97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB6187

 

Introduced , by Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
220 ILCS 5/8-104.5 new
220 ILCS 5/16-111.5B
220 ILCS 5/16-111.7
220 ILCS 5/19-140
220 ILCS 5/8-103 rep.
220 ILCS 5/8-103A rep.
220 ILCS 5/8-104 rep.

    Amends the Public Utilities Act. Deletes provisions concerning electric utilities that are required to use cost-effective energy efficiency and demand-response measures to reduce delivery load, energy efficiency analysis, and natural gas energy efficiency programs. Creates a provision that provides after all current obligations and contracts are met, the Illinois Commerce Commission shall refund any remaining funds collected under the electric utilities and natural gas utilities energy efficiency program to the public utilities respective consumers in a proportional manner. Makes corresponding changes in provisions concerning energy efficiency procurement and on-bill financing program for electric utilities and gas utilities. Effective immediately.


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1    AN ACT concerning utilities.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by changing
5Sections 16-111.5B, 16-111.7, and 19-140 and by adding Section
68-104.5 as follows:
 
7    (220 ILCS 5/8-104.5 new)
8    Sec. 8-104.5. Energy efficiency fund reimbursement. On the
9effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General
10Assembly, after all current obligations and contracts are met,
11the Commission shall refund any remaining funds collected under
12the electric utilities and natural gas utilities energy
13efficiency programs under Sections 8-103 and 8-104 of this Act
14to the public utilities respective consumers in a proportional
15manner.
 
16    (220 ILCS 5/16-111.5B)
17    Sec. 16-111.5B. Provisions relating to energy efficiency
18procurement.
19    (a) Beginning in 2012, procurement plans prepared pursuant
20to Section 16-111.5 of this Act shall be subject to the
21following additional requirements:
22        (1) The analysis included pursuant to paragraph (2) of

 

 

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1    subsection (b) of Section 16-111.5 shall also include the
2    impact of energy efficiency building codes or appliance
3    standards, both current and projected.
4        (2) (Blank). The procurement plan components described
5    in subsection (b) of Section 16-111.5 shall also include an
6    assessment of opportunities to expand the programs
7    promoting energy efficiency measures that have been
8    offered under plans approved pursuant to Section 8-103 of
9    this Act or to implement additional cost-effective energy
10    efficiency programs or measures.
11        (3) In addition to the information provided pursuant to
12    paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 16-111.5 of this
13    Act, each Illinois utility procuring power pursuant to that
14    Section shall annually provide to the Illinois Power Agency
15    by July 15 of each year, or such other date as may be
16    required by the Commission or Agency, an assessment of
17    cost-effective energy efficiency programs or measures that
18    could be included in the procurement plan. The assessment
19    shall include the following:
20            (A) A comprehensive energy efficiency potential
21        study for the utility's service territory that was
22        completed within the past 3 years.
23            (B) (Blank). Beginning in 2014, the most recent
24        analysis submitted pursuant to Section 8-103A of this
25        Act and approved by the Commission under subsection (f)
26        of Section 8-103 of this Act.

 

 

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1            (C) Identification of new or expanded
2        cost-effective energy efficiency programs or measures
3        that are incremental to those included in energy
4        efficiency and demand-response plans approved by the
5        Commission pursuant to Section 8-103 of this Act and
6        that would be offered to eligible retail customers.
7            (D) Analysis showing that the new or expanded
8        cost-effective energy efficiency programs or measures
9        would lead to a reduction in the overall cost of
10        electric service.
11            (E) Analysis of how the cost of procuring
12        additional cost-effective energy efficiency measures
13        compares over the life of the measures to the
14        prevailing cost of comparable supply.
15            (F) An energy savings goal, expressed in
16        megawatt-hours, for the year in which the measures will
17        be implemented.
18        In preparing such assessments, a utility shall conduct
19    an annual solicitation process for purposes of requesting
20    proposals from third-party vendors, the results of which
21    shall be provided to the Agency as part of the assessment,
22    including documentation of all bids received. The utility
23    shall develop requests for proposals consistent with the
24    manner in which it develops requests for proposals under
25    plans approved pursuant to Section 8-103 of this Act, which
26    considers input from the Agency and interested

 

 

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1    stakeholders.
2        (4) The Illinois Power Agency shall include in the
3    procurement plan prepared pursuant to paragraph (2) of
4    subsection (d) of Section 16-111.5 of this Act energy
5    efficiency programs and measures it determines are
6    cost-effective and the associated annual energy savings
7    goal included in the annual solicitation process and
8    assessment submitted pursuant to paragraph (3) of this
9    subsection (a).
10        (5) Pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection (d) of
11    Section 16-111.5 of this Act, the Commission shall also
12    approve the energy efficiency programs and measures
13    included in the procurement plan, including the annual
14    energy savings goal, if the Commission determines they
15    fully capture the potential for all achievable
16    cost-effective savings, to the extent practicable, and
17    otherwise satisfy the requirements of Section 8-103 of this
18    Act.
19        In the event the Commission approves the procurement of
20    additional energy efficiency, it shall reduce the amount of
21    power to be procured under the procurement plan to reflect
22    the additional energy efficiency and shall direct the
23    utility to undertake the procurement of such energy
24    efficiency, which shall not be subject to the requirements
25    of subsection (e) of Section 16-111.5 of this Act. The
26    utility shall consider input from the Agency and interested

 

 

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1    stakeholders on the procurement and administration
2    process.
3        (6) An electric utility shall recover its costs
4    incurred under this Section related to the implementation
5    of energy efficiency programs and measures approved by the
6    Commission in its order approving the procurement plan
7    under Section 16-111.5 of this Act, including, but not
8    limited to, all costs associated with complying with this
9    Section and all start-up and administrative costs and the
10    costs for any evaluation, measurement, and verification of
11    the measures, from eligible retail customers through the
12    automatic adjustment clause tariff established pursuant to
13    Section 8-103 of this Act, provided, however, that the
14    limitations described in subsection (d) of that Section
15    shall not apply to the costs incurred pursuant to this
16    Section or Section 16-111.7 of this Act.
17    (b) For purposes of this Section, the term "energy
18efficiency" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1-10 of
19the Illinois Power Agency Act, and the term "cost-effective"
20shall have the meaning set forth in subsection (a) of Section
218-103 of this Act. In addition, the estimated costs to acquire
22an additional energy efficiency measure, when divided by the
23number of kilowatt-hours expected to be saved over the life of
24the measure, shall be less than or equal to the electricity
25costs that would be avoided as a result of the energy
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1(Source: P.A. 97-616, eff. 10-26-11.)
 
2    (220 ILCS 5/16-111.7)
3    Sec. 16-111.7. On-bill financing program; electric
4utilities.
5    (a) The Illinois General Assembly finds that Illinois homes
6and businesses have the potential to save energy through
7conservation and cost-effective energy efficiency measures.
8Programs created pursuant to this Section will allow utility
9customers to purchase cost-effective energy efficiency
10measures, including measures set forth in a
11Commission-approved energy efficiency and demand-response plan
12under Section 8-103 of this Act and that are cost-effective as
13that term is defined by that Section, with no required initial
14upfront payment, and to pay the cost of those products and
15services over time on their utility bill.
16    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, an
17electric utility serving more than 100,000 customers on January
181, 2009 shall offer a Commission-approved on-bill financing
19program ("program") that allows its eligible retail customers,
20as that term is defined in Section 16-111.5 of this Act, who
21own a residential single family home, duplex, or other
22residential building with 4 or less units, or condominium at
23which the electric service is being provided (i) to borrow
24funds from a third party lender in order to purchase electric
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1installation in such home or condominium without any required
2upfront payment and (ii) to pay back such funds over time
3through the electric utility's bill. Based upon the process
4described in subsection (b-5) of this Section, small commercial
5retail customers, as that term is defined in Section 16-102 of
6this Act, who own the premises at which electric service is
7being provided may be included in such program. After receiving
8a request from an electric utility for approval of a proposed
9program and tariffs pursuant to this Section, the Commission
10shall render its decision within 120 days. If no decision is
11rendered within 120 days, then the request shall be deemed to
12be approved.
13    (b-5) Within 30 days after the effective date of this
14amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the Commission
15shall convene a workshop process during which interested
16participants may discuss issues related to the program,
17including program design, eligible electric energy efficiency
18measures, vendor qualifications, and a methodology for
19ensuring ongoing compliance with such qualifications,
20financing, sample documents such as request for proposals,
21contracts and agreements, dispute resolution, pre-installment
22and post-installment verification, and evaluation. The
23workshop process shall be completed within 150 days after the
24effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General
25Assembly.
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1workshop process described in subsection (b-5) of this Section,
2each electric utility subject to subsection (b) of this Section
3shall submit a proposed program to the Commission that contains
4the following components:
5        (1) A list of recommended electric energy efficiency
6    measures that will be eligible for on-bill financing. An
7    eligible electric energy efficiency measure ("measure")
8    shall be defined by the following:
9            (A) the measure would be applied to or replace
10        electric energy-using equipment; and either
11            (B) application of the measure to equipment and
12        systems will have estimated electricity savings
13        (determined by rates in effect at the time of
14        purchase), that are sufficient to cover the costs of
15        implementing the measures, including finance charges
16        and any program fees not recovered pursuant to
17        subsection (f) of this Section; to assist the electric
18        utility in identifying or approving measures, the
19        utility may consult with the Department of Commerce and
20        Economic Opportunity, as well as with retailers,
21        technicians, and installers of electric energy
22        efficiency measures and energy auditors (collectively
23        "vendors"); or
24            (C) (Blank) the measure is included in a
25        Commission-approved energy efficiency and
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1        and is cost-effective as that term is defined by that
2        Section.
3        (2) The electric utility shall issue a request for
4    proposals ("RFP") to lenders for purposes of providing
5    financing to participants to pay for approved measures. The
6    RFP criteria shall include, but not be limited to, the
7    interest rate, origination fees, and credit terms. The
8    utility shall select the winning bidders based on its
9    evaluation of these criteria, with a preference for those
10    bids containing the rates, fees, and terms most favorable
11    to participants;
12        (3) The utility shall work with the lenders selected
13    pursuant to the RFP process, and with vendors, to establish
14    the terms and processes pursuant to which a participant can
15    purchase eligible electric energy efficiency measures
16    using the financing obtained from the lender. The vendor
17    shall explain and offer the approved financing packaging to
18    those customers identified in subsection (b) of this
19    Section and shall assist customers in applying for
20    financing. As part of the process, vendors shall also
21    provide to participants information about any other
22    incentives that may be available for the measures.
23        (4) The lender shall conduct credit checks or undertake
24    other appropriate measures to limit credit risk, and shall
25    review and approve or deny financing applications
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1    Section. Following the lender's approval of financing and
2    the participant's purchase of the measure or measures, the
3    lender shall forward payment information to the electric
4    utility, and the utility shall add as a separate line item
5    on the participant's utility bill a charge showing the
6    amount due under the program each month.
7        (5) A loan issued to a participant pursuant to the
8    program shall be the sole responsibility of the
9    participant, and any dispute that may arise concerning the
10    loan's terms, conditions, or charges shall be resolved
11    between the participant and lender. Upon transfer of the
12    property title for the premises at which the participant
13    receives electric service from the utility or the
14    participant's request to terminate service at such
15    premises, the participant shall pay in full its electric
16    utility bill, including all amounts due under the program,
17    provided that this obligation may be modified as provided
18    in subsection (g) of this Section. Amounts due under the
19    program shall be deemed amounts owed for residential and,
20    as appropriate, small commercial electric service.
21        (6) The electric utility shall remit payment in full to
22    the lender each month on behalf of the participant. In the
23    event a participant defaults on payment of its electric
24    utility bill, the electric utility shall continue to remit
25    all payments due under the program to the lender, and the
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1    participant's nonpayment through the automatic adjustment
2    clause tariff established pursuant to Section 16-111.8 of
3    this Act. In addition, the electric utility shall retain a
4    security interest in the measure or measures purchased
5    under the program, and the utility retains its right to
6    disconnect a participant that defaults on the payment of
7    its utility bill.
8        (7) The total outstanding amount financed under the
9    program shall not exceed $2.5 million for an electric
10    utility or electric utilities under a single holding
11    company, provided that the electric utility or electric
12    utilities may petition the Commission for an increase in
13    such amount.
14    (d) A program approved by the Commission shall also include
15the following criteria and guidelines for such program:
16        (1) guidelines for financing of measures installed
17    under a program, including, but not limited to, RFP
18    criteria and limits on both individual loan amounts and the
19    duration of the loans;
20        (2) criteria and standards for identifying and
21    approving measures;
22        (3) qualifications of vendors that will market or
23    install measures, as well as a methodology for ensuring
24    ongoing compliance with such qualifications;
25        (4) sample contracts and agreements necessary to
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1        (5) the types of data and information that utilities
2    and vendors participating in the program shall collect for
3    purposes of preparing the reports required under
4    subsection (g) of this Section.
5    (e) The proposed program submitted by each electric utility
6shall be consistent with the provisions of this Section that
7define operational, financial and billing arrangements between
8and among program participants, vendors, lenders, and the
9electric utility.
10    (f) An electric utility shall recover all of the prudently
11incurred costs of offering a program approved by the Commission
12pursuant to this Section, including, but not limited to, all
13start-up and administrative costs and the costs for program
14evaluation. All prudently incurred costs under this Section
15shall be recovered from the residential and small commercial
16retail customer classes eligible to participate in the program
17through the automatic adjustment clause tariff established
18pursuant to Section 8-103 of this Act.
19    (g) An independent evaluation of a program shall be
20conducted after 3 years of the program's operation. The
21electric utility shall retain an independent evaluator who
22shall evaluate the effects of the measures installed under the
23program and the overall operation of the program, including but
24not limited to customer eligibility criteria and whether the
25payment obligation for permanent electric energy efficiency
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1savings should attach to the meter location. As part of the
2evaluation process, the evaluator shall also solicit feedback
3from participants and interested stakeholders. The evaluator
4shall issue a report to the Commission on its findings no later
5than 4 years after the date on which the program commenced, and
6the Commission shall issue a report to the Governor and General
7Assembly including a summary of the information described in
8this Section as well as its recommendations as to whether the
9program should be discontinued, continued with modification or
10modifications or continued without modification, provided that
11any recommended modifications shall only apply prospectively
12and to measures not yet installed or financed.
13    (h) An electric utility offering a Commission-approved
14program pursuant to this Section shall not be required to
15comply with any other statute, order, rule, or regulation of
16this State that may relate to the offering of such program,
17provided that nothing in this Section is intended to limit the
18electric utility's obligation to comply with this Act and the
19Commission's orders, rules, and regulations, including Part
20280 of Title 83 of the Illinois Administrative Code.
21    (i) The source of a utility customer's electric supply
22shall not disqualify a customer from participation in the
23utility's on-bill financing program. Customers of alternative
24retail electric suppliers may participate in the program under
25the same terms and conditions applicable to the utility's
26supply customers.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 96-33, eff. 7-10-09; 97-616, eff. 10-26-11.)
 
2    (220 ILCS 5/19-140)
3    Sec. 19-140. On-bill financing program; gas utilities.
4    (a) The Illinois General Assembly finds that Illinois homes
5and businesses have the potential to save energy through
6conservation and cost-effective energy efficiency measures.
7Programs created pursuant to this Section will allow utility
8customers to purchase cost-effective energy efficiency
9measures with no required initial upfront payment, and to pay
10the cost of those products and services over time on their
11utility bill.
12    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a gas
13utility serving more than 100,000 customers on January 1, 2009
14shall offer a Commission-approved on-bill financing program
15("program") that allows its retail customers who own a
16residential single family home, duplex, or other residential
17building with 4 or less units, or condominium at which the gas
18service is being provided (i) to borrow funds from a third
19party lender in order to purchase gas energy efficiency
20measures approved under the program for installation in such
21home or condominium without any required upfront payment and
22(ii) to pay back such funds over time through the gas utility's
23bill. Based upon the process described in subsection (b-5) of
24this Section, small commercial retail customers, as that term
25is defined in Section 19-105 of this Act, who own the premises

 

 

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1at which gas service is being provided may be included in such
2program. After receiving a request from a gas utility for
3approval of a proposed program and tariffs pursuant to this
4Section, the Commission shall render its decision within 120
5days. If no decision is rendered within 120 days, then the
6request shall be deemed to be approved.
7    (b-5) Within 30 days after the effective date of this
8amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly, the Commission
9shall convene a workshop process during which interested
10participants may discuss issues related to the program,
11including program design, eligible gas energy efficiency
12measures, vendor qualifications, and a methodology for
13ensuring ongoing compliance with such qualifications,
14financing, sample documents such as request for proposals,
15contracts and agreements, dispute resolution, pre-installment
16and post-installment verification, and evaluation. The
17workshop process shall be completed within 150 days after the
18effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General
19Assembly.
20    (c) Not later than 60 days following completion of the
21workshop process described in subsection (b-5) of this Section,
22each gas utility subject to subsection (b) of this Section
23shall submit a proposed program to the Commission that contains
24the following components:
25        (1) A list of recommended gas energy efficiency
26    measures that will be eligible for on-bill financing. An

 

 

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1    eligible gas energy efficiency measure ("measure") shall
2    be defined by the following:
3            (A) The measure would be applied to or replace gas
4        energy-using equipment; and
5            (B) Application of the measure to equipment and
6        systems will have estimated gas savings (determined by
7        rates in effect at the time of purchase), that are
8        sufficient to cover the costs of implementing the
9        measures, including finance charges and any program
10        fees not recovered pursuant to subsection (f) of this
11        Section. To assist the gas utility in identifying or
12        approving measures, the utility may consult with the
13        Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, as
14        well as with retailers, technicians and installers of
15        gas energy efficiency measures and energy auditors
16        (collectively "vendors").
17        (2) The gas utility shall issue a request for proposals
18    ("RFP") to lenders for purposes of providing financing to
19    participants to pay for approved measures. The RFP criteria
20    shall include, but not be limited to, the interest rate,
21    origination fees, and credit terms. The utility shall
22    select the winning bidders based on its evaluation of these
23    criteria, with a preference for those bids containing the
24    rates, fees, and terms most favorable to participants.
25        (3) The utility shall work with the lenders selected
26    pursuant to the RFP process, and with vendors, to establish

 

 

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1    the terms and processes pursuant to which a participant can
2    purchase eligible gas energy efficiency measures using the
3    financing obtained from the lender. The vendor shall
4    explain and offer the approved financing packaging to those
5    customers identified in subsection (b) of this Section and
6    shall assist customers in applying for financing. As part
7    of such process, vendors shall also provide to participants
8    information about any other incentives that may be
9    available for the measures.
10        (4) The lender shall conduct credit checks or undertake
11    other appropriate measures to limit credit risk, and shall
12    review and approve or deny financing applications
13    submitted by customers identified in subsection (b) of this
14    Section. Following the lender's approval of financing and
15    the participant's purchase of the measure or measures, the
16    lender shall forward payment information to the gas
17    utility, and the utility shall add as a separate line item
18    on the participant's utility bill a charge showing the
19    amount due under the program each month.
20        (5) A loan issued to a participant pursuant to the
21    program shall be the sole responsibility of the
22    participant, and any dispute that may arise concerning the
23    loan's terms, conditions, or charges shall be resolved
24    between the participant and lender. Upon transfer of the
25    property title for the premises at which the participant
26    receives gas service from the utility or the participant's

 

 

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1    request to terminate service at such premises, the
2    participant shall pay in full its gas utility bill,
3    including all amounts due under the program, provided that
4    this obligation may be modified as provided in subsection
5    (g) of this Section. Amounts due under the program shall be
6    deemed amounts owed for residential and, as appropriate,
7    small commercial gas service.
8        (6) The gas utility shall remit payment in full to the
9    lender each month on behalf of the participant. In the
10    event a participant defaults on payment of its gas utility
11    bill, the gas utility shall continue to remit all payments
12    due under the program to the lender, and the utility shall
13    be entitled to recover all costs related to a participant's
14    nonpayment through the automatic adjustment clause tariff
15    established pursuant to Section 19-145 of this Act. In
16    addition, the gas utility shall retain a security interest
17    in the measure or measures purchased under the program, and
18    the utility retains its right to disconnect a participant
19    that defaults on the payment of its utility bill.
20        (7) The total outstanding amount financed under the
21    program shall not exceed $2.5 million for a gas utility or
22    gas utilities under a single holding company, provided that
23    the gas utility or gas utilities may petition the
24    Commission for an increase in such amount.
25    (d) A program approved by the Commission shall also include
26the following criteria and guidelines for such program:

 

 

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1        (1) guidelines for financing of measures installed
2    under a program, including, but not limited to, RFP
3    criteria and limits on both individual loan amounts and the
4    duration of the loans;
5        (2) criteria and standards for identifying and
6    approving measures;
7        (3) qualifications of vendors that will market or
8    install measures, as well as a methodology for ensuring
9    ongoing compliance with such qualifications;
10        (4) sample contracts and agreements necessary to
11    implement the measures and program; and
12        (5) the types of data and information that utilities
13    and vendors participating in the program shall collect for
14    purposes of preparing the reports required under
15    subsection (g) of this Section.
16    (e) The proposed program submitted by each gas utility
17shall be consistent with the provisions of this Section that
18define operational, financial, and billing arrangements
19between and among program participants, vendors, lenders, and
20the gas utility.
21    (f) A gas utility shall recover all of the prudently
22incurred costs of offering a program approved by the Commission
23pursuant to this Section, including, but not limited to, all
24start-up and administrative costs and the costs for program
25evaluation. All prudently incurred costs under this Section
26shall be recovered from the residential and small commercial

 

 

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1retail customer classes eligible to participate in the program
2through the automatic adjustment clause tariff established
3pursuant to Section 8-104 of this Act.
4    (g) An independent evaluation of a program shall be
5conducted after 3 years of the program's operation. The gas
6utility shall retain an independent evaluator who shall
7evaluate the effects of the measures installed under the
8program and the overall operation of the program, including,
9but not limited to, customer eligibility criteria and whether
10the payment obligation for permanent gas energy efficiency
11measures that will continue to provide benefits of energy
12savings should attach to the meter location. As part of the
13evaluation process, the evaluator shall also solicit feedback
14from participants and interested stakeholders. The evaluator
15shall issue a report to the Commission on its findings no later
16than 4 years after the date on which the program commenced, and
17the Commission shall issue a report to the Governor and General
18Assembly including a summary of the information described in
19this Section as well as its recommendations as to whether the
20program should be discontinued, continued with modification or
21modifications or continued without modification, provided that
22any recommended modifications shall only apply prospectively
23and to measures not yet installed or financed.
24    (h) A gas utility offering a Commission-approved program
25pursuant to this Section shall not be required to comply with
26any other statute, order, rule, or regulation of this State

 

 

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1that may relate to the offering of such program, provided that
2nothing in this Section is intended to limit the gas utility's
3obligation to comply with this Act and the Commission's orders,
4rules, and regulations, including Part 280 of Title 83 of the
5Illinois Administrative Code.
6    (i) The source of a utility customer's gas supply shall not
7disqualify a customer from participation in the utility's
8on-bill financing program. Customers of alternative gas
9suppliers may participate in the program under the same terms
10and conditions applicable to the utility's supply customers.
11(Source: P.A. 96-33, eff. 7-10-09.)
 
12    (220 ILCS 5/8-103 rep.)
13    (220 ILCS 5/8-103A rep.)
14    (220 ILCS 5/8-104 rep.)
15    Section 10. The Public Utilities Act is amended by
16repealing Sections 8-103, 8-103A, and 8-104.
 
17    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
18becoming law.