Full Text of HB5610 103rd General Assembly
HB5610ham002 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II Filed: 4/17/2024 | | 10300HB5610ham002 | | LRB103 38958 LNS 72512 a |
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5610
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5610, AS AMENDED, | 3 | | by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the | 4 | | following: | 5 | | "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | 6 | | Powering Up Illinois Act. | 7 | | Section 5. Definitions. In this Act: | 8 | | "Electrification" means any new use of electricity, | 9 | | expanded use of electricity, or change in use of electricity, | 10 | | including, but not limited to, any change in the use of | 11 | | electricity in the industrial, commercial, agricultural, | 12 | | housing, or transportation sectors. | 13 | | "Electric Utility" means an electric utility serving more | 14 | | than 200,000 customers in this State. | 15 | | "Energization" and "energize" means the connection of new | 16 | | customers to the electrical grid, the establishment of |
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| 1 | | adequate electrical capacity to provide service for a new | 2 | | customer, or upgrading electrical capacity to provide adequate | 3 | | service to an existing customer. The terms "energization" and | 4 | | "energize" do not include activities related to connecting | 5 | | electricity supply resources. | 6 | | "Energization time period" means the period of time that | 7 | | begins when the electric utility receives a substantially | 8 | | complete energization project application and ends when the | 9 | | electric service associated with the project is installed and | 10 | | energized, consistent with the service obligations set forth | 11 | | in the Section 8-101 of the Public Utilities Act. | 12 | | Section 10. Findings. The General Assembly finds and | 13 | | declares all of the following: | 14 | | (1) It is the policy of the State to increase the use | 15 | | of electric vehicles in the State to 1,000,000 by 2030. | 16 | | That expanded infrastructure investment will help Illinois | 17 | | more rapidly decarbonize the transportation sector. | 18 | | Widespread use of electric vehicles and charging equipment | 19 | | has the potential to provide customers with fuel cost | 20 | | savings and provide electric utility customers with | 21 | | cost-saving benefits. Widespread use of electric vehicles | 22 | | stimulates innovation, competition, and increased choices | 23 | | in charging equipment and networks and also attracts | 24 | | private capital investments and creates high-quality jobs | 25 | | in Illinois. Accelerating the adoption of electric |
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| 1 | | vehicles will drive the decarbonization of Illinois' | 2 | | transportation sector. To meet these goals and federal, | 3 | | State, regional, and local air quality and decarbonization | 4 | | standards, plans, and regulations, a large increase in | 5 | | both the quantity of electricity used and the functions | 6 | | for which electricity will be used is needed. | 7 | | (2) To meet these decarbonization goals as well as | 8 | | federal, State, regional, and local air quality and | 9 | | decarbonization standards, plans, and regulations: | 10 | | (A) the State's electrical distribution systems | 11 | | must be substantially upgraded; | 12 | | (B) new customers must promptly connect to the | 13 | | electrical distribution system; and | 14 | | (C) existing customers must have their service | 15 | | level promptly upgraded. | 16 | | (3) There are many reports of large housing | 17 | | developments that are unable to be energized promptly. The | 18 | | State has an urgent need to increase its supply of | 19 | | housing, requiring both new electrical distribution | 20 | | capacity and the prompt energization of new housing. | 21 | | (4) There are many reports of individual customers who | 22 | | are unable to have their electrical service promptly | 23 | | upgraded or energized and charging stations for | 24 | | light-duty, medium-duty, and heavy-duty vehicles and | 25 | | off-road vehicles, vessels, trains, and equipment that are | 26 | | unable to be energized promptly. These delays may inhibit |
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| 1 | | the State's ability to meet its decarbonization goals and | 2 | | federal, State, regional, and local air quality and | 3 | | decarbonization standards, plans, and regulations. | 4 | | (5) To improve the speed at which energization and | 5 | | service upgrades are performed, electric utilities that | 6 | | distribute electricity must do both of the following: | 7 | | (A) accelerate their advance planning, | 8 | | engineering, and construction of increased | 9 | | distribution and transmission system capacity; and | 10 | | (B) advance order transformers, switchgear, and | 11 | | other needed equipment to support acceleration of | 12 | | activities in subparagraph (A). | 13 | | (6) Electrifying transportation and buildings can put | 14 | | downward pressure on rates by spreading fixed costs over | 15 | | more kilowatt-hours of usage. | 16 | | (7) Delays in energization, including service | 17 | | upgrades, are costly both to the customers awaiting | 18 | | service and to other customers who are deprived of the | 19 | | downward pressure on rates. | 20 | | (8) To carry out the planning, engineering, and | 21 | | construction of electrical distribution systems needed to | 22 | | promptly serve customers, electric utilities that | 23 | | distribute electricity must recruit, train, and retain an | 24 | | adequately sized, qualified workforce. | 25 | | (9) The Illinois Commerce Commission shall establish | 26 | | target deadlines for utilities that distribute electricity |
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| 1 | | to energize new customers and upgrade the service of | 2 | | existing customers. | 3 | | (10) The Illinois Commerce Commission shall establish | 4 | | reporting requirements for electric utilities that | 5 | | distribute electricity to report the extent to which they | 6 | | comply with the target deadlines and the reasons for any | 7 | | noncompliance. | 8 | | Section 15. Electrical distribution system upgrades. To | 9 | | fulfill the service obligations specified in Section 8-101 of | 10 | | the Public Utilities Act, an electric utility that operates | 11 | | within the State shall: | 12 | | (1) upgrade the State's electrical distribution | 13 | | systems as needed and in time to achieve the State's | 14 | | decarbonization goals, and implement federal, State, | 15 | | regional, and local air quality and decarbonization | 16 | | standards, plans, and regulations; | 17 | | (2) conduct sufficient advance planning, engineering, | 18 | | and construction of increased distribution of system | 19 | | capacity and by advance ordering transformers and other | 20 | | needed equipment so that customers can be energized | 21 | | without substantial delay; | 22 | | (3) promptly energize new customers, including by | 23 | | ensuring that new housing, new businesses, and new | 24 | | charging for light-duty, medium-duty, and heavy-duty | 25 | | vehicles and off-road vehicles, vessels, trains, and |
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| 1 | | equipment can be used without delay caused by a failure of | 2 | | the utility to implement energization projects; | 3 | | (4) promptly upgrade service when needed by customers; | 4 | | (5) allow customers seeking energization to elect an | 5 | | optional flexible connection agreement, meaning a | 6 | | tariffed, voluntary utility offering that requires | 7 | | customers to agree to specified service levels as a | 8 | | requirement of energization or interconnection, through | 9 | | the use of demand response technology that limits the net | 10 | | import and export of electricity at the point of common | 11 | | coupling to remain within the rated capacity limits of a | 12 | | customer's existing service connection or distribution | 13 | | circuit, either on a permanent basis or to allow for | 14 | | immediate project operations before service or | 15 | | distribution system upgrades are completed; and | 16 | | (6) recruit, train, and retain an adequately sized and | 17 | | qualified workforce to carry out the planning, | 18 | | engineering, and construction of electrical distribution | 19 | | systems needed to promptly serve customers seeking | 20 | | energization and service upgrades without sacrificing | 21 | | other necessary activities of the workforce. | 22 | | Section 20. Illinois Commerce Commission requirements. | 23 | | (a) Within 180 days after the effective date of this Act, | 24 | | the Illinois Commerce Commission shall adopt rules that meet | 25 | | all of the following requirements: |
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| 1 | | (1) The Illinois Commerce Commission shall establish | 2 | | reasonable average and maximum target energization time | 3 | | periods. The targets shall ensure that work is completed | 4 | | in a safe and reliable manner that minimizes delay in | 5 | | meeting the date requested by the customer for completion | 6 | | of the project to the greatest extent possible and | 7 | | prioritizes work in a manner consistent with Sections 10 | 8 | | and 15 of this Act. The targets may vary depending on the | 9 | | complexity and magnitude of the work required and | 10 | | uncertainties regarding the readiness of the customer | 11 | | project needing energization. The targets may also | 12 | | recognize any factors beyond the electric utility's | 13 | | control. | 14 | | (2) The Illinois Commerce Commission shall establish | 15 | | requirements for an electric utility to report to the | 16 | | Commission, at least annually, in order to track and | 17 | | improve electric utility performance. The report shall | 18 | | include the average, median, and standard deviation time | 19 | | between receiving an application for electrical service | 20 | | and energizing the electrical service, explanations for | 21 | | energization time periods that exceed the target maximum | 22 | | for energization projects, constraints and obstacles to | 23 | | each type of energization, including, but not limited to, | 24 | | funding limitations, qualified staffing availability, or | 25 | | equipment availability, and any other information | 26 | | requested by the Illinois Commerce Commission. |
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| 1 | | (3) The Illinois Commerce Commission shall establish a | 2 | | procedure for customers to report energization delays to | 3 | | the Illinois Commerce Commission. | 4 | | (b) If energization time periods exceed the Commission's | 5 | | target averages or if the electric utility has a substantial | 6 | | number of energization projects that exceed the Commission's | 7 | | target maximums, the electric utility shall include in its | 8 | | report under paragraph (2) of subsection (a) a strategy for | 9 | | meeting the targets in the future. The Commission may request | 10 | | modification of the electric utility's strategy to ensure that | 11 | | the electric utility meets targets promptly and consistent | 12 | | with the policies set forth in Section 10. | 13 | | (c) Data reported by electric utilities shall be | 14 | | anonymized or aggregated to the extent necessary to prevent | 15 | | identifying individual customers. The Commission shall require | 16 | | all reports to be publicly available. | 17 | | (d) The Commission shall require the electric utility to | 18 | | take any remedial actions necessary to achieve the | 19 | | Commission's targets, including the use of incentives or | 20 | | penalties. | 21 | | Section 25. Electrification team; staffing. | 22 | | (a) The Commission shall require each electric utility to | 23 | | establish a dedicated electrification team that shall, at a | 24 | | minimum, do the following: | 25 | | (1) serve as a single point of contact for customers |
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| 1 | | throughout the entire energization process; | 2 | | (2) proactively engage with customers to understand | 3 | | and support electrification plans; and | 4 | | (3) provide customers with consolidated and | 5 | | coordinated access to all beneficial electrification | 6 | | customer programs, accounts and relevant information to | 7 | | support electrification and the energization process. | 8 | | (b) The Commission shall require each electric utility to | 9 | | have adequate qualified staffing needed for the | 10 | | electrification team to be consistent with the findings and | 11 | | achieve the policies and requirements of this Act. | 12 | | (c) For job classifications that have apprentice training | 13 | | requirements, the Commission shall require each electric | 14 | | utility to maintain a pipeline of apprentices sufficient to | 15 | | meet future qualified staffing needs, subject to any | 16 | | limitations based on safe staffing ratios. | 17 | | (d) As part of each report required pursuant to paragraph | 18 | | (2) of subsection (a) of Section 20, and in each general rate | 19 | | case application, each electric utility shall include a | 20 | | detailed analysis of its current qualified staffing level and | 21 | | future required qualified staffing level for each job | 22 | | classification needed to achieve the policies and requirements | 23 | | of this Act. | 24 | | Section 30. Electric utility requirements. The Illinois | 25 | | Commerce Commission shall require an electric utility to do |
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| 1 | | the following: | 2 | | (1) consider, in its internal distribution planning | 3 | | process and in the development of the Multi-Year | 4 | | Integrated Grid Plans required by Section 16-105.17 of the | 5 | | Public Utilities Act, all of the following: | 6 | | (A) federal, State, regional, and local air | 7 | | quality and decarbonization standards, plans, and | 8 | | regulations; | 9 | | (B) the transportation and building | 10 | | electrification policies of State law; | 11 | | (C) State agency, local agency, and local | 12 | | government plans and requirements related to housing, | 13 | | economic development, critical facilities, | 14 | | transportation, and building electrification; and | 15 | | (D) load and electrification forecasts that | 16 | | include the following: | 17 | | (I) known load and projections of load | 18 | | conducted by State agencies, and projections of | 19 | | load that exceed forecasts conducted by State | 20 | | agencies; | 21 | | (II) a minimum of 3 time horizons, including | 22 | | short-term (1 to 2 years), medium-term (3 to 5 | 23 | | years), and long-term (6 to 10 years) time | 24 | | horizons; | 25 | | (III) scenarios that are consistent with | 26 | | implementing the laws, standards, plans, and |
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| 1 | | regulations described in subsections (A), (B), and | 2 | | (C) of this Section; | 3 | | (IV) forecasts of peak demand at the | 4 | | feeder-level; and | 5 | | (V) a consideration of the impact of | 6 | | distributed energy resource forecasts and, | 7 | | specifically, local generation; | 8 | | (2) consider, in its site evaluation and design | 9 | | process, all of the following: | 10 | | (A) automated load management, managed charging, | 11 | | and distributed energy resources to defer or mitigate | 12 | | energization-related grid upgrades; and | 13 | | (B) if the above solutions cannot defer or | 14 | | mitigate an upgrade, the electric utility shall | 15 | | evaluate traditional system upgrades; | 16 | | (3) adopt and implement rules to satisfy the policies | 17 | | set forth in Section 20 and to meet the energization time | 18 | | periods established under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) | 19 | | of Section 20; and | 20 | | (4) submit supplemental applications between the | 21 | | 4-year cycles specified for the submission of the | 22 | | Multi-Year Integrated Grid Plans required by Section | 23 | | 16-105.17 of the Public Utilities Act, as needed to comply | 24 | | with the energization time periods established under | 25 | | paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 20 and to | 26 | | accommodate the load growth necessary to implement the |
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| 1 | | laws, standards, plans, and regulations described in | 2 | | subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1) of this | 3 | | Section. | 4 | | Section 35. Recovery of costs. The Commission shall ensure | 5 | | that electric utilities have sufficient and timely recovery of | 6 | | costs to be consistent with the findings and achieve the | 7 | | policies and requirements of this Act. | 8 | | Section 36. Safety. To ensure the safety and reliability | 9 | | of electrical infrastructure associated with charging electric | 10 | | vehicles: | 11 | | (1) The Illinois Commerce Commission, Illinois | 12 | | Environmental Protection Agency, and Illinois Department | 13 | | of Transportation shall require that all electric vehicle | 14 | | charging infrastructure and equipment located on the | 15 | | customer side of the electrical meter that is funded or | 16 | | authorized, in whole or in part, by those State entities | 17 | | shall be installed by a licensed, bonded, and insured | 18 | | electrical contractor registered in the municipality where | 19 | | work is to be performed, and who has at least one | 20 | | electrician on each crew, at any given time, who holds an | 21 | | Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program | 22 | | certification. | 23 | | (2) The Illinois Commerce Commission, Illinois | 24 | | Environmental Protection Agency, and Illinois Department |
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| 1 | | of Transportation shall require the projects that are | 2 | | funded or authorized, in whole or in part by those State | 3 | | entities and that install a charging port supplying 25 | 4 | | kilowatts or more to a vehicle to have at least 25% of the | 5 | | total electricians working on the crew for the project, at | 6 | | any given time, who hold Electric Vehicle Infrastructure | 7 | | Training Program certification. | 8 | | (3) One member of each crew may be both the contractor | 9 | | and an Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program | 10 | | certified electrician. | 11 | | (4) Subdivision (1) does not apply to: | 12 | | (A) electric vehicle charging infrastructure | 13 | | installed by employees of an electric utility or local | 14 | | publicly owned electric utility; or | 15 | | (B) single-family home residential electric | 16 | | vehicle chargers. | 17 | | (5) A United States Department of Labor registered | 18 | | electrical apprenticeship program that provides training | 19 | | to apprentices and continuing education to journey-level | 20 | | workers may provide Electric Vehicle Infrastructure | 21 | | Training Program training with their own Electric Vehicle | 22 | | Infrastructure Training Program certified instructors. The | 23 | | Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program | 24 | | certification exam shall be administered by the Electric | 25 | | Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program. |
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| 1 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 2 | | becoming law.". |
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