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| Utility Rebates and Credits Begin to Go to Customers |
| 10/2/2007 |
ELECTRICITY customers of the state’s two largest distribution utilities began to receive rebates and bill credits in September as part of the $1 billion electric rate relief bill passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Blagojevich.
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| ICC Approves Revised Rate Design for Ameren,ComEd |
| 10/31/2007 |
ON October 11, the Illinois Commerce Commission approved implementation of new electric rate design formulas for Commonwealth Edison and the Ameren utilities.
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| Governors Sign Climate Platform and Greenhouse Gas Accord |
| 11/30/2007 |
ON November 16, nine Midwestern governors and the Premier of Canada’s Manitoba Province signed the Midwestern Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord.
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| Bills of Interest |
| 3/31/2008 |
THE following bills of interest to the energy industry are still under consideration during the spring session of the Illinois General Assembly:
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| Bills of Interest |
| 3/2/2010 |
THE following are some bills of interest to the energy industry that have been filed during the Spring Session of the 96th Illinois General Assembly:
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| Legislative Activities - Week of March 1, 2010 |
| 3/5/2010 |
The Illinois House and Senate met Tuesday through Thursday of this week with the Senate deadline for Senate bills out of committee on Thursday. The deadline for House bills out of committee is set for this coming Friday.
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| Illinois Energy Forum - January, 2009 |
| 1/2/2009 |
FERC Reports Progress in Demand Response, Advanced Metering
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| Illinois Energy Forum - March, 2010 |
| 3/2/2010 |
Quinn, Durbin Announce Exelon Joining FutureGen
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| Miscellaneous Publications |
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| Bills of Interest |
| 6/5/2007 |
THE following bills of interest to the energy industry passed both houses of the Illinois General Assembly during its spring session and will now be considered by Governor Rod Blagojevich:
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| Electricity Discussions Inch Forward |
| 7/3/2007 |
AN agreement to settle the long-standing dispute over Illinois’ new electricity rates continues to inch forward toward closure. While all participants seem optimistic regarding a favorable outcome, no final agreement has yet been reached.
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| Record-Breaking Session Continues |
| 8/2/2007 |
AFTER setting a record for the longest overtime session since passage of the 1970 state Constitution, the Illinois General Assembly continued its struggle to pass a FY2008 state budget into the month of August. The one-month temporary budget that was passed at the end of June expired on July 31 and fears were expressed that a new budget would not be passed in time to avoid shutdown of at least some government operations.
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| Governor Signs Electric Rate Relief Bill |
| 8/30/2007 |
GOVERNOR Rod Blagojevich signed the electric rate relief bill (Senate Bill 1592) on August 28 at the DuQuoin State Fair in Southern Illinois. The bill was a product of months of intense negotiations between key legislators, the Attorney General’s Office and both distribution utilities and electricity generators.
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