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Commitments And Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-term Purchase Commitment
The table below presents our estimated minimum fuel, purchased power, and other commitments for fuel at September 30, 2017. Ameren’s and Ameren Illinois’ purchased power commitments include the Ameren Illinois agreements entered into as part of the IPA-administered power procurement process. Included in the Other column are minimum purchase commitments under contracts for equipment, design and construction, and meter reading services, among other agreements, at September 30, 2017.
 
Coal
 
Natural
Gas(a)
 
Nuclear
Fuel
 
Purchased
Power(b)(c)
 
Methane
Gas
 
Other
 
Total
Ameren:(d)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017
$
162

 
$
65

 
$
19

 
$
59

 
$
1

 
$
33

 
$
339

2018
453

 
200

 
67

 
170

 
4

 
57

 
951

2019
356

 
148

 
27

 
63

 
4

 
39

 
637

2020
79

 
94

 
39

 
13

 
5

 
39

 
269

2021
27

 
36

 
45

 
2

 
5

 
26

 
141

Thereafter

 
47

 
58

 
20

 
64

 
123

 
312

Total
$
1,077

 
$
590

 
$
255

 
$
327

 
$
83

 
$
317

 
$
2,649

Ameren Missouri:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017
$
162

 
$
14

 
$
19

 
$

 
$
1

 
$
20

 
$
216

2018
453

 
42

 
67

 

 
4

 
44

 
610

2019
356

 
34

 
27

 

 
4

 
25

 
446

2020
79

 
26

 
39

 

 
5

 
25

 
174

2021
27

 
13

 
45

 

 
5

 
26

 
116

Thereafter

 
22

 
58

 

 
64

 
100

 
244

Total
$
1,077

 
$
151

 
$
255

 
$

 
$
83

 
$
240

 
$
1,806

Ameren Illinois:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2017
$

 
$
51

 
$

 
$
59

 
$

 
$
13

 
$
123

2018

 
158

 

 
170

 

 
13

 
341

2019

 
114

 

 
63

 

 
14

 
191

2020

 
68

 

 
13

 

 
14

 
95

2021

 
23

 

 
2

 

 

 
25

Thereafter

 
25

 

 
20

 

 

 
45

Total
$

 
$
439

 
$

 
$
327

 
$

 
$
54

 
$
820

(a)
Includes amounts for generation and for distribution.
(b)
The purchased power amounts for Ameren and Ameren Illinois exclude agreements for renewable energy credits through 2032 with various renewable energy suppliers due to the contingent nature of the payment amounts.
(c)
The purchased power amounts for Ameren and Ameren Missouri exclude a 102-megawatt power purchase agreement with a wind farm operator, which expires in 2024, due to the contingent nature of the payment amounts.
(d)
Includes amounts for Ameren registrant and nonregistrant subsidiaries.