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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The citizens of Illinois are entitled to safe, |
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| affordable, and reliable electric service; and
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| WHEREAS, Electricity is an essential service for Illinois' |
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| 12.5 million citizens; and
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| WHEREAS, The General Assembly passed the Electric Service |
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| Customer Choice and Rate Relief Law of 1997, which gave |
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| Illinois residential consumers a rate reduction and froze their |
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| electric rates from 1997 through 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, In 2007, most Illinois electric utilities will no |
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| longer own generation and will procure energy in the wholesale |
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| marketplace on behalf of Illinois residential customers; and
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| WHEREAS, Illinois residential electric consumers will |
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| likely see increases to their electric bills in 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, The General Assembly strongly encourages Illinois |
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| electric utilities to moderate rate adjustments required after |
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| the end of the rate freeze period; and
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| WHEREAS, Illinois electric utilities have stated a |
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| commitment to work with the Illinois Commerce Commission and |
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| other interested parties to develop and implement proposals to |
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| lessen the initial impact of electric rate increases on |
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| residential consumers through a multi-year program to |
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| transition to market rates for electricity in a manner |
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| consistent with the continued financial health of the electric |
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| utilities; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we urge the Illinois Commerce Commission to work in partnership |