SB3273 - 104th General Assembly

UTILITIES-INTERCONNECTIONS
Last Action
3/26/2026 - Senate: Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 14, 2026
Senate Sponsors
Sen. Bill Cunningham and Javier L. Cervantes
Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Sets forth procedures for the processing of interconnection requests from applicants for distributed renewable generation projects on public school land. Provides that, for all net metering credits or other credits owed to a customer who has elected to install a distributed renewable generation project on public school land, all credits intended for the benefit of the consumer must be credited by the public utility or retail energy supplier within 90 days after the public utility or retail energy supplier determines that the criteria for the credit have been met. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall adopt revisions to its standards for the interconnection of eligible renewable generating equipment and net metering credit rules to conform with the requirements of the provisions of the amendatory Act. In provisions concerning customer self-generation of electricity, provides that, for distributed renewable generation projects on public school land, any fees for interconnection applications charged by the electric cooperative or municipal system must be substantially similar to the fees charged by public utilities for the interconnection of the same or similar projects and must not exceed 150% of the cost of the base interconnection fees of the other public utilities. Effective immediately.
Actions
Date Chamber Action
2/03/2026 Senate Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham
2/03/2026 Senate First Reading
2/03/2026 Senate Referred to Assignments
2/17/2026 Senate Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities
3/11/2026 Senate Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Javier L. Cervantes
3/12/2026 Senate Do Pass Energy and Public Utilities; 013-000-000
3/12/2026 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 24, 2026
3/26/2026 Senate Second Reading
3/26/2026 Senate Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading April 14, 2026
4/17/2026 Senate Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 8, 2026