EXHIBIT 23.2

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 22, 2005 relating to the
financial statements, financial statement schedule, management's assessment of
the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, of Ameren
Corporation, which appears in Ameren Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2004.

We also consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
of our report dated June 13, 2005 relating to the financial statements, which
appears in the Annual Report of Ameren Corporation Employee Long-Term Savings
Plan - IBEW No. 702 on Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
St. Louis, Missouri
August 10, 2005