Business & Professional People for the Public Interest v. Illinois Commerce Commission

The petitioners, Business and Professional People for the Public Interest and Citizens Utility Board, appeal from an order of the Illinois Commerce Commission (Commission) which found that Commonwealth Edison (Edison) had established the prudence of its cost of fuel for inclusion in Edison’s rate base as required under section 9 — 220 of the Public Utilities Act (Act) (220 ILCS 5/9 — 220 (West 1992)). In the Commission proceedings, petitioners contended that Edison should bear the costs of four unplanned temporary shutdowns at Edison’s nuclear plants that Edison’s employees had caused through…