Bill Text: IL HJR0043 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Resolves that the Illinois Power Agency in its required annual report to the General Assembly include a discussion about how the Agency could work in cooperation with Illinois electric public utilities on matters concerning rate stability or other benefits to residential customers.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-06-27 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HJR0043 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HJR0043-Introduced.html

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Electricity prices in the past 3 years have been
volatile, particularly for states that have deregulated their
public utility electric generation; and
WHEREAS, Non-residential customers have a wide variety of
non-utility retail electricity suppliers that provide them a
choice of competitive electricity supply; and
WHEREAS, Alternative retail sources of electricity have
not developed to any great extent for residential customers
since residential customer choice was enacted in Illinois in
2002; and
WHEREAS, The volatility of electricity prices has placed
financial stress on residential customers, and low-income
residential customers in particular; and
WHEREAS, Since 2001, many states have abandoned, modified,
or curtailed their public utility deregulation initiatives;
and
WHEREAS, Several states that deregulated their public
utilities prior to 2001, including Illinois, have explored ways
to mitigate the more volatile aspects of deregulation; and

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WHEREAS, One of the methods of mitigating price volatility
being considered by some states is to allow and facilitate the
reintegration of electric generation with their public
utilities as a way to provide regulatory price stability to
their residential customers; and
WHEREAS, Some public utilities are in the process of
analyzing the possibility of reintegrating some affiliated
electric generation facilities or constructing electric
generation facilities to mitigate price volatility for
residential customers; and
WHEREAS, The Illinois Power Agency was created by Public
Act 95-0481 and its duties, in part, require the development of
"electricity procurement plans to ensure adequate, reliable,
affordable, efficient, and environmentally sustainable
electric service at the lowest cost over time, taking into
account any benefits of price stability"; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the Illinois Power Agency in its
annual report to the General Assembly as required by Public Act
95-0481 include a discussion about how the Illinois Power
Agency could work in cooperation with Illinois electric public

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utilities to look into the feasibility of (1) integrating
existing electric generating facilities into an Illinois
electric public utility or (2) the construction of electric
generating facilities by an Illinois electric public utility,
or any combination thereof, in order to provide rate stability
or other benefits to their residential customers; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
delivered to the Director of the Illinois Power Agency.