Senate Sponsors: OBAMA-VIVERITO-HALVORSON-MADIGAN,L-SILVERSTEIN. Short description: POWER OUTAGE 1000 CUSTOMERS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that a utility shall compensate customers for actual damages resulting from power surges or fluctuations or power interruptions lasting more than 4 hours that affect more than 1,000 (rather than 30,000) customers. Provides that the utility may not collect the fixed service charge on the customer's periodic bill for the period in which the power interruption occurs. Provides that if 3 or more interruptions occur within a 12-month period, the utility may not collect the fixed service charge for the succeeding 12-month period. Effective immediately. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 01-01-09 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status