HB2753 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB2753

Introduced 2/19/2021, by Rep. Justin Slaughter

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

220 ILCS 5/16-107.7 new

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Requires the Illinois Commerce Commission to contract with an independent consultant selected through a request for proposal process to produce a report analyzing the potential costs and benefits of energy storage systems. Provides that the independent consultant must analyze: cost savings to ratepayers from the provision of services; direct-cost savings to customers that deploy energy storage systems; an improved ability to integrate renewable resources; improved reliability and power quality; the effect on retail electric rates over the useful life of a given energy storage system compared to the impact on retail electric rates using a nonenergy storage system alternative over the useful life of the nonenergy storage system alternative; reduced greenhouse gas emissions; and any other value reasonably related to the application of energy storage system technology. Requires the Illinois Commerce Commission to submit the report to the General Assembly and the Governor by December 31, 2021. Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning regulation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding Section 16-107.7 as follows:

(220 ILCS 5/16-107.7 new)

Sec. 16-107.7. Cost-benefit analysis of energy storage systems.

(a) Within 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, the Illinois Commerce Commission must contract with an independent consultant selected through a request for proposal process to produce a report analyzing the potential costs and benefits of energy storage systems. When examining the cost-effectiveness of energy storage systems, the independent consultant must analyze:

(1) cost savings to ratepayers from the provision of services, including, but not limited to, energy price arbitrage, ancillary services, resource adequacy, and transmission and distribution asset deferral or substitution;

(2) direct-cost savings to customers that deploy energy storage systems;

(3) an improved ability to integrate renewable resources;

(4) improved reliability and power quality;

(5) the effect on retail electric rates over the useful life of a given energy storage system compared to the impact on retail electric rates using a nonenergy storage system alternative over the useful life of the nonenergy storage system alternative;

(6) reduced greenhouse gas emissions; and

(7) any other value reasonably related to the application of energy storage system technology.

(b) The Illinois Commerce Commission must submit the report to the General Assembly and the Governor by December 31, 2021.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.