Transmission Line Gets ICC Approval
Regulators have signed off on a new transmission line that'd cut through central Illinois. The (Springfield) State Journal-Register reports (http://bit.ly/15024Oj ) the Illinois Commerce Commission...
View ArticleBattle Over Pollution Controls At Coal Fired Power Plants
A labor coalition wants Illinois' pollution control board to waive pollution controls at coal-fired plants being sold by Ameren Corp. The AFL-CIO made its position known at the Illinois Pollution...
View ArticleAmeren Told To Lower Rates
Utility regulators say Ameren Illinois needs to lowerits electricity delivery rate in 2014. The (Decatur) Herald & Review reports (http://bit.ly/1bsYiJy ) the Illinois Commerce Commission says the...
View ArticleBusiness Report: Esquire Theater Future, Ross Isaac Closes And Joe Rogers'...
Tim Landis, Business Editor of the State Journal-Register, joins WUIS' Sean Crawford for this week's business report.They discuss how the clock is ticking for the former Esquire Theatre property at...
View ArticleConsumer Group Wants Regulators To Look Into Price Spike
Consumers who buy their electricity from alternative energy providers have been seeing some price hikes lately. A consumer group is asking state regulators to look into it.The Citizens Utility Board...
View ArticleAmeren Gets Eminent Domain WUIS SJR Business Report
On this week's WUIS-SJR Business Report Tim Landis discusses Ameren's efforts to acquire land for the Illinois Rivers Transmission Line. Also the status of the Taylorville Energy Center land and a Chik...
View ArticleWUIS/SJ-R Business Report: Ameren Gas Upgrades; Carpenter St. Underpass;...
Ameren has begun a huge upgrade of gas lines that could take a decade to complete. The State Journal-Register's Tim Landis tell us while the company says it's needed, consumers will be paying for the...
View ArticleElectric Rate Hike Extension Bill Likely To Be Left In Rauner's Lap
The president of the Illinois Senate is continuing to withhold a piece of legislation from Gov. Pat Quinn.At the tail end of its session, members of the General Assembly rushed to pass a measure that...
View ArticleFirst Bill To Land On Rauner's Desk Presents Potential Political, Legal Issues
Illinois' new governor has his first opportunity to determine the fate of legislation. Gov. Bruce Rauner's decision could affect how much you're paying for electricity.
View ArticleProfitable Exelon Seeks Legislation To Save Unprofitable Nuclear Plants
After issuing warnings it may have to close down half its nuclear fleet, Exelon today introduced a proposal it says would keep them open. It signals the start of what's expected to be a long debate...
View Article"Smart" Meter Rollout At Halfway Mark; ComEd To Take Another Swipe
Commonwealth Edison's CEO says the utility is continuing to push for changes that failed to win legislative approval in the spring.
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