Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. v. Illinois Commerce Commission

Petitioners Archer-Daniels-Midland Company, Marathon Oil Company and Quantum Chemicals Company, collectively referred to as the Illinois Industrial Energy Consumers (IIEC), appeal an order of the Illinois Commerce Commission (Commission) which approved respondent Central Illinois Public Service Company’s (CIPS) modification of a fuel supply contract pursuant to section 8 — 508 of the Illinois Public Utilities Act (Act) (220 ILCS 5/1 — 101 et seq. (West 1996)). On appeal, the IIEC contests the Commission’s findings, as well as its authorization for CIPS to recover a $70 million fuel contract…