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“We stand with Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan in this lawsuit, ... The Illinois Commerce Commission does not have the legal authority to order a power auction with unlimited rate hikes as the outcome. The ICC should tell Ameren and ComEd to take their auction proposal to Springfield for review by the General Assembly, which approved a Public Utilities Act that clearly gives Illinois regulators final say over electricity rates.”
Martin Cohen
“We're already facing record-high prices this winter.”
“We'll start with an open mind.”
“They're entitled to recover their reasonable cost of providing service and a fair profit on their investment, ... But there's no doubt going to be a big battle over how much that is.”
“What we're seeing as we look into the futures markets presently are increases that seem to be never ending,”
“A 20 percent increase in the delivery service revenue is huge. It's the biggest we've ever seen,”
“It's amazing to be here. I mean, look at that,”
“He said, 'I want you to go out and do the best job for the people of Illinois. Use your best judgment.”
“I wouldn't say it brought a tear to my eye, but certainly a little bit of a lump in my throat when I (first) sat down here and looked out that window and said, OK, this is a great responsibility I have.”
“Any opinions I have are based on the same evidence that commissioners looked at. I haven't pre-judged anything. I don't have any preconceived notions. I have well-informed ideas.”
