The Illinois Commerce Commission used its Oct. 31, 2024 meeting to approve a broad package of routine items across transportation, electric, gas, telecommunications and water sectors and to grant oral argument in a major Ameren docket.

On the transportation agenda the commission approved railroad items RR1–RR3 addressing railroad crossing improvements, multiple motor-carrier license renewals (MC1–MC11), individual permits and certificates (MC12–MC15), an accepted stipulated agreement in MC16, and a collateral recovery permit (CR1). The chair considered these items together and the orders were approved by unanimous consent.

In electric matters the commission initiated annual reconciliation proceedings for coal-tar riders (E1), approved certificates for installers of electric-vehicle charging stations (E3–E23), approved MidAmerican’s Purchased Electricity rider reconciliation for 06/01/2022–05/31/2023 (E24), and granted numerous other certifications and service-area agreements (E27–E41 and E43–E52). One energy-efficiency application (E42) was denied for failure to demonstrate compliance with the Public Utilities Act and Part 462 of the commission’s rules.

On the gas agenda, the panel initiated reconciliations for energy-efficiency and on-bill financing programs (G1–G3) and approved Illinois Gas Company’s Purchased Gas Adjustment reconciliation for calendar year 2023 (G4). In telecommunications, the commission cancelled Sprintcom Inc.’s certificate of service authority (T1) and granted a certificate to another provider (T2).

Water-and-sewer items included a certificate of public convenience and necessity for Illinois American Water Company to serve a customer in the Santa Fe service area of its Chicago Metro District in Will County (W1) and approval of Illinois American’s invested-capital tracker reconciliation for 2022 (W2). Under other business the commission approved program-administrator submissions for the Adjustable Block Program and Illinois Solar for All.

Separately, the commission granted a request for oral argument in Ameren’s refiled grid plan docket to address cost-effectiveness, affordability, PBR calculations and several proposed plan adjustments including sub-transmission resiliency/storm hardening, smart grid expansion and AMI field-area network replacement; a due notice of oral argument will be issued.

Hearing no further business, the commission adjourned the session and closed with holiday remarks.