Sen. Cristina Castro

Filed: 2/28/2019

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2132

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2132 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
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"Article 1.
5
Findings

 
6    Section 1-5. Findings.
7    (a) The growing clean energy economy in Illinois can be a
8vehicle for expanding equitable access to public health,
9safety, a cleaner environment, and quality jobs and economic
10opportunities, including wealth building, especially since
11economically disadvantaged communities and communities of
12color have had to bear the disproportionate burden of dirty
13fossil fuel pollution.
14    (b) Placing Illinois on a path to 100% renewable energy is
15vital to a clean energy future. To bring this vision to
16fruition, our energy policy must prioritize a just transition

 

 

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1that incentivizes renewable development and other
2carbon-reducing policies, such as energy efficiency, while
3ensuring that the benefits and opportunities of a carbon-free
4future are accessible in economically disadvantaged
5communities, environmental justice communities, and
6communities of color.
7    (c) In the wake of federal reversals on climate action, the
8State of Illinois should pursue immediate action on policies
9that will ensure a just and responsible phase out of fossil
10fuels from the power sector to reduce harmful emissions from
11Illinois power plants, support power plant communities and
12workers, and allow the clean energy economy to continue growing
13in every corner of Illinois.
14    (d) Energy efficiency should form the basis of any robust
15clean energy policy. It is the cheapest clean energy resource,
16and efficiency upgrades help customers manage their energy
17bills directly by reducing the energy they need, and indirectly
18by holding demand and prices down statewide.
19    (e) The transportation sector is now the leading source of
20carbon pollution in Illinois, responsible for roughly
21one-third of all carbon emissions. The State of Illinois should
22set forth an ambitious goal to remove the equivalent of 1
23million gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles from our roads by
24quickly implementing new policies that expand access to
25transit, promote walking and biking mobility, and increase
26electric vehicle adoption. If managed appropriately, electric

 

 

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1vehicle adoption will drastically reduce emissions from
2transportation, and could save Illinois residents billions of
3dollars.
4    (f) In addition to better air quality and safer climate,
5Illinois residents that do not use electric vehicles also
6benefit from greater adoption through lower electric bills
7resulting from the greater utilization of the electric grid
8during off-peak hours.
9    (g) Energy storage, such as batteries, can provide many
10services to the electricity grid which benefit the grid,
11including managing (or shaving) peak load, frequency
12regulation, voltage support, reserve capacity, and black-start
13capability. And, if that storage facilitates greater
14utilization of renewables, it can allow for more clean energy
15to be accessible, reduce pollution, and provide multiple
16benefits.
17    (h) Illinois needs to adopt a broad-based policy approach
18to decarbonize Illinois' electric sector (both how much we
19produce and how much we consume) in a just and equitable way
20that puts our State on track to phase out emitting power plants
21by 2030.
22    (i) Illinois' policy approach must ensure the reduction of
23co-pollutant emissions that cause serious, local health
24impacts, prioritizing environmental justice communities near
25power plants.
26    (j) As we decarbonize Illinois' electric sector, Illinois

 

 

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1must create new investment to stimulate the economic and
2environmental well-being of communities disproportionately
3impacted by the historical operation of, and recent or expected
4closures of, fossil fuel power plants.
 
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Article 5.
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Clean Jobs Workforce Hubs Act

 
7    Section 5-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the
8Clean Jobs Workforce Hubs Act. References in this Article to
9"this Act" mean this Article.
 
10    Section 5-5. Legislative purpose. The General Assembly
11finds that the State of Illinois should build upon the success
12of the Future Energy Jobs Act and the Illinois Solar for All
13Program by further expanding equitable access to quality jobs
14and economic opportunities (especially for residents of
15economically disadvantaged communities, environmental justice
16communities, communities of color, returning citizens, foster
17care communities, and other underserved communities who have
18had to bear the disproportionate burden of dirty fossil fuel
19pollution) across the entire clean energy sector in Illinois,
20including solar, wind, energy efficiency, transportation
21electrification, and other related clean energy industries.
 
22    Section 5-10. Definitions. As used in this Act:

 

 

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1    "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic
2Opportunity.
3    "Director" means the Director of Commerce and Economic
4Opportunity.
5    "Environmental justice communities" means the proposed
6definition of that term based on existing methodologies and
7findings used by the Illinois Power Agency and its
8Administrator in its Illinois Solar for All Program.
9    "Program" means the Clean Jobs Workforce Hubs Program.
 
10    Section 5-15. Clean Jobs Workforce Hubs Program. The
11Department must develop and administer the Clean Jobs Workforce
12Hubs Program to create a network of frontline organizations
13across the State that provide direct and sustained support for
14members of economically disadvantaged communities,
15environmental justice communities, communities of color,
16returning citizens, foster care communities, and displaced
17fossil fuel workers to enter and complete the pipeline for
18clean energy jobs in solar energy, wind energy, energy
19efficiency, electric vehicles and related industries. The
20Clean Jobs Workforce Hubs Program must:
21        (1) leverage frontline organizations to ensure members
22    of disadvantaged communities across the State have
23    dedicated and sustained support to enter and complete the
24    career pipeline for clean energy jobs; and
25        (2) develop formal partnerships between frontline

 

 

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1    organizations and trades groups, labor unions, and clean
2    energy employers to ensure Clean Jobs Workforce Hubs
3    Program participants have priority access to
4    pre-apprenticeship, apprenticeship, and other employment
5    opportunities.
 
6    Section 5-20. Clean Jobs Workforce Hubs Network. The Clean
7Jobs Workforce Hubs Network, made up of frontline organizations
8across the State and administered by a Program Administrator,
9is required to provide the following:
10        (1) community education and outreach about workforce
11    and training opportunities to ensure members of
12    economically disadvantaged communities, environmental
13    justice communities, communities of color, returning
14    citizens, foster care communities, and displaced fossil
15    fuel workers understand clean energy workforce and
16    training opportunities;
17        (2) training, apprenticeship, job readiness, and skill
18    development, including soft skills, math skills, technical
19    skills, and other development needed for members of
20    economically disadvantaged communities, environmental
21    justice communities, communities of color, returning
22    citizens, foster care communities, and displaced fossil
23    fuel workers to enter clean energy-related training and
24    apprenticeship programs and career paths;
25        (3) targeted outreach and recruitment to ensure people

 

 

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1    of color are invited, supported, and given preference in
2    applying for both community-based and labor-based training
3    opportunities, including apprenticeship and
4    pre-apprenticeship programs;
5        (4) the development of partnerships with labor
6    organizations to ensure Clean Jobs Workforce Hubs
7    participants are recruited, placed, and supported in
8    labor-based training programs, such as workforce
9    development programs and pre-apprenticeship and
10    apprenticeship programs;
11        (5) a stipend program for Clean Jobs Workforce Hubs
12    participants in clean energy-related training programs and
13    company apprenticeships, including providing funding to
14    assist with transportation, child care, and other needed
15    services and supplies during the length of programs; and
16        (6) direct assistance and counseling to participants
17    in training and apprenticeship programs to help connect
18    trainees to both union and non-union career options with
19    renewable energy companies, energy efficiency companies,
20    and other clean energy employers and to provide a direct
21    resource for industry to identify qualified workers to meet
22    program hiring or subcontracting requirements, including
23    the workforce equity building actions required under
24    Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act and Section
25    16-128B of the Public Utilities Act. Placement activities
26    should include outreach to public agencies, utilities, and

 

 

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1    clean energy companies, creation of formal partnerships
2    with employers, job interview preparation, and on-the-job
3    support and counseling.
 
4    Section 5-25. Program Administrator. Within 60 days after
5the effective date of this Act and after a comprehensive
6stakeholder process that includes representatives from
7frontline communities, the Department shall select a Program
8Administrator, as an individual or an organization, to
9coordinate the work of all or a portion of the work of the
10Clean Jobs Workforce Hubs. The Program Administrator shall have
11strong capabilities in program management, knowledge of
12industry trends and activities, workforce development best
13practices, and community development. The Program
14Administrator shall coordinate the work of all or a portion of
15the Clean Jobs Workforce Hubs network to ensure consistent
16execution, performance, partnerships, marketing, and program
17access across the State.
 
18    Section 5-30. Clean jobs curriculum.
19    (a) Within 60 days after the effective date of this Act,
20the Department must convene a comprehensive stakeholder
21process that includes representatives from the Illinois State
22Board of Education, the Illinois Community College Board, the
23Illinois Department of Labor, frontline organizations,
24workforce development providers, labor unions, building

 

 

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1trades, clean energy employers, including solar industry, wind
2industry, energy efficiency, and transportation
3electrification, and other needed participants to identify the
4career pathways and training curriculum (such as the
5Multi-Craft Core Curriculum) needed to prepare workers to enter
6the clean energy field, including solar photovoltaic, solar
7thermal, wind energy, energy efficiency, site assessment,
8sales, and back office. Curriculum must also include broad
9occupational training to provide career entry into the general
10construction and building trades sector. Within 120 days after
11the stakeholder process is convened, the Department must
12publish a report that reflects the findings and core curriculum
13recommendations developed by the stakeholder group.
14    (b) Organizations that receive funding to provide training
15under the Clean Jobs Workforce Hubs Program, including
16community-based and labor-based training providers, must use
17the core curriculum that is developed under subsection (a).
 
18    Section 5-35. Administration; rules. The Department shall
19administer this Act and shall adopt any rules necessary for
20that purpose.
 
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Article 10.
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Expanding Clean Energy Entrepreneurship Act

 
23    Section 10-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the

 

 

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1Expanding Clean Energy Entrepreneurship Act. References in
2this Article to "this Act" mean this Article.
 
3    Section 10-5. Legislative purpose. The General Assembly
4finds that the State of Illinois should build upon the success
5of the Future Energy Jobs Act and the Illinois Solar for All
6Program by supporting small, disadvantaged clean energy
7businesses and contractors having equitable access to economic
8opportunities created by the growing clean energy sector in
9Illinois.
 
10    Section 10-10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
11    "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic
12Opportunity. "Director" means the Director of Commerce and
13Economic Opportunity.
14    "Disadvantaged businesses and contractors" means an entity
15defined under Section 2 of the Business Enterprise for
16Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act.
17    "Environmental justice communities" means the proposed
18definition of that term based on existing methodologies and
19findings used by the Illinois Power Agency and its
20Administrator in its Illinois Solar for All Program.
21    "Program" means the Expanding Clean Energy
22Entrepreneurship and Contractor Incubator Program.
 
23    Section 10-15. Expanding Clean Energy Entrepreneurship and

 

 

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1Contractor Incubator Program. The Department must develop and
2administer the Expanding Clean Energy Entrepreneurship and
3Contractor Incubator Program to support the development of
4disadvantaged businesses and contractors and provide the
5needed resources for such businesses to be able to effectively
6compete for, gain, and execute clean energy-related projects.
7The Program must provide:
8        (1) Access to low-cost capital for small and
9    disadvantaged clean energy businesses and contractors to
10    be able to complete on a level playing field with more
11    established, capitalized businesses across the entire
12    clean energy sector in Illinois, including solar, wind,
13    energy efficiency, transportation electrification, and
14    other clean energy industries.
15        (2) Support for obtaining the necessary insurance,
16    bonding, back office services, permits, certifications,
17    and other financial assurance requirements needed to
18    effectively compete for clean energy-related projects,
19    incentive programs, and approved vendor and qualified
20    installer opportunities.
21        (3) Development and support needed for disadvantaged
22    clean energy contractors to build their business and
23    connect them to specific projects, Approved Vendor
24    subcontracting and qualified installer opportunities,
25    partnerships, networks, capital, and other resources
26    needed to compete for, gain, and execute clean

 

 

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1    energy-related project installation and subcontracts.
 
2    Section 10-20. Program Administrator. Within 60 days after
3the effective date of this Act, the Department shall select a
4Program Administrator, as an individual or an organization, to
5coordinate the work of all or a portion of the work of the
6Expanding Clean Energy Entrepreneurship and Contractor
7Incubator Program. The Program Administrator shall have strong
8capabilities in program management, knowledge of industry
9trends and activities, disadvantaged business and contractor
10development best practices, and related development support.
11The Program Administrator shall coordinate the work of all or a
12portion of the Program to ensure consistent execution,
13performance, partnerships, marketing, and program access
14across the State.
 
15    Section 10-25. Administration; rules. The Department shall
16administer this Act and shall adopt any rules necessary for
17that purpose.
 
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Article 15.
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Community Energy and Climate Planning Act

 
20    Section 15-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the
21Community Energy and Climate Planning Act. References in this
22Article to "this Act" mean this Article.
 

 

 

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1    Section 15-5. Legislative purpose. The General Assembly
2makes the following findings:
3        (1) The health, welfare, and prosperity of Illinois
4    citizens require that Illinois take all steps possible to
5    combat climate change, address harmful environmental
6    impacts deriving from the generation of electricity,
7    ensure affordable utility service, equitable and
8    affordable access to transportation, and clean, safe,
9    affordable housing.
10        (2) The achievement of these goals will depend on
11    strong community engagement to ensure that programs and
12    policy solutions meet the needs of disparate communities.
13        (3) Ensuring that these goals are met without adverse
14    impacts on utility bill affordability, housing
15    affordability, and other essential services will depend on
16    the coordination of policies and programs within local
17    communities.
 
18    Section 15-10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
19    "Alternative energy improvement" means the installation or
20upgrade of electrical wiring, outlets, or charging stations to
21charge a motor vehicle that is fully or partially powered by
22electricity; photovoltaic, energy storage, or thermal
23resource; or any combination thereof.
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1or materials intended to decrease energy consumption or promote
2a more efficient use of electricity, natural gas, propane, or
3other forms of energy on property, including, but not limited
4to, all of the following:
5        (1) insulation in walls, roofs, floors, foundations,
6    or heating and cooling distribution systems;
7        (2) storm windows and doors, multi-glazed windows and
8    doors, heat-absorbing or heat-reflective glazed and coated
9    window and door systems, and additional glazing,
10    reductions in glass area, and other window and door system
11    modifications that reduce energy consumption;
12        (3) automated energy control systems;
13        (4) high efficiency heating, ventilating, or
14    air-conditioning and distribution system modifications or
15    replacements;
16        (5) caulking, weather-stripping, and air sealing;
17        (6) replacement or modification of lighting fixtures
18    to reduce the energy use of the lighting system;
19        (7) energy controls or recovery systems;
20        (8) day lighting systems;
21        (9) any energy efficiency project, as defined in
22    Section 825-65 of the Illinois Finance Authority Act; and
23        (10) any other installation or modification of
24    equipment, devices, or materials approved as a utility
25    cost-savings measure by the governing body.
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1an alternative energy improvement, energy efficiency
2improvement, or water use improvement, or the acquisition,
3installation, or improvement of a renewable energy system that
4is affixed to a stabilized existing property (including new
5construction).
6    "Environmental justice communities" means the proposed
7definition of that term based on existing methodologies and
8findings used by the Illinois Power Agency and its
9Administrator in its Illinois Solar for All Program.
10    "Governing body" means the county board or board of county
11commissioners of a county, the city council of a city, or the
12board of trustees of a village.
13    "Local unit of government" means a county, city, or
14village.
15    "Renewable energy resource" includes energy and its
16associated renewable energy credit or renewable energy credits
17from wind energy, solar thermal energy, geothermal energy,
18photovoltaic cells and panels, biodiesel, anaerobic digestion,
19and hydropower that does not involve new construction or
20significant expansion of hydropower dams. For purposes of this
21Act, landfill gas produced in the State is considered a
22renewable energy resource. "Renewable energy resource" does
23not include the incineration or burning of any solid material.
24    "Renewable energy system" means a fixture, product,
25device, or interacting group of fixtures, products, or devices
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1renewable energy resources to generate electricity, and
2specifically includes any renewable energy project, as defined
3in Section 825-65 of the Illinois Finance Authority Act.
4    "Water use improvement" means any fixture, product,
5system, device, or interacting group thereof for or serving any
6property that has the effect of conserving water resources
7through improved water management, efficiency, or thermal
8resource.
 
9    Section 15-15. Community Energy and Climate Plans;
10creation.
11    (a) Pursuant to the procedures in Section 15-20, a local
12unit of government may establish Community Energy and Climate
13Plans and identify boundaries and areas covered by the Plans.
14    (b) Community Energy and Climate Plans are intended to aid
15local governments develop a comprehensive approach to
16combining different energy and climate programs and funding
17resources to achieve complementary impact. An effective
18planning process shall:
19        (1) help communities discover ways that their local
20    government, businesses, and residents can control their
21    energy use and bills;
22        (2) ensure a cost-effective transition away from
23    fossil fuels in the transportation sector;
24        (3) expand access to workforce development and job
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1    economy;
2        (4) promote economic development through improvements
3    in community infrastructure, transit, and support for
4    local business;
5        (5) improve the health of Illinois communities by
6    reducing emissions, addressing existing brownfield areas,
7    and promoting the integration of distributed energy
8    resources;
9        (6) enable greater customer engagement, empowerment,
10    and options for energy services, and ultimately reduce
11    utility bills for Illinoisans;
12        (7) bring the benefits of grid modernization and the
13    deployment of distributed energy resources to economically
14    disadvantaged communities throughout Illinois; and
15        (8) support existing Illinois policy goals promoting
16    energy efficiency, demand response and investments in
17    renewable energy resources.
18    (c) A Community Energy and Climate Plan shall include
19discussion of:
20        (1) the demographics of the community, including
21    information on the mix of residential and commercial areas
22    and populations, ages, languages, education and workforce
23    training. This includes an examination of the average
24    utility bills paid within the community by class and census
25    area, the percentage and locations of individuals
26    requiring energy assistance, participation of community

 

 

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1    members in other assistance programs. This also includes an
2    examination of the community's energy use, both for
3    electricity, natural gas, and transportation and other
4    fuels;
5        (2) the geography of the community, including the
6    amount of green space, brownfield sites, open space for
7    potential development, location of critical infrastructure
8    such as emergency response facilities, health care and
9    education facilities, and public transportation routes;
10    and
11        (3) information on economic development opportunities,
12    commercial usage, and employment opportunities.
13    (d) A Community Energy and Climate Plan shall address the
14following areas:
15        (1) distributed energy resources, including energy
16    efficiency, demand response, dynamic pricing, energy
17    storage, solar (thermal, rooftop, and community);
18        (2) building codes (both commercial and residential);
19        (3) vehicle miles traveled; and
20        (4) transit options, including individual car
21    ownership, ride sharing, buses, trains, bicycles, and
22    pedestrian walkways.
23    (e) A Community Energy and Climate Plan will conclude with
24proposals to:
25        (1) increase the use of electricity as a transportation
26    fuel at multi-unit dwellings;

 

 

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1        (2) maximize the system-wide benefits of
2    transportation electrification;
3        (3) test innovative load management programs or rate
4    structures associated with the use of electric vehicles by
5    residential customers to achieve customer fuel cost
6    savings relative to gasoline or diesel fuels and to
7    optimize grid efficiency;
8        (4) increase the integration of distributed energy
9    resources in the community;
10        (5) significantly expand the percentage of net-zero
11    housing and net-zero buildings in the community;
12        (6) improve utility bill affordability;
13        (7) increase mass transit ridership;
14        (8) decrease vehicle miles traveled; and
15        (9) reduce local emissions of greenhouse gases, NOx,
16    SOx, particulate matter, and other air pollutants.
17    (e) A Community Energy and Climate Plan may be administered
18by one or more program administrators or the local unit of
19government.
 
20    Section 15-20. Community Energy and Climate Planning
21process.
22    (a) An effective planning process shall engage with a
23diverse set of stakeholders in local communities, including:
24environmental justice organizations; economic development
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1educational institutions; interested residents; health care
2institutions; tenant organizations; housing institutions,
3developers, and owners; elected and appointed officials; and
4representatives reflective of each local community.
5    (b) An effective planning process shall engage with
6individual members of the community as much as possible to
7ensure that the Plans receive input from as diverse set of
8perspectives as possible.
9    (c) Plan materials and meetings related to the Plan shall
10be translated into languages that reflect the makeup of the
11local community.
12    (d) The planning process shall be conducted in an ethical,
13transparent fashion, and will continually review its policies
14and practices to determine how best to meet its objectives.
 
15    Section 15-25. Joint Community Energy and Climate Plans. A
16local unit of government may join with any other local unit of
17government, or with any public or private person, or with any
18number or combination thereof, under the Intergovernmental
19Cooperation Act, by contract or otherwise as may be permitted
20by law, for the implementation of a Community Energy and
21Climate Plan, in whole or in part.
 
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Article 20.
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Clean Energy Empowerment Zones Act

 

 

 

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1    Section 20-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the
2Clean Energy Empowerment Zones Act. References in this Article
3to "this Act" mean this Article.
 
4    Section 20-5. Legislative findings. The General Assembly
5finds that, as part of putting Illinois on path to 100%
6renewable energy, the State of Illinois should ensure a just
7transition to that goal, providing support for the transition
8of Illinois' communities and workers impacted by closures or
9reduced utilization of coal by allocating new State economic
10development resources for new business tax incentives,
11workforce training, site clean-up and reuse, and local tax
12revenue replacement.
 
13    Section 20-10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
14    "Agency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection
15Agency.
16    "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic
17Opportunity.
18    "Director" means the Director of Commerce and Economic
19Opportunity.
20    "Empowerment Zones" means Clean Energy Empowerment Zones
21Program.
22    "Environmental justice communities" means the proposed
23definition of that term based on existing methodologies and
24findings used by the Illinois Power Agency and its

 

 

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1Administrator in its Illinois Solar for All Program.
 
2    Section 20-15. Clean Energy Empowerment Zones. Within 180
3days after the effective date of this Act, the Illinois
4Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall develop
5and implement strategic planning initiatives to support
6communities and workers who are economically impacted by the
7decline of fossil-fuel generation and broader changes in the
8electric sector. As part of this work, the Department shall:
9        (1) work with the Illinois Environmental Protection
10    Agency, Illinois Environmental Justice Commission, and the
11    Illinois Department of Labor to define "Economically
12    Impacted Communities and Workers" by the decline of
13    fossil-fuel use;
14        (2) establish funds to support impacted workers and
15    communities through workforce training programs, new
16    business tax incentives, and revitalization of sites
17    previously used for or by those units, including, but not
18    limited to, the generation sources, coal ash disposal
19    sites, and areas otherwise blighted by fossil-fuel use;
20        (3) convene, jointly with the Agency and at least one
21    community-based organization, quarterly stakeholder
22    engagement sessions beginning in the fourth quarter of 2019
23    and continuing for not less than 2 years to gather input
24    from impacted community members, businesses, elected
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1    individuals or organizations on issues faced by impacted
2    communities and potential economic development
3    opportunities for those communities; and
4        (4) provide coordination and guidance for communities
5    and prospective new businesses on available workforce
6    training programs, revitalization opportunities, new
7    business incentives, Community Energy and Climate Plans
8    under the Community Energy and Climate Planning Act,
9    beneficial electrification under Section 16-107.8 of the
10    Public Utilities Act, and other State and federal programs
11    such as Opportunity Zones (Internal Revenue Code 1400Z).
 
12
Article 90.
13
Amendatory Provisions

 
14    Section 90-5. The Electric Vehicle Act is amended by adding
15Sections 30, 35, and 40 as follows:
 
16    (20 ILCS 627/30 new)
17    Sec. 30. Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Rebate
18and Incentive Program.
19    (a) The purpose of this Section is to provide rebates and
20other incentives to residential and commercial customers to
21increase the development of electric vehicle charging
22infrastructure.
23    (b) In this Section:

 

 

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1    "Level 2 charging" means a charging method that allows an
2electric vehicle to be connected to permanently wired EVSE with
3a specialized connector (SAE J1772) with power levels rated at
4less than or equal to 240 VAC/80 amps.
5    "Level 3 charging" means a charging method that allows an
6electric vehicle to be connected to permanently wired EVSE with
7direct current service with power levels rated at 480VAC and a
83-phase circuit.
9    (c) Within 120 days after the effective date of this
10amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, the Department of
11Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall establish a program to
12provide rebates for residential customers who both install
13electric vehicle charging infrastructure on their premises and
14enroll in time-of-use, hourly rates, managed charging, or other
15beneficial electrification programs as defined in Section
1616-107.8 of the Public Utilities Act sufficient to offset no
17less than 60% of the cost of installing that infrastructure (or
18another reasonable amount sufficient to incentivize
19development, as determined by the program administrator),
20except as provided in this subsection.
21    Residential customers residing in environmental justice
22communities, as defined in the Clean Energy Empowerment Zones
23Act, or households at or below 80% of the area median income,
24who install electric vehicle charging infrastructure and
25enroll in time-of-use, hourly rates, managed charging, or other
26beneficial electrification programs as defined in Section

 

 

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116-107.8 of the Public Utilities Act shall be eligible to
2receive rebates of 90% of the cost of installing that
3infrastructure (or another reasonable amount sufficient to
4incentivize development, as determined by the program
5administrator).
6    (d) Within 120 days after the effective date of this
7amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, the Department of
8Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall establish a program to
9provide rebates for Level 2 charging and Level 3 charging for
10government and commercial customers to purchase and install
11electric vehicle charging infrastructure to support
12medium-duty and heavy-duty electric fleet vehicles. Eligible
13customers must both install electric vehicle charging
14infrastructure for the purpose of charging medium-duty and
15heavy-duty electric vehicles, as defined in this subsection,
16and participate in beneficial electrification strategies as
17defined in Section 16-107.8 of the Public Utilities Act, such
18as enrolling in managed charging, installing distributed
19generation which serves all or part of the energy supply needs
20of the charging infrastructure, or other programs. The amount
21of the rebate shall be sufficient to incentivize adoption of
22electric medium-duty and heavy-duty fleet vehicles, but no less
23than 50% of the cost of purchase and installation. For the
24purposes of this Section, medium-duty and heavy-duty electric
25vehicles include school buses, transit buses, freight trucks,
26delivery vehicles, and other vehicles as defined by the program

 

 

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1administrator.
2    (e) Within 120 days after the effective date of this
3amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, the Department of
4Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall establish a program to
5provide rebates for commercial customers to purchase and
6install charging infrastructure to support light-duty electric
7vehicles, including personal vehicles used by employees, to
8enable charging on premises. Eligible customers must both
9install electric vehicle charging infrastructure for the
10purpose of charging and participate in beneficial
11electrification strategies as defined in Section 16-107.8 of
12the Public Utilities Act, such as enrolling in Managed
13Charging, installing distributed generation which serves all
14or part of the energy supply needs of the charging
15infrastructure, or other programs. The amount of the rebate
16shall be sufficient to incentivize installation of light-duty
17electric vehicle charging infrastructure, but no less than 50%
18of the cost of purchase and installation.
19    (f) Within 120 days after the effective date of this
20amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, the Department of
21Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall establish a program to
22provide rebates for Level 2 and Level 3 electric vehicle
23charging infrastructure which serves multi-family (three or
24more unit) residential premises. Owners of the multi-family
25property on whose premises the infrastructure will be installed
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1amount of the rebate shall be sufficient to incentivize
2installation of light-duty electric vehicle charging
3infrastructure, but no less than 50% of the cost of purchase
4and installation.
5    (g) Within 120 days after the effective date of this
6amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, the Department of
7Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall establish a program to
8provide rebates for pilot programs which incentivize
9installation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure on
10the public way. Such programs shall include:
11        (1) local governments that develop publicly-available
12    electric vehicle charging using streetlights or other
13    city-owned infrastructure; and
14        (2) local governments and privately-owned third
15    parties that install publicly-available electric vehicle
16    charging infrastructure along State highways, interstates,
17    and other corridors.
18    (h) Within 120 days after the effective date of this
19amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, the Department of
20Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall establish and
21implement an Electric Vehicle Access for All Program set forth
22in Section 35.
23    (i) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
24shall select, through a competitive bidding process, a program
25administrator to oversee and administer the programs described
26in this Section.

 

 

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1    (j) The Department shall report to the Governor and the
2General Assembly regarding the effectiveness of the programs in
3increasing electric vehicle charging infrastructure
4development no later than July 1, 2021.
 
5    (20 ILCS 627/35 new)
6    Sec. 35. Electric Vehicle Access for All.
7    (a) The General Assembly finds that it is necessary to
8provide access to electric vehicles to residents in communities
9where and for individuals whom car ownership is not an option,
10affordable, or a preference, particularly for environmental
11justice communities and low-income communities.
12    (b) Within 120 days after the effective date of this
13amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, the Department of
14Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall establish and
15implement an Electric Vehicle Access for All Program, designed
16to maximize opportunities for carbon-free transportation
17across the State, particularly targeting environmental justice
18and low-income communities, which shall include the following
19initiatives:
20        (1) Car sharing. The Department of Commerce and
21    Economic Opportunity shall develop and implement an
22    electric vehicle car sharing program that enables
23    residents opportunities to use electric vehicles owned by
24    local municipalities or other third parties for occasional
25    commutes.

 

 

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1        (2) Pilot programs. The Department shall dedicate
2    funding for local governments' eligible Community Energy
3    and Climate Plans that include Electric Vehicle Access for
4    All as priority initiatives.
5    (c) To the extent possible, the Department shall coordinate
6the Electric Vehicle Access for All program with the other
7programs established in this Act.
 
8    (20 ILCS 627/40 new)
9    Sec. 40. Carbon-Free Last Mile of Commutes Program.
10    (a) The purpose of this Section is to provide citizens
11access to carbon-free commuting by creating pilot programs to
12address the "last mile" of commutes, enabling a larger number
13of citizens to access public transportation and reducing the
14pollution impact of the entire commute.
15    (b) Within 120 days after the effective date of this
16amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, and for a period
17not less than 36 months thereafter, the Department of Commerce
18and Economic Opportunity shall establish and implement a Last
19Mile of Commutes Program, designed to maximize opportunities
20for carbon-free transportation across the State, particularly
21targeting environmental justice and low-income communities, to
22provide grants to pilot programs with the purpose of bridging
23public transportation gaps between residences and employment
24locations. Eligible programs may include electric shuttles,
25electric and non-electric bicycle and scooter sharing,

 

 

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1electric vehicle sharing, and other carbon-free alternatives.
2    The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall
3select, through a competitive bidding program, a program
4administrator to oversee and administer the program.
5    (c) In conducting the program, the Department of Commerce
6and Economic Opportunity shall partner with appropriate
7transit agencies, employers, and other transportation services
8to increase the number of employment locations reachable by
9public transit. The Department of Commerce and Economic
10Opportunity shall additionally partner with local governments
11engaging in Community Energy and Climate Planning, as described
12in the Community Energy and Climate Planning Act, to implement
13Last Mile of Commutes Programs efficiently with needs
14identified in Community Energy and Climate Plans.
15    (d) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
16shall operate the Last Mile of Commutes Program in conjunction
17with the Electric Vehicle Access for All Program, to
18effectively coordinate the programs and maximize opportunities
19for carbon-free transportation across the State, particularly
20targeting environmental justice and low-income communities.
21    (e) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
22shall report to the Governor and the General Assembly regarding
23the effectiveness of the programs no later than July 1, 2021.
 
24    Section 90-10. The Illinois Power Agency Act is amended by
25changing Sections 1-5, 1-20, 1-56, and 1-75 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (20 ILCS 3855/1-5)
2    Sec. 1-5. Legislative declarations and findings. The
3General Assembly finds and declares:
4        (1) The health, welfare, and prosperity of all Illinois
5    citizens require the provision of adequate, reliable,
6    affordable, efficient, and environmentally sustainable
7    electric service at the lowest total cost over time, taking
8    into account any benefits of price stability.
9        (1.5) To provide the highest quality of life for the
10    residents of Illinois, and to provide for a clean and
11    healthy environment, it is the policy of this State to
12    rapidly transition to 100% renewable energy.
13        (2) (Blank).
14        (3) (Blank).
15        (4) It is necessary to improve the process of procuring
16    electricity to serve Illinois residents, to promote
17    investment in energy efficiency and demand-response
18    measures, and to maintain and support development of clean
19    coal technologies, generation resources that operate at
20    all hours of the day and under all weather conditions, zero
21    emission facilities, and renewable resources.
22        (5) Procuring a diverse electricity supply portfolio
23    will ensure the lowest total cost over time for adequate,
24    reliable, efficient, and environmentally sustainable
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1        (6) Including renewable resources and zero emission
2    credits from zero emission facilities in that portfolio
3    will reduce long-term direct and indirect costs to
4    consumers by decreasing environmental impacts and by
5    avoiding or delaying the need for new generation,
6    transmission, and distribution infrastructure. Developing
7    new renewable energy resources in Illinois, including
8    brownfield solar projects and community solar projects,
9    will help to diversify Illinois electricity supply, avoid
10    and reduce pollution, reduce peak demand, and enhance
11    public health and well-being of Illinois residents.
12        (7) Developing community solar projects in Illinois
13    will help to expand access to renewable energy resources to
14    more Illinois residents.
15        (8) Developing brownfield solar projects in Illinois
16    will help return blighted or contaminated land to
17    productive use while enhancing public health and the
18    well-being of Illinois residents.
19        (9) Energy efficiency, demand-response measures, zero
20    emission energy, and renewable energy are resources
21    currently underused in Illinois. These resources should be
22    used, when cost effective, to reduce costs to consumers,
23    improve reliability, and improve environmental quality and
24    public health.
25        (10) The State should encourage the use of advanced
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1    dioxide emissions to advance environmental protection
2    goals and to demonstrate the viability of coal and
3    coal-derived fuels in a carbon-constrained economy.
4        (11) The General Assembly enacted Public Act 96-0795 to
5    reform the State's purchasing processes, recognizing that
6    government procurement is susceptible to abuse if
7    structural and procedural safeguards are not in place to
8    ensure independence, insulation, oversight, and
9    transparency.
10        (12) The principles that underlie the procurement
11    reform legislation apply also in the context of power
12    purchasing.
13        (13) To ensure that the benefits of installing
14    renewable resources are available to all Illinois
15    residents and located across the State, subject to
16    appropriation, it is necessary for the Illinois Power
17    Agency to provide public information and educational
18    resources on how residents can benefit from the expansion
19    of renewable energy in Illinois and participate in the
20    Illinois Solar for All Program established in Section 1-56
21    of this Act, the Adjustable Block Program established in
22    Section 1-75 of this Act, the job training programs
23    established by paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section
24    16-108.12 of the Public Utilities Act, and the programs and
25    resources established by the Clean Jobs Workforce Hubs Act.
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1to create the Illinois Power Agency and that the goals and
2objectives of that Agency are to accomplish each of the
3following:
4        (A) Develop electricity procurement plans to ensure
5    adequate, reliable, affordable, efficient, and
6    environmentally sustainable electric service at the lowest
7    total cost over time, taking into account any benefits of
8    price stability, for electric utilities that on December
9    31, 2005 provided electric service to at least 100,000
10    customers in Illinois and for small multi-jurisdictional
11    electric utilities that (i) on December 31, 2005 served
12    less than 100,000 customers in Illinois and (ii) request a
13    procurement plan for their Illinois jurisdictional load.
14    The procurement plan shall be updated on an annual basis
15    and shall include renewable energy resources and,
16    beginning with the delivery year commencing June 1, 2017,
17    zero emission credits from zero emission facilities
18    sufficient to achieve the standards specified in this Act.
19        (B) Conduct the competitive procurement processes
20    identified in this Act.
21        (C) Develop electric generation and co-generation
22    facilities that use indigenous coal or renewable
23    resources, or both, financed with bonds issued by the
24    Illinois Finance Authority.
25        (D) Supply electricity from the Agency's facilities at
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1    systems, governmental aggregators, or rural electric
2    cooperatives in Illinois.
3        (E) Ensure that the process of power procurement is
4    conducted in an ethical and transparent fashion, immune
5    from improper influence.
6        (F) Continue to review its policies and practices to
7    determine how best to meet its mission of providing the
8    lowest cost power to the greatest number of people, at any
9    given point in time, in accordance with applicable law.
10        (G) Operate in a structurally insulated, independent,
11    and transparent fashion so that nothing impedes the
12    Agency's mission to secure power at the best prices the
13    market will bear, provided that the Agency meets all
14    applicable legal requirements.
15        (H) Implement renewable energy procurement and
16    training programs throughout the State to diversify
17    Illinois electricity supply, improve reliability, avoid
18    and reduce pollution, reduce peak demand, and enhance
19    public health and well-being of Illinois residents,
20    including low-income residents.
21(Source: P.A. 99-906, eff. 6-1-17.)
 
22    (20 ILCS 3855/1-20)
23    Sec. 1-20. General powers and duties of the Agency.
24    (a) The Agency is authorized to do each of the following:
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1    adequate, reliable, affordable, efficient, and
2    environmentally sustainable electric service at the lowest
3    total cost over time, taking into account any benefits of
4    price stability, for electric utilities that on December
5    31, 2005 provided electric service to at least 100,000
6    customers in Illinois and for small multi-jurisdictional
7    electric utilities that (A) on December 31, 2005 served
8    less than 100,000 customers in Illinois and (B) request a
9    procurement plan for their Illinois jurisdictional load.
10    Except as provided in paragraph (1.5) of this subsection
11    (a), the electricity procurement plans shall be updated on
12    an annual basis and shall include electricity generated
13    from renewable resources sufficient to achieve the
14    standards specified in this Act. Beginning with the
15    delivery year commencing June 1, 2017, develop procurement
16    plans to include zero emission credits generated from zero
17    emission facilities sufficient to achieve the standards
18    specified in this Act. Beginning with the procurement for
19    the delivery year commencing June 1, 2021, the Agency shall
20    for each year develop a plan, as part of its procurement
21    plan, to conduct a procurement of capacity from qualified
22    resources needed to meet capacity requirements of the
23    retail customers of electric utilities that serve more than
24    3,000,000 retail customers and are located in the PJM
25    interconnection, subject to the open access tariff and
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1    Energy Regulatory Commission. The capacity procurement
2    plan shall be updated annually and shall include
3    electricity generated from renewable resources sufficient
4    to achieve the renewable portfolio standards as specified
5    in this Act.
6        (1.5) Develop a long-term renewable resources
7    procurement plan in accordance with subsection (c) of
8    Section 1-75 of this Act for renewable energy credits in
9    amounts sufficient to achieve the standards specified in
10    this Act for delivery years commencing June 1, 2017 and for
11    the programs and renewable energy credits specified in
12    Section 1-56 of this Act. Electricity procurement plans for
13    delivery years commencing after May 31, 2017, shall not
14    include procurement of renewable energy resources.
15        (2) Conduct competitive procurement processes to
16    procure the supply resources identified in the electricity
17    procurement plan, pursuant to Section 16-111.5 of the
18    Public Utilities Act, and, for the delivery year commencing
19    June 1, 2017, conduct procurement processes to procure zero
20    emission credits from zero emission facilities, under
21    subsection (d-5) of Section 1-75 of this Act.
22        (2.5) Beginning with the procurement for the 2017
23    delivery year, conduct competitive procurement processes
24    and implement programs to procure renewable energy credits
25    identified in the long-term renewable resources
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1    (c) of Section 1-75 of this Act and Section 16-111.5 of the
2    Public Utilities Act.
3        (3) Develop electric generation and co-generation
4    facilities that use indigenous coal or renewable
5    resources, or both, financed with bonds issued by the
6    Illinois Finance Authority.
7        (4) Supply electricity from the Agency's facilities at
8    cost to one or more of the following: municipal electric
9    systems, governmental aggregators, or rural electric
10    cooperatives in Illinois.
11    (b) Except as otherwise limited by this Act, the Agency has
12all of the powers necessary or convenient to carry out the
13purposes and provisions of this Act, including without
14limitation, each of the following:
15        (1) To have a corporate seal, and to alter that seal at
16    pleasure, and to use it by causing it or a facsimile to be
17    affixed or impressed or reproduced in any other manner.
18        (2) To use the services of the Illinois Finance
19    Authority necessary to carry out the Agency's purposes.
20        (3) To negotiate and enter into loan agreements and
21    other agreements with the Illinois Finance Authority.
22        (4) To obtain and employ personnel and hire consultants
23    that are necessary to fulfill the Agency's purposes, and to
24    make expenditures for that purpose within the
25    appropriations for that purpose.
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1    bequest, or otherwise, lease, or otherwise acquire, own,
2    hold, improve, employ, use, and otherwise deal in and with,
3    real or personal property whether tangible or intangible,
4    or any interest therein, within the State.
5        (6) To acquire real or personal property, whether
6    tangible or intangible, including without limitation
7    property rights, interests in property, franchises,
8    obligations, contracts, and debt and equity securities,
9    and to do so by the exercise of the power of eminent domain
10    in accordance with Section 1-21; except that any real
11    property acquired by the exercise of the power of eminent
12    domain must be located within the State.
13        (7) To sell, convey, lease, exchange, transfer,
14    abandon, or otherwise dispose of, or mortgage, pledge, or
15    create a security interest in, any of its assets,
16    properties, or any interest therein, wherever situated.
17        (8) To purchase, take, receive, subscribe for, or
18    otherwise acquire, hold, make a tender offer for, vote,
19    employ, sell, lend, lease, exchange, transfer, or
20    otherwise dispose of, mortgage, pledge, or grant a security
21    interest in, use, and otherwise deal in and with, bonds and
22    other obligations, shares, or other securities (or
23    interests therein) issued by others, whether engaged in a
24    similar or different business or activity.
25        (9) To make and execute agreements, contracts, and
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1    of the powers and functions of the Agency under this Act,
2    including contracts with any person, including personal
3    service contracts, or with any local government, State
4    agency, or other entity; and all State agencies and all
5    local governments are authorized to enter into and do all
6    things necessary to perform any such agreement, contract,
7    or other instrument with the Agency. No such agreement,
8    contract, or other instrument shall exceed 40 years.
9        (10) To lend money, invest and reinvest its funds in
10    accordance with the Public Funds Investment Act, and take
11    and hold real and personal property as security for the
12    payment of funds loaned or invested.
13        (11) To borrow money at such rate or rates of interest
14    as the Agency may determine, issue its notes, bonds, or
15    other obligations to evidence that indebtedness, and
16    secure any of its obligations by mortgage or pledge of its
17    real or personal property, machinery, equipment,
18    structures, fixtures, inventories, revenues, grants, and
19    other funds as provided or any interest therein, wherever
20    situated.
21        (12) To enter into agreements with the Illinois Finance
22    Authority to issue bonds whether or not the income
23    therefrom is exempt from federal taxation.
24        (13) To procure insurance against any loss in
25    connection with its properties or operations in such amount
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1    government, as it may deem necessary or desirable, and to
2    pay any premiums therefor.
3        (14) To negotiate and enter into agreements with
4    trustees or receivers appointed by United States
5    bankruptcy courts or federal district courts or in other
6    proceedings involving adjustment of debts and authorize
7    proceedings involving adjustment of debts and authorize
8    legal counsel for the Agency to appear in any such
9    proceedings.
10        (15) To file a petition under Chapter 9 of Title 11 of
11    the United States Bankruptcy Code or take other similar
12    action for the adjustment of its debts.
13        (16) To enter into management agreements for the
14    operation of any of the property or facilities owned by the
15    Agency.
16        (17) To enter into an agreement to transfer and to
17    transfer any land, facilities, fixtures, or equipment of
18    the Agency to one or more municipal electric systems,
19    governmental aggregators, or rural electric agencies or
20    cooperatives, for such consideration and upon such terms as
21    the Agency may determine to be in the best interest of the
22    citizens of Illinois.
23        (18) To enter upon any lands and within any building
24    whenever in its judgment it may be necessary for the
25    purpose of making surveys and examinations to accomplish
26    any purpose authorized by this Act.

 

 

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1        (19) To maintain an office or offices at such place or
2    places in the State as it may determine.
3        (20) To request information, and to make any inquiry,
4    investigation, survey, or study that the Agency may deem
5    necessary to enable it effectively to carry out the
6    provisions of this Act.
7        (21) To accept and expend appropriations.
8        (22) To engage in any activity or operation that is
9    incidental to and in furtherance of efficient operation to
10    accomplish the Agency's purposes, including hiring
11    employees that the Director deems essential for the
12    operations of the Agency.
13        (23) To adopt, revise, amend, and repeal rules with
14    respect to its operations, properties, and facilities as
15    may be necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of
16    this Act, subject to the provisions of the Illinois
17    Administrative Procedure Act and Sections 1-22 and 1-35 of
18    this Act.
19        (24) To establish and collect charges and fees as
20    described in this Act.
21        (25) To conduct competitive gasification feedstock
22    procurement processes to procure the feedstocks for the
23    clean coal SNG brownfield facility in accordance with the
24    requirements of Section 1-78 of this Act.
25        (26) To review, revise, and approve sourcing
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1    utilities and the clean coal SNG brownfield facility
2    pursuant to subsection (h-1) of Section 9-220 of the Public
3    Utilities Act.
4        (27) To request, review and accept proposals, execute
5    contracts, purchase renewable energy credits and otherwise
6    dedicate funds from the Illinois Power Agency Renewable
7    Energy Resources Fund to create and carry out the
8    objectives of the Illinois Solar for All program in
9    accordance with Section 1-56 of this Act.
10(Source: P.A. 99-906, eff. 6-1-17.)
 
11    (20 ILCS 3855/1-56)
12    Sec. 1-56. Illinois Power Agency Renewable Energy
13Resources Fund; Illinois Solar for All Program.
14    (a) The Illinois Power Agency Renewable Energy Resources
15Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury.
16    (b) The Illinois Power Agency Renewable Energy Resources
17Fund shall be administered by the Agency as described in this
18subsection (b), provided that the changes to this subsection
19(b) made by this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly
20shall not interfere with existing contracts under this Section.
21        (1) The Illinois Power Agency Renewable Energy
22    Resources Fund shall be used to purchase renewable energy
23    credits according to any approved procurement plan
24    developed by the Agency prior to June 1, 2017.
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1    Resources Fund shall also be used to create the Illinois
2    Solar for All Program, which shall include incentives for
3    low-income distributed generation and community solar
4    projects, and other associated approved expenditures. The
5    objectives of the Illinois Solar for All Program are to
6    bring photovoltaics to low-income communities in this
7    State in a manner that maximizes the development of new
8    photovoltaic generating facilities, to create a long-term,
9    low-income solar marketplace throughout this State, to
10    integrate, through interaction with stakeholders, with
11    existing energy efficiency initiatives, and to minimize
12    administrative costs. The Agency shall include a
13    description of its proposed approach to the design,
14    administration, implementation and evaluation of the
15    Illinois Solar for All Program, as part of the long-term
16    renewable resources procurement plan authorized by
17    subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of this Act, and the program
18    shall be designed to grow the low-income solar market. The
19    Agency or utility, as applicable, shall purchase renewable
20    energy credits from the (i) photovoltaic distributed
21    renewable energy generation projects and (ii) community
22    solar projects that are procured under procurement
23    processes authorized by the long-term renewable resources
24    procurement plans approved by the Commission.
25        The Illinois Solar for All Program shall include the
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1    (D) of this paragraph (2), which the Agency shall implement
2    through contracts with third-party providers and, subject
3    to appropriation, pay the approximate amounts identified
4    using monies available in the Illinois Power Agency
5    Renewable Energy Resources Fund. Each contract that
6    provides for the installation of solar facilities shall
7    provide that the solar facilities will produce energy and
8    economic benefits, at a level determined by the Agency to
9    be reasonable, for the participating low income customers.
10    The monies available in the Illinois Power Agency Renewable
11    Energy Resources Fund and not otherwise committed to
12    contracts executed under subsection (i) of this Section
13    shall be allocated among the programs described in this
14    paragraph (2), as follows: 22.5% of these funds shall be
15    allocated to programs described in subparagraph (A) of this
16    paragraph (2), 37.5% of these funds shall be allocated to
17    programs described in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph
18    (2), 15% of these funds shall be allocated to programs
19    described in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph (2), and
20    25% of these funds, but in no event more than $50,000,000,
21    shall be allocated to programs described in subparagraph
22    (D) of this paragraph (2). Beginning with the 2019 update
23    to the long-term renewable resource procurement plan
24    authorized by subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of this Act,
25    subject to appropriation and, following the 2021 delivery
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1    process described in subparagraph (Q) of paragraph (1) of
2    subsection (c) of Section 1-75, funds shall be allocated to
3    programs described in subparagraphs (E) and (F) of this
4    paragraph (2). The allocation of funds among subparagraphs
5    (A), (B), or (C) of this paragraph (2) may be changed if
6    the Agency or administrator, through delegated authority,
7    determines incentives in subparagraphs (A), (B), or (C) of
8    this paragraph (2) have not been adequately subscribed to
9    fully utilize the Illinois Power Agency Renewable Energy
10    Resources Fund. The determination shall include input
11    through a stakeholder process. Additionally, if the
12    Commission process described in subparagraph (Q) of
13    paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of Section 1-75 results in
14    an increase in funds available to the Illinois Solar for
15    All program, the Agency shall reallocate the funds among
16    all the various subprograms of the Illinois Solar for All
17    Program to provide funding for the subprograms described in
18    subparagraphs (E) and (F) of this paragraph (2). This
19    reallocation shall involve input through a stakeholder
20    process. The program offerings described in subparagraphs
21    (A) through (D) of this paragraph (2) shall also be
22    implemented through contracts funded from such additional
23    amounts as are allocated to one or more of the programs in
24    the long-term renewable resources procurement plans as
25    specified in subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of this Act and
26    subparagraph (O) of paragraph (1) of such subsection (c).

 

 

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1        Contracts that will be paid with funds in the Illinois
2    Power Agency Renewable Energy Resources Fund shall be
3    executed by the Agency. Contracts that will be paid with
4    funds collected by an electric utility shall be executed by
5    the electric utility.
6        Contracts under the Illinois Solar for All Program
7    shall include an approach, as set forth in the long-term
8    renewable resources procurement plans, to ensure the
9    wholesale market value of the energy is credited to
10    participating low-income customers or organizations and to
11    ensure tangible economic benefits flow directly to program
12    participants, except in the case of low-income
13    multi-family housing where the low-income customer does
14    not directly pay for energy. Priority shall be given to
15    projects that demonstrate meaningful involvement of
16    low-income community members in designing the initial
17    proposals. Acceptable proposals to implement projects must
18    demonstrate the applicant's ability to conduct initial
19    community outreach, education, and recruitment of
20    low-income participants in the community. Projects must
21    include job training opportunities if available, and shall
22    endeavor to coordinate with the job training programs
23    described in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section
24    16-108.12 of the Public Utilities Act.
25            (A) Low-income distributed generation incentive.
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1        customers, either directly or through solar providers,
2        to increase the participation of low-income households
3        in photovoltaic on-site distributed generation.
4        Companies participating in this program that install
5        solar panels shall commit to hiring job trainees for a
6        portion of their low-income installations, and an
7        administrator shall facilitate partnering the
8        companies that install solar panels with entities that
9        provide solar panel installation job training. It is a
10        goal of this program that a minimum of 25% of the
11        incentives for this program be allocated to projects
12        located within environmental justice communities.
13        Contracts entered into under this paragraph may be
14        entered into with an entity that will develop and
15        administer the program and shall also include
16        contracts for renewable energy credits from the
17        photovoltaic distributed generation that is the
18        subject of the program, as set forth in the long-term
19        renewable resources procurement plan.
20            (B) Low-Income Community Solar Project Initiative.
21        Incentives shall be offered to low-income customers,
22        either directly or through developers, to increase the
23        participation of low-income subscribers of community
24        solar projects. The developer of each project shall
25        identify its partnership with community stakeholders
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1        in the project, provided that nothing shall preclude a
2        project from including an anchor tenant that does not
3        qualify as low-income. Incentives should also be
4        offered to community solar projects that are 100%
5        low-income subscriber owned, which includes low-income
6        households, not-for-profit organizations, and
7        affordable housing owners. It is a goal of this program
8        that a minimum of 25% of the incentives for this
9        program be allocated to community photovoltaic
10        projects in environmental justice communities.
11        Contracts entered into under this paragraph may be
12        entered into with developers and shall also include
13        contracts for renewable energy credits related to the
14        program.
15            (C) Incentives for non-profits and public
16        facilities. Under this program funds shall be used to
17        support on-site photovoltaic distributed renewable
18        energy generation devices to serve the load associated
19        with not-for-profit customers and to support
20        photovoltaic distributed renewable energy generation
21        that uses photovoltaic technology to serve the load
22        associated with public sector customers taking service
23        at public buildings. It is a goal of this program that
24        at least 25% of the incentives for this program be
25        allocated to projects located in environmental justice
26        communities. Contracts entered into under this

 

 

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1        paragraph may be entered into with an entity that will
2        develop and administer the program or with developers
3        and shall also include contracts for renewable energy
4        credits related to the program.
5            (D) Low-Income Community Solar Pilot Projects.
6        Under this program, persons, including, but not
7        limited to, electric utilities, shall propose pilot
8        community solar projects. Community solar projects
9        proposed under this subparagraph (D) may exceed 2,000
10        kilowatts in nameplate capacity, but the amount paid
11        per project under this program may not exceed
12        $20,000,000. Pilot projects must result in economic
13        benefits for the members of the community in which the
14        project will be located. The proposed pilot project
15        must include a partnership with at least one
16        community-based organization. Approved pilot projects
17        shall be competitively bid by the Agency, subject to
18        fair and equitable guidelines developed by the Agency.
19        Funding available under this subparagraph (D) may not
20        be distributed solely to a utility, and at least some
21        funds under this subparagraph (D) must include a
22        project partnership that includes community ownership
23        by the project subscribers. Contracts entered into
24        under this paragraph may be entered into with an entity
25        that will develop and administer the program or with
26        developers and shall also include contracts for

 

 

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1        renewable energy credits related to the program. A
2        project proposed by a utility that is implemented under
3        this subparagraph (D) shall not be included in the
4        utility's rate base ratebase.
5            (E) Energy Sovereignty Distributed Generation
6        Incentive. Beginning with the 2019 update to the
7        long-term renewable resource procurement plan
8        authorized by subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of this
9        Act, subject to appropriation, the Illinois Power
10        Agency shall create a program that provides incentives
11        to low-income customers, either directly or through
12        solar providers, to increase the participation of
13        low-income households in photovoltaic on-site
14        distributed generation in projects that are 100%
15        low-income household owned, which includes low-income
16        households, low-income households in environmental
17        justice communities, not-for-profit organizations
18        providing services to low-income households,
19        affordable housing owners, and community-based limited
20        liability companies providing services to low-income
21        households. The program shall also provide incentives
22        for photovoltaic on-site distributed generation
23        projects that, by no later than 5 years after the
24        device is interconnected at the distribution system
25        level of the utility and energized, are a minimum of
26        49% low-income subscriber owned, which includes

 

 

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1        low-income households, low-income households in
2        environmental justice communities, not-for-profit
3        organizations providing services to low-income
4        households, affordable housing owners, and
5        community-based limited liability companies providing
6        services to low-income households. Companies
7        participating in this program that install solar
8        panels shall commit to hiring job trainees for a
9        portion of their low-income installations, and an
10        administrator shall facilitate partnering the
11        companies that install solar panels with entities that
12        provide solar panel installation job training. It is a
13        goal of this program that a minimum of 25% of the
14        incentives for this program be allocated to projects in
15        environmental justice communities. Contracts entered
16        into under this paragraph may be entered into with an
17        entity that will develop and administer the program and
18        shall also include contracts for renewable energy
19        credits from the photovoltaic distributed generation
20        that is the subject of the program, as set forth in the
21        long-term renewable resources procurement plan.
22            (F) Energy Sovereignty Community Solar Incentive.
23        Beginning with the 2019 update to the long-term
24        renewable resource procurement plan authorized by
25        subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of this Act, subject to
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1        a program that shall provide incentives to low-income
2        customers, either directly or through developers, to
3        increase the participation of low-income subscribers
4        of community solar projects in projects that are 100%
5        low-income subscriber owned, which includes low-income
6        households, low-income households in environmental
7        justice communities, not-for-profit organizations
8        providing services to low-income households,
9        affordable housing owners, and community-based limited
10        liability companies providing services to low-income
11        households. The program shall also provide incentives
12        for community solar projects that, by no later than 5
13        years after the device is interconnected at the
14        distribution system level of the utility and
15        energized, are a minimum of 49% low-income subscriber
16        owned, which includes low-income households,
17        low-income households in environmental justice
18        communities, not-for-profit organizations providing
19        services to low-income households, affordable housing
20        owners, and community-based limited liability
21        companies providing services to low-income households.
22        The developer of each project shall identify its
23        partnership with community stakeholders regarding the
24        location, development and participation in the
25        project. Companies participating in this program that
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1        trainees for a portion of their low-income
2        installations, and an administrator shall facilitate
3        partnering the companies that install solar panels
4        with entities that provide solar panel installation
5        job training. It is a goal of this program that a
6        minimum of 25% of the incentives for this program be
7        allocated to projects in environmental justice
8        communities. Contracts entered into under this
9        paragraph may be entered into with developers and shall
10        also include contracts for renewable energy credits
11        related to the program.
12        The requirement that a qualified person, as defined in
13    paragraph (1) of subsection (i) of this Section, install
14    photovoltaic devices does not apply to the Illinois Solar
15    for All Program described in this subsection (b).
16        (3) Costs associated with the Illinois Solar for All
17    Program and its components described in paragraph (2) of
18    this subsection (b), including, but not limited to, costs
19    associated with procuring experts, consultants, and the
20    program administrator referenced in this subsection (b)
21    and related incremental costs, and costs related to the
22    evaluation of the Illinois Solar for All Program, may be
23    paid for using monies in the Illinois Power Agency
24    Renewable Energy Resources Fund, but the Agency or program
25    administrator shall strive to minimize costs in the
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1    renewable energy credits from generation that is the
2    subject of a contract under subparagraphs (A) through (D)
3    of this paragraph (2) of this subsection (b), and may pay
4    for such renewable energy credits through an upfront
5    payment per installed kilowatt of nameplate capacity paid
6    once the device is interconnected at the distribution
7    system level of the utility and is energized. The payment
8    shall be in exchange for an assignment of all renewable
9    energy credits generated by the system during the first 15
10    years of operation and shall be structured to overcome
11    barriers to participation in the solar market by the
12    low-income community. The incentives provided for in this
13    Section may be implemented through the pricing of renewable
14    energy credits where the prices paid for the credits are
15    higher than the prices from programs offered under
16    subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of this Act to account for
17    the incentives. The Agency shall ensure collaboration with
18    community agencies, and allocate up to 5% of the funds
19    available under the Illinois Solar for All Program to
20    community-based groups to assist in grassroots education
21    efforts related to the Illinois Solar for All Program. The
22    Agency shall retire any renewable energy credits purchased
23    from this program and the credits shall count towards the
24    obligation under subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of this Act
25    for the electric utility to which the project is
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1        (4) The Agency shall, consistent with the requirements
2    of this subsection (b), propose the Illinois Solar for All
3    Program terms, conditions, and requirements, including the
4    prices to be paid for renewable energy credits, and which
5    prices may be determined through a formula, through the
6    development, review, and approval of the Agency's
7    long-term renewable resources procurement plan described
8    in subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of this Act and Section
9    16-111.5 of the Public Utilities Act. In the course of the
10    Commission proceeding initiated to review and approve the
11    plan, including the Illinois Solar for All Program proposed
12    by the Agency, a party may propose an additional low-income
13    solar or solar incentive program, or modifications to the
14    programs proposed by the Agency, and the Commission may
15    approve an additional program, or modifications to the
16    Agency's proposed program, if the additional or modified
17    program more effectively maximizes the benefits to
18    low-income customers after taking into account all
19    relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the extent
20    to which a competitive market for low-income solar has
21    developed. Following the Commission's approval of the
22    Illinois Solar for All Program, the Agency or a party may
23    propose adjustments to the program terms, conditions, and
24    requirements, including the price offered to new systems,
25    to ensure the long-term viability and success of the
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1    modifications to the program through the plan revision
2    process described in Section 16-111.5 of the Public
3    Utilities Act.
4        (5) The Agency shall issue a request for qualifications
5    for a third-party program administrator or administrators
6    to administer all or a portion of the Illinois Solar for
7    All Program. The third-party program administrator shall
8    be chosen through a competitive bid process based on
9    selection criteria and requirements developed by the
10    Agency, including, but not limited to, experience in
11    administering low-income energy programs and overseeing
12    statewide clean energy or energy efficiency services. If
13    the Agency retains a program administrator or
14    administrators to implement all or a portion of the
15    Illinois Solar for All Program, each administrator shall
16    periodically submit reports to the Agency and Commission
17    for each program that it administers, at appropriate
18    intervals to be identified by the Agency in its long-term
19    renewable resources procurement plan, provided that the
20    reporting interval is at least quarterly.
21        (6) The long-term renewable resources procurement plan
22    shall also provide for an independent evaluation of the
23    Illinois Solar for All Program. At least every 2 years, the
24    Agency shall select an independent evaluator to review and
25    report on the Illinois Solar for All Program and the
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1    the Illinois Solar for All Program. The evaluation shall be
2    based on objective criteria developed through a public
3    stakeholder process. The process shall include feedback
4    and participation from Illinois Solar for All Program
5    stakeholders, including participants and organizations in
6    environmental justice and historically underserved
7    communities. The report shall include a summary of the
8    evaluation of the Illinois Solar for All Program based on
9    the stakeholder developed objective criteria. The report
10    shall include the number of projects installed; the total
11    installed capacity in kilowatts; the average cost per
12    kilowatt of installed capacity to the extent reasonably
13    obtainable by the Agency; the number of jobs or job
14    opportunities created; economic, social, and environmental
15    benefits created; and the total administrative costs
16    expended by the Agency and program administrator to
17    implement and evaluate the program. The report shall be
18    delivered to the Commission and posted on the Agency's
19    website, and shall be used, as needed, to revise the
20    Illinois Solar for All Program. The Commission shall also
21    consider the results of the evaluation as part of its
22    review of the long-term renewable resources procurement
23    plan under subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of this Act.
24        (7) If additional funding for the programs described in
25    this subsection (b) is available under subsection (k) of
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1    shall submit a procurement plan to the Commission no later
2    than September 1, 2018, that proposes how the Agency will
3    procure programs on behalf of the applicable utility. After
4    notice and hearing, the Commission shall approve, or
5    approve with modification, the plan no later than November
6    1, 2018.
7        (8) Beginning with the 2019 update to the long-term
8    renewable resources procurement plan authorized by
9    subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of this Act, subject to
10    appropriation and, following the 2021 delivery year,
11    subject to fund availability through the Commission
12    process described in subparagraph (Q) of paragraph (1) of
13    subsection (c) of Section 1-75, the Illinois Power Agency
14    shall propose an expansion of the Illinois Solar for All
15    Program. The expansion shall have as a goal quadrupling the
16    annual installed capacity in kilowatts under subparagraphs
17    (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (2) as well as quintupling
18    the grassroots education efforts under paragraph (3) of
19    this subsection.
20    As used in this subsection (b), "low-income households"
21means persons and families whose income does not exceed 80% of
22area median income, adjusted for family size and revised every
235 years.
24    For the purposes of this subsection (b), the Agency shall
25define "environmental justice community" based on
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1Agency and its Administrator for the Illinois Solar for All
2Program in its initial long-term renewable resources
3procurement plan and updated by the Illinois Power Agency and
4its Administrator for the Illinois Solar for All Program as
5part of the long-term renewable resources procurement plan
6update as part of long-term renewable resources procurement
7plan development, to ensure, to the extent practicable,
8compatibility with other agencies' definitions and may, for
9guidance, look to the definitions used by federal, state, or
10local governments.
11    (b-5) After the receipt of all payments required by Section
1216-115D of the Public Utilities Act, no additional funds shall
13be deposited into the Illinois Power Agency Renewable Energy
14Resources Fund unless directed by order of the Commission.
15    (b-10) After the receipt of all payments required by
16Section 16-115D of the Public Utilities Act and payment in full
17of all contracts executed by the Agency under subsections (b)
18and (i) of this Section, if the balance of the Illinois Power
19Agency Renewable Energy Resources Fund is under $5,000, then
20the Fund shall be inoperative and any remaining funds and any
21funds submitted to the Fund after that date, shall be
22transferred to the Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance
23Fund for use in the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program,
24as authorized by the Energy Assistance Act.
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1    (e) All renewable energy credits procured using monies from
2the Illinois Power Agency Renewable Energy Resources Fund shall
3be permanently retired.
4    (f) The selection of one or more third-party program
5managers or administrators, the selection of the independent
6evaluator, and the procurement processes described in this
7Section are exempt from the requirements of the Illinois
8Procurement Code, under Section 20-10 of that Code.
9    (g) All disbursements from the Illinois Power Agency
10Renewable Energy Resources Fund shall be made only upon
11warrants of the Comptroller drawn upon the Treasurer as
12custodian of the Fund upon vouchers signed by the Director or
13by the person or persons designated by the Director for that
14purpose. The Comptroller is authorized to draw the warrant upon
15vouchers so signed. The Treasurer shall accept all warrants so
16signed and shall be released from liability for all payments
17made on those warrants.
18    (h) The Illinois Power Agency Renewable Energy Resources
19Fund shall not be subject to sweeps, administrative charges, or
20chargebacks, including, but not limited to, those authorized
21under Section 8h of the State Finance Act, that would in any
22way result in the transfer of any funds from this Fund to any
23other fund of this State or in having any such funds utilized
24for any purpose other than the express purposes set forth in
25this Section.
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1the costs incurred in connection with a procurement process
2held under this Section. Fees collected from bidders shall be
3deposited into the Renewable Energy Resources Fund.
4    (i) Supplemental procurement process.
5        (1) Within 90 days after the effective date of this
6    amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly, the Agency
7    shall develop a one-time supplemental procurement plan
8    limited to the procurement of renewable energy credits, if
9    available, from new or existing photovoltaics, including,
10    but not limited to, distributed photovoltaic generation.
11    Nothing in this subsection (i) requires procurement of wind
12    generation through the supplemental procurement.
13        Renewable energy credits procured from new
14    photovoltaics, including, but not limited to, distributed
15    photovoltaic generation, under this subsection (i) must be
16    procured from devices installed by a qualified person. In
17    its supplemental procurement plan, the Agency shall
18    establish contractually enforceable mechanisms for
19    ensuring that the installation of new photovoltaics is
20    performed by a qualified person.
21        For the purposes of this paragraph (1), "qualified
22    person" means a person who performs installations of
23    photovoltaics, including, but not limited to, distributed
24    photovoltaic generation, and who: (A) has completed an
25    apprenticeship as a journeyman electrician from a United
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1    apprenticeship and training program and received a
2    certification of satisfactory completion; or (B) does not
3    currently meet the criteria under clause (A) of this
4    paragraph (1), but is enrolled in a United States
5    Department of Labor registered electrical apprenticeship
6    program, provided that the person is directly supervised by
7    a person who meets the criteria under clause (A) of this
8    paragraph (1); or (C) has obtained one of the following
9    credentials in addition to attesting to satisfactory
10    completion of at least 5 years or 8,000 hours of documented
11    hands-on electrical experience: (i) a North American Board
12    of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) Installer
13    Certificate for Solar PV; (ii) an Underwriters
14    Laboratories (UL) PV Systems Installer Certificate; (iii)
15    an Electronics Technicians Association, International
16    (ETAI) Level 3 PV Installer Certificate; or (iv) an
17    Associate in Applied Science degree from an Illinois
18    Community College Board approved community college program
19    in renewable energy or a distributed generation
20    technology.
21        For the purposes of this paragraph (1), "directly
22    supervised" means that there is a qualified person who
23    meets the qualifications under clause (A) of this paragraph
24    (1) and who is available for supervision and consultation
25    regarding the work performed by persons under clause (B) of
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1    installation work that has been directly supervised to
2    ensure safety and conformity with applicable codes.
3        For the purposes of this paragraph (1), "install" means
4    the major activities and actions required to connect, in
5    accordance with applicable building and electrical codes,
6    the conductors, connectors, and all associated fittings,
7    devices, power outlets, or apparatuses mounted at the
8    premises that are directly involved in delivering energy to
9    the premises' electrical wiring from the photovoltaics,
10    including, but not limited to, to distributed photovoltaic
11    generation.
12        The renewable energy credits procured pursuant to the
13    supplemental procurement plan shall be procured using up to
14    $30,000,000 from the Illinois Power Agency Renewable
15    Energy Resources Fund. The Agency shall not plan to use
16    funds from the Illinois Power Agency Renewable Energy
17    Resources Fund in excess of the monies on deposit in such
18    fund or projected to be deposited into such fund. The
19    supplemental procurement plan shall ensure adequate,
20    reliable, affordable, efficient, and environmentally
21    sustainable renewable energy resources (including credits)
22    at the lowest total cost over time, taking into account any
23    benefits of price stability.
24        To the extent available, 50% of the renewable energy
25    credits procured from distributed renewable energy
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1    kilowatts in nameplate capacity. Procurement of renewable
2    energy credits from distributed renewable energy
3    generation devices shall be done through multi-year
4    contracts of no less than 5 years. The Agency shall create
5    credit requirements for counterparties. In order to
6    minimize the administrative burden on contracting
7    entities, the Agency shall solicit the use of third parties
8    to aggregate distributed renewable energy. These third
9    parties shall enter into and administer contracts with
10    individual distributed renewable energy generation device
11    owners. An individual distributed renewable energy
12    generation device owner shall have the ability to measure
13    the output of his or her distributed renewable energy
14    generation device.
15        In developing the supplemental procurement plan, the
16    Agency shall hold at least one workshop open to the public
17    within 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory
18    Act of the 98th General Assembly and shall consider any
19    comments made by stakeholders or the public. Upon
20    development of the supplemental procurement plan within
21    this 90-day period, copies of the supplemental procurement
22    plan shall be posted and made publicly available on the
23    Agency's and Commission's websites. All interested parties
24    shall have 14 days following the date of posting to provide
25    comment to the Agency on the supplemental procurement plan.
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1    supported by data or other detailed analyses, and, if
2    objecting to all or a portion of the supplemental
3    procurement plan, accompanied by specific alternative
4    wording or proposals. All comments shall be posted on the
5    Agency's and Commission's websites. Within 14 days
6    following the end of the 14-day review period, the Agency
7    shall revise the supplemental procurement plan as
8    necessary based on the comments received and file its
9    revised supplemental procurement plan with the Commission
10    for approval.
11        (2) Within 5 days after the filing of the supplemental
12    procurement plan at the Commission, any person objecting to
13    the supplemental procurement plan shall file an objection
14    with the Commission. Within 10 days after the filing, the
15    Commission shall determine whether a hearing is necessary.
16    The Commission shall enter its order confirming or
17    modifying the supplemental procurement plan within 90 days
18    after the filing of the supplemental procurement plan by
19    the Agency.
20        (3) The Commission shall approve the supplemental
21    procurement plan of renewable energy credits to be procured
22    from new or existing photovoltaics, including, but not
23    limited to, distributed photovoltaic generation, if the
24    Commission determines that it will ensure adequate,
25    reliable, affordable, efficient, and environmentally
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1    energy credits at the lowest total cost over time, taking
2    into account any benefits of price stability.
3        (4) The supplemental procurement process under this
4    subsection (i) shall include each of the following
5    components:
6            (A) Procurement administrator. The Agency may
7        retain a procurement administrator in the manner set
8        forth in item (2) of subsection (a) of Section 1-75 of
9        this Act to conduct the supplemental procurement or may
10        elect to use the same procurement administrator
11        administering the Agency's annual procurement under
12        Section 1-75.
13            (B) Procurement monitor. The procurement monitor
14        retained by the Commission pursuant to Section
15        16-111.5 of the Public Utilities Act shall:
16                (i) monitor interactions among the procurement
17            administrator and bidders and suppliers;
18                (ii) monitor and report to the Commission on
19            the progress of the supplemental procurement
20            process;
21                (iii) provide an independent confidential
22            report to the Commission regarding the results of
23            the procurement events;
24                (iv) assess compliance with the procurement
25            plan approved by the Commission for the
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1                (v) preserve the confidentiality of supplier
2            and bidding information in a manner consistent
3            with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and
4            tariffs;
5                (vi) provide expert advice to the Commission
6            and consult with the procurement administrator
7            regarding issues related to procurement process
8            design, rules, protocols, and policy-related
9            matters;
10                (vii) consult with the procurement
11            administrator regarding the development and use of
12            benchmark criteria, standard form contracts,
13            credit policies, and bid documents; and
14                (viii) perform, with respect to the
15            supplemental procurement process, any other
16            procurement monitor duties specifically delineated
17            within subsection (i) of this Section.
18            (C) Solicitation, pre-qualification, and
19        registration of bidders. The procurement administrator
20        shall disseminate information to potential bidders to
21        promote a procurement event, notify potential bidders
22        that the procurement administrator may enter into a
23        post-bid price negotiation with bidders that meet the
24        applicable benchmarks, provide supply requirements,
25        and otherwise explain the competitive procurement
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1        procurement administrator determines is appropriate,
2        this information shall be posted on the Agency's and
3        the Commission's websites. The procurement
4        administrator shall also administer the
5        prequalification process, including evaluation of
6        credit worthiness, compliance with procurement rules,
7        and agreement to the standard form contract developed
8        pursuant to item (D) of this paragraph (4). The
9        procurement administrator shall then identify and
10        register bidders to participate in the procurement
11        event.
12            (D) Standard contract forms and credit terms and
13        instruments. The procurement administrator, in
14        consultation with the Agency, the Commission, and
15        other interested parties and subject to Commission
16        oversight, shall develop and provide standard contract
17        forms for the supplier contracts that meet generally
18        accepted industry practices as well as include any
19        applicable State of Illinois terms and conditions that
20        are required for contracts entered into by an agency of
21        the State of Illinois. Standard credit terms and
22        instruments that meet generally accepted industry
23        practices shall be similarly developed. Contracts for
24        new photovoltaics shall include a provision attesting
25        that the supplier will use a qualified person for the
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1        subsection (i) of this Section. The procurement
2        administrator shall make available to the Commission
3        all written comments it receives on the contract forms,
4        credit terms, or instruments. If the procurement
5        administrator cannot reach agreement with the parties
6        as to the contract terms and conditions, the
7        procurement administrator must notify the Commission
8        of any disputed terms and the Commission shall resolve
9        the dispute. The terms of the contracts shall not be
10        subject to negotiation by winning bidders, and the
11        bidders must agree to the terms of the contract in
12        advance so that winning bids are selected solely on the
13        basis of price.
14            (E) Requests for proposals; competitive
15        procurement process. The procurement administrator
16        shall design and issue requests for proposals to supply
17        renewable energy credits in accordance with the
18        supplemental procurement plan, as approved by the
19        Commission. The requests for proposals shall set forth
20        a procedure for sealed, binding commitment bidding
21        with pay-as-bid settlement, and provision for
22        selection of bids on the basis of price, provided,
23        however, that no bid shall be accepted if it exceeds
24        the benchmark developed pursuant to item (F) of this
25        paragraph (4).
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1        procured shall be developed by the procurement
2        administrator in consultation with Commission staff,
3        the Agency, and the procurement monitor for use in this
4        supplemental procurement.
5            (G) A plan for implementing contingencies in the
6        event of supplier default, Commission rejection of
7        results, or any other cause.
8        (5) Within 2 business days after opening the sealed
9    bids, the procurement administrator shall submit a
10    confidential report to the Commission. The report shall
11    contain the results of the bidding for each of the products
12    along with the procurement administrator's recommendation
13    for the acceptance and rejection of bids based on the price
14    benchmark criteria and other factors observed in the
15    process. The procurement monitor also shall submit a
16    confidential report to the Commission within 2 business
17    days after opening the sealed bids. The report shall
18    contain the procurement monitor's assessment of bidder
19    behavior in the process as well as an assessment of the
20    procurement administrator's compliance with the
21    procurement process and rules. The Commission shall review
22    the confidential reports submitted by the procurement
23    administrator and procurement monitor and shall accept or
24    reject the recommendations of the procurement
25    administrator within 2 business days after receipt of the
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1        (6) Within 3 business days after the Commission
2    decision approving the results of a procurement event, the
3    Agency shall enter into binding contractual arrangements
4    with the winning suppliers using the standard form
5    contracts.
6        (7) The names of the successful bidders and the average
7    of the winning bid prices for each contract type and for
8    each contract term shall be made available to the public
9    within 2 days after the supplemental procurement event. The
10    Commission, the procurement monitor, the procurement
11    administrator, the Agency, and all participants in the
12    procurement process shall maintain the confidentiality of
13    all other supplier and bidding information in a manner
14    consistent with all applicable laws, rules, regulations,
15    and tariffs. Confidential information, including the
16    confidential reports submitted by the procurement
17    administrator and procurement monitor pursuant to this
18    Section, shall not be made publicly available and shall not
19    be discoverable by any party in any proceeding, absent a
20    compelling demonstration of need, nor shall those reports
21    be admissible in any proceeding other than one for law
22    enforcement purposes.
23        (8) The supplemental procurement provided in this
24    subsection (i) shall not be subject to the requirements and
25    limitations of subsections (c) and (d) of this Section.
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1    procurement process held pursuant to this Section,
2    including, but not limited to, the cost of developing the
3    supplemental procurement plan, the procurement
4    administrator, procurement monitor, and the cost of the
5    retirement of renewable energy credits purchased pursuant
6    to the supplemental procurement shall be paid for from the
7    Illinois Power Agency Renewable Energy Resources Fund. The
8    Agency shall enter into an interagency agreement with the
9    Commission to reimburse the Commission for its costs
10    associated with the procurement monitor for the
11    supplemental procurement process.
12(Source: P.A. 98-672, eff. 6-30-14; 99-906, eff. 6-1-17.)
 
13    (20 ILCS 3855/1-75)
14    Sec. 1-75. Planning and Procurement Bureau. The Planning
15and Procurement Bureau has the following duties and
16responsibilities:
17    (a) The Planning and Procurement Bureau shall each year,
18beginning in 2008, develop procurement plans and conduct
19competitive procurement processes in accordance with the
20requirements of Section 16-111.5 of the Public Utilities Act
21for the eligible retail customers of electric utilities that on
22December 31, 2005 provided electric service to at least 100,000
23customers in Illinois. Beginning with the delivery year
24commencing on June 1, 2017, the Planning and Procurement Bureau
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1emission credits from zero emission facilities in accordance
2with the requirements of subsection (d-5) of this Section. The
3Planning and Procurement Bureau shall also develop procurement
4plans and conduct competitive procurement processes in
5accordance with the requirements of Section 16-111.5 of the
6Public Utilities Act for the eligible retail customers of small
7multi-jurisdictional electric utilities that (i) on December
831, 2005 served less than 100,000 customers in Illinois and
9(ii) request a procurement plan for their Illinois
10jurisdictional load. This Section shall not apply to a small
11multi-jurisdictional utility until such time as a small
12multi-jurisdictional utility requests the Agency to prepare a
13procurement plan for their Illinois jurisdictional load. For
14the purposes of this Section, the term "eligible retail
15customers" has the same definition as found in Section
1616-111.5(a) of the Public Utilities Act.
17    Beginning with the plan or plans to be implemented in the
182017 delivery year, the Agency shall no longer include the
19procurement of renewable energy resources in the annual
20procurement plans required by this subsection (a), except as
21provided in subsection (q) of Section 16-111.5 of the Public
22Utilities Act and subsection (j) of this Section, and shall
23instead develop a long-term renewable resources procurement
24plan in accordance with subsection (c) of this Section and
25Section 16-111.5 of the Public Utilities Act.
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1    needed, issue a request for qualifications for experts or
2    expert consulting firms to develop the procurement plans in
3    accordance with Section 16-111.5 of the Public Utilities
4    Act. In order to qualify an expert or expert consulting
5    firm must have:
6            (A) direct previous experience assembling
7        large-scale power supply plans or portfolios for
8        end-use customers;
9            (B) an advanced degree in economics, mathematics,
10        engineering, risk management, or a related area of
11        study;
12            (C) 10 years of experience in the electricity
13        sector, including managing supply risk;
14            (D) expertise in wholesale electricity market
15        rules, including those established by the Federal
16        Energy Regulatory Commission and regional transmission
17        organizations;
18            (E) expertise in credit protocols and familiarity
19        with contract protocols;
20            (F) adequate resources to perform and fulfill the
21        required functions and responsibilities; and
22            (G) the absence of a conflict of interest and
23        inappropriate bias for or against potential bidders or
24        the affected electric utilities.
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1    to conduct the competitive procurement processes in
2    accordance with Section 16-111.5 of the Public Utilities
3    Act. In order to qualify an expert or expert consulting
4    firm must have:
5            (A) direct previous experience administering a
6        large-scale competitive procurement process;
7            (B) an advanced degree in economics, mathematics,
8        engineering, or a related area of study;
9            (C) 10 years of experience in the electricity
10        sector, including risk management experience;
11            (D) expertise in wholesale electricity market
12        rules, including those established by the Federal
13        Energy Regulatory Commission and regional transmission
14        organizations;
15            (E) expertise in credit and contract protocols;
16            (F) adequate resources to perform and fulfill the
17        required functions and responsibilities; and
18            (G) the absence of a conflict of interest and
19        inappropriate bias for or against potential bidders or
20        the affected electric utilities.
21        (3) The Agency shall provide affected utilities and
22    other interested parties with the lists of qualified
23    experts or expert consulting firms identified through the
24    request for qualifications processes that are under
25    consideration to develop the procurement plans and to serve
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1    provide each qualified expert's or expert consulting
2    firm's response to the request for qualifications. All
3    information provided under this subparagraph shall also be
4    provided to the Commission. The Agency may provide by rule
5    for fees associated with supplying the information to
6    utilities and other interested parties. These parties
7    shall, within 5 business days, notify the Agency in writing
8    if they object to any experts or expert consulting firms on
9    the lists. Objections shall be based on:
10            (A) failure to satisfy qualification criteria;
11            (B) identification of a conflict of interest; or
12            (C) evidence of inappropriate bias for or against
13        potential bidders or the affected utilities.
14        The Agency shall remove experts or expert consulting
15    firms from the lists within 10 days if there is a
16    reasonable basis for an objection and provide the updated
17    lists to the affected utilities and other interested
18    parties. If the Agency fails to remove an expert or expert
19    consulting firm from a list, an objecting party may seek
20    review by the Commission within 5 days thereafter by filing
21    a petition, and the Commission shall render a ruling on the
22    petition within 10 days. There is no right of appeal of the
23    Commission's ruling.
24        (4) The Agency shall issue requests for proposals to
25    the qualified experts or expert consulting firms to develop
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1    as procurement administrator.
2        (5) The Agency shall select an expert or expert
3    consulting firm to develop procurement plans based on the
4    proposals submitted and shall award contracts of up to 5
5    years to those selected.
6        (6) The Agency shall select an expert or expert
7    consulting firm, with approval of the Commission, to serve
8    as procurement administrator based on the proposals
9    submitted. If the Commission rejects, within 5 days, the
10    Agency's selection, the Agency shall submit another
11    recommendation within 3 days based on the proposals
12    submitted. The Agency shall award a 5-year contract to the
13    expert or expert consulting firm so selected with
14    Commission approval.
15    (b) The experts or expert consulting firms retained by the
16Agency shall, as appropriate, prepare procurement plans, and
17conduct a competitive procurement process as prescribed in
18Section 16-111.5 of the Public Utilities Act, to ensure
19adequate, reliable, affordable, efficient, and environmentally
20sustainable electric service at the lowest total cost over
21time, taking into account any benefits of price stability, for
22eligible retail customers of electric utilities that on
23December 31, 2005 provided electric service to at least 100,000
24customers in the State of Illinois, and for eligible Illinois
25retail customers of small multi-jurisdictional electric
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1100,000 customers in Illinois and (ii) request a procurement
2plan for their Illinois jurisdictional load.
3    (c) Renewable portfolio standard.
4        (1)(A) The Agency shall develop a long-term renewable
5    resources procurement plan that shall include procurement
6    programs and competitive procurement events necessary to
7    meet the goals set forth in this subsection (c). The
8    initial long-term renewable resources procurement plan
9    shall be released for comment no later than 160 days after
10    June 1, 2017 (the effective date of Public Act 99-906). The
11    Agency shall review, and may revise on an expedited basis,
12    the long-term renewable resources procurement plan at
13    least every 2 years, which shall be conducted in
14    conjunction with the procurement plan under Section
15    16-111.5 of the Public Utilities Act to the extent
16    practicable to minimize administrative expense. The
17    long-term renewable resources procurement plans shall be
18    subject to review and approval by the Commission under
19    Section 16-111.5 of the Public Utilities Act.
20        (B) Subject to subparagraph (F) of this paragraph (1),
21    the long-term renewable resources procurement plan shall
22    include the goals for procurement of renewable energy
23    credits to meet at least the following overall percentages:
24    13% by the 2017 delivery year; increasing by at least 1.5%
25    each delivery year thereafter to at least 25% by the 2025
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1    after the 2025 delivery year to at least 45% by 2030;
2    increasing by at least 3% each delivery year after the 2030
3    delivery year to at least 60% by 2035, 75% by 2040, and 90%
4    by 2045; increasing by at least 2% each delivery year after
5    the 2045 delivery year to 100% by the 2050 delivery year
6    and continuing at 100% no less than 25% for each delivery
7    year thereafter. In the event of a conflict between these
8    goals and the new wind and new photovoltaic procurement
9    requirements described in items (i) through (iii) of
10    subparagraph (C) and items (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (P)
11    of this paragraph (1), the long-term plan shall prioritize
12    compliance with the new wind and new photovoltaic
13    procurement requirements described in items (i) through
14    (iii) of subparagraph (C) and items (i) and (ii) of
15    subparagraph (P) of this paragraph (1) over the annual
16    percentage targets described in this subparagraph (B). The
17    Agency shall not comply with the annual percentage targets
18    described in this subparagraph (B) by procuring renewable
19    energy credits on the spot market that are unlikely to lead
20    to the development of new renewable resources.
21        For the delivery year beginning June 1, 2017, the
22    procurement plan shall include cost-effective renewable
23    energy resources equal to at least 13% of each utility's
24    load for eligible retail customers and 13% of the
25    applicable portion of each utility's load for retail
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1    applicable portion shall equal 50% of the utility's load
2    for retail customers who are not eligible retail customers
3    on February 28, 2017.
4        For the delivery year beginning June 1, 2018, the
5    procurement plan shall include cost-effective renewable
6    energy resources equal to at least 14.5% of each utility's
7    load for eligible retail customers and 14.5% of the
8    applicable portion of each utility's load for retail
9    customers who are not eligible retail customers, which
10    applicable portion shall equal 75% of the utility's load
11    for retail customers who are not eligible retail customers
12    on February 28, 2017.
13        For the delivery year beginning June 1, 2019, and for
14    each year thereafter, the procurement plans shall include
15    cost-effective renewable energy resources equal to a
16    minimum percentage of each utility's load for all retail
17    customers as follows: 16% by June 1, 2019; increasing by
18    1.5% each year thereafter to 25% by June 1, 2025;
19    increasing by at least 4% each year thereafter to at least
20    45% by June 1, 2030; increasing by at least 3% each year
21    thereafter to at least 90% by June 1, 2045; increasing by
22    at least 2% each year thereafter to at least 100% by June
23    1, 2050 and 25% by June 1, 2026 and each year thereafter.
24        For each delivery year, the Agency shall first
25    recognize each utility's obligations for that delivery
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1    credits under existing contracts, including renewable
2    energy credits as part of renewable energy resources, shall
3    be used to meet the goals set forth in this subsection (c)
4    for the delivery year.
5        (C) Of the renewable energy credits procured under this
6    subsection (c), at least 75% shall come from wind and
7    photovoltaic projects. The long-term renewable resources
8    procurement plan described in subparagraph (A) of this
9    paragraph (1) shall include the procurement of renewable
10    energy credits in amounts equal to at least the following:
11            (i) By the end of the 2020 delivery year:
12                At least 2,000,000 renewable energy credits
13            for each delivery year shall come from new wind
14            projects; and
15                At least 2,000,000 renewable energy credits
16            for each delivery year shall come from new
17            photovoltaic projects; of that amount, to the
18            extent possible, the Agency shall procure: at
19            least 50% from solar photovoltaic projects using
20            the program outlined in subparagraph (K) of this
21            paragraph (1) from distributed renewable energy
22            generation devices or community renewable
23            generation projects; at least 40% from
24            utility-scale solar projects; at least 2% from
25            brownfield site photovoltaic projects that are not
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1            remainder shall be determined through the
2            long-term planning process described in
3            subparagraph (A) of this paragraph (1).
4            (ii) By the end of the 2025 delivery year:
5                At least 3,000,000 renewable energy credits
6            for each delivery year shall come from new wind
7            projects; and
8                At least 3,000,000 renewable energy credits
9            for each delivery year shall come from new
10            photovoltaic projects; of that amount, to the
11            extent possible, the Agency shall procure: at
12            least 50% from solar photovoltaic projects using
13            the program outlined in subparagraph (K) of this
14            paragraph (1) from distributed renewable energy
15            devices or community renewable generation
16            projects; at least 40% from utility-scale solar
17            projects; at least 2% from brownfield site
18            photovoltaic projects that are not community
19            renewable generation projects; and the remainder
20            shall be determined through the long-term planning
21            process described in subparagraph (A) of this
22            paragraph (1).
23            (iii) By the end of the 2030 delivery year:
24                At least 4,000,000 renewable energy credits
25            for each delivery year shall come from new wind
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1                At least 4,000,000 renewable energy credits
2            for each delivery year shall come from new
3            photovoltaic projects; of that amount, to the
4            extent possible, the Agency shall procure: at
5            least 50% from solar photovoltaic projects using
6            the program outlined in subparagraph (K) of this
7            paragraph (1) from distributed renewable energy
8            devices or community renewable generation
9            projects; at least 40% from utility-scale solar
10            projects; at least 2% from brownfield site
11            photovoltaic projects that are not community
12            renewable generation projects; and the remainder
13            shall be determined through the long-term planning
14            process described in subparagraph (A) of this
15            paragraph (1).
16            For purposes of this Section:
17                "New wind projects" means wind renewable
18            energy facilities that are energized after June 1,
19            2017 for the delivery year commencing June 1, 2017
20            or within 3 years after the date the Commission
21            approves contracts for subsequent delivery years.
22                "New photovoltaic projects" means photovoltaic
23            renewable energy facilities that are energized
24            after June 1, 2017. Photovoltaic projects
25            developed under Section 1-56 of this Act shall not
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1            requirements in this subparagraph (C).
2        (D) Renewable energy credits shall be cost effective.
3    For purposes of this subsection (c), "cost effective" means
4    that the costs of procuring renewable energy resources do
5    not cause the limit stated in subparagraph (E) of this
6    paragraph (1) to be exceeded and, for renewable energy
7    credits procured through a competitive procurement event,
8    do not exceed benchmarks based on market prices for like
9    products in the region. For purposes of this subsection
10    (c), "like products" means contracts for renewable energy
11    credits from the same or substantially similar technology,
12    same or substantially similar vintage (new or existing),
13    the same or substantially similar quantity, and the same or
14    substantially similar contract length and structure.
15    Benchmarks shall be developed by the procurement
16    administrator, in consultation with the Commission staff,
17    Agency staff, and the procurement monitor and shall be
18    subject to Commission review and approval. If price
19    benchmarks for like products in the region are not
20    available, the procurement administrator shall establish
21    price benchmarks based on publicly available data on
22    regional technology costs and expected current and future
23    regional energy prices. The benchmarks in this Section
24    shall not be used to curtail or otherwise reduce
25    contractual obligations entered into by or through the
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1    Act 99-906).
2        (E) For purposes of this subsection (c), the required
3    procurement of cost-effective renewable energy resources
4    for a particular year commencing prior to June 1, 2017
5    shall be measured as a percentage of the actual amount of
6    electricity (megawatt-hours) supplied by the electric
7    utility to eligible retail customers in the delivery year
8    ending immediately prior to the procurement, and, for
9    delivery years commencing on and after June 1, 2017, the
10    required procurement of cost-effective renewable energy
11    resources for a particular year shall be measured as a
12    percentage of the actual amount of electricity
13    (megawatt-hours) delivered by the electric utility in the
14    delivery year ending immediately prior to the procurement,
15    to all retail customers in its service territory. For
16    purposes of this subsection (c), the amount paid per
17    kilowatthour means the total amount paid for electric
18    service expressed on a per kilowatthour basis. For purposes
19    of this subsection (c), the total amount paid for electric
20    service includes without limitation amounts paid for
21    supply, transmission, distribution, surcharges, and add-on
22    taxes.
23        Notwithstanding the requirements of this subsection
24    (c), the total of renewable energy resources procured under
25    the procurement plan for any single year shall be subject
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1    procurement shall be reduced for all retail customers based
2    on the amount necessary to limit the annual estimated
3    average net increase due to the costs of these resources
4    included in the amounts paid by eligible retail customers
5    in connection with electric service to no more than the
6    greater of 2.015% of the amount paid per kilowatthour by
7    those customers during the year ending May 31, 2007 or the
8    incremental amount per kilowatthour paid for these
9    resources in 2011. To arrive at a maximum dollar amount of
10    renewable energy resources to be procured for the
11    particular delivery year, the resulting per kilowatthour
12    amount shall be applied to the actual amount of
13    kilowatthours of electricity delivered, or applicable
14    portion of such amount as specified in paragraph (1) of
15    this subsection (c), as applicable, by the electric utility
16    in the delivery year immediately prior to the procurement
17    to all retail customers in its service territory. The
18    calculations required by this subparagraph (E) shall be
19    made only once for each delivery year at the time that the
20    renewable energy resources are procured. Once the
21    determination as to the amount of renewable energy
22    resources to procure is made based on the calculations set
23    forth in this subparagraph (E) and the contracts procuring
24    those amounts are executed, no subsequent rate impact
25    determinations shall be made and no adjustments to those
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1    such contracts shall be fully recoverable by the electric
2    utility as provided in this Section.
3        (F) If the limitation on the amount of renewable energy
4    resources procured in subparagraph (E) of this paragraph
5    (1) prevents the Agency from meeting all of the goals in
6    this subsection (c), the Agency's long-term plan shall
7    prioritize compliance with the requirements of this
8    subsection (c) regarding renewable energy credits in the
9    following order:
10            (i) renewable energy credits under existing
11        contractual obligations;
12            (i-5) funding for the Illinois Solar for All
13        Program, as described in subparagraph (O) of this
14        paragraph (1);
15            (ii) renewable energy credits necessary to comply
16        with the new wind and new photovoltaic procurement
17        requirements described in items (i) through (iii) of
18        subparagraph (C) of this paragraph (1); and
19            (ii-5) renewable energy credits necessary to
20        comply with the new wind and new photovoltaic
21        procurement requirements described in subparagraph (P)
22        of this paragraph (1); and
23            (iii) renewable energy credits necessary to meet
24        the remaining requirements of this subsection (c).
25        (G) The following provisions shall apply to the
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1    this subsection (c):
2            (i) Notwithstanding whether a long-term renewable
3        resources procurement plan has been approved, the
4        Agency shall conduct an initial forward procurement
5        for renewable energy credits from new utility-scale
6        wind projects within 160 days after June 1, 2017 (the
7        effective date of Public Act 99-906). For the purposes
8        of this initial forward procurement, the Agency shall
9        solicit 15-year contracts for delivery of 1,000,000
10        renewable energy credits delivered annually from new
11        utility-scale wind projects to begin delivery on June
12        1, 2019, if available, but not later than June 1, 2021.
13        Payments to suppliers of renewable energy credits
14        shall commence upon delivery. Renewable energy credits
15        procured under this initial procurement shall be
16        included in the Agency's long-term plan and shall apply
17        to all renewable energy goals in this subsection (c).
18            (ii) Notwithstanding whether a long-term renewable
19        resources procurement plan has been approved, the
20        Agency shall conduct an initial forward procurement
21        for renewable energy credits from new utility-scale
22        solar projects and brownfield site photovoltaic
23        projects within one year after June 1, 2017 (the
24        effective date of Public Act 99-906). For the purposes
25        of this initial forward procurement, the Agency shall
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1        renewable energy credits delivered annually from new
2        utility-scale solar projects and brownfield site
3        photovoltaic projects to begin delivery on June 1,
4        2019, if available, but not later than June 1, 2021.
5        The Agency may structure this initial procurement in
6        one or more discrete procurement events. Payments to
7        suppliers of renewable energy credits shall commence
8        upon delivery. Renewable energy credits procured under
9        this initial procurement shall be included in the
10        Agency's long-term plan and shall apply to all
11        renewable energy goals in this subsection (c).
12            (iii) Subsequent forward procurements for
13        utility-scale wind projects shall solicit at least
14        1,000,000 renewable energy credits delivered annually
15        per procurement event and shall be planned, scheduled,
16        and designed such that the cumulative amount of
17        renewable energy credits delivered from all new wind
18        projects in each delivery year shall not exceed the
19        Agency's projection of the cumulative amount of
20        renewable energy credits that will be delivered from
21        all new photovoltaic projects, including utility-scale
22        and distributed photovoltaic devices, in the same
23        delivery year at the time scheduled for wind contract
24        delivery.
25            (iv) If, at any time after the time set for
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1        initial procurements in items (i) and (ii) of this
2        subparagraph (G), the cumulative amount of renewable
3        energy credits projected to be delivered from all new
4        wind projects in a given delivery year exceeds the
5        cumulative amount of renewable energy credits
6        projected to be delivered from all new photovoltaic
7        projects in that delivery year by 200,000 or more
8        renewable energy credits, then the Agency shall within
9        60 days adjust the procurement programs in the
10        long-term renewable resources procurement plan to
11        ensure that the projected cumulative amount of
12        renewable energy credits to be delivered from all new
13        wind projects does not exceed the projected cumulative
14        amount of renewable energy credits to be delivered from
15        all new photovoltaic projects by 200,000 or more
16        renewable energy credits, provided that nothing in
17        this Section shall preclude the projected cumulative
18        amount of renewable energy credits to be delivered from
19        all new photovoltaic projects from exceeding the
20        projected cumulative amount of renewable energy
21        credits to be delivered from all new wind projects in
22        each delivery year and provided further that nothing in
23        this item (iv) shall require the curtailment of an
24        executed contract. The Agency shall update, on a
25        quarterly basis, its projection of the renewable
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1        each delivery year. Notwithstanding anything to the
2        contrary, the Agency may adjust the timing of
3        procurement events conducted under this subparagraph
4        (G). The long-term renewable resources procurement
5        plan shall set forth the process by which the
6        adjustments may be made.
7            (v) All procurements under this subparagraph (G)
8        shall comply with the geographic requirements in
9        subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (1) and shall follow
10        the procurement processes and procedures described in
11        this Section and Section 16-111.5 of the Public
12        Utilities Act to the extent practicable, and these
13        processes and procedures may be expedited to
14        accommodate the schedule established by this
15        subparagraph (G).
16        (H) The procurement of renewable energy resources for a
17    given delivery year shall be reduced as described in this
18    subparagraph (H) if an alternative retail electric
19    supplier meets the requirements described in this
20    subparagraph (H).
21            (i) Within 45 days after June 1, 2017 (the
22        effective date of Public Act 99-906), an alternative
23        retail electric supplier or its successor shall submit
24        an informational filing to the Illinois Commerce
25        Commission certifying that, as of December 31, 2015,
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1        more electric generating facilities that generates
2        renewable energy resources as defined in Section 1-10
3        of this Act, provided that such facilities are not
4        powered by wind or photovoltaics, and the facilities
5        generate one renewable energy credit for each
6        megawatthour of energy produced from the facility.
7            The informational filing shall identify each
8        facility that was eligible to satisfy the alternative
9        retail electric supplier's obligations under Section
10        16-115D of the Public Utilities Act as described in
11        this item (i).
12            (ii) For a given delivery year, the alternative
13        retail electric supplier may elect to supply its retail
14        customers with renewable energy credits from the
15        facility or facilities described in item (i) of this
16        subparagraph (H) that continue to be owned by the
17        alternative retail electric supplier.
18            (iii) The alternative retail electric supplier
19        shall notify the Agency and the applicable utility, no
20        later than February 28 of the year preceding the
21        applicable delivery year or 15 days after June 1, 2017
22        (the effective date of Public Act 99-906), whichever is
23        later, of its election under item (ii) of this
24        subparagraph (H) to supply renewable energy credits to
25        retail customers of the utility. Such election shall
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1        supplied by the alternative retail electric supplier
2        to the utility's retail customers and the source of the
3        renewable energy credits identified in the
4        informational filing as described in item (i) of this
5        subparagraph (H), subject to the following
6        limitations:
7                For the delivery year beginning June 1, 2018,
8            the maximum amount of renewable energy credits to
9            be supplied by an alternative retail electric
10            supplier under this subparagraph (H) shall be 68%
11            multiplied by 25% multiplied by 14.5% multiplied
12            by the amount of metered electricity
13            (megawatt-hours) delivered by the alternative
14            retail electric supplier to Illinois retail
15            customers during the delivery year ending May 31,
16            2016.
17                For delivery years beginning June 1, 2019 and
18            each year thereafter, the maximum amount of
19            renewable energy credits to be supplied by an
20            alternative retail electric supplier under this
21            subparagraph (H) shall be 68% multiplied by 50%
22            multiplied by 16% multiplied by the amount of
23            metered electricity (megawatt-hours) delivered by
24            the alternative retail electric supplier to
25            Illinois retail customers during the delivery year
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1            shall increase by 1.5% each delivery year
2            thereafter to 25% by the delivery year beginning
3            June 1, 2025, and thereafter the 25% value shall
4            apply to each delivery year.
5            For each delivery year, the total amount of
6        renewable energy credits supplied by all alternative
7        retail electric suppliers under this subparagraph (H)
8        shall not exceed 9% of the Illinois target renewable
9        energy credit quantity. The Illinois target renewable
10        energy credit quantity for the delivery year beginning
11        June 1, 2018 is 14.5% multiplied by the total amount of
12        metered electricity (megawatt-hours) delivered in the
13        delivery year immediately preceding that delivery
14        year, provided that the 14.5% shall increase by 1.5%
15        each delivery year thereafter to 25% by the delivery
16        year beginning June 1, 2025, and thereafter the 25%
17        value shall apply to each delivery year.
18            If the requirements set forth in items (i) through
19        (iii) of this subparagraph (H) are met, the charges
20        that would otherwise be applicable to the retail
21        customers of the alternative retail electric supplier
22        under paragraph (6) of this subsection (c) for the
23        applicable delivery year shall be reduced by the ratio
24        of the quantity of renewable energy credits supplied by
25        the alternative retail electric supplier compared to
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1        quantity. The supplier's target renewable energy
2        credit quantity for the delivery year beginning June 1,
3        2018 is 14.5% multiplied by the total amount of metered
4        electricity (megawatt-hours) delivered by the
5        alternative retail supplier in that delivery year,
6        provided that the 14.5% shall increase by 1.5% each
7        delivery year thereafter to 25% by the delivery year
8        beginning June 1, 2025, and thereafter the 25% value
9        shall apply to each delivery year.
10            On or before April 1 of each year, the Agency shall
11        annually publish a report on its website that
12        identifies the aggregate amount of renewable energy
13        credits supplied by alternative retail electric
14        suppliers under this subparagraph (H).
15        (I) The Agency shall design its long-term renewable
16    energy procurement plan to maximize the State's interest in
17    the health, safety, and welfare of its residents, including
18    but not limited to minimizing sulfur dioxide, nitrogen
19    oxide, particulate matter and other pollution that
20    adversely affects public health in this State, increasing
21    fuel and resource diversity in this State, enhancing the
22    reliability and resiliency of the electricity distribution
23    system in this State, meeting goals to limit carbon dioxide
24    emissions under federal or State law, and contributing to a
25    cleaner and healthier environment for the citizens of this
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1    renewable energy credits shall be eligible to be counted
2    toward the renewable energy requirements of this
3    subsection (c) if they are generated from facilities
4    located in this State. The Agency may qualify renewable
5    energy credits from facilities located in states adjacent
6    to Illinois if the generator demonstrates and the Agency
7    determines that the operation of such facility or
8    facilities will help promote the State's interest in the
9    health, safety, and welfare of its residents based on the
10    public interest criteria described above. To ensure that
11    the public interest criteria are applied to the procurement
12    and given full effect, the Agency's long-term procurement
13    plan shall describe in detail how each public interest
14    factor shall be considered and weighted for facilities
15    located in states adjacent to Illinois.
16        (J) In order to promote the competitive development of
17    renewable energy resources in furtherance of the State's
18    interest in the health, safety, and welfare of its
19    residents, renewable energy credits shall not be eligible
20    to be counted toward the renewable energy requirements of
21    this subsection (c) if they are sourced from a generating
22    unit whose costs were being recovered through rates
23    regulated by this State or any other state or states on or
24    after January 1, 2017. Each contract executed to purchase
25    renewable energy credits under this subsection (c) shall
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1    generating unit supplying the renewable energy credits
2    subsequently begin to be recovered through rates regulated
3    by this State or any other state or states; and each
4    contract shall further provide that, in that event, the
5    supplier of the credits must return 110% of all payments
6    received under the contract. Amounts returned under the
7    requirements of this subparagraph (J) shall be retained by
8    the utility and all of these amounts shall be used for the
9    procurement of additional renewable energy credits from
10    new wind or new photovoltaic resources as defined in this
11    subsection (c). The long-term plan shall provide that these
12    renewable energy credits shall be procured in the next
13    procurement event.
14        Notwithstanding the limitations of this subparagraph
15    (J), renewable energy credits sourced from generating
16    units that are constructed, purchased, owned, or leased by
17    an electric utility as part of an approved project,
18    program, or pilot under Section 1-56 of this Act shall be
19    eligible to be counted toward the renewable energy
20    requirements of this subsection (c), regardless of how the
21    costs of these units are recovered.
22        (K) The long-term renewable resources procurement plan
23    developed by the Agency in accordance with subparagraph (A)
24    of this paragraph (1) shall include an Adjustable Block
25    program for the procurement of renewable energy credits
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1    renewable energy generation devices or new photovoltaic
2    community renewable generation projects. The Adjustable
3    Block program shall be designed to provide a transparent
4    schedule of prices and quantities to enable the
5    photovoltaic market to scale up and for renewable energy
6    credit prices to adjust at a predictable rate over time.
7    The prices set by the Adjustable Block program can be
8    reflected as a set value or as the product of a formula.
9        The Adjustable Block program shall include for each
10    category of eligible projects: a schedule of standard block
11    purchase prices to be offered; a series of steps, with
12    associated nameplate capacity and purchase prices that
13    adjust from step to step; and automatic opening of the next
14    step as soon as the nameplate capacity and available
15    purchase prices for an open step are fully committed or
16    reserved. Only projects energized on or after June 1, 2017
17    shall be eligible for the Adjustable Block program. For
18    each block group the Agency shall determine the number of
19    blocks, the amount of generation capacity in each block,
20    and the purchase price for each block, provided that the
21    purchase price provided and the total amount of generation
22    in all blocks for all block groups shall be sufficient to
23    meet the goals in this subsection (c). The Agency may
24    periodically review its prior decisions establishing the
25    number of blocks, the amount of generation capacity in each
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1    propose, on an expedited basis, changes to these previously
2    set values, including but not limited to redistributing
3    these amounts and the available funds as necessary and
4    appropriate, subject to Commission approval as part of the
5    periodic plan revision process described in Section
6    16-111.5 of the Public Utilities Act. The Agency may define
7    different block sizes, purchase prices, or other distinct
8    terms and conditions for projects located in different
9    utility service territories if the Agency deems it
10    necessary to meet the goals in this subsection (c).
11        The Adjustable Block program shall include at least the
12    following block groups in at least the following amounts,
13    which may be adjusted upon review by the Agency and
14    approval by the Commission as described in this
15    subparagraph (K):
16            (i) At least 25% from distributed renewable energy
17        generation devices with a nameplate capacity of no more
18        than 10 kilowatts.
19            (ii) At least 25% from distributed renewable
20        energy generation devices with a nameplate capacity of
21        more than 10 kilowatts and no more than 2,000
22        kilowatts. The Agency may create sub-categories within
23        this category to account for the differences between
24        projects for small commercial customers, large
25        commercial customers, and public or non-profit
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1            (iii) At least 25% from photovoltaic community
2        renewable generation projects.
3            (iv) The remaining 25% shall be allocated as
4        specified by the Agency in the long-term renewable
5        resources procurement plan.
6        The Adjustable Block program shall be designed to
7    ensure that renewable energy credits are procured from
8    photovoltaic distributed renewable energy generation
9    devices and new photovoltaic community renewable energy
10    generation projects in diverse locations, including urban
11    and rural areas, and are not concentrated in a few
12    geographic areas or excluding particular geographic areas.
13        The Adjustable Block Program shall be designed to
14    prioritize the procurement of renewable energy credits
15    from new photovoltaic community renewable energy projects
16    that are organized by local communities, sited in the
17    communities they serve, or are also brownfield site
18    photovoltaic projects, as defined in Section 1-10 of this
19    Act, for a portion of the overall renewable energy credits
20    to be procured from new photovoltaic community renewable
21    energy projects.
22        (L) The procurement of photovoltaic renewable energy
23    credits under items (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (K) of
24    this paragraph (1) shall be subject to the following
25    contract and payment terms:
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1        15 years in length.
2            (ii) For those renewable energy credits that
3        qualify and are procured under item (i) of subparagraph
4        (K) of this paragraph (1), the renewable energy credit
5        purchase price shall be paid in full by the contracting
6        utilities at the time that the facility producing the
7        renewable energy credits is interconnected at the
8        distribution system level of the utility and
9        energized. The electric utility shall receive and
10        retire all renewable energy credits generated by the
11        project for the first 15 years of operation.
12            (iii) For those renewable energy credits that
13        qualify and are procured under item (ii) and (iii) of
14        subparagraph (K) of this paragraph (1) and any
15        additional categories of distributed generation
16        included in the long-term renewable resources
17        procurement plan and approved by the Commission, 20
18        percent of the renewable energy credit purchase price
19        shall be paid by the contracting utilities at the time
20        that the facility producing the renewable energy
21        credits is interconnected at the distribution system
22        level of the utility and energized. The remaining
23        portion shall be paid ratably over the subsequent
24        4-year period. The electric utility shall receive and
25        retire all renewable energy credits generated by the
26        project for the first 15 years of operation.

 

 

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1            (iv) Each contract shall include provisions to
2        ensure the delivery of the renewable energy credits for
3        the full term of the contract.
4            (v) The utility shall be the counterparty to the
5        contracts executed under this subparagraph (L) that
6        are approved by the Commission under the process
7        described in Section 16-111.5 of the Public Utilities
8        Act. No contract shall be executed for an amount that
9        is less than one renewable energy credit per year.
10            (vi) If, at any time, approved applications for the
11        Adjustable Block program exceed funds collected by the
12        electric utility or would cause the Agency to exceed
13        the limitation described in subparagraph (E) of this
14        paragraph (1) on the amount of renewable energy
15        resources that may be procured, then the Agency shall
16        consider future uncommitted funds to be reserved for
17        these contracts on a first-come, first-served basis,
18        with the delivery of renewable energy credits required
19        beginning at the time that the reserved funds become
20        available.
21            (vii) Nothing in this Section shall require the
22        utility to advance any payment or pay any amounts that
23        exceed the actual amount of revenues collected by the
24        utility under paragraph (6) of this subsection (c) and
25        subsection (k) of Section 16-108 of the Public
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1        Section shall expressly incorporate this limitation.
2        (M) The Agency shall be authorized to retain one or
3    more experts or expert consulting firms to develop,
4    administer, implement, operate, and evaluate the
5    Adjustable Block program described in subparagraph (K) of
6    this paragraph (1), and the Agency shall retain the
7    consultant or consultants in the same manner, to the extent
8    practicable, as the Agency retains others to administer
9    provisions of this Act, including, but not limited to, the
10    procurement administrator. The selection of experts and
11    expert consulting firms and the procurement process
12    described in this subparagraph (M) are exempt from the
13    requirements of Section 20-10 of the Illinois Procurement
14    Code, under Section 20-10 of that Code. The Agency shall
15    strive to minimize administrative expenses in the
16    implementation of the Adjustable Block program.
17        The Agency and its consultant or consultants shall
18    monitor block activity, share program activity with
19    stakeholders and conduct regularly scheduled meetings to
20    discuss program activity and market conditions. If
21    necessary, the Agency may make prospective administrative
22    adjustments to the Adjustable Block program design, such as
23    redistributing available funds or making adjustments to
24    purchase prices as necessary to achieve the goals of this
25    subsection (c). Program modifications to any price,
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1    deviate from the Commission's approved value by more than
2    25% shall take effect immediately and are not subject to
3    Commission review and approval. Program modifications to
4    any price, capacity block, or other program element that
5    deviate more than 25% from the Commission's approved value
6    must be approved by the Commission as a long-term plan
7    amendment under Section 16-111.5 of the Public Utilities
8    Act. The Agency shall consider stakeholder feedback when
9    making adjustments to the Adjustable Block design and shall
10    notify stakeholders in advance of any planned changes.
11        (N) The long-term renewable resources procurement plan
12    required by this subsection (c) shall include a community
13    renewable generation program. The Agency shall establish
14    the terms, conditions, and program requirements for
15    community renewable generation projects with a goal to
16    expand renewable energy generating facility access to a
17    broader group of energy consumers, to ensure robust
18    participation opportunities for residential and small
19    commercial customers and those who cannot install
20    renewable energy on their own properties. Any plan approved
21    by the Commission shall allow subscriptions to community
22    renewable generation projects to be portable and
23    transferable. For purposes of this subparagraph (N),
24    "portable" means that subscriptions may be retained by the
25    subscriber even if the subscriber relocates or changes its
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1    "transferable" means that a subscriber may assign or sell
2    subscriptions to another person within the same utility
3    service territory.
4        Electric utilities shall provide a monetary credit to a
5    subscriber's subsequent bill for service for the
6    proportional output of a community renewable generation
7    project attributable to that subscriber as specified in
8    Section 16-107.5 of the Public Utilities Act.
9        The Agency shall purchase renewable energy credits
10    from subscribed shares of photovoltaic community renewable
11    generation projects through the Adjustable Block program
12    described in subparagraph (K) of this paragraph (1) or
13    through the Illinois Solar for All Program described in
14    Section 1-56 of this Act. The electric utility shall
15    purchase any unsubscribed energy from community renewable
16    generation projects that are Qualifying Facilities ("QF")
17    under the electric utility's tariff for purchasing the
18    output from QFs under Public Utilities Regulatory Policies
19    Act of 1978.
20        The owners of and any subscribers to a community
21    renewable generation project shall not be considered
22    public utilities or alternative retail electricity
23    suppliers under the Public Utilities Act solely as a result
24    of their interest in or subscription to a community
25    renewable generation project and shall not be required to
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1    participating in a community renewable generation project
2    with a public utility.
3        (O) For the delivery year beginning June 1, 2018, the
4    long-term renewable resources procurement plan required by
5    this subsection (c) shall provide for the Agency to procure
6    contracts to continue offering the Illinois Solar for All
7    Program described in subsection (b) of Section 1-56 of this
8    Act, and the contracts approved by the Commission shall be
9    executed by the utilities that are subject to this
10    subsection (c). The long-term renewable resources
11    procurement plan shall allocate 5% of the funds available
12    under the plan for the applicable delivery year, or
13    $10,000,000 per delivery year, whichever is greater, to
14    fund the programs, and the plan shall determine the amount
15    of funding to be apportioned to the programs identified in
16    subsection (b) of Section 1-56 of this Act; provided that
17    for the delivery years beginning June 1, 2017, June 1,
18    2021, and June 1, 2025, the long-term renewable resources
19    procurement plan shall allocate 10% of the funds available
20    under the plan for the applicable delivery year, or
21    $20,000,000 per delivery year, whichever is greater, and
22    $10,000,000 of such funds in such year shall be used by an
23    electric utility that serves more than 3,000,000 retail
24    customers in the State to implement a Commission-approved
25    plan under Section 16-108.12 of the Public Utilities Act.
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1    subparagraph (O), the Commission shall consider the
2    experience and performance under the programs and any
3    evaluation reports. The Commission shall also provide for
4    an independent evaluation of those programs on a periodic
5    basis that are funded under this subparagraph (O).
6        (P) For the delivery year beginning June 1, 2021, the
7    long-term renewable resources procurement plan required by
8    this subsection (c) shall also include and account for the
9    annual procurement of new long-term contracts, including
10    bundled contracts, as described in subsection (j) of this
11    Section, from new wind projects and new photovoltaic
12    projects such that, by the end of the 2030 delivery year:
13            (i) at least 25,000,000 renewable energy credits
14        for each delivery year shall come from new wind
15        projects; and
16            (ii) at least 25,000,000 renewable energy credits
17        for each delivery year shall come from new photovoltaic
18        projects.
19        The gradual increase in renewable resource procurement
20    discussed in this subparagraph (P) shall involve annual
21    procurements of new wind and new photovoltaic projects and,
22    in the case of the Adjustable Block Program created by
23    subparagraph (K) of this subsection (c), the annual release
24    of new blocks of capacity each year with the goal of
25    encouraging stability and steady growth in the solar market
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1        In developing the long-term renewable resources
2    procurement plan, the Agency shall develop bidding
3    criteria to account for the ability of new photovoltaic and
4    wind projects to deliver additional benefits for Illinois
5    such as agriculture and pollinator-friendly projects,
6    brownfield redevelopment, water-pollution buffers, and
7    other land-use or environmental benefits.
8        In this Section:
9        "New wind projects" means wind renewable energy
10    facilities that are energized after June 1, 2017 for the
11    delivery year commencing June 1, 2017 or within 3 years
12    after the date the Commission approves contracts for
13    subsequent delivery years.
14        "New photovoltaic projects" means photovoltaic
15    renewable energy facilities that are energized after June
16    1, 2017.
17        (Q) Beginning with the 2019 update to the long-term
18    renewable resources procurement plan required by this
19    subsection (c), the Agency shall evaluate the budget
20    necessary to fund:
21            (i) purchases of renewable energy credits under
22        existing contractual obligations;
23            (ii) the Illinois Solar for All Program, related
24        grassroots education and expansion goals under Section
25        1-56(b)(2-8) of the Illinois Power Agency Act;
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1        necessary to comply with the new wind and new
2        photovoltaic project requirements described in items
3        (i) through (iii) of subparagraph (C) of this paragraph
4        (1); and
5            (iv) purchases of renewable energy credits
6        necessary to comply with the new wind project and new
7        photovoltaic project procurement requirements
8        described in subparagraph (P) of this paragraph (1).
9        Following the delivery year 2021, the Agency shall
10    review the budget necessary to fund items (i) through (iv)
11    of this subparagraph (Q) to determine if that budget
12    exceeds the limitation on the amount of renewable energy
13    resources procured in subparagraph (E) of this paragraph
14    (1) when combined with savings achieved by the carbon-free
15    resources procured in subsection (k) of this Section. If
16    so, the Agency shall propose an alternative limitation
17    which the Commission shall review and approve if the
18    Commission finds an alternative limitation is necessary to
19    achieve the requirements of items (i) through (iv) of this
20    subparagraph (Q). The Commission shall find an alternative
21    limitation necessary only if it determines it is a
22    cost-effective way to achieve the goals of subsection (c)
23    and paragraphs (2) through (8) of subsection (b) and as
24    part of the review of the Agency's procurement plan for the
25    delivery year following the year in which the Agency
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1    described by the procurement process contained in Section
2    16-111.5 of the Public Utilities Act.
3        (1.5) No later than May 31, 2021, all Illinois electric
4    cooperatives and municipal utilities shall develop a plan
5    to ensure that their members and customers have access to
6    renewable energy on a reasonably equivalent basis to all
7    other residents in the State, including the overall
8    percentage goals listed in subparagraph (A) of paragraph
9    (1) of this Section and the carbon-free resources goals of
10    subsection (k) of this Section 1-75. These plans shall be
11    developed through a public process involving municipal
12    utility and cooperative members, customers, and other
13    members of the public, and shall be filed with the Illinois
14    Commerce Commission at least every 2 years.
15        (2) (Blank).
16        (3) (Blank).
17        (4) The electric utility shall retire all renewable
18    energy credits used to comply with the standard.
19        (5) Beginning with the 2010 delivery year and ending
20    June 1, 2017, an electric utility subject to this
21    subsection (c) shall apply the lesser of the maximum
22    alternative compliance payment rate or the most recent
23    estimated alternative compliance payment rate for its
24    service territory for the corresponding compliance period,
25    established pursuant to subsection (d) of Section 16-115D
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1    take service pursuant to the electric utility's hourly
2    pricing tariff or tariffs. The electric utility shall
3    retain all amounts collected as a result of the application
4    of the alternative compliance payment rate or rates to such
5    customers, and, beginning in 2011, the utility shall
6    include in the information provided under item (1) of
7    subsection (d) of Section 16-111.5 of the Public Utilities
8    Act the amounts collected under the alternative compliance
9    payment rate or rates for the prior year ending May 31.
10    Notwithstanding any limitation on the procurement of
11    renewable energy resources imposed by item (2) of this
12    subsection (c), the Agency shall increase its spending on
13    the purchase of renewable energy resources to be procured
14    by the electric utility for the next plan year by an amount
15    equal to the amounts collected by the utility under the
16    alternative compliance payment rate or rates in the prior
17    year ending May 31.
18        (6) The electric utility shall be entitled to recover
19    all of its costs associated with the procurement of
20    renewable energy credits under plans approved under this
21    Section and Section 16-111.5 of the Public Utilities Act.
22    These costs shall include associated reasonable expenses
23    for implementing the procurement programs, including, but
24    not limited to, the costs of administering and evaluating
25    the Adjustable Block program, through an automatic
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1    of Section 16-108 of the Public Utilities Act.
2        (7) Renewable energy credits procured from new
3    photovoltaic projects or new distributed renewable energy
4    generation devices under this Section after June 1, 2017
5    (the effective date of Public Act 99-906) must be procured
6    from devices installed by a qualified person in compliance
7    with the requirements of Section 16-128A of the Public
8    Utilities Act and any rules or regulations adopted
9    thereunder.
10        In meeting the renewable energy requirements of this
11    subsection (c), to the extent feasible and consistent with
12    State and federal law, the renewable energy credit
13    procurements, Adjustable Block solar program, and
14    community renewable generation program shall provide
15    employment opportunities for all segments of the
16    population and workforce, including minority-owned and
17    female-owned business enterprises, and shall not,
18    consistent with State and federal law, discriminate based
19    on race or socioeconomic status. Specifically, as the
20    Agency conducts competitive procurement processes and
21    implements programs to procure renewable energy credits
22    identified in the long-term renewable resources
23    procurement plan, the Agency must preference the
24    procurement of renewable energy credits from those
25    Approved Vendors and companies that meet multiple Equity
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1            (A) Hiring Equity Action: 30% of the company's
2        workforce (measured by FTEs) are people of color
3        (members of a racial or ethnic minority group) and
4        receive at or above the prevailing wage.
5            (B) Clean Jobs Workforce Hubs Action: 30% of the
6        workers associated with the project are graduates or
7        trainees from the Clean Jobs Workforce Hubs programs,
8        or equivalent certification, and paid at or above the
9        prevailing wage.
10            (C) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Action:
11        being an entity defined under Section 2 of the Business
12        Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with
13        Disabilities Act.
14            (D) Contracting Equity Action: 51% of the
15        company's subcontractors or vendors are entities
16        defined under Section 2 of the Business Enterprise for
17        Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act
18        or 30% of the workers associated with the project,
19        including from all subcontractors and vendors, are
20        people of color (members of a racial or ethnic minority
21        group).
22            (E) Community Benefits Action: (i) for projects
23        100kW in size or larger, project has an executed
24        Community Benefits Agreement that could include, but
25        is not limited to, a commitment to hire local workers,
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1        transitioning to clean energy work, or Clean Jobs
2        Workforce Hubs graduates, a commitment to pay workers
3        at or above the prevailing wage, and a commitment to
4        give communities ownership opportunities in clean
5        energy projects; and (ii) for projects under 100kW in
6        size, companies pay their workforce at or above the
7        prevailing wage.
8            (F) Small Business Action: company's workforce is
9        comprised of 3 or fewer full-time employees.
10    (d) Clean coal portfolio standard.
11        (1) The procurement plans shall include electricity
12    generated using clean coal. Each utility shall enter into
13    one or more sourcing agreements with the initial clean coal
14    facility, as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection
15    (d), covering electricity generated by the initial clean
16    coal facility representing at least 5% of each utility's
17    total supply to serve the load of eligible retail customers
18    in 2015 and each year thereafter, as described in paragraph
19    (3) of this subsection (d), subject to the limits specified
20    in paragraph (2) of this subsection (d). It is the goal of
21    the State that by January 1, 2025, 25% of the electricity
22    used in the State shall be generated by cost-effective
23    clean coal facilities. For purposes of this subsection (d),
24    "cost-effective" means that the expenditures pursuant to
25    such sourcing agreements do not cause the limit stated in
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1    not exceed cost-based benchmarks, which shall be developed
2    to assess all expenditures pursuant to such sourcing
3    agreements covering electricity generated by clean coal
4    facilities, other than the initial clean coal facility, by
5    the procurement administrator, in consultation with the
6    Commission staff, Agency staff, and the procurement
7    monitor and shall be subject to Commission review and
8    approval.
9        A utility party to a sourcing agreement shall
10    immediately retire any emission credits that it receives in
11    connection with the electricity covered by such agreement.
12        Utilities shall maintain adequate records documenting
13    the purchases under the sourcing agreement to comply with
14    this subsection (d) and shall file an accounting with the
15    load forecast that must be filed with the Agency by July 15
16    of each year, in accordance with subsection (d) of Section
17    16-111.5 of the Public Utilities Act.
18        A utility shall be deemed to have complied with the
19    clean coal portfolio standard specified in this subsection
20    (d) if the utility enters into a sourcing agreement as
21    required by this subsection (d).
22        (2) For purposes of this subsection (d), the required
23    execution of sourcing agreements with the initial clean
24    coal facility for a particular year shall be measured as a
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1    eligible retail customers in the planning year ending
2    immediately prior to the agreement's execution. For
3    purposes of this subsection (d), the amount paid per
4    kilowatthour means the total amount paid for electric
5    service expressed on a per kilowatthour basis. For purposes
6    of this subsection (d), the total amount paid for electric
7    service includes without limitation amounts paid for
8    supply, transmission, distribution, surcharges and add-on
9    taxes.
10        Notwithstanding the requirements of this subsection
11    (d), the total amount paid under sourcing agreements with
12    clean coal facilities pursuant to the procurement plan for
13    any given year shall be reduced by an amount necessary to
14    limit the annual estimated average net increase due to the
15    costs of these resources included in the amounts paid by
16    eligible retail customers in connection with electric
17    service to:
18            (A) in 2010, no more than 0.5% of the amount paid
19        per kilowatthour by those customers during the year
20        ending May 31, 2009;
21            (B) in 2011, the greater of an additional 0.5% of
22        the amount paid per kilowatthour by those customers
23        during the year ending May 31, 2010 or 1% of the amount
24        paid per kilowatthour by those customers during the
25        year ending May 31, 2009;
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1        the amount paid per kilowatthour by those customers
2        during the year ending May 31, 2011 or 1.5% of the
3        amount paid per kilowatthour by those customers during
4        the year ending May 31, 2009;
5            (D) in 2013, the greater of an additional 0.5% of
6        the amount paid per kilowatthour by those customers
7        during the year ending May 31, 2012 or 2% of the amount
8        paid per kilowatthour by those customers during the
9        year ending May 31, 2009; and
10            (E) thereafter, the total amount paid under
11        sourcing agreements with clean coal facilities
12        pursuant to the procurement plan for any single year
13        shall be reduced by an amount necessary to limit the
14        estimated average net increase due to the cost of these
15        resources included in the amounts paid by eligible
16        retail customers in connection with electric service
17        to no more than the greater of (i) 2.015% of the amount
18        paid per kilowatthour by those customers during the
19        year ending May 31, 2009 or (ii) the incremental amount
20        per kilowatthour paid for these resources in 2013.
21        These requirements may be altered only as provided by
22        statute.
23        No later than June 30, 2015, the Commission shall
24    review the limitation on the total amount paid under
25    sourcing agreements, if any, with clean coal facilities
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1    Assembly its findings as to whether that limitation unduly
2    constrains the amount of electricity generated by
3    cost-effective clean coal facilities that is covered by
4    sourcing agreements.
5        (3) Initial clean coal facility. In order to promote
6    development of clean coal facilities in Illinois, each
7    electric utility subject to this Section shall execute a
8    sourcing agreement to source electricity from a proposed
9    clean coal facility in Illinois (the "initial clean coal
10    facility") that will have a nameplate capacity of at least
11    500 MW when commercial operation commences, that has a
12    final Clean Air Act permit on June 1, 2009 (the effective
13    date of Public Act 95-1027), and that will meet the
14    definition of clean coal facility in Section 1-10 of this
15    Act when commercial operation commences. The sourcing
16    agreements with this initial clean coal facility shall be
17    subject to both approval of the initial clean coal facility
18    by the General Assembly and satisfaction of the
19    requirements of paragraph (4) of this subsection (d) and
20    shall be executed within 90 days after any such approval by
21    the General Assembly. The Agency and the Commission shall
22    have authority to inspect all books and records associated
23    with the initial clean coal facility during the term of
24    such a sourcing agreement. A utility's sourcing agreement
25    for electricity produced by the initial clean coal facility
26    shall include:

 

 

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1            (A) a formula contractual price (the "contract
2        price") approved pursuant to paragraph (4) of this
3        subsection (d), which shall:
4                (i) be determined using a cost of service
5            methodology employing either a level or deferred
6            capital recovery component, based on a capital
7            structure consisting of 45% equity and 55% debt,
8            and a return on equity as may be approved by the
9            Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which in any
10            case may not exceed the lower of 11.5% or the rate
11            of return approved by the General Assembly
12            pursuant to paragraph (4) of this subsection (d);
13            and
14                (ii) provide that all miscellaneous net
15            revenue, including but not limited to net revenue
16            from the sale of emission allowances, if any,
17            substitute natural gas, if any, grants or other
18            support provided by the State of Illinois or the
19            United States Government, firm transmission
20            rights, if any, by-products produced by the
21            facility, energy or capacity derived from the
22            facility and not covered by a sourcing agreement
23            pursuant to paragraph (3) of this subsection (d) or
24            item (5) of subsection (d) of Section 16-115 of the
25            Public Utilities Act, whether generated from the
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1            natural gas, shall be credited against the revenue
2            requirement for this initial clean coal facility;
3            (B) power purchase provisions, which shall:
4                (i) provide that the utility party to such
5            sourcing agreement shall pay the contract price
6            for electricity delivered under such sourcing
7            agreement;
8                (ii) require delivery of electricity to the
9            regional transmission organization market of the
10            utility that is party to such sourcing agreement;
11                (iii) require the utility party to such
12            sourcing agreement to buy from the initial clean
13            coal facility in each hour an amount of energy
14            equal to all clean coal energy made available from
15            the initial clean coal facility during such hour
16            times a fraction, the numerator of which is such
17            utility's retail market sales of electricity
18            (expressed in kilowatthours sold) in the State
19            during the prior calendar month and the
20            denominator of which is the total retail market
21            sales of electricity (expressed in kilowatthours
22            sold) in the State by utilities during such prior
23            month and the sales of electricity (expressed in
24            kilowatthours sold) in the State by alternative
25            retail electric suppliers during such prior month
26            that are subject to the requirements of this

 

 

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1            subsection (d) and paragraph (5) of subsection (d)
2            of Section 16-115 of the Public Utilities Act,
3            provided that the amount purchased by the utility
4            in any year will be limited by paragraph (2) of
5            this subsection (d); and
6                (iv) be considered pre-existing contracts in
7            such utility's procurement plans for eligible
8            retail customers;
9            (C) contract for differences provisions, which
10        shall:
11                (i) require the utility party to such sourcing
12            agreement to contract with the initial clean coal
13            facility in each hour with respect to an amount of
14            energy equal to all clean coal energy made
15            available from the initial clean coal facility
16            during such hour times a fraction, the numerator of
17            which is such utility's retail market sales of
18            electricity (expressed in kilowatthours sold) in
19            the utility's service territory in the State
20            during the prior calendar month and the
21            denominator of which is the total retail market
22            sales of electricity (expressed in kilowatthours
23            sold) in the State by utilities during such prior
24            month and the sales of electricity (expressed in
25            kilowatthours sold) in the State by alternative
26            retail electric suppliers during such prior month

 

 

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1            that are subject to the requirements of this
2            subsection (d) and paragraph (5) of subsection (d)
3            of Section 16-115 of the Public Utilities Act,
4            provided that the amount paid by the utility in any
5            year will be limited by paragraph (2) of this
6            subsection (d);
7                (ii) provide that the utility's payment
8            obligation in respect of the quantity of
9            electricity determined pursuant to the preceding
10            clause (i) shall be limited to an amount equal to
11            (1) the difference between the contract price
12            determined pursuant to subparagraph (A) of
13            paragraph (3) of this subsection (d) and the
14            day-ahead price for electricity delivered to the
15            regional transmission organization market of the
16            utility that is party to such sourcing agreement
17            (or any successor delivery point at which such
18            utility's supply obligations are financially
19            settled on an hourly basis) (the "reference
20            price") on the day preceding the day on which the
21            electricity is delivered to the initial clean coal
22            facility busbar, multiplied by (2) the quantity of
23            electricity determined pursuant to the preceding
24            clause (i); and
25                (iii) not require the utility to take physical
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1            facility;
2            (D) general provisions, which shall:
3                (i) specify a term of no more than 30 years,
4            commencing on the commercial operation date of the
5            facility;
6                (ii) provide that utilities shall maintain
7            adequate records documenting purchases under the
8            sourcing agreements entered into to comply with
9            this subsection (d) and shall file an accounting
10            with the load forecast that must be filed with the
11            Agency by July 15 of each year, in accordance with
12            subsection (d) of Section 16-111.5 of the Public
13            Utilities Act;
14                (iii) provide that all costs associated with
15            the initial clean coal facility will be
16            periodically reported to the Federal Energy
17            Regulatory Commission and to purchasers in
18            accordance with applicable laws governing
19            cost-based wholesale power contracts;
20                (iv) permit the Illinois Power Agency to
21            assume ownership of the initial clean coal
22            facility, without monetary consideration and
23            otherwise on reasonable terms acceptable to the
24            Agency, if the Agency so requests no less than 3
25            years prior to the end of the stated contract term;
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1            facility to provide documentation to the
2            Commission each year, starting in the facility's
3            first year of commercial operation, accurately
4            reporting the quantity of carbon emissions from
5            the facility that have been captured and
6            sequestered and report any quantities of carbon
7            released from the site or sites at which carbon
8            emissions were sequestered in prior years, based
9            on continuous monitoring of such sites. If, in any
10            year after the first year of commercial operation,
11            the owner of the facility fails to demonstrate that
12            the initial clean coal facility captured and
13            sequestered at least 50% of the total carbon
14            emissions that the facility would otherwise emit
15            or that sequestration of emissions from prior
16            years has failed, resulting in the release of
17            carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, the owner of
18            the facility must offset excess emissions. Any
19            such carbon offsets must be permanent, additional,
20            verifiable, real, located within the State of
21            Illinois, and legally and practicably enforceable.
22            The cost of such offsets for the facility that are
23            not recoverable shall not exceed $15 million in any
24            given year. No costs of any such purchases of
25            carbon offsets may be recovered from a utility or
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1            this purpose and any carbon emission credits
2            associated with sequestration of carbon from the
3            facility must be permanently retired. The initial
4            clean coal facility shall not forfeit its
5            designation as a clean coal facility if the
6            facility fails to fully comply with the applicable
7            carbon sequestration requirements in any given
8            year, provided the requisite offsets are
9            purchased. However, the Attorney General, on
10            behalf of the People of the State of Illinois, may
11            specifically enforce the facility's sequestration
12            requirement and the other terms of this contract
13            provision. Compliance with the sequestration
14            requirements and offset purchase requirements
15            specified in paragraph (3) of this subsection (d)
16            shall be reviewed annually by an independent
17            expert retained by the owner of the initial clean
18            coal facility, with the advance written approval
19            of the Attorney General. The Commission may, in the
20            course of the review specified in item (vii),
21            reduce the allowable return on equity for the
22            facility if the facility willfully fails to comply
23            with the carbon capture and sequestration
24            requirements set forth in this item (v);
25                (vi) include limits on, and accordingly
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1            utility is required to source under the sourcing
2            agreement consistent with paragraph (2) of this
3            subsection (d);
4                (vii) require Commission review: (1) to
5            determine the justness, reasonableness, and
6            prudence of the inputs to the formula referenced in
7            subparagraphs (A)(i) through (A)(iii) of paragraph
8            (3) of this subsection (d), prior to an adjustment
9            in those inputs including, without limitation, the
10            capital structure and return on equity, fuel
11            costs, and other operations and maintenance costs
12            and (2) to approve the costs to be passed through
13            to customers under the sourcing agreement by which
14            the utility satisfies its statutory obligations.
15            Commission review shall occur no less than every 3
16            years, regardless of whether any adjustments have
17            been proposed, and shall be completed within 9
18            months;
19                (viii) limit the utility's obligation to such
20            amount as the utility is allowed to recover through
21            tariffs filed with the Commission, provided that
22            neither the clean coal facility nor the utility
23            waives any right to assert federal pre-emption or
24            any other argument in response to a purported
25            disallowance of recovery costs;
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1            electric supplier's obligation to incur any
2            liability until such time as the facility is in
3            commercial operation and generating power and
4            energy and such power and energy is being delivered
5            to the facility busbar;
6                (x) provide that the owner or owners of the
7            initial clean coal facility, which is the
8            counterparty to such sourcing agreement, shall
9            have the right from time to time to elect whether
10            the obligations of the utility party thereto shall
11            be governed by the power purchase provisions or the
12            contract for differences provisions;
13                (xi) append documentation showing that the
14            formula rate and contract, insofar as they relate
15            to the power purchase provisions, have been
16            approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory
17            Commission pursuant to Section 205 of the Federal
18            Power Act;
19                (xii) provide that any changes to the terms of
20            the contract, insofar as such changes relate to the
21            power purchase provisions, are subject to review
22            under the public interest standard applied by the
23            Federal Energy Regulatory Commission pursuant to
24            Sections 205 and 206 of the Federal Power Act; and
25                (xiii) conform with customary lender
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1            the basis for financing non-utility generators.
2        (4) Effective date of sourcing agreements with the
3    initial clean coal facility. Any proposed sourcing
4    agreement with the initial clean coal facility shall not
5    become effective unless the following reports are prepared
6    and submitted and authorizations and approvals obtained:
7            (i) Facility cost report. The owner of the initial
8        clean coal facility shall submit to the Commission, the
9        Agency, and the General Assembly a front-end
10        engineering and design study, a facility cost report,
11        method of financing (including but not limited to
12        structure and associated costs), and an operating and
13        maintenance cost quote for the facility (collectively
14        "facility cost report"), which shall be prepared in
15        accordance with the requirements of this paragraph (4)
16        of subsection (d) of this Section, and shall provide
17        the Commission and the Agency access to the work
18        papers, relied upon documents, and any other backup
19        documentation related to the facility cost report.
20            (ii) Commission report. Within 6 months following
21        receipt of the facility cost report, the Commission, in
22        consultation with the Agency, shall submit a report to
23        the General Assembly setting forth its analysis of the
24        facility cost report. Such report shall include, but
25        not be limited to, a comparison of the costs associated
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1        facility to the costs associated with electricity
2        generated by other types of generation facilities, an
3        analysis of the rate impacts on residential and small
4        business customers over the life of the sourcing
5        agreements, and an analysis of the likelihood that the
6        initial clean coal facility will commence commercial
7        operation by and be delivering power to the facility's
8        busbar by 2016. To assist in the preparation of its
9        report, the Commission, in consultation with the
10        Agency, may hire one or more experts or consultants,
11        the costs of which shall be paid for by the owner of
12        the initial clean coal facility. The Commission and
13        Agency may begin the process of selecting such experts
14        or consultants prior to receipt of the facility cost
15        report.
16            (iii) General Assembly approval. The proposed
17        sourcing agreements shall not take effect unless,
18        based on the facility cost report and the Commission's
19        report, the General Assembly enacts authorizing
20        legislation approving (A) the projected price, stated
21        in cents per kilowatthour, to be charged for
22        electricity generated by the initial clean coal
23        facility, (B) the projected impact on residential and
24        small business customers' bills over the life of the
25        sourcing agreements, and (C) the maximum allowable
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1            (iv) Commission review. If the General Assembly
2        enacts authorizing legislation pursuant to
3        subparagraph (iii) approving a sourcing agreement, the
4        Commission shall, within 90 days of such enactment,
5        complete a review of such sourcing agreement. During
6        such time period, the Commission shall implement any
7        directive of the General Assembly, resolve any
8        disputes between the parties to the sourcing agreement
9        concerning the terms of such agreement, approve the
10        form of such agreement, and issue an order finding that
11        the sourcing agreement is prudent and reasonable.
12        The facility cost report shall be prepared as follows:
13            (A) The facility cost report shall be prepared by
14        duly licensed engineering and construction firms
15        detailing the estimated capital costs payable to one or
16        more contractors or suppliers for the engineering,
17        procurement and construction of the components
18        comprising the initial clean coal facility and the
19        estimated costs of operation and maintenance of the
20        facility. The facility cost report shall include:
21                (i) an estimate of the capital cost of the core
22            plant based on one or more front end engineering
23            and design studies for the gasification island and
24            related facilities. The core plant shall include
25            all civil, structural, mechanical, electrical,
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1                (ii) an estimate of the capital cost of the
2            balance of the plant, including any capital costs
3            associated with sequestration of carbon dioxide
4            emissions and all interconnects and interfaces
5            required to operate the facility, such as
6            transmission of electricity, construction or
7            backfeed power supply, pipelines to transport
8            substitute natural gas or carbon dioxide, potable
9            water supply, natural gas supply, water supply,
10            water discharge, landfill, access roads, and coal
11            delivery.
12            The quoted construction costs shall be expressed
13        in nominal dollars as of the date that the quote is
14        prepared and shall include capitalized financing costs
15        during construction, taxes, insurance, and other
16        owner's costs, and an assumed escalation in materials
17        and labor beyond the date as of which the construction
18        cost quote is expressed.
19            (B) The front end engineering and design study for
20        the gasification island and the cost study for the
21        balance of plant shall include sufficient design work
22        to permit quantification of major categories of
23        materials, commodities and labor hours, and receipt of
24        quotes from vendors of major equipment required to
25        construct and operate the clean coal facility.
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1        operating and maintenance cost quote that will provide
2        the estimated cost of delivered fuel, personnel,
3        maintenance contracts, chemicals, catalysts,
4        consumables, spares, and other fixed and variable
5        operations and maintenance costs. The delivered fuel
6        cost estimate will be provided by a recognized third
7        party expert or experts in the fuel and transportation
8        industries. The balance of the operating and
9        maintenance cost quote, excluding delivered fuel
10        costs, will be developed based on the inputs provided
11        by duly licensed engineering and construction firms
12        performing the construction cost quote, potential
13        vendors under long-term service agreements and plant
14        operating agreements, or recognized third party plant
15        operator or operators.
16            The operating and maintenance cost quote
17        (including the cost of the front end engineering and
18        design study) shall be expressed in nominal dollars as
19        of the date that the quote is prepared and shall
20        include taxes, insurance, and other owner's costs, and
21        an assumed escalation in materials and labor beyond the
22        date as of which the operating and maintenance cost
23        quote is expressed.
24            (D) The facility cost report shall also include an
25        analysis of the initial clean coal facility's ability
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1        regional transmission organization markets and an
2        analysis of the expected capacity factor for the
3        initial clean coal facility.
4            (E) Amounts paid to third parties unrelated to the
5        owner or owners of the initial clean coal facility to
6        prepare the core plant construction cost quote,
7        including the front end engineering and design study,
8        and the operating and maintenance cost quote will be
9        reimbursed through Coal Development Bonds.
10        (5) Re-powering and retrofitting coal-fired power
11    plants previously owned by Illinois utilities to qualify as
12    clean coal facilities. During the 2009 procurement
13    planning process and thereafter, the Agency and the
14    Commission shall consider sourcing agreements covering
15    electricity generated by power plants that were previously
16    owned by Illinois utilities and that have been or will be
17    converted into clean coal facilities, as defined by Section
18    1-10 of this Act. Pursuant to such procurement planning
19    process, the owners of such facilities may propose to the
20    Agency sourcing agreements with utilities and alternative
21    retail electric suppliers required to comply with
22    subsection (d) of this Section and item (5) of subsection
23    (d) of Section 16-115 of the Public Utilities Act, covering
24    electricity generated by such facilities. In the case of
25    sourcing agreements that are power purchase agreements,
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1    established on a cost of service basis. In the case of
2    sourcing agreements that are contracts for differences,
3    the contract price from which the reference price is
4    subtracted shall be established on a cost of service basis.
5    The Agency and the Commission may approve any such utility
6    sourcing agreements that do not exceed cost-based
7    benchmarks developed by the procurement administrator, in
8    consultation with the Commission staff, Agency staff and
9    the procurement monitor, subject to Commission review and
10    approval. The Commission shall have authority to inspect
11    all books and records associated with these clean coal
12    facilities during the term of any such contract.
13        (6) Costs incurred under this subsection (d) or
14    pursuant to a contract entered into under this subsection
15    (d) shall be deemed prudently incurred and reasonable in
16    amount and the electric utility shall be entitled to full
17    cost recovery pursuant to the tariffs filed with the
18    Commission.
19    (d-5) Zero emission standard.
20        (1) Beginning with the delivery year commencing on June
21    1, 2017, the Agency shall, for electric utilities that
22    serve at least 100,000 retail customers in this State,
23    procure contracts with zero emission facilities that are
24    reasonably capable of generating cost-effective zero
25    emission credits in an amount approximately equal to 16% of
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1    utility to retail customers in the State during calendar
2    year 2014. For an electric utility serving fewer than
3    100,000 retail customers in this State that requested,
4    under Section 16-111.5 of the Public Utilities Act, that
5    the Agency procure power and energy for all or a portion of
6    the utility's Illinois load for the delivery year
7    commencing June 1, 2016, the Agency shall procure contracts
8    with zero emission facilities that are reasonably capable
9    of generating cost-effective zero emission credits in an
10    amount approximately equal to 16% of the portion of power
11    and energy to be procured by the Agency for the utility.
12    The duration of the contracts procured under this
13    subsection (d-5) shall be for a term of 10 years ending May
14    31, 2027. The quantity of zero emission credits to be
15    procured under the contracts shall be all of the zero
16    emission credits generated by the zero emission facility in
17    each delivery year; however, if the zero emission facility
18    is owned by more than one entity, then the quantity of zero
19    emission credits to be procured under the contracts shall
20    be the amount of zero emission credits that are generated
21    from the portion of the zero emission facility that is
22    owned by the winning supplier.
23        The 16% value identified in this paragraph (1) is the
24    average of the percentage targets in subparagraph (B) of
25    paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of this Section 1-75 of
26    this Act for the 5 delivery years beginning June 1, 2017.

 

 

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1        The procurement process shall be subject to the
2    following provisions:
3            (A) Those zero emission facilities that intend to
4        participate in the procurement shall submit to the
5        Agency the following eligibility information for each
6        zero emission facility on or before the date
7        established by the Agency:
8                (i) the in-service date and remaining useful
9            life of the zero emission facility;
10                (ii) the amount of power generated annually
11            for each of the years 2005 through 2015, and the
12            projected zero emission credits to be generated
13            over the remaining useful life of the zero emission
14            facility, which shall be used to determine the
15            capability of each facility;
16                (iii) the annual zero emission facility cost
17            projections, expressed on a per megawatthour
18            basis, over the next 6 delivery years, which shall
19            include the following: operation and maintenance
20            expenses; fully allocated overhead costs, which
21            shall be allocated using the methodology developed
22            by the Institute for Nuclear Power Operations;
23            fuel expenditures; non-fuel capital expenditures;
24            spent fuel expenditures; a return on working
25            capital; the cost of operational and market risks
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1            other costs necessary for continued operations,
2            provided that "necessary" means, for purposes of
3            this item (iii), that the costs could reasonably be
4            avoided only by ceasing operations of the zero
5            emission facility; and
6                (iv) a commitment to continue operating, for
7            the duration of the contract or contracts executed
8            under the procurement held under this subsection
9            (d-5), the zero emission facility that produces
10            the zero emission credits to be procured in the
11            procurement.
12            The information described in item (iii) of this
13        subparagraph (A) may be submitted on a confidential
14        basis and shall be treated and maintained by the
15        Agency, the procurement administrator, and the
16        Commission as confidential and proprietary and exempt
17        from disclosure under subparagraphs (a) and (g) of
18        paragraph (1) of Section 7 of the Freedom of
19        Information Act. The Office of Attorney General shall
20        have access to, and maintain the confidentiality of,
21        such information pursuant to Section 6.5 of the
22        Attorney General Act.
23            (B) The price for each zero emission credit
24        procured under this subsection (d-5) for each delivery
25        year shall be in an amount that equals the Social Cost
26        of Carbon, expressed on a price per megawatthour basis.

 

 

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1        However, to ensure that the procurement remains
2        affordable to retail customers in this State if
3        electricity prices increase, the price in an
4        applicable delivery year shall be reduced below the
5        Social Cost of Carbon by the amount ("Price
6        Adjustment") by which the market price index for the
7        applicable delivery year exceeds the baseline market
8        price index for the consecutive 12-month period ending
9        May 31, 2016. If the Price Adjustment is greater than
10        or equal to the Social Cost of Carbon in an applicable
11        delivery year, then no payments shall be due in that
12        delivery year. The components of this calculation are
13        defined as follows:
14                (i) Social Cost of Carbon: The Social Cost of
15            Carbon is $16.50 per megawatthour, which is based
16            on the U.S. Interagency Working Group on Social
17            Cost of Carbon's price in the August 2016 Technical
18            Update using a 3% discount rate, adjusted for
19            inflation for each year of the program. Beginning
20            with the delivery year commencing June 1, 2023, the
21            price per megawatthour shall increase by $1 per
22            megawatthour, and continue to increase by an
23            additional $1 per megawatthour each delivery year
24            thereafter.
25                (ii) Baseline market price index: The baseline
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1            period ending May 31, 2016 is $31.40 per
2            megawatthour, which is based on the sum of (aa) the
3            average day-ahead energy price across all hours of
4            such 12-month period at the PJM Interconnection
5            LLC Northern Illinois Hub, (bb) 50% multiplied by
6            the Base Residual Auction, or its successor,
7            capacity price for the rest of the RTO zone group
8            determined by PJM Interconnection LLC, divided by
9            24 hours per day, and (cc) 50% multiplied by the
10            Planning Resource Auction, or its successor,
11            capacity price for Zone 4 determined by the
12            Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.,
13            divided by 24 hours per day.
14                (iii) Market price index: The market price
15            index for a delivery year shall be the sum of
16            projected energy prices and projected capacity
17            prices determined as follows:
18                    (aa) Projected energy prices: the
19                projected energy prices for the applicable
20                delivery year shall be calculated once for the
21                year using the forward market price for the PJM
22                Interconnection, LLC Northern Illinois Hub.
23                The forward market price shall be calculated as
24                follows: the energy forward prices for each
25                month of the applicable delivery year averaged
26                for each trade date during the calendar year

 

 

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1                immediately preceding that delivery year to
2                produce a single energy forward price for the
3                delivery year. The forward market price
4                calculation shall use data published by the
5                Intercontinental Exchange, or its successor.
6                    (bb) Projected capacity prices:
7                        (I) For the delivery years commencing
8                    June 1, 2017, June 1, 2018, and June 1,
9                    2019, the projected capacity price shall
10                    be equal to the sum of (1) 50% multiplied
11                    by the Base Residual Auction, or its
12                    successor, price for the rest of the RTO
13                    zone group as determined by PJM
14                    Interconnection LLC, divided by 24 hours
15                    per day and, (2) 50% multiplied by the
16                    resource auction price determined in the
17                    resource auction administered by the
18                    Midcontinent Independent System Operator,
19                    Inc., in which the largest percentage of
20                    load cleared for Local Resource Zone 4,
21                    divided by 24 hours per day, and where such
22                    price is determined by the Midcontinent
23                    Independent System Operator, Inc.
24                        (II) For the delivery year commencing
25                    June 1, 2020, and each year thereafter, the
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1                    the sum of (1) 50% multiplied by the Base
2                    Residual Auction, or its successor, price
3                    for the ComEd zone as determined by PJM
4                    Interconnection LLC, divided by 24 hours
5                    per day, and (2) 50% multiplied by the
6                    resource auction price determined in the
7                    resource auction administered by the
8                    Midcontinent Independent System Operator,
9                    Inc., in which the largest percentage of
10                    load cleared for Local Resource Zone 4,
11                    divided by 24 hours per day, and where such
12                    price is determined by the Midcontinent
13                    Independent System Operator, Inc.
14            For purposes of this subsection (d-5):
15                "Rest of the RTO" and "ComEd Zone" shall have
16            the meaning ascribed to them by PJM
17            Interconnection, LLC.
18                "RTO" means regional transmission
19            organization.
20            (C) No later than 45 days after June 1, 2017 (the
21        effective date of Public Act 99-906), the Agency shall
22        publish its proposed zero emission standard
23        procurement plan. The plan shall be consistent with the
24        provisions of this paragraph (1) and shall provide that
25        winning bids shall be selected based on public interest
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1        minimizing carbon dioxide emissions that result from
2        electricity consumed in Illinois and minimizing sulfur
3        dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and particulate matter
4        emissions that adversely affect the citizens of this
5        State. In particular, the selection of winning bids
6        shall take into account the incremental environmental
7        benefits resulting from the procurement, such as any
8        existing environmental benefits that are preserved by
9        the procurements held under Public Act 99-906 and would
10        cease to exist if the procurements were not held,
11        including the preservation of zero emission
12        facilities. The plan shall also describe in detail how
13        each public interest factor shall be considered and
14        weighted in the bid selection process to ensure that
15        the public interest criteria are applied to the
16        procurement and given full effect.
17            For purposes of developing the plan, the Agency
18        shall consider any reports issued by a State agency,
19        board, or commission under House Resolution 1146 of the
20        98th General Assembly and paragraph (4) of subsection
21        (d) of this Section 1-75 of this Act, as well as
22        publicly available analyses and studies performed by
23        or for regional transmission organizations that serve
24        the State and their independent market monitors.
25            Upon publishing of the zero emission standard
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1        and made publicly available on the Agency's website.
2        All interested parties shall have 10 days following the
3        date of posting to provide comment to the Agency on the
4        plan. All comments shall be posted to the Agency's
5        website. Following the end of the comment period, but
6        no more than 60 days later than June 1, 2017 (the
7        effective date of Public Act 99-906), the Agency shall
8        revise the plan as necessary based on the comments
9        received and file its zero emission standard
10        procurement plan with the Commission.
11            If the Commission determines that the plan will
12        result in the procurement of cost-effective zero
13        emission credits, then the Commission shall, after
14        notice and hearing, but no later than 45 days after the
15        Agency filed the plan, approve the plan or approve with
16        modification. For purposes of this subsection (d-5),
17        "cost effective" means the projected costs of
18        procuring zero emission credits from zero emission
19        facilities do not cause the limit stated in paragraph
20        (2) of this subsection to be exceeded.
21            (C-5) As part of the Commission's review and
22        acceptance or rejection of the procurement results,
23        the Commission shall, in its public notice of
24        successful bidders:
25                (i) identify how the winning bids satisfy the
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1            (C) of this paragraph (1) of minimizing carbon
2            dioxide emissions that result from electricity
3            consumed in Illinois and minimizing sulfur
4            dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and particulate matter
5            emissions that adversely affect the citizens of
6            this State;
7                (ii) specifically address how the selection of
8            winning bids takes into account the incremental
9            environmental benefits resulting from the
10            procurement, including any existing environmental
11            benefits that are preserved by the procurements
12            held under Public Act 99-906 and would have ceased
13            to exist if the procurements had not been held,
14            such as the preservation of zero emission
15            facilities;
16                (iii) quantify the environmental benefit of
17            preserving the resources identified in item (ii)
18            of this subparagraph (C-5), including the
19            following:
20                    (aa) the value of avoided greenhouse gas
21                emissions measured as the product of the zero
22                emission facilities' output over the contract
23                term multiplied by the U.S. Environmental
24                Protection Agency eGrid subregion carbon
25                dioxide emission rate and the U.S. Interagency
26                Working Group on Social Cost of Carbon's price

 

 

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1                in the August 2016 Technical Update using a 3%
2                discount rate, adjusted for inflation for each
3                delivery year; and
4                    (bb) the costs of replacement with other
5                zero carbon dioxide resources, including wind
6                and photovoltaic, based upon the simple
7                average of the following:
8                        (I) the price, or if there is more than
9                    one price, the average of the prices, paid
10                    for renewable energy credits from new
11                    utility-scale wind projects in the
12                    procurement events specified in item (i)
13                    of subparagraph (G) of paragraph (1) of
14                    subsection (c) of this Section 1-75 of this
15                    Act; and
16                        (II) the price, or if there is more
17                    than one price, the average of the prices,
18                    paid for renewable energy credits from new
19                    utility-scale solar projects and
20                    brownfield site photovoltaic projects in
21                    the procurement events specified in item
22                    (ii) of subparagraph (G) of paragraph (1)
23                    of subsection (c) of this Section 1-75 of
24                    this Act and, after January 1, 2015,
25                    renewable energy credits from photovoltaic
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1                    procurement events held under subsection
2                    (c) of this Section 1-75 of this Act.
3            Each utility shall enter into binding contractual
4        arrangements with the winning suppliers.
5            The procurement described in this subsection
6        (d-5), including, but not limited to, the execution of
7        all contracts procured, shall be completed no later
8        than May 10, 2017. Based on the effective date of
9        Public Act 99-906, the Agency and Commission may, as
10        appropriate, modify the various dates and timelines
11        under this subparagraph and subparagraphs (C) and (D)
12        of this paragraph (1). The procurement and plan
13        approval processes required by this subsection (d-5)
14        shall be conducted in conjunction with the procurement
15        and plan approval processes required by subsection (c)
16        of this Section and Section 16-111.5 of the Public
17        Utilities Act, to the extent practicable.
18        Notwithstanding whether a procurement event is
19        conducted under Section 16-111.5 of the Public
20        Utilities Act, the Agency shall immediately initiate a
21        procurement process on June 1, 2017 (the effective date
22        of Public Act 99-906).
23            (D) Following the procurement event described in
24        this paragraph (1) and consistent with subparagraph
25        (B) of this paragraph (1), the Agency shall calculate
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1        next delivery year based on the market price index for
2        that delivery year. The Agency shall publish the
3        payment calculations no later than May 25, 2017 and
4        every May 25 thereafter.
5            (E) Notwithstanding the requirements of this
6        subsection (d-5), the contracts executed under this
7        subsection (d-5) shall provide that the zero emission
8        facility may, as applicable, suspend or terminate
9        performance under the contracts in the following
10        instances:
11                (i) A zero emission facility shall be excused
12            from its performance under the contract for any
13            cause beyond the control of the resource,
14            including, but not restricted to, acts of God,
15            flood, drought, earthquake, storm, fire,
16            lightning, epidemic, war, riot, civil disturbance
17            or disobedience, labor dispute, labor or material
18            shortage, sabotage, acts of public enemy,
19            explosions, orders, regulations or restrictions
20            imposed by governmental, military, or lawfully
21            established civilian authorities, which, in any of
22            the foregoing cases, by exercise of commercially
23            reasonable efforts the zero emission facility
24            could not reasonably have been expected to avoid,
25            and which, by the exercise of commercially
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1            overcome. In such event, the zero emission
2            facility shall be excused from performance for the
3            duration of the event, including, but not limited
4            to, delivery of zero emission credits, and no
5            payment shall be due to the zero emission facility
6            during the duration of the event.
7                (ii) A zero emission facility shall be
8            permitted to terminate the contract if legislation
9            is enacted into law by the General Assembly that
10            imposes or authorizes a new tax, special
11            assessment, or fee on the generation of
12            electricity, the ownership or leasehold of a
13            generating unit, or the privilege or occupation of
14            such generation, ownership, or leasehold of
15            generation units by a zero emission facility.
16            However, the provisions of this item (ii) do not
17            apply to any generally applicable tax, special
18            assessment or fee, or requirements imposed by
19            federal law.
20                (iii) A zero emission facility shall be
21            permitted to terminate the contract in the event
22            that the resource requires capital expenditures in
23            excess of $40,000,000 that were neither known nor
24            reasonably foreseeable at the time it executed the
25            contract and that a prudent owner or operator of
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1                (iv) A zero emission facility shall be
2            permitted to terminate the contract in the event
3            the Nuclear Regulatory Commission terminates the
4            resource's license.
5            (F) If the zero emission facility elects to
6        terminate a contract under this subparagraph (E) , of
7        this paragraph (1), then the Commission shall reopen
8        the docket in which the Commission approved the zero
9        emission standard procurement plan under subparagraph
10        (C) of this paragraph (1) and, after notice and
11        hearing, enter an order acknowledging the contract
12        termination election if such termination is consistent
13        with the provisions of this subsection (d-5).
14        (2) For purposes of this subsection (d-5), the amount
15    paid per kilowatthour means the total amount paid for
16    electric service expressed on a per kilowatthour basis. For
17    purposes of this subsection (d-5), the total amount paid
18    for electric service includes, without limitation, amounts
19    paid for supply, transmission, distribution, surcharges,
20    and add-on taxes.
21        Notwithstanding the requirements of this subsection
22    (d-5), the contracts executed under this subsection (d-5)
23    shall provide that the total of zero emission credits
24    procured under a procurement plan shall be subject to the
25    limitations of this paragraph (2). For each delivery year,
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1    shall be reduced for all retail customers based on the
2    amount necessary to limit the net increase that delivery
3    year to the costs of those credits included in the amounts
4    paid by eligible retail customers in connection with
5    electric service to no more than 1.65% of the amount paid
6    per kilowatthour by eligible retail customers during the
7    year ending May 31, 2009. The result of this computation
8    shall apply to and reduce the procurement for all retail
9    customers, and all those customers shall pay the same
10    single, uniform cents per kilowatthour charge under
11    subsection (k) of Section 16-108 of the Public Utilities
12    Act. To arrive at a maximum dollar amount of zero emission
13    credits to be paid for the particular delivery year, the
14    resulting per kilowatthour amount shall be applied to the
15    actual amount of kilowatthours of electricity delivered by
16    the electric utility in the delivery year immediately prior
17    to the procurement, to all retail customers in its service
18    territory. Unpaid contractual volume for any delivery year
19    shall be paid in any subsequent delivery year in which such
20    payments can be made without exceeding the amount specified
21    in this paragraph (2). The calculations required by this
22    paragraph (2) shall be made only once for each procurement
23    plan year. Once the determination as to the amount of zero
24    emission credits to be paid is made based on the
25    calculations set forth in this paragraph (2), no subsequent
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1    to those contract amounts shall be allowed. All costs
2    incurred under those contracts and in implementing this
3    subsection (d-5) shall be recovered by the electric utility
4    as provided in this Section.
5        No later than June 30, 2019, the Commission shall
6    review the limitation on the amount of zero emission
7    credits procured under this subsection (d-5) and report to
8    the General Assembly its findings as to whether that
9    limitation unduly constrains the procurement of
10    cost-effective zero emission credits.
11        (3) Six years after the execution of a contract under
12    this subsection (d-5), the Agency shall determine whether
13    the actual zero emission credit payments received by the
14    supplier over the 6-year period exceed the Average ZEC
15    Payment. In addition, at the end of the term of a contract
16    executed under this subsection (d-5), or at the time, if
17    any, a zero emission facility's contract is terminated
18    under subparagraph (E) of paragraph (1) of this subsection
19    (d-5), then the Agency shall determine whether the actual
20    zero emission credit payments received by the supplier over
21    the term of the contract exceed the Average ZEC Payment,
22    after taking into account any amounts previously credited
23    back to the utility under this paragraph (3). If the Agency
24    determines that the actual zero emission credit payments
25    received by the supplier over the relevant period exceed
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1    difference back to the utility. The amount of the credit
2    shall be remitted to the applicable electric utility no
3    later than 120 days after the Agency's determination, which
4    the utility shall reflect as a credit on its retail
5    customer bills as soon as practicable; however, the credit
6    remitted to the utility shall not exceed the total amount
7    of payments received by the facility under its contract.
8        For purposes of this Section, the Average ZEC Payment
9    shall be calculated by multiplying the quantity of zero
10    emission credits delivered under the contract times the
11    average contract price. The average contract price shall be
12    determined by subtracting the amount calculated under
13    subparagraph (B) of this paragraph (3) from the amount
14    calculated under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph (3), as
15    follows:
16            (A) The average of the Social Cost of Carbon, as
17        defined in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of this
18        subsection (d-5), during the term of the contract.
19            (B) The average of the market price indices, as
20        defined in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of this
21        subsection (d-5), during the term of the contract,
22        minus the baseline market price index, as defined in
23        subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of this subsection
24        (d-5).
25        If the subtraction yields a negative number, then the
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1        (4) Cost-effective zero emission credits procured from
2    zero emission facilities shall satisfy the applicable
3    definitions set forth in Section 1-10 of this Act.
4        (5) The electric utility shall retire all zero emission
5    credits used to comply with the requirements of this
6    subsection (d-5).
7        (6) Electric utilities shall be entitled to recover all
8    of the costs associated with the procurement of zero
9    emission credits through an automatic adjustment clause
10    tariff in accordance with subsection (k) and (m) of Section
11    16-108 of the Public Utilities Act, and the contracts
12    executed under this subsection (d-5) shall provide that the
13    utilities' payment obligations under such contracts shall
14    be reduced if an adjustment is required under subsection
15    (m) of Section 16-108 of the Public Utilities Act.
16        (7) This subsection (d-5) shall become inoperative on
17    January 1, 2028.
18    (e) The draft procurement plans are subject to public
19comment, as required by Section 16-111.5 of the Public
20Utilities Act.
21    (f) The Agency shall submit the final procurement plan to
22the Commission. The Agency shall revise a procurement plan if
23the Commission determines that it does not meet the standards
24set forth in Section 16-111.5 of the Public Utilities Act.
25    (g) The Agency shall assess fees to each affected utility
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1procurement plan for the utility.
2    (h) The Agency shall assess fees to each bidder to recover
3the costs incurred in connection with a competitive procurement
4process.
5    (i) A renewable energy credit, carbon emission credit, or
6zero emission credit can only be used once to comply with a
7single portfolio or other standard as set forth in subsection
8(c), subsection (d), or subsection (d-5) of this Section,
9respectively. A renewable energy credit, carbon emission
10credit, or zero emission credit cannot be used to satisfy the
11requirements of more than one standard. If more than one type
12of credit is issued for the same megawatt hour of energy, only
13one credit can be used to satisfy the requirements of a single
14standard. After such use, the credit must be retired together
15with any other credits issued for the same megawatt hour of
16energy.
17    (j) Bundled procurement.
18        (1) Beginning with the energy, capacity and renewable
19    energy credits to be delivered in the delivery year
20    commencing on June 1, 2021, the Agency shall procure
21    cost-effective, long-term bundled contracts for energy
22    supply, renewable energy credits from new renewable energy
23    projects as defined in subparagraph (P) of subsection (c)
24    of this Section, and, subject to the requirements of
25    subsection (k) of this Section, capacity, in accordance
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1    Utilities Act for the eligible retail customers of electric
2    utilities that on December 31, 2005 provided electric
3    service to at least 100,000 customers in Illinois. At a
4    minimum, energy supply procured by the Agency through new
5    long-term bundled contracts shall be:
6            (A) 3,000,000 megawatt-hours and associated
7        renewable energy credits and, subject to the
8        requirements of subsection (k) of this Section,
9        capacity from new wind and solar projects for the
10        delivery year beginning June 1, 2021.
11            (B) 6,000,000 megawatt-hours and associated
12        renewable energy credits and, subject to the
13        requirements of subsection (k) of this Section,
14        capacity from new wind and solar projects for the
15        delivery year beginning June 1, 2022.
16            (C) 9,000,000 megawatt-hours and associated
17        renewable energy credits and, subject to the
18        requirements of subsection (k) of this Section,
19        capacity from new wind and solar projects for the
20        delivery year beginning June 1, 2023.
21            (D) 12,000,000 megawatt-hours and associated
22        renewable energy credits and, subject to the
23        requirements of subsection (k) of this Section,
24        capacity from new wind and solar projects for the
25        delivery year beginning June 1, 2024.
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1        renewable energy credits and, subject to the
2        requirements of subsection (k) of this Section,
3        capacity from new wind and solar projects for the
4        delivery year beginning June 1, 2025.
5            (F) 18,000,000 megawatt-hours and associated
6        renewable energy credits and, subject to the
7        requirements of subsection (k) of this Section,
8        capacity from new wind and solar projects for the
9        delivery year beginning June 1, 2026.
10            (G) 21,000,000 megawatt-hours and associated
11        renewable energy credits and, subject to the
12        requirements of subsection (k) of this Section,
13        capacity from new wind and solar projects for the
14        delivery year beginning June 1, 2027.
15            (H) 24,000,000 megawatt-hours and associated
16        renewable energy credits and, subject to the
17        requirements of subsection (k) of this Section,
18        capacity from new wind and solar projects for the
19        delivery year beginning June 1, 2028 and thereafter.
20        (2) Long-term bundled contracts as described in this
21    subsection shall refer to contracts that contain no less
22    than a 15-year period.
23        (3) Long-term bundled contracts shall only be awarded
24    for new renewable energy projects as defined in
25    subparagraphs (C) and (P) of subsection (c) of this
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1    distributed generation from participating.
2        (4) Long-term bundled contracts as described in this
3    subsection may include procurements that include energy
4    supply plus renewable energy credits, procurements that
5    include capacity, subject to the requirements of
6    subsection (k) of this Section, plus renewable energy
7    credits, or procurements that include energy supply plus
8    capacity plus renewable energy credits.
9        (5) Long-term bundled contracts as described in this
10    subsection shall be procured in a procurement event prior
11    to the scheduled Reliability Pricing Model Auctions of the
12    PJM Interconnection LLC and the Planning Resource Actions
13    of the Midcontinent Independent System Operator.
14    (k) Carbon-free resources.
15        (1) Carbon-free capacity. Beginning with the
16    procurement for the delivery year commencing June 1, 2022,
17    if possible, but no later than for the delivery year
18    commencing June 1, 2023, the Agency shall develop a plan
19    and conduct a procurement of capacity from qualified
20    resources as part of its procurement plan described in
21    Section 16-111.5 of the Public Utilities Act with the goals
22    of reducing pollution from the power sector, lowering
23    consumer costs, and creating investment opportunities for
24    new renewable resources. For the purposes of this
25    subsection, "qualified resources" means (A) energy
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1    approved by the Commission under Sections 8-103, 8-103B,
2    and 8-104 of the Public Utilities Act; (B) renewable energy
3    resources; (C) zero emission facilities; and (D) resources
4    as part of a clean peak program under subsection (l) of
5    this Section, subject to the requirements in the open
6    access tariff and manuals of PJM Interconnection and
7    approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The
8    capacity portion of qualified resources shall be counted
9    toward fulfillment of capacity obligations within the
10    local delivery area of an electric utility serving more
11    than 3,000,000 retail customers that is a member of PJM
12    Interconnection LLC, as defined in the open access tariff
13    and manuals of PJM Interconnection and approved by the
14    Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, as applicable. The
15    Agency shall calculate the eligible capacity contribution
16    of qualified resources procured, and match it to an
17    equivalent megawatt quantity or portion of capacity
18    obligation of load within the local delivery zone. The
19    resulting capacity and load obligation shall be reported in
20    accordance with the applicable provisions of the Open
21    Access Transmission Tariff and manuals of PJM
22    Interconnection LLC.
23        (2) Carbon-free supply. Beginning with the delivery
24    year commencing June 1, 2021, the Agency shall ensure its
25    procurement of energy supply, in accordance with the
26    requirements of Section 16-111.5 of the Public Utilities

 

 

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1    Act for the eligible retail customers of electric utilities
2    that on December 31, 2005 provided electric service to at
3    least 100,000 customers in Illinois, achieves a
4    progressive annual ramp down to an emission rate of zero
5    pounds of carbon dioxide emissions per megawatt-hour by May
6    31, 2030. At a minimum, energy supply procured by the
7    Agency through new long-term bundled contracts shall be:
8            (A) 1,000 pounds per megawatt-hour of carbon
9        dioxide emissions per megawatt-hour for the delivery
10        year beginning June 1, 2021.
11            (B) 500 pounds per megawatt-hour of carbon dioxide
12        emissions per megawatt-hour for the delivery year
13        beginning June 1, 2026.
14            (C) zero pounds per megawatt-hour of carbon
15        dioxide emissions per megawatt-hour for the delivery
16        year beginning June 1, 2030 and thereafter.
17    (l) Clean Peak Program.
18        (1) In this subsection:
19        "Energy storage response threshold level" means a
20    level, in megawatts, for the designated locational
21    delivery area system-wide demand at which energy storage
22    resources must begin providing demand reduction at its
23    committed level. The energy storage response threshold
24    level shall be set by the Agency to coincide with the top
25    100 hours of demand in the designated zone, accounting for
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1    performance requirements included in the Open Access
2    Transmission Tariff and manuals of PJM Interconnection,
3    LLC.
4        "Demand response threshold level" means a level, in
5    megawatts, of the locational delivery area system-wide
6    demand at which demand response resources must begin
7    providing demand reduction at its committed demand
8    response threshold level. The demand response threshold
9    level shall be set by the Agency to coincide with the top
10    100 hours of demand in the designated zone, accounting for
11    seasonal variability in capacity needs and any capacity
12    performance requirements included in the Open Access
13    Transmission Tariff and manuals of PJM Interconnection
14    LLC.
15        (2) The Agency shall develop a Clean Peak Program plan
16    that shall include programs and competitive procurement
17    events necessary to meet the goals set forth in this
18    subsection (l). Within 90 days after the effective date of
19    this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, the
20    Agency shall release for comment an initial Clean Peak
21    Program plan. The Clean Peak Program plan shall be subject
22    to review and approval by the Commission under Section
23    16-111.5 of the Public Utilities Act. The Agency shall
24    review and update on an annual basis a Clean Peak Program
25    plan which shall be reviewed and approved by the Commission
26    in conjunction with the procurement plan under Section

 

 

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1    16-111.5 of the Public Utilities Act to the extent
2    practicable to minimize administrative expense.
3        (3) The Clean Peak Program shall include progressive
4    annual goals and efforts to achieve a 15% reduction in the
5    Capacity and Network Service Peak Load Contributions in the
6    Commission zone, as determined by PJM Interconnection LLC
7    in its Open Access Transmission Tariff, by the beginning of
8    the delivery year commencing June 1, 2023, and each year
9    thereafter, based on the measured Capacity and Network
10    Service Peak Load Contribution of the designated zone for
11    the delivery year commencing June 1, 2017.
12        (4) The Clean Peak Program shall consist of the
13    following elements:
14            (A) Energy storage resources that commit to
15        achieve a reduction in electricity demand in the
16        designated zone, in megawatts based on seasonal
17        capability, when the electricity demand of the
18        designated zone reaches an energy storage response
19        threshold level, in megawatts.
20            (B) Energy storage resources, co-located with and
21        that are energized primarily from wind and solar
22        projects, that commit to achieve a reduction in
23        electricity demand in the designated zone, in
24        megawatts based on seasonal capability, when the
25        electricity demand of the designated zone reaches an
26        energy storage response threshold level, in megawatts.

 

 

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1            (C) Demand response resources, not including
2        generators powered by diesel fuel or natural gas, that
3        commit to achieve a reduction in electricity demand in
4        the designated zone, in megawatts based on seasonal
5        capability, when the electricity demand of the
6        designated zone reaches a demand response threshold
7        level, in megawatts.
8            (D) Utility-run demand-response programs,
9        price-responsive demand programs, time-of-use, and
10        hourly rate programs, beneficial electrification
11        programs as described in Section 16-107.8 of the Public
12        Utilities Act, any capacity value developed by the
13        Illinois Commerce Commission as part of the
14        distributed generation rebate described in Section
15        16-106.7 of the Public Utilities Act, or as otherwise
16        provided for by the Commission.
17            (E) Demand response and energy efficiency
18        resources as defined by the Open Access Transmission
19        Tariff and manuals of PJM Interconnection LLC.
20        (5) To the extent practical, the Agency shall procure
21    resources identified in subparagraphs (A) through (C) in
22    paragraph (4) as part of the Carbon-Free Capacity
23    Procurement described in paragraph (1) of subsection (k).
24        (6) The Agency shall calculate the eligible capacity
25    contribution of the items in paragraph (4) of this
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1    in the Open Access Transmission Tariff and manuals of PJM
2    Interconnection LLC.
3        (7) As part of its annual plan, the Agency shall
4    solicit comment on new ways and methods for achieving
5    cost-effective demand reductions to meet the goals of this
6    subsection and, upon review, include new program proposals
7    in its annual plan for review and approval by the
8    Commission.
9(Source: P.A. 99-536, eff. 7-8-16; 99-906, eff. 6-1-17;
10100-863, eff. 8-14-18; revised 10-18-18.)
 
11    Section 90-15. The School Code is amended by adding Section
122-3.176 as follows:
 
13    (105 ILCS 5/2-3.176 new)
14    Sec. 2-3.176. Clean jobs curriculum.
15    (a) The General Assembly recognizes that clean energy is a
16growing and important sector of the State's economy and that
17significant job opportunity exists in the sector. Consistent
18with Section 5-30 of the Clean Jobs Workforce Hubs Act, the
19Board shall participate in the development of the clean jobs
20curriculum convened by the Department of Commerce and Economic
21Opportunity. The Board shall identify and collaboratively with
22stakeholders identified by the Board develop curriculum based
23on anticipated clean energy job availability and growth. Clean
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1solar photovoltaic, solar thermal, wind energy, energy
2efficiency, site assessment, sales, and back office.
3    (b) In the development of the clean jobs curriculum, the
4Board shall consider broad occupational training applicable to
5the general construction sector as well as sector-specific
6skills.
7    (c) Consideration should be given to skills applicable to
8trainees for whom secondary and higher education has not been
9available.
 
10    Section 90-20. The Public Utilities Act is amended by
11changing Sections 8-103B, 9-220.3, 16-107, 16-107.5, 16-107.6,
1216-111.5, and 16-128B and by adding Sections 8-104.1, 16-107.7,
1316-107.8, 16-108.9, 16-108.13, 16-108.17, and 16-115E as
14follows:
 
15    (220 ILCS 5/8-103B)
16    Sec. 8-103B. Energy efficiency and demand-response
17measures.
18    (a) It is the policy of the State that electric utilities
19are required to use cost-effective energy efficiency and
20demand-response measures to reduce delivery load. Requiring
21investment in cost-effective energy efficiency and
22demand-response measures will reduce direct and indirect costs
23to consumers by decreasing environmental impacts and by
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1and distribution infrastructure. It serves the public interest
2to allow electric utilities to recover costs for reasonably and
3prudently incurred expenditures for energy efficiency and
4demand-response measures. As used in this Section,
5"cost-effective" means that the measures satisfy the total
6resource cost test. The low-income measures described in
7subsection (c) of this Section shall not be required to meet
8the total resource cost test. For purposes of this Section, the
9terms "energy-efficiency", "demand-response", "electric
10utility", and "total resource cost test" have the meanings set
11forth in the Illinois Power Agency Act.
12    (a-5) This Section applies to electric utilities serving
13more than 500,000 retail customers in the State for those
14multi-year plans commencing after December 31, 2017.
15    (b) For purposes of this Section, electric utilities
16subject to this Section that serve more than 3,000,000 retail
17customers in the State shall be deemed to have achieved a
18cumulative persisting annual savings of 6.6% from energy
19efficiency measures and programs implemented during the period
20beginning January 1, 2012 and ending December 31, 2017, which
21percent is based on the deemed average weather normalized sales
22of electric power and energy during calendar years 2014, 2015,
23and 2016 of 88,000,000 MWhs. For the purposes of this
24subsection (b) and subsection (b-5), the 88,000,000 MWhs of
25deemed electric power and energy sales shall be reduced by the
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1customers that are exempt from subsections (a) through (j) of
2this Section under subsection (l) of this Section, as averaged
3across the calendar years 2014, 2015, and 2016. After 2017, the
4deemed value of cumulative persisting annual savings from
5energy efficiency measures and programs implemented during the
6period beginning January 1, 2012 and ending December 31, 2017,
7shall be reduced each year, as follows, and the applicable
8value shall be applied to and count toward the utility's
9achievement of the cumulative persisting annual savings goals
10set forth in subsection (b-5):
11        (1) 5.8% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
12    for the year ending December 31, 2018;
13        (2) 5.2% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
14    for the year ending December 31, 2019;
15        (3) 4.5% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
16    for the year ending December 31, 2020;
17        (4) 4.0% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
18    for the year ending December 31, 2021;
19        (5) 3.5% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
20    for the year ending December 31, 2022;
21        (6) 3.1% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
22    for the year ending December 31, 2023;
23        (7) 2.8% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
24    for the year ending December 31, 2024;
25        (8) 2.5% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
26    for the year ending December 31, 2025;

 

 

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1        (9) 2.3% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
2    for the year ending December 31, 2026;
3        (10) 2.1% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
4    for the year ending December 31, 2027;
5        (11) 1.8% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
6    for the year ending December 31, 2028;
7        (12) 1.7% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
8    for the year ending December 31, 2029; and
9        (13) 1.5% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
10    for the year ending December 31, 2030; .
11        (14) 1.3% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
12    for the year ending December 31, 2031;
13        (15) 1.1% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
14    for the year ending December 31, 2032;
15        (16) 0.9% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
16    for the year ending December 31, 2033;
17        (17) 0.7% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
18    for the year ending December 31, 2034;
19        (18) 0.5% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
20    for the year ending December 31, 2035;
21        (19) 0.4% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
22    for the year ending December 31, 2036;
23        (20) 0.3% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
24    for the year ending December 31, 2037;
25        (21) 0.2% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
26    for the year ending December 31, 2038;

 

 

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1        (22) 0.1% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
2    for the year ending December 31, 2039; and
3        (23) 0.0% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
4    for the year ending December 31, 2040 and all subsequent
5    years.
6    For purposes of this Section, "cumulative persisting
7annual savings" means the total electric energy savings in a
8given year from measures installed in that year or in previous
9years, but no earlier than January 1, 2012, that are still
10operational and providing savings in that year because the
11measures have not yet reached the end of their useful lives.
12    (b-5) Beginning in 2018, electric utilities subject to this
13Section that serve more than 3,000,000 retail customers in the
14State shall achieve the following cumulative persisting annual
15savings goals, as modified by subsection (f) of this Section
16and as compared to the deemed baseline of 88,000,000 MWhs of
17electric power and energy sales set forth in subsection (b), as
18reduced by the number of MWhs equal to the sum of the annual
19consumption of customers that are exempt from subsections (a)
20through (j) of this Section under subsection (l) of this
21Section as averaged across the calendar years 2014, 2015, and
222016, through the implementation of energy efficiency measures
23during the applicable year and in prior years, but no earlier
24than January 1, 2012:
25        (1) 7.8% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
26    year ending December 31, 2018;

 

 

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1        (2) 9.1% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
2    year ending December 31, 2019;
3        (3) 10.4% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
4    year ending December 31, 2020;
5        (4) 11.8% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
6    year ending December 31, 2021;
7        (5) 13.1% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
8    year ending December 31, 2022;
9        (6) 14.4% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
10    year ending December 31, 2023;
11        (7) 15.7% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
12    year ending December 31, 2024;
13        (8) 17% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
14    year ending December 31, 2025;
15        (9) 17.9% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
16    year ending December 31, 2026;
17        (10) 18.8% cumulative persisting annual savings for
18    the year ending December 31, 2027;
19        (11) 19.7% cumulative persisting annual savings for
20    the year ending December 31, 2028;
21        (12) 20.6% cumulative persisting annual savings for
22    the year ending December 31, 2029; and
23        (13) 21.5% cumulative persisting annual savings for
24    the year ending December 31, 2030.
25    No later than December 31, 2020, the Illinois Commerce
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1annual savings goals for the years 2031 through 2035. The
2Commission shall also establish additional cumulative
3persisting annual savings goals every 5 years thereafter to
4ensure utilities always have goals that extend at least 11
5years into the future. The cumulative persisting annual savings
6goals beyond the year 2030 shall increase by 0.9 percentage
7points per year, absent a Commission decision to initiate a
8proceeding to consider establishing goals that increase by more
9or less than that amount. Such a proceeding must be conducted
10in accordance with the procedures described in subsection (f)
11of this Section. If such a proceeding is initiated, the
12cumulative persisting annual savings goals established by the
13Commission through that proceeding shall reflect the
14Commission's best estimate of the maximum amount of additional
15savings that are forecast to be cost-effectively achievable
16unless such best estimates would result in goals that represent
17less than 0.5 percentage point annual increases in total
18cumulative persisting annual savings. The Commission may only
19establish goals that represent less than 0.5 percentage point
20annual increases in cumulative persisting annual savings if it
21can demonstrate, based on clear and convincing evidence, that
220.5 percentage point increases are not cost-effectively
23achievable. The Commission shall inform its decision based on
24an energy efficiency potential study which conforms to the
25requirements of subsection (f-5) of this Section.
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1subject to this Section that serve less than 3,000,000 retail
2customers but more than 500,000 retail customers in the State
3shall be deemed to have achieved a cumulative persisting annual
4savings of 6.6% from energy efficiency measures and programs
5implemented during the period beginning January 1, 2012 and
6ending December 31, 2017, which is based on the deemed average
7weather normalized sales of electric power and energy during
8calendar years 2014, 2015, and 2016 of 36,900,000 MWhs. For the
9purposes of this subsection (b-10) and subsection (b-15), the
1036,900,000 MWhs of deemed electric power and energy sales shall
11be reduced by the number of MWhs equal to the sum of the annual
12consumption of customers that are exempt from subsections (a)
13through (j) of this Section under subsection (l) of this
14Section, as averaged across the calendar years 2014, 2015, and
152016. After 2017, the deemed value of cumulative persisting
16annual savings from energy efficiency measures and programs
17implemented during the period beginning January 1, 2012 and
18ending December 31, 2017, shall be reduced each year, as
19follows, and the applicable value shall be applied to and count
20toward the utility's achievement of the cumulative persisting
21annual savings goals set forth in subsection (b-15):
22        (1) 5.8% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
23    for the year ending December 31, 2018;
24        (2) 5.2% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
25    for the year ending December 31, 2019;
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1    for the year ending December 31, 2020;
2        (4) 4.0% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
3    for the year ending December 31, 2021;
4        (5) 3.5% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
5    for the year ending December 31, 2022;
6        (6) 3.1% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
7    for the year ending December 31, 2023;
8        (7) 2.8% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
9    for the year ending December 31, 2024;
10        (8) 2.5% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
11    for the year ending December 31, 2025;
12        (9) 2.3% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
13    for the year ending December 31, 2026;
14        (10) 2.1% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
15    for the year ending December 31, 2027;
16        (11) 1.8% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
17    for the year ending December 31, 2028;
18        (12) 1.7% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
19    for the year ending December 31, 2029; and
20        (13) 1.5% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
21    for the year ending December 31, 2030; .
22        (14) 1.3% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
23    for the year ending December 31, 2031;
24        (15) 1.1% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
25    for the year ending December 31, 2032;
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1    for the year ending December 31, 2033;
2        (17) 0.7% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
3    for the year ending December 31, 2034;
4        (18) 0.5% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
5    for the year ending December 31, 2035;
6        (19) 0.4% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
7    for the year ending December 31, 2036;
8        (20) 0.3% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
9    for the year ending December 31, 2037;
10        (21) 0.2% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
11    for the year ending December 31, 2038;
12        (22) 0.1% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
13    for the year ending December 31, 2039; and
14        (23) 0.0% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
15    for the year ending December 31, 2040 and all subsequent
16    years.
17    (b-15) Beginning in 2018, electric utilities subject to
18this Section that serve less than 3,000,000 retail customers
19but more than 500,000 retail customers in the State shall
20achieve the following cumulative persisting annual savings
21goals, as modified by subsection (b-20) and subsection (f) of
22this Section and as compared to the deemed baseline as reduced
23by the number of MWhs equal to the sum of the annual
24consumption of customers that are exempt from subsections (a)
25through (j) of this Section under subsection (l) of this
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12016, through the implementation of energy efficiency measures
2during the applicable year and in prior years, but no earlier
3than January 1, 2012:
4        (1) 7.4% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
5    year ending December 31, 2018;
6        (2) 8.2% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
7    year ending December 31, 2019;
8        (3) 9.0% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
9    year ending December 31, 2020;
10        (4) 9.8% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
11    year ending December 31, 2021;
12        (5) 10.6% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
13    year ending December 31, 2022;
14        (6) 11.4% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
15    year ending December 31, 2023;
16        (7) 12.2% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
17    year ending December 31, 2024;
18        (8) 13% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
19    year ending December 31, 2025;
20        (9) 13.6% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
21    year ending December 31, 2026;
22        (10) 14.2% cumulative persisting annual savings for
23    the year ending December 31, 2027;
24        (11) 14.8% cumulative persisting annual savings for
25    the year ending December 31, 2028;
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1    the year ending December 31, 2029; and
2        (13) 16% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
3    year ending December 31, 2030.
4    No later than December 31, 2020, the Illinois Commerce
5Commission shall establish additional cumulative persisting
6annual savings goals for the years 2031 through 2035. The
7Commission shall also establish additional cumulative
8persisting annual savings goals every 5 years thereafter to
9ensure utilities always have goals that extend at least 11
10years into the future. The cumulative persisting annual savings
11goals beyond the year 2030 shall increase by 0.6 percentage
12points per year, absent a Commission decision to initiate a
13proceeding to consider establishing goals that increase by more
14or less than that amount. Such a proceeding must be conducted
15in accordance with the procedures described in subsection (f)of
16this Section. If such a proceeding is initiated, the cumulative
17persisting annual savings goals established by the Commission
18through that proceeding shall reflect the Commission's best
19estimate of the maximum amount of additional savings that are
20forecast to be cost-effectively achievable unless such best
21estimates would result in goals that represent less than 0.4
22percentage point annual increases in total cumulative
23persisting annual savings. The Commission may only establish
24goals that represent less than 0.4 percentage point annual
25increases in cumulative persisting annual savings if it can
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1percentage point increases are not cost-effectively
2achievable. The Commission shall inform its decision based on
3an energy efficiency potential study which conforms to the
4requirements of subsection (f-5) of this Section.
5    The difference between the cumulative persisting annual
6savings goal for the applicable calendar year and the
7cumulative persisting annual savings goal for the immediately
8preceding calendar year is 0.8% for the period of January 1,
92018 through December 31, 2025 and 0.6% for the period of
10January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2030.
11    (b-20) Each electric utility subject to this Section may
12include cost-effective voltage optimization measures in its
13plans submitted under subsections (f) and (g) of this Section,
14and the costs incurred by a utility to implement the measures
15under a Commission-approved plan shall be recovered under the
16provisions of Article IX or Section 16-108.5 of this Act. For
17purposes of this Section, the measure life of voltage
18optimization measures shall be 15 years. The measure life
19period is independent of the depreciation rate of the voltage
20optimization assets deployed. Utilities may claim savings from
21voltage optimization on circuits for more than 15 years if they
22can demonstrate that they have made additional investments
23necessary to enable voltage optimization savings to continue
24beyond 15 years. Such demonstrations must be subject to the
25review of independent evaluation.
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1Public Act 99-906) this amendatory Act of the 99th General
2Assembly, an electric utility that serves less than 3,000,000
3retail customers but more than 500,000 retail customers in the
4State shall file a plan with the Commission that identifies the
5cost-effective voltage optimization investment the electric
6utility plans to undertake through December 31, 2024. The
7Commission, after notice and hearing, shall approve or approve
8with modification the plan within 120 days after the plan's
9filing and, in the order approving or approving with
10modification the plan, the Commission shall adjust the
11applicable cumulative persisting annual savings goals set
12forth in subsection (b-15) to reflect any amount of
13cost-effective energy savings approved by the Commission that
14is greater than or less than the following cumulative
15persisting annual savings values attributable to voltage
16optimization for the applicable year:
17        (1) 0.0% of cumulative persisting annual savings for
18    the year ending December 31, 2018;
19        (2) 0.17% of cumulative persisting annual savings for
20    the year ending December 31, 2019;
21        (3) 0.17% of cumulative persisting annual savings for
22    the year ending December 31, 2020;
23        (4) 0.33% of cumulative persisting annual savings for
24    the year ending December 31, 2021;
25        (5) 0.5% of cumulative persisting annual savings for
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1        (6) 0.67% of cumulative persisting annual savings for
2    the year ending December 31, 2023;
3        (7) 0.83% of cumulative persisting annual savings for
4    the year ending December 31, 2024; and
5        (8) 1.0% of cumulative persisting annual savings for
6    the year ending December 31, 2025 and all subsequent years.
7    (b-25) In the event an electric utility jointly offers an
8energy efficiency measure or program with a gas utility under
9plans approved under this Section and Section 8-104 of this
10Act, the electric utility may continue offering the program,
11including the gas energy efficiency measures, in the event the
12gas utility discontinues funding the program. In that event,
13the energy savings value associated with such other fuels shall
14be converted to electric energy savings on an equivalent Btu
15basis for the premises. However, the electric utility shall
16prioritize programs for low-income residential customers to
17the extent practicable. An electric utility may recover the
18costs of offering the gas energy efficiency measures under this
19subsection (b-25).
20    For those energy efficiency measures or programs that save
21both electricity and other fuels but are not jointly offered
22with a gas utility under plans approved under this Section and
23Section 8-104 or not offered with an affiliated gas utility
24under paragraph (6) of subsection (f) of Section 8-104 of this
25Act, the electric utility may count savings of fuels other than
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1and the energy savings value associated with such other fuels
2shall be converted to electric energy savings on an equivalent
3Btu basis at the premises.
4    In no event shall more than 10% of each year's applicable
5annual total savings requirement incremental goal as defined in
6paragraph (7) of subsection (g) of this Section be met through
7savings of fuels other than electricity.
8    (c) Electric utilities shall be responsible for overseeing
9the design, development, and filing of energy efficiency plans
10with the Commission and may, as part of that implementation,
11outsource various aspects of program development and
12implementation. A minimum of 10%, for electric utilities that
13serve more than 3,000,000 retail customers in the State, and a
14minimum of 7%, for electric utilities that serve less than
153,000,000 retail customers but more than 500,000 retail
16customers in the State, of the utility's entire portfolio
17funding level for a given year shall be used to procure
18cost-effective energy efficiency measures from units of local
19government, municipal corporations, school districts, public
20housing, and community college districts, and buildings owned
21by nonprofit organizations,, provided that a minimum
22percentage of available funds shall be used to procure energy
23efficiency from public housing, which percentage shall be equal
24to public housing's share of public building energy
25consumption.
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1measures targeted at low-income households, which, for
2purposes of this Section, shall be defined as households at or
3below 80% of area median income, and expenditures to implement
4the measures shall be no less than $35,000,000 $25,000,000 per
5year for electric utilities that serve more than 3,000,000
6retail customers in the State and no less than $11,000,000
7$8,350,000 per year for electric utilities that serve less than
83,000,000 retail customers but more than 500,000 retail
9customers in the State. Spending on efficiency programs
10targeted at low-income households shall be approximately
11proportional to the magnitude of cost-effective energy
12efficiency opportunities in low-income single-family and
13multi-family buildings.
14    The utilities shall work to bundle low-income energy
15efficiency offerings with other programs that serve low-income
16households to maximize the benefits going to these households.
17The utilities shall market and implement low-income energy
18efficiency programs in coordination with low-income assistance
19programs, Solar for All, and weatherization whenever
20practicable. The program implementer shall walk the customer
21through the enrollment process for any programs for which the
22customer is eligible. The utilities shall also pilot targeting
23customers with high arrearages, high energy intensity (ratio of
24energy usage divided by home or unit square footage), or energy
25assistance programs with energy efficiency offerings, and then
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1This targeting and bundling of low-income energy programs shall
2be offered to both low-income single-family and multi-family
3customers (owners and residents).
4    The utilities shall also implement a health and safety fund
5of a minimum of 0.5%, for electric utilities that serve more
6than 3,000,000 retail customers in the State, and a minimum of
70.5%, for electric utilities that serve less than 3,000,000
8retail customers but more than 500,000 retail customers in the
9State, of the utility's entire portfolio funding level for a
10given year, that shall be used for the purpose of making grants
11for technical assistance, construction, reconstruction,
12improvement, or repair of buildings to facilitate their
13participation in the energy efficiency programs targeted at
14low-income single-family and multi-family households. These
15funds may also be used for the purpose of making grants for
16technical assistance, construction, reconstruction,
17improvement, or repair of the following buildings to facilitate
18their participation in the energy efficiency programs created
19by this Section: (1) buildings that are owned or operated by
20registered 501(c)(3) public charities; and (2) day care
21centers, day care homes, or group day care homes, as defined
22under 89 Ill. Adm. Code Part 406, 407, or 408, respectively.
23    Each electric utility shall assess opportunities to
24implement cost-effective energy efficiency measures and
25programs through a public housing authority or authorities
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1identified, the utility shall propose such measures and
2programs to address the opportunities. Expenditures to address
3such opportunities shall be credited toward the minimum
4procurement and expenditure requirements set forth in this
5subsection (c).
6    Implementation of energy efficiency measures and programs
7targeted at low-income households should be contracted, when it
8is practicable, to independent third parties that have
9demonstrated capabilities to serve such households, with a
10preference for not-for-profit entities and government agencies
11that have existing relationships with or experience serving
12low-income communities in the State.
13    Each electric utility shall develop and implement
14reporting procedures that address and assist in determining the
15amount of energy savings that can be applied to the low-income
16procurement and expenditure requirements set forth in this
17subsection (c).
18    The electric utilities participate in shall also convene a
19low-income energy efficiency advisory committee to allow a
20variety of stakeholders, especially those living or working in
21low-communities, to assist in the design and evaluation of the
22low-income energy efficiency programs. The committee shall be
23comprised of the electric utilities subject to the requirements
24of this Section, the gas utilities subject to the requirements
25of Section 8-104.1 8-104 of this Act, the utilities' low-income
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1organizations, community action agencies, advocacy groups,
2State and local governmental agencies, and representatives of
3community-based organizations. The committee shall be convened
4by an independent third-party facilitator and a
5community-based organization in a low-income community. There
6shall be a leadership committee comprised of a variety of
7stakeholders, with at least one community-based organization
8involved. Meetings shall include concrete opportunities for
9groups to provide meaningful input into plan design, mid-cycle
10changes, and evaluation throughout the year to help reduce
11litigation in future plan filings. All meetings must be
12accessible, with rotating locations, call-in options, and
13materials and agendas circulated well in advance. There shall
14also be opportunities for input outside of meetings from those
15with limited capacity and ability to attend, via one-on-one
16meetings, surveys, and calls. Meetings shall also include
17opportunities to bundle and coordinate low-income energy
18efficiency with Solar for All and energy assistance programs.
19Meetings shall include educational opportunities for
20stakeholders to learn more about these additional offerings,
21and the committee shall assist in the figuring out the best
22methods for coordinated delivery and implementation of
23offerings when serving low-income communities.
24    (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
25contrary, a utility providing approved energy efficiency
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1State shall be permitted to recover all reasonable and
2prudently incurred costs of those measures from all retail
3customers, except as provided in subsection (l) of this
4Section, as follows, provided that nothing in this subsection
5(d) permits the double recovery of such costs from customers:
6        (1) The utility may recover its costs through an
7    automatic adjustment clause tariff filed with and approved
8    by the Commission. The tariff shall be established outside
9    the context of a general rate case. Each year the
10    Commission shall initiate a review to reconcile any amounts
11    collected with the actual costs and to determine the
12    required adjustment to the annual tariff factor to match
13    annual expenditures. To enable the financing of the
14    incremental capital expenditures, including regulatory
15    assets, for electric utilities that serve less than
16    3,000,000 retail customers but more than 500,000 retail
17    customers in the State, the utility's actual year-end
18    capital structure that includes a common equity ratio,
19    excluding goodwill, of up to and including 50% of the total
20    capital structure shall be deemed reasonable and used to
21    set rates.
22        (2) A utility may recover its costs through an energy
23    efficiency formula rate approved by the Commission under a
24    filing under subsections (f) and (g) of this Section, which
25    shall specify the cost components that form the basis of
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1    to operate in a standardized manner and be updated annually
2    with transparent information that reflects the utility's
3    actual costs to be recovered during the applicable rate
4    year, which is the period beginning with the first billing
5    day of January and extending through the last billing day
6    of the following December. The energy efficiency formula
7    rate shall be implemented through a tariff filed with the
8    Commission under subsections (f) and (g) of this Section
9    that is consistent with the provisions of this paragraph
10    (2) and that shall be applicable to all delivery services
11    customers. The Commission shall conduct an investigation
12    of the tariff in a manner consistent with the provisions of
13    this paragraph (2), subsections (f) and (g) of this
14    Section, and the provisions of Article IX of this Act to
15    the extent they do not conflict with this paragraph (2).
16    The energy efficiency formula rate approved by the
17    Commission shall remain in effect at the discretion of the
18    utility and shall do the following:
19            (A) Provide for the recovery of the utility's
20        actual costs incurred under this Section that are
21        prudently incurred and reasonable in amount consistent
22        with Commission practice and law. The sole fact that a
23        cost differs from that incurred in a prior calendar
24        year or that an investment is different from that made
25        in a prior calendar year shall not imply the imprudence
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1            (B) Reflect the utility's actual year-end capital
2        structure for the applicable calendar year, excluding
3        goodwill, subject to a determination of prudence and
4        reasonableness consistent with Commission practice and
5        law. To enable the financing of the incremental capital
6        expenditures, including regulatory assets, for
7        electric utilities that serve less than 3,000,000
8        retail customers but more than 500,000 retail
9        customers in the State, a participating electric
10        utility's actual year-end capital structure that
11        includes a common equity ratio, excluding goodwill, of
12        up to and including 50% of the total capital structure
13        shall be deemed reasonable and used to set rates.
14            (C) Include a cost of equity, which shall be
15        calculated as the sum of the following:
16                (i) the average for the applicable calendar
17            year of the monthly average yields of 30-year U.S.
18            Treasury bonds published by the Board of Governors
19            of the Federal Reserve System in its weekly H.15
20            Statistical Release or successor publication; and
21                (ii) 580 basis points.
22            At such time as the Board of Governors of the
23        Federal Reserve System ceases to include the monthly
24        average yields of 30-year U.S. Treasury bonds in its
25        weekly H.15 Statistical Release or successor
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1        Treasury bonds then having the longest duration
2        published by the Board of Governors in its weekly H.15
3        Statistical Release or successor publication shall
4        instead be used for purposes of this paragraph (2).
5            (D) Permit and set forth protocols, subject to a
6        determination of prudence and reasonableness
7        consistent with Commission practice and law, for the
8        following:
9                (i) recovery of incentive compensation expense
10            that is based on the achievement of operational
11            metrics, including metrics related to budget
12            controls, outage duration and frequency, safety,
13            customer service, efficiency and productivity, and
14            environmental compliance; however, this protocol
15            shall not apply if such expense related to costs
16            incurred under this Section is recovered under
17            Article IX or Section 16-108.5 of this Act;
18            incentive compensation expense that is based on
19            net income or an affiliate's earnings per share
20            shall not be recoverable under the energy
21            efficiency formula rate;
22                (ii) recovery of pension and other
23            post-employment benefits expense, provided that
24            such costs are supported by an actuarial study;
25            however, this protocol shall not apply if such
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1            Section is recovered under Article IX or Section
2            16-108.5 of this Act;
3                (iii) recovery of existing regulatory assets
4            over the periods previously authorized by the
5            Commission;
6                (iv) as described in subsection (e),
7            amortization of costs incurred under this Section;
8            and
9                (v) projected, weather normalized billing
10            determinants for the applicable rate year.
11            (E) Provide for an annual reconciliation, as
12        described in paragraph (3) of this subsection (d), less
13        any deferred taxes related to the reconciliation, with
14        interest at an annual rate of return equal to the
15        utility's weighted average cost of capital, including
16        a revenue conversion factor calculated to recover or
17        refund all additional income taxes that may be payable
18        or receivable as a result of that return, of the energy
19        efficiency revenue requirement reflected in rates for
20        each calendar year, beginning with the calendar year in
21        which the utility files its energy efficiency formula
22        rate tariff under this paragraph (2), with what the
23        revenue requirement would have been had the actual cost
24        information for the applicable calendar year been
25        available at the filing date.
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1    projected costs to be incurred by the utility during the
2    rate year under the utility's multi-year plan approved
3    under subsections (f) and (g) of this Section, including,
4    but not limited to, the projected capital investment costs
5    and projected regulatory asset balances with
6    correspondingly updated depreciation and amortization
7    reserves and expense, that shall populate the energy
8    efficiency formula rate and set the initial rates under the
9    formula.
10        The Commission shall review the proposed tariff in
11    conjunction with its review of a proposed multi-year plan,
12    as specified in paragraph (5) of subsection (g) of this
13    Section. The review shall be based on the same evidentiary
14    standards, including, but not limited to, those concerning
15    the prudence and reasonableness of the costs incurred by
16    the utility, the Commission applies in a hearing to review
17    a filing for a general increase in rates under Article IX
18    of this Act. The initial rates shall take effect beginning
19    with the January monthly billing period following the
20    Commission's approval.
21        The tariff's rate design and cost allocation across
22    customer classes shall be consistent with the utility's
23    automatic adjustment clause tariff in effect on June 1,
24    2017 (the effective date of Public Act 99-906) this
25    amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly; however, the
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1    allocation in subsequent proceedings under paragraph (3)
2    of this subsection (d).
3        If the energy efficiency formula rate is terminated,
4    the then current rates shall remain in effect until such
5    time as the energy efficiency costs are incorporated into
6    new rates that are set under this subsection (d) or Article
7    IX of this Act, subject to retroactive rate adjustment,
8    with interest, to reconcile rates charged with actual
9    costs.
10        (3) The provisions of this paragraph (3) shall only
11    apply to an electric utility that has elected to file an
12    energy efficiency formula rate under paragraph (2) of this
13    subsection (d). Subsequent to the Commission's issuance of
14    an order approving the utility's energy efficiency formula
15    rate structure and protocols, and initial rates under
16    paragraph (2) of this subsection (d), the utility shall
17    file, on or before June 1 of each year, with the Chief
18    Clerk of the Commission its updated cost inputs to the
19    energy efficiency formula rate for the applicable rate year
20    and the corresponding new charges, as well as the
21    information described in paragraph (9) of subsection (g) of
22    this Section. Each such filing shall conform to the
23    following requirements and include the following
24    information:
25            (A) The inputs to the energy efficiency formula
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1        projected costs to be incurred by the utility during
2        the rate year under the utility's multi-year plan
3        approved under subsections (f) and (g) of this Section,
4        including, but not limited to, projected capital
5        investment costs and projected regulatory asset
6        balances with correspondingly updated depreciation and
7        amortization reserves and expense. The filing shall
8        also include a reconciliation of the energy efficiency
9        revenue requirement that was in effect for the prior
10        rate year (as set by the cost inputs for the prior rate
11        year) with the actual revenue requirement for the prior
12        rate year (determined using a year-end rate base) that
13        uses amounts reflected in the applicable FERC Form 1
14        that reports the actual costs for the prior rate year.
15        Any over-collection or under-collection indicated by
16        such reconciliation shall be reflected as a credit
17        against, or recovered as an additional charge to,
18        respectively, with interest calculated at a rate equal
19        to the utility's weighted average cost of capital
20        approved by the Commission for the prior rate year, the
21        charges for the applicable rate year. Such
22        over-collection or under-collection shall be adjusted
23        to remove any deferred taxes related to the
24        reconciliation, for purposes of calculating interest
25        at an annual rate of return equal to the utility's
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1        Commission for the prior rate year, including a revenue
2        conversion factor calculated to recover or refund all
3        additional income taxes that may be payable or
4        receivable as a result of that return. Each
5        reconciliation shall be certified by the participating
6        utility in the same manner that FERC Form 1 is
7        certified. The filing shall also include the charge or
8        credit, if any, resulting from the calculation
9        required by subparagraph (E) of paragraph (2) of this
10        subsection (d).
11            Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
12        contrary, the intent of the reconciliation is to
13        ultimately reconcile both the revenue requirement
14        reflected in rates for each calendar year, beginning
15        with the calendar year in which the utility files its
16        energy efficiency formula rate tariff under paragraph
17        (2) of this subsection (d), with what the revenue
18        requirement determined using a year-end rate base for
19        the applicable calendar year would have been had the
20        actual cost information for the applicable calendar
21        year been available at the filing date.
22            For purposes of this Section, "FERC Form 1" means
23        the Annual Report of Major Electric Utilities,
24        Licensees and Others that electric utilities are
25        required to file with the Federal Energy Regulatory
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1        4(a), 304 and 209, modified as necessary to be
2        consistent with 83 Ill. Admin. Code Part 415 as of May
3        1, 2011. Nothing in this Section is intended to allow
4        costs that are not otherwise recoverable to be
5        recoverable by virtue of inclusion in FERC Form 1.
6            (B) The new charges shall take effect beginning on
7        the first billing day of the following January billing
8        period and remain in effect through the last billing
9        day of the next December billing period regardless of
10        whether the Commission enters upon a hearing under this
11        paragraph (3).
12            (C) The filing shall include relevant and
13        necessary data and documentation for the applicable
14        rate year. Normalization adjustments shall not be
15        required.
16        Within 45 days after the utility files its annual
17    update of cost inputs to the energy efficiency formula
18    rate, the Commission shall with reasonable notice,
19    initiate a proceeding concerning whether the projected
20    costs to be incurred by the utility and recovered during
21    the applicable rate year, and that are reflected in the
22    inputs to the energy efficiency formula rate, are
23    consistent with the utility's approved multi-year plan
24    under subsections (f) and (g) of this Section and whether
25    the costs incurred by the utility during the prior rate
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1    have the authority to investigate the information and data
2    described in paragraph (9) of subsection (g) of this
3    Section, including the proposed adjustment to the
4    utility's return on equity component of its weighted
5    average cost of capital. During the course of the
6    proceeding, each objection shall be stated with
7    particularity and evidence provided in support thereof,
8    after which the utility shall have the opportunity to rebut
9    the evidence. Discovery shall be allowed consistent with
10    the Commission's Rules of Practice, which Rules of Practice
11    shall be enforced by the Commission or the assigned
12    administrative law judge. The Commission shall apply the
13    same evidentiary standards, including, but not limited to,
14    those concerning the prudence and reasonableness of the
15    costs incurred by the utility, during the proceeding as it
16    would apply in a proceeding to review a filing for a
17    general increase in rates under Article IX of this Act. The
18    Commission shall not, however, have the authority in a
19    proceeding under this paragraph (3) to consider or order
20    any changes to the structure or protocols of the energy
21    efficiency formula rate approved under paragraph (2) of
22    this subsection (d). In a proceeding under this paragraph
23    (3), the Commission shall enter its order no later than the
24    earlier of 195 days after the utility's filing of its
25    annual update of cost inputs to the energy efficiency
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1    on equity calculation, as described in paragraphs (7)
2    through (9) of subsection (g) of this Section, shall be
3    deemed the final, approved calculation on December 15 of
4    the year in which it is filed unless the Commission enters
5    an order on or before December 15, after notice and
6    hearing, that modifies such calculation consistent with
7    this Section. The Commission's determinations of the
8    prudence and reasonableness of the costs incurred, and
9    determination of such return on equity calculation, for the
10    applicable calendar year shall be final upon entry of the
11    Commission's order and shall not be subject to reopening,
12    reexamination, or collateral attack in any other
13    Commission proceeding, case, docket, order, rule, or
14    regulation; however, nothing in this paragraph (3) shall
15    prohibit a party from petitioning the Commission to rehear
16    or appeal to the courts the order under the provisions of
17    this Act.
18    (e) Beginning on June 1, 2017 (the effective date of Public
19Act 99-906) this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, a
20utility subject to the requirements of this Section may elect
21to defer, as a regulatory asset, up to the full amount of its
22expenditures incurred under this Section for each annual
23period, including, but not limited to, any expenditures
24incurred above the funding level set by subsection (f) of this
25Section for a given year. The total expenditures deferred as a
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1recovered over a period that is equal to the weighted average
2of the energy efficiency measure lives implemented for that
3year that are reflected in the regulatory asset. The
4unamortized balance shall be recognized as of December 31 for a
5given year. The utility shall also earn a return on the total
6of the unamortized balances of all of the energy efficiency
7regulatory assets, less any deferred taxes related to those
8unamortized balances, at an annual rate equal to the utility's
9weighted average cost of capital that includes, based on a
10year-end capital structure, the utility's actual cost of debt
11for the applicable calendar year and a cost of equity, which
12shall be calculated as the sum of the (i) the average for the
13applicable calendar year of the monthly average yields of
1430-year U.S. Treasury bonds published by the Board of Governors
15of the Federal Reserve System in its weekly H.15 Statistical
16Release or successor publication; and (ii) 580 basis points,
17including a revenue conversion factor calculated to recover or
18refund all additional income taxes that may be payable or
19receivable as a result of that return. Capital investment costs
20shall be depreciated and recovered over their useful lives
21consistent with generally accepted accounting principles. The
22weighted average cost of capital shall be applied to the
23capital investment cost balance, less any accumulated
24depreciation and accumulated deferred income taxes, as of
25December 31 for a given year.
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1the provisions of this Section, the costs are recovered over a
2period during which customers also receive a benefit which is
3in the public interest. Accordingly, it is the intent of the
4General Assembly that an electric utility that elects to create
5a regulatory asset under the provisions of this Section shall
6recover all of the associated costs as set forth in this
7Section. After the Commission has approved the prudence and
8reasonableness of the costs that comprise the regulatory asset,
9the electric utility shall be permitted to recover all such
10costs, and the value and recoverability through rates of the
11associated regulatory asset shall not be limited, altered,
12impaired, or reduced.
13    (f) Beginning in 2017, each electric utility shall file an
14energy efficiency plan with the Commission to meet the energy
15efficiency standards for the next applicable multi-year period
16beginning January 1 of the year following the filing, according
17to the schedule set forth in paragraphs (1) through (3) of this
18subsection (f). If a utility does not file such a plan on or
19before the applicable filing deadline for the plan, it shall
20face a penalty of $100,000 per day until the plan is filed.
21        (1) No later than 30 days after June 1, 2017 (the
22    effective date of Public Act 99-906) this amendatory Act of
23    the 99th General Assembly or May 1, 2017, whichever is
24    later, each electric utility shall file a 4-year energy
25    efficiency plan commencing on January 1, 2018 that is
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1    savings goals specified in paragraphs (1) through (4) of
2    subsection (b-5) of this Section or in paragraphs (1)
3    through (4) of subsection (b-15) of this Section, as
4    applicable, through implementation of energy efficiency
5    measures; however, the goals may be reduced if the
6    utility's expenditures are limited pursuant to subsection
7    (m) of this Section or, for a utility that serves less than
8    3,000,000 retail customers, if each of the following
9    conditions are met: (A) the plan's analysis and forecasts
10    of the utility's ability to acquire energy savings
11    demonstrate that achievement of such goals is not cost
12    effective; and (B) the amount of energy savings achieved by
13    the utility as determined by the independent evaluator for
14    the most recent year for which savings have been evaluated
15    preceding the plan filing was less than the average annual
16    amount of savings required to achieve the goals for the
17    applicable 4-year plan period. Except as provided in
18    subsection (m) of this Section, annual increases in
19    cumulative persisting annual savings goals during the
20    applicable 4-year plan period shall not be reduced to
21    amounts that are less than the maximum amount of cumulative
22    persisting annual savings that is forecast to be
23    cost-effectively achievable during the 4-year plan period.
24    The Commission shall review any proposed goal reduction as
25    part of its review and approval of the utility's proposed
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1        (2) No later than March 1, 2021, each electric utility
2    shall file a 4-year energy efficiency plan commencing on
3    January 1, 2022 that is designed to achieve the cumulative
4    persisting annual savings goals specified in paragraphs
5    (5) through (8) of subsection (b-5) of this Section or in
6    paragraphs (5) through (8) of subsection (b-15) of this
7    Section, as applicable, through implementation of energy
8    efficiency measures; however, the goals may be reduced if
9    the utility's expenditures are limited pursuant to
10    subsection (m) of this Section or, each of the following
11    conditions are met: (A) the plan's analysis and forecasts
12    of the utility's ability to acquire energy savings
13    demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that
14    achievement of such goals is not cost effective; and (B)
15    the amount of energy savings achieved by the utility as
16    determined by the independent evaluator for the most recent
17    year for which savings have been evaluated preceding the
18    plan filing was less than the average annual amount of
19    savings required to achieve the goals for the applicable
20    4-year plan period. Except as provided in subsection (m) of
21    this Section, annual increases in cumulative persisting
22    annual savings goals during the applicable 4-year plan
23    period shall not be reduced to amounts that are less than
24    the maximum amount of cumulative persisting annual savings
25    that is forecast to be cost-effectively achievable during
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1    proposed goal reduction as part of its review and approval
2    of the utility's proposed plan, taking into account the
3    results of the potential study required by subsection
4    (f-5)of this Section.
5        (3) No later than March 1, 2025, each electric utility
6    shall file a 4-year 5-year energy efficiency plan
7    commencing on January 1, 2026 that is designed to achieve
8    the cumulative persisting annual savings goals specified
9    in paragraphs (9) through (12) (13) of subsection (b-5) of
10    this Section or in paragraphs (9) through (12) (13) of
11    subsection (b-15) of this Section, as applicable, through
12    implementation of energy efficiency measures; however, the
13    goals may be reduced if the utility's expenditures are
14    limited pursuant to subsection (m) of this Section or, each
15    of the following conditions are met: (A) the plan's
16    analysis and forecasts of the utility's ability to acquire
17    energy savings demonstrate by clear and convincing
18    evidence that achievement of such goals is not cost
19    effective; and (B) the amount of energy savings achieved by
20    the utility as determined by the independent evaluator for
21    the most recent year for which savings have been evaluated
22    preceding the plan filing was less than the average annual
23    amount of savings required to achieve the goals for the
24    applicable 4-year 5-year plan period. Except as provided in
25    subsection (m) of this Section, annual increases in
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1    applicable 4-year 5-year plan period shall not be reduced
2    to amounts that are less than the maximum amount of
3    cumulative persisting annual savings that is forecast to be
4    cost-effectively achievable during the 4-year 5-year plan
5    period. The Commission shall review any proposed goal
6    reduction as part of its review and approval of the
7    utility's proposed plan, taking into account the results of
8    the potential study required by subsection (f-5)of this
9    Section.
10        (4) No later than March 1, 2029, and every 4 years
11    thereafter, each electric utility shall file a 4-year
12    energy efficiency plan commencing on January 1, 2030, and
13    every 4 years thereafter, respectively, that is designed to
14    achieve the cumulative persisting annual savings goals
15    established by the Illinois Commerce Commission pursuant
16    to direction of subsections (b-5) and (b-15) of this
17    Section, as applicable, through implementation of energy
18    efficiency measures; however, the goals may be reduced if
19    the utility's expenditures are limited pursuant to
20    subsection (m) of this Section or, each of the following
21    conditions are met: (A) the plan's analysis and forecasts
22    of the utility's ability to acquire energy savings
23    demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that
24    achievement of such goals is not cost effective; and (B)
25    the amount of energy savings achieved by the utility as
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1    year for which savings have been evaluated preceding the
2    plan filing was less than the average annual amount of
3    savings required to achieve the goals for the applicable
4    4-year plan period. Except as provided in subsection (m) of
5    this Section, annual increases in cumulative persisting
6    annual savings goals during the applicable 4-year plan
7    period shall not be reduced to amounts that are less than
8    the maximum amount of cumulative persisting annual savings
9    that is forecast to be cost-effectively achievable during
10    the 4-year plan period. The Commission shall review any
11    proposed goal reduction as part of its review and approval
12    of the utility's proposed plan.
13    Each utility's plan shall set forth the utility's proposals
14to meet the energy efficiency standards identified in
15subsection (b-5) or (b-15), as applicable and as such standards
16may have been modified under this subsection (f), taking into
17account the unique circumstances of the utility's service
18territory and results of an energy efficiency potential study
19as described in subsection (f-5) of this Section. For those
20plans commencing on January 1, 2018, the Commission shall seek
21public comment on the utility's plan and shall issue an order
22approving or disapproving each plan no later than August 31,
232017, or 105 days after June 1, 2017 (the effective date of
24Public Act 99-906) this amendatory Act of the 99th General
25Assembly, whichever is later. For those plans commencing after
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1the utility's plan and shall issue an order approving or
2disapproving each plan within 6 months after its submission. If
3the Commission disapproves a plan, the Commission shall, within
430 days, describe in detail the reasons for the disapproval and
5describe a path by which the utility may file a revised draft
6of the plan to address the Commission's concerns
7satisfactorily. If the utility does not refile with the
8Commission within 60 days, the utility shall be subject to
9penalties at a rate of $100,000 per day until the plan is
10filed. This process shall continue, and penalties shall accrue,
11until the utility has successfully filed a portfolio of energy
12efficiency and demand-response measures. Penalties shall be
13deposited into the Energy Efficiency Trust Fund.
14    (f-5) Energy efficiency potential study. An energy
15efficiency potential study shall be commissioned and overseen
16by the Illinois Commerce Commission. The potential study shall
17be reviewed as part of the approval of a utility's plan filed
18pursuant to subsection (f) of this Section. The potential study
19shall be designed and conducted with input from a Potential
20Study Stakeholder Committee established by the Commission.
21This Committee shall be comprised of representatives from each
22electric utility, the Illinois Attorney General's office, at
23least 2 environmental stakeholders, at least one community
24based organization, and additional parties representing
25consumers. The Committee shall provide input, at a minimum,
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1vendors to perform the studies in accordance with appropriate
2confidentiality and conflict of interest provisions, and draft
3work products. The Committee shall make best efforts to achieve
4consensus on the key elements of the potential study,
5including:
6        (i) savings potential from efficiency measures and
7    program concepts that are known at the time of the study;
8        (ii) likely emergence of new technology or new program
9    concepts that could emerge;
10        (iii) likely savings potential from efficiency
11    measures that may be unique to individual industries or
12    individual facilities; and
13        (iv) the experience of other similar utilities, areas
14    and jurisdictions in maximizing achievement of
15    cost-effective savings.
16    When the Committee is not able to reach consensus, the
17Commission shall make the final decision.
18    (g) In submitting proposed plans and funding levels under
19subsection (f) of this Section to meet the savings goals
20identified in subsection (b-5) or (b-15) of this Section, as
21applicable, the utility shall:
22        (1) Demonstrate that its proposed energy efficiency
23    measures will achieve the applicable requirements that are
24    identified in subsection (b-5) or (b-15) of this Section,
25    as modified by subsection (f) of this Section.
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1    building and appliance standards that have been placed into
2    effect.
3        (3) Demonstrate that its overall portfolio of
4    measures, not including low-income programs described in
5    subsection (c) of this Section, is cost-effective using the
6    total resource cost test or complies with paragraphs (1)
7    through (3) of subsection (f) of this Section and
8    represents a diverse cross-section of opportunities for
9    customers of all rate classes, other than those customers
10    described in subsection (l) of this Section, to participate
11    in the programs. Individual measures need not be cost
12    effective.
13        (3.5) Demonstrate that the utility's plan integrates
14    the delivery of energy efficiency programs with natural gas
15    efficiency programs, programs promoting distributed solar,
16    programs promoting demand response and other efforts to
17    address bill payment issues, including, but not limited to,
18    LIHEAP and the Percent Income Payment Plan, to the extent
19    such integration is practical and has the potential to
20    enhance customer engagement, minimize market confusion, or
21    reduce administrative costs.
22        (4) Present a third-party energy efficiency
23    implementation program subject to the following
24    requirements:
25            (A) beginning with the year commencing January 1,
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1        3,000,000 retail customers in the State shall fund
2        third-party energy efficiency programs in an amount
3        that is no less than $25,000,000 per year, and electric
4        utilities that serve less than 3,000,000 retail
5        customers but more than 500,000 retail customers in the
6        State shall fund third-party energy efficiency
7        programs in an amount that is no less than $8,350,000
8        per year;
9            (B) during 2018, the utility shall conduct a
10        solicitation process for purposes of requesting
11        proposals from third-party vendors for those
12        third-party energy efficiency programs to be offered
13        during one or more of the years commencing January 1,
14        2019, January 1, 2020, and January 1, 2021; for those
15        multi-year plans commencing on January 1, 2022 and
16        January 1, 2026, the utility shall conduct a
17        solicitation process during 2021 and 2025,
18        respectively, for purposes of requesting proposals
19        from third-party vendors for those third-party energy
20        efficiency programs to be offered during one or more
21        years of the respective multi-year plan period; for
22        each solicitation process, the utility shall identify
23        the sector, technology, or geographical area for which
24        it is seeking requests for proposals; the solicitation
25        process must be either for programs that fill gaps in
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1        target business sectors, building types, geographies,
2        or other specific parts of its customer base with
3        initiatives that would be more effective at reaching
4        these customer segments than the utilities' programs
5        filed in its energy efficiency plans.
6            (C) the utility shall propose the bidder
7        qualifications, performance measurement process, and
8        contract structure, which must include a performance
9        payment mechanism and general terms and conditions;
10        the proposed qualifications, process, and structure
11        shall be subject to Commission approval; and
12            (D) the utility shall retain an independent third
13        party to score the proposals received through the
14        solicitation process described in this paragraph (4),
15        rank them according to their cost per lifetime
16        kilowatt-hours saved, and assemble the portfolio of
17        third-party programs.
18        The electric utility shall recover all costs
19    associated with Commission-approved, third-party
20    administered programs regardless of the success of those
21    programs.
22        (4.5) Implement cost-effective demand-response
23    measures to reduce peak demand by 0.1% over the prior year
24    for eligible retail customers, as defined in Section
25    16-111.5 of this Act, and for customers that elect hourly
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1    Act, provided those customers have not been declared
2    competitive. This requirement continues until December 31,
3    2026.
4        (5) Include a proposed or revised cost-recovery tariff
5    mechanism, as provided for under subsection (d) of this
6    Section, to fund the proposed energy efficiency and
7    demand-response measures and to ensure the recovery of the
8    prudently and reasonably incurred costs of
9    Commission-approved programs.
10        (6) Provide for an annual independent evaluation of the
11    performance of the cost-effectiveness of the utility's
12    portfolio of measures, as well as a full review of the
13    multi-year plan results of the broader net program impacts
14    and, to the extent practical, for adjustment of the
15    measures on a going-forward basis as a result of the
16    evaluations. The resources dedicated to evaluation shall
17    not exceed 3% of portfolio resources in any given year.
18        (7) For electric utilities that serve more than
19    3,000,000 retail customers in the State:
20            (A) Through December 31, 2025, provide for an
21        adjustment to the return on equity component of the
22        utility's weighted average cost of capital calculated
23        under subsection (d) of this Section:
24                (i) If the independent evaluator determines
25            that the utility achieved a cumulative persisting
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1            annual incremental goal, then the return on equity
2            component shall be reduced by a maximum of 200
3            basis points in the event that the utility achieved
4            no more than 75% of such goal. If the utility
5            achieved more than 75% of the applicable annual
6            incremental goal but less than 100% of such goal,
7            then the return on equity component shall be
8            reduced by 8 basis points for each percent by which
9            the utility failed to achieve the goal.
10                (ii) If the independent evaluator determines
11            that the utility achieved a cumulative persisting
12            annual savings that is more than the applicable
13            annual incremental goal, then the return on equity
14            component shall be increased by a maximum of 200
15            basis points in the event that the utility achieved
16            at least 125% of such goal. If the utility achieved
17            more than 100% of the applicable annual
18            incremental goal but less than 125% of such goal,
19            then the return on equity component shall be
20            increased by 8 basis points for each percent by
21            which the utility achieved above the goal. If the
22            applicable annual incremental goal was reduced
23            under paragraphs (1) or (2) of subsection (f) of
24            this Section, then the following adjustments shall
25            be made to the calculations described in this item
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1                    (aa) the calculation for determining
2                achievement that is at least 125% of the
3                applicable annual incremental goal shall use
4                the unreduced applicable annual incremental
5                goal to set the value; and
6                    (bb) the calculation for determining
7                achievement that is less than 125% but more
8                than 100% of the applicable annual incremental
9                goal shall use the reduced applicable annual
10                incremental goal to set the value for 100%
11                achievement of the goal and shall use the
12                unreduced goal to set the value for 125%
13                achievement. The 8 basis point value shall also
14                be modified, as necessary, so that the 200
15                basis points are evenly apportioned among each
16                percentage point value between 100% and 125%
17                achievement.
18            (B) For the period January 1, 2026 through December
19        31, 2029 and in all subsequent 4-year periods 2030,
20        provide for an adjustment to the return on equity
21        component of the utility's weighted average cost of
22        capital calculated under subsection (d) of this
23        Section:
24                (i) If the independent evaluator determines
25            that the utility achieved a cumulative persisting
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1            annual incremental goal, then the return on equity
2            component shall be reduced by a maximum of 200
3            basis points in the event that the utility achieved
4            no more than 66% of such goal. If the utility
5            achieved more than 66% of the applicable annual
6            incremental goal but less than 100% of such goal,
7            then the return on equity component shall be
8            reduced by 6 basis points for each percent by which
9            the utility failed to achieve the goal.
10                (ii) If the independent evaluator determines
11            that the utility achieved a cumulative persisting
12            annual savings that is more than the applicable
13            annual incremental goal, then the return on equity
14            component shall be increased by a maximum of 200
15            basis points in the event that the utility achieved
16            at least 134% of such goal. If the utility achieved
17            more than 100% of the applicable annual
18            incremental goal but less than 134% of such goal,
19            then the return on equity component shall be
20            increased by 6 basis points for each percent by
21            which the utility achieved above the goal. If the
22            applicable annual incremental goal was reduced
23            under paragraph (3) of subsection (f) of this
24            Section, then the following adjustments shall be
25            made to the calculations described in this item
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1                    (aa) the calculation for determining
2                achievement that is at least 134% of the
3                applicable annual incremental goal shall use
4                the unreduced applicable annual incremental
5                goal to set the value; and
6                    (bb) the calculation for determining
7                achievement that is less than 134% but more
8                than 100% of the applicable annual incremental
9                goal shall use the reduced applicable annual
10                incremental goal to set the value for 100%
11                achievement of the goal and shall use the
12                unreduced goal to set the value for 134%
13                achievement. The 6 basis point value shall also
14                be modified, as necessary, so that the 200
15                basis points are evenly apportioned among each
16                percentage point value between 100% and 134%
17                achievement.
18            (C) Notwithstanding the provisions of
19        subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph (7), if the
20        applicable annual incremental goal for an electric
21        utility is ever less than 0.6% of deemed average
22        weather normalized sales of electric power and energy
23        during calendar years 2014, 2015, and 2016, an
24        adjustment to the return on equity component of the
25        utility's weighted average cost of capital calculated
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1        follows:
2                (i) If the independent evaluator determines
3            that the utility achieved a cumulative persisting
4            annual savings that is less than would have been
5            achieved had the applicable annual incremental
6            goal been achieved, then the return on equity
7            component shall be reduced by a maximum of 200
8            basis points if the utility achieved no more than
9            75% of its applicable annual total savings
10            requirement as defined in paragraph (7.5) of this
11            subsection. If the utility achieved more than 75%
12            of the applicable annual total savings requirement
13            but less than 100% of such goal, then the return on
14            equity component shall be reduced by 8 basis points
15            for each percent by which the utility failed to
16            achieve the goal.
17                (ii) If the independent evaluator determines
18            that the utility achieved a cumulative persisting
19            annual savings that is more than would have been
20            achieved had the applicable annual incremental
21            goal been achieved, then the return on equity
22            component shall be increased by a maximum of 200
23            basis points if the utility achieved at least 125%
24            of its applicable annual total savings
25            requirement. If the utility achieved more than
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1            requirement but less than 125% of such goal, then
2            the return on equity component shall be increased
3            by 8 basis points for each percent by which the
4            utility achieved above the applicable annual total
5            savings requirement. If the applicable annual
6            incremental goal was reduced under paragraphs (1)
7            or (2) of subsection (f) of this Section, then the
8            following adjustments shall be made to the
9            calculations described in this item (ii):
10                    (aa) the calculation for determining
11                achievement that is at least 125% of the
12                applicable annual total savings requirement
13                shall use the unreduced applicable annual
14                incremental goal to set the value; and
15                    (bb) the calculation for determining
16                achievement that is less than 125% but more
17                than 100% of the Applicable Annual Total
18                Savings Requirement shall use the reduced
19                applicable annual incremental goal to set the
20                value for 100% achievement of the goal and
21                shall use the unreduced goal to set the value
22                for 125% achievement. The 8 basis point value
23                shall also be modified, as necessary, so that
24                the 200 basis points are evenly apportioned
25                among each percentage point value between 100%
26                and 125% achievement.

 

 

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1        (7.5) For purposes of this Section, the term
2    "applicable annual incremental goal" means the difference
3    between the cumulative persisting annual savings goal for
4    the calendar year that is the subject of the independent
5    evaluator's determination and the cumulative persisting
6    annual savings goal for the immediately preceding calendar
7    year, as such goals are defined in subsections (b-5) and
8    (b-15) of this Section and as these goals may have been
9    modified as provided for under subsection (b-20) and
10    paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (f) of this
11    Section. Under subsections (b), (b-5), (b-10), and (b-15)
12    of this Section, a utility must first replace energy
13    savings from measures that have reached the end of their
14    measure lives and would otherwise have to be replaced to
15    meet the applicable savings goals identified in subsection
16    (b-5) or (b-15) of this Section before any progress towards
17    achievement of its applicable annual incremental goal may
18    be counted. Notwithstanding anything else set forth in this
19    Section, the difference between the actual annual
20    incremental savings achieved in any given year, including
21    the replacement of energy savings from measures that have
22    expired, and the applicable annual incremental goal shall
23    not affect adjustments to the return on equity for
24    subsequent calendar years under this subsection (g).
25        As used in this Section, "applicable annual total
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1    annual savings goal; plus (ii) the amount of new annual
2    savings required to replace savings from efficiency
3    measures that provided cumulative persisting annual
4    savings in the previous year, including savings from
5    programs in 2012 through 2017 for which savings are deemed
6    in subsections (b) and (b-10), but which reached the end of
7    their measure lives by the end of the previous year.
8        (8) For electric utilities that serve less than
9    3,000,000 retail customers but more than 500,000 retail
10    customers in the State:
11            (A) Through December 31, 2025, the applicable
12        annual incremental goal shall be compared to the annual
13        incremental savings as determined by the independent
14        evaluator.
15                (i) The return on equity component shall be
16            reduced by 8 basis points for each percent by which
17            the utility did not achieve 84.4% of the applicable
18            annual incremental goal.
19                (ii) The return on equity component shall be
20            increased by 8 basis points for each percent by
21            which the utility exceeded 100% of the applicable
22            annual incremental goal.
23                (iii) The return on equity component shall not
24            be increased or decreased if the annual
25            incremental savings as determined by the
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1            applicable annual incremental goal and less than
2            100% of the applicable annual incremental goal.
3                (iv) The return on equity component shall not
4            be increased or decreased by an amount greater than
5            200 basis points pursuant to this subparagraph
6            (A).
7            (B) For the period of January 1, 2026 through
8        December 31, 2029 and in all subsequent 4-year periods
9        2030, the applicable annual incremental goal shall be
10        compared to the annual incremental savings as
11        determined by the independent evaluator.
12                (i) The return on equity component shall be
13            reduced by 6 basis points for each percent by which
14            the utility did not achieve 100% of the applicable
15            annual incremental goal.
16                (ii) The return on equity component shall be
17            increased by 6 basis points for each percent by
18            which the utility exceeded 100% of the applicable
19            annual incremental goal.
20                (iii) The return on equity component shall not
21            be increased or decreased by an amount greater than
22            200 basis points pursuant to this subparagraph
23            (B).
24            (C) Notwithstanding provisions in subparagraphs
25        (A) and (B) of paragraph (7) of this subsection, if the
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1        utility is ever less than 0.6% of deemed average
2        weather normalized sales of electric power and energy
3        during calendar years 2014, 2015 and 2016, an
4        adjustment to the return on equity component of the
5        utility's weighted average cost of capital calculated
6        under subsection (d) of this Section shall be made as
7        follows:
8                (i) The return on equity component shall be
9            reduced by 8 basis points for each percent by which
10            the utility did not achieve 100% of the applicable
11            annual total savings requirement.
12                (ii) The return on equity component shall be
13            increased by 8 basis points for each percent by
14            which the utility exceeded 100% of the applicable
15            annual total savings requirement.
16                (iii) The return on equity component shall not
17            be increased or decreased by an amount greater than
18            200 basis points pursuant to this subparagraph
19            (C).
20            (D) (C) If the applicable annual incremental goal
21        was reduced under paragraphs (1), (2), or (3), or (4)
22        of subsection (f) of this Section, then the following
23        adjustments shall be made to the calculations
24        described in subparagraphs (A), and (B), and (C) of
25        this paragraph (8):
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1            achievement that is at least 125% or 134%, as
2            applicable, of the applicable annual incremental
3            goal or the applicable annual total savings
4            requirement, as applicable, shall use the
5            unreduced applicable annual incremental goal to
6            set the value.
7                (ii) For the period through December 31, 2025,
8            the calculation for determining achievement that
9            is less than 125% but more than 100% of the
10            applicable annual incremental goal or the
11            applicable annual total savings requirement, as
12            applicable, shall use the reduced applicable
13            annual incremental goal to set the value for 100%
14            achievement of the goal and shall use the unreduced
15            goal to set the value for 125% achievement. The 8
16            basis point value shall also be modified, as
17            necessary, so that the 200 basis points are evenly
18            apportioned among each percentage point value
19            between 100% and 125% achievement.
20                (iii) For the period of January 1, 2026 through
21            December 31, 2029 and all subsequent 4-year
22            periods, the calculation for determining
23            achievement that is less than 125% or 134%, as
24            applicable, but more than 100% of the applicable
25            annual incremental goal or the applicable annual
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1            use the reduced applicable annual incremental goal
2            to set the value for 100% achievement of the goal
3            and shall use the unreduced goal to set the value
4            for 125% achievement. The 6 or 8 basis point
5            values, as applicable, shall also be modified, as
6            necessary, so that the 200 basis points are evenly
7            apportioned among each percentage point value
8            between 100% and 125% or between 100% and 134%
9            achievement, as applicable. 2030, the calculation
10            for determining achievement that is less than 134%
11            but more than 100% of the applicable annual
12            incremental goal shall use the reduced applicable
13            annual incremental goal to set the value for 100%
14            achievement of the goal and shall use the unreduced
15            goal to set the value for 125% achievement. The 6
16            basis point value shall also be modified, as
17            necessary, so that the 200 basis points are evenly
18            apportioned among each percentage point value
19            between 100% and 134% achievement.
20        (9) The utility shall submit the energy savings data to
21    the independent evaluator no later than 30 days after the
22    close of the plan year. The independent evaluator shall
23    determine the cumulative persisting annual savings for a
24    given plan year, as well as an estimate of job impacts and
25    other macroeconomic impacts of the efficiency programs for
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1    plan year. The utility shall submit an informational filing
2    to the Commission no later than 160 days after the close of
3    the plan year that attaches the independent evaluator's
4    final report identifying the cumulative persisting annual
5    savings for the year and calculates, under paragraph (7) or
6    (8) of this subsection (g), as applicable, any resulting
7    change to the utility's return on equity component of the
8    weighted average cost of capital applicable to the next
9    plan year beginning with the January monthly billing period
10    and extending through the December monthly billing period.
11    However, if the utility recovers the costs incurred under
12    this Section under paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (d)
13    of this Section, then the utility shall not be required to
14    submit such informational filing, and shall instead submit
15    the information that would otherwise be included in the
16    informational filing as part of its filing under paragraph
17    (3) of such subsection (d) that is due on or before June 1
18    of each year.
19        For those utilities that must submit the informational
20    filing, the Commission may, on its own motion or by
21    petition, initiate an investigation of such filing,
22    provided, however, that the utility's proposed return on
23    equity calculation shall be deemed the final, approved
24    calculation on December 15 of the year in which it is filed
25    unless the Commission enters an order on or before December
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1    calculation consistent with this Section.
2        The adjustments to the return on equity component
3    described in paragraphs (7) and (8) of this subsection (g)
4    shall be applied as described in such paragraphs through a
5    separate tariff mechanism, which shall be filed by the
6    utility under subsections (f) and (g) of this Section.
7        (10) Electric utilities required to implement
8    efficiency programs under subsections (b-5) and (b-15)
9    shall report annually to the Illinois Commerce Commission
10    and the General Assembly on how hiring, contracting, job
11    training, and other practices related to its energy
12    efficiency programs enhance the diversity of vendors
13    working on such programs. These reports must include data
14    on vendor and employee diversity.
15    (h) No more than 6% of energy efficiency and
16demand-response program revenue may be allocated for research,
17development, or pilot deployment of new equipment or measures.
18    (i) When practicable, electric utilities shall incorporate
19advanced metering infrastructure data into the planning,
20implementation, and evaluation of energy efficiency measures
21and programs, subject to the data privacy and confidentiality
22protections of applicable law.
23    (j) The independent evaluator shall follow the guidelines
24and use the savings set forth in Commission-approved energy
25efficiency policy manuals and technical reference manuals, as
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1measure life values for energy efficiency measures implemented
2for low-income households under subsection (c) of this Section
3are incorporated into such Commission-approved manuals, the
4low-income measures shall have the same measure life values
5that are established for same measures implemented in
6households that are not low-income households.
7    (k) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
8an electric utility subject to the requirements of this Section
9may file a tariff cancelling an automatic adjustment clause
10tariff in effect under this Section or Section 8-103, which
11shall take effect no later than one business day after the date
12such tariff is filed. Thereafter, the utility shall be
13authorized to defer and recover its expenditures incurred under
14this Section through a new tariff authorized under subsection
15(d) of this Section or in the utility's next rate case under
16Article IX or Section 16-108.5 of this Act, with interest at an
17annual rate equal to the utility's weighted average cost of
18capital as approved by the Commission in such case. If the
19utility elects to file a new tariff under subsection (d) of
20this Section, the utility may file the tariff within 10 days
21after June 1, 2017 (the effective date of Public Act 99-906)
22this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, and the cost
23inputs to such tariff shall be based on the projected costs to
24be incurred by the utility during the calendar year in which
25the new tariff is filed and that were not recovered under the
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1Such costs shall include those incurred or to be incurred by
2the utility under its multi-year plan approved under
3subsections (f) and (g) of this Section, including, but not
4limited to, projected capital investment costs and projected
5regulatory asset balances with correspondingly updated
6depreciation and amortization reserves and expense. The
7Commission shall, after notice and hearing, approve, or approve
8with modification, such tariff and cost inputs no later than 75
9days after the utility filed the tariff, provided that such
10approval, or approval with modification, shall be consistent
11with the provisions of this Section to the extent they do not
12conflict with this subsection (k). The tariff approved by the
13Commission shall take effect no later than 5 days after the
14Commission enters its order approving the tariff.
15    No later than 60 days after the effective date of the
16tariff cancelling the utility's automatic adjustment clause
17tariff, the utility shall file a reconciliation that reconciles
18the moneys collected under its automatic adjustment clause
19tariff with the costs incurred during the period beginning June
201, 2016 and ending on the date that the electric utility's
21automatic adjustment clause tariff was cancelled. In the event
22the reconciliation reflects an under-collection, the utility
23shall recover the costs as specified in this subsection (k). If
24the reconciliation reflects an over-collection, the utility
25shall apply the amount of such over-collection as a one-time
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1    (l) (Blank). For the calendar years covered by a multi-year
2plan commencing after December 31, 2017, subsections (a)
3through (j) of this Section do not apply to any retail
4customers of an electric utility that serves more than
53,000,000 retail customers in the State and whose total highest
630 minute demand was more than 10,000 kilowatts, or any retail
7customers of an electric utility that serves less than
83,000,000 retail customers but more than 500,000 retail
9customers in the State and whose total highest 15 minute demand
10was more than 10,000 kilowatts. For purposes of this subsection
11(l), "retail customer" has the meaning set forth in Section
1216-102 of this Act. A determination of whether this subsection
13is applicable to a customer shall be made for each multi-year
14plan beginning after December 31, 2017. The criteria for
15determining whether this subsection (l) is applicable to a
16retail customer shall be based on the 12 consecutive billing
17periods prior to the start of the first year of each such
18multi-year plan.
19    (m) Notwithstanding the requirements of this Section, as
20part of a proceeding to approve a multi-year plan under
21subsections (f) and (g) of this Section if the multi-year plan
22has been designed to maximize savings, but does not meet the
23cost cap limitations of this subsection, the Commission shall
24reduce the amount of energy efficiency measures implemented for
25any single year, and whose costs are recovered under subsection
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1estimated average net increase due to the cost of the measures
2to no more than
3        (1) 3.5% for the each of the 4 years beginning January
4    1, 2018,
5        (2) 3.75% for each of the 4 years beginning January 1,
6    2022, and
7        (3) 4% for each of the 5 years beginning January 1,
8    2026,
9        (4) 4.25% for the 5 years beginning January 1, 2031,
10    and
11        (5) 4.25% plus a 0.25% increase for every subsequent
12    5-year period,
13of the average amount paid per kilowatthour by residential
14eligible retail customers during calendar year 2015. An
15electric utility may spend up to 10% more in any year during an
16applicable multi-year plan period to cost-effectively achieve
17additional savings so long as the average over the applicable
18multi-year plan period does not exceed the percentages defined
19in items (1) through (5). To determine the total amount that
20may be spent by an electric utility in any single year, the
21applicable percentage of the average amount paid per
22kilowatthour shall be multiplied by the total amount of energy
23delivered by such electric utility in the calendar year 2015,
24adjusted to reflect the proportion of the utility's load
25attributable to customers who are exempt from subsections (a)
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1Section. For purposes of this subsection (m), the amount paid
2per kilowatthour includes, without limitation, estimated
3amounts paid for supply, transmission, distribution,
4surcharges, and add-on taxes. For purposes of this Section,
5"eligible retail customers" shall have the meaning set forth in
6Section 16-111.5 of this Act. Once the Commission has approved
7a plan under subsections (f) and (g) of this Section, no
8subsequent rate impact determinations shall be made.
9(Source: P.A. 99-906, eff. 6-1-17; 100-840, eff. 8-13-18;
10revised 10-19-18.)
 
11    (220 ILCS 5/8-104.1 new)
12    Sec. 8-104.1. Gas utilities; annual savings goals.
13    (a) It is the policy of the State that gas utilities are
14required to use cost-effective energy efficiency to reduce
15delivery load. Requiring investment in cost-effective energy
16efficiency will reduce direct and indirect costs to consumers
17by decreasing environmental impacts and by reducing the amount
18of natural gas that needs to be purchased and avoiding or
19delaying the need for new transmission, distribution, storage
20and other related infrastructure. It serves the public interest
21to allow gas utilities to recover costs for reasonably and
22prudently incurred expenditures for energy efficiency
23measures.
24    (b) In this Section:
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1of energy required to achieve a given end use. "Energy
2efficiency" also includes measures that reduce the total Btus
3of electricity and natural gas needed to meet the end use or
4uses.
5    "Cost-effective" means that the measures satisfy the total
6resource cost test which, for purposes of this Section, means a
7standard that is met if, for an investment in energy
8efficiency, the benefit-cost ratio is greater than one. The
9benefit-cost ratio is the ratio of the net present value of the
10total benefits of the measures to the net present value of the
11total costs as calculated over the lifetime of the measures.
12The total resource cost test compares the sum of avoided
13natural gas utility costs, representing the benefits that
14accrue to the natural gas system and the participant in the
15delivery of those efficiency measures and including avoided
16costs associated with the use of electricity or other fuels,
17avoided cost associated with reduced water consumption, and
18avoided costs associated with reduced operation and
19maintenance costs, as well as other quantifiable societal
20benefits, to the sum of all incremental costs of end use
21measures (including both utility and participant
22contributions), plus costs to administer, deliver, and
23evaluate each demand-side measure, to quantify the net savings
24obtained by substituting demand-side measures for supply
25resources. In calculating avoided costs, reasonable estimates
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1future regulation of emissions of greenhouse gases. In
2discounting future societal costs and benefits for the purpose
3of calculating net present values, a societal discount rate
4based on actual, long-term Treasury bond yields shall be used.
5The low-income measures described in subsection (f) of this
6Section shall not be required to meet the total resource cost
7test.
8    "Cumulative persisting annual savings" means the total gas
9energy savings in a given year from measures installed in that
10year or in previous years, but no earlier than January 1, 2020,
11that are still operational and providing savings in that year
12because the measures have not yet reached the end of their
13useful lives.
14    (c) This Section applies to all gas distribution utilities
15in the State for those multi-year plans that include energy
16efficiency programs commencing after December 31, 2019.
17    (d) Beginning in 2020, gas utilities subject to this
18Section shall achieve the following cumulative persisting
19annual savings goals, as compared to a deemed baseline
20equivalent to the utility's average annual therm sales in 2016
21through 2018 through the implementation of energy efficiency
22measures during the applicable year and in prior years, but no
23earlier than January 1, 2020:
24        (1) 1.2% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
25    year ending December 31, 2020;
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1    year ending December 31, 2021;
2        (3) 3.0% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
3    year ending December 31, 2022;
4        (4) 3.9% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
5    year ending December 31, 2023;
6        (5) 4.8% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
7    year ending December 31, 2024;
8        (6) 5.7% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
9    year ending December 31, 2025;
10        (7) 6.6% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
11    year ending December 31, 2026;
12        (8) 7.4% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
13    year ending December 31, 2027;
14        (9) 8.2% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
15    year ending December 31, 2028;
16        (10) 9.0% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
17    year ending December 31, 2029;
18        (11) 9.8% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
19    year ending December 31, 2030;
20        (12) 10.6% cumulative persisting annual savings for
21    the year ending December 31, 2031;
22        (13) 11.4% cumulative persisting annual savings for
23    the year ending December 31, 2032;
24        (14) 12.1% cumulative persisting annual savings for
25    the year ending December 31, 2033;
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1    the year ending December 31, 2034; and
2        (16) 13.5% cumulative persisting annual savings for
3    the year ending December 31, 2035.
4    No later than December 31, 2025, the Illinois Commerce
5Commission shall establish additional cumulative persisting
6annual savings goals for the years 2036 through 2040. The
7Commission shall also establish additional cumulative
8persisting annual savings goals every 5 years thereafter to
9ensure utilities always have goals that extend at least 11
10years into the future. The cumulative persisting annual savings
11goals beyond the year 2035 shall increase by 0.6 percentage
12points per year absent a Commission decision to initiate a
13proceeding to consider establishing goals that increase by more
14or less than that amount. Such a proceeding must be conducted
15in accordance with the procedures described in subsection (f)
16of this Section. If such a proceeding is initiated, the
17cumulative persisting annual savings goals established by the
18Commission through that proceeding shall reflect the
19Commission's best estimate of the maximum amount of additional
20gas savings that are forecast to be cost-effectively achievable
21unless such best estimates would result in goals that represent
22less than 0.4 percentage point annual increases in total
23cumulative persisting annual savings. The Commission may only
24establish goals that represent less than 0.4 percentage point
25annual increases in cumulative persisting annual savings if it
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10.4 percentage point increases are not cost-effectively
2achievable. The Commission shall inform its decision based on
3an energy efficiency potential study which conforms to the
4requirements of subsection (j-5) of this Section.
5    (e) If a gas utility jointly offers an energy efficiency
6measure or program with an electric utility under plans
7approved under this Section and Section 8-103B of this Act, the
8gas utility may continue offering the program, including the
9electric energy efficiency measures, if the electric utility
10discontinues funding the program. In that event, the energy
11savings value associated with such other fuels shall be
12converted to gas energy savings on an equivalent Btu basis for
13the premises. However, the gas utility shall prioritize
14programs for low-income residential customers to the extent
15practicable. A gas utility may recover the costs of offering
16the gas energy efficiency measures under this subsection (e).
17    For those energy efficiency measures or programs that save
18both gas and other fuels but are not jointly offered with an
19electric utility under plans approved under this Section and
20Section 8-103B, the gas utility may count savings of fuels
21other than gas toward the achievement of its annual savings
22goal, and the energy savings value associated with such other
23fuels shall be converted to gas energy savings on an equivalent
24Btu basis at the premises.
25    In no event shall more than 10% of each year's applicable
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1subsection (j) of this Section be met through savings of fuels
2other than gas.
3    (f) Gas utilities are responsible for overseeing the
4design, development, and filing of energy efficiency plans with
5the Commission and may, as part of that implementation,
6outsource various aspects of program development and
7implementation. A minimum of 10% of the utility's entire
8portfolio funding level for a given year shall be used to
9procure cost-effective energy efficiency measures from units
10of local government, municipal corporations, school districts,
11public housing, community college districts, and
12nonprofit-owned buildings provided that a minimum percentage
13of available funds shall be used to procure energy efficiency
14from public housing, which percentage shall be equal to public
15housing's share of public building energy consumption.
16    The utilities shall also implement energy efficiency
17measures targeted at low-income single-family and multi-family
18households, which, for purposes of this Section, shall be
19defined as households at or below 80% of area median income,
20and expenditures to implement the measures shall be no less
21than 20% of the utility's total efficiency portfolio budget.
22    At least 70% of spending on measures in programs targeted
23at low-income households shall go toward measures that reduce
24space heating needs through improvements to the building
25envelope or heating distribution systems. Programs targeted at
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1multi-family buildings shall be treated such that savings
2opportunities in each building type are approximately in
3proportional to the magnitude of cost-effective energy
4efficiency opportunities in these respective building types.
5    Each gas utility shall assess opportunities to implement
6cost-effective energy efficiency measures and programs through
7a public housing authority or authorities located in its
8service territory. If such opportunities are identified, the
9utility shall propose such measures and programs to address the
10opportunities. Expenditures to address such opportunities
11shall be credited toward the minimum procurement and
12expenditure requirements set forth in this subsection (f).
13    Implementation of energy efficiency measures and programs
14targeted at low-income households shall be contracted, when it
15is practical, to independent third parties that have
16demonstrated capabilities to serve such households, with a
17preference for not-for-profit entities and government agencies
18that have existing relationships with or experience serving
19low-income communities in the State.
20    Each gas utility shall develop and implement reporting
21procedures that address and assist in determining the amount of
22energy savings that can be applied to the low-income
23procurement and expenditure requirements set forth in this
24subsection (f).
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1stakeholders, especially those living or working in low-income
2communities, to assist in the design and evaluation of the
3low-income energy efficiency programs. The committee shall be
4comprised of the electric utilities subject to the requirements
5of Section 8-103B of this Act, the gas utilities subject to the
6requirements of this Section, the utilities' low-income energy
7efficiency implementation contractors, nonprofit
8organizations, community action agencies, advocacy groups,
9State and local governmental agencies, and representatives of
10community-based organizations. The committee shall be convened
11by an independent third-party facilitator and a
12community-based organization in a low-income community. There
13shall be a leadership committee comprised of a variety of
14stakeholders, with at least one community-based organization
15involved. Meetings shall include concrete opportunities for
16groups to provide meaningful input into plan design, mid-cycle
17changes, and evaluation throughout the year to help reduce
18litigation in future plan filings. All meetings must be
19accessible, with rotating locations, call-in options, and
20materials and agendas circulated well in advance. There shall
21also be opportunities for input outside of meetings from those
22with limited capacity and ability to attend, via one-on-one
23meetings, surveys, and calls. Meetings shall also include
24opportunities to bundle and coordinate low-income energy
25efficiency with Solar for All and energy assistance programs.
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1stakeholders to learn more about these additional offerings,
2and the committee shall assist in the figuring out the best
3methods for coordinated delivery and implementation of
4offerings when serving low-income communities.
5    (g) At least 50% of the entire efficiency program portfolio
6budget shall be spent on efficiency measures that reduce the
7amount of space heating needs through improvements to the
8efficiency of building envelopes (including, but not limited
9to, insulation measures, efficient windows and air leakage
10reduction) or through improvements to systems for distributing
11heat (including, but not limited to, duct leakage reduction,
12duct insulation or pipe insulation) in buildings. Spending on
13efficient furnaces, efficient boilers, or other efficient
14heating systems is permitted within the efficiency program
15portfolio, but does not count toward this minimum requirement
16for spending on building envelope and heating distribution
17efficiencies. Spending on low-income building envelope
18measures or heating distribution system measures does count
19toward this requirement. The portion of portfolio spending on
20program marketing, training of installers, audits of
21buildings, inspections of work performed, and other
22administrative and technical expenses that are clearly tied to
23promotion or installation of building envelope or heating
24distribution system measures shall count toward this
25requirement. If this minimum requirement is not met, any
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1(j) should be reduced by the percentage point level of
2shortfall in meeting this requirement; if the utility is
3subject to a performance penalty, then the magnitude of the
4penalty shall be increased by the percentage point shortfall in
5meeting this requirement.
6    (h) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
7contrary, a utility providing approved energy efficiency
8measures in the State shall be permitted to recover all
9reasonable and prudently incurred costs of those measures from
10all retail customers, provided that nothing in this subsection
11(h) permits the double recovery of such costs from customers.
12    (i) Beginning in 2019, each gas utility shall file an
13energy efficiency plan with the Commission to meet the energy
14efficiency standards for the next applicable multi-year period
15beginning January 1 of the year following the filing, according
16to the schedule set forth in paragraphs (1) through (5) of this
17subsection (i). If a utility does not file such a plan on or
18before the applicable filing deadline for the plan, it shall
19face a penalty of $100,000 per day until the plan is filed.
20        (1) No later than 120 days after the effective date of
21    this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, each gas
22    utility shall file an energy efficiency plan to supersede
23    its previously filed energy efficiency plan for the year
24    beginning January 1, 2020 that is designed to achieve the
25    cumulative persisting annual savings goals specified in
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1    through implementation of energy efficiency measures.
2        (2) No later March 1, 2021, each gas utility shall file
3    a 4-year energy efficiency plan commencing on January 1,
4    2022 that is designed to achieve the cumulative persisting
5    annual savings goals specified in paragraphs (3) through
6    (6) of subsection (d) of this Section through
7    implementation of energy efficiency measures; however, the
8    goals may be reduced if each of the following conditions
9    are met: (A) the plan's analysis and forecasts of the
10    utility's ability to acquire energy savings demonstrate
11    beyond a reasonable doubt that achievement of such goals is
12    not cost-effective; and (B) the amount of energy savings
13    planned to be achieved by the utility in 2021, as
14    documented pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection (i)
15    and approved by the Illinois Commerce Commission, was less
16    than the average annual amount of savings required to
17    achieve the goals for the applicable 4-year plan period.
18    Annual increases in cumulative persisting annual savings
19    goals during the applicable 4-year plan period shall not be
20    reduced to amounts that are less than the maximum amount of
21    cumulative persisting annual savings that is forecast to be
22    cost-effectively achievable during the 4-year plan period.
23    The Commission shall review any proposed goal reduction as
24    part of its review and approval of the utility's proposed
25    plan, taking into account the results of the potential
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1        (3) No later than March 1, 2025, each gas utility shall
2    file a 4-year energy efficiency plan commencing on January
3    1, 2026 that is designed to achieve the cumulative
4    persisting annual savings goals specified in paragraphs
5    (7) through (10) of subsection (d) of this Section through
6    implementation of energy efficiency measures; however, the
7    goals may be reduced if each of the following conditions
8    are met: (A) the plan's analysis and forecasts of the
9    utility's ability to acquire energy savings demonstrate
10    beyond a reasonable doubt that achievement of such goals is
11    not cost-effective; and (B) the amount of energy savings
12    achieved by the utility as determined by the independent
13    evaluator for the most recent year for which savings have
14    been evaluated preceding the plan filing was less than the
15    average annual amount of savings required to achieve the
16    goals for the applicable 4-year plan period. Annual
17    increases in cumulative persisting annual savings goals
18    during the applicable 4-year plan period shall not be
19    reduced to amounts that are less than the maximum amount of
20    cumulative persisting annual savings that is forecast to be
21    cost-effectively achievable during the 4-year plan period.
22    The Commission shall review any proposed goal reduction as
23    part of its review and approval of the utility's proposed
24    plan, taking into account the results of the potential
25    study required by subsection (j-5) of this Section.
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1    file a 4-year energy efficiency plan commencing on January
2    1, 2030 that is designed to achieve the cumulative
3    persisting annual savings goals specified in paragraphs
4    (11) through (14) of subsection (d) of this Section through
5    implementation of energy efficiency measures; however, the
6    goals may be reduced if each of the following conditions
7    are met: (A) the plan's analysis and forecasts of the
8    utility's ability to acquire energy savings demonstrate
9    beyond a reasonable doubt that achievement of such goals is
10    not cost-effective; and (B) the amount of energy savings
11    achieved by the utility as determined by the independent
12    evaluator for the most recent year for which savings have
13    been evaluated preceding the plan filing was less than the
14    average annual amount of savings required to achieve the
15    goals for the applicable 4-year plan period. Annual
16    increases in cumulative persisting annual savings goals
17    during the applicable 4-year plan period shall not be
18    reduced to amounts that are less than the maximum amount of
19    cumulative persisting annual savings that is forecast to be
20    cost-effectively achievable during the 4-year plan period.
21    The Commission shall review any proposed goal reduction as
22    part of its review and approval of the utility's proposed
23    plan, taking into account the results of the potential
24    study required by subsection (j-5) of this Section.
25        (5) No later than March 1, beginning in 2033 and each 4
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1    energy efficiency plan commencing on January 1, beginning
2    in 2034 and each 4-year period afterwards, that is designed
3    to achieve the cumulative persisting annual savings goals
4    established by the Illinois Commerce Commission pursuant
5    to direction of subsection (d) of this Section, through
6    implementation of energy efficiency measures; however, the
7    goals may be reduced if each of the following conditions
8    are met: (A) the plan's analysis and forecasts of the
9    utility's ability to acquire energy savings demonstrate
10    beyond a reasonable doubt that achievement of such goals is
11    not cost-effective; and (B) the amount of energy savings
12    achieved by the utility as determined by the independent
13    evaluator for the most recent year for which savings have
14    been evaluated preceding the plan filing was less than the
15    average annual amount of savings required to achieve the
16    goals for the applicable 4-year plan period. Annual
17    increases in cumulative persisting annual savings goals
18    during the applicable 4-year plan period shall not be
19    reduced to amounts that are less than the maximum amount of
20    cumulative persisting annual savings that is forecast to be
21    cost-effectively achievable during the 4-year plan period.
22    The Commission shall review any proposed goal reduction as
23    part of its review and approval of the utility's proposed
24    plan, taking into account the results of the potential
25    study required by subsection (j-5) of this Section.
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1to meet the energy efficiency standards identified in
2subsection (d). For those plans commencing on January 1, 2021,
3the Commission shall seek public comment on the utility's plan
4and shall issue an order approving or disapproving each plan no
5later than August 31, 2020, or 105 days after the effective
6date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly,
7whichever is later. For those plans commencing after December
831, 2022, the Commission shall seek public comment on the
9utility's plan and shall issue an order approving or
10disapproving each plan within 6 months after its submission. If
11the Commission disapproves a plan, the Commission shall, within
1230 days, describe in detail the reasons for the disapproval and
13describe a path by which the utility may file a revised draft
14of the plan to address the Commission's concerns
15satisfactorily. If the utility does not refile with the
16Commission within 60 days, the utility shall be subject to
17penalties at a rate of $100,000 per day until the plan is
18filed. This process shall continue, and penalties shall accrue,
19until the utility has successfully filed a portfolio of energy
20efficiency measures. Penalties shall be deposited into the
21Energy Efficiency Trust Fund.
22    (j) In submitting proposed plans and funding levels under
23subsection (i) of this Section to meet the savings goals
24identified in subsection (d), the utility shall:
25        (1) Demonstrate that its proposed energy efficiency
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1    identified in subsection (d) of this Section.
2        (2) Present specific proposals to implement new
3    building and appliance standards that have been placed into
4    effect.
5        (3) Demonstrate that its overall portfolio of
6    measures, not including low-income programs described in
7    subsection (f) of this Section, is cost-effective using the
8    total resource cost test, complies with subsection (i) of
9    this Section and represents a diverse cross-section of
10    opportunities for customers of all rate classes, to
11    participate in the programs. Individual measures need not
12    be cost effective.
13        (3.5) Demonstrate that the utility's plan integrates
14    the delivery of energy efficiency programs with electric
15    efficiency programs and other efforts to address bill
16    payment issues, including, but not limited to, LIHEAP and
17    the Percent Income Payment Plan, to the extent such
18    integration is practical and has the potential to enhance
19    customer engagement, minimize market confusion, or reduce
20    administrative costs.
21        (4) Present a third-party energy efficiency
22    implementation program subject to the following
23    requirements:
24            (A) Beginning with the year commencing January 1,
25        2021, gas utilities shall fund third-party energy
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1        10% of total efficiency portfolio budgets per year.
2            (B) For multi-year plans commencing on January 1,
3        2022, January 1, 2026, January 1, 2030, and every 4
4        years thereafter, the utility shall conduct a
5        solicitation process during 2021, 2025, 2029, and
6        every 4 years thereafter, respectively, for purposes
7        of requesting proposals from third-party vendors for
8        those third-party energy efficiency programs to be
9        offered during one or more years of the respective
10        multi-year plan period; for each solicitation process,
11        the utility shall identify the sector, technology, or
12        geographical area for which it is seeking requests for
13        proposals; the solicitation process must be for
14        programs that fill gaps in the utility's program
15        portfolio or targets business sectors, building types,
16        geographies or other specific parts of its customer
17        base with initiatives that would be more effective at
18        reaching these customer segments than the utilities'
19        programs filed in its energy efficiency plans.
20            (C) The utility shall propose the bidder
21        qualifications, performance measurement process, and
22        contract structure, which must include a performance
23        payment mechanism and general terms and conditions;
24        the proposed qualifications, process, and structure
25        shall be subject to Commission approval.
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1        party to score the proposals received through the
2        solicitation process described in this paragraph (4),
3        rank them according to their cost per lifetime
4        kilowatt-hours saved, and assemble the portfolio of
5        third-party programs.
6        The gas utility shall recover all costs associated with
7    Commission-approved, third-party administered programs
8    regardless of the success of those programs.
9        (5) Include a proposed or revised cost-recovery
10    mechanism, as provided for under subsection (h) of this
11    Section, to fund the proposed energy efficiency measures
12    and to ensure the recovery of the prudently and reasonably
13    incurred costs of Commission-approved programs.
14        (6) Provide for an annual independent evaluation of the
15    performance of the cost-effectiveness of the utility's
16    portfolio of measures, as well as a full review of the
17    multi-year plan results of the broader net program impacts
18    and, to the extent practical, for adjustment of the
19    measures on a going-forward basis as a result of the
20    evaluations. The resources dedicated to evaluation shall
21    not exceed 3% of portfolio resources in any given year.
22        (7) Each gas utility shall be eligible to earn a
23    shareholder incentive for effective implementation of its
24    efficiency programs. The incentive shall be tied to each
25    utility's annual energy efficiency spending and its
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1    requirement as defined in paragraph (8) of this subsection
2    (j). There shall be no incentive if the independent
3    evaluator determines the utility failed to achieve savings
4    equal to at least 75% of its applicable annual total
5    savings requirement and an incentive equal 0.3% of total
6    annual efficiency spending in the year being evaluated for
7    every one percentage point above 75% of its applicable
8    annual total savings requirement that the utility achieved
9    in that year, with a maximum incentive of 15% for achieving
10    125% of its applicable annual total savings requirement.
11        (7.5) In this Section, "applicable annual incremental
12    goal" means the difference between the cumulative
13    persisting annual savings goal for the calendar year that
14    is the subject of the independent evaluator's
15    determination and the cumulative persisting annual savings
16    goal for the immediately preceding calendar year, as such
17    goals are defined in subsection (d) of this Section. Under
18    subsection (d) of this Section, a utility must first
19    replace energy savings from measures that have reached the
20    end of their measure lives and would otherwise have to be
21    replaced to meet the applicable savings goals identified in
22    subsection (d) of this Section before any progress toward
23    achievement of its applicable annual incremental goal may
24    be counted. Notwithstanding anything else set forth in this
25    Section, the difference between the actual annual
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1    the replacement of energy savings from measures that have
2    expired, and the applicable annual incremental goal shall
3    not affect adjustments to the return on equity for
4    subsequent calendar years under this subsection (j).
5        (8) In this Section, "Applicable Annual Total Savings
6    Requirement" means the total amount of new annual savings
7    that the utility must achieve in any given year to achieve
8    the Applicable Annual Incremental Goal. This shall be equal
9    to the Applicable Annual Incremental Savings Goal plus the
10    total new annual savings that are required to replace
11    savings from efficiency measures that provided cumulative
12    persistent annual savings in the previous year but expired
13    in or at the end of the previous year and are therefore no
14    longer producing savings.
15        (9) The utility shall submit the energy savings data to
16    the independent evaluator no later than 30 days after the
17    close of the plan year. The independent evaluator shall
18    determine the cumulative persisting annual savings and the
19    utility's performance relative to its Applicable Annual
20    Total Savings Requirement for a given plan year no later
21    than 120 days after the close of the plan year. The
22    independent evaluator must also estimate the job impacts
23    and other macroeconomic impacts of the utility's
24    efficiency programs. The utility shall submit an
25    informational filing to the Commission no later than 160
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1    independent evaluator's final report identifying the
2    cumulative persisting annual savings for the year and
3    calculates, under paragraph (7) of this subsection (j), as
4    applicable, the magnitude of any shareholder incentive
5    which the utility has earned.
6        (10) Gas utilities shall report annually to the
7    Illinois Commerce Commission and General Assembly on how
8    hiring, contracting, job training, and other practices
9    related to its energy efficiency programs enhance the
10    diversity of vendors working on such programs. These
11    reports must include data on vendor and employee diversity.
12    (j-5) Energy efficiency potential study. An energy
13efficiency potential study shall be commissioned and overseen
14by the Illinois Commerce Commission. The potential study shall
15be reviewed as part of the approval of a utility's plan filed
16pursuant to subsection (f) of this Section. The potential study
17shall be designed and conducted with input from a Potential
18Study Stakeholder Committee established by the Commission.
19This Committee shall be comprised of representatives from each
20electric utility, the Illinois Attorney General's office, at
21least 2 environmental stakeholders, at least one
22community-based organization, and additional parties
23representing consumers. The Committee shall provide input, at a
24minimum, into the scope of work for the studies, the selection
25of vendors to perform the studies in accordance with
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1provisions, and draft work products. The Committee shall make
2best efforts to achieve consensus on the key elements of the
3potential study, including:
4        (i) savings potential from efficiency measures and
5    program concepts that are known at the time of the study;
6        (ii) likely emergence of new technology or new program
7    concepts that could emerge;
8        (iii) likely savings potential from efficiency
9    measures that may be unique to individual industries or
10    individual facilities; and
11        (iv) the experience of other similar utilities, areas
12    and jurisdictions in maximizing achievement of
13    cost-effective savings.
14    When the committee is not able to reach consensus, the
15Commission shall make the final decision.
16    (k) No more than 6% of energy efficiency and
17demand-response program revenue may be allocated for research,
18development, or pilot deployment of new equipment or measures.
19    (l) When practical, gas utilities shall incorporate
20advanced metering infrastructure data into the planning,
21implementation, and evaluation of energy efficiency measures
22and programs, subject to the data privacy and confidentiality
23protections of applicable law.
24    (m) The independent evaluator shall follow the guidelines
25and use the savings set forth in Commission-approved energy
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1each may be updated from time to time. Until measure life
2values for energy efficiency measures implemented for
3low-income households under subsection (f) of this Section are
4incorporated into such Commission-approved manuals, the
5low-income measures shall have the same measure life values
6that are established for same measures implemented in
7households that are not low-income households.
 
8    (220 ILCS 5/9-220.3)
9    (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2023)
10    Sec. 9-220.3. Natural gas surcharges authorized.
11    (a) Tariff.
12        (1) Pursuant to Section 9-201 of this Act, a natural
13    gas utility serving more than 700,000 customers may file a
14    tariff for a surcharge which adjusts rates and charges to
15    provide for recovery of costs associated with investments
16    in qualifying infrastructure plant, independent of any
17    other matters related to the utility's revenue
18    requirement.
19        (2) Within 30 days after the effective date of this
20    amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly, the Commission
21    shall adopt emergency rules to implement the provisions of
22    this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly. The
23    utility may file with the Commission tariffs implementing
24    the provisions of this amendatory Act of the 98th General
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1    authorized by subsection (i).
2        (3) The Commission shall issue an order approving, or
3    approving with modification to ensure compliance with this
4    Section, the tariff no later than 120 days after such
5    filing of the tariffs filed pursuant to this Section. The
6    utility shall have 7 days following the date of service of
7    the order to notify the Commission in writing whether it
8    will accept any modifications so identified in the order or
9    whether it has elected not to proceed with the tariff. If
10    the order includes no modifications or if the utility
11    notifies the Commission that it will accept such
12    modifications, the tariff shall take effect on the first
13    day of the calendar year in which the Commission issues the
14    order, subject to petitions for rehearing and appellate
15    procedures. After the tariff takes effect, the utility may,
16    upon 10 days' notice to the Commission, file to withdraw
17    the tariff at any time, and the Commission shall approve
18    such filing without suspension or hearing, subject to a
19    final reconciliation as provided in subsection (e) of this
20    Section.
21        (4) When a natural gas utility withdraws the surcharge
22    tariff, the utility shall not recover any additional
23    charges through the surcharge approved pursuant to this
24    Section, subject to the resolution of the final
25    reconciliation pursuant to subsection (e) of this Section.
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1    accumulated depreciation may be transferred to the natural
2    gas utility's rate base in the utility's next general rate
3    case. The utility's delivery base rates in effect upon
4    withdrawal of the surcharge tariff shall not be adjusted at
5    the time the surcharge tariff is withdrawn.
6        (5) A natural gas utility that is subject to its
7    delivery base rates being fixed at their current rates
8    pursuant to a Commission order entered in Docket No.
9    11-0046, notwithstanding the effective date of its tariff
10    authorized pursuant to this Section, shall reflect in a
11    tariff surcharge only those projects placed in service
12    after the fixed rate period of the merger agreement has
13    expired by its terms.
14    (b) For purposes of this Section, "qualifying
15infrastructure plant" includes only plant additions placed in
16service not reflected in the rate base used to establish the
17utility's delivery base rates. "Costs associated with
18investments in qualifying infrastructure plant" shall include
19a return on qualifying infrastructure plant and recovery of
20depreciation and amortization expense on qualifying
21infrastructure plant, net of the depreciation included in the
22utility's base rates on any plant retired in conjunction with
23the installation of the qualifying infrastructure plant.
24Collectively the "qualifying infrastructure plant" and "costs
25associated with investments in qualifying infrastructure
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1investment" and that are related to one or more of the
2following:
3        (1) the installation of facilities to retire and
4    replace underground natural gas facilities, including
5    facilities appurtenant to facilities constructed of those
6    materials such as meters, regulators, and services, and
7    that are constructed of cast iron, wrought iron, ductile
8    iron, unprotected coated steel, unprotected bare steel,
9    mechanically coupled steel, copper, Cellulose Acetate
10    Butyrate (CAB) plastic, pre-1973 DuPont Aldyl "A"
11    polyethylene, PVC, or other types of materials identified
12    by a State or federal governmental agency as being prone to
13    leakage;
14        (2) the relocation of meters from inside customers'
15    facilities to outside;
16        (3) the upgrading of the gas distribution system from a
17    low pressure to a medium pressure system, including
18    installation of high-pressure facilities to support the
19    upgrade;
20        (4) modernization investments by a combination
21    utility, as defined in subsection (b) of Section 16-108.5
22    of this Act, to install:
23            (A) advanced gas meters in connection with the
24        installation of advanced electric meters pursuant to
25        Sections 16-108.5 and 16-108.6 of this Act; and
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1        associated system software that creates a network
2        between advanced gas meters and utility business
3        systems and allows the collection and distribution of
4        gas-related information to customers and other parties
5        in addition to providing information to the utility
6        itself;
7        (5) replacing high-pressure transmission pipelines and
8    associated facilities identified as having a higher risk of
9    leakage or failure or installing or replacing
10    high-pressure transmission pipelines and associated
11    facilities to establish records and maximum allowable
12    operating pressures;
13        (6) replacing difficult to locate mains and service
14    pipes and associated facilities; and
15        (7) replacing or installing transmission and
16    distribution regulator stations, regulators, valves, and
17    associated facilities to establish over-pressure
18    protection.
19    With respect to the installation of the facilities
20identified in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of this Section,
21the natural gas utility shall determine priorities for such
22installation with consideration of projects either: (i)
23integral to a general government public facilities improvement
24program or (ii) ranked in the highest risk categories in the
25utility's most recent Distribution Integrity Management Plan
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1    (c) Qualifying infrastructure investment, defined in
2subsection (b) of this Section, recoverable through a tariff
3authorized by subsection (a) of this Section, shall not include
4costs or expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business
5for the ongoing or routine operations of the utility,
6including, but not limited to:
7        (1) operating and maintenance costs; and
8        (2) costs of facilities that are revenue-producing,
9    which means facilities that are constructed or installed
10    for the purpose of serving new customers.
11    (d) Gas utility commitments. A natural gas utility that has
12in effect a natural gas surcharge tariff pursuant to this
13Section shall:
14        (1) recognize that the General Assembly identifies
15    improved public safety and reliability of natural gas
16    facilities as the cornerstone upon which this Section is
17    designed, and qualifying projects should be encouraged,
18    selected, and prioritized based on these factors; and
19        (2) provide information to the Commission as requested
20    to demonstrate that (i) the projects included in the tariff
21    are indeed qualifying projects and (ii) the projects are
22    selected and prioritized taking into account improved
23    public safety and reliability.
24        (3) The amount of qualifying infrastructure investment
25    eligible for recovery under the tariff in the applicable
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1    qualifying infrastructure plant placed in service in the
2    applicable calendar year and (ii) the difference by which
3    total plant additions in the applicable calendar year
4    exceed the baseline amount, and subject to the limitation
5    in subsection (g) of this Section. A natural gas utility
6    can recover the costs of qualifying infrastructure
7    investments through an approved surcharge tariff from the
8    beginning of each calendar year subject to the
9    reconciliation initiated under paragraph (2) of subsection
10    (e) of this Section, during which the Commission may make
11    adjustments to ensure that the limits defined in this
12    paragraph are not exceeded. Further, if total plant
13    additions in a calendar year do not exceed the baseline
14    amount in the applicable calendar year, the Commission,
15    during the reconciliation initiated under paragraph (2) of
16    subsection (e) of this Section for the applicable calendar
17    year, shall adjust the amount of qualifying infrastructure
18    investment eligible for recovery under the tariff to zero.
19        (4) For purposes of this Section, "baseline amount"
20    means an amount equal to the utility's average of total
21    depreciation expense, as reported on page 336, column (b)
22    of the utility's ILCC Form 21, for the calendar years 2006
23    through 2010.
24    (e) Review of investment.
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1    surcharge tariff and filed with the Commission monthly or
2    some other time period at the option of the utility. The
3    Information Sheet shall be accompanied by data showing the
4    calculation of the qualifying infrastructure investment
5    adjustment. Unless otherwise ordered by the Commission,
6    each qualifying infrastructure investment adjustment shown
7    on an Information Sheet shall become effective pursuant to
8    the utility's approved tariffs.
9        (2) For each calendar year in which a surcharge tariff
10    is in effect, the natural gas utility shall file a petition
11    with the Commission to initiate hearings to reconcile
12    amounts billed under each surcharge authorized pursuant to
13    this Section with the actual prudently incurred costs
14    recoverable under this tariff in the preceding year. The
15    petition filed by the natural gas utility shall include
16    testimony and schedules that support the accuracy and the
17    prudence of the qualifying infrastructure investment for
18    the calendar year being reconciled. The petition filed
19    shall also include the number of jobs attributable to the
20    natural gas surcharge tariff as required by rule. The
21    review of the utility's investment shall include
22    identification and review of all plant that was ranked
23    within the highest risk categories in that utility's most
24    recent Distribution Integrity Management Plan.
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1rate case.
2    (g) The cumulative amount of increases billed under the
3surcharge, since the utility's most recent delivery service
4rate order, shall not exceed an annual average 4% of the
5utility's delivery base rate revenues, but shall not exceed
65.5% in any given year. On the effective date of new delivery
7base rates, the surcharge shall be reduced to zero with respect
8to qualifying infrastructure investment that is transferred to
9the rate base used to establish the utility's delivery base
10rates, provided that the utility may continue to charge or
11refund any reconciliation adjustment determined pursuant to
12subsection (e) of this Section.
13    (h) If a gas utility obtains a surcharge tariff under this
14Section 9-220.3, then it and its affiliates are excused from
15the rate case filing requirements contained in Sections
169-220(h) and 9-220(h-1). In the event a natural gas utility,
17prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th
18General Assembly, made a rate case filing that is still pending
19on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th
20General Assembly, the natural gas utility may, at the time it
21files its surcharge tariff with the Commission, also file a
22notice with the Commission to withdraw its rate case filing.
23Any affiliate of such natural gas utility may also file to
24withdraw its rate case filing. Upon receipt of such notice, the
25Commission shall dismiss the rate case filing with prejudice
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1the subject of any further hearing, investigation, or
2proceeding of any kind related to rates for gas delivery
3services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a natural gas utility
4shall not be permitted to withdraw a rate case filing for which
5a proposed order recommending a rate reduction is pending. A
6natural gas utility shall not be permitted to withdraw the gas
7delivery services tariffs that are the subject of Commission
8Docket Nos. 12-0511/12-0512 (cons.). None of the costs incurred
9for the withdrawn rate case are recoverable from ratepayers.
10    (i) The Commission shall promulgate rules and regulations
11to carry out the provisions of this Section under the emergency
12rulemaking provisions set forth in Section 5-45 of the Illinois
13Administrative Procedure Act, and such emergency rules shall be
14effective no later than 30 days after the effective date of
15this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly.
16    (j) Utilities that have elected to recover qualifying
17infrastructure investment costs pursuant to this Section shall
18file annually their Distribution Integrity Management Plan
19(DIMP) with the Commission no later than June 1 of each year
20the utility has said tariff in effect. The DIMP shall include
21the following information:
22        (1) Baseline Distribution System Data: Information
23    such as demand, system pressures and flows, and metering
24    infrastructure.
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1        (3) Scenario Analysis: Discussion of projected changes
2    in usage over time.
3        (4) Descriptions of all qualifying infrastructure
4    investment proposed for the coming year.
5    (k) Within 45 days after filing, the Commission shall, with
6reasonable notice, open an investigation to consider whether
7the Plan meets the objectives set forth in this subsection and
8contains the information required by subsection (j). The
9Commission shall issue a final order approving the Plan, with
10any modifications the Commission deems reasonable and
11appropriate to achieve the goals of this Section, within 270
12days of the Plan filing. The investigation will assess whether
13the DIMP:
14        (1) ensures optimized utilization of utility
15    infrastructure assets and resources to minimize total
16    system costs;
17        (2) enables greater customer engagement, empowerment,
18    and options for services;
19        (3) to the maximum extent possible, achieves and or
20    supports the achievement of greenhouse gas emissions
21    reductions as described by Section 9.10 of the
22    Environmental Protection Act; and
23        (4) supports existing Illinois policy goals promoting
24    energy efficiency.
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1recognize the responsibility of the utility to ultimately
2manage the grid in a safe, reliable manner.
3    (l) (j) This Section is repealed December 31, 2023.
4(Source: P.A. 98-57, eff. 7-5-13.)
 
5    (220 ILCS 5/16-107)
6    Sec. 16-107. Real-time pricing.
7    (a) Each electric utility shall file, on or before May 1,
81998, a tariff or tariffs which allow nonresidential retail
9customers in the electric utility's service area to elect
10real-time pricing beginning October 1, 1998.
11    (b) Each electric utility shall file, on or before May 1,
122000, a tariff or tariffs which allow residential retail
13customers in the electric utility's service area to elect
14real-time pricing beginning October 1, 2000.
15    (b-5) Each electric utility shall file a tariff or tariffs
16allowing residential retail customers in the electric
17utility's service area to elect real-time pricing beginning
18January 2, 2007. The Commission may, after notice and hearing,
19approve the tariff or tariffs. A tariff or tariffs approved
20pursuant to this subsection (b-5) shall, at a minimum, describe
21(i) the methodology for determining the market price of energy
22to be reflected in the real-time rate and (ii) the manner in
23which customers who elect real-time pricing will be provided
24with ready access to hourly market prices, including, but not
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1elects real-time pricing under a tariff approved under this
2subsection (b-5) and thereafter terminates the election shall
3not return to taking service under the tariff for a period of
412 months following the date on which the customer terminated
5real-time pricing. However, this limitation shall cease to
6apply on such date that the provision of electric power and
7energy is declared competitive under Section 16-113 of this Act
8for the customer group or groups to which this subsection (b-5)
9applies.
10    A proceeding under this subsection (b-5) may not exceed 120
11days in length.
12    (b-10) Each electric utility providing real-time pricing
13pursuant to subsection (b-5) shall install a meter capable of
14recording hourly interval energy use at the service location of
15each customer that elects real-time pricing pursuant to this
16subsection.
17    (b-15) If the Commission issues an order pursuant to
18subsection (b-5), the affected electric utility shall contract
19with an entity not affiliated with the electric utility to
20serve as a program administrator to develop and implement a
21program to provide consumer outreach, enrollment, and
22education concerning real-time pricing and to establish and
23administer an information system and technical and other
24customer assistance that is necessary to enable customers to
25manage electricity use. The program administrator: (i) shall be
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1Commission approval; (ii) shall have demonstrated technical
2and managerial competence in the development and
3administration of demand management programs; and (iii) may
4develop and implement risk management, energy efficiency, and
5other services related to energy use management for which the
6program administrator shall be compensated by participants in
7the program receiving such services. The electric utility shall
8provide the program administrator with all information and
9assistance necessary to perform the program administrator's
10duties, including, but not limited to, customer, account, and
11energy use data. The electric utility shall permit the program
12administrator to include inserts in residential customer bills
132 times per year to assist with customer outreach and
14enrollment.
15    The program administrator shall submit an annual report to
16the electric utility no later than April 1 of each year
17describing the operation and results of the program, including
18information concerning the number and types of customers using
19real-time pricing, changes in customers' energy use patterns,
20an assessment of the value of the program to both participants
21and non-participants, and recommendations concerning
22modification of the program and the tariff or tariffs filed
23under subsection (b-5). This report shall be filed by the
24electric utility with the Commission within 30 days of receipt
25and shall be available to the public on the Commission's web
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1    (b-20) The Commission shall monitor the performance of
2programs established pursuant to subsection (b-15) and shall
3order the termination or modification of a program if it
4determines that the program is not, after a reasonable period
5of time for development not to exceed 4 years, resulting in net
6benefits to the residential customers of the electric utility.
7    (b-25) An electric utility shall be entitled to recover
8reasonable costs incurred in complying with this Section,
9provided that recovery of the costs is fairly apportioned among
10its residential customers as provided in this subsection
11(b-25). The electric utility may apportion costs on the
12residential customers who elect real-time pricing, but may also
13impose some of the costs of real-time pricing on customers who
14do not elect real-time pricing.
15    (c) The electric utility's tariff or tariffs filed pursuant
16to this Section shall be subject to Article IX.
17    (d) This Section does not apply to any electric utility
18providing service to 100,000 or fewer customers.
19    (e) Eligible customers shall include, but are not limited
20to, customers participating in net electricity metering under
21the terms of Section 16-107.5 of this Act.
22(Source: P.A. 99-906, eff. 6-1-17.)
 
23    (220 ILCS 5/16-107.5)
24    Sec. 16-107.5. Net electricity metering.
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1that a program to provide net electricity metering, as defined
2in this Section, for eligible customers can encourage private
3investment in renewable energy resources, stimulate economic
4growth, enhance the continued diversification of Illinois'
5energy resource mix, and protect the Illinois environment. The
6General Assembly further finds and declares that ensuring a
7smooth, predictable transition from full net metering of the
8retail electricity rate to the distributed generation rebate
9described in Section 16-107.6 of this Act is important to
10achieve these legislative goals. In implementing this
11transition, the Commission shall ensure that distributed
12generation customers are fairly compensated for the benefits
13and services that customer-sited distributed generation
14provides and that the distributed generation market in Illinois
15continues to experience stable growth for both small and large
16customers.
17    (b) As used in this Section, (i) "community renewable
18generation project" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
191-10 of the Illinois Power Agency Act; (ii) "eligible customer"
20means a retail customer that owns or operates a solar, wind, or
21other eligible renewable electrical generating facility with a
22rated capacity of not more than 2,000 kilowatts that is located
23on the customer's premises and is intended primarily to offset
24the customer's own electrical requirements; (iii) "electricity
25provider" means an electric utility or alternative retail
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1generating facility" means a generator that is interconnected
2under rules adopted by the Commission and is powered by solar
3electric energy, wind, dedicated crops grown for electricity
4generation, agricultural residues, untreated and unadulterated
5wood waste, landscape trimmings, livestock manure, anaerobic
6digestion of livestock or food processing waste, fuel cells or
7microturbines powered by renewable fuels, or hydroelectric
8energy; (v) "net electricity metering" (or "net metering")
9means the measurement, during the billing period applicable to
10an eligible customer, of the net amount of electricity supplied
11by an electricity provider to the customer's premises or
12provided to the electricity provider by the customer or
13subscriber; (vi) "subscriber" shall have the meaning as set
14forth in Section 1-10 of the Illinois Power Agency Act; and
15(vii) "subscription" shall have the meaning set forth in
16Section 1-10 of the Illinois Power Agency Act.
17    (c) A net metering facility shall be equipped with metering
18equipment that can measure the flow of electricity in both
19directions at the same rate.
20        (1) For eligible customers whose electric service has
21    not been declared competitive pursuant to Section 16-113 of
22    this Act as of July 1, 2011 and whose electric delivery
23    service is provided and measured on a kilowatt-hour basis
24    and electric supply service is not provided based on hourly
25    pricing, this shall typically be accomplished through use
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1    customer's existing electric revenue meter does not meet
2    this requirement, the electricity provider shall arrange
3    for the local electric utility or a meter service provider
4    to install and maintain a new revenue meter at the
5    electricity provider's expense, which may be the smart
6    meter described by subsection (b) of Section 16-108.5 of
7    this Act.
8        (2) For eligible customers whose electric service has
9    not been declared competitive pursuant to Section 16-113 of
10    this Act as of July 1, 2011 and whose electric delivery
11    service is provided and measured on a kilowatt demand basis
12    and electric supply service is not provided based on hourly
13    pricing, this shall typically be accomplished through use
14    of a dual channel meter capable of measuring the flow of
15    electricity both into and out of the customer's facility at
16    the same rate and ratio. If such customer's existing
17    electric revenue meter does not meet this requirement, then
18    the electricity provider shall arrange for the local
19    electric utility or a meter service provider to install and
20    maintain a new revenue meter at the electricity provider's
21    expense, which may be the smart meter described by
22    subsection (b) of Section 16-108.5 of this Act.
23        (3) For all other eligible customers, until such time
24    as the local electric utility installs a smart meter, as
25    described by subsection (b) of Section 16-108.5 of this
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1    electric utility or a meter service provider to install and
2    maintain metering equipment capable of measuring the flow
3    of electricity both into and out of the customer's facility
4    at the same rate and ratio, typically through the use of a
5    dual channel meter. If the eligible customer's existing
6    electric revenue meter does not meet this requirement, then
7    the costs of installing such equipment shall be paid for by
8    the customer.
9    (d) An electricity provider shall measure and charge or
10credit for the net electricity supplied to eligible customers
11or provided by eligible customers whose electric service has
12not been declared competitive pursuant to Section 16-113 of
13this Act as of July 1, 2011 and whose electric delivery service
14is provided and measured on a kilowatt-hour basis and electric
15supply service is not provided based on hourly pricing in the
16following manner:
17        (1) If the amount of electricity used by the customer
18    during the billing period exceeds the amount of electricity
19    produced by the customer, the electricity provider shall
20    charge the customer for the net electricity supplied to and
21    used by the customer as provided in subsection (e-5) of
22    this Section.
23        (2) If the amount of electricity produced by a customer
24    during the billing period exceeds the amount of electricity
25    used by the customer during that billing period, the
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1    1:1 kilowatt-hour credit to a subsequent bill for service
2    to the customer for the net electricity supplied to the
3    electricity provider. The electricity provider shall
4    continue to carry over any excess kilowatt-hour credits
5    earned and apply those credits to subsequent billing
6    periods to offset any customer-generator consumption in
7    those billing periods until all credits are used or until
8    the end of the annualized period.
9        (3) At the end of the year or annualized over the
10    period that service is supplied by means of net metering,
11    or in the event that the retail customer terminates service
12    with the electricity provider prior to the end of the year
13    or the annualized period, any remaining credits in the
14    customer's account shall expire.
15    (d-5) An electricity provider shall measure and charge or
16credit for the net electricity supplied to eligible customers
17or provided by eligible customers whose electric service has
18not been declared competitive pursuant to Section 16-113 of
19this Act as of July 1, 2011 and whose electric delivery service
20is provided and measured on a kilowatt-hour basis and electric
21supply service is provided based on hourly pricing in the
22following manner:
23        (1) If the amount of electricity used by the customer
24    during any hourly period exceeds the amount of electricity
25    produced by the customer, the electricity provider shall
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1    used by the customer according to the terms of the contract
2    or tariff to which the same customer would be assigned to
3    or be eligible for if the customer was not a net metering
4    customer.
5        (2) If the amount of electricity produced by a customer
6    during any hourly period exceeds the amount of electricity
7    used by the customer during that hourly period, the energy
8    provider shall apply a credit for the net kilowatt-hours
9    produced in such period. The credit shall consist of an
10    energy credit and a delivery service credit. The energy
11    credit shall be valued at the same price per kilowatt-hour
12    as the electric service provider would charge for
13    kilowatt-hour energy sales during that same hourly period.
14    The delivery credit shall be equal to the net
15    kilowatt-hours produced in such hourly period times a
16    credit that reflects all kilowatt-hour based charges in the
17    customer's electric service rate, excluding energy
18    charges.
19    (e) An electricity provider shall measure and charge or
20credit for the net electricity supplied to eligible customers
21whose electric service has not been declared competitive
22pursuant to Section 16-113 of this Act as of July 1, 2011 and
23whose electric delivery service is provided and measured on a
24kilowatt demand basis and electric supply service is not
25provided based on hourly pricing in the following manner:
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1    during the billing period exceeds the amount of electricity
2    produced by the customer, then the electricity provider
3    shall charge the customer for the net electricity supplied
4    to and used by the customer as provided in subsection (e-5)
5    of this Section. The customer shall remain responsible for
6    all taxes, fees, and utility delivery charges that would
7    otherwise be applicable to the net amount of electricity
8    used by the customer.
9        (2) If the amount of electricity produced by a customer
10    during the billing period exceeds the amount of electricity
11    used by the customer during that billing period, then the
12    electricity provider supplying that customer shall apply a
13    1:1 kilowatt-hour credit that reflects the kilowatt-hour
14    based charges in the customer's electric service rate to a
15    subsequent bill for service to the customer for the net
16    electricity supplied to the electricity provider. The
17    electricity provider shall continue to carry over any
18    excess kilowatt-hour credits earned and apply those
19    credits to subsequent billing periods to offset any
20    customer-generator consumption in those billing periods
21    until all credits are used or until the end of the
22    annualized period.
23        (3) At the end of the year or annualized over the
24    period that service is supplied by means of net metering,
25    or in the event that the retail customer terminates service
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1    or the annualized period, any remaining credits in the
2    customer's account shall expire.
3    (e-5) An electricity provider shall provide electric
4service to eligible customers who utilize net metering at
5non-discriminatory rates that are identical, with respect to
6rate structure, retail rate components, and any monthly
7charges, to the rates that the customer would be charged if not
8a net metering customer. An electricity provider shall not
9charge net metering customers any fee or charge or require
10additional equipment, insurance, or any other requirements not
11specifically authorized by interconnection standards
12authorized by the Commission, unless the fee, charge, or other
13requirement would apply to other similarly situated customers
14who are not net metering customers. The customer will remain
15responsible for all taxes, fees, and utility delivery charges
16that would otherwise be applicable to the net amount of
17electricity used by the customer. Subsections (c) through (e)
18of this Section shall not be construed to prevent an
19arms-length agreement between an electricity provider and an
20eligible customer that sets forth different prices, terms, and
21conditions for the provision of net metering service,
22including, but not limited to, the provision of the appropriate
23metering equipment for non-residential customers.
24    (f) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsections (c)
25through (e-5) of this Section, an electricity provider must
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1renewable electrical generating facilities with a nameplate
2rating up to 2,000 kilowatts and to whom the provisions of
3neither subsection (d), (d-5), nor (e) of this Section apply.
4In such cases, electricity charges and credits shall be
5determined as follows:
6        (1) The electricity provider shall assess and the
7    customer remains responsible for all taxes, fees, and
8    utility delivery charges that would otherwise be
9    applicable to the gross amount of kilowatt-hours supplied
10    to the eligible customer by the electricity provider.
11        (2) Each month that service is supplied by means of
12    dual-channel metering, the electricity provider shall
13    compensate the eligible customer for any excess
14    kilowatt-hour credits at the electricity provider's
15    avoided cost of electricity supply over the monthly period
16    or as otherwise specified by the terms of a power-purchase
17    agreement negotiated between the customer and electricity
18    provider.
19        (3) For all eligible net metering customers taking
20    service from an electricity provider under contracts or
21    tariffs employing hourly or time of use rates, any monthly
22    consumption of electricity shall be calculated according
23    to the terms of the contract or tariff to which the same
24    customer would be assigned to or be eligible for if the
25    customer was not a net metering customer. When those same
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1    hourly or time of use period, the net kilowatt-hours
2    produced shall be valued at the same price per
3    kilowatt-hour as the electric service provider would
4    charge for retail kilowatt-hour sales during that same time
5    of use period.
6    (g) For purposes of federal and State laws providing
7renewable energy credits or greenhouse gas credits, the
8eligible customer shall be treated as owning and having title
9to the renewable energy attributes, renewable energy credits,
10and greenhouse gas emission credits related to any electricity
11produced by the qualified generating unit. The electricity
12provider may not condition participation in a net metering
13program on the signing over of a customer's renewable energy
14credits; provided, however, this subsection (g) shall not be
15construed to prevent an arms-length agreement between an
16electricity provider and an eligible customer that sets forth
17the ownership or title of the credits.
18    (h) Within 120 days after the effective date of this
19amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the Commission
20shall establish standards for net metering and, if the
21Commission has not already acted on its own initiative,
22standards for the interconnection of eligible renewable
23generating equipment to the utility system. The
24interconnection standards shall address any procedural
25barriers, delays, and administrative costs associated with the
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1safety and reliability of the units and the electric utility
2system. The Commission shall consider the Institute of
3Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Standard 1547 and
4the issues of (i) reasonable and fair fees and costs, (ii)
5clear timelines for major milestones in the interconnection
6process, (iii) nondiscriminatory terms of agreement, and (iv)
7any best practices for interconnection of distributed
8generation.
9    (i) All electricity providers shall begin to offer net
10metering no later than April 1, 2008.
11    (j) An electricity provider shall provide net metering to
12eligible customers until the load of its net metering customers
13equals 5% of the total peak demand supplied by that electricity
14provider during the previous year. After such time as the load
15of the electricity provider's net metering customers equals 5%
16of the total peak demand supplied by that electricity provider
17during the previous year and after the effective date of the
18distributed generation rebate tariffs prescribed by subsection
19(e) of Section 16-107.6 of this Act, eligible customers that
20begin taking net metering shall only be eligible for netting of
21energy.
22    (k) Each electricity provider shall maintain records and
23report annually to the Commission the total number of net
24metering customers served by the provider, as well as the type,
25capacity, and energy sources of the generating systems used by
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1the ability of an electricity provider to request the redaction
2of information deemed by the Commission to be confidential
3business information.
4        (l)(1) Notwithstanding the definition of "eligible
5    customer" in item (ii) of subsection (b) of this Section,
6    each electricity provider shall allow net metering as set
7    forth in this subsection (l) and for the following
8    projects:
9            (A) properties owned or leased by multiple
10        customers that contribute to the operation of an
11        eligible renewable electrical generating facility
12        through an ownership or leasehold interest of at least
13        200 watts in such facility, such as a community-owned
14        wind project, a community-owned biomass project, a
15        community-owned solar project, or a community methane
16        digester processing livestock waste from multiple
17        sources, provided that the facility is also located
18        within the utility's service territory;
19            (B) individual units, apartments, or properties
20        located in a single building that are owned or leased
21        by multiple customers and collectively served by a
22        common eligible renewable electrical generating
23        facility, such as an office or apartment building, a
24        shopping center or strip mall served by photovoltaic
25        panels on the roof; and
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1        generation projects.
2        In addition, the nameplate capacity of the eligible
3    renewable electric generating facility that serves the
4    demand of the properties, units, or apartments identified
5    in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection (l) shall not
6    exceed 2,000 kilowatts in nameplate capacity in total. Any
7    eligible renewable electrical generating facility or
8    community renewable generation project that is powered by
9    photovoltaic electric energy and installed after the
10    effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General
11    Assembly must be installed by a qualified person in
12    compliance with the requirements of Section 16-128A of the
13    Public Utilities Act and any rules or regulations adopted
14    thereunder.
15        (2) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, an
16    electricity provider shall provide credits for the
17    electricity produced by the projects described in
18    paragraph (1) of this subsection (l). The electricity
19    provider shall provide credits at the subscriber's energy
20    supply rate on the subscriber's monthly bill equal to the
21    subscriber's share of the production of electricity from
22    the project, as determined by paragraph (3) of this
23    subsection (l).
24        (3) For the purposes of facilitating net metering, the
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1    project shall be responsible for determining the amount of
2    the credit that each customer or subscriber participating
3    in a project under this subsection (l) is to receive in the
4    following manner:
5            (A) The owner or operator shall, on a monthly
6        basis, provide to the electric utility the
7        kilowatthours of generation attributable to each of
8        the utility's retail customers and subscribers
9        participating in projects under this subsection (l) in
10        accordance with the customer's or subscriber's share
11        of the eligible renewable electric generating
12        facility's or community renewable generation project's
13        output of power and energy for such month. The owner or
14        operator shall electronically transmit such
15        calculations and associated documentation to the
16        electric utility, in a format or method set forth in
17        the applicable tariff, on a monthly basis so that the
18        electric utility can reflect the monetary credits on
19        customers' and subscribers' electric utility bills.
20        The electric utility shall be permitted to revise its
21        tariffs to implement the provisions of this amendatory
22        Act of the 99th General Assembly. The owner or operator
23        shall separately provide the electric utility with the
24        documentation detailing the calculations supporting
25        the credit in the manner set forth in the applicable
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1            (B) For those participating customers and
2        subscribers who receive their energy supply from an
3        alternative retail electric supplier, the electric
4        utility shall remit to the applicable alternative
5        retail electric supplier the information provided
6        under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph (3) for such
7        customers and subscribers in a manner set forth in such
8        alternative retail electric supplier's net metering
9        program, or as otherwise agreed between the utility and
10        the alternative retail electric supplier. The
11        alternative retail electric supplier shall then submit
12        to the utility the amount of the charges for power and
13        energy to be applied to such customers and subscribers,
14        including the amount of the credit associated with net
15        metering.
16            (C) A participating customer or subscriber may
17        provide authorization as required by applicable law
18        that directs the electric utility to submit
19        information to the owner or operator of the eligible
20        renewable electrical generating facility or community
21        renewable generation project to which the customer or
22        subscriber has an ownership or leasehold interest or a
23        subscription. Such information shall be limited to the
24        components of the net metering credit calculated under
25        this subsection (l), including the bill credit rate,
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1        applied to the customer's or subscriber's bill for the
2        monthly billing period.
3    (l-5) Within 90 days after the effective date of this
4amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, each electric
5utility subject to this Section shall file a tariff to
6implement the provisions of subsection (l) of this Section,
7which shall, consistent with the provisions of subsection (l),
8describe the terms and conditions under which owners or
9operators of qualifying properties, units, or apartments may
10participate in net metering. The Commission shall approve, or
11approve with modification, the tariff within 120 days after the
12effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General
13Assembly.
14    (m) Nothing in this Section shall affect the right of an
15electricity provider to continue to provide, or the right of a
16retail customer to continue to receive service pursuant to a
17contract for electric service between the electricity provider
18and the retail customer in accordance with the prices, terms,
19and conditions provided for in that contract. Either the
20electricity provider or the customer may require compliance
21with the prices, terms, and conditions of the contract.
22    (n) At such time, if any, that the load of the electricity
23provider's net metering customers equals 5% of the total peak
24demand supplied by that electricity provider during the
25previous year, as specified in subsection (j) of this Section,
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1(e), (e-5), and (f) of this Section shall no longer be offered,
2except as to those retail customers that are receiving net
3metering service under these subsections at the time the net
4metering services under those subsections are no longer
5offered. Those retail customers that begin taking net metering
6service after the date that net metering services are no longer
7offered under such subsections shall be subject to the
8provisions set forth in the following paragraphs (1) through
9(3) of this subsection (n):
10        (1) An electricity provider shall charge or credit for
11    the net electricity supplied to eligible customers or
12    provided by eligible customers whose electric supply
13    service is not provided based on hourly pricing in the
14    following manner:
15            (A) If the amount of electricity used by the
16        customer during the billing period exceeds the amount
17        of electricity produced by the customer, then the
18        electricity provider shall charge the customer for the
19        net kilowatt-hour based electricity charges reflected
20        in the customer's electric service rate supplied to and
21        used by the customer as provided in paragraph (3) of
22        this subsection (n).
23            (B) If the amount of electricity produced by a
24        customer during the billing period exceeds the amount
25        of electricity used by the customer during that billing
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1        customer shall apply a 1:1 kilowatt-hour energy credit
2        that reflects the kilowatt-hour based energy charges
3        in the customer's electric service rate to a subsequent
4        bill for service to the customer for the net
5        electricity supplied to the electricity provider. The
6        electricity provider shall continue to carry over any
7        excess kilowatt-hour energy credits earned and apply
8        those credits to subsequent billing periods to offset
9        any customer-generator consumption in those billing
10        periods until all credits are used or until the end of
11        the annualized period.
12            (C) At the end of the year or annualized over the
13        period that service is supplied by means of net
14        metering, or in the event that the retail customer
15        terminates service with the electricity provider prior
16        to the end of the year or the annualized period, any
17        remaining credits in the customer's account shall
18        expire.
19        (2) An electricity provider shall charge or credit for
20    the net electricity supplied to eligible customers or
21    provided by eligible customers whose electric supply
22    service is provided based on hourly pricing in the
23    following manner:
24            (A) If the amount of electricity used by the
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1        electricity provider shall charge the customer for the
2        net electricity supplied to and used by the customer as
3        provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection (n).
4            (B) If the amount of electricity produced by a
5        customer during any hourly period exceeds the amount of
6        electricity used by the customer during that hourly
7        period, the energy provider shall calculate an energy
8        credit for the net kilowatt-hours produced in such
9        period. The value of the energy credit shall be
10        calculated using the same price per kilowatt-hour as
11        the electric service provider would charge for
12        kilowatt-hour energy sales during that same hourly
13        period.
14        (3) An electricity provider shall provide electric
15    service to eligible customers who utilize net metering at
16    non-discriminatory rates that are identical, with respect
17    to rate structure, retail rate components, and any monthly
18    charges, to the rates that the customer would be charged if
19    not a net metering customer. An electricity provider shall
20    charge the customer for the net electricity supplied to and
21    used by the customer according to the terms of the contract
22    or tariff to which the same customer would be assigned or
23    be eligible for if the customer was not a net metering
24    customer. An electricity provider shall not charge net
25    metering customers any fee or charge or require additional
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1    specifically authorized by interconnection standards
2    authorized by the Commission, unless the fee, charge, or
3    other requirement would apply to other similarly situated
4    customers who are not net metering customers. The charge or
5    credit that the customer receives for net electricity shall
6    be at a rate equal to the customer's energy supply rate.
7    The customer remains responsible for the gross amount of
8    delivery services charges, supply-related charges that are
9    kilowatt based, and all taxes and fees related to such
10    charges. The customer also remains responsible for all
11    taxes and fees that would otherwise be applicable to the
12    net amount of electricity used by the customer. Paragraphs
13    (1) and (2) of this subsection (n) shall not be construed
14    to prevent an arms-length agreement between an electricity
15    provider and an eligible customer that sets forth different
16    prices, terms, and conditions for the provision of net
17    metering service, including, but not limited to, the
18    provision of the appropriate metering equipment for
19    non-residential customers. Nothing in this paragraph (3)
20    shall be interpreted to mandate that a utility that is only
21    required to provide delivery services to a given customer
22    must also sell electricity to such customer.
23(Source: P.A. 99-906, eff. 6-1-17.)
 
24    (220 ILCS 5/16-107.6)
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1    (a) In this Section:
2    "Smart inverter" means a device that converts direct
3current into alternating current and can autonomously
4contribute to grid support during excursions from normal
5operating voltage and frequency conditions by providing each of
6the following: dynamic reactive and real power support, voltage
7and frequency ride-through, ramp rate controls, communication
8systems with ability to accept external commands, and other
9functions from the electric utility.
10    "Distribution system reliability event" means when, for
11standard service voltage, voltage variations are measured at
12any customer's point of delivery above a maximum of 127 volts
13or below a minimum of 113 volts for periods longer than 2
14minutes in each instance.
15    "Subscriber" has the meaning set forth in Section 1-10 of
16the Illinois Power Agency Act.
17    "Subscription" has the meaning set forth in Section 1-10 of
18the Illinois Power Agency Act.
19    "Threshold date" means the date on which the load of an
20electricity provider's net metering customers equals 5% of the
21total peak demand supplied by that electricity provider during
22the previous year, as specified under subsection (j) of Section
2316-107.5 of this Act.
24    (b) An electric utility that serves more than 200,000
25customers in the State shall file a petition with the
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1provide a rebate to a retail customer who owns or operates
2distributed generation that meets the following criteria:
3        (1) has a nameplate generating capacity no greater than
4    2,000 kilowatts and is primarily used to offset that
5    customer's electricity load;
6        (2) is located on the customer's premises, for the
7    customer's own use, and not for commercial use or sales,
8    including, but not limited to, wholesale sales of electric
9    power and energy;
10        (3) is located in the electric utility's service
11    territory; and
12        (4) is interconnected under rules adopted by the
13    Commission by means of the inverter or smart inverter
14    required by this Section, as applicable.
15    For purposes of this Section, "distributed generation"
16shall satisfy the definition of distributed renewable energy
17generation device set forth in Section 1-10 of the Illinois
18Power Agency Act to the extent such definition is consistent
19with the requirements of this Section.
20    In addition, any new photovoltaic distributed generation
21that is installed after the effective date of this amendatory
22Act of the 99th General Assembly must be installed by a
23qualified person, as defined by subsection (i) of Section 1-56
24of the Illinois Power Agency Act.
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1with the distributed generation that is the subject of the
2rebate for the purpose of preserving reliability during
3distribution system reliability events and shall address the
4terms and conditions of the operation and the compensation
5associated with the operation. Nothing in this Section shall
6negate or supersede Institute of Electrical and Electronics
7Engineers interconnection requirements or standards or other
8similar standards or requirements. The tariff shall also
9provide for additional uses of the smart inverter that shall be
10separately compensated and which may include, but are not
11limited to, voltage and VAR support, regulation, and other grid
12services. As part of the proceeding described in subsection (e)
13of this Section, the Commission shall review and determine
14whether smart inverters can provide any additional uses or
15services. If the Commission determines that an additional use
16or service would be beneficial, the Commission shall determine
17the terms and conditions of the operation and how the use or
18service should be separately compensated.
19    (c) The proposed tariff authorized by subsection (b) of
20this Section shall include the following participation terms
21and formulae to calculate the value of the rebates to be
22applied under this Section for distributed generation that
23satisfies the criteria set forth in subsection (b) of this
24Section:
25        (1) Until the utility files its tariff or tariffs to
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1    Commission under subsection (e) of this Section,
2    non-residential customers that are taking service under a
3    net metering program offered by an electricity provider
4    under the terms of Section 16-107.5 of this Act may apply
5    for a rebate as provided for in this Section. The value of
6    the rebate shall be $250 per kilowatt of nameplate
7    generating capacity, measured as nominal DC power output,
8    of a non-residential customer's distributed generation.
9        (2) After the utility's tariff or tariffs setting the
10    new rebate values established under subsection (d) of this
11    Section take effect, retail customers may, as applicable,
12    make the following elections:
13            (A) Residential customers that are taking service
14        under a net metering program offered by an electricity
15        provider under the terms of Section 16-107.5 of this
16        Act on the threshold date may elect to either continue
17        to take such service under the terms of such program as
18        in effect on such threshold date for the useful life of
19        the customer's eligible renewable electric generating
20        facility as defined in such Section, or file an
21        application to receive a rebate under the terms of this
22        Section, provided that such application must be
23        submitted within 6 months after the effective date of
24        the tariff approved under subsection (d) of this
25        Section. The value of the rebate shall be the amount
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1        utility's tariff pursuant to subsection (e) of this
2        Section.
3            (B) Non-residential customers that are taking
4        service under a net metering program offered by an
5        electricity provider under the terms of Section
6        16-107.5 of this Act on the threshold date may apply
7        for a rebate as provided for in this Section. The value
8        of the rebate shall be the amount established by the
9        Commission and reflected in the utility's tariff
10        pursuant to subsection (e) of this Section.
11        (3) Upon approval of a rebate application submitted
12    under this subsection (c), the retail customer shall no
13    longer be entitled to receive any delivery service credits
14    for the excess electricity generated by its facility and
15    shall be subject to the provisions of subsection (n) of
16    Section 16-107.5 of this Act.
17        (4) To be eligible for a rebate described in this
18    subsection (c), customers who begin taking service after
19    the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th
20    General Assembly under a net metering program offered by an
21    electricity provider under the terms of Section 16-107.5 of
22    this Act must have a smart inverter associated with the
23    customer's distributed generation.
24    (d) The Commission shall review the proposed tariff
25submitted under subsections (b) and (c) of this Section and may
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1Section and with the Commission's authority under Article IX of
2this Act, subject to notice and hearing. Following notice and
3hearing, the Commission shall issue an order approving, or
4approving with modification, such tariff no later than 240 days
5after the utility files its tariff.
6    (e) When the total generating capacity of the electricity
7provider's net metering customers is equal to 3%, the
8Commission shall open an investigation into an annual process
9and formula for calculating the value of rebates for the retail
10customers described in subsections (b) and (f) of this Section
11that submit rebate applications after the threshold date for an
12electric utility that elected to file a tariff pursuant to this
13Section. The investigation shall include diverse sets of
14stakeholders, calculations for valuing distributed energy
15resource benefits to the grid based on best practices, and
16assessments of present and future technological capabilities
17of distributed energy resources. The value of such rebates
18shall reflect the value of the distributed generation to the
19distribution system at the location at which it is
20interconnected, taking into account the geographic,
21time-based, and performance-based benefits, as well as
22technological capabilities and present and future grid needs.
23The approved tariff shall provide for volumetric-based cost
24recovery. The Commission shall assign a higher value for
25rebates for distributed generation co-located with
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1additional values that energy storage can provide to the energy
2system. The Commission shall assign an additional value for
3distributed generation that is co-located or in close proximity
4to electric vehicle charging infrastructure that is part of a
5managed charging or time-of-use program, or other beneficial
6electrification program, as described in Section 16-107.8 of
7this Act, reflecting the value of the additional benefits
8created by locating the project near and supporting the
9adoption of electric vehicle infrastructure that is helping
10reduce pollution from the transportation sector. No later than
1110 days after the Commission enters its final order under this
12subsection (e), the utility shall file its tariff or tariffs in
13compliance with the order, and the Commission shall approve, or
14approve with modification, the tariff or tariffs within 45 days
15after the utility's filing. For those rebate applications filed
16after the threshold date but before the utility's tariff or
17tariffs filed pursuant to this subsection (e) take effect, the
18value of the rebate shall remain at the value established in
19subsection (c) of this Section until the tariff is approved. As
20part of the annual process, the Commission shall ensure that
21the distributed generation rebate results in stable growth for
22both small and large distributed generation customers in
23Illinois as provided in subsection (j) of Section 16-107.5 of
24this Act, with particular attention to impacts for residential
25customers.
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1contrary, the owner, developer, or subscriber of a generation
2facility that is part of a net metering program provided under
3subsection (l) of Section 16-107.5 shall also be eligible to
4apply for the rebate described in this Section. A subscriber to
5the generation facility may apply for a rebate in the amount of
6the subscriber's subscription only if the owner, developer, or
7previous subscriber to the same panel or panels has not already
8submitted an application, and, regardless of whether the
9subscriber is a residential or non-residential customer, may be
10allowed the amount identified in paragraph (1) of subsection
11(c) or in subsection (e) of this Section applicable to such
12customer on the date that the application is submitted. An
13application for a rebate for a portion of a project described
14in this subsection (f) may be submitted at or after the time
15that a related request for net metering is made.
16    (g) No later than 60 days after the utility receives an
17application for a rebate under its tariff approved under
18subsection (d) or (e) of this Section, the utility shall issue
19a rebate to the applicant under the terms of the tariff. In the
20event the application is incomplete or the utility is otherwise
21unable to calculate the payment based on the information
22provided by the owner, the utility shall issue the payment no
23later than 60 days after the application is complete or all
24requested information is received.
25    (h) An electric utility shall recover from its retail
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1or tariffs placed into effect under this Section, including,
2but not limited to, the value of the rebates and all costs
3incurred by the utility to comply with and implement this
4Section, consistent with the following provisions:
5        (1) The utility shall defer the full amount of its
6    costs incurred under this Section as a regulatory asset.
7    The total costs deferred as a regulatory asset shall be
8    amortized over a 15-year period. The unamortized balance
9    shall be recognized as of December 31 for a given year. The
10    utility shall also earn a return on the total of the
11    unamortized balance of the regulatory assets, less any
12    deferred taxes related to the unamortized balance, at an
13    annual rate equal to the utility's weighted average cost of
14    capital that includes, based on a year-end capital
15    structure, the utility's actual cost of debt for the
16    applicable calendar year and a cost of equity, which shall
17    be calculated as the sum of (i) the average for the
18    applicable calendar year of the monthly average yields of
19    30-year U.S. Treasury bonds published by the Board of
20    Governors of the Federal Reserve System in its weekly H.15
21    Statistical Release or successor publication; and (ii) 580
22    basis points, including a revenue conversion factor
23    calculated to recover or refund all additional income taxes
24    that may be payable or receivable as a result of that
25    return.
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1    under the provisions of this Section, the costs are
2    recovered over a period during which customers also receive
3    a benefit, which is in the public interest. Accordingly, it
4    is the intent of the General Assembly that an electric
5    utility that elects to create a regulatory asset under the
6    provisions of this Section shall recover all of the
7    associated costs, including, but not limited to, its cost
8    of capital as set forth in this Section. After the
9    Commission has approved the prudence and reasonableness of
10    the costs that comprise the regulatory asset, the electric
11    utility shall be permitted to recover all such costs, and
12    the value and recoverability through rates of the
13    associated regulatory asset shall not be limited, altered,
14    impaired, or reduced. To enable the financing of the
15    incremental capital expenditures, including regulatory
16    assets, for electric utilities that serve less than
17    3,000,000 retail customers but more than 500,000 retail
18    customers in the State, the utility's actual year-end
19    capital structure that includes a common equity ratio,
20    excluding goodwill, of up to and including 50% of the total
21    capital structure shall be deemed reasonable and used to
22    set rates.
23        (2) The utility, at its election, may recover all of
24    the costs it incurs under this Section as part of a filing
25    for a general increase in rates under Article IX of this
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1    performance-based formula rate under subsection (d) of
2    Section 16-108.5 of this Act, or through an automatic
3    adjustment clause tariff, provided that nothing in this
4    paragraph (2) permits the double recovery of such costs
5    from customers. If the utility elects to recover the costs
6    it incurs under this Section through an automatic
7    adjustment clause tariff, the utility may file its proposed
8    tariff together with the tariff it files under subsection
9    (b) of this Section or at a later time. The proposed tariff
10    shall provide for an annual reconciliation, less any
11    deferred taxes related to the reconciliation, with
12    interest at an annual rate of return equal to the utility's
13    weighted average cost of capital as calculated under
14    paragraph (1) of this subsection (h), including a revenue
15    conversion factor calculated to recover or refund all
16    additional income taxes that may be payable or receivable
17    as a result of that return, of the revenue requirement
18    reflected in rates for each calendar year, beginning with
19    the calendar year in which the utility files its automatic
20    adjustment clause tariff under this subsection (h), with
21    what the revenue requirement would have been had the actual
22    cost information for the applicable calendar year been
23    available at the filing date. The Commission shall review
24    the proposed tariff and may make changes to the tariff that
25    are consistent with this Section and with the Commission's
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1    and hearing. Following notice and hearing, the Commission
2    shall issue an order approving, or approving with
3    modification, such tariff no later than 240 days after the
4    utility files its tariff.
5    (i) No later than 90 days after the Commission enters an
6order, or order on rehearing, whichever is later, approving an
7electric utility's proposed tariff under subsection (d) of this
8Section, the electric utility shall provide notice of the
9availability of rebates under this Section. Subsequent to the
10utility's notice, any entity that offers in the State, for sale
11or lease, distributed generation and estimates the dollar
12saving attributable to such distributed generation shall
13provide estimates based on both delivery service credits and
14the rebates available under this Section.
15(Source: P.A. 99-906, eff. 6-1-17.)
 
16    (220 ILCS 5/16-107.7 new)
17    Sec. 16-107.7. Residential time-of-use pricing.
18    (a) The General Assembly finds and declares that a time of
19use pricing plan can reduce costs to the grid, create jobs,
20lower energy costs for customers, and help Illinois achieve its
21energy policy goals by improving load shape, encouraging energy
22conservation, and shifting usage away from periods where fossil
23fuels are used to meet peak demand. Further, by providing to
24consumers information that ties the cost of service to the
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1opportunity to reduce their energy bills by using electricity
2when it is less costly. Time-of-use rates can help allocate
3electricity system costs more accurately and thus equitably to
4those who cause costs. Such rates can also reduce the need for
5ramping resources and, therefore, increase the grid's ability
6to integrate greater quantities of variable renewable energy
7and distributed energy resources.
8    (b) An electric utility that has a tariff in effect under
9Section 16-108.5 as of the effective date of this amendatory
10Act of the 101st General Assembly shall also offer a
11market-based, time-of-use rate for eligible retail customers
12that choose to take power and energy supply service from the
13utility. The utility shall file its time-of-use rate tariff no
14later than 120 days after the effective date of this amendatory
15Act of the 101st General Assembly. The utility shall implement
16the requirements of this paragraph by filing a tariff with the
17Commission, which shall be subject to the following provisions:
18        (1) The tariff shall include 3 time blocks: a peak time
19    block defined as 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on non-holiday weekdays,
20    an off-peak time block defined as 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 7
21    p.m. to 10 p.m. on non-holiday weekdays, and a
22    super-off-peak time block defined as all other hours.
23        (2) The tariff shall create price ratios between the
24    blocks as follows: the super-off-peak time block price
25    shall be no less than zero but no greater than one-half of
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1    off-peak time block price shall be no greater than one-half
2    of the price of the peak time block price.
3        (3) Notwithstanding the requirements of Section
4    16-103.3 of this Act, the time-of-use rate shall include
5    the costs of electric capacity, costs of transmission
6    services, and charges for network integration transmission
7    service, transmission enhancement, and locational
8    reliability, as these terms are defined in the PJM
9    Interconnection Open Access Transmission Tariff on January
10    1, 2019, within the prices for each time block and seasonal
11    block in which the associated costs generally are incurred.
12    If the Open Access Transmission Tariff subsequently
13    renames those terms, the services reflected under those
14    terms shall continue to be included in the time-of-use rate
15    described in this paragraph (2).
16        (4) Adjustments to the charges set by the tariff may be
17    made on a semi-annual basis, as follows: each May and
18    November, the utility shall submit to the Commission,
19    through an informational filing, its updated charges, and
20    such charges shall take effect beginning with the June
21    monthly billing period and December monthly billing
22    period, respectively.
23        (5) The tariff shall include a purchased energy
24    adjustment to fully recover the supply costs for the
25    customers taking service under this tariff.
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1customers participating in net electricity metering under the
2terms of Section 16-107.5 of this Act.
3    (c) The Commission shall, after notice and hearing, approve
4the tariff or tariffs with modifications the Commission finds
5necessary to improve the program design, customer
6participation in the program, or coordination with existing
7utility pricing programs, energy efficiency programs, demand
8response programs, and any other programs supporting Illinois
9energy policy goals and the integration of distributed energy
10resources. A proceeding under this subsection may not exceed
11120 days in length.
12    (d) If the Commission issues an order pursuant to this
13subsection, the affected electric utility shall contract with
14an entity not affiliated with the electric utility to serve as
15a program administrator to develop and implement a program to
16provide consumer outreach, enrollment, and education
17concerning time-of-use pricing and to establish and administer
18an information system and technical and other customer
19assistance that is necessary to enable customers to manage
20electricity use. The program administrator: (i) shall be
21selected and compensated by the electric utility, subject to
22Commission approval; (ii) shall have demonstrated technical
23and managerial competence in the development and
24administration of demand management programs; and (iii) may
25develop and implement risk management, energy efficiency, and
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1program administrator shall be compensated by participants in
2the program receiving such services. The electric utility shall
3provide the program administrator with all information and
4assistance necessary to perform the program administrator's
5duties, including, but not limited to, customer, account, and
6energy use data. The electric utility shall permit the program
7administrator to include inserts in residential customer bills
82 times per year to assist with customer outreach and
9enrollment.
10    The program administrator shall submit an annual report to
11the electric utility no later than April 1 of each year
12describing the operation and results of the program, including
13information concerning the number and types of customers using
14the program, changes in customers' energy use patterns, an
15assessment of the value of the program to both participants and
16non-participants, and recommendations concerning modification
17of the program and the tariff or tariffs filed under this
18Section. This report shall be filed by the electric utility
19with the Commission within 30 days of receipt and shall be
20available to the public on the Commission's website.
21    (e) Once the tariff or tariffs has been in effect for 24
22months, the Commission may, upon complaint, petition, or its
23own initiative, open a proceeding to investigate whether
24changes or modifications to the tariff or tariffs, program
25administration and any other program design element is
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1this Section. Such a proceeding may not last more than 120 days
2from the date upon which the investigation is opened by
3Commission order.
4    (f) An electric utility shall be entitled to recover
5reasonable costs incurred in complying with this Section,
6provided that recovery of the costs is fairly apportioned among
7its residential customers.
8    (g) The electric utility's tariff or tariffs filed pursuant
9to this Section shall be subject to Article IX.
10    (h) This Section does not apply to any electric utility
11providing service to 100,000 or fewer customers.
 
12    (220 ILCS 5/16-107.8 new)
13    Sec. 16-107.8. Beneficial electrification.
14    (a) The purpose of this Section is to decrease reliance on
15fossil fuels and to ensure that electric vehicle adoption and
16increased electricity usage demand do not place significant
17additional burdens on the electric distribution system.
18    (b) In this Section, "managed charging program" means a
19program whereby owners of electric vehicles connect their
20charging infrastructure to a network or software that has the
21ability to manage the time and level of charge based on the
22electric distribution grid's current demand, market rates, or
23availability of clean energy generation. "Managed charging
24program" includes a program under which owners of electric
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1time-of-use, hourly or other program under which rates vary
2based on time, which is designed to incent vehicle charging at
3times of lower demand, increased clean energy generation, or
4efficient use of the electric distribution grid.
5    (c) Within 120 days after the effective date of this
6amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, the Illinois
7Commerce Commission shall initiate a process whereby the
8Commission shall develop a forward-looking plan for
9strategically increasing transportation electrification in the
10State. The process shall be open and transparent with inclusion
11of stakeholder interests, including stakeholders representing
12environmental justice interests. This process shall conclude
13within 270 days of opening. The plan shall incentivize
14transportation electrification through beneficial
15electrification programs, as described in subsection (d),
16taking into consideration incentives available through the
17Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and other
18sources. The plan may include specific directives for public
19utilities in the State that enable transportation
20electrification or beneficial electrification. The plan should
21specifically address environmental justice interests and
22should provide opportunities for residents and businesses in
23environmental justice communities to directly benefit from
24transportation electrification.
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1defined as programs which replace fossil fuel use and improve
2electric grid operation. Programs should provide for
3incentives such that customers are encouraged to use
4electricity at times of low overall system usage or at times
5when generation from renewable energy sources is high. Programs
6that qualify as "beneficial electrification programs" include:
7        (1) time-of-use rates under Section 16-107.7;
8        (2) hourly pricing rates;
9        (3) managed charging programs;
10        (4) electric vehicle-to-grid;
11        (5) demand response;
12        (6) renewable energy generation located in close
13    proximity to the intended energy user; and
14        (7) other such programs as defined by the Commission in
15    the stakeholder process described in subsection (b).
 
16    (220 ILCS 5/16-108.9 new)
17    Sec. 16-108.9. Clean Energy Empowerment Zone pilot
18projects.
19    (a) The General Assembly finds that it is important to
20support the rapid transition in the energy sector to put
21Illinois on a path to 100% renewable energy. This will require
22leveraging new technologies and solutions to support grid
23reliability to address issues such as the shift from large,
24centralized, fossil generation to wind, solar, and distributed
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1need for developing pilot projects in Clean Energy Empowerment
2Zones that enhance reliability while facilitating the
3transition towards clean energy.
4    (b) An electric utility serving more than 100,000 retail
5customers may propose one or more Clean Energy Empowerment Zone
6pilot projects to the Illinois Commerce Commission to conduct a
7competitive procurement for independently-owned energy storage
8systems to be located in Clean Energy Empowerment Zones. The
9Commission shall evaluate the projects based on their ability
10to address present and future reliability needs identified by
11the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, PJM
12Interconnection, electric utilities, or independent analysts.
13In addition to supporting reliability, a qualifying project
14must support the transition towards or development of clean
15energy.
16    (c) The Clean Energy Empowerment Zones described in this
17Section shall be the same as defined by the Department of
18Commerce and Economic Opportunity in the Clean Energy
19Empowerment Zones Act.
20    (d) The Clean Energy Empowerment Zone pilot projects shall
21closely coordinate with actual and expected development of new
22wind projects and new solar projects as described in Section
231-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act, electric vehicle
24adopted, and Community Energy and Climate Plans as defined in
25the Community Energy and Climate Planning Act.
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1project by the Illinois Commerce Commission, an electric
2utility is authorized to enter into a distribution services
3contract with new energy storage system projects in accordance
4with the approved project. Nothing in this Section or in the
5distribution services contract shall preclude the energy
6storage project from providing additional wholesale market
7services.
8    (f) An electric utility that elects to undertake the
9investment described in subsection (b) of this Section may, at
10its election, recover the costs of such investment through an
11automatic adjustment clause tariff or through a delivery
12services charge regardless of how the costs are classified on
13the utility's books and records of account.
14    (g) To the extent feasible and consistent with State and
15federal law, the investments made pursuant to this Section
16shall provide employment opportunities for former workers in
17fossil fuel industries and participants in the Clean Jobs
18Workforce Hubs as defined in the Clean Jobs Workforce Hubs Act.
19    (h) Nothing in this Section is intended to limit the
20ability of any other entity to develop, construct, or install
21an energy storage system. In addition, nothing in this Section
22is intended to limit or alter otherwise applicable
23interconnection requirements.
 
24    (220 ILCS 5/16-108.13 new)
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1    (a) An electric utility that serves more than 3,000,000
2customers in the State shall spend $25,000,000 per year
3beginning January 1, 2020 to fund the programs across the State
4associated with Clean Jobs Workforce Hubs as described in the
5Clean Jobs Workforce Hubs Act and in this Section. The utility
6shall invest in a network of frontline organizations that
7provide direct and sustained support for members of
8economically disadvantaged communities, environmental justice
9communities, communities of color, returning citizens, foster
10care communities, and displaced fossil fuel workers to enter
11and complete the pipeline for clean energy jobs in solar
12energy, wind energy, energy efficiency, electric vehicles, and
13related industries.
14    (b) Within 60 days after the effective date of this
15amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, and after a
16comprehensive stakeholder process that includes
17representatives from frontline communities, the Illinois
18Commerce Commission shall select an individual or an
19organization to be the program administrator to coordinate the
20work of all or a portion of the work of the Clean Jobs
21Workforce Hubs.
22    (c) Within 120 Days after the effective date of this
23amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, and after a
24comprehensive stakeholder process led by the program
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13,000,000 customers in the State shall file with the Commission
2a plan developed by the program administrator to implement this
3Section. Within 60 days after the plan is filed, the Commission
4shall enter an order approving the plan if it is consistent
5with this Section or, if the plan is not consistent with this
6Section, the Commission shall explain the deficiencies, after
7which time the utility shall file a new plan developed by the
8program administrator to address the deficiencies.
 
9    (220 ILCS 5/16-108.17 new)
10    Sec. 16-108.17. Distribution system planning.
11    (a) It is the policy of the State of Illinois to promote
12cost-effective distribution system planning that minimizes
13long-term costs for Illinois customers and supports the
14achievement of State carbon reduction and energy policy goals.
15    The General Assembly makes the following findings:
16        (1) Investment in infrastructure to support existing
17    and new distributed energy resources creates significant
18    economic development, environmental and public health
19    benefits in the State of Illinois.
20        (2) Distribution system planning is an important tool
21    for the Commission, electric utilities, and stakeholders
22    to identify and support opportunities to maintain and
23    enhance the safety, security, reliability, and resilience
24    of the electricity grid, at fair and reasonable costs,
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1        (3) A distribution system planning process can
2    minimize distribution system costs to consumers while
3    advancing other Illinois energy policy goals by supporting
4    integration of distributed energy resources and the
5    procurement of non-wires alternatives to capital
6    investments.
7        (4) The planning process should maximize the sharing of
8    information, minimize overlap with existing filing
9    requirements to ensure robust stakeholder participation,
10    and recognize the responsibility of the utility to
11    ultimately manage the grid in a safe, reliable manner.
12    (b) Terms used in this Section shall have the same meanings
13as defined in Sections 16-102, 16-107.6, and 16-108.
14    (c) An electric utility serving more than 100,000 customers
15on January 1, 2009 shall prepare and file a distribution system
16investment plan no later than June 1, 2020. Within 45 days
17after the filing, the Commission shall, with reasonable notice,
18open an investigation to consider whether the plan meets the
19objectives defined in subsection (d) and contains the
20information required by subsection (e). The Commission shall
21issue a final order approving the plan, with any modifications
22the Commission deems reasonable and appropriate to achieve the
23goals of this Section, within 270 days of the plan filing. The
24final approved plan shall be part of the record used in the
25Commission proceeding referenced in subsection (e) of Section
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1prior to the initial filing date referenced in this subsection
2(c).
3    (d) The plan shall be designed to:
4        (1) ensure optimized utilization of electricity grid
5    assets and resources to minimize total system costs;
6        (2) enable greater customer engagement, empowerment,
7    and options for energy services;
8        (3) move toward the creation of efficient,
9    cost-effective, accessible grid platforms for new
10    products, new services, and opportunities for adoption of
11    new distributed technologies;
12        (4) bring the benefits of grid modernization and the
13    deployment of distributed energy resources to all
14    communities, including economically disadvantaged
15    communities, throughout Illinois;
16        (5) reduce grid congestion to facilitate availability
17    and development of distributed energy resources;
18        (6) provide for the analysis of the cost-effectiveness
19    of proposed system investments;
20        (7) to the maximum extent possible, achieve or support
21    the achievement of greenhouse gas emissions as defined in
22    Section 9.10 of the Environmental Protection Act; and
23        (8) support existing Illinois policy goals promoting
24    the steady long-term growth of energy efficiency, demand
25    response and investments in renewable energy resources.
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1        (1) Distribution system planning processes: A
2    description of the utility's distribution system planning
3    process, including:
4            (A) the overview of the process, including
5        frequency and duration of the process, roles and
6        responsibilities of individuals and organizations
7        involved;
8            (B) the description of internal organizational
9        alignment of the process with other internal planning
10        processes; and
11            (C) the description of process alignment with any
12        other external planning process, such as those
13        required by a regional transmission operator.
14        (2) Baseline distribution system data: A discussion
15    detailing the current operating conditions for the
16    distribution utility system, including a detailed
17    description, with supporting data, of system conditions,
18    including asset age and useful life, ratings, loadings, and
19    other characteristics, as well as:
20            (A) distribution system annual loss percentage for
21        the prior year (average of 12 monthly loss
22        percentages);
23            (B) the maximum hourly coincident load (kW) for the
24        distribution system as measured at the interface
25        between the transmission and distribution system;
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1            (D) total distribution transformer capacity in
2        kVA;
3            (E) total miles of overhead distribution wire;
4            (F) total miles of underground distribution wire;
5            (G) a list of all high-voltage and low-voltage
6        substations, or circuits, along with the following for
7        each substation: nameplate rating; firm capacity (or
8        max desired peak demand given contingency or
9        redundancies desired); maximum historic peak demand,
10        including specific day and hours of the day which peak
11        load was experienced; average annual peak load growth
12        over the previous 5 years; forecast annual peak load
13        growth over the next 10 years; types of monitoring and
14        control capabilities, or planned additions of such; a
15        summary of existing system visibility and measurement
16        (feeder-level and time) interval and planned
17        visibility improvements; include information on
18        percentage of the system with each level of visibility
19        (such as max/min, daytime/nighttime, monthly/daily
20        reads, automated/manual); and number of customer
21        meters with advanced metering infrastructure/smart
22        meters and those without, planned advanced metering
23        infrastructure investments, and overview of
24        functionality available; and
25            (H) discussion of how IEEE Std. 1547-2018 impacts
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1        opportunities and constraints related to
2        interoperability).
3        (3) Financial data.
4            (A) historical distribution system spending for
5        the past 5 years, in each category: age-related
6        replacements and asset renewal; system expansion or
7        upgrades for capacity; system expansion or upgrades
8        for reliability and power quality; and
9            (B) projected distribution system spending for 10
10        years into the future for the categories listed in
11        paragraph (1), itemizing any non-traditional
12        distribution projects, including: planned distribution
13        capital projects, including drivers for the project,
14        and summary of anticipated changes in historic
15        spending; and provide any available cost-benefit
16        analysis in which the company evaluated a
17        non-traditional distribution system solution to either
18        a capital or operating upgrade or replacement.
19        (4) Distributed energy resource deployment.
20            (A) Discussion of how the impacts of the utility's
21        energy efficiency program impacts are factored into
22        load forecasts at the substation or circuit level.
23            (B) Discussion of how other distributed energy
24        resources are considered in load forecasting and any
25        expected changes in load forecasting methodology.
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1        resource generation installation in the prior year
2        (including application review, responding to
3        inquiries, metering, testing, and make ready costs.
4            (D) Total charges to customers/member installers
5        for distributed energy resource generation
6        installations, in the prior year (including
7        application, metering, and make ready fees.
8            (E) Total nameplate kW of distributed energy
9        resource generation systems that completed
10        interconnection to the system in the prior year.
11            (F) Total number of distributed energy resource
12        generation systems that completed interconnection to
13        the system in the prior year.
14            (G) Current distributed energy resource deployment
15        by type, size, and geographic dispersion (as useful for
16        planning purposes; such as, by planning areas,
17        service/work center areas, and cities.
18            (H) Information on areas of existing or forecasted
19        low, moderate, and high distributed energy resource
20        penetration.
21            (I) List of areas with existing or forecasted
22        abnormal voltage or frequency issues that may benefit
23        from the utilization of advanced inverter technology.
24        (5) Hosting capacity and interconnection requirements:
25    A hosting capacity analysis, made available to the public
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1    detail at the block level, that includes a detailed and
2    current analysis of how much capacity is available on each
3    substation, circuit, and node for integrating new
4    distributed energy resource as allowed by thermal ratings,
5    protection system limits, power quality standards, and
6    safety standards. The analysis must also include:
7            (A) circuit level maps and downloadable data sets
8        for public use;
9            (B) an assessment of how utility planned
10        investments over the next 5 years will impact the
11        analysis; and
12            (C) a narrative discussion on how the hosting
13        capacity analysis advances customer-sited distributed
14        energy resource (in particular PV and electric storage
15        systems) and how the utility anticipates the analysis
16        identifying interconnection points on the distribution
17        system and necessary distribution upgrades to support
18        the continued development of distributed generation
19        resources.
20        (6) Scenario analysis and forecasting: The plan shall
21    include load forecasts over the next 10 years at the
22    substation and circuit level using dynamic load
23    forecasting utilizing multiple scenarios and probabilistic
24    planning. In particular, the plan shall include the
25    following:
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1        development of base-case, medium, and high scenarios
2        regarding increased distributed energy resource
3        deployment. Scenarios shall reflect a reasonable mix
4        of individual distributed energy resource adoption and
5        aggregated or bundled distributed energy resource
6        service types, and shall include the projected load
7        forecast impacts of distributed energy resource
8        investments, including investments in energy
9        efficiency, demand response. The scenario analysis
10        shall include information on the methodologies used to
11        develop the low, medium, and high scenarios, including
12        the distributed energy resource adoption rates,
13        geographic deployment assumptions, expected
14        distributed energy resource load profiles, and any
15        other relevant assumptions factored into the scenario
16        discussion.
17            (B) A discussion of the processes and tools that
18        would be necessary to accommodate the specified levels
19        of distributed energy resource adoption, including
20        whether existing processes and tools would be
21        sufficient. Provide a discussion of the system impacts
22        that may arise from increased distributed energy
23        resource adoption, potential barriers to distributed
24        energy resource integration, and the types of system
25        upgrades that may be necessary to accommodate the
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1        levels.
2            (C) A discussion of how present and projected
3        reductions in the demand for energy may result from
4        measures to improve energy efficiency in the
5        industrial, commercial, residential, and energy
6        producing sectors of the utility service territory.
7            (D) Information on anticipated impacts from FERC
8        Order 841 (Electric Storage Participation in Markets
9        Operated by Regional Transmission Organizations and
10        Independent System Operators) and a discussion of
11        potential impacts from the related FERC Docket No.
12        RM18-9-000 (Participation of Distributed Energy
13        Resource Aggregations in Markets Operated by Regional
14        Transmission Organizations and Independent System
15        Operators).
16            (E) Discussion of how the distribution system
17        planning is coordinated with Commission orders
18        regarding the procurement of renewable resources as
19        discussed in Section 16-111.5, energy efficiency plans
20        as discussed in Section 8-103B, distributed generation
21        rebates as discussed in Section 16-107.6, and any other
22        order affecting the goals described in subsection (d)
23        of this Section.
24        (7) Non-wires alternatives analysis:
25            (A) Detailed discussion of all distribution system
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1        have a total cost of greater than $1,000,000. For these
2        projects, an analysis of how non-wires alternatives,
3        including increased local energy efficiency beyond
4        what will occur through system-wide programs, demand
5        response, distributed generation, and storage, compare
6        in terms of viability, price, and long-term value shall
7        be included. Such comparisons must include
8        consideration of the benefits of distributed energy
9        resources beyond meeting local reliability needs (for
10        example, avoided energy costs, avoided system capacity
11        costs, avoided transmission costs, and reduced
12        exposure to future environmental regulations).
13            (B) Identification of the project types that would
14        lend themselves to non-traditional solutions (i.e.
15        load relief or reliability).
16            (C) Timelines needed to consider alternatives to
17        any project types that would lend themselves to
18        non-traditional solutions (allowing time for potential
19        request for proposal, response, review, contracting
20        and implementation).
21            (D) The cost threshold of any project type that
22        would need to be met to have a non-traditional solution
23        reviewed.
24        (8) Proposed distribution system investments: The plan
25    shall identify proposed investments, including the reason
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1    prioritization, sequencing of investments, and
2    explanations of how planned investments will support the
3    goals described in subsection (d) of this Section.
4    (f) The Commission shall approve, approve with
5modifications, or reject the plan within 180 days. The
6Commission may approve the plan if it finds that the plan will
7achieve the goals described in subsection (d) of this Section.
8Proceedings under this Section shall proceed according to the
9rules provided by Article IX of this Act (9-201). Information
10contained in the approved plan shall be considered part of the
11record in any Commission proceeding under subsection (e) of
12Section 16-107.6 of this Act.
13    (g) Plan updates: Subsequent to the initial plan approval,
14the utility shall file an update to the plan on June 1, 2022,
15and every 24 months thereafter. This update shall describe the
16distribution system investments made during the prior plan
17period, the investments planned to be made in the following 24
18months, and updates to the information required by subsection
19(e) of this Section. Within 35 days after the utility files its
20annual report, the Commission shall, upon complaint, petition,
21or its own initiative, but with reasonable notice, enter upon
22an investigation regarding the utility's plan update to ensure
23that the objectives described in subsection (d) of this Section
24are being achieved. If the Commission finds, after notice and
25hearing, that the utility's Plan is materially deficient in any
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1participating utility to devise a corrective action plan,
2subject to Commission approval and oversight, to bring the plan
3into alignment with the goals of this Section. The Commission's
4order must be entered within 180 days after the utility files
5its annual report. The Commission shall have the authority to
6modify the information required by subsection (e) of this
7Section provided that modification does not impair the
8achievement of the goals described in subsection (d) of this
9Section.
 
10    (220 ILCS 5/16-111.5)
11    Sec. 16-111.5. Provisions relating to procurement.
12    (a) An electric utility that on December 31, 2005 served at
13least 100,000 customers in Illinois shall procure power and
14energy for its eligible retail customers in accordance with the
15applicable provisions set forth in Section 1-75 of the Illinois
16Power Agency Act and this Section. Beginning with the delivery
17year commencing on June 1, 2017, such electric utility shall
18also procure zero emission credits from zero emission
19facilities in accordance with the applicable provisions set
20forth in Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act, and,
21for years beginning on or after June 1, 2017, the utility shall
22procure renewable energy resources in accordance with the
23applicable provisions set forth in Section 1-75 of the Illinois
24Power Agency Act and this Section. Beginning with the delivery
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1for the delivery year commencing June 1, 2023, an electric
2utility that on December 31, 2005 served at least 3,000,000
3customers in Illinois shall procure capacity for its retail
4customers in accordance with the applicable provisions set for
5in Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act and this
6Section. A small multi-jurisdictional electric utility that on
7December 31, 2005 served less than 100,000 customers in
8Illinois may elect to procure power and energy for all or a
9portion of its eligible Illinois retail customers in accordance
10with the applicable provisions set forth in this Section and
11Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act. This Section
12shall not apply to a small multi-jurisdictional utility until
13such time as a small multi-jurisdictional utility requests the
14Illinois Power Agency to prepare a procurement plan for its
15eligible retail customers. "Eligible retail customers" for the
16purposes of this Section means those retail customers that
17purchase power and energy from the electric utility under
18fixed-price bundled service tariffs, other than those retail
19customers whose service is declared or deemed competitive under
20Section 16-113 and those other customer groups specified in
21this Section, including self-generating customers, customers
22electing hourly pricing, or those customers who are otherwise
23ineligible for fixed-price bundled tariff service. For those
24customers that are excluded from the procurement plan's
25electric supply service requirements, and the utility shall
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1services, and hourly priced energy, in the applicable markets
2as needed to serve those customers, provided that the utility
3may include in its procurement plan load requirements for the
4load that is associated with those retail customers whose
5service has been declared or deemed competitive pursuant to
6Section 16-113 of this Act to the extent that those customers
7are purchasing power and energy during one of the transition
8periods identified in subsection (b) of Section 16-113 of this
9Act.
10    (b) A procurement plan shall be prepared for each electric
11utility consistent with the applicable requirements of the
12Illinois Power Agency Act and this Section. For purposes of
13this Section, Illinois electric utilities that are affiliated
14by virtue of a common parent company are considered to be a
15single electric utility. Small multi-jurisdictional utilities
16may request a procurement plan for a portion of or all of its
17Illinois load. Each procurement plan shall analyze the
18projected balance of supply and demand for those retail
19customers to be included in the plan's electric supply service
20requirements over a 5-year period, with the first planning year
21beginning on June 1 of the year following the year in which the
22plan is filed. The plan shall specifically identify the
23long-term bundled contracts to be procured, as described in
24Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act, the carbon-free
25capacity and supply to be procured, as described in Section
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1products to be procured following plan approval, and shall
2follow all the requirements set forth in the Public Utilities
3Act and all applicable State and federal laws, statutes, rules,
4or regulations, as well as Commission orders. Nothing in this
5Section precludes consideration of contracts longer than 5
6years and related forecast data. Unless specified otherwise in
7this Section, in the procurement plan or in the implementing
8tariff, any procurement occurring in accordance with this plan
9shall be competitively bid through a request for proposals
10process. Approval and implementation of the procurement plan
11shall be subject to review and approval by the Commission
12according to the provisions set forth in this Section. A
13procurement plan shall include each of the following
14components:
15        (1) Hourly load analysis. This analysis shall include:
16            (i) multi-year historical analysis of hourly
17        loads;
18            (ii) switching trends and competitive retail
19        market analysis;
20            (iii) known or projected changes to future loads;
21        and
22            (iv) growth forecasts by customer class.
23        (2) Analysis of the impact of any demand side and
24    renewable energy initiatives. This analysis shall include:
25            (i) the impact of demand response programs and
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1        projected; for small multi-jurisdictional utilities,
2        the impact of demand response and energy efficiency
3        programs approved pursuant to Section 8-408 of this
4        Act, both current and projected; and
5            (ii) supply side needs that are projected to be
6        offset by purchases of renewable energy resources, if
7        any.
8        (3) A plan for meeting the expected load requirements
9    that will not be met through preexisting contracts. This
10    plan shall include:
11            (i) definitions of the different Illinois retail
12        customer classes for which supply is being purchased;
13            (ii) the proposed mix of demand-response products
14        for which contracts will be executed during the next
15        year. For small multi-jurisdictional electric
16        utilities that on December 31, 2005 served fewer than
17        100,000 customers in Illinois, these shall be defined
18        as demand-response products offered in an energy
19        efficiency plan approved pursuant to Section 8-408 of
20        this Act. The cost-effective demand-response measures
21        shall be procured whenever the cost is lower than
22        procuring comparable capacity products, provided that
23        such products shall:
24                (A) be procured by a demand-response provider
25            from those retail customers included in the plan's
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1                (B) at least satisfy the demand-response
2            requirements of the regional transmission
3            organization market in which the utility's service
4            territory is located, including, but not limited
5            to, any applicable capacity or dispatch
6            requirements;
7                (C) provide for customers' participation in
8            the stream of benefits produced by the
9            demand-response products;
10                (D) provide for reimbursement by the
11            demand-response provider of the utility for any
12            costs incurred as a result of the failure of the
13            supplier of such products to perform its
14            obligations thereunder; and
15                (E) meet the same credit requirements as apply
16            to suppliers of capacity, in the applicable
17            regional transmission organization market;
18            (iii) monthly forecasted system supply
19        requirements, including expected minimum, maximum, and
20        average values for the planning period;
21            (iv) the proposed mix and selection of standard
22        wholesale products for which contracts will be
23        executed during the next year, separately or in
24        combination, to meet that portion of its load
25        requirements not met through pre-existing contracts or
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1        the Illinois Power Agency Act, including, but not
2        limited to, monthly 5 x 16 peak period block energy,
3        monthly off-peak wrap energy, monthly 7 x 24 energy,
4        annual 5 x 16 energy, annual off-peak wrap energy,
5        annual 7 x 24 energy, monthly capacity, annual
6        capacity, peak load capacity obligations, capacity
7        purchase plan, and ancillary services;
8            (v) proposed term structures for each wholesale
9        product type included in the proposed procurement plan
10        portfolio of products; and
11            (vi) an assessment of the price risk, load
12        uncertainty, and other factors that are associated
13        with the proposed procurement plan; this assessment,
14        to the extent possible, shall include an analysis of
15        the following factors: contract terms, time frames for
16        securing products or services, fuel costs, weather
17        patterns, transmission costs, market conditions, and
18        the governmental regulatory environment; the proposed
19        procurement plan shall also identify alternatives for
20        those portfolio measures that are identified as having
21        significant price risk.
22            (vii) the amount of supply procured from bundled
23        contracts, as described in Section 1-75 of the Illinois
24        Power Agency Act, and the amount of supply expected to
25        be procured during the next year from new bundled
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1            (viii) the amount of capacity procured from
2        bundled contracts, as described in Section 1-75 of the
3        Illinois Power Agency Act, and the amount of capacity
4        to be procured during the next year from new bundled
5        contracts.
6            (ix) the amount of capacity procured from
7        carbon-free capacity pursuant to Section 1-75 of the
8        Illinois Power Agency Act and this Section, and the
9        amount of capacity to be procured during the next year
10        from eligible carbon-free resources.
11        (4) Proposed procedures for balancing loads. The
12    procurement plan shall include, for load requirements
13    included in the procurement plan, the process for (i)
14    hourly balancing of supply and demand and (ii) the criteria
15    for portfolio re-balancing in the event of significant
16    shifts in load.
17        (5) Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan.
18    The Agency shall prepare a long-term renewable resources
19    procurement plan for the procurement of renewable energy
20    credits under Sections 1-56 and 1-75 of the Illinois Power
21    Agency Act for delivery beginning in the 2017 delivery
22    year.
23            (i) The initial long-term renewable resources
24        procurement plan and all subsequent revisions shall be
25        subject to review and approval by the Commission. For
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1        same meaning as in Section 1-10 of the Illinois Power
2        Agency Act. For purposes of this Section, "Agency"
3        shall mean the Illinois Power Agency.
4            (ii) The long-term renewable resources planning
5        process shall be conducted as follows:
6                (A) Electric utilities shall provide a range
7            of load forecasts to the Illinois Power Agency
8            within 45 days of the Agency's request for
9            forecasts, which request shall specify the length
10            and conditions for the forecasts including, but
11            not limited to, the quantity of distributed
12            generation expected to be interconnected for each
13            year.
14                (B) The Agency shall publish for comment the
15            initial long-term renewable resources procurement
16            plan no later than 120 days after the effective
17            date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General
18            Assembly and shall review, and may revise, the plan
19            at least every 2 years thereafter. To the extent
20            practicable, the Agency shall review and propose
21            any revisions to the long-term renewable energy
22            resources procurement plan in conjunction with the
23            Agency's other planning and approval processes
24            conducted under this Section. The initial
25            long-term renewable resources procurement plan
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1                    (aa) Identify the procurement programs and
2                competitive procurement events consistent with
3                the applicable requirements of the Illinois
4                Power Agency Act and shall be designed to
5                achieve the goals set forth in subsection (c)
6                of Section 1-75 of that Act.
7                    (bb) Include a schedule for procurements
8                for renewable energy credits from
9                utility-scale wind projects, utility-scale
10                solar projects, and brownfield site
11                photovoltaic projects consistent with
12                subparagraph (G) of paragraph (1) of
13                subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of the Illinois
14                Power Agency Act.
15                    (cc) Identify the process whereby the
16                Agency will submit to the Commission for review
17                and approval the proposed contracts to
18                implement the programs required by such plan.
19                Copies of the initial long-term renewable
20            resources procurement plan and all subsequent
21            revisions shall be posted and made publicly
22            available on the Agency's and Commission's
23            websites, and copies shall also be provided to each
24            affected electric utility. An affected utility and
25            other interested parties shall have 45 days
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1            the Agency on the initial long-term renewable
2            resources procurement plan and all subsequent
3            revisions. All comments submitted to the Agency
4            shall be specific, supported by data or other
5            detailed analyses, and, if objecting to all or a
6            portion of the procurement plan, accompanied by
7            specific alternative wording or proposals. All
8            comments shall be posted on the Agency's and
9            Commission's websites. During this 45-day comment
10            period, the Agency shall hold at least one public
11            hearing within each utility's service area that is
12            subject to the requirements of this paragraph (5)
13            for the purpose of receiving public comment.
14            Within 21 days following the end of the 45-day
15            review period, the Agency may revise the long-term
16            renewable resources procurement plan based on the
17            comments received and shall file the plan with the
18            Commission for review and approval.
19                (C) Within 14 days after the filing of the
20            initial long-term renewable resources procurement
21            plan or any subsequent revisions, any person
22            objecting to the plan may file an objection with
23            the Commission. Within 21 days after the filing of
24            the plan, the Commission shall determine whether a
25            hearing is necessary. The Commission shall enter
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1            long-term renewable resources procurement plan or
2            any subsequent revisions within 120 days after the
3            filing of the plan by the Illinois Power Agency.
4                (D) The Commission shall approve the initial
5            long-term renewable resources procurement plan and
6            any subsequent revisions, including expressly the
7            forecast used in the plan and taking into account
8            that funding will be limited to the amount of
9            revenues actually collected by the utilities, if
10            the Commission determines that the plan will
11            reasonably and prudently accomplish the
12            requirements of Section 1-56 and subsection (c) of
13            Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act. The
14            Commission shall also approve the process for the
15            submission, review, and approval of the proposed
16            contracts to procure renewable energy credits or
17            implement the programs authorized by the
18            Commission pursuant to a long-term renewable
19            resources procurement plan approved under this
20            Section.
21            (iii) The Agency or third parties contracted by the
22        Agency shall implement all programs authorized by the
23        Commission in an approved long-term renewable
24        resources procurement plan without further review and
25        approval by the Commission. Third parties shall not
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1        under this Section until the Commission has approved
2        the contract or contracts under the process authorized
3        by the Commission in item (D) of subparagraph (ii) of
4        paragraph (5) of this subsection (b) and the third
5        party and the Agency or utility, as applicable, have
6        executed the contract. For those renewable energy
7        credits subject to procurement through a competitive
8        bid process under the plan or under the initial forward
9        procurements for wind and solar resources described in
10        subparagraph (G) of paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of
11        Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act, the
12        Agency shall follow the procurement process specified
13        in the provisions relating to electricity procurement
14        in subsections (e) through (i) of this Section.
15            (iv) An electric utility shall recover its costs
16        associated with the procurement of renewable energy
17        credits under this Section through an automatic
18        adjustment clause tariff under subsection (k) of
19        Section 16-108 of this Act. A utility shall not be
20        required to advance any payment or pay any amounts
21        under this Section that exceed the actual amount of
22        revenues collected by the utility under paragraph (6)
23        of subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power
24        Agency Act and subsection (k) of Section 16-108 of this
25        Act, and contracts executed under this Section shall
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1            (v) For the public interest, safety, and welfare,
2        the Agency and the Commission may adopt rules to carry
3        out the provisions of this Section on an emergency
4        basis immediately following the effective date of this
5        amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly.
6            (vi) On or before July 1 of each year, the
7        Commission shall hold an informal hearing for the
8        purpose of receiving comments on the prior year's
9        procurement process and any recommendations for
10        change.
11    (c) The procurement process set forth in Section 1-75 of
12the Illinois Power Agency Act and subsection (e) of this
13Section shall be administered by a procurement administrator
14and monitored by a procurement monitor.
15        (1) The procurement administrator shall:
16            (i) design the final procurement process in
17        accordance with Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power
18        Agency Act and subsection (e) of this Section following
19        Commission approval of the procurement plan;
20            (ii) develop benchmarks in accordance with
21        subsection (e)(3) to be used to evaluate bids; these
22        benchmarks shall be submitted to the Commission for
23        review and approval on a confidential basis prior to
24        the procurement event;
25            (iii) serve as the interface between the electric
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1            (iv) manage the bidder pre-qualification and
2        registration process;
3            (v) obtain the electric utilities' agreement to
4        the final form of all supply contracts and credit
5        collateral agreements;
6            (vi) administer the request for proposals process;
7            (vii) have the discretion to negotiate to
8        determine whether bidders are willing to lower the
9        price of bids that meet the benchmarks approved by the
10        Commission; any post-bid negotiations with bidders
11        shall be limited to price only and shall be completed
12        within 24 hours after opening the sealed bids and shall
13        be conducted in a fair and unbiased manner; in
14        conducting the negotiations, there shall be no
15        disclosure of any information derived from proposals
16        submitted by competing bidders; if information is
17        disclosed to any bidder, it shall be provided to all
18        competing bidders;
19            (viii) maintain confidentiality of supplier and
20        bidding information in a manner consistent with all
21        applicable laws, rules, regulations, and tariffs;
22            (ix) submit a confidential report to the
23        Commission recommending acceptance or rejection of
24        bids;
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1            (xi) administer related contingency procurement
2        events.
3        (2) The procurement monitor, who shall be retained by
4    the Commission, shall:
5            (i) monitor interactions among the procurement
6        administrator, suppliers, and utility;
7            (ii) monitor and report to the Commission on the
8        progress of the procurement process;
9            (iii) provide an independent confidential report
10        to the Commission regarding the results of the
11        procurement event;
12            (iv) assess compliance with the procurement plans
13        approved by the Commission for each utility that on
14        December 31, 2005 provided electric service to at least
15        100,000 customers in Illinois and for each small
16        multi-jurisdictional utility that on December 31, 2005
17        served less than 100,000 customers in Illinois;
18            (v) preserve the confidentiality of supplier and
19        bidding information in a manner consistent with all
20        applicable laws, rules, regulations, and tariffs;
21            (vi) provide expert advice to the Commission and
22        consult with the procurement administrator regarding
23        issues related to procurement process design, rules,
24        protocols, and policy-related matters; and
25            (vii) consult with the procurement administrator
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1        criteria, standard form contracts, credit policies,
2        and bid documents.
3    (d) Except as provided in subsection (j), the planning
4process shall be conducted as follows:
5        (1) Beginning in 2008, each Illinois utility procuring
6    power pursuant to this Section shall annually provide a
7    range of load forecasts to the Illinois Power Agency by
8    July 15 of each year, or such other date as may be required
9    by the Commission or Agency. The load forecasts shall cover
10    the 5-year procurement planning period for the next
11    procurement plan and shall include hourly data
12    representing a high-load, low-load, and expected-load
13    scenario for the load of those retail customers included in
14    the plan's electric supply service requirements. The
15    utility shall provide supporting data and assumptions for
16    each of the scenarios.
17        (2) Beginning in 2008, the Illinois Power Agency shall
18    prepare a procurement plan by August 15th of each year, or
19    such other date as may be required by the Commission. The
20    procurement plan shall identify the portfolio of
21    demand-response and power and energy products to be
22    procured. Cost-effective demand-response measures shall be
23    procured as set forth in item (iii) of subsection (b) of
24    this Section. Copies of the procurement plan shall be
25    posted and made publicly available on the Agency's and
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1    each affected electric utility. An affected utility shall
2    have 30 days following the date of posting to provide
3    comment to the Agency on the procurement plan. Other
4    interested entities also may comment on the procurement
5    plan. All comments submitted to the Agency shall be
6    specific, supported by data or other detailed analyses,
7    and, if objecting to all or a portion of the procurement
8    plan, accompanied by specific alternative wording or
9    proposals. All comments shall be posted on the Agency's and
10    Commission's websites. During this 30-day comment period,
11    the Agency shall hold at least one public hearing within
12    each utility's service area for the purpose of receiving
13    public comment on the procurement plan. Within 14 days
14    following the end of the 30-day review period, the Agency
15    shall revise the procurement plan as necessary based on the
16    comments received and file the procurement plan with the
17    Commission and post the procurement plan on the websites.
18        (3) Within 5 days after the filing of the procurement
19    plan, any person objecting to the procurement plan shall
20    file an objection with the Commission. Within 10 days after
21    the filing, the Commission shall determine whether a
22    hearing is necessary. The Commission shall enter its order
23    confirming or modifying the procurement plan within 90 days
24    after the filing of the procurement plan by the Illinois
25    Power Agency.
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1    including expressly the forecast used in the procurement
2    plan, if the Commission determines that it will ensure
3    adequate, reliable, affordable, efficient, and
4    environmentally sustainable electric service at the lowest
5    total cost over time, taking into account any benefits of
6    price stability.
7    (e) The procurement process shall include each of the
8following components:
9        (1) Solicitation, pre-qualification, and registration
10    of bidders. The procurement administrator shall
11    disseminate information to potential bidders to promote a
12    procurement event, notify potential bidders that the
13    procurement administrator may enter into a post-bid price
14    negotiation with bidders that meet the applicable
15    benchmarks, provide supply requirements, and otherwise
16    explain the competitive procurement process. In addition
17    to such other publication as the procurement administrator
18    determines is appropriate, this information shall be
19    posted on the Illinois Power Agency's and the Commission's
20    websites. The procurement administrator shall also
21    administer the prequalification process, including
22    evaluation of credit worthiness, compliance with
23    procurement rules, and agreement to the standard form
24    contract developed pursuant to paragraph (2) of this
25    subsection (e). The procurement administrator shall then
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1    procurement event.
2        (2) Standard contract forms and credit terms and
3    instruments. The procurement administrator, in
4    consultation with the utilities, the Commission, and other
5    interested parties and subject to Commission oversight,
6    shall develop and provide standard contract forms for the
7    supplier contracts that meet generally accepted industry
8    practices. Standard credit terms and instruments that meet
9    generally accepted industry practices shall be similarly
10    developed. The procurement administrator shall make
11    available to the Commission all written comments it
12    receives on the contract forms, credit terms, or
13    instruments. If the procurement administrator cannot reach
14    agreement with the applicable electric utility as to the
15    contract terms and conditions, the procurement
16    administrator must notify the Commission of any disputed
17    terms and the Commission shall resolve the dispute. The
18    terms of the contracts shall not be subject to negotiation
19    by winning bidders, and the bidders must agree to the terms
20    of the contract in advance so that winning bids are
21    selected solely on the basis of price.
22        (3) Establishment of a market-based price benchmark.
23    As part of the development of the procurement process, the
24    procurement administrator, in consultation with the
25    Commission staff, Agency staff, and the procurement
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1    final prices in the contracts for each of the products that
2    will be procured through the procurement process. The
3    benchmarks shall be based on price data for similar
4    products for the same delivery period and same delivery
5    hub, or other delivery hubs after adjusting for that
6    difference. The price benchmarks may also be adjusted to
7    take into account differences between the information
8    reflected in the underlying data sources and the specific
9    products and procurement process being used to procure
10    power for the Illinois utilities. The benchmarks shall be
11    confidential but shall be provided to, and will be subject
12    to Commission review and approval, prior to a procurement
13    event.
14        (4) Request for proposals competitive procurement
15    process. The procurement administrator shall design and
16    issue a request for proposals to supply electricity in
17    accordance with each utility's procurement plan, as
18    approved by the Commission. The request for proposals shall
19    set forth a procedure for sealed, binding commitment
20    bidding with pay-as-bid settlement, and provision for
21    selection of bids on the basis of price.
22        (5) A plan for implementing contingencies in the event
23    of supplier default or failure of the procurement process
24    to fully meet the expected load requirement due to
25    insufficient supplier participation, Commission rejection
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1            (i) Event of supplier default: In the event of
2        supplier default, the utility shall review the
3        contract of the defaulting supplier to determine if the
4        amount of supply is 200 megawatts or greater, and if
5        there are more than 60 days remaining of the contract
6        term. If both of these conditions are met, and the
7        default results in termination of the contract, the
8        utility shall immediately notify the Illinois Power
9        Agency that a request for proposals must be issued to
10        procure replacement power, and the procurement
11        administrator shall run an additional procurement
12        event. If the contracted supply of the defaulting
13        supplier is less than 200 megawatts or there are less
14        than 60 days remaining of the contract term, the
15        utility shall procure power and energy from the
16        applicable regional transmission organization market,
17        including ancillary services, capacity, and day-ahead
18        or real time energy, or both, for the duration of the
19        contract term to replace the contracted supply;
20        provided, however, that if a needed product is not
21        available through the regional transmission
22        organization market it shall be purchased from the
23        wholesale market.
24            (ii) Failure of the procurement process to fully
25        meet the expected load requirement: If the procurement
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1        requirement due to insufficient supplier participation
2        or due to a Commission rejection of the procurement
3        results, the procurement administrator, the
4        procurement monitor, and the Commission staff shall
5        meet within 10 days to analyze potential causes of low
6        supplier interest or causes for the Commission
7        decision. If changes are identified that would likely
8        result in increased supplier participation, or that
9        would address concerns causing the Commission to
10        reject the results of the prior procurement event, the
11        procurement administrator may implement those changes
12        and rerun the request for proposals process according
13        to a schedule determined by those parties and
14        consistent with Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power
15        Agency Act and this subsection. In any event, a new
16        request for proposals process shall be implemented by
17        the procurement administrator within 90 days after the
18        determination that the procurement process has failed
19        to fully meet the expected load requirement.
20            (iii) In all cases where there is insufficient
21        supply provided under contracts awarded through the
22        procurement process to fully meet the electric
23        utility's load requirement, the utility shall meet the
24        load requirement by procuring power and energy from the
25        applicable regional transmission organization market,
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1        or real time energy, or both; provided, however, that
2        if a needed product is not available through the
3        regional transmission organization market it shall be
4        purchased from the wholesale market.
5        (6) The procurement process described in this
6    subsection is exempt from the requirements of the Illinois
7    Procurement Code, pursuant to Section 20-10 of that Code.
8    (f) Within 2 business days after opening the sealed bids,
9the procurement administrator shall submit a confidential
10report to the Commission. The report shall contain the results
11of the bidding for each of the products along with the
12procurement administrator's recommendation for the acceptance
13and rejection of bids based on the price benchmark criteria and
14other factors observed in the process. The procurement monitor
15also shall submit a confidential report to the Commission
16within 2 business days after opening the sealed bids. The
17report shall contain the procurement monitor's assessment of
18bidder behavior in the process as well as an assessment of the
19procurement administrator's compliance with the procurement
20process and rules. The Commission shall review the confidential
21reports submitted by the procurement administrator and
22procurement monitor, and shall accept or reject the
23recommendations of the procurement administrator within 2
24business days after receipt of the reports.
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1enter into binding contractual arrangements with the winning
2suppliers using the standard form contracts; except that the
3utility shall not be required either directly or indirectly to
4execute the contracts if a tariff that is consistent with
5subsection (l) of this Section has not been approved and placed
6into effect for that utility.
7    (h) The names of the successful bidders and the load
8weighted average of the winning bid prices for each contract
9type and for each contract term shall be made available to the
10public at the time of Commission approval of a procurement
11event. The Commission, the procurement monitor, the
12procurement administrator, the Illinois Power Agency, and all
13participants in the procurement process shall maintain the
14confidentiality of all other supplier and bidding information
15in a manner consistent with all applicable laws, rules,
16regulations, and tariffs. Confidential information, including
17the confidential reports submitted by the procurement
18administrator and procurement monitor pursuant to subsection
19(f) of this Section, shall not be made publicly available and
20shall not be discoverable by any party in any proceeding,
21absent a compelling demonstration of need, nor shall those
22reports be admissible in any proceeding other than one for law
23enforcement purposes.
24    (i) Within 2 business days after a Commission decision
25approving the results of a procurement event or such other date
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1utility shall file for informational purposes with the
2Commission its actual or estimated retail supply charges, as
3applicable, by customer supply group reflecting the costs
4associated with the procurement and computed in accordance with
5the tariffs filed pursuant to subsection (l) of this Section
6and approved by the Commission.
7    (j) Within 60 days following August 28, 2007 (the effective
8date of Public Act 95-481), each electric utility that on
9December 31, 2005 provided electric service to at least 100,000
10customers in Illinois shall prepare and file with the
11Commission an initial procurement plan, which shall conform in
12all material respects to the requirements of the procurement
13plan set forth in subsection (b); provided, however, that the
14Illinois Power Agency Act shall not apply to the initial
15procurement plan prepared pursuant to this subsection. The
16initial procurement plan shall identify the portfolio of power
17and energy products to be procured and delivered for the period
18June 2008 through May 2009, and shall identify the proposed
19procurement administrator, who shall have the same experience
20and expertise as is required of a procurement administrator
21hired pursuant to Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency
22Act. Copies of the procurement plan shall be posted and made
23publicly available on the Commission's website. The initial
24procurement plan may include contracts for renewable resources
25that extend beyond May 2009.
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1    procurement plan, any person may file a detailed objection
2    with the Commission contesting the procurement plan
3    submitted by the electric utility. All objections to the
4    electric utility's plan shall be specific, supported by
5    data or other detailed analyses. The electric utility may
6    file a response to any objections to its procurement plan
7    within 7 days after the date objections are due to be
8    filed. Within 7 days after the date the utility's response
9    is due, the Commission shall determine whether a hearing is
10    necessary. If it determines that a hearing is necessary, it
11    shall require the hearing to be completed and issue an
12    order on the procurement plan within 60 days after the
13    filing of the procurement plan by the electric utility.
14        (ii) The order shall approve or modify the procurement
15    plan, approve an independent procurement administrator,
16    and approve or modify the electric utility's tariffs that
17    are proposed with the initial procurement plan. The
18    Commission shall approve the procurement plan if the
19    Commission determines that it will ensure adequate,
20    reliable, affordable, efficient, and environmentally
21    sustainable electric service at the lowest total cost over
22    time, taking into account any benefits of price stability.
23    (k) (Blank).
24    (k-5) (Blank).
25    (l) An electric utility shall recover its costs incurred
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1procuring power and energy demand-response resources under
2this Section. The utility shall file with the initial
3procurement plan its proposed tariffs through which its costs
4of procuring power that are incurred pursuant to a
5Commission-approved procurement plan and those other costs
6identified in this subsection (l), will be recovered. The
7tariffs shall include a formula rate or charge designed to pass
8through both the costs incurred by the utility in procuring a
9supply of electric power and energy for the applicable customer
10classes with no mark-up or return on the price paid by the
11utility for that supply, plus any just and reasonable costs
12that the utility incurs in arranging and providing for the
13supply of electric power and energy. The formula rate or charge
14shall also contain provisions that ensure that its application
15does not result in over or under recovery due to changes in
16customer usage and demand patterns, and that provide for the
17correction, on at least an annual basis, of any accounting
18errors that may occur. A utility shall recover through the
19tariff all reasonable costs incurred to implement or comply
20with any procurement plan that is developed and put into effect
21pursuant to Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act and
22this Section, including any fees assessed by the Illinois Power
23Agency, costs associated with load balancing, and contingency
24plan costs. The electric utility shall also recover its full
25costs of procuring electric supply for which it contracted
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1the provision of full requirements service under fixed-price
2bundled service tariffs subsequent to December 31, 2006. All
3such costs shall be deemed to have been prudently incurred. The
4pass-through tariffs that are filed and approved pursuant to
5this Section shall not be subject to review under, or in any
6way limited by, Section 16-111(i) of this Act. All of the costs
7incurred by the electric utility associated with the purchase
8of zero emission credits in accordance with subsection (d-5) of
9Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act and, beginning
10June 1, 2017, all of the costs incurred by the electric utility
11associated with the purchase of renewable energy resources in
12accordance with Sections 1-56 and 1-75 of the Illinois Power
13Agency Act, shall be recovered through the electric utility's
14tariffed charges applicable to all of its retail customers, as
15specified in subsection (k) of Section 16-108 of this Act, and
16shall not be recovered through the electric utility's tariffed
17charges for electric power and energy supply to its eligible
18retail customers.
19    (m) The Commission has the authority to adopt rules to
20carry out the provisions of this Section. For the public
21interest, safety, and welfare, the Commission also has
22authority to adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this
23Section on an emergency basis immediately following August 28,
242007 (the effective date of Public Act 95-481).
25    (n) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any
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1plan covering their combined needs may procure for those
2combined needs in conjunction with that plan, and may enter
3jointly into power supply contracts, purchases, and other
4procurement arrangements, and allocate capacity and energy and
5cost responsibility therefor among themselves in proportion to
6their requirements.
7    (o) On or before June 1 of each year, the Commission shall
8hold an informal hearing for the purpose of receiving comments
9on the prior year's procurement process and any recommendations
10for change.
11    (p) An electric utility subject to this Section may propose
12to invest, lease, own, or operate an electric generation
13facility as part of its procurement plan, provided the utility
14demonstrates that such facility is the least-cost option to
15provide electric service to those retail customers included in
16the plan's electric supply service requirements. If the
17facility is shown to be the least-cost option and is included
18in a procurement plan prepared in accordance with Section 1-75
19of the Illinois Power Agency Act and this Section, then the
20electric utility shall make a filing pursuant to Section 8-406
21of this Act, and may request of the Commission any statutory
22relief required thereunder. If the Commission grants all of the
23necessary approvals for the proposed facility, such supply
24shall thereafter be considered as a pre-existing contract under
25subsection (b) of this Section. The Commission shall in any
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1the utility will recover the prudently incurred costs of
2investing in, leasing, owning, or operating such generation
3facility through just and reasonable rates charged to those
4retail customers included in the plan's electric supply service
5requirements. Cost recovery for facilities included in the
6utility's procurement plan pursuant to this subsection shall
7not be subject to review under or in any way limited by the
8provisions of Section 16-111(i) of this Act. Nothing in this
9Section is intended to prohibit a utility from filing for a
10fuel adjustment clause as is otherwise permitted under Section
119-220 of this Act.
12    (q) If the Illinois Power Agency filed with the Commission,
13under Section 16-111.5 of this Act, its proposed procurement
14plan for the period commencing June 1, 2017, and the Commission
15has not yet entered its final order approving the plan on or
16before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th
17General Assembly, then the Illinois Power Agency shall file a
18notice of withdrawal with the Commission, after the effective
19date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, to
20withdraw the proposed procurement of renewable energy
21resources to be approved under the plan, other than the
22procurement of renewable energy credits from distributed
23renewable energy generation devices using funds previously
24collected from electric utilities' retail customers that take
25service pursuant to electric utilities' hourly pricing tariff
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1100,000 retail customers in the State, other than the
2procurement of renewable energy credits from distributed
3renewable energy generation devices. Upon receipt of the
4notice, the Commission shall enter an order that approves the
5withdrawal of the proposed procurement of renewable energy
6resources from the plan. The initially proposed procurement of
7renewable energy resources shall not be approved or be the
8subject of any further hearing, investigation, proceeding, or
9order of any kind.
10    This amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly preempts
11and supersedes any order entered by the Commission that
12approved the Illinois Power Agency's procurement plan for the
13period commencing June 1, 2017, to the extent it is
14inconsistent with the provisions of this amendatory Act of the
1599th General Assembly. To the extent any previously entered
16order approved the procurement of renewable energy resources,
17the portion of that order approving the procurement shall be
18void, other than the procurement of renewable energy credits
19from distributed renewable energy generation devices using
20funds previously collected from electric utilities' retail
21customers that take service under electric utilities' hourly
22pricing tariff or tariffs and, for an electric utility that
23serves less than 100,000 retail customers in the State, other
24than the procurement of renewable energy credits for
25distributed renewable energy generation devices.
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1    (220 ILCS 5/16-115E new)
2    Sec. 16-115E. Carbon-free supply for alternative retail
3electric suppliers and electric utilities operating outside
4their service territories.
5    (a) Beginning in the delivery year that commences on June
61, 2021, an alternative retail electric supplier shall be
7responsible for procuring cost-effective electricity that has
8an annual carbon dioxide emissions rate, in pounds of CO2
9emissions per megawatt-hour, no greater than the annual targets
10in subsection (k) of Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency
11Act.
12    (b) Each alternative retail electric supplier shall, by
13September 1, 2021 and by September 1 of each year thereafter,
14prepare and submit to the Commission a public report, in a
15format to be specified by the Commission, that provides
16information certifying compliance by the alternative retail
17electric supplier with this Section, including the source,
18quantity and hourly CO2 emissions of supplied electricity, and
19any other information that the Commission determines necessary
20to ensure compliance with this Section.
 
21    (220 ILCS 5/16-128B)
22    Sec. 16-128B. Qualified energy efficiency installers.
23    (a) Within 18 months after the effective date of this
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1shall adopt rules, including emergency rules, establishing a
2process for entities installing energy efficiency measures to
3certify compliance with the requirements of this Section.
4    The process shall include an option to complete the
5certification electronically by completing forms on-line. An
6entity installing energy efficiency measures shall be
7permitted to complete the certification after the subject work
8has been completed.
9    The Commission shall maintain on its website a list of
10entities installing energy efficiency measures that have
11successfully completed the certification process.
12    (b) In addition to any authority granted to the Commission
13under this Act, the Commission may:
14        (1) determine which entities are subject to
15    certification under this Section;
16        (2) impose reasonable certification fees and
17    penalties;
18        (3) adopt disciplinary procedures;
19        (4) investigate any and all activities subject to this
20    Section, including violations thereof;
21        (5) adopt procedures to issue or renew, or to refuse to
22    issue or renew, a certification or to revoke, suspend,
23    place on probation, reprimand, or otherwise discipline a
24    certified entity under this Act or take other enforcement
25    action against an entity subject to this Section; and
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1    and enforcement of this Section.
2    (c) An electric utility may not provide a retail customer
3with a rebate or other energy efficiency incentive for a
4measure that exceeds a minimal amount determined by the
5Commission unless the customer provides the electric utility
6with (1) a certification that the person installing the energy
7efficiency measure was a self-installer; or (2) evidence that
8the energy efficiency measure was installed by an entity
9certified under this Section that is also in good standing with
10the Commission.
11    (d) The Commission shall:
12        (1) require entities installing energy efficiency
13    measures to be certified to do business and to be bonded in
14    this State;
15        (2) ensure that entities installing energy efficiency
16    measures have the requisite knowledge, skill, training,
17    experience, and competence to perform functions in a safe
18    and reliable manner as required under subsection (a) of
19    Section 16-128 of this Act;
20        (3) ensure that entities installing energy efficiency
21    measures conform to applicable building and electrical
22    codes;
23        (4) ensure that all entities installing energy
24    efficiency measures meet recognized industry standards as
25    the Commission deems appropriate;
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1    Commission deems reasonable to ensure that entities
2    installing energy efficiency measures meet adequate
3    training, financial, and competency requirements;
4        (6) ensure that all entities installing energy
5    efficiency measures obtain certificates of insurance in
6    sufficient amounts and coverages that the Commission so
7    determines; and
8        (7) identify and determine the training or other
9    programs by which persons or entities may obtain the
10    requisite training, skill, or experience necessary to
11    achieve and maintain compliance with the requirements of
12    this Section.
13    (e) Fees and penalties collected under this Section shall
14be deposited into the Public Utility Fund and used to fund the
15Commission's compliance with the obligations imposed by this
16Section.
17    (f) The rules adopted under this Section shall specify the
18initial dates for compliance with the rules.
19    (g) For purposes of this Section, entities installing
20energy efficiency measures shall endeavor to support the
21diversity goals of this State by attracting, developing,
22retaining, and providing opportunities to employees of all
23backgrounds and by supporting female-owned, minority-owned,
24veteran-owned, and small businesses. Specifically, the
25Commission shall require that preference must be given to those
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1workforce equity building actions, including, but not limited
2to, the following:
3            (A) Hiring equity action: 30% of the entity's
4        workforce (measured by FTEs) are people of color
5        (members of a racial or ethnic minority group) and
6        receive at or above the prevailing wage.
7            (B) Clean Jobs Workforce Hubs action: 30% of the
8        workers associated with the project are graduates or
9        trainees from the Clean Jobs Workforce Hubs programs,
10        or equivalent certification, and paid at or above the
11        prevailing wage.
12            (C) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Action:
13        being an entity defined under Section 2 of the Business
14        Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with
15        Disabilities Act.
16            (D) Contracting Equity Action: 51% of the entity's
17        subcontractors or vendors are entities defined under
18        Section 2 of the Business Enterprise for Minorities,
19        Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act or 30% of the
20        workers associated with the project, including from
21        all subcontractors and vendors, are people of color
22        (members of a racial or ethnic minority group).
23            (E) Small business action: entity's workforce is
24        comprised of 3 or fewer full-time employees.
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1    Section 90-25. The Environmental Protection Act is amended
2by changing Section 9.10 and by adding Sections 4.2 and 13.9 as
3follows:
 
4    (415 ILCS 5/4.2 new)
5    Sec. 4.2. Renewable energy benefits. The Illinois
6Environmental Protection Agency shall conduct a study
7regarding the ability of solar and wind projects to deliver
8additional benefits for Illinois such as agriculture and
9pollinator-friendly projects, brownfield redevelopment,
10water-pollution buffers, and other land-use or environmental
11benefits. On or before July 1, 2020, the Agency shall report
12its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly and to
13the Governor.
 
14    (415 ILCS 5/9.10)
15    Sec. 9.10. Fossil fuel-fired electric generating plants.
16    (a) The General Assembly finds and declares that:
17        (1) fossil fuel-fired electric generating plants are a
18    significant source of air emissions in this State and have
19    become the subject of a number of important new studies of
20    their effects on the public health;
21        (2) existing state and federal policies, that allow
22    older plants that meet federal standards to operate without
23    meeting the more stringent requirements applicable to new
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1    environmental impacts and the economic distortions such
2    policies cause in a deregulated energy market;
3        (3) fossil fuel-fired electric generating plants are,
4    or may be, affected by a number of regulatory programs,
5    some of which are under review or development on the state
6    and national levels, and to a certain extent the
7    international level, including the federal acid rain
8    program, tropospheric ozone, mercury and other hazardous
9    pollutant control requirements, regional haze, and global
10    warming;
11        (4) scientific uncertainty regarding the formation of
12    certain components of regional haze and the air quality
13    modeling that predict impacts of control measures requires
14    careful consideration of the timing of the control of some
15    of the pollutants from these facilities, particularly
16    sulfur dioxides and nitrogen oxides that each interact with
17    ammonia and other substances in the atmosphere;
18        (5) the development of energy policies to promote a
19    safe, sufficient, reliable, and affordable energy supply
20    on the state and national levels is being affected by the
21    on-going deregulation of the power generation industry and
22    the evolving energy markets;
23        (6) the Governor's formation of an Energy Cabinet and
24    the development of a State energy policy calls for actions
25    by the Agency and the Board that are in harmony with the
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1    public health and the environment;
2        (7) reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other air
3    pollutants such as particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, and
4    nitrogen oxide is critical to improving the health and
5    welfare of Illinois residents by decreasing respiratory
6    diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and related
7    mortalities; lowering customers' energy costs; and
8    responding to the growing impacts of climate change from
9    fossil-fuel generation;
10        (8) through reductions in harmful emissions and
11    strategic planning for Illinois citizens currently
12    employed by and communities reliant on fossil-fuel
13    electricity generation units, eliminating greenhouse gas
14    emissions from the electricity generation sector is a
15    priority for the State;
16        (9) The 100th General Assembly recognized this problem
17    and, in passing House Resolution 490 on June 26, 2017, it
18    supported the Paris Climate Agreement and urged the State
19    of Illinois join the United States Climate Alliance and
20    develop a plan to achieve 100% clean energy by 2045;
21        (7) Illinois coal is an abundant resource and an
22    important component of Illinois' economy whose use should
23    be encouraged to the greatest extent possible consistent
24    with protecting the public health and the environment;
25        (8) renewable forms of energy should be promoted as an
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1    of the State and that it is a goal of the State that at
2    least 5% of the State's energy production and use be
3    derived from renewable forms of energy by 2010 and at least
4    15% from renewable forms of energy by 2020;
5        (10) (9) efforts on the state and federal levels are
6    underway to consider the multiple environmental
7    regulations affecting electric generating plants in order
8    to improve the ability of government and the affected
9    industry to engage in effective planning through the use of
10    multi-pollutant strategies; and
11        (11) (10) these issues, taken together, call for a
12    comprehensive review of the impact of these facilities on
13    the public health, considering also the energy supply,
14    reliability, and costs, the role of renewable forms of
15    energy, and the developments in federal law and regulations
16    that may affect any state actions, prior to making final
17    decisions in Illinois.
18    (b) Taking into account the findings and declarations of
19the General Assembly contained in subsection (a) of this
20Section, the Agency shall, within 180 days after the effective
21date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly,
22initiate a rulemaking to amend Title 35 of the Illinois
23Administrative Code to establish annual greenhouse gas
24pollution caps and further co-pollutant reductions beginning
25in 2020 from electric generating units (including, but not
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1turbine, integrated gasification combined cycle, and
2cogeneration facilities above or below 25 MW) and progressively
3eliminate all emissions of greenhouse gases, particulate
4matter, mercury, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide from
5Illinois' electric sector by the year 2030. As part of this
6rulemaking, the Agency shall:
7        (1) ensure that environmental justice communities are
8    protected and develop an environmental justice analysis in
9    partnership with the Illinois Commission on Environmental
10    Justice that includes a cumulative impacts assessment and
11    proposed definition of environmental justice communities
12    based on existing methodologies and findings used by the
13    Illinois Power Agency and its Administrator in its Illinois
14    Solar for All Program;
15        (2) identify electric generating units located in or
16    near environmental justice communities and require more
17    rapid greenhouse gas and co-pollutant emissions reductions
18    of those facilities
19        (3) conduct a robust and inclusive stakeholder process
20    prior to issuing a draft rule to the Illinois Pollution
21    Control Board that includes a formal public comment period
22    with public hearings accessible to working residents;
23        (4) participate in strategic planning efforts with the
24    Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to
25    identify needs and initiatives for communities and workers
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1    generation.
2before September 30, 2004, but not before September 30, 2003,
3issue to the House and Senate Committees on Environment and
4Energy findings that address the potential need for the control
5or reduction of emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric
6generating plants, including the following provisions:
7        (1) reduction of nitrogen oxide emissions, as
8    appropriate, with consideration of maximum annual
9    emissions rate limits or establishment of an emissions
10    trading program and with consideration of the developments
11    in federal law and regulations that may affect any State
12    action, prior to making final decisions in Illinois;
13        (2) reduction of sulfur dioxide emissions, as
14    appropriate, with consideration of maximum annual
15    emissions rate limits or establishment of an emissions
16    trading program and with consideration of the developments
17    in federal law and regulations that may affect any State
18    action, prior to making final decisions in Illinois;
19        (3) incentives to promote renewable sources of energy
20    consistent with item (8) of subsection (a) of this Section;
21        (4) reduction of mercury as appropriate, consideration
22    of the availability of control technology, industry
23    practice requirements, or incentive programs, or some
24    combination of these approaches that are sufficient to
25    prevent unacceptable local impacts from individual
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1    federal law and regulations that may affect any state
2    action, prior to making final decisions in Illinois; and
3        (5) establishment of a banking system, consistent with
4    the United States Department of Energy's voluntary
5    reporting system, for certifying credits for voluntary
6    offsets of emissions of greenhouse gases, as identified by
7    the United States Environmental Protection Agency, or
8    other voluntary reductions of greenhouse gases. Such
9    reduction efforts may include, but are not limited to,
10    carbon sequestration, technology-based control measures,
11    energy efficiency measures, and the use of renewable energy
12    sources.
13    The Agency shall consider the impact on the public health,
14considering also energy supply, reliability and costs, the role
15of renewable forms of energy, and developments in federal law
16and regulations that may affect any state actions, prior to
17making final decisions in Illinois.
18    (c) Nothing in this Section is intended to or should be
19interpreted in a manner to limit or restrict the authority of
20the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to propose, or the
21Illinois Pollution Control Board to adopt, any regulations
22applicable or that may become applicable to the facilities
23covered by this Section that are required by federal law.
24    (d) The Agency may file proposed rules with the Board to
25effectuate the goals set forth in subsection (b). its findings
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1the House Committee on Environment and Energy in accordance
2with subsection (b) of this Section. Any such proposal shall
3not be submitted sooner than 90 days after the issuance of the
4findings provided for in subsection (b) of this Section. The
5Board shall take action on any such proposal within one year of
6the Agency's filing of the proposed rules.
7    (e) This Section shall apply only to those electrical
8generating units that are subject to the provisions of Subpart
9W of Part 217 of Title 35 of the Illinois Administrative Code,
10as promulgated by the Illinois Pollution Control Board on
11December 21, 2000.
12(Source: P.A. 92-12, eff. 7-1-01; 92-279, eff. 8-7-01.)
 
13    (415 ILCS 5/13.9 new)
14    Sec. 13.9. Coal ash regulation.
15    (a) In this Section, "coal ash" means coal combustion waste
16as defined in Section 3.140.
17    (b) Within 180 days after the effective date of this
18amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly, the Agency shall
19initiate a rulemaking to amend 35 Ill. Adm. Code Part 620 to
20establish and enforce limits on annual coal ash disposal in the
21State. This rule must include specific enforcement measures
22that are available to the public if the Agency or a regulated
23party fails to meet these requirements. Also as part of this
24rule, the Agency shall set forth a procedure by which owners or
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1impoundments shall identify and eliminate all sources of
2contamination from the storage of coal combustion residual
3waste in Illinois, by December 31, 2030.
 
4    (415 ILCS 5/9.15 rep.)
5    Section 90-30. The Environmental Protection Act is amended
6by repealing Section 9.15.
 
7    (415 ILCS 140/Act rep.)
8    Section 90-35. The Kyoto Protocol Act of 1998 is repealed.
 
9
Article 99.
10
Effective Date

 
11    Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
12becoming law.".