Ameren Missouri has acquired its first wind energy center, the 400-megawatt High Prairie Renewable Energy Center in northeast Missouri.
The center is the first of two planned investments in Missouri-based wind generation, which will add 700 megawatts of clean energy to the grid, according to Ameren. The company will spend an estimated $1.2 billion for the acquisition of High Prairie and a 300-megawatt energy center in Atchison County, Mo.
Ameren Missouri is planning to invest a total of $4.5 billion in 3.1 gigawatts of renewable generation by 2030.
“This is just the beginning, as Ameren Missouri lays the foundation for a transformational advancement toward more renewable wind and solar generation in the coming years, cutting carbon emissions and driving job creation and economic growth,” said Marty Lyons, chairman and president of Ameren Missouri. “Expanding Missouri-based wind energy generation helps us move toward our goal of net-zero carbon emissions by
