It's one of the most generous utility regulation setups in the country and a testament to ComEd's well-oiled Springfield lobbying operation, which is now under federal scrutiny. While investigators probe its relationships with various political power brokers, the company is coming back for more rate hikes, and the formula rate system all but guarantees it will get them.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.