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State regulators once again flex muscle in rejecting utilities’ grid plans, lessening rate hikes; ComEd included

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Illinois Commerce Commission Chair Doug Scott (third from left) is pictured at a packed meeting in Chicago on Thursday as he reads a decision that will limit spending by two major electric utilities. The agency rejected grid plans from Commonwealth Edison and Ameren Illinois. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Adams)

By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinoisaadams@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO – The Illinois Commerce Commission on Thursday curtailed proposed rate hikes and rejected grid plans from two major electric utilities, mirroring a series of […]

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