Illinois Power Co. v. Illinois Commerce Commission

The petitioner, Illinois Power Company, d/b/a AmerenIP (Illinois Power), seeks review of two orders issued by the Illinois Commerce Commission (Commission), finding that Illinois Power did not act prudently in remediating deliverability issues at its natural gas storage facility in Hillsboro, Illinois. As a result, the Commission concluded that the costs Illinois Power incurred to obtain natural gas to reinject the field in 2003 and 2004 could not be recovered from its customers. On appeal, Illinois Power argues that (1) the Commission’s findings are not supported by substantial evidence in…