lower thereafter through the end of the term of the commodity contracts, then Ameren could be
 
required to provide IPH with additional credit support up to $25 million. If, on March31, 2015, Ameren's credit ratings had been below investment grade, Ameren could have been required to post additional cash collateral in support of New AER in the
 
amount of $20 million.See Note 12 - Divestiture Transactions and Discontinued Operations under Part I, Item 1, of this report for information regarding Ameren (parent) guarantees.
OUTLOOKWe seek to earn competitive returns on investments in our businesses. We are seeking to improve our regulatory frameworks and cost recovery mechanisms and simultaneously
 
pursuing constructive regulatory outcomes within existing frameworks. We are seeking to align our overall spending, both
 
operating and capital, with economic conditions and with
 
regulatory frameworks established by our regulators.
Consequently, we are focused on minimizing the gap between allowed and earned returns on equity. We intend to allocate capital resources to our business opportunities that offer the most
 
attractive risk-adjusted return potential.
Below are some key trends, events, and uncertainties that are reasonably likely to affect the Ameren Companies' results of operations, financial condition, or liquidity, as well as their ability
 
to achieve strategic and financial objectives, for 2015 and
 
beyond.Operations
* Our strategy for earning competitive returns on our investments involves meeting customer energy needs in an efficient fashion, working to enhance regulatory frameworks, making timely and well-supported rate case filings, and
 
aligning overall spending with those rate case outcomes, economic conditions, and return opportunities.* Ameren continues to pursue its plans to invest in FERC-regulated electric transmission. MISO has approved three electric transmission projects to be developed by ATXI. The
 
first project, Illinois Rivers, involves the construction of a
 
345-kilovolt line from western Indiana across the state of Illinois to eastern Missouri. The first sections of the Illinois Rivers project are expected to be completed in 2016. The
 
last section of this project is expected to be completed by 2019. The Spoon River project in northwest Illinois and the Mark Twain project in northeast Missouri are the other two MISO-approved projects to be constructed by ATXI. These two projects are expected to be completed in 2018. The total
 
investment in these three projects is expected to be more than $1.4 billion during 2015 through 2019. This total includes over $100 million of investment by Ameren Illinois
 
to construct connections to its existing transmission system.
Separate from the three projects discussed above, Ameren
 
Illinois expects to invest approximately $900 million in
 
electric transmission assets during 2015 through 2019 to
 
address load growth and reliability requirements.* Both Ameren Illinois and ATXI use a forward-looking rate calculation with an annual revenue requirement reconciliation for each company's electric transmission business. Using the rates that became effective on January 1, 2015, and the currently allowed 12.38% return on equity, the 2015 revenue requirement for Ameren Illinois' electric
 
transmission business would be $199 million, which
 
represents a $40 million increase over the 2014 revenue requirement due to rate base growth. These rates also
 
reflect a capital structure composed of approximately 54%
 
common equity and a rate base of $890 million. Using the rates that became effective on January 1, 2015, and the currently allowed 12.38% return on equity, the 2015 revenue requirement for ATXI's electric transmission business would
 
be $80 million, which represents a $46 million increase over
 
the 2014 revenue requirement due to rate base growth, primarily as a result of the Illinois Rivers project. These rates
 
also reflect a capital structure composed of approximately
 
56% common equity and a rate base of $536 million.* The 12.38% return is the subject of two FERC complaint proceedings that challenge the allowed return on common
 
equity for MISO transmission owners. In January 2015, the
 
FERC scheduled the initial case for hearing proceedings, requiring an initial decision to be issued no later than November 30, 2015. Ameren and Ameren Illinois recorded
 
current liabilities on their respective balance sheets as of
 
March 31, 2015, and December 31, 2014, representing their estimate of the refunds from the refund effective date of
 
November 12, 2013, through the respective balance sheet date. A 50 basis point reduction in the FERC-allowed return on common equity would reduce Ameren's and Ameren
 
Illinois' 2015 earnings by an estimated $4 million and $2 million, respectively, based on 2015 projected rate base.
* In January 2015, the FERC approved our request to implement an incentive adder of up to 50 basis points on the
 
allowed base return on common equity prospectively from
 
January 6, 2015, and to defer collection of the incentive
 
adder until the issuance of the final order addressing the
 
initial MISO complaint case discussed above.
* In April 2015, the MoPSC issued an order approving an increase in Ameren Missouri's annual revenues for electric
 
service of$122 million, including $109 million related to the
 
increase in net energy costs above the net energy costs
 
included in base rates previously authorized by the MoPSC.
 
The remaining increase of $13 million approved by the order was for non-energy costs. The revenue increase was based on a 9.53%return on common equity, a capital structure composed of51.8%common equity, and a rate base of$7.0
 
billion to reflect investments through December 31, 2014.
56Rate changes consistent with the order will become effective on May 30, 2015. The order approved Ameren Missouri's request for continued use of the FAC; however, it changed the FAC to exclude substantially all transmission charges
 
and revenues. In addition, the order did not approve the
 
continued use of regulatory tracking mechanisms for storm
 
costs and vegetation management and infrastructure inspection costs. These changes to Ameren Missouri's
 
recovery mechanisms are expected to contribute to
 
regulatory lag. For example, transmission charges previously included in the FAC that will now be included in
 
base rates totaled $30 million in 2014 and are expected to
 
increase to $36 million in 2015, with further cost increases expected in the foreseeable future. However, transmission
 
revenues totaled $34 million in 2014 and are expected to
 
increase to $36 million in 2015 and remain relatively constant in the foreseeable future. The order is also
 
expected to result in a net $35 million annual increase in
 
depreciation and amortization expenses as a result of
 
amortizing the previously deferred solar rebate costs and
 
the adjustment of other depreciation and amortization rates.
 
Other operations and maintenance expenses are expected
 
to decrease by $19 million as a result of incorporating a
 
reduced amount of pension and postretirement benefit costs
 
in base rates.* Ameren Missouri's current MEEIA plan provides for a cumulative investment in customer energy efficiency
 
programs of $147 million during 2013 through 2015.
Additionally, the plan provides for a performance incentive that would allow Ameren Missouri to earn additional revenues based on achievement of certain energy efficiency goals, including $19 million if 100% of its energy efficiency
 
goals are achieved during the three-year period, with the potential to earn more if Ameren Missouri's energy savings exceed those goals. Ameren Missouri expects to achieve the energy efficiency goals and will recognize revenues
 
associated with the performance incentive within the next two years. Ameren Missouri records revenues based on the
 
net shared benefits associated with the reduction in
 
customer energy usage that results from its energy efficiency programs. From January 2013 through March 2015, Ameren Missouri has recorded revenues of $100
 
million associated with the net shared benefits based on the megawatthour reductions provided by the MEEIA customer energy efficiency programs both in the program period and
 
in the future.* In December 2014, Ameren Missouri filed a proposed energy efficiency plan for 2016 through 2018 with the MoPSC under the MEEIA. The amount of investment, net
 
shared benefits, and performance incentive under this
 
proposed plan are lower than the 2013 through 2015 plan.
 
The terms of any new plan are subject to MoPSC approval
 
and are currently uncertain.
* The IEIMA provides for an annual reconciliation of the revenue requirement necessary to reflect the actual costs
 
incurred in a given year with the revenue requirement that was reflected in customer rates for that year. Consequently, Ameren Illinois' 2015 electric delivery service revenues will
 
be based on its 2015 actual recoverable costs, rate base, and return on common equity as calculated under the
 
IEIMA's performance-based formula ratemaking framework.
 
The 2015 revenue requirement is expected to be higher
 
than the 2014 revenue requirement, due to an expected
 
increase in recoverable costs and rate base growth, partially offset by a reduction in the allowed return on equity due to lower United States Treasury bond yields. A 50 basis point
 
change in the average monthly yields of the 30-year United States Treasury bonds would result in an estimated $6 million change in Ameren's and Ameren Illinois' 2015 net
 
income.* In December 2014, the ICC approved a $204 million increase in Ameren Illinois' electric delivery service revenue requirement, beginning in January 2015. These rates have affected and will continue to affect Ameren Illinois' cash
 
receipts during 2015, but will not be the sole determinant of
 
its electric delivery service operating revenues, which will
 
instead be largely determined by the IEIMA's 2015 revenue requirement reconciliation. The 2015 revenue requirement
 
reconciliation is expected to result in a regulatory asset that
 
will be collected from customers in 2017.
* In April 2015, Ameren Illinois filed with the ICC its annual electric delivery service formula rate update to establish the
 
revenue requirement used to set rates for 2016. Pending ICC approval, Ameren Illinois' update filing will result in a
$110 million increase in Ameren Illinois' electric delivery
 
service revenue requirement beginning in January 2016.
 
This update reflects an increase to the annual formula rate
 
based on 2014 actual costs and expected net plant
 
additions for 2015 and an increase to include the 2014
 
revenue requirement reconciliation adjustment.
* In January 2015, Ameren Illinois filed a request with the ICC seeking approval to increase its annual revenues for natural gas delivery service by $53 million. A decision by the ICC in
 
this proceeding is required by December 2015, and new rates are expected to be effective in January 2016.
* Ameren Missouri's next scheduled refueling and maintenance outage at its Callaway energy center will be in the spring of 2016. During the 2014 refueling, Ameren
 
Missouri incurred maintenance expenses of $36 million.
 
During a scheduled outage, which occurs every 18 months, maintenance expenses increase relative to non-outage years. Additionally, depending on the availability of its other generation sources and the market prices for power, Ameren
 
Missouri's purchased power costs may increase and the
 
amount of excess power available for sale may decrease
 
versus non-outage years. Changes in purchased power
 
costs and excess power available for sale are included in the FAC, resulting in limited impacts to earnings.* As of March31, 2015, Ameren Missouri had capitalized $69 million of costs incurred to license additional nuclear generation at its Callaway energy site. In 2009, Ameren Missouri suspended its efforts to build a new nuclear unit at
 
the Callaway site, and the NRC suspended review of the COL application. The suspended status of the COL
 
application currently extends through the end of 2015. If efforts to license additional nuclear generation are abandoned, the NRC does not extend the COL application
 
suspended status, or if management concludes that it is 57 probable the costs incurred will be disallowed in rates, a charge to earnings would be recognized in the period in
 
which that determination was made.* Ameren Missouri is engaged in litigation with an insurer to recover an unpaid liability insurance claim for the December 2005 breach of the upper reservoir at Ameren Missouri's Taum Sauk pumped-storage hydroelectric energy center.
Ameren's and Ameren Missouri's results of operations, financial position, and liquidity could be adversely affected if Ameren Missouri's insurance receivable of $41 million as of March31, 2015, is not paid by the insurer.
* Under the provisions of the CSRA, Ameren Illinois received ICC approval for its QIP rider in January 2015 and
 
subsequently began including qualified investments and recording revenue under this regulatory framework. Ameren
 
Illinois started recovering costs from these investments in
 
March 2015.* As we continue to experience cost increases and to make infrastructure investments, Ameren Missouri and Ameren
 
Illinois expect to seek regular electric and natural gas rate
 
increases and timely cost recovery and tracking mechanisms from their regulators. Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois will also seek, as necessary, legislative
 
solutions to address cost recovery pressures and to support investment in their energy infrastructure. These pressures
 
include limited economic growth in their service territories, customer conservation efforts, the impacts of additional customer energy efficiency programs, increased use of
 
distributed generation, increased investments and expected
 
future investments for environmental compliance, system reliability improvements, and new generation capacity, including renewable energy requirements. Increased
 
investments also result in higher depreciation and financing
 
costs. Increased costs are also expected from rising
 
employee benefit costs and higher property and income
 
taxes, among others.
For additional information regarding recent rate orders and related appeals, pending requests filed with state and federal regulatory commissions, and Taum Sauk matters, see Note 2 -
 
Rate and Regulatory Matters, Note 9 - Commitments and
 
Contingencies, and Note 10 - Callaway Energy Center under Part
 
I, Item 1, of this report and Note 2 - Rate and Regulatory Matters
 
under Part II, Item 8, of the Form 10-K.
Liquidity and Capital Resources* We expect to incur significant capital expenditures in order to make investments to improve our electric and natural gas utility infrastructure and to comply with existing environmental regulations. We estimate that we will incur up to $9.3 billion (Ameren Missouri - up to $3.9 billion; Ameren Illinois - up to $4.0 billion; ATXI- up to $1.4 billion) of capital
 
expenditures during the period from 2015 through 2019.* Existing and future environmental regulations, including those related to greenhouse gas emissions, or other actions taken by the EPA, could result in significant increases in capital expenditures and operating costs. These costs could be prohibitive at some of Ameren Missouri's coal-fired energy centers. Ameren Missouri's capital expenditures are
 
subject to MoPSC prudence reviews, which could result in cost disallowances as well as regulatory lag. The cost of Ameren Illinois' purchased power and gas purchased for resale could increase; however, Ameren Illinois expects
 
these costs would be recovered from customers with no material adverse effect on its results of operations, financial position, or liquidity. Ameren's and Ameren Missouri's
 
earnings could benefit from increased investment to comply
 
with environmental regulations if those investments are
 
reflected and recovered timely in rates.* Ameren Missouri continues to evaluate its longer-term needs for new baseload and peaking electric generation capacity. Ameren Missouri files a non-binding integrated resource plan with the MoPSC every three years. Ameren Missouri's integrated resource plan filed with the MoPSC in
 
October 2014 is a 20-year plan that supports a more fuel-diverse energy portfolio in Missouri, including coal, solar, wind, natural gas and nuclear power. The plan includes
 
expanding renewable generation, retiring coal-fired
 
generation as energy centers reach the end of their useful
 
lives, and adding natural-gas-fired combined cycle generation. Ameren Missouri continues to study future alternatives, including additional customer energy efficiency
 
programs, that could help defer new energy center construction. Ameren Missouri's integrated resource plan is
 
projected to achieve the final carbon emissions reduction targets proposed in the EPA's Clean Power Plan by 2035, rather than the EPA's final target date of 2030 or its interim target dates beginning in 2020. The EPA expects the
 
proposed rule will be finalized in 2015.* Ameren Missouri continues to evaluate its potential compliance plans for the proposed Clean Power Plan. If the
 
proposed Clean Power Plan were to be implemented in its current form, Ameren Missouri may need to incur new or
 
accelerated capital expenditures and increased fuel costs in order to achieve compliance. As proposed, the Clean Power
 
Plan would require states, including Missouri and Illinois, to
 
submit compliance plans as early as 2016. Compliance plans might require Ameren Missouri to construct natural-
 
gas-fired combined cycle generation and renewable
 
generation, currently estimated to cost approximately $2 billion by 2020, that Ameren Missouri believes would
 
otherwise not be necessary to meet the energy needs of its customers. Additionally, Missouri's implementation of the
 
proposed rules, if adopted, could result in the closure or alteration of the operation of some of Ameren Missouri's
 
coal and natural gas-fired energy centers, which could result
 
in increased operating costs or impairment of assets.
58* To fund investment requirements of our businesses, we seek to maintain access to the capital markets at commercially attractive rates. We seek to enhance
 
regulatory frameworks and returns in order to improve liquidity, credit metrics, and access to capital.* The Ameren Companies have multiyear credit agreements that cumulatively provide $2.1 billion of credit through December 11, 2019, subject to a 364-day repayment term in the case of Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois. See Note
 
3 - Short-term Debt and Liquidity under Part I, Item 1, of this
 
report for additional information regarding the 2012 Credit Agreements. Ameren, Ameren Missouri, and Ameren Illinois
 
believe that their liquidity is adequate given their expected
 
operating cash flows, capital expenditures, and related financing plans. However, there can be no assurance that
 
significant changes in economic conditions, disruptions in
 
the capital and credit markets, or other unforeseen events will not materially affect their ability to execute their
 
expected operating, capital, or financing plans.* As of March31, 2015, Ameren had $511 million in tax benefits from federal and state net operating loss carryforwards (Ameren Missouri - $74 million and Ameren
 
Illinois - $134 million) and $134 million in federal and state
 
income tax credit carryforwards (Ameren Missouri - $24 million and Ameren Illinois - $1 million). These tax benefits
 
are subject to audits and examinations by taxing authorities for years 2013 and 2014. The amount of these tax benefits
 
has not been reduced by any unrecognized tax benefits.
 
Consistent with the tax allocation agreement between
 
Ameren and its subsidiaries, these carryforwards are expected to partially offset income tax liabilities for Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois during 2015 and 2016, while
 
Ameren does not expect to make material federal income tax payments until 2017. In addition, Ameren has $55 million
 
of expected income tax refunds and state overpayments that would offset income tax liabilities into 2017. These tax benefits, primarily at the Ameren (parent) level, when
 
realized, would be available to fund electric transmission investments, specifically ATXI's Illinois Rivers project.* Ameren expects its cash used for capital expenditures and dividends to exceed cash provided by operating activities over the next several years. Ameren does not expect the
 
need for public equity issuances to fund such cash
 
shortfalls, but may consider issuing stock through its
 
DRPlus and its 401(k) plans.
* The use of cash from operating activities and short-term borrowings to fund capital expenditures and other long-term
 
investments may periodically result in a working capital
 
deficit, defined by current liabilities exceeding current assets, as was the case at March31, 2015. The working capital deficit as of March31, 2015, was primarily the result of increased commercial paper issuances. The Ameren
 
Companies had $955 million of commercial paper issuances outstanding as of March31, 2015. With the 2012 Credit Agreements, the Ameren Companies have access to $2.1 billion of credit capacity, of which $1.1 billion was available at March31, 2015. In April 2015, Ameren Missouri issued
$250 million of 3.65% senior secured notes. The proceeds
 
Ameren Missouri received as a result of the issuance were
 
used to repay outstanding short-term debt, including short-term debt that Ameren Missouri incurred in connection with the repayment of $114 million of its 4.75% senior secured notes that matured on April 1, 2015.
The above items could have a material impact on our results of operations, financial position, or liquidity. Additionally, in the
 
ordinary course of business, we evaluate strategies to enhance our results of operations, financial position, or liquidity. These
 
strategies may include acquisitions, divestitures, and
 
opportunities to reduce costs or increase revenues, and other strategic initiatives to increase Ameren's stockholder value. We are unable to predict which, if any, of these initiatives will be executed. The execution of these initiatives may have a material
 
impact on our future results of operations, financial position, or liquidity.REGULATORY MATTERS See Note 2 - Rate and Regulatory Matters under Part I, Item 1, of this report.ITEM3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
Market risk is the risk of changes in value of a physical asset or a financial instrument, derivative or nonderivative, caused by
 
fluctuations in market variables such as interest rates, commodity prices, and equity security prices. A derivative is a contract whose
 
value is dependent on, or derived from, the value of some underlying asset or index. The following discussion of our risk
 
management activities includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ
 
materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements.
We handle market risk in accordance with established policies, which may include entering into various derivative transactions.
 
In the normal course of business, we also face risks that are
 
either nonfinancial or nonquantifiable. Such risks, principally
 
business, legal, and operational risks, are not part of the following
 
discussion.
Our risk management objectives are to optimize our physical generating assets and to pursue market opportunities within
 
prudent risk parameters. Our risk management policies are set by
 
a risk management steering committee, which is composed of senior-level Ameren officers, with Ameren board of directors
 
oversight.
There have been no material changes to the quantitative and qualitative disclosures about interest rate risk, credit risk, equity price risk, commodity price risk, and commodity supplier
 
risk included in the Form 10-K. See Item7A, under Part II, of the
 
Form 10-K for a more detailed discussion of our market risk.
59Fair Value of ContractsWe use derivatives principally to manage the risk of changes in market prices for natural gas, power, and uranium, as well as the risk of changes in rail transportation surcharges through fuel oil hedges. The following table presents the favorable (unfavorable) changes in the fair value of all derivative contracts marked-to-market during the three months ended March 31, 2015. We use various methods to determine the
 
fair value of our contracts. In accordance with authoritative accounting guidance for fair value hierarchy levels, the sources we used to
 
determine the fair value of these contracts were active quotes (Level 1), inputs corroborated by market data (Level 2), and other modeling and valuation methods that are not corroborated by market data (Level 3). See Note 7 - Fair Value Measurements under Part I, Item1, of this
 
report for additional information regarding the methods used to determine the fair value of these contracts.
Ameren Missouri Ameren Illinois Ameren Fair value of contracts at beginning of year, net
$(28)$(185)$(213)Contracts realized or otherwise settled during the period
-11 11 Fair value of new contracts entered into during the period
-(3)(3)Other changes in fair value (8)(36)(44)Fair value of contracts outstanding at end of period, net
$(36)$(213)$(249)The following table presents maturities of derivative contracts as of March31, 2015, based on the hierarchy levels used to determine the fair value of the contracts:
Sources of Fair Value Maturity Lessthan1 Year Maturity1-3Years Maturity3-5Years Maturityin Excessof5 YearsTotalFairValue Ameren Missouri:
 
Level 1$(15)$(6)$-$-$(21)Level 2 (a)(4)(5)(2)-(11)Level 3 (b)(2)(2)--(4)Total$(21)$(13)$(2)$-$(36)Ameren Illinois:
 
Level 1$-$-$-$-$-Level 2 (a)(32)(17)(1)-(50)Level 3 (b)(10)(20)(19)(114)(163)Total$(42)$(37)$(20)$(114)$(213)
Ameren:
Level 1$(15)$(6)$-$-$(21)Level 2 (a)(36)(22)(3)-(61)Level 3 (b)(12)(22)(19)(114)(167)Total$(63)$(50)$(22)$(114)$(249)(a) Principally fixed-price vs. floating over-the-counter power swaps, power forwards, and fixed-price vs. floating over-the-counter natural gas swaps.(b) Principally power forward contract values based on information from external sources, historical results, and our estimates. Level 3 also includes option contract values based on a Black-Scholes model.ITEM4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and ProceduresAs of March31, 2015, evaluations were performed under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of each of the Ameren Companies, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of such registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act). Based on those evaluations, as of March31, 2015, the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of each of the Ameren Companies concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide assurance that information required to be disclosed in such registrant's reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms and such information is accumulated and communicated to its management, including its principal executive and its principal financial officers, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.(b) Changes in Internal Controls over Financial ReportingThere has been no change in any of the Ameren Companies' internal control over financial reporting during their most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, each of their internal control over financial reporting.
60PART II. OTHER INFORMATIONITEM1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.We are involved in legal and administrative proceedings before various courts and agencies with respect to matters that arise in the ordinary course of business, some of which involve substantial amounts of money. We believe that the final disposition of these proceedings, except as otherwise disclosed in this report, will not have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position, or liquidity.
 
Risk of loss is mitigated, in some cases, by insurance or contractual or statutory indemnification. Material legal and administrative
 
proceedings, which are discussed in Note 2 - Rate and Regulatory Matters, Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies, and Note 10 -
Callaway Energy Center, under Part I, Item1, of this report or Note 2 - Rate and Regulatory Matters under Part II, Item8, of the Form 10-K
 
and incorporated herein by reference, include the following:* the MoPSC's April 2015 electric rate order;* Ameren Missouri's MEEIA filing with the MoPSC in December 2014;
* Ameren Illinois' annual electric delivery service formula rate update filed with the ICC in April 2015;
* Ameren Illinois' appeal of the ICC's December 2013 natural gas rate order;
* Ameren Illinois' natural gas rate case filed with the ICC in January 2015;
* ATXI's request for a certificate of public convenience and necessity and project approval from the ICC for the Spoon River project;
* Ameren Illinois' settlement agreement regarding an electric transmission rate refund pending FERC approval;
* the complaint cases filed with the FERC seeking a reduction in the allowed base return on common equity under the MISO tariff;
* the EPA's Clean Air Act-related litigation against Ameren Missouri;
* remediation matters associated with former MGP and waste disposal sites of the Ameren Companies;
* litigation associated with Ameren Missouri's liability insurance claim for the breach of the upper reservoir of its Taum Sauk pumped-storage hydroelectric energy center in December 2005; and* asbestos-related litigation associated with the Ameren Companies.ITEM1A. RISK FACTORS.
There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors in the Form 10-K.ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.The following table presents Ameren Corporation's purchases of equity securities reportable under Item703 of Regulation S-K:
Period(a)TotalNumber of Shares (or Units)
Purchased (a)(b)AveragePrice Paid per Share (or Unit)(c)TotalNumberofShares (orUnits)PurchasedasPart ofPubliclyAnnouncedPlans or Programs (d)MaximumNumber(orApproximateDollarValue)ofShares (or Units) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs January1 - January 31, 201514,092$46.14--February1 - February 28,2015 2,400 41.94--March1 - March 31, 2015 377,369 42.07--Total393,861$42.21--(a) Included in January and February were 16,492 shares of Ameren common stock purchased in open-market transactions pursuant to Ameren's 2014 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan in satisfaction of Ameren's obligations for Ameren board of directors' compensation awards. The remaining shares of Ameren common stock were purchased in open-market transactions pursuant to Ameren's 2014 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan in satisfaction of Ameren's obligation to distribute shares of common stock for vested performance units. Ameren does not have any publicly announced equity securities repurchase plans or programs.Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois did not purchase equity securities reportable under Item703 of Regulation S-K during the period from January 1, 2015, to March31, 2015.
61 ITEM6. EXHIBITS. The documents listed below are being filed or have previously been filed on behalf of the Ameren Companies and are incorporated herein by reference from the documents indicated and made a part hereof. Exhibits not identified as previously filed are filed herewith.
ExhibitDesignationRegistrant(s)
Nature of Exhibit Previously Filed as Exhibit to:
Material Contracts 10.1 Ameren Consulting Agreement between Charles D. Naslund and Ameren Services Company, dated March 2, 2015 Statement re: Computation of Ratios 12.1 Ameren Ameren's Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges 12.2 Ameren Missouri Ameren Missouri's Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed
 
Charges and Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividend
 
Requirements 12.3 Ameren Illinois Ameren Illinois' Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
 
and Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividend Requirements Rule 13a-14(a) / 15d-14(a) Certifications 31.1 Ameren Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer of Ameren 31.2 Ameren Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer of Ameren 31.3 Ameren Missouri Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer of Ameren
 
Missouri 31.4 Ameren Missouri Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer of Ameren
 
Missouri 31.5 Ameren Illinois Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer of Ameren
 
Illinois 31.6 Ameren Illinois Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer of Ameren
 
Illinois Section 1350 Certifications 32.1 Ameren Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of Ameren 32.2 Ameren Missouri Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial
 
Officer of Ameren Missouri 32.3 Ameren Illinois Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial
 
Officer of Ameren Illinois Interactive Data Files101.INSAmeren Companies XBRL Instance Document101.SCHAmeren Companies XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document101.CALAmeren Companies XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document101.LABAmeren Companies XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document101.PREAmeren Companies XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document101.DEFAmeren Companies XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition DocumentThe file number references for the Ameren Companies' filings with the SEC are: Ameren, 1-14756; Ameren Missouri, 1-2967; and Ameren Illinois, 1-3672.
Each registrant hereby undertakes to furnish to the SEC upon request a copy of any long-term debt instrument not listed above that such registrant has not filed as an exhibit pursuant to the exemption provided by Item601(b)(4)(iii)(A) of Regulation S-K.
62SIGNATURESPursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, each registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. The signature for each undersigned company shall be deemed to relate only to matters having reference to such company or its subsidiaries.AMEREN CORPORATION (Registrant)
/s/ Martin J. Lyons, Jr.Martin J. Lyons, Jr.Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY (Registrant)
/s/ Martin J. Lyons, Jr.Martin J. Lyons, Jr.Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY (Registrant)
/s/ Martin J. Lyons, Jr.Martin J. Lyons, Jr.Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)Date:  May 11, 2015 Exhibit 12.1 Ameren Corporation Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (Thousands of Dollars, Except Ratios)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 Earnings available for fixed charges, as defined:
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Ameren Corporation$107,954 Income from equity investee(88)Tax expense based on income 65,804 Fixed charges excluding subsidiary preferred stock dividends tax adjustment  (a)94,366 Earnings available for fixed charges, as defined$268,036 Fixed charges, as defined:
Interest expense on short-term and long-term debt  (a)$85,366 Estimated interest cost within rental expense 1,901 Amortization of net debt premium, discount, and expenses 5,488 Subsidiary preferred stock dividends 1,611 Adjust subsidiary preferred stock dividends to pretax basis 1,004 Total fixed charges, as defined$95,370 Consolidated ratio of earnings to fixed charges 2.81(a) Includes net interest related to uncertain tax positions.
Exhibit 12.2 Union Electric Company Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividend Requirements (Thousands of Dollars, Except Ratios)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 Earnings available for fixed charges, as defined:
Net income
$42,353 Tax expense based on income 25,838 Fixed charges (a)58,399 Earnings available for fixed charges, as defined
$126,590 Fixed charges, as defined:
Interest expense on short-term and long-term debt  (a)$55,810 Estimated interest cost within rental expense 930 Amortization of net debt premium, discount, and expenses 1,659 Total fixed charges, as defined
$58,399 Ratio of earnings to fixed charges 2.17 Earnings required for combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends:
Preferred stock dividends
$855 Adjustment to pretax basis 522$1,377 Combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividend requirements
$59,776 Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividend requirements 2.12(a) Includes net interest related to uncertain tax positions.
Exhibit 12.3 Ameren Illinois Company Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividend Requirements (Thousands of Dollars, Except Ratios)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 Earnings available for fixed charges, as defined:
Net income$54,230 Tax expense based on income 34,598 Fixed charges (a)34,939 Earnings available for fixed charges, as defined$123,767 Fixed charges, as defined:
Interest expense on short-term and long-term debt (a)$30,426 Estimated interest cost within rental expense 961 Amortization of net debt premium, discount, and expenses 3,552 Total fixed charges, as defined$34,939 Ratio of earnings to fixed charges 3.54 Earnings required for combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends:
Preferred stock dividends
$756 Adjustment to pretax basis 482$1,238 Combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividend requirements$36,177 Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividend requirements 3.42(a) Includes net interest related to uncertain tax positions.
Exhibit 31.1RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) CERTIFICATIONOF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF AMEREN CORPORATION(required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) I, Warner L. Baxter, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015 of Ameren Corporation;
: 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
 
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the
 
periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its
 
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period
 
in which this report is being prepared;b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
 
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
 
generally accepted accounting principles;c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the
 
period covered by this report based on such evaluation; andd) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control
 
over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or
 
persons performing the equivalent functions):
a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; andb) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.Date:  May 11, 2015
/s/ Warner L. BaxterWarner L. BaxterChairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
Exhibit 31.2RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) CERTIFICATIONOF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER OF AMEREN CORPORATION(required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) I, Martin J. Lyons, Jr., certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015 of Ameren Corporation;
: 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
 
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the
 
periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its
 
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period
 
in which this report is being prepared;b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
 
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
 
generally accepted accounting principles;c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the
 
period covered by this report based on such evaluation; andd) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control
 
over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or
 
persons performing the equivalent functions):a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; andb) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.Date:  May 11, 2015
/s/ Martin J. Lyons, Jr.Martin J. Lyons, Jr.Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
Exhibit 31.3RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) CERTIFICATIONOF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY (required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) I, Michael L. Moehn, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015 of UnionElectric Company; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
 
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the
 
periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f))  for the registrant and have:a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its
 
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period
 
in which this report is being prepared;b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
 
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
 
generally accepted accounting principles;c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the
 
period covered by this report based on such evaluation; andd) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control
 
over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or
 
persons performing the equivalent functions):a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; andb) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.Date:  May 11, 2015
/s/ Michael L. Moehn Michael L. Moehn Chairman and President (Principal Executive Officer)
Exhibit 31.4RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) CERTIFICATIONOF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER OF UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY (required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) I, Martin J. Lyons, Jr., certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015 of UnionElectric Company; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
 
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the
 
periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f))  for the registrant and have:a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its
 
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period
 
in which this report is being prepared;b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
 
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
 
generally accepted accounting principles;c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the
 
period covered by this report based on such evaluation; andd) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control
 
over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or
 
persons performing the equivalent functions):a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; andb) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.Date:  May 11, 2015
/s/ Martin J. Lyons, Jr.Martin J. Lyons, Jr.Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
Exhibit 31.5RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) CERTIFICATIONOF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY (required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) I, Richard J. Mark, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015 of Ameren Illinois Company; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
 
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the
 
periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its
 
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period
 
in which this report is being prepared;b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
 
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
 
generally accepted accounting principles;c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the
 
period covered by this report based on such evaluation; andd) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control
 
over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or
 
persons performing the equivalent functions):a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; andb) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.Date:  May 11, 2015
/s/ Richard J. Mark Richard J. Mark Chairman and President (Principal Executive Officer)
Exhibit 31.6RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) CERTIFICATIONOF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER OF AMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY (required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) I, Martin J. Lyons, Jr., certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015 of Ameren Illinois Company; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
 
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the
 
periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its
 
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period
 
in which this report is being prepared;b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
 
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
 
generally accepted accounting principles;c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the
 
period covered by this report based on such evaluation; andd) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control
 
over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or
 
persons performing the equivalent functions):a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; andb) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.Date: May 11, 2015
/s/ Martin J. Lyons, Jr.Martin J. Lyons, Jr.Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
Exhibit 32.1SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION OF THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND THE PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER OFAMEREN CORPORATION (required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)In connection with the report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015 of AmerenCorporation (the"Registrant") as filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission onthe date hereof (the "Form 10-Q"), each undersigned officer of the Registrant does hereby certify, pursuant to 18U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:(1) The Form 10-Q fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and(2) The information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.Date:  May 11, 2015
/s/ Warner L. BaxterWarner L. BaxterChairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Martin J. Lyons, Jr.Martin J. Lyons, Jr.Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
Exhibit 32.2SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION OF THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICERAND THE PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER OFUNION ELECTRIC COMPANY (required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)
In connection with the report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015 of UnionElectric Company (the "Registrant") as filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commissiononthe date hereof (the "Form 10-Q"), each undersigned officer of the Registrant does hereby certify, pursuant to 18U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:(1) The Form 10-Q fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and(2) The information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.Date: May 11, 2015
/s/ Michael L. Moehn Michael L. Moehn Chairman and President (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Martin J. Lyons, Jr.Martin J. Lyons, Jr.Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
Exhibit 32.3SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION OF THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICERAND THE PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER OFAMEREN ILLINOIS COMPANY (required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)In connection with the report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015 of Ameren Illinois Company (the "Registrant") as filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission onthe date hereof (the "Form 10-Q"), each undersigned officer of the Registrant does herebycertify, pursuant to 18U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:(1) The Form 10-Q fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and(2) The information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.Date: May 11, 2015
/s/ Richard J. Mark Richard J. Mark Chairman and President (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Martin J. Lyons, Jr.Martin J. Lyons, Jr.Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)}}

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