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Commitments And Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Table Text Block]
The table below presents our estimated minimum fuel, purchased power, and other commitments for fuel at June 30, 2018. Ameren’s and Ameren Illinois’ purchased power commitments include the Ameren Illinois agreements entered into as part of the IPA-administered power procurement process. Included in the Other column are minimum purchase commitments under contracts for equipment, design and construction, and meter reading services, among other agreements, at June 30, 2018.
 
Coal
 
Natural
Gas(a)
 
Nuclear
Fuel
 
Purchased
Power(b)(c)
 
Methane
Gas
 
Other
 
Total
Ameren:(d)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2018
$
181

 
$
148

 
$
51

 
$
130

 
$
2

 
$
56

 
$
568

2019
246

 
210

 
27

 
122

 
4

 
47

 
656

2020
85

 
125

 
38

 
30

 
4

 
62

 
344

2021
27

 
61

 
57

 
5

 
5

 
28

 
183

2022

 
12

 
12

 

 
5

 
26

 
55

Thereafter

 
39

 
62

 

 
58

 
93

 
252

Total
$
539


$
595


$
247


$
287


$
78


$
312


$
2,058

Ameren Missouri:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2018
$
181

 
$
22

 
$
51

 
$

 
$
2

 
$
39

 
$
295

2019
246

 
38

 
27

 

 
4

 
29

 
344

2020
85

 
30

 
38

 

 
4

 
44

 
201

2021
27

 
14

 
57

 

 
5

 
25

 
128

2022

 
5

 
12

 

 
5

 
26

 
48

Thereafter

 
17

 
62

 

 
58

 
74

 
211

Total
$
539


$
126


$
247


$


$
78


$
237


$
1,227

Ameren Illinois:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2018
$

 
$
126

 
$

 
$
130

 
$

 
$
5

 
$
261

2019

 
172

 

 
122

 

 
9

 
303

2020

 
95

 

 
30

 

 
9

 
134

2021

 
47

 

 
5

 

 

 
52

2022

 
7

 

 

 

 

 
7

Thereafter

 
22

 

 

 

 

 
22

Total
$


$
469


$


$
287


$


$
23


$
779

(a)
Includes amounts for generation and for distribution.
(b)
The purchased power amounts for Ameren and Ameren Illinois exclude agreements for renewable energy credits through 2032 with various renewable energy suppliers due to the contingent nature of the payment amounts.
(c)
The purchased power amounts for Ameren and Ameren Missouri exclude a 102-megawatt power purchase agreement with a wind farm operator, which expires in 2024, due to the contingent nature of the payment amounts.
(d)
Includes amounts for Ameren registrant and nonregistrant subsidiaries.