He said, 'I want you to go out and do the best job for the people of Illinois. Use your best judgment.

What we're seeing as we look into the futures markets presently are increases that seem to be never ending.

Any opinions I have are based on the same evidence that commissioners looked at. I haven't pre-judged anything. I don't have any preconceived notions. I have well-informed ideas.

It's amazing to be here. I mean, look at that.

We'll start with an open mind.

A 20 percent increase in the delivery service revenue is huge. It's the biggest we've ever seen.

They're entitled to recover their reasonable cost of providing service and a fair profit on their investment, ... But there's no doubt going to be a big battle over how much that is.

We're already facing record-high prices this winter.

I wouldn't say it brought a tear to my eye, but certainly a little bit of a lump in my throat when I (first) sat down here and looked out that window and said, OK, this is a great responsibility I have.