Full Text of HR0694 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, On September 28, 2017, United States Secretary of | 3 | | Energy Rick Perry issued a letter to the Chairman and | 4 | | Commissioners of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | 5 | | requiring a rule change for adoption by the Commission; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Secretary Perry's directive would require | 7 | | Commission-approved markets (including regional transmission | 8 | | organizations and independent system operators) to accurately | 9 | | price baseload generation resources to support the resiliency | 10 | | and reliability of the nation's electric grid; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Secretary Perry expressed concern that the | 12 | | premature retirement of traditional baseload generation | 13 | | resources poses a threat to the resiliency and reliability of | 14 | | the nation's electric grid; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Premature retirement of traditional baseload | 16 | | generation resources would pose great risk to the Illinois | 17 | | economy and Illinois' position as a net exporter of | 18 | | electricity; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Secretary Perry recognizes that a resilient and | 20 | | reliable electric grid is vital to American security, quality | 21 | | of life, and economic prosperity; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Secretary Perry recognizes that fuel-secure | 2 | | generation resources with 90 days of fuel supply on site are | 3 | | essential during times of crisis and natural disaster; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Illinois has an abundant supply of fuel-secure | 5 | | generation resources; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Secretary Perry writes that distorted pricing in | 7 | | wholesale markets has created economic uncertainty and | 8 | | threatens the secure, resilient, and reliable baseload | 9 | | generation resources; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Secretary Perry urges the Federal Energy | 11 | | Regulatory Commission to immediately take action to develop new | 12 | | market rules for resiliency and reliability attributes of | 13 | | baseload generation resources; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Secretary Perry's directive would ensure both a | 15 | | resilient and affordable supply of electricity to drive | 16 | | economic prosperity; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 18 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 | | fully support Secretary Perry's directive that replaces the | 20 | | distorted pricing rules but preserves and supports competitive |
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| 2 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 3 | | delivered to the President of the United States, the President | 4 | | Pro Tempore and Secretary of the United States Senate, the | 5 | | Speaker and Clerk of the United States House of | 6 | | Representatives, each member of the Illinois Congressional | 7 | | Delegation, United States Secretary of Energy Rick Perry, and | 8 | | the Chairman and Commissioners of the Federal Energy Regulatory | 9 | | Commission.
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