Ameren Corporation operates electric and gas utilities primarily in Missouri and Illinois, not Texas, and therefore does not directly operate datacenter infrastructure within Texas.
Referenced in 4 briefingsLast referenced: June 19, 2026
Amazon pledged to cover 100% of grid connection costs and make no rate claims against Ameren customers, tracing to the March 4 Ratepayer Protection Pledge it signed alongside Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle, and xAI.
Google funds its own electricity and partners with Ameren on more than 1 GW of new generation, paired with a $20 million Energy Impact Fund for local utility bills.
In Illinois, Citizens Utility Board energy policy specialist Scott Allen challenged Ameren's assurances that data centers will fully fund infrastructure, noting that current tariffs recover only a fraction of costs upfront.