HB0569 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB095 07708 MJR 27864 b

95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB0569

Introduced 2/5/2007, by Rep. Daniel V. Beiser

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

220 ILCS 5/9-254 new

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Requires an electric utility to refund a customer's electricity bill for the time during electric utility outages at the rate of $100 per day for an outage lasting between 25 or more hours and 72 or less hours, and at a rate of $200 per day for an outage lasting more than 72 hours. Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning regulation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding Section 9-254 as follows:

(220 ILCS 5/9-254 new)

Sec. 9-254. Customer refunds for utility outages. An electric utility must refund a customer's electricity bill for the time during electric utility outages as follows:

(1) A refund of $100 per day for an electric utility outage lasting between 25 or more hours and 72 or less hours.

(2) A refund of $200 per day for an electric utility outage lasting more than 72 hours.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.