Assessment of retail and wholesale market competition in the Illinois electric industry in 2001.
Edition: Rev.
Publisher: Illinois Commerce Commission
Published: 2002
Place of publication: [Chicago, Ill.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 16
Subjects: Electric utilities -- Deregulation -- Illinois.; Electric utilities -- Government policy -- Illinois.; Electric power -- Purchasing -- Illinois.; Competition -- Illinois.
Other titles: Retail and wholesale market competition in the Illinois electric industry in 2001; Illinois electric industry in 2001
Description: Summary: In this report, the Commission examines developments relevant to the competitiveness of the retail and wholesale markets.  In the retail market, two key indicators of activity are examined: The first indicator is the rate of customer switching from bundled services to "delivery services."  Customers taking delivery services are either purchasing power and energy from ARES or are purchasing power and energy from the host utility on an "unbundled" basis under the utility's delivery services tariffs.  Currently, bundled power sales mainly consist of sales to customers under the Sec. 16-110 "Power Purchase Option" (PPO).  The second indicator of retail activity presented in this report is the number of suppliers active in the State's nine service territories.
Notes: Cover title.
"April 2002"
"April 19, 2002"--Cover letter.
"This report approved by the full Commission on Tuesday, April 16, 2002, is submitted in compliance with Section 16-120 of such law, which requires the Commission to monitor and analyze the state of competition in Illinois electricity markets."--Cover letter.
The Sec. 16-120(b) reports will continue to 2006.  The series of reports will thus consider developments occurring during the "transition period," in which the state's electric utilities are expected to take steps such as increasing efficiency through cost-cutting measures in preparation for the period, beginning as early as 2007, in which utilities will not be permitted to charge transition fees to customers who choose alternative suppliers."--P. i.