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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, The rising cost of utilities, including the cost 
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of electricity, imposes an increased burden on the citizens and 
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families of the State of Illinois; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are deeply 
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concerned about the impact of electric rate increases upon the 
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citizens of this State; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, In September 2008, Commonwealth Edison Company 
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(ComEd) obtained approval from State regulators for a $270 
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million rate hike, which at the time the utility said would 
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boost the average household's electric bill by $4.50 per month; 
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and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, This rate-hike request was in addition to the 
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extra $70 million ratepayers will pay to ComEd beginning in 
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April to cover the costs of unpaid bills from 2008 and 2009; 
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and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Since the sunset date of the electric rate freeze 
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in January of 2007, customers' electric bills from ComEd have 
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increased about 25% to 30%; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, ComEd has stated they will ask the Illinois 
 


 






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Commerce Commission, the State's utility regulator, for an 
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additional rate hike in the second or third quarter of this 
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year; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The Illinois Commerce Commission will have 11 
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months to rule on ComEd's rate hike after it is filed; 
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therefore, be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL 
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ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the Illinois 
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Commerce Commission to deny this rate increase for ComEd; and 
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be it further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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delivered to the Illinois Commerce Commission.