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Every year, St.
Louis Earth Day stages what has become the oldest
and largest Earth Day celebration in the Midwest.
The 22nd Annual St. Louis Earth Day
Festival will be held on Sunday, April 17th from
11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the Muny Grounds at Forest
Park. The event typically draws around
25,000 visitors and 250 vendors through common
interests in environmental education, celebration
and stewardship. To learn more, visit the event website. Then, plan to come
out on April 17th to visit us at the Ameren
Missouri booth. |
Ameren Missouri Pure
Power is an easy, affordable way to have a
positive impact on the environment today - and
every day.
Pure
Power allows Ameren Missouri customers to
choose to support the development of local
renewable energy, like wind power, by purchasing
Renewable Energy Credits (RECs).
Here's
how Pure
Power works. There are three options
for residential customers to choose from: (1)
The 100%
Option adds an extra penny and a half for
each kilowatt hour of energy you use; (2) The Block
Option adds a flat $15 per month for
1000 kilowatt hours of use; or (3) The
Half-Block Option adds a flat $7.50 per
month for 500 kilowatt hours of use.
It's a
simple thing you can do each month to live an
eco-friendly and sustainable lifestyle, without
even trying. Visit our website to learn more.
Enrolling just takes a few
seconds.
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What would happen if Ameren Missouri
customers introduced more than 76 million
kilowatt hours (kWh) of green power into our
Missouri grid? It would have the same emissions
reduction impact as taking 10,443 cars off the
road for an entire year. If that sounds
impressive, it should. And you should be proud
to have been a part of this accomplishment.
In 2010, Ameren Missouri Pure
Power customers like you collectively
made an emissions reduction equal to eliminating
the burning of 285 rail cars of coal. What's
more, 100% of the wind power Renewable Energy
Credits (RECs) purchased via Pure
Power came from Missouri wind farms.
And this year, Pure
Power once again plans to be 100%
powered by Missouri wind. Why Missouri
wind? Buying wind power close to home helps
reduce emissions in our state and provides jobs,
income, and tax revenue in local communities.  Enrolling
in Pure
Power is even easier this year than
ever before, so encourage your friends to join.
It's so easy they can actually do it while
they're at the movies! Wehrenberg Theatres has
partnered with Pure
Power to present our "Save the Planet
for the Price of a Matinee" campaign. The next
time you're at a Wehrenberg Theatre, watch for
our on-screen invitation. Then, wipe the popcorn
butter off your fingers and text
" pure" to
71297 to enroll in Pure
Power. In exchange, we'll send you a
free anytime movie pass. Of course, you
don't have to be at the cinema to do this. You
can send that text message to us any time from
any location. Then just click on the link we
text you and we'll send you a free Wehrenberg
Theatres movie pass. Thanks for
your support, and we'll see you at the
movies! Your Friends at Pure
Power |
EV's put drivers on the road to
sustainability
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| The Chevy Volt retails at
$32,780 and costs only about $1.50 per day to
operate. |
Rising
gasoline prices and purchase incentives on
electric vehicles (EVs) make driving a car that
runs on little or no gas an appealing
proposition for many motorists. That's why when
the St. Louis Auto Show rolled into town in
January, your friends at Ameren Missouri Pure
Power lined up with thousands of
other guests to check out the EVs on
display.
With
so many options, you may have questions like,
"What are the different types of electric
vehicles that are commercially available?"
Hybrid
electric vehicles (HEVs) have been on the market
for several years. HEVs run on both a
gasoline-powered engine and an electric
motor.The motor is powered by a battery that
recharges using energy from the vehicle's
braking and coasting systems.
Plug-in
electric vehicles will be available both in
hybrid (PHEV) and electric-only (BEV) models.
Because these vehicles have larger batteries
than HEVs, drivers must recharge them by
plugging in to a standard electric outlet or,
for faster charging, a higher powered charging
station.
After
a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) uses
most of its battery power, a back-up
gasoline-powered engine kicks in to extend the
driving range of the vehicle.
The
electric-only or battery-powered electric
vehicle (BEV) runs solely on electricity,
without a back-up gasoline engine. Once the
battery runs out, the vehicle must be recharged
before it can be driven again.
Recharging
times vary depending on several factors. The
distance these plug-in vehicles can travel on
battery power alone varies by make and model,
from 10 miles to 100 miles.And cost? On average,
Ameren Missouri customers will pay less than a
dollar for a 40-mile recharge, compared to three
dollars or more to fuel even a high economy car
at the pump. To learn about specific brands of
electric vehicles, go to each car manufacturer's
website.
A
new electric vehicle owner will use about 2,500
kWh of energy a year charging the car at home.As
a Pure
Power customer, that means you
would actually offset the coal-generated
electricity with wind power electric "fuel ups"
and drive away with a green
conscience. | |
Meet
the ReStore - a Pure Power
leader
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| Make your own composter at
Habitat for Humanity St. Louis ReStore's next
Composting Demonstration on April
13th. | Participating in
Ameren Missouri Pure
Power is one piece of a larger
commitment to sustainability for the Habitat for
Humanity St. Louis ReStore. For the past
two years, the ReStore has supported Habitat for
Humanity Saint Louis as it built LEED Platinum
Certified homes in the St. Louis community.
"We've been working hard to address our
environmental impact on the construction site
and at the ReStore," explains ReStore manager
Jeremy Idleman. "The Pure
Power program has fit perfectly
with this goal." Located in a
warehouse-style storefront at 3763 Forest Park,
the ReStore offers a wide variety of new and
reusable building materials and home remodeling
supplies. The ReStore accepts tax-deductible
donations of these items from individuals and
companies and resells them to the public at
deeply discounted prices. Not only does this
help the buyer reduce costs, but it also helps
the whole St. Louis community reduce its carbon
footprint by facilitating reuse and recycling.
Last year, the ReStore diverted more than 5,000
tons of materials from area
landfills! The store's inventory changes
daily as donors drop off potential treasures, so
you never know what you may find from one
shopping excursion to the next. And all of the
ReStore's profits support Habitat for Humanity
St. Louis in building affordable and sustainable
homes in partnership with families in need.
The ReStore also offers a free
demonstration series, combining reuse with
collecting rain water, composting organic waste
and gardening. Visit the ReStore website for a schedule of
upcoming
demonstrations. | |
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Going green does
have its perks
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You support Ameren Missouri
Pure
Power, and so do some great, energy-conscious
businesses. At Pure
Power, we think it's time for you to meet. Our
new Pure
Power Perks (PPP) program is designed to help
make those introductions.
PPP is a green coupon
program, with exclusive discounts and deals offered by Pure
Power supporters for Pure
Power supporters. Visit our website to
download the latest offers.
Another "perk" that comes with being a Pure
Power customer? You can also subscribe to
receive text message updates when new offers are added to the
menu. Simply text "Pure Perks" to
71297. (Standard messaging rates
apply.) |
| Did you know? |
Next month, the
City of Clayton will become the first EPA Green Power
Community in Missouri.
To earn this
recognition, Clayton businesses and residents now
support more than 670,000 kWh of green power each month,
which has the same monthly carbon reduction as
eliminating the burning of 2.5 railcars of coal. Save
the date and plan to attend the Clayton celebration
Wednesday, April 20th, from 4:00-6:00 p.m. in Shaw
Park.
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