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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-term Purchase Commitment
The table below presents our estimated minimum fuel, purchased power, and other commitments for fuel at September 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 September 30, 2018.
 
Coal
 
Natural
Gas(a)
 
Nuclear
Fuel
 
Purchased
Power(b)(c)
 
Methane
Gas
 
Other
 
Total
Ameren:(d)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2018
$
86

 
$
55

 
$
36

 
$
60

 
$
1

 
$
38

 
$
276

2019
319

 
189

 
26

 
157

 
4

 
51

 
746

2020
159

 
131

 
38

 
53

 
4

 
41

 
426

2021
121

 
70

 
56

 
10

 
5

 
30

 
292

2022
73

 
19

 
13

 

 
5

 
25

 
135

Thereafter

 
39

 
72

 

 
58

 
92

 
261

Total
$
758


$
503


$
241


$
280


$
77


$
277


$
2,136

Ameren Missouri:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2018
$
86

 
$
11

 
$
36

 
$

 
$
1

 
$
31

 
$
165

2019
319

 
39

 
26

 

 
4

 
35

 
423

2020
159

 
30

 
38

 

 
4

 
25

 
256

2021
121

 
14

 
56

 

 
5

 
25

 
221

2022
73

 
5

 
13

 

 
5

 
25

 
121

Thereafter

 
17

 
72

 

 
58

 
75

 
222

Total
$
758


$
116


$
241


$


$
77


$
216


$
1,408

Ameren Illinois:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2018
$

 
$
44

 
$

 
$
60

 
$

 
$
4

 
$
108

2019

 
150

 

 
157

 

 
7

 
314

2020

 
100

 

 
53

 

 
7

 
160

2021

 
56

 

 
10

 

 

 
66

2022

 
14

 

 

 

 

 
14

Thereafter

 
22

 

 

 

 

 
22

Total
$


$
386


$


$
280


$


$
18


$
684

(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 2034 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.