Section 516.130  Energy Assistance Charge Return

a)         The Energy Assistance Charges collected shall be paid to the Department of Revenue by the entities assessing this charge with a monthly return due on or before the 20th day of the month following the month in which the Energy Assistance Charges were collected.

b)         The return required to be filed under subsection (a) shall be signed and verified and contain all of the following information:

1)         name of utility or cooperative;

2)         address of utility or cooperative;

3)         Illinois Account Identification Number, Federal Employer Identification Number, or Registration Number;

4)         total number of residential accounts for gas service, electric service, or both upon which the Energy Assistance Charge was collected;

5)         total number of non-residential accounts for gas service which had less than 4,000,000 therms of gas delivered during the previous calendar year upon which the Energy Assistance Charge was collected;

6)         total number of non-residential accounts for gas service which had 4,000,000 or more therms of gas delivered during the previous calendar year upon which the Energy Assistance Charge was collected;

7)         total number of non-residential accounts for electric service which had less than 10 megawatts of peak demand during the previous calendar year upon which the Energy Assistance Charge was collected;

8)         total number of non-residential accounts for electric service which had 10 megawatts or greater of peak demand during the previous calendar year upon which the Energy Assistance Charge was collected; and

9)         such other information as the Department of Revenue may reasonably require.

(Source:  Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 13337, effective July 12, 2022)