Martin Cohen
Martin Cohen
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Utilities have a legal responsibility, not to mention a moral one, to ensure that their customers receive reliable service at the least possible cost, ... It's the commission's job to make sure that happens. It's a matter of having the proper incentives, both carrots and sticks, to make sure utilities do the best they can for their customers and have a fair opportunity to earn a profit.
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This is a real crisis heading our way that won't be felt until the bills start coming. Our best hope is to get lucky with a warmer than normal winter.
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He said, 'I want you to go out and do the best job for the people of Illinois. Use your best judgment.
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Energy markets have proven to be volatile, unpredictable and trending dramatically upwards. This auction would expose consumers to all of the risks of the market.
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Currently, there is little or no overbuilding in any commercial real estate sector, and as the economy continues to grow and produce jobs, excess space is being absorbed, making occupancy rates rise. To build a building today costs materially more than six months ago or two years ago in most major cities.
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There's no reason to think that because I have a pro-consumer background that one should therefore conclude I'm not going to be impartial,
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The apartment market is poised to do well.
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My sense is that we have a lot of (uninsured) folks out here who would take advantage of it.
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must disqualify himself or herself in a proceeding in which his or her impartiality might reasonably be questioned.
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You have no choice if you're going to live through the winter than to turn your heat on,
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It will either scare people or attract someone looking for a challenge.
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It's amazing to be here. I mean, look at that,
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What we're seeing as we look into the futures markets presently are increases that seem to be never ending,
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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.