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1 | AN ACT concerning electric vehicles.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Electric Vehicle Act is amended by changing | ||||||
5 | Section 45 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (20 ILCS 627/45) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 45. Beneficial electrification. | ||||||
8 | (a) It is the intent of the General Assembly to decrease
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9 | reliance on fossil fuels, reduce pollution from the
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10 | transportation sector, increase access to electrification for
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11 | all consumers, and ensure that electric vehicle adoption and
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12 | increased electricity usage and demand do not place
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13 | significant additional burdens on the electric system and
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14 | create benefits for Illinois residents. | ||||||
15 | (1) Illinois should increase the adoption of electric | ||||||
16 | vehicles in the State to 1,000,000 by 2030. | ||||||
17 | (2) Illinois should strive to be the best state in the | ||||||
18 | nation in which to drive and manufacture electric | ||||||
19 | vehicles. | ||||||
20 | (3) Widespread adoption of electric vehicles is | ||||||
21 | necessary to electrify the transportation sector, | ||||||
22 | diversify the transportation fuel mix, drive economic | ||||||
23 | development, and protect air quality. |
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1 | (4) Accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles | ||||||
2 | will drive the decarbonization of Illinois' transportation | ||||||
3 | sector. | ||||||
4 | (5) Expanded infrastructure investment will help | ||||||
5 | Illinois more rapidly decarbonize the transportation | ||||||
6 | sector. | ||||||
7 | (6) Statewide adoption of electric vehicles requires | ||||||
8 | increasing access to electrification for all consumers. | ||||||
9 | (7) Widespread adoption of electric vehicles requires | ||||||
10 | increasing public access to charging equipment throughout | ||||||
11 | Illinois, especially in low-income and environmental | ||||||
12 | justice communities, where levels of air pollution burden | ||||||
13 | tend to be higher. | ||||||
14 | (8) Widespread adoption of electric vehicles and | ||||||
15 | charging equipment has the potential to provide customers | ||||||
16 | with fuel cost savings and electric utility customers with | ||||||
17 | cost-saving benefits. | ||||||
18 | (9) Widespread adoption of electric vehicles can | ||||||
19 | improve an electric utility's electric system efficiency | ||||||
20 | and operational flexibility, including the ability of the | ||||||
21 | electric utility to integrate renewable energy resources | ||||||
22 | and make use of off-peak generation resources that support | ||||||
23 | the operation of charging equipment. | ||||||
24 | (10) Widespread adoption of electric vehicles should | ||||||
25 | stimulate innovation, competition, and increased choices | ||||||
26 | in charging equipment and networks and should also attract |
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1 | private capital investments and create high-quality jobs | ||||||
2 | in Illinois. | ||||||
3 | (b) As used in this Section: | ||||||
4 | "Agency" means the Environmental Protection Agency. | ||||||
5 | "Beneficial electrification programs" means programs that
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6 | lower carbon dioxide emissions, replace fossil fuel use,
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7 | create cost savings, improve electric grid operations, reduce
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8 | increases to peak demand, improve electric usage load shape,
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9 | and align electric usage with times of renewable generation.
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10 | All beneficial electrification programs shall provide for
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11 | incentives such that customers are induced to use electricity
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12 | at times of low overall system usage or at times when
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13 | generation from renewable energy sources is high. "Beneficial
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14 | electrification programs" include a portfolio of the
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15 | following: | ||||||
16 | (1) time-of-use electric rates; | ||||||
17 | (2) hourly pricing electric rates; | ||||||
18 | (3) optimized charging programs or programs that
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19 | encourage charging at times beneficial to the electric
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20 | grid; | ||||||
21 | (4) optional demand-response programs specifically | ||||||
22 | related to
electrification efforts; | ||||||
23 | (5) incentives for electrification and associated
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24 | infrastructure tied to using electricity at off-peak | ||||||
25 | times; | ||||||
26 | (6) incentives for electrification and associated
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1 | infrastructure targeted to medium-duty and heavy-duty
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2 | vehicles used by transit agencies; | ||||||
3 | (7) incentives for electrification and associated
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4 | infrastructure targeted to school buses; | ||||||
5 | (8) incentives for electrification and associated
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6 | infrastructure for medium-duty and heavy-duty government
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7 | and private fleet vehicles; | ||||||
8 | (9) low-income programs that provide access to
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9 | electric vehicles for communities where car ownership or
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10 | new car ownership is not common; | ||||||
11 | (10) incentives for electrification in eligible | ||||||
12 | communities; | ||||||
13 | (11) incentives or programs to enable quicker adoption
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14 | of electric vehicles by developing public charging | ||||||
15 | stations in dense areas, workplaces, and low-income | ||||||
16 | communities; | ||||||
17 | (12) incentives or programs to develop electric
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18 | vehicle infrastructure that minimizes range anxiety, | ||||||
19 | filling the gaps in deployment,
particularly in rural | ||||||
20 | areas and along highway corridors; | ||||||
21 | (13) incentives to encourage the
development of | ||||||
22 | electrification and
renewable energy generation in close | ||||||
23 | proximity in order to reduce grid congestion; | ||||||
24 | (14) offer support to low-income communities who are | ||||||
25 | experiencing financial and accessibility barriers such | ||||||
26 | that electric vehicle ownership is not an option;
and |
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1 | (15) other such programs as defined by the Commission. | ||||||
2 | "Black, indigenous, and people of color" or "BIPOC" means | ||||||
3 | people who are members of the groups described in | ||||||
4 | subparagraphs (a) through (e) of paragraph (A) of subsection | ||||||
5 | (1) of Section 2 of the Business Enterprise for Minorities, | ||||||
6 | Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act. | ||||||
7 | "Commission" means the Illinois Commerce Commission. | ||||||
8 | "Coordinator" means the Electric Vehicle Coordinator. | ||||||
9 | "Electric vehicle" means a vehicle that is exclusively | ||||||
10 | powered by and refueled by electricity, must be plugged in to | ||||||
11 | charge, and is licensed to drive on public roadways. "Electric | ||||||
12 | vehicle" does not include electric mopeds, electric | ||||||
13 | off-highway vehicles, motorcycles or hybrid electric vehicles | ||||||
14 | and extended-range electric vehicles that are also equipped | ||||||
15 | with conventional fueled propulsion or auxiliary engines. | ||||||
16 | "Electric vehicle charging station" means a station that | ||||||
17 | delivers electricity from a source outside an electric vehicle | ||||||
18 | into one or more electric vehicles. | ||||||
19 | "Environmental justice communities" means the definition
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20 | of that term based on existing methodologies and findings,
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21 | used and as may be updated by the Illinois Power Agency and its
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22 | program administrator in the Illinois Solar for All Program. | ||||||
23 | "Equity investment eligible community" or "eligible | ||||||
24 | community" means the geographic areas throughout Illinois | ||||||
25 | which would most benefit from equitable investments by the | ||||||
26 | State designed to combat discrimination and foster sustainable |
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1 | economic growth. Specifically, "eligible community" means the | ||||||
2 | following areas: | ||||||
3 | (1) areas where residents have been historically | ||||||
4 | excluded from economic opportunities, including | ||||||
5 | opportunities in the energy sector, as defined pursuant to | ||||||
6 | Section 10-40 of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act; and | ||||||
7 | (2) areas where residents have been historically | ||||||
8 | subject to disproportionate burdens of pollution, | ||||||
9 | including pollution from the energy sector, as established | ||||||
10 | by environmental justice communities as defined by the | ||||||
11 | Illinois Power Agency pursuant to Illinois Power Agency | ||||||
12 | Act, excluding any racial or ethnic indicators. | ||||||
13 | "Equity investment eligible person" or "eligible person" | ||||||
14 | means the persons who would most benefit from equitable | ||||||
15 | investments by the State designed to combat discrimination and | ||||||
16 | foster sustainable economic growth. Specifically, "eligible | ||||||
17 | person" means the following people: | ||||||
18 | (1) persons whose primary residence is in an equity | ||||||
19 | investment eligible community; | ||||||
20 | (2) persons who are graduates of or currently enrolled | ||||||
21 | in the foster care system; or | ||||||
22 | (3) persons who were formerly incarcerated. | ||||||
23 | "Low-income" means persons and families whose income does
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24 | not exceed 80% of the state median income for the current State | ||||||
25 | fiscal year as established by the U.S. Department of Health | ||||||
26 | and Human Services. |
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1 | "Make-ready infrastructure" means the electrical and | ||||||
2 | construction work necessary between the distribution circuit | ||||||
3 | to the connection point of charging equipment. | ||||||
4 | "Optimized charging programs" mean programs whereby owners
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5 | of electric vehicles can set their vehicles to be charged
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6 | based on the electric system's current demand, retail or | ||||||
7 | wholesale market rates, incentives, the carbon or other
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8 | pollution intensity of the electric generation mix, the
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9 | provision of grid services, efficient use of the electric
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10 | grid, or the availability of clean energy generation.
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11 | Optimized charging programs may be operated by utilities as
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12 | well as third parties. | ||||||
13 | (c) The Commission shall initiate a workshop process no | ||||||
14 | later than November 30, 2021 for the purpose of soliciting | ||||||
15 | input on the design of beneficial electrification programs | ||||||
16 | that the
utility shall offer. The workshop shall be | ||||||
17 | coordinated by the Staff of the Commission, or a facilitator | ||||||
18 | retained by Staff, and shall be organized and facilitated in a | ||||||
19 | manner that encourages representation from diverse | ||||||
20 | stakeholders, including stakeholders representing | ||||||
21 | environmental justice and low-income communities, and ensures | ||||||
22 | equitable opportunities for participation, without requiring | ||||||
23 | formal intervention or representation by an attorney. | ||||||
24 | The stakeholder workshop process shall take into | ||||||
25 | consideration the benefits of electric vehicle
adoption and | ||||||
26 | barriers to adoption, including: |
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1 | (1) the benefit of lower bills for customers who do
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2 | not charge electric vehicles; | ||||||
3 | (2) benefits to the
distribution system from electric | ||||||
4 | vehicle usage; | ||||||
5 | (3) the avoidance and reduction in capacity costs from
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6 | optimized charging and off-peak charging; | ||||||
7 | (4) energy price and cost reductions; | ||||||
8 | (5) environmental benefits, including greenhouse gas
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9 | emission and other pollution reductions; | ||||||
10 | (6) current barriers to mass-market adoption,
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11 | including cost of ownership and availability of charging
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12 | stations; | ||||||
13 | (7) current barriers to increasing access among | ||||||
14 | populations that have limited access to electric vehicle | ||||||
15 | ownership, communities significantly impacted by | ||||||
16 | transportation-related pollution, and market segments that | ||||||
17 | create disproportionate pollution impacts; | ||||||
18 | (8) benefits of and incentives for medium-duty and
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19 | heavy-duty fleet vehicle electrification; | ||||||
20 | (9) opportunities for eligible communities to benefit | ||||||
21 | from electrification; | ||||||
22 | (10) geographic areas and market segments that should | ||||||
23 | be prioritized for electrification infrastructure | ||||||
24 | investment. | ||||||
25 | The workshops shall consider barriers, incentives,
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26 | enabling rate structures, and other opportunities for the
bill |
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1 | reduction and environmental benefits described in
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2 | subsection. | ||||||
3 | The workshop process shall conclude no later than February | ||||||
4 | 28, 2022. Following the workshop, the Staff of the Commission, | ||||||
5 | or the facilitator retained by the Staff, shall prepare and | ||||||
6 | submit a report, no later than March 31, 2022, to the | ||||||
7 | Commission that includes, but is not limited to, | ||||||
8 | recommendations for transportation electrification investment | ||||||
9 | or incentives in the following areas: | ||||||
10 | (i) publicly accessible Level 2 and fast-charging | ||||||
11 | stations, with a focus on bringing access to | ||||||
12 | transportation electrification in densely populated areas | ||||||
13 | and workplaces within eligible communities; | ||||||
14 | (ii) medium-duty and heavy-duty charging | ||||||
15 | infrastructure used by government and private fleet | ||||||
16 | vehicles that serve or travel through environmental | ||||||
17 | justice or eligible communities; | ||||||
18 | (iii) medium-duty and heavy-duty charging | ||||||
19 | infrastructure used in school bus operations, whether | ||||||
20 | private or public, that primarily serve governmental or | ||||||
21 | educational institutions, and also serve or travel through | ||||||
22 | environmental justice or eligible communities; | ||||||
23 | (iv) public transit medium-duty and heavy-duty | ||||||
24 | charging infrastructure, developed in consultation with | ||||||
25 | public transportation agencies; and | ||||||
26 | (v) publicly accessible Level 2 and fast-charging |
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1 | stations targeted to fill gaps in deployment, particularly | ||||||
2 | in rural areas and along State highway corridors. | ||||||
3 | The report must also identify the participants in the | ||||||
4 | process, program designs proposed during the process, | ||||||
5 | estimates of the costs and benefits of proposed programs, any | ||||||
6 | material issues that remained unresolved at the conclusions of | ||||||
7 | such process, and any recommendations for workshop process | ||||||
8 | improvements. The report shall be used by the Commission to | ||||||
9 | inform and evaluate the cost effectiveness and achievement of | ||||||
10 | goals within the submitted Beneficial Electrification Plans. | ||||||
11 | (d) No later than July 1, 2022, electric utilities serving
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12 | greater than 500,000 customers in the State shall file a
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13 | Beneficial Electrification Plan with the Illinois Commerce
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14 | Commission for programs that start no later than January 1,
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15 | 2023. The plan shall take into consideration recommendations | ||||||
16 | from the workshop report described in this Section. Within 45 | ||||||
17 | days after the filing of the Beneficial Electrification Plan, | ||||||
18 | the Commission shall, with reasonable notice, open an | ||||||
19 | investigation to consider whether the plan meets the | ||||||
20 | objectives and contains the information required by this | ||||||
21 | Section. The Commission shall determine if the proposed plan | ||||||
22 | is cost-beneficial and in the public interest. When | ||||||
23 | considering if the plan is in the public interest and | ||||||
24 | determining appropriate levels of cost recovery for | ||||||
25 | investments and expenditures related to programs proposed by | ||||||
26 | an electric utility, the Commission shall consider whether the |
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1 | investments and other expenditures are designed and reasonably | ||||||
2 | expected to: | ||||||
3 | (1) maximize total energy cost savings and rate | ||||||
4 | reductions so that nonparticipants can benefit; | ||||||
5 | (2) address environmental justice interests by | ||||||
6 | ensuring there are significant opportunities for residents | ||||||
7 | and businesses in eligible communities to directly | ||||||
8 | participate in and benefit from beneficial electrification | ||||||
9 | programs; | ||||||
10 | (3) support at least a 40% investment of make-ready | ||||||
11 | infrastructure incentives to facilitate the rapid | ||||||
12 | deployment of charging equipment in or serving | ||||||
13 | environmental justice, low-income, and eligible | ||||||
14 | communities; however, nothing in this subsection is | ||||||
15 | intended to require a specific amount of spending in a | ||||||
16 | particular geographic area; | ||||||
17 | (4) support at least a 5% investment target in | ||||||
18 | electrifying medium-duty and heavy-duty school bus and | ||||||
19 | diesel public transportation vehicles located in or | ||||||
20 | serving environmental justice, low-income, and eligible | ||||||
21 | communities in order to provide those communities and | ||||||
22 | businesses with greater economic investment, | ||||||
23 | transportation opportunities, and a cleaner environment so | ||||||
24 | they can directly benefit from transportation | ||||||
25 | electrification efforts; however, nothing in this | ||||||
26 | subsection is intended to require a specific amount of |
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1 | spending in a particular geographic area; | ||||||
2 | (5) stimulate innovation, competition, private | ||||||
3 | investment, and increased consumer choices in electric | ||||||
4 | vehicle charging equipment and networks; | ||||||
5 | (6) contribute to the reduction of carbon emissions | ||||||
6 | and meeting air quality standards, including improving air | ||||||
7 | quality in eligible communities who disproportionately | ||||||
8 | suffer from emissions from the medium-duty and heavy-duty | ||||||
9 | transportation sector; | ||||||
10 | (7) support the efficient and cost-effective use of | ||||||
11 | the electric grid in a manner that supports electric | ||||||
12 | vehicle charging operations; and | ||||||
13 | (8) provide resources to support private investment in | ||||||
14 | charging equipment for uses in public and private charging | ||||||
15 | applications, including residential, multi-family, fleet, | ||||||
16 | transit, community, and corridor applications. | ||||||
17 | The plan shall be determined to be cost-beneficial if the | ||||||
18 | total cost of beneficial electrification expenditures is less | ||||||
19 | than the net present value of increased electricity costs | ||||||
20 | (defined as marginal avoided energy, avoided capacity, and | ||||||
21 | avoided transmission and
distribution system costs) avoided by | ||||||
22 | programs under the plan, the net present value of reductions | ||||||
23 | in other customer energy costs, net revenue from all electric | ||||||
24 | charging in the service territory, and the societal value of | ||||||
25 | reduced carbon emissions and surface-level pollutants, | ||||||
26 | particularly in environmental justice communities. The |
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1 | calculation of costs and benefits should be based on net | ||||||
2 | impacts, including the impact on customer rates. | ||||||
3 | The Commission shall approve, approve with modifications, | ||||||
4 | or reject the plan within 270 days from the date of filing. The | ||||||
5 | Commission may approve the plan if it finds that the plan will | ||||||
6 | achieve the goals described in this Section and contains the | ||||||
7 | information described in this Section. Proceedings under this | ||||||
8 | Section shall proceed according to the rules provided by | ||||||
9 | Article IX of the Public Utilities Act. Information contained | ||||||
10 | in the approved plan shall be considered part of the record in | ||||||
11 | any Commission proceeding under Section 16-107.6 of the Public | ||||||
12 | Utilities Act, provided that a final order has not been | ||||||
13 | entered prior to the initial filing date. The Beneficial | ||||||
14 | Electrification Plan shall specifically
address, at a minimum, | ||||||
15 | the following: | ||||||
16 | (i) make-ready investments to facilitate the rapid | ||||||
17 | deployment of charging equipment throughout the State, | ||||||
18 | facilitate the electrification of public transit and other | ||||||
19 | vehicle fleets in the light-duty, medium-duty, and | ||||||
20 | heavy-duty sectors, and align with Agency-issued rebates | ||||||
21 | for charging equipment; | ||||||
22 | (ii) the development and implementation of beneficial | ||||||
23 | electrification programs, including time-of-use
rates and | ||||||
24 | their benefit for electric vehicle users and for
all | ||||||
25 | customers, optimized charging programs to
achieve savings | ||||||
26 | identified, and new contracts and
compensation for |
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1 | services in those programs, through
signals that allow | ||||||
2 | electric vehicle charging to respond to
local system | ||||||
3 | conditions, manage critical peak periods,
serve as a | ||||||
4 | demand response or peak resource, and maximize
renewable | ||||||
5 | energy use and integration into the grid; | ||||||
6 | (iii) optional commercial tariffs utilizing | ||||||
7 | alternatives to traditional demand-based rate structures | ||||||
8 | to facilitate charging for light duty, heavy duty, and | ||||||
9 | fleet electric vehicles; | ||||||
10 | (iv) financial and other challenges to electric | ||||||
11 | vehicle
usage in low-income communities, and strategies | ||||||
12 | for overcoming those challenges, particularly in | ||||||
13 | communities
and for people for whom car ownership is not | ||||||
14 | an option; | ||||||
15 | (v) methods of minimizing ratepayer impacts and | ||||||
16 | exempting or minimizing, to the extent possible, | ||||||
17 | low-income ratepayers from the costs associated with | ||||||
18 | facilitating the expansion of electric vehicle charging; | ||||||
19 | (vi) plans to increase access to Level 3 Public
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20 | Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure to serve vehicles | ||||||
21 | that need quicker charging times and vehicles of persons | ||||||
22 | who have no
other access to charging infrastructure, | ||||||
23 | regardless of
whether those projects participate in | ||||||
24 | optimized charging
programs; | ||||||
25 | (vii) whether to establish charging standards for type | ||||||
26 | of plugs eligible for investment or incentive programs, |
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1 | and if so, what standards; | ||||||
2 | (viii) opportunities for coordination and cohesion | ||||||
3 | with
electric vehicle and electric vehicle charging | ||||||
4 | equipment
incentives established by any agency, | ||||||
5 | department, board,
or commission of the State, any other | ||||||
6 | unit of
government in the State, any national programs, or | ||||||
7 | any
unit of the federal government; | ||||||
8 | (ix) ideas for the development of online tools,
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9 | applications, and data sharing that provide essential
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10 | information to those charging electric vehicles, and
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11 | enable an automated charging response to price signals,
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12 | emission signals, real-time renewable generation
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13 | production, and other Commission-approved or
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14 | customer-desired indicators of beneficial charging times;
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15 | and | ||||||
16 | (x) customer education, outreach, and incentive | ||||||
17 | programs that increase awareness of the programs and the | ||||||
18 | benefits of transportation electrification, including | ||||||
19 | direct outreach to eligible communities; | ||||||
20 | (e) Proceedings under this Section shall proceed according | ||||||
21 | to the rules provided by Article IX of the Public Utilities | ||||||
22 | Act. Information contained in the approved plan shall be | ||||||
23 | considered part of the record in any Commission proceeding | ||||||
24 | under Section 16-107.6 of the Public Utilities Act, provided | ||||||
25 | that a final order has not been entered prior to the initial | ||||||
26 | filing date. |
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1 | (f) The utility shall file an update to the plan on July 1, | ||||||
2 | 2024 and every 3 years thereafter. This update shall describe | ||||||
3 | transportation investments made during the prior plan period, | ||||||
4 | investments planned for the following 24 months, and updates | ||||||
5 | to the information required by this Section. Beginning with | ||||||
6 | the first update, the utility shall develop the plan in | ||||||
7 | conjunction with the distribution system planning process | ||||||
8 | described in Section 16-105.17, including incorporation of | ||||||
9 | stakeholder feedback from that process. | ||||||
10 | (g) Within 35 days after the utility files its report, the | ||||||
11 | Commission shall, upon its own initiative, open an | ||||||
12 | investigation regarding the utility's plan update to | ||||||
13 | investigate whether the objectives described in this Section | ||||||
14 | are being achieved. The Commission shall determine whether | ||||||
15 | investment targets should be increased based on achievement of | ||||||
16 | spending goals outlined in the Beneficial Electrification Plan | ||||||
17 | and consistency with outcomes directed in the plan stakeholder | ||||||
18 | workshop report. If the Commission finds, after notice and | ||||||
19 | hearing, that the utility's plan is materially deficient, the | ||||||
20 | Commission shall issue an order requiring the utility to | ||||||
21 | devise a corrective action plan, subject to Commission | ||||||
22 | approval, to bring the plan into compliance with the goals of | ||||||
23 | this Section. The Commission's order shall be entered within | ||||||
24 | 270 days after the utility files its annual report.
The | ||||||
25 | contents of a plan filed under this Section shall be available | ||||||
26 | for evidence in Commission proceedings. However, omission from |
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1 | an approved plan shall not render any future utility | ||||||
2 | expenditure to be considered unreasonable or imprudent. The | ||||||
3 | Commission may, upon sufficient evidence, allow expenditures | ||||||
4 | that were not part of any particular distribution plan.
The | ||||||
5 | Commission shall consider revenues from electric vehicles in | ||||||
6 | the utility's service territory in evaluating the retail rate | ||||||
7 | impact. The retail rate impact from the development of | ||||||
8 | electric vehicle infrastructure shall not exceed 1% per year | ||||||
9 | of the total annual revenue requirements of the utility. | ||||||
10 | (h) In meeting the requirements of this Section, the | ||||||
11 | utility shall demonstrate efforts to increase the use of | ||||||
12 | contractors and electric vehicle charging station installers | ||||||
13 | that meet multiple workforce equity actions, including, but | ||||||
14 | not limited to: | ||||||
15 | (1) the business is headquartered in or the person | ||||||
16 | resides in an eligible community; | ||||||
17 | (2) the business is majority owned by eligible person | ||||||
18 | or the contractor is an eligible person; | ||||||
19 | (3) the business or person is certified by another | ||||||
20 | municipal, State, federal, or other certification for | ||||||
21 | disadvantaged businesses; | ||||||
22 | (4) the business or person meets the eligibility | ||||||
23 | criteria for a certification program such as: | ||||||
24 | (A) certified under Section 2 of the Business | ||||||
25 | Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with | ||||||
26 | Disabilities Act; |
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1 | (B) certified by another municipal, State, | ||||||
2 | federal, or other certification for disadvantaged | ||||||
3 | businesses; | ||||||
4 | (C) submits an affidavit showing that the
vendor | ||||||
5 | meets the eligibility criteria for a
certification | ||||||
6 | program such as those in items (A) and
(B); or | ||||||
7 | (D) if the vendor is a nonprofit, meets any of the | ||||||
8 | criteria in those in item (A), (B), or (C) with the | ||||||
9 | exception that the nonprofit is not required to meet | ||||||
10 | any criteria related to being a for-profit entity, or | ||||||
11 | is controlled by a board of directors that consists of | ||||||
12 | 51% or greater individuals who are equity investment | ||||||
13 | eligible persons; or | ||||||
14 | (E) ensuring that program implementation | ||||||
15 | contractors and electric vehicle charging station | ||||||
16 | installers pay employees working on electric vehicle | ||||||
17 | charging installations at or above the prevailing wage | ||||||
18 | rate as published by the Department of Labor. | ||||||
19 | Utilities shall establish reporting procedures for vendors | ||||||
20 | that ensure compliance with this subsection, but are | ||||||
21 | structured to avoid, wherever possible, placing an undue | ||||||
22 | administrative burden on vendors. | ||||||
23 | (i) Program data collection. | ||||||
24 | (1) In order to ensure that the benefits provided to | ||||||
25 | Illinois residents and business by the clean energy | ||||||
26 | economy are equitably distributed across the State, it is |
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1 | necessary to accurately measure the applicants and | ||||||
2 | recipients of this Program. The purpose of this paragraph | ||||||
3 | is to require the implementing utilities to collect all | ||||||
4 | data from Program applicants and beneficiaries to track | ||||||
5 | and improve equitable distribution of benefits across | ||||||
6 | Illinois communities. The further purpose is to measure | ||||||
7 | any potential impact of racial discrimination on the | ||||||
8 | distribution of benefits and provide the utilities the | ||||||
9 | information necessary to correct any discrimination | ||||||
10 | through methods consistent with State and federal law. | ||||||
11 | (2) The implementing utilities shall collect | ||||||
12 | demographic and geographic data for each applicant and | ||||||
13 | each person or business awarded benefits or contracts | ||||||
14 | under this Program. | ||||||
15 | (3) The implementing utilities shall collect the | ||||||
16 | following information from applicants and Program or | ||||||
17 | procurement beneficiaries where applicable: | ||||||
18 | (A) demographic information, including racial or | ||||||
19 | ethnic identity for real persons employed, contracted, | ||||||
20 | or subcontracted through the program; | ||||||
21 | (B) demographic information, including racial or | ||||||
22 | ethnic identity of business owners; | ||||||
23 | (C) geographic location of the residency of real | ||||||
24 | persons or geographic location of the headquarters for | ||||||
25 | businesses; and | ||||||
26 | (D) any other information necessary for the |
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1 | purpose of achieving the purpose of this paragraph. | ||||||
2 | (4) The utility shall publish, at least annually, | ||||||
3 | aggregated information on the demographics of program and | ||||||
4 | procurement applicants and beneficiaries. The utilities | ||||||
5 | shall protect personal and confidential business | ||||||
6 | information as necessary. | ||||||
7 | (5) The utilities shall conduct a regular review | ||||||
8 | process to confirm the accuracy of reported data. | ||||||
9 | (6) On a quarterly basis, utilities shall collect data | ||||||
10 | necessary to ensure compliance with this Section and shall | ||||||
11 | communicate progress toward compliance to program | ||||||
12 | implementation contractors and electric vehicle charging | ||||||
13 | station installation vendors. | ||||||
14 | (7) Utilities filing Beneficial Electrification Plans | ||||||
15 | under this Section shall report annually to the Illinois | ||||||
16 | Commerce Commission and the General Assembly on how | ||||||
17 | hiring, contracting, job training, and other practices | ||||||
18 | related to its Beneficial electrification programs enhance | ||||||
19 | the diversity of vendors working on such programs. These | ||||||
20 | reports must include data on vendor and employee | ||||||
21 | diversity. | ||||||
22 | (j) The provisions of this Section are severable under | ||||||
23 | Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
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24 | (Source: P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.) | ||||||
25 | Section 10. The Electric Vehicle Rebate Act is amended by |
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1 | changing Sections 10 and 27 as follows: | ||||||
2 | (415 ILCS 120/10)
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3 | Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
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4 | "Agency" means the Environmental Protection Agency.
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5 | "Covered Area" means the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane, | ||||||
6 | Lake, McHenry, and
Will, the townships of Aux Sable and Goose | ||||||
7 | Lake in Grundy County, and the township of Oswego in Kendall | ||||||
8 | County.
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9 | "Electric vehicle" means a vehicle that is exclusively | ||||||
10 | powered by and refueled by electricity, must be plugged in to | ||||||
11 | charge, and is licensed to drive on public roadways. "Electric | ||||||
12 | Vehicle" does not include electric mopeds, electric | ||||||
13 | off-highway vehicles motorcycles , or hybrid electric vehicles | ||||||
14 | and extended-range electric vehicles that are also equipped | ||||||
15 | with conventional fueled propulsion or auxiliary engines. | ||||||
16 | "Environmental justice community" has the same meaning, | ||||||
17 | based on existing methodologies and findings, used and as may | ||||||
18 | be updated by the Illinois Power Agency and its Program | ||||||
19 | Administrator of the Illinois Solar for All Program. | ||||||
20 | "Low income" means persons and families whose income does
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21 | not exceed 80% of the State median income for the current State | ||||||
22 | fiscal year, as established by the United States Department of | ||||||
23 | Health and Human Services.
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24 | (Source: P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
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1 | (415 ILCS 120/27) | ||||||
2 | Sec. 27. Electric vehicle rebate. | ||||||
3 | (a) Beginning July 1, 2022, and continuing as long as | ||||||
4 | funds are available, each person shall be eligible to apply | ||||||
5 | for a rebate, in the amounts set forth below, following the | ||||||
6 | purchase of an electric vehicle in Illinois. The Agency shall | ||||||
7 | issue rebates consistent with the provisions of this Act and | ||||||
8 | any implementing regulations adopted by the Agency. In no | ||||||
9 | event shall a rebate amount exceed the purchase price of the | ||||||
10 | vehicle. | ||||||
11 | (1) Beginning July 1, 2022, a $4,000 rebate for the | ||||||
12 | purchase of an electric vehicle that is not an electric | ||||||
13 | motorcycle . | ||||||
14 | (2) Beginning July 1, 2026, a $2,000 rebate for the | ||||||
15 | purchase of an electric vehicle that is not an electric | ||||||
16 | motorcycle . | ||||||
17 | (3) Beginning July 1, 2028, a $1,000 rebate for the | ||||||
18 | purchase of an electric vehicle that is not an electric | ||||||
19 | motorcycle . | ||||||
20 | (4) Beginning July 1, 2022, a $1,500 rebate for the | ||||||
21 | purchase of an electric vehicle that is an electric | ||||||
22 | motorcycle. | ||||||
23 | (b) To be eligible to receive a rebate, a purchaser must: | ||||||
24 | (1) Reside in Illinois, both at the time the vehicle | ||||||
25 | was purchased and at the time the rebate is issued. | ||||||
26 | (2) Purchase an electric vehicle in Illinois on or |
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1 | after July 1, 2022 and be the owner of the vehicle at the | ||||||
2 | time the rebate is issued. Rented or leased vehicles, | ||||||
3 | vehicles purchased from an out-of-state dealership, and | ||||||
4 | vehicles delivered to or received by the purchaser | ||||||
5 | out-of-state are not eligible for a rebate under this Act. | ||||||
6 | (3) Apply for the rebate within 90 days after the | ||||||
7 | vehicle purchase date, and provide to the Agency proof of | ||||||
8 | residence, proof of vehicle ownership, and proof that the | ||||||
9 | vehicle was purchased in Illinois, including a copy of a | ||||||
10 | purchase agreement noting an Illinois seller. The | ||||||
11 | purchaser must notify the Agency of any changes in | ||||||
12 | residency or ownership of the vehicle that occur between | ||||||
13 | application for a rebate and issuance of a rebate. | ||||||
14 | (c) The Agency shall make available in application | ||||||
15 | materials methods for purchasers to identify as low-income. | ||||||
16 | The Agency shall prioritize the review of qualified | ||||||
17 | applications from low-income purchasers and award rebates to | ||||||
18 | qualified purchasers accordingly. | ||||||
19 | (d) The purchaser must retain ownership of the vehicle for | ||||||
20 | a minimum of 12 consecutive months immediately after the | ||||||
21 | vehicle purchase date. The purchaser must continue to reside | ||||||
22 | in Illinois a covered area during that time frame and register | ||||||
23 | the vehicle in Illinois during that time frame. Rebate | ||||||
24 | recipients who fail to satisfy any of the above criteria will | ||||||
25 | be required to reimburse the Agency all or part of the original | ||||||
26 | rebate amount and shall notify the Agency within 60 days of |
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1 | failing to satisfy the criteria. | ||||||
2 | (e) Rebates administered under this Section shall be | ||||||
3 | available for both new and used passenger electric vehicles. | ||||||
4 | (f) A rebate administered under this Act may only be | ||||||
5 | applied for and awarded one time per vehicle identification | ||||||
6 | number. A rebate may only be applied for and awarded once per | ||||||
7 | purchaser in any 10-year period.
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8 | (Source: P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
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9 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
10 | becoming law.
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