Rep. Kelly Burke

Filed: 3/19/2014

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5633

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5633 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by changing
5the heading of Article XX and Sections 20-101, 20-102, and
620-110 and by adding Section 20-135 as follows:
 
7    (220 ILCS 5/Art. XX heading)
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ARTICLE XX. CONSUMER RETAIL ELECTRIC COMPETITION
9(Source: P.A. 94-1095, eff. 2-2-07.)
 
10    (220 ILCS 5/20-101)
11    Sec. 20-101. This Article may be cited as the Consumer
12Retail Electric Competition Act of 2006.
13(Source: P.A. 94-1095, eff. 2-2-07.)
 
14    (220 ILCS 5/20-102)

 

 

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1    Sec. 20-102. Findings and intent.
2    (a) Competitive A competitive wholesale electricity and
3natural gas markets market alone will not deliver the full
4benefits of competition to Illinois consumers. For Illinois
5consumers to receive products, prices, and terms tailored to
6meet their needs, a competitive wholesale markets electricity
7market must be closely linked to a competitive retail electric
8and competitive retail natural gas markets market.
9    (b) To date, as a result of the Electric Service Customer
10Choice and Rate Relief Law of 1997, thousands of large Illinois
11commercial and industrial consumers have experienced the
12benefits of a competitive retail electricity market.
13Alternative electric retail suppliers actively compete to
14supply electricity to large Illinois commercial and industrial
15consumers with attractive prices, terms, and conditions.
16    (c) A competitive retail electric market does not yet exist
17for residential and small commercial consumers. As a result,
18millions of residential and small commercial consumers in
19Illinois are faced with escalating heating and power bills and
20are unable to shop for alternatives to the rates demanded by
21the State's incumbent electric utilities.
22    (d) The General Assembly reiterates its findings from the
23Electric Service Customer Choice and Rate Relief Law of 1997
24that the Illinois Commerce Commission should promote the
25development of an effectively competitive retail electricity
26market that operates efficiently and benefits all Illinois

 

 

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1consumers.
2    (e) The General Assembly also finds that consumers of
3retail natural gas would benefit from market opening solutions
4and competitive choices.
5(Source: P.A. 94-1095, eff. 2-2-07.)
 
6    (220 ILCS 5/20-110)
7    Sec. 20-110. Office of Retail Market Development. Within 90
8days after February 2, 2007 (the effective date of Public Act
994-1095) this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly,
10subject to appropriation, the Commission shall establish an
11Office of Retail Market Development and employ on its staff a
12Director of Retail Market Development to oversee the Office.
13The Director shall have authority to employ or otherwise retain
14at least 2 professionals dedicated to the task of actively
15seeking out ways to promote retail competition in Illinois to
16benefit all Illinois consumers.
17    The Office shall actively seek input from all interested
18parties and shall develop a thorough understanding and critical
19analyses of the tools and techniques used to promote retail
20competition in other states.
21    The Office shall monitor existing competitive conditions
22in Illinois, identify barriers to retail competition for all
23customer classes, and actively explore and propose to the
24Commission and to the General Assembly solutions to overcome
25identified barriers. The Director may include municipal

 

 

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1aggregation of customers and creating and designing customer
2choice programs as tools for retail market development.
3Solutions proposed by the Office to promote retail competition
4must also promote safe, reliable, and affordable electric and
5natural gas service.
6    On or before June 30 of each year, the Director shall
7submit a report to the Commission, the General Assembly, and
8the Governor, that details specific accomplishments achieved
9by the Office in the prior 12 months in promoting retail
10electric and retail natural gas competition and that suggests
11administrative and legislative action necessary to promote
12further improvements in retail electric competition.
13(Source: P.A. 94-1095, eff. 2-2-07.)
 
14    (220 ILCS 5/20-135 new)
15    Sec. 20-135. Retail choice and referral programs for
16natural gas consumers. The Commission shall have the authority
17to establish retail choice and referral programs to be
18administered by a natural gas utility or the State in which
19residential and small commercial customers receive incentives,
20including, but not limited to, discounted rate introductory
21offers for switching to participating natural gas suppliers.
22    The Office of Retail Market Development shall serve as the
23clearinghouse for the development of retail choice programs and
24shall work with natural gas utilities and interested parties on
25a continuous basis to implement and improve upon the programs.

 

 

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1Nothing in this Section shall prevent a natural gas utility
2from implementing retail choice programs on its own accord.
3    Nothing in this Section shall prevent the Office of Retail
4Market Development or the Commission from considering retail
5choice programs.".