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Illinois First District Appellate Court Issues Noteworthy Opinion Regarding Illinois Commerce Commission’s Authority to Set Utility Return on Equity
On September 11, 2018, the Illinois First District appellate court issued an opinion (Case No. 1-17-0527 cons.) affirming the Illinois Commerce Commission’s 9.79% return on equity award to Illinois-American Water Company in its 2016 rate case (ICC Docket...
read moreIllinois Utilities Respond to Commission’s Tax Investigation
Illinois utilities responded this week to the January 25 order initiating an investigation into their rates following changes in state and federal corporate income tax rates.[1] In that order, the Commission directed utilities to either: (a)...
read moreCommission Initiates Investigations into Illinois Utilities’ Rates Following Changes in State and Federal Corporate Income Tax Rates
On January 25, the Illinois Commerce Commission issued an order initiating investigations into Illinois public utilities’ rates due to changes in state and federal corporate income tax rates. Illinois state corporate income tax rates changed...
read moreCommission Initiates Rulemaking to Address Ratemaking Treatment of Cloud Computing in Illinois
On December 6, the Illinois Commerce Commission issued an Order initiating Docket 17-0855, a rulemaking to clarify the regulatory accounting treatment of utility cloud-based computing systems. Cloud-based computing systems are arrangements in...
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