HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS-1973-061-PR-7361- PR- 73
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, there is pending before the Illinois Commerce Commission
proposal by Commonwealth Edison Company for a substantial rate increase;
and
• WHEREAS, in a period of rapidly rising prices such an increase
will further add to the economic burdens of all Evanston residents; and
WHEREAS, the Evanston City Council recognizes that the utility
is entitled to a rate structure which permits a fair return on investment,
but it also recognizes that the utility must prove to the Illinois Com-
merce Commission its justification for that rate structure and the pro-
posed increases; and
WHEREAS, serious questions have been raised concerning the cost just-
ification for the rate differentials between residential and industrial
use; and
WHEREAS, the conservation of energy and the impact of energy gener-
ation upon the environment are increasingly matters of national concern; and
• .WHEREAS, requiring consumers through a rate structure to finance the
promotion of expanded uses of electrical energy and to finance other activi-
ties not directly related to the provision of necessary services is of
dubious justification;
THEREFORE, be it resolved that the City of Evanston shall formally
intervene in the proceedings before the Illinois Commerce Commission for
the purpose of urging the Illinois Commerce Commission -to consider care-
fully the equity of the rate structure and the proposed rate increase and
the concept of passing on to consumers the costs of activities not directly
related to the provision of necessary services and particularly the costs
f promoting the expanded use of electrical energy.
Adopted September 10, 1973
JIM
City Clerk