Act On Energy program provides information and cash.

Ameren Missouri and Ameren Illinois will be coming together to educate about energy efficiency at the St. Louis Earth Festival. In 2013, Ameren rolled out a new program called Act On Energy to help people identify the areas where energy efficiency can be implemented, and what funding is available to help. It turns out, there are many cash incentives and rebates for both residential and commercial situations.

Ameren’s tent at the 2012 St. Louis Earth Day Festival. Find them in the same location on Sponsor Row, near the Information Booth, across from the Muny Box Office.

Energy efficient products and improvements often requires money upfront, so the Act On Energy program helps subsidize these costs through their incentives and rebates.

For residential homes examples include rebates for heat pump water heaters and programmable thermostats. The program also promotes responsible disposal, like offering a $50 rebate and free pick up for old, working fridges and freezers.

Energy Experts in the Ameren tent at the 2011 St. Louis Earth Day Festival.

The BizSavers options for commercial properties through Act On Energy include everything from rebates by the kilowatt hour of energy saved for lighting system redesign in schools to possible incentives through Retro-Commissioning projects like building control systems.

The Act On Energy website helps everyone understand options and connects them with resources. You can save yourself some screen time by meeting the many Energy Advisors who will be available all day at the Festival to answer your questions.

Ameren’s hybrid bucket truck is always a kid favorite at the Festival!

In addition to their main educational and informational tent, in which you’ll find hands on models and experts, four Ameren electric vehicles will be showcased in the Transportation & Alternative Fuels Neighborhood; and, a hybrid bucket truck will be on site.

As part of the festival, staff from Ameren’s Environmental Department will be collecting light bulbs, among other hard-to-recycle items at the Recycling Extravaganza on the St. Louis Community College Forest Park Campus. Read more about Ameren’s ActOnEnergy programs and how you can make little changes for a big difference.

Ameren employees, totaling approximately 9,000, provide energy services to approximately 2.4 million electric customers and 900,000 natural gas customers across 64,000 square miles in Illinois and Missouri.

St. Louis Earth Day is thankful for the continued support of Ameren and their presenting sponsorship this year, which makes it possible for us to provide environmental education programs throughout the year.