Discontinued — last reported Q1 '26
Ameren Utilities Operating Expense, Purchased Power decreased by 25.4% to $203.00M in Q4 2023 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 58.5%, from $489.00M to $203.00M. Over 2 years (FY 2021 to FY 2023), Utilities Operating Expense, Purchased Power shows an upward trend with a 46.4% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Higher costs may indicate supply shortages, maintenance outages at owned plants, or unfavorable wholesale market pricing.
Purchased power expenses represent the costs incurred by the utility to acquire electricity from third-party generators...
Common in regulated utilities; peers report this as a standard operating expense for power procurement.
other_utilities_operating_expense_purchased_power| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $129.00M | $159.00M | $127.00M | $177.00M | $318.00M | $563.00M | $489.00M | $495.00M | $328.00M | $272.00M | $203.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +23.3% | -20.1% | +39.4% | +79.7% | +77.0% | -13.1% | +1.2% | -33.7% | -17.1% | -25.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +146.5% | +254.1% | +285.0% | +179.7% | +3.1% | -51.7% | -58.5% |
| Segment | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameren Illinois Electric Distribution | $212.00M | $223.00M | $330.00M | $266.00M |
| Ameren Illinois Natural Gas | — | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Ameren Illinois Transmission | — | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Total | — | — | — | — |