Ameren to close two Illinois power plants due to new EPA rules

Ameren to close two Illinois power plants due to new EPA rules: "(AER), the holding company for the merchant generation business of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), announced Tuesday the Meredosia and Hutsonville energy centers will cease operating by the end of 2011.

The shutdown of these centers will result in the elimination of 90 positions at the generating facilities in Meredosia and Hutsonville, Ill. Both energy centers are part of Ameren Energy Generating Company, a subsidiary of AER. The net generating capacity of Meredosia Energy Center is 369 megawatts, including one 203-megawatt, coal-fired unit and one 166-megawatt, oil-fired unit (Unit 4). The Hutsonville Energy Center has two coal-fired units with a net generating capacity of 151 megawatts. "

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