Public Utilities Committee
Filed: 3/13/2007
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1011 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1011  by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding

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Section 16-107.5 as follows:


 
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    (220 ILCS 5/16-107.5 new)

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    Sec. 16-107.5. Net energy metering.

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    (a) The Legislature finds and declares that a program to 
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provide net energy
metering for eligible customers can 
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encourage private investment in renewable
energy resources, 
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stimulate economic
growth, enhance the continued 
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diversification of Illinois' energy resource mix,
and protect 
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the Illinois environment.

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    (b) As used in this Section: (i) an "eligible customer" 
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means a retail customer that owns and operates a solar or wind 
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electrical generating facility with a stated name plate 
 


 






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capacity of not more than 40 kilowatts that is located on the 
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customer's premises and is intended to offset part or all of 
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the customer's own electrical requirements and (ii) "net energy 
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metering" means the use of a secondary energy meter to measure 
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the amount of electricity provided to the electric utility by 
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the customer.

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    (c) An eligible customer shall pay for all costs associated 
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with the electric utility providing the required 
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interconnection and secondary meter needed, and if necessary 
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the real time pricing equipment needed, to participate in net 
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energy metering.

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    (d) Eligible customers participating in net energy 
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metering with electric utilities serving 200,000 or more 
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customers shall be reimbursed for the electricity supplied to 
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the utility based upon real-time pricing.
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    (e) Eligible customers participating in net energy 
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metering with electric utilities serving less than 200,000 
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customers shall be reimbursed for the electricity supplied to 
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the utility based upon the utility's avoided cost.
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    (f) The electric utility shall make all payments to 
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eligible customers promptly.
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    (g) Within 3 months after the effective date of this 
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amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the Illinois 
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Commerce Commission shall establish standards for net energy 
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metering and the interconnection of solar and wind electric 
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generating equipment to the utility system if the Commission 
 


 






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determines that such standards are necessary for safe and 
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adequate service and further the public policy set forth in 
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this Section.  The standards may include, but shall not be 
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limited to, standards designating:
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        (1) equipment necessary to automatically isolate the 
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    residential solar and wind generating system from the 
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    utility system for voltage and frequency deviations; and
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        (2) a manual lockable disconnect switch provided by the 
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    customer which shall be located on the outside of the 
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    residence and externally accessible for the purpose of 
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    isolating the solar and wind electric generating 
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    equipment.

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    (h) An electric utility shall offer net metering to 
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eligible customers until the load of its net energy metering 
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customers equals 0.1% of the total peak demand supplied by the 
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electric utility during the previous year.  Electric utilities 
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are authorized to offer net energy metering beyond 0.1% of peak 
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load if they so choose.



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