102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB3243

 

Introduced 2/19/2021, by Rep. Natalie A. Manley

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act

    Creates the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Act. Provides that within 90 days after the effective date of the Act, electric utilities serving more than 500,000 customers in the State shall file a proposal with the Illinois Commerce Commission to establish a commercial tariff utilizing alternatives to traditional demand-based rate structures to facilitate charging for light duty, heavy duty, and fleet electric vehicles and that support integration of renewable energy resources. Provides that no later than one year after the effective date of the Act, and every 3 years thereafter, electric utilities shall file a Transportation Electrification Plan with the Commission. Specifies information that an electric utility must include in the Transportation Electrification Plan. Provides that the Commission shall open an investigation into each electric utility's Transportation Electrification Plan to determine if the proposed plan is in the public interest.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Act.
 
6    Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that:
7        (1) widespread adoption of electric vehicles is
8    necessary to diversify the transportation fuel mix, drive
9    economic development, improve national security, and
10    protect air quality;
11        (2) the number of electric vehicles registered in
12    Illinois has doubled over the last 2 years and, with
13    expanded infrastructure investment, future growth is
14    projected to accelerate;
15        (3) this growth will be assisted by private
16    investments in charging equipment and electric utility
17    investments to increase access to electricity as a
18    transportation fuel;
19        (4) widespread adoption of electric vehicles should
20    increase access to charging equipment throughout Illinois,
21    including in low-income, moderate-income, and
22    environmental justice communities where the air pollution
23    burden is felt most heavily;

 

 

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1        (5) widespread adoption of electric vehicles and
2    charging equipment should provide customers with fuel cost
3    savings and electric utility customers with potential
4    cost-saving benefits;
5        (6) widespread adoption of electric vehicles should
6    stimulate innovation, competition, private investment, and
7    increased choices in charging equipment and networks; and
8        (7) widespread adoption of electric vehicles should
9    improve an electric utility's electric system efficiency
10    and operational flexibility, including the ability of the
11    electric utility to integrate renewable energy resources
12    and make use of off-peak generation resources that support
13    the operation of charging equipment.
 
14    Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
15    "Commission" means the Illinois Commerce Commission.
16    "Make-ready infrastructure" means the electrical and
17construction work necessary between the distribution circuit
18to the connection point of charging equipment to facilitate
19private investment in charging equipment.
 
20    Section 15. Commercial tariff. Within 90 days after the
21effective date of this Act, electric utilities serving more
22than 500,000 customers in this State shall file a proposal
23with the Commission to establish a commercial tariff utilizing
24alternatives to traditional demand-based rate structures to

 

 

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1facilitate charging for light-duty, heavy-duty, and fleet
2electric vehicles and that support integration of renewable
3energy resources.
 
4    Section 20. Transportation Electrification Plan. No later
5than one year after the effective date of this Act, and every 3
6years thereafter, electric utilities serving more than 500,000
7customers in this State shall file a Transportation
8Electrification Plan with the Commission for programs that
9start no later than July 1, 2022. The Transportation
10Electrification Plan shall specifically address, at minimum,
11the following:
12        (1) investments or incentives to facilitate the
13    deployment of charging equipment through programs to
14    support make-ready infrastructure and rebates for charging
15    equipment, including plans to address environmental
16    justice interests and the provision of opportunities for
17    residents and businesses in environmental justice
18    communities to directly benefit from transportation
19    electrification;
20        (2) investments or incentives to facilitate the
21    electrification of public transit and other vehicle fleets
22    in the light-duty, medium-duty, and heavy-duty sectors;
23        (3) additional rate designs to support public and
24    private electric vehicle charging;
25        (4) customer education, outreach, and incentive

 

 

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1    programs that increase awareness of the programs and the
2    benefits of transportation electrification, including
3    direct outreach to diverse communities; and
4        (5) financial and other challenges to electric vehicle
5    usage in low-income communities and strategies for
6    overcoming those challenges.
 
7    Section 25. Review and approval. The Commission shall open
8an investigation into each electric utility's Transportation
9Electrification Plan to determine if the proposed plan is in
10the public interest. When considering if the plan is in the
11public interest and determining cost recovery for investments
12and expenditures related to programs proposed by an electric
13utility, the Commission shall consider whether the investments
14and other expenditures are:
15        (1) reasonably expected to increase access to charging
16    equipment and electricity as a transportation fuel
17    throughout this State, including in low-income,
18    moderate-income, and environmental justice communities;
19        (2) reasonably expected to stimulate innovation,
20    competition, private investment, and increased consumer
21    choices in electric vehicle charging equipment and
22    networks;
23        (3) reasonably expected to contribute to meeting air
24    quality standards, including improving air quality in
25    environmental justice communities most affected by

 

 

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1    emissions from the transportation sector;
2        (4) reasonably expected to support the efficient and
3    cost-effective use of the electric grid in a manner that
4    supports electric vehicle charging operations; and
5        (5) provides resources to support private investment
6    in charging equipment for uses in public and private
7    charging applications including residential,
8    multi-family, fleet, transit, community, and corridor
9    applications.