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15 gru 2023 · Illinois Commerce Commission Chair Doug Scott (third from left) is pictured at a packed meeting in Chicago on Thursday as he reads a decision that will limit spending by two major electric utilities. The agency rejected grid plans from Commonwealth Edison and Ameren Illinois.
18 mar 2024 · The Illinois Commerce Commission forced the state’s two major electric utilities, Commonwealth Edison and Ameren Illinois, back to the drawing board in December when it rejected the companies’ multi-year grid plans on a 4-1 vote.
24 lip 2024 · SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A new Illinois law will soon protect low-income utility customers from having their service shut off. Electric and gas companies serving more than 500,000 customers...
15 gru 2023 · The ICC rejected the pair of plans from Commonwealth Edison and Ameren Illinois that were meant to illustrate how the companies would comply with the state’s landmark climate legislation, the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act.
19 cze 2024 · Whenever the National Weather Service forecasts temperatures hitting 90 degrees, gas and utility residential shutoffs due to nonpayment are prohibited in Illinois. It’s an example of a legal protection that environmental and consumer advocates predict more of in the near future, as climate change continues to wreak havoc. Illinois and Chicago ...
27 gru 2023 · SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) — A new law championed by Attorney General Kwame Raoul will prevent utility shutoffs during hot days. Currently, state law prevents utility shut offs on days where it is hotter than 95 degrees outside, but this new law will change it to where shutoffs can’t happen on days where the heat index goes above 95 ...
9 cze 2023 · SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law Friday to ensure utility companies can't shut off your power on the hottest days of the year. This plan could help protect the...
