JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) has scheduled Local Public Hearings for a request by Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois (ATXI) seeking a certificate of convenience and necessity (CCN) authorizing ATXI to construct, install, own, operate, maintain, and otherwise control transmission investments in Perry County, Missouri.
On May 1, 2025, ATXI filed a case with the PSC seeking approval for a CCN authorizing the construction, installation, ownership, operations, maintenance, and to control and manage an approximately four-mile 138 kV transmission line and associated facilities in Perry County.
Here is the hearing schedule:
August 18 – Virtual Public Hearing starts at noon. See further details below.*
August 26 – Altenburg. Trinity Lutheran Church Gym, 57 Church St., Altenburg, Mo.
The hearing starts at 6 p.m., beginning with a public information/question-and-answer session followed by the Commission receiving testimony from the public.
*To attend the virtual local public hearing by telephone, at the time of the virtual hearing, call toll-free 1-650- 479-3207, listen to the prompt and enter the meeting number/access code 2863 718 9332, followed by # (pound/hashtag symbol). If prompted for a password, enter 0222.
*To attend the virtual local public hearing by video (internet), visit the website www.webex.com. You can also download the Cisco WebEx meetings application on your mobile device, laptop, desktop or tablet prior to the hearing and join the meeting at the hearing time by entering the meeting number/access code 2863 718 9332 and password 0222.
The in-person local public hearing will be held in a facility that meets the accessibility requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Any person who needs additional accommodations to participate in these hearings should call the PSC’s hotline at 1-800-392-4211 or TDD hotline at 1-800-829-7541 before the hearings.
To facilitate an orderly presentation that can be preserved for the record, members of the public who wish to participate in the virtual hearing should register, but are not required to register, by sending their first and last name, phone number, email address and the hearing they wish to attend to pscinfo@psc.mo.gov or by calling 1- 800-392-4211 by 5 p.m. the day before the hearing.
If you are unable to participate in a local public hearing and wish to make written comments, you may click the link below, contact the PSC, P.O. Box 360, Jefferson City, Mo. 65102, or use the Commission’s electronic filing system (EFIS) at https://psc.mo.gov/General/Submit_Comments.
From this webpage, click on “e-Filing Instructions” under the heading “Submit Comments in Writing”. When submitting comments, please reference File No. EA-2025-0222
In addition, you may also provide comments or request additional information from the Office of the Public Counsel (Governor Office Building, P.O. Box 2230, Jefferson City, Mo. 65102-2230, telephone 1-866-922- 2959 (toll-free) or 573-751-4857, email opcservice@opc.mo.gov). The Office of the Public Counsel is a separate state agency that represents the general public in matters before