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9/15/05 Central Illinois Light Co 8-K{8,9} 9/01/05 5:349 Ameren Corp
Central Illinois Public Service Co
Illinois Power Co
Cilcorp Inc
Ameren Corp
Amerenenergy Generating Co
Union Electric Co
Current Report · Form 8-K
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1: 8-K Combined 8-K for Amc and Subsidiaries Dated HTML 54K
09/15/05
2: EX-99.1 Letter From Rod Blagojevich Dated 09/02/05 HTML 15K
3: EX-99.2 Exhibit 99.2 Amc's Response 9/15/05 HTML 25K
4: 8-K Exhibit 99.1 Blagojevich Ltr PDF 267K
5: EX-99.2 Exhibit 99.2 Amc's Response 09/15/05 PDF 525K
EX-99.1 · Letter From Rod Blagojevich Dated 09/02/05
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Exhibit
99.1
Office
Of
The Governor
Rod
R. Blagojevich
Governor
Dear
Commissioners,
I
have
been closely following the developments of AmerenCILCO’s, AmerenCIPS’s, and
AmerenIP’s (“Ameren’s”) proposal before the Illinois Commerce Commission
(“ICC”)
to
approve a procurement process (in this instance, a “reverse auction” has been
proposed)
that will result in the purchase of wholesale power at market-based prices
(consolidated
docket numbers 05-0160, 05-0161, 05-0162). Please make this document
available
to all parties to this proceeding and make it a part of the record of
the
consolidated
dockets as the position of an interested party.
The
road
towards deregulation of the electric industry began in 1997 with amendments
to
the
Public Utilities Act (“PUA”). Deregulation is based upon the predicate that
regulation
is unnecessary in a competitive market. A competitive market will drive down
retail
rates and make regulation unnecessary. However, in 2001, this transition period
was
extended because competition had not yet developed. To date, this competition
has still
not
yet developed for most markets especially the market for residential ratepayers.
Therefore,
the principles of deregulation have not been achieved.
The
PUA
only authorizes the Commission to approve market-based rates for customers
who
take
electric service that has been declared “competitive” pursuant to Section
16-113
of
the
Act. Rate increases are unjustified and the ICC is without authority to approve
the market-based
rates for the procurement of power, including the reverse auction, until this
service
has been declared “competitive.”
I
appointed members of the Commission to protect the consumer. It is your job
to
ensure that
rates remain just and reasonable, and to reject filings that circumvent the
law
or the
intention
of the law. I consider an approval of a reverse auction procurement process
of
market-based
rates for wholesale power either a serious neglect of duty or gross
incompetence
by the ICC.
I
will
take whatever action is necessary to protect the public and ensure that the
law
is followed.
Unless and until a competitive market develops, the request for higher rates
must
be
rejected.
Therefore,
I urge you to uphold your duty to properly apply the law, protect Illinois
consumers,
and refuse to abandon the long-standing consumer protections provided
by
the
PUA.
I request that you dismiss Ameren’s request for approval of the market-based
rates
of
a reverse auction requested in the consolidated dockets 05-0160, 05-0161,
and
05-0162
and any current or future filing authorizing a reverse auction or any similar
procurement
process. I urge you to declare that competition does not exist in the
residential
market
and therefore refuse to approve any retail rate filing or tariff that
utilizes
any such procurement process.
Sincerely,
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Rod R. Blagojevich |
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ROD
R. BLAGOJEVICH
Governor
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