Residents in Eolia and nearby communities in northern Lincoln County are upset by a proposal from Ameren Missouri to build a battery energy storage site and a potential 1,100-acre solar farm nearby. The project has pitted rural farmers against environmentalists in St. Louis who are advocating for Ameren’s renewable energy project.
LINCOLN COUNTY — Residents here are expressing concerns over Ameren Missouri’s proposal to transform rolling farm fields, horse pastures and woodlands into a 12-acre lithium battery energy storage plant and a potential 1,100-acre solar field.
Ameren Missouri officials said they chose a site in rural Lincoln County to build a lithium ion battery energy storage system and a potential solar farm because the site was close to existing high-powered transmission lines, pictured here on August 2, 2026. The energy storage proposal is pending state regulator approval, while Ameren has yet to submit paperwork for the solar farm.
Ameren Missouri officials are hoping state regulators will approve the construction of a battery energy storage system in northern Lincoln County. The project would be built within a half-mile of Millcreek Baptist Church and cemetery, pictured here on August 2, 2026. The site is roughly 70 miles north of St. Louis.
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Residents in Eolia and nearby communities in northern Lincoln County are upset by a proposal from Ameren Missouri to build a battery energy storage site and a potential 1,100-acre solar farm nearby. The project has pitted rural farmers against environmentalists in St. Louis who are advocating for Ameren’s renewable energy project.
Ameren Missouri officials are hoping state regulators will approve the construction of a battery energy storage system in northern Lincoln County. The project would be built within a half-mile of Millcreek Baptist Church and cemetery, pictured here on August 2, 2026. The site is roughly 70 miles north of St. Louis.
Ameren Missouri officials said they chose a site in rural Lincoln County to build a lithium ion battery energy storage system and a potential solar farm because the site was close to existing high-powered transmission lines, pictured here on August 2, 2026. The energy storage proposal is pending state regulator approval, while Ameren has yet to submit paperwork for the solar farm.
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