Ameren Missouri, a subsidiary of Ameren Corp., announced an agreement to buy a 157-MW wind generation facility to be built in northern Missouri, according to the company’s Oct. 22 press release. The proposed Brickyard Hill wind project, to be developed by EDF Renewable Energy Inc., is expected to come online in 2020. The acquisition is subject to approval from the state public service commission and transmission interconnection agreement from the Midwest grid operator. The company said the measure marks a major step in implanting its integrated resource plan. Ameren plans to invest about $1 billion in wind projects to achieve a target of 700 megawatts by 2020. The company also plans to add 100 megawatts of capacity over the next decade towards a 50-megawatt goal by 2025. EDF Renewable Energy Inc. is a subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles S.A.