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State to Convene Public Utility Hearing Tuesday

Karen May, Daniel Biss and others to question ComEd, Illinois Commerce Commission.

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Do you want to let your representatives in Springfield know your story? 

Do you want to hear what ComEd and the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) — the agency that regulates ComEd — have to say? 

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All of those things and more are possible at a meeting of the Illinois House of Representatives Public Utilities Committee meeting at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the . 

The meeting was organized by  after thunderstorms and high winds knocked out power to more than 1 million ComEd customers. Many were without electricity for days. 

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In Winnetka, which provides its own electric power for residents, no one was out of power for more than 12 hours during any of the storms. 

May is a committee member.  will be a substitute member of the committee that day. Both May and Biss have been making an effort to help storm victims. 

May believes the presence of the ICC members will create a more in depth understanding for legislators and citizens alike than previous meetings she, Biss and . 

“We’re looking forward to hearing from members of the ICC to better understand all the ramifications of the public policy and reliability,” May said. “It’s a little more in depth. I’m looking forward to the opportunity for the legislators to talk to the ICC.”

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