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220 ILCS 5/20-102

(220 ILCS 5/20-102)
Sec. 20-102. Findings and intent.

(a) A competitive wholesale electricity market alone will not deliver the full benefits of competition to Illinois consumers.  For Illinois consumers to receive products, prices and terms tailored to meet their needs, a competitive wholesale electricity market must be closely linked to a competitive retail electric market.

(b) To date, as a result of the Electric Service Customer Choice and Rate Relief Law of 1997, thousands of large Illinois commercial and industrial consumers have experienced the benefits of a competitive retail electricity market.  Alternative electric retail suppliers actively compete to supply electricity to large Illinois commercial and industrial consumers with attractive prices, terms, and conditions.

(c) A competitive retail electric market does not yet exist for residential and small commercial consumers.  As a result, millions of residential and small commercial consumers in Illinois are faced with escalating heating and power bills and  are unable to shop for alternatives to the rates demanded by the State's incumbent  electric utilities.

(d)  The General Assembly reiterates its findings from the Electric Service Customer Choice and Rate Relief Law of 1997  that the Illinois Commerce Commission should promote the development of an effectively competitive retail electricity market that operates efficiently and benefits all Illinois consumers.

(Source: P.A. 94-1095, eff. 2-2-07.)