103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB2178

 

Introduced 2/7/2023, by Rep. Adam M. Niemerg

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Restores the statutes to the form in which they existed before their amendment by Public Act 102-662. Repeals the Energy Transition Act, the Energy Community Reinvestment Act, the Community Energy, Climate, and Jobs Planning Act, and the Illinois Clean Energy Jobs and Justice Fund Act. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4
Article 5. Energy Transition

 
5    Section 5-5. The Illinois Finance Authority Act is amended
6by changing Sections 801-1, 801-5, 801-10, and 801-40 and
7adding Article 850 as follows:
 
8    (20 ILCS 3501/801-1)
9    Sec. 801-1. Short Title. Articles 801 through 850 845 of
10this Act may be cited as the Illinois Finance Authority Act.
11References to "this Act" in Articles 801 through 850 845 are
12references to the Illinois Finance Authority Act.
13(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
14    (20 ILCS 3501/801-5)
15    Sec. 801-5. Findings and declaration of policy. The
16General Assembly hereby finds, determines and declares:
17    (a) that there are a number of existing State authorities
18authorized to issue bonds to alleviate the conditions and
19promote the objectives set forth below; and to provide a
20stronger, better coordinated development effort, it is
21determined to be in the interest of promoting the health,

 

 

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1safety, morals and general welfare of all the people of the
2State to consolidate certain of such existing authorities into
3one finance authority;
4    (b) that involuntary unemployment affects the health,
5safety, morals and general welfare of the people of the State
6of Illinois;
7    (c) that the economic burdens resulting from involuntary
8unemployment fall in part upon the State in the form of public
9assistance and reduced tax revenues, and in the event the
10unemployed worker and his family migrate elsewhere to find
11work, may also fall upon the municipalities and other taxing
12districts within the areas of unemployment in the form of
13reduced tax revenues, thereby endangering their financial
14ability to support necessary governmental services for their
15remaining inhabitants;
16    (d) that a vigorous growing economy is the basic source of
17job opportunities;
18    (e) that protection against involuntary unemployment, its
19economic burdens and the spread of economic stagnation can
20best be provided by promoting, attracting, stimulating and
21revitalizing industry, manufacturing and commerce in the
22State;
23    (f) that the State has a responsibility to help create a
24favorable climate for new and improved job opportunities for
25its citizens by encouraging the development of commercial
26businesses and industrial and manufacturing plants within the

 

 

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1State;
2    (g) that increased availability of funds for construction
3of new facilities and the expansion and improvement of
4existing facilities for industrial, commercial and
5manufacturing facilities will provide for new and continued
6employment in the construction industry and alleviate the
7burden of unemployment;
8    (h) that in the absence of direct governmental subsidies
9the unaided operations of private enterprise do not provide
10sufficient resources for residential construction,
11rehabilitation, rental or purchase, and that support from
12housing related commercial facilities is one means of
13stimulating residential construction, rehabilitation, rental
14and purchase;
15    (i) that it is in the public interest and the policy of
16this State to foster and promote by all reasonable means the
17provision of adequate capital markets and facilities for
18borrowing money by units of local government, and for the
19financing of their respective public improvements and other
20governmental purposes within the State from proceeds of bonds
21or notes issued by those governmental units; and to assist
22local governmental units in fulfilling their needs for those
23purposes by use of creation of indebtedness;
24    (j) that it is in the public interest and the policy of
25this State to the extent possible, to reduce the costs of
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1encourage continued investor interest in the purchase of bonds
2or notes of governmental units as sound and preferred
3securities for investment; and to encourage governmental units
4to continue their independent undertakings of public
5improvements and other governmental purposes and the financing
6thereof, and to assist them in those activities by making
7funds available at reduced interest costs for orderly
8financing of those purposes, especially during periods of
9restricted credit or money supply, and particularly for those
10governmental units not otherwise able to borrow for those
11purposes;
12    (k) that in this State the following conditions exist: (i)
13an inadequate supply of funds at interest rates sufficiently
14low to enable persons engaged in agriculture in this State to
15pursue agricultural operations at present levels; (ii) that
16such inability to pursue agricultural operations lessens the
17supply of agricultural commodities available to fulfill the
18needs of the citizens of this State; (iii) that such inability
19to continue operations decreases available employment in the
20agricultural sector of the State and results in unemployment
21and its attendant problems; (iv) that such conditions prevent
22the acquisition of an adequate capital stock of farm equipment
23and machinery, much of which is manufactured in this State,
24therefore impairing the productivity of agricultural land and,
25further, causing unemployment or lack of appropriate increase
26in employment in such manufacturing; (v) that such conditions

 

 

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1are conducive to consolidation of acreage of agricultural land
2with fewer individuals living and farming on the traditional
3family farm; (vi) that these conditions result in a loss in
4population, unemployment and movement of persons from rural to
5urban areas accompanied by added costs to communities for
6creation of new public facilities and services; (vii) that
7there have been recurrent shortages of funds for agricultural
8purposes from private market sources at reasonable rates of
9interest; (viii) that these shortages have made the sale and
10purchase of agricultural land to family farmers a virtual
11impossibility in many parts of the State; (ix) that the
12ordinary operations of private enterprise have not in the past
13corrected these conditions; and (x) that a stable supply of
14adequate funds for agricultural financing is required to
15encourage family farmers in an orderly and sustained manner
16and to reduce the problems described above;
17    (l) that for the benefit of the people of the State of
18Illinois, the conduct and increase of their commerce, the
19protection and enhancement of their welfare, the development
20of continued prosperity and the improvement of their health
21and living conditions it is essential that all the people of
22the State be given the fullest opportunity to learn and to
23develop their intellectual and mental capacities and skills;
24that to achieve these ends it is of the utmost importance that
25private institutions of higher education within the State be
26provided with appropriate additional means to assist the

 

 

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1people of the State in achieving the required levels of
2learning and development of their intellectual and mental
3capacities and skills and that cultural institutions within
4the State be provided with appropriate additional means to
5expand the services and resources which they offer for the
6cultural, intellectual, scientific, educational and artistic
7enrichment of the people of the State;
8    (m) that in order to foster civic and neighborhood pride,
9citizens require access to facilities such as educational
10institutions, recreation, parks and open spaces, entertainment
11and sports, a reliable transportation network, cultural
12facilities and theaters and other facilities as authorized by
13this Act, and that it is in the best interests of the State to
14lower the costs of all such facilities by providing financing
15through the State;
16    (n) that to preserve and protect the health of the
17citizens of the State, and lower the costs of health care, that
18financing for health facilities should be provided through the
19State; and it is hereby declared to be the policy of the State,
20in the interest of promoting the health, safety, morals and
21general welfare of all the people of the State, to address the
22conditions noted above, to increase job opportunities and to
23retain existing jobs in the State, by making available through
24the Illinois Finance Authority, hereinafter created, funds for
25the development, improvement and creation of industrial,
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1and other projects; to issue its bonds and notes to make funds
2at reduced rates and on more favorable terms for borrowing by
3local governmental units through the purchase of the bonds or
4notes of the governmental units; and to make or acquire loans
5for the acquisition and development of agricultural
6facilities; to provide financing for private institutions of
7higher education, cultural institutions, health facilities and
8other facilities and projects as authorized by this Act; and
9to grant broad powers to the Illinois Finance Authority to
10accomplish and to carry out these policies of the State which
11are in the public interest of the State and of its taxpayers
12and residents;
13    (o) that providing financing alternatives for projects
14that are located outside the State that are owned, operated,
15leased, managed by, or otherwise affiliated with, institutions
16located within the State would promote the economy of the
17State for the benefit of the health, welfare, safety, trade,
18commerce, industry, and economy of the people of the State by
19creating employment opportunities in the State and lowering
20the cost of accessing healthcare, private education, or
21cultural institutions in the State by reducing the cost of
22financing or operating those projects; and
23    (p) that the realization of the objectives of the
24Authority identified in this Act including, without
25limitation, those designed (1) to assist and enable veterans,
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1small businesses; (2) to assist in the delivery of
2agricultural assistance; and (3) to aid, assist, and encourage
3economic growth and development within this State, will be
4enhanced by empowering the Authority to purchase loan
5participations from participating lenders; .
6    (q) that climate change threatens the health, welfare, and
7prosperity of all the residents of the State;
8    (r) combating climate change is necessary to preserve and
9enhance the health, welfare, and prosperity of all the
10residents of the State;
11    (s) that the promotion of the development and
12implementation of clean energy is necessary to combat climate
13change and is hereby declared to be the policy of the State;
14and
15    (t) that designating the Authority as the "Climate Bank"
16to aid in all respects with providing financial assistance,
17programs, and products to finance and otherwise develop and
18implement equitable clean energy opportunities in the State to
19mitigate or adapt to the negative consequences of climate
20change in an equitable manner will further the clean energy
21policy of the State.
22(Source: P.A. 100-919, eff. 8-17-18; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
23    (20 ILCS 3501/801-10)
24    Sec. 801-10. Definitions. The following terms, whenever
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1meanings, except in such instances where the context may
2clearly indicate otherwise:
3    (a) The term "Authority" means the Illinois Finance
4Authority created by this Act.
5    (b) The term "project" means an industrial project, clean
6energy project, conservation project, housing project, public
7purpose project, higher education project, health facility
8project, cultural institution project, municipal bond program
9project, PACE Project, agricultural facility or agribusiness,
10and "project" may include any combination of one or more of the
11foregoing undertaken jointly by any person with one or more
12other persons.
13    (c) The term "public purpose project" means (i) any
14project or facility, including without limitation land,
15buildings, structures, machinery, equipment and all other real
16and personal property, which is authorized or required by law
17to be acquired, constructed, improved, rehabilitated,
18reconstructed, replaced or maintained by any unit of
19government or any other lawful public purpose, including
20provision of working capital, which is authorized or required
21by law to be undertaken by any unit of government or (ii) costs
22incurred and other expenditures, including expenditures for
23management, investment, or working capital costs, incurred in
24connection with the reform, consolidation, or implementation
25of the transition process as described in Articles 22B and 22C
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1    (d) The term "industrial project" means the acquisition,
2construction, refurbishment, creation, development or
3redevelopment of any facility, equipment, machinery, real
4property or personal property for use by any instrumentality
5of the State or its political subdivisions, for use by any
6person or institution, public or private, for profit or not
7for profit, or for use in any trade or business, including, but
8not limited to, any industrial, manufacturing, clean energy,
9or commercial enterprise that is located within or outside the
10State, provided that, with respect to a project involving
11property located outside the State, the property must be
12owned, operated, leased or managed by an entity located within
13the State or an entity affiliated with an entity located
14within the State, and which is (1) a capital project or clean
15energy project, including, but not limited to: (i) land and
16any rights therein, one or more buildings, structures or other
17improvements, machinery and equipment, whether now existing or
18hereafter acquired, and whether or not located on the same
19site or sites; (ii) all appurtenances and facilities
20incidental to the foregoing, including, but not limited to,
21utilities, access roads, railroad sidings, track, docking and
22similar facilities, parking facilities, dockage, wharfage,
23railroad roadbed, track, trestle, depot, terminal, switching
24and signaling or related equipment, site preparation and
25landscaping; and (iii) all non-capital costs and expenses
26relating thereto or (2) any addition to, renovation,

 

 

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1rehabilitation or improvement of a capital project or a clean
2energy project, or (3) any activity or undertaking within or
3outside the State, provided that, with respect to a project
4involving property located outside the State, the property
5must be owned, operated, leased or managed by an entity
6located within the State or an entity affiliated with an
7entity located within the State, which the Authority
8determines will aid, assist or encourage economic growth,
9development or redevelopment within the State or any area
10thereof, will promote the expansion, retention or
11diversification of employment opportunities within the State
12or any area thereof or will aid in stabilizing or developing
13any industry or economic sector of the State economy. The term
14"industrial project" also means the production of motion
15pictures.
16    (e) The term "bond" or "bonds" shall include bonds, notes
17(including bond, grant or revenue anticipation notes),
18certificates and/or other evidences of indebtedness
19representing an obligation to pay money, including refunding
20bonds.
21    (f) The terms "lease agreement" and "loan agreement" shall
22mean: (i) an agreement whereby a project acquired by the
23Authority by purchase, gift or lease is leased to any person,
24corporation or unit of local government which will use or
25cause the project to be used as a project as heretofore defined
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1sufficient to pay when due all principal of, interest and
2premium, if any, on any bonds of the Authority issued with
3respect to such project, providing for the maintenance,
4insuring and operation of the project on terms satisfactory to
5the Authority, providing for disposition of the project upon
6termination of the lease term, including purchase options or
7abandonment of the premises, and such other terms as may be
8deemed desirable by the Authority, or (ii) any agreement
9pursuant to which the Authority agrees to loan the proceeds of
10its bonds issued with respect to a project or other funds of
11the Authority to any person which will use or cause the project
12to be used as a project as heretofore defined upon terms
13providing for loan repayment installments at least sufficient
14to pay when due all principal of, interest and premium, if any,
15on any bonds of the Authority, if any, issued with respect to
16the project, and providing for maintenance, insurance and
17other matters as may be deemed desirable by the Authority.
18    (g) The term "financial aid" means the expenditure of
19Authority funds or funds provided by the Authority through the
20issuance of its bonds, notes or other evidences of
21indebtedness or from other sources for the development,
22construction, acquisition or improvement of a project.
23    (h) The term "person" means an individual, corporation,
24unit of government, business trust, estate, trust, partnership
25or association, 2 or more persons having a joint or common
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1    (i) The term "unit of government" means the federal
2government, the State or unit of local government, a school
3district, or any agency or instrumentality, office, officer,
4department, division, bureau, commission, college or
5university thereof.
6    (j) The term "health facility" means: (a) any public or
7private institution, place, building, or agency required to be
8licensed under the Hospital Licensing Act; (b) any public or
9private institution, place, building, or agency required to be
10licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act, the Specialized
11Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, the ID/DD Community
12Care Act, or the MC/DD Act; (c) any public or licensed private
13hospital as defined in the Mental Health and Developmental
14Disabilities Code; (d) any such facility exempted from such
15licensure when the Director of Public Health attests that such
16exempted facility meets the statutory definition of a facility
17subject to licensure; (e) any other public or private health
18service institution, place, building, or agency which the
19Director of Public Health attests is subject to certification
20by the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
21under the Social Security Act, as now or hereafter amended, or
22which the Director of Public Health attests is subject to
23standard-setting by a recognized public or voluntary
24accrediting or standard-setting agency; (f) any public or
25private institution, place, building or agency engaged in
26providing one or more supporting services to a health

 

 

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1facility; (g) any public or private institution, place,
2building or agency engaged in providing training in the
3healing arts, including, but not limited to, schools of
4medicine, dentistry, osteopathy, optometry, podiatry, pharmacy
5or nursing, schools for the training of x-ray, laboratory or
6other health care technicians and schools for the training of
7para-professionals in the health care field; (h) any public or
8private congregate, life or extended care or elderly housing
9facility or any public or private home for the aged or infirm,
10including, without limitation, any Facility as defined in the
11Life Care Facilities Act; (i) any public or private mental,
12emotional or physical rehabilitation facility or any public or
13private educational, counseling, or rehabilitation facility or
14home, for those persons with a developmental disability, those
15who are physically ill or disabled, the emotionally disturbed,
16those persons with a mental illness or persons with learning
17or similar disabilities or problems; (j) any public or private
18alcohol, drug or substance abuse diagnosis, counseling
19treatment or rehabilitation facility, (k) any public or
20private institution, place, building or agency licensed by the
21Department of Children and Family Services or which is not so
22licensed but which the Director of Children and Family
23Services attests provides child care, child welfare or other
24services of the type provided by facilities subject to such
25licensure; (l) any public or private adoption agency or
26facility; and (m) any public or private blood bank or blood

 

 

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1center. "Health facility" also means a public or private
2structure or structures suitable primarily for use as a
3laboratory, laundry, nurses or interns residence or other
4housing or hotel facility used in whole or in part for staff,
5employees or students and their families, patients or
6relatives of patients admitted for treatment or care in a
7health facility, or persons conducting business with a health
8facility, physician's facility, surgicenter, administration
9building, research facility, maintenance, storage or utility
10facility and all structures or facilities related to any of
11the foregoing or required or useful for the operation of a
12health facility, including parking or other facilities or
13other supporting service structures required or useful for the
14orderly conduct of such health facility. "Health facility"
15also means, with respect to a project located outside the
16State, any public or private institution, place, building, or
17agency which provides services similar to those described
18above, provided that such project is owned, operated, leased
19or managed by a participating health institution located
20within the State, or a participating health institution
21affiliated with an entity located within the State.
22    (k) The term "participating health institution" means (i)
23a private corporation or association or (ii) a public entity
24of this State, in either case authorized by the laws of this
25State or the applicable state to provide or operate a health
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1provisions of this Act, undertakes the financing, construction
2or acquisition of a project or undertakes the refunding or
3refinancing of obligations, loans, indebtedness or advances as
4provided in this Act.
5    (l) The term "health facility project", means a specific
6health facility work or improvement to be financed or
7refinanced (including without limitation through reimbursement
8of prior expenditures), acquired, constructed, enlarged,
9remodeled, renovated, improved, furnished, or equipped, with
10funds provided in whole or in part hereunder, any accounts
11receivable, working capital, liability or insurance cost or
12operating expense financing or refinancing program of a health
13facility with or involving funds provided in whole or in part
14hereunder, or any combination thereof.
15    (m) The term "bond resolution" means the resolution or
16resolutions authorizing the issuance of, or providing terms
17and conditions related to, bonds issued under this Act and
18includes, where appropriate, any trust agreement, trust
19indenture, indenture of mortgage or deed of trust providing
20terms and conditions for such bonds.
21    (n) The term "property" means any real, personal or mixed
22property, whether tangible or intangible, or any interest
23therein, including, without limitation, any real estate,
24leasehold interests, appurtenances, buildings, easements,
25equipment, furnishings, furniture, improvements, machinery,
26rights of way, structures, accounts, contract rights or any

 

 

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1interest therein.
2    (o) The term "revenues" means, with respect to any
3project, the rents, fees, charges, interest, principal
4repayments, collections and other income or profit derived
5therefrom.
6    (p) The term "higher education project" means, in the case
7of a private institution of higher education, an educational
8facility to be acquired, constructed, enlarged, remodeled,
9renovated, improved, furnished, or equipped, or any
10combination thereof.
11    (q) The term "cultural institution project" means, in the
12case of a cultural institution, a cultural facility to be
13acquired, constructed, enlarged, remodeled, renovated,
14improved, furnished, or equipped, or any combination thereof.
15    (r) The term "educational facility" means any property
16located within the State, or any property located outside the
17State, provided that, if the property is located outside the
18State, it must be owned, operated, leased or managed by an
19entity located within the State or an entity affiliated with
20an entity located within the State, in each case constructed
21or acquired before or after the effective date of this Act,
22which is or will be, in whole or in part, suitable for the
23instruction, feeding, recreation or housing of students, the
24conducting of research or other work of a private institution
25of higher education, the use by a private institution of
26higher education in connection with any educational, research

 

 

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1or related or incidental activities then being or to be
2conducted by it, or any combination of the foregoing,
3including, without limitation, any such property suitable for
4use as or in connection with any one or more of the following:
5an academic facility, administrative facility, agricultural
6facility, assembly hall, athletic facility, auditorium,
7boating facility, campus, communication facility, computer
8facility, continuing education facility, classroom, dining
9hall, dormitory, exhibition hall, fire fighting facility, fire
10prevention facility, food service and preparation facility,
11gymnasium, greenhouse, health care facility, hospital,
12housing, instructional facility, laboratory, library,
13maintenance facility, medical facility, museum, offices,
14parking area, physical education facility, recreational
15facility, research facility, stadium, storage facility,
16student union, study facility, theatre or utility.
17    (s) The term "cultural facility" means any property
18located within the State, or any property located outside the
19State, provided that, if the property is located outside the
20State, it must be owned, operated, leased or managed by an
21entity located within the State or an entity affiliated with
22an entity located within the State, in each case constructed
23or acquired before or after the effective date of this Act,
24which is or will be, in whole or in part, suitable for the
25particular purposes or needs of a cultural institution,
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1use as or in connection with any one or more of the following:
2an administrative facility, aquarium, assembly hall,
3auditorium, botanical garden, exhibition hall, gallery,
4greenhouse, library, museum, scientific laboratory, theater or
5zoological facility, and shall also include, without
6limitation, books, works of art or music, animal, plant or
7aquatic life or other items for display, exhibition or
8performance. The term "cultural facility" includes buildings
9on the National Register of Historic Places which are owned or
10operated by nonprofit entities.
11    (t) "Private institution of higher education" means a
12not-for-profit educational institution which is not owned by
13the State or any political subdivision, agency,
14instrumentality, district or municipality thereof, which is
15authorized by law to provide a program of education beyond the
16high school level and which:
17        (1) Admits as regular students only individuals having
18    a certificate of graduation from a high school, or the
19    recognized equivalent of such a certificate;
20        (2) Provides an educational program for which it
21    awards a bachelor's degree, or provides an educational
22    program, admission into which is conditioned upon the
23    prior attainment of a bachelor's degree or its equivalent,
24    for which it awards a postgraduate degree, or provides not
25    less than a 2-year program which is acceptable for full
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1    engineering, mathematics, or the physical or biological
2    sciences which is designed to prepare the student to work
3    as a technician and at a semiprofessional level in
4    engineering, scientific, or other technological fields
5    which require the understanding and application of basic
6    engineering, scientific, or mathematical principles or
7    knowledge;
8        (3) Is accredited by a nationally recognized
9    accrediting agency or association or, if not so
10    accredited, is an institution whose credits are accepted,
11    on transfer, by not less than 3 institutions which are so
12    accredited, for credit on the same basis as if transferred
13    from an institution so accredited, and holds an unrevoked
14    certificate of approval under the Private College Act from
15    the Board of Higher Education, or is qualified as a
16    "degree granting institution" under the Academic Degree
17    Act; and
18        (4) Does not discriminate in the admission of students
19    on the basis of race or color. "Private institution of
20    higher education" also includes any "academic
21    institution".
22    (u) The term "academic institution" means any
23not-for-profit institution which is not owned by the State or
24any political subdivision, agency, instrumentality, district
25or municipality thereof, which institution engages in, or
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1research or learning in a field or fields of study taught at a
2private institution of higher education. Academic institutions
3include, without limitation, libraries, archives, academic,
4scientific, educational or professional societies,
5institutions, associations or foundations having such
6purposes.
7    (v) The term "cultural institution" means any
8not-for-profit institution which is not owned by the State or
9any political subdivision, agency, instrumentality, district
10or municipality thereof, which institution engages in the
11cultural, intellectual, scientific, educational or artistic
12enrichment of the people of the State. Cultural institutions
13include, without limitation, aquaria, botanical societies,
14historical societies, libraries, museums, performing arts
15associations or societies, scientific societies and zoological
16societies.
17    (w) The term "affiliate" means, with respect to financing
18of an agricultural facility or an agribusiness, any lender,
19any person, firm or corporation controlled by, or under common
20control with, such lender, and any person, firm or corporation
21controlling such lender.
22    (x) The term "agricultural facility" means land, any
23building or other improvement thereon or thereto, and any
24personal properties deemed necessary or suitable for use,
25whether or not now in existence, in farming, ranching, the
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1limitation, the products of aquaculture, hydroponics and
2silviculture) or the treating, processing or storing of such
3agricultural commodities when such activities are customarily
4engaged in by farmers as a part of farming and which land,
5building, improvement or personal property is located within
6the State, or is located outside the State, provided that, if
7such property is located outside the State, it must be owned,
8operated, leased, or managed by an entity located within the
9State or an entity affiliated with an entity located within
10the State.
11    (y) The term "lender" with respect to financing of an
12agricultural facility or an agribusiness, means any federal or
13State chartered bank, Federal Land Bank, Production Credit
14Association, Bank for Cooperatives, federal or State chartered
15savings and loan association or building and loan association,
16Small Business Investment Company or any other institution
17qualified within this State to originate and service loans,
18including, but without limitation to, insurance companies,
19credit unions and mortgage loan companies. "Lender" also means
20a wholly owned subsidiary of a manufacturer, seller or
21distributor of goods or services that makes loans to
22businesses or individuals, commonly known as a "captive
23finance company".
24    (z) The term "agribusiness" means any sole proprietorship,
25limited partnership, co-partnership, joint venture,
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1facility located within the State or outside the State,
2provided that, if any facility is located outside the State,
3it must be owned, operated, leased, or managed by an entity
4located within the State or an entity affiliated with an
5entity located within the State, that is related to the
6processing of agricultural commodities (including, without
7limitation, the products of aquaculture, hydroponics and
8silviculture) or the manufacturing, production or construction
9of agricultural buildings, structures, equipment, implements,
10and supplies, or any other facilities or processes used in
11agricultural production. Agribusiness includes but is not
12limited to the following:
13        (1) grain handling and processing, including grain
14    storage, drying, treatment, conditioning, mailing and
15    packaging;
16        (2) seed and feed grain development and processing;
17        (3) fruit and vegetable processing, including
18    preparation, canning and packaging;
19        (4) processing of livestock and livestock products,
20    dairy products, poultry and poultry products, fish or
21    apiarian products, including slaughter, shearing,
22    collecting, preparation, canning and packaging;
23        (5) fertilizer and agricultural chemical
24    manufacturing, processing, application and supplying;
25        (6) farm machinery, equipment and implement
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1        (7) manufacturing and supplying of agricultural
2    commodity processing machinery and equipment, including
3    machinery and equipment used in slaughter, treatment,
4    handling, collecting, preparation, canning or packaging of
5    agricultural commodities;
6        (8) farm building and farm structure manufacturing,
7    construction and supplying;
8        (9) construction, manufacturing, implementation,
9    supplying or servicing of irrigation, drainage and soil
10    and water conservation devices or equipment;
11        (10) fuel processing and development facilities that
12    produce fuel from agricultural commodities or byproducts;
13        (11) facilities and equipment for processing and
14    packaging agricultural commodities specifically for
15    export;
16        (12) facilities and equipment for forestry product
17    processing and supplying, including sawmilling operations,
18    wood chip operations, timber harvesting operations, and
19    manufacturing of prefabricated buildings, paper, furniture
20    or other goods from forestry products;
21        (13) facilities and equipment for research and
22    development of products, processes and equipment for the
23    production, processing, preparation or packaging of
24    agricultural commodities and byproducts.
25    (aa) The term "asset" with respect to financing of any
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1limited to the following: cash crops or feed on hand;
2livestock held for sale; breeding stock; marketable bonds and
3securities; securities not readily marketable; accounts
4receivable; notes receivable; cash invested in growing crops;
5net cash value of life insurance; machinery and equipment;
6cars and trucks; farm and other real estate including life
7estates and personal residence; value of beneficial interests
8in trusts; government payments or grants; and any other
9assets.
10    (bb) The term "liability" with respect to financing of any
11agricultural facility or any agribusiness shall include, but
12not be limited to the following: accounts payable; notes or
13other indebtedness owed to any source; taxes; rent; amounts
14owed on real estate contracts or real estate mortgages;
15judgments; accrued interest payable; and any other liability.
16    (cc) The term "Predecessor Authorities" means those
17authorities as described in Section 845-75.
18    (dd) The term "housing project" means a specific work or
19improvement located within the State or outside the State and
20undertaken to provide residential dwelling accommodations,
21including the acquisition, construction or rehabilitation of
22lands, buildings and community facilities and in connection
23therewith to provide nonhousing facilities which are part of
24the housing project, including land, buildings, improvements,
25equipment and all ancillary facilities for use for offices,
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1service, health care, education, recreation or research
2establishments, or any other commercial purpose which are or
3are to be related to a housing development, provided that any
4work or improvement located outside the State is owned,
5operated, leased or managed by an entity located within the
6State, or any entity affiliated with an entity located within
7the State.
8    (ee) The term "conservation project" means any project
9including the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation,
10maintenance, operation, or upgrade that is intended to create
11or expand open space or to reduce energy usage through
12efficiency measures. For the purpose of this definition, "open
13space" has the definition set forth under Section 10 of the
14Illinois Open Land Trust Act.
15    (ff) The term "significant presence" means the existence
16within the State of the national or regional headquarters of
17an entity or group or such other facility of an entity or group
18of entities where a significant amount of the business
19functions are performed for such entity or group of entities.
20    (gg) The term "municipal bond issuer" means the State or
21any other state or commonwealth of the United States, or any
22unit of local government, school district, agency or
23instrumentality, office, department, division, bureau,
24commission, college or university thereof located in the State
25or any other state or commonwealth of the United States.
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1program for the funding of the purchase of bonds, notes or
2other obligations issued by or on behalf of a municipal bond
3issuer.
4    (ii) The term "participating lender" means any trust
5company, bank, savings bank, credit union, merchant bank,
6investment bank, broker, investment trust, pension fund,
7building and loan association, savings and loan association,
8insurance company, venture capital company, or other
9institution approved by the Authority which provides a portion
10of the financing for a project.
11    (jj) The term "loan participation" means any loan in which
12the Authority co-operates with a participating lender to
13provide all or a portion of the financing for a project.
14    (kk) The term "PACE Project" means an energy project as
15defined in Section 5 of the Property Assessed Clean Energy
16Act.
17    (ll) The term "clean energy" means energy generation that
18is substantially free (90% or more) of carbon dioxide
19emissions by design or operations, or that otherwise
20contributes to the reduction in emissions of environmentally
21hazardous materials or reduces the volume of environmentally
22dangerous materials.
23    (mm) The term "clean energy project" means the
24acquisition, construction, refurbishment, creation,
25development or redevelopment of any facility, equipment,
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1State or any unit of local government, school district, agency
2or instrumentality, office, department, division, bureau,
3commission, college, or university of the State, for use by
4any person or institution, public or private, for profit or
5not for profit, or for use in any trade or business, which the
6Authority determines will aid, assist, or encourage the
7development or implementation of clean energy in the State, or
8as otherwise contemplated by Article 850.
9    (nn) The term "Climate Bank" means the Authority in the
10exercise of those powers conferred on it by this Act related to
11clean energy or clean water, drinking water, or wastewater
12treatment.
13    (oo) "equity investment eligible community" and "eligible
14community" mean the geographic areas throughout Illinois that
15would most benefit from equitable investments by the State
16designed to combat discrimination. Specifically, the eligible
17communities shall be defined as the following areas:
18        (1) R3 Areas as established pursuant to Section 10-40
19    of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, where residents
20    have historically been excluded from economic
21    opportunities, including opportunities in the energy
22    sector; and
23        (2) Environmental justice communities, as defined by
24    the Illinois Power Agency pursuant to the Illinois Power
25    Agency Act, where residents have historically been subject
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1    pollution from the energy sector.
2    (pp) "Equity investment eligible person" and "eligible
3person" mean the persons who would most benefit from equitable
4investments by the State designed to combat discrimination.
5Specifically, eligible persons means the following people:
6        (1) persons whose primary residence is in an equity
7    investment eligible community;
8        (2) persons who are graduates of or currently enrolled
9    in the foster care system; or
10        (3) persons who were formerly incarcerated.
11    (qq) "Environmental justice community" means the
12definition of that term based on existing methodologies and
13findings used and as may be updated by the Illinois Power
14Agency and its program administrator in the Illinois Solar for
15All Program.
16(Source: P.A. 100-919, eff. 8-17-18; 101-610, eff. 1-1-20;
17102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
18    (20 ILCS 3501/801-40)
19    Sec. 801-40. In addition to the powers otherwise
20authorized by law and in addition to the foregoing general
21corporate powers, the Authority shall also have the following
22additional specific powers to be exercised in furtherance of
23the purposes of this Act.
24    (a) The Authority shall have power (i) to accept grants,
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1State, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or, in the
2case of clean energy projects, any not-for-profit
3philanthropic or other charitable organization, public or
4private, to be used for the operating expenses of the
5Authority, or for any purposes of the Authority, including the
6making of direct loans of such funds with respect to projects,
7and (ii) to enter into any agreement with the federal
8government or the State, or any agency or instrumentality
9thereof, in relationship to such grants, loans or
10appropriations.
11    (b) The Authority shall have power to procure and enter
12into contracts for any type of insurance and indemnity
13agreements covering loss or damage to property from any cause,
14including loss of use and occupancy, or covering any other
15insurable risk.
16    (c) The Authority shall have the continuing power to issue
17bonds for its corporate purposes. Bonds may be issued by the
18Authority in one or more series and may provide for the payment
19of any interest deemed necessary on such bonds, of the costs of
20issuance of such bonds, of any premium on any insurance, or of
21the cost of any guarantees, letters of credit or other similar
22documents, may provide for the funding of the reserves deemed
23necessary in connection with such bonds, and may provide for
24the refunding or advance refunding of any bonds or for
25accounts deemed necessary in connection with any purpose of
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1or times and at any rate or rates, notwithstanding any other
2provision of law to the contrary, and such rate or rates may be
3established by an index or formula which may be implemented or
4established by persons appointed or retained therefor by the
5Authority, or may bear no interest or may bear interest
6payable at maturity or upon redemption prior to maturity, may
7bear such date or dates, may be payable at such time or times
8and at such place or places, may mature at any time or times
9not later than 40 years from the date of issuance, may be sold
10at public or private sale at such time or times and at such
11price or prices, may be secured by such pledges, reserves,
12guarantees, letters of credit, insurance contracts or other
13similar credit support or liquidity instruments, may be
14executed in such manner, may be subject to redemption prior to
15maturity, may provide for the registration of the bonds, and
16may be subject to such other terms and conditions all as may be
17provided by the resolution or indenture authorizing the
18issuance of such bonds. The holder or holders of any bonds
19issued by the Authority may bring suits at law or proceedings
20in equity to compel the performance and observance by any
21person or by the Authority or any of its agents or employees of
22any contract or covenant made with the holders of such bonds
23and to compel such person or the Authority and any of its
24agents or employees to perform any duties required to be
25performed for the benefit of the holders of any such bonds by
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1and to enjoin such person or the Authority and any of its
2agents or employees from taking any action in conflict with
3any such contract or covenant. Notwithstanding the form and
4tenor of any such bonds and in the absence of any express
5recital on the face thereof that it is non-negotiable, all
6such bonds shall be negotiable instruments. Pending the
7preparation and execution of any such bonds, temporary bonds
8may be issued as provided by the resolution. The bonds shall be
9sold by the Authority in such manner as it shall determine. The
10bonds may be secured as provided in the authorizing resolution
11by the receipts, revenues, income and other available funds of
12the Authority and by any amounts derived by the Authority from
13the loan agreement or lease agreement with respect to the
14project or projects; and bonds may be issued as general
15obligations of the Authority payable from such revenues, funds
16and obligations of the Authority as the bond resolution shall
17provide, or may be issued as limited obligations with a claim
18for payment solely from such revenues, funds and obligations
19as the bond resolution shall provide. The Authority may grant
20a specific pledge or assignment of and lien on or security
21interest in such rights, revenues, income, or amounts and may
22grant a specific pledge or assignment of and lien on or
23security interest in any reserves, funds or accounts
24established in the resolution authorizing the issuance of
25bonds. Any such pledge, assignment, lien or security interest
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1be valid and binding from the time the bonds are issued without
2any physical delivery or further act, and shall be valid and
3binding as against and prior to the claims of all other parties
4having claims against the Authority or any other person
5irrespective of whether the other parties have notice of the
6pledge, assignment, lien or security interest. As evidence of
7such pledge, assignment, lien and security interest, the
8Authority may execute and deliver a mortgage, trust agreement,
9indenture or security agreement or an assignment thereof. A
10remedy for any breach or default of the terms of any such
11agreement by the Authority may be by mandamus proceedings in
12any court of competent jurisdiction to compel the performance
13and compliance therewith, but the agreement may prescribe by
14whom or on whose behalf such action may be instituted. It is
15expressly understood that the Authority may, but need not,
16acquire title to any project with respect to which it
17exercises its authority.
18    (d) With respect to the powers granted by this Act, the
19Authority may adopt rules and regulations prescribing the
20procedures by which persons may apply for assistance under
21this Act. Nothing herein shall be deemed to preclude the
22Authority, prior to the filing of any formal application, from
23conducting preliminary discussions and investigations with
24respect to the subject matter of any prospective application.
25    (e) The Authority shall have power to acquire by purchase,
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1any person useful for its purposes, whether improved for the
2purposes of any prospective project, or unimproved. The
3Authority may also accept any donation of funds for its
4purposes from any such source. The Authority shall have no
5independent power of condemnation but may acquire any property
6or rights therein obtained upon condemnation by any other
7authority, governmental entity or unit of local government
8with such power.
9    (f) The Authority shall have power to develop, construct
10and improve either under its own direction, or through
11collaboration with any approved applicant, or to acquire
12through purchase or otherwise, any project, using for such
13purpose the proceeds derived from the sale of its bonds or from
14governmental loans or grants, and to hold title in the name of
15the Authority to such projects.
16    (g) The Authority shall have power to lease pursuant to a
17lease agreement any project so developed and constructed or
18acquired to the approved tenant on such terms and conditions
19as may be appropriate to further the purposes of this Act and
20to maintain the credit of the Authority. Any such lease may
21provide for either the Authority or the approved tenant to
22assume initially, in whole or in part, the costs of
23maintenance, repair and improvements during the leasehold
24period. In no case, however, shall the total rentals from any
25project during any initial leasehold period or the total loan
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1than an amount necessary to return over such lease or loan
2period (1) all costs incurred in connection with the
3development, construction, acquisition or improvement of the
4project and for repair, maintenance and improvements thereto
5during the period of the lease or loan; provided, however,
6that the rentals or loan repayments need not include costs met
7through the use of funds other than those obtained by the
8Authority through the issuance of its bonds or governmental
9loans; (2) a reasonable percentage additive to be agreed upon
10by the Authority and the borrower or tenant to cover a properly
11allocable portion of the Authority's general expenses,
12including, but not limited to, administrative expenses,
13salaries and general insurance, and (3) an amount sufficient
14to pay when due all principal of, interest and premium, if any
15on, any bonds issued by the Authority with respect to the
16project. The portion of total rentals payable under clause (3)
17of this subsection (g) shall be deposited in such special
18accounts, including all sinking funds, acquisition or
19construction funds, debt service and other funds as provided
20by any resolution, mortgage or trust agreement of the
21Authority pursuant to which any bond is issued.
22    (h) The Authority has the power, upon the termination of
23any leasehold period of any project, to sell or lease for a
24further term or terms such project on such terms and
25conditions as the Authority shall deem reasonable and
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1all such sales and the revenues or income from such leases
2shall be used to satisfy any indebtedness of the Authority
3with respect to such project and any balance may be used to pay
4any expenses of the Authority or be used for the further
5development, construction, acquisition or improvement of
6projects. In the event any project is vacated by a tenant prior
7to the termination of the initial leasehold period, the
8Authority shall sell or lease the facilities of the project on
9the most advantageous terms available. The net proceeds of any
10such disposition shall be treated in the same manner as the
11proceeds from sales or the revenues or income from leases
12subsequent to the termination of any initial leasehold period.
13    (i) The Authority shall have the power to make loans, or to
14purchase loan participations in loans made, to persons to
15finance a project, to enter into loan agreements or agreements
16with participating lenders with respect thereto, and to accept
17guarantees from persons of its loans or the resultant
18evidences of obligations of the Authority.
19    (j) The Authority may fix, determine, charge and collect
20any premiums, fees, charges, costs and expenses, including,
21without limitation, any application fees, commitment fees,
22program fees, financing charges or publication fees from any
23person in connection with its activities under this Act.
24    (k) In addition to the funds established as provided
25herein, the Authority shall have the power to create and
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1or desirable to accomplish its purposes under this Act and to
2deposit its available monies into the funds and accounts.
3    (l) At the request of the governing body of any unit of
4local government, the Authority is authorized to market such
5local government's revenue bond offerings by preparing bond
6issues for sale, advertising for sealed bids, receiving bids
7at its offices, making the award to the bidder that offers the
8most favorable terms or arranging for negotiated placements or
9underwritings of such securities. The Authority may, at its
10discretion, offer for concurrent sale the revenue bonds of
11several local governments. Sales by the Authority of revenue
12bonds under this Section shall in no way imply State guarantee
13of such debt issue. The Authority may require such financial
14information from participating local governments as it deems
15necessary in order to carry out the purposes of this
16subsection (1).
17    (m) The Authority may make grants to any county to which
18Division 5-37 of the Counties Code is applicable to assist in
19the financing of capital development, construction and
20renovation of new or existing facilities for hospitals and
21health care facilities under that Act. Such grants may only be
22made from funds appropriated for such purposes from the Build
23Illinois Bond Fund.
24    (n) The Authority may establish an urban development
25action grant program for the purpose of assisting
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1economic distress to help stimulate economic development
2activities needed to aid in economic recovery. The Authority
3shall determine the types of activities and projects for which
4the urban development action grants may be used, provided that
5such projects and activities are broadly defined to include
6all reasonable projects and activities the primary objectives
7of which are the development of viable urban communities,
8including decent housing and a suitable living environment,
9and expansion of economic opportunity, principally for persons
10of low and moderate incomes. The Authority shall enter into
11grant agreements from monies appropriated for such purposes
12from the Build Illinois Bond Fund. The Authority shall monitor
13the use of the grants, and shall provide for audits of the
14funds as well as recovery by the Authority of any funds
15determined to have been spent in violation of this subsection
16(n) or any rule or regulation promulgated hereunder. The
17Authority shall provide technical assistance with regard to
18the effective use of the urban development action grants. The
19Authority shall file an annual report to the General Assembly
20concerning the progress of the grant program.
21    (o) The Authority may establish a Housing Partnership
22Program whereby the Authority provides zero-interest loans to
23municipalities for the purpose of assisting in the financing
24of projects for the rehabilitation of affordable multi-family
25housing for low and moderate income residents. The Authority
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1evidence that it has obtained private funding for the
2rehabilitation project. The Authority shall provide 3 State
3dollars for every 7 dollars obtained by the municipality from
4sources other than the State of Illinois. The loans shall be
5made from monies appropriated for such purpose from the Build
6Illinois Bond Fund. The total amount of loans available under
7the Housing Partnership Program shall not exceed $30,000,000.
8State loan monies under this subsection shall be used only for
9the acquisition and rehabilitation of existing buildings
10containing 4 or more dwelling units. The terms of any loan made
11by the municipality under this subsection shall require
12repayment of the loan to the municipality upon any sale or
13other transfer of the project. In addition, the Authority may
14use any moneys appropriated for such purpose from the Build
15Illinois Bond Fund, including funds loaned under this
16subsection and repaid as principal or interest, and investment
17income on such funds, to make the loans authorized by
18subsection (z), without regard to any restrictions or
19limitations provided in this subsection.
20    (p) The Authority may award grants to universities and
21research institutions, research consortiums and other
22not-for-profit entities for the purposes of: remodeling or
23otherwise physically altering existing laboratory or research
24facilities, expansion or physical additions to existing
25laboratory or research facilities, construction of new
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1equipment to support laboratory or research operations
2provided that such grants (i) be used solely in support of
3project and equipment acquisitions which enhance technology
4transfer, and (ii) not constitute more than 60 percent of the
5total project or acquisition cost.
6    (q) Grants may be awarded by the Authority to units of
7local government for the purpose of developing the appropriate
8infrastructure or defraying other costs to the local
9government in support of laboratory or research facilities
10provided that such grants may not exceed 40% of the cost to the
11unit of local government.
12    (r) In addition to the powers granted to the Authority
13under subsection (i), and in all cases supplemental to it, the
14Authority may establish a direct loan program to make loans
15to, or may purchase participations in loans made by
16participating lenders to, individuals, partnerships,
17corporations, or other business entities for the purpose of
18financing an industrial project, as defined in Section 801-10
19of this Act. For the purposes of such program and not by way of
20limitation on any other program of the Authority, including,
21without limitation, programs established under subsection (i),
22the Authority shall have the power to issue bonds, notes, or
23other evidences of indebtedness including commercial paper for
24purposes of providing a fund of capital from which it may make
25such loans. The Authority shall have the power to use any
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1Authority's direct loan program, or moneys at any time held by
2the Authority under this Act outside the State treasury in the
3custody of either the Treasurer of the Authority or a trustee
4or depository appointed by the Authority, for additional
5capital to make such loans or purchase such loan
6participations, or for the purposes of reserve funds or
7pledged funds which secure the Authority's obligations of
8repayment of any bond, note or other form of indebtedness
9established for the purpose of providing capital for which it
10intends to make such loans or purchase such loan
11participations. For the purpose of obtaining such capital, the
12Authority may also enter into agreements with financial
13institutions, participating lenders, and other persons for the
14purpose of administering a loan participation program, selling
15loans or developing a secondary market for such loans or loan
16participations. Loans made under the direct loan program
17specifically established under this subsection (r), including
18loans under such program made by participating lenders in
19which the Authority purchases a participation, may be in an
20amount not to exceed $600,000 and shall be made for a portion
21of an industrial project which does not exceed 50% of the total
22project. No loan may be made by the Authority unless approved
23by the affirmative vote of at least 8 members of the board. The
24Authority shall establish procedures and publish rules which
25shall provide for the submission, review, and analysis of each
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1preserve the ability of each board member and the Executive
2Director, as applicable, to reach an individual business
3judgment regarding the propriety of each direct loan or loan
4participation. The collective discretion of the board to
5approve or disapprove each loan shall be unencumbered. The
6Authority may establish and collect such fees and charges,
7determine and enforce such terms and conditions, and charge
8such interest rates as it determines to be necessary and
9appropriate to the successful administration of the direct
10loan program, including purchasing loan participations. The
11Authority may require such interests in collateral and such
12guarantees as it determines are necessary to protect the
13Authority's interest in the repayment of the principal and
14interest of each loan and loan participation made under the
15direct loan program. The restrictions established under this
16subsection (r) shall not be applicable to any loan or loan
17participation made under subsection (i) or to any loan or loan
18participation made under any other Section of this Act.
19    (s) The Authority may guarantee private loans to third
20parties up to a specified dollar amount in order to promote
21economic development in this State.
22    (t) The Authority may adopt rules and regulations as may
23be necessary or advisable to implement the powers conferred by
24this Act.
25    (u) The Authority shall have the power to issue bonds,
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1make loans to units of local government which are authorized
2to enter into loan agreements and other documents and to issue
3bonds, notes and other evidences of indebtedness for the
4purpose of financing the protection of storm sewer outfalls,
5the construction of adequate storm sewer outfalls, and the
6provision for flood protection of sanitary sewage treatment
7plans, in counties that have established a stormwater
8management planning committee in accordance with Section
95-1062 of the Counties Code. Any such loan shall be made by the
10Authority pursuant to the provisions of Section 820-5 to
11820-60 of this Act. The unit of local government shall pay back
12to the Authority the principal amount of the loan, plus annual
13interest as determined by the Authority. The Authority shall
14have the power, subject to appropriations by the General
15Assembly, to subsidize or buy down a portion of the interest on
16such loans, up to 4% per annum.
17    (v) The Authority may accept security interests as
18provided in Sections 11-3 and 11-3.3 of the Illinois Public
19Aid Code.
20    (w) Moral Obligation. In the event that the Authority
21determines that monies of the Authority will not be sufficient
22for the payment of the principal of and interest on its bonds
23during the next State fiscal year, the Chairperson, as soon as
24practicable, shall certify to the Governor the amount required
25by the Authority to enable it to pay such principal of and
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1certified to the General Assembly as soon as practicable, but
2no later than the end of the current State fiscal year. This
3subsection shall apply only to any bonds or notes as to which
4the Authority shall have determined, in the resolution
5authorizing the issuance of the bonds or notes, that this
6subsection shall apply. Whenever the Authority makes such a
7determination, that fact shall be plainly stated on the face
8of the bonds or notes and that fact shall also be reported to
9the Governor. In the event of a withdrawal of moneys from a
10reserve fund established with respect to any issue or issues
11of bonds of the Authority to pay principal or interest on those
12bonds, the Chairperson of the Authority, as soon as
13practicable, shall certify to the Governor the amount required
14to restore the reserve fund to the level required in the
15resolution or indenture securing those bonds. The Governor
16shall submit the amount so certified to the General Assembly
17as soon as practicable, but no later than the end of the
18current State fiscal year. The Authority shall obtain written
19approval from the Governor for any bonds and notes to be issued
20under this Section. In addition to any other bonds authorized
21to be issued under Sections 825-60, 825-65(e), 830-25 and
22845-5, the principal amount of Authority bonds outstanding
23issued under this Section 801-40(w) or under 20 ILCS 3850/1-80
24or 30 ILCS 360/2-6(c), which have been assumed by the
25Authority, shall not exceed $150,000,000. This subsection (w)
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1on behalf of the Illinois Power Agency under Section 825-90 of
2this Act.
3    (x) The Authority may enter into agreements or contracts
4with any person necessary or appropriate to place the payment
5obligations of the Authority under any of its bonds in whole or
6in part on any interest rate basis, cash flow basis, or other
7basis desired by the Authority, including without limitation
8agreements or contracts commonly known as "interest rate swap
9agreements", "forward payment conversion agreements", and
10"futures", or agreements or contracts to exchange cash flows
11or a series of payments, or agreements or contracts, including
12without limitation agreements or contracts commonly known as
13"options", "puts", or "calls", to hedge payment, rate spread,
14or similar exposure; provided that any such agreement or
15contract shall not constitute an obligation for borrowed money
16and shall not be taken into account under Section 845-5 of this
17Act or any other debt limit of the Authority or the State of
18Illinois.
19    (y) The Authority shall publish summaries of projects and
20actions approved by the members of the Authority on its
21website. These summaries shall include, but not be limited to,
22information regarding the:
23        (1) project;
24        (2) Board's action or actions;
25        (3) purpose of the project;
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1        (5) volume cap;
2        (6) jobs retained;
3        (7) projected new jobs;
4        (8) construction jobs created;
5        (9) estimated sources and uses of funds;
6        (10) financing summary;
7        (11) project summary;
8        (12) business summary;
9        (13) ownership or economic disclosure statement;
10        (14) professional and financial information;
11        (15) service area; and
12        (16) legislative district.
13    The disclosure of information pursuant to this subsection
14shall comply with the Freedom of Information Act.
15    (z) Consistent with the findings and declaration of policy
16set forth in item (j) of Section 801-5 of this Act, the
17Authority shall have the power to make loans to the Police
18Officers' Pension Investment Fund authorized by Section
1922B-120 of the Illinois Pension Code and to make loans to the
20Firefighters' Pension Investment Fund authorized by Section
2122C-120 of the Illinois Pension Code. Notwithstanding anything
22in this Act to the contrary, loans authorized by Section
2322B-120 and Section 22C-120 of the Illinois Pension Code may
24be made from any of the Authority's funds, including, but not
25limited to, funds in its Illinois Housing Partnership Program
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1Venture Investment Fund.
2(Source: P.A. 100-919, eff. 8-17-18; 101-610, eff. 1-1-20;
3102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
4    (20 ILCS 730/Act rep.)
5    Section 5-10. The Energy Transition Act is repealed.
 
6    (20 ILCS 3501/Art. 850 rep.)
7    Section 5-15. The Illinois Finance Authority Act is
8amended by repealing Article 850.
 
9
Article 10. Energy Community Reinvestment Act

 
10    (20 ILCS 735/Act rep.)
11    Section 10-5. The Energy Community Reinvestment Act is
12repealed.
 
13
Article 15. Community Energy, Climate, and Jobs Planning Act

 
14    (50 ILCS 65/Act rep.)
15    Section 15-5. The Community Energy, Climate, and Jobs
16Planning Act is repealed.
 
17
Article 20. Illinois Clean Energy
18
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1    (805 ILCS 155/Act rep.)
2    Section 20-5. The Illinois Clean Energy Jobs and Justice
3Fund Act is repealed.
 
4
Article 90.

 
5    Section 90-5. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is
6amended by changing Sections 4A-102 and 4A-103 as follows:
 
7    (5 ILCS 420/4A-102)  (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-102)
8    Sec. 4A-102. The statement of economic interests required
9by this Article shall include the economic interests of the
10person making the statement as provided in this Section. The
11interest (if constructively controlled by the person making
12the statement) of a spouse or any other party, shall be
13considered to be the same as the interest of the person making
14the statement. Campaign receipts shall not be included in this
15statement.
16        (a) The following interests shall be listed by all
17    persons required to file:
18            (1) The name, address and type of practice of any
19        professional organization or individual professional
20        practice in which the person making the statement was
21        an officer, director, associate, partner or
22        proprietor, or served in any advisory capacity, from
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1        preceding calendar year;
2            (2) The nature of professional services (other
3        than services rendered to the unit or units of
4        government in relation to which the person is required
5        to file) and the nature of the entity to which they
6        were rendered if fees exceeding $5,000 were received
7        during the preceding calendar year from the entity for
8        professional services rendered by the person making
9        the statement.
10            (3) The identity (including the address or legal
11        description of real estate) of any capital asset from
12        which a capital gain of $5,000 or more was realized in
13        the preceding calendar year.
14            (4) The name of any unit of government which has
15        employed the person making the statement during the
16        preceding calendar year other than the unit or units
17        of government in relation to which the person is
18        required to file.
19            (5) The name of any entity from which a gift or
20        gifts, or honorarium or honoraria, valued singly or in
21        the aggregate in excess of $500, was received during
22        the preceding calendar year.
23        (b) The following interests shall also be listed by
24    persons listed in items (a) through (f), item (l), item
25    (n), and item (p) of Section 4A-101:
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1        entity doing business in the State of Illinois, in
2        which an ownership interest held by the person at the
3        date of filing is in excess of $5,000 fair market value
4        or from which dividends of in excess of $1,200 were
5        derived during the preceding calendar year. (In the
6        case of real estate, location thereof shall be listed
7        by street address, or if none, then by legal
8        description). No time or demand deposit in a financial
9        institution, nor any debt instrument need be listed;
10            (2) Except for professional service entities, the
11        name of any entity and any position held therein from
12        which income of in excess of $1,200 was derived during
13        the preceding calendar year, if the entity does
14        business in the State of Illinois. No time or demand
15        deposit in a financial institution, nor any debt
16        instrument need be listed.
17            (3) The identity of any compensated lobbyist with
18        whom the person making the statement maintains a close
19        economic association, including the name of the
20        lobbyist and specifying the legislative matter or
21        matters which are the object of the lobbying activity,
22        and describing the general type of economic activity
23        of the client or principal on whose behalf that person
24        is lobbying.
25        (c) The following interests shall also be listed by
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1    Section 4A-101.5:
2            (1) The name and instrument of ownership in any
3        entity doing business with a unit of local government
4        in relation to which the person is required to file if
5        the ownership interest of the person filing is greater
6        than $5,000 fair market value as of the date of filing
7        or if dividends in excess of $1,200 were received from
8        the entity during the preceding calendar year. (In the
9        case of real estate, location thereof shall be listed
10        by street address, or if none, then by legal
11        description). No time or demand deposit in a financial
12        institution, nor any debt instrument need be listed.
13            (2) Except for professional service entities, the
14        name of any entity and any position held therein from
15        which income in excess of $1,200 was derived during
16        the preceding calendar year if the entity does
17        business with a unit of local government in relation
18        to which the person is required to file. No time or
19        demand deposit in a financial institution, nor any
20        debt instrument need be listed.
21            (3) The name of any entity and the nature of the
22        governmental action requested by any entity which has
23        applied to a unit of local government in relation to
24        which the person must file for any license, franchise
25        or permit for annexation, zoning or rezoning of real
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1        ownership interest of the person filing is in excess
2        of $5,000 fair market value at the time of filing or if
3        income or dividends in excess of $1,200 were received
4        by the person filing from the entity during the
5        preceding calendar year.
6        (d) (Blank). The following interest shall also be
7    listed by persons listed in items (a) through (f) of
8    Section 4A-101: the name of any spouse or immediate family
9    member living with such person employed by a public
10    utility in this State and the name of the public utility
11    that employs such person.
12    For the purposes of this Section, the unit of local
13government in relation to which a person is required to file
14under item (e) of Section 4A-101.5 shall be the unit of local
15government that contributes to the pension fund of which such
16person is a member of the board.
17(Source: P.A. 101-221, eff. 8-9-19; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
18    (5 ILCS 420/4A-103)  (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-103)
19    Sec. 4A-103. The statement of economic interests required
20by this Article to be filed with the Secretary of State or
21county clerk shall be filled in by typewriting or hand
22printing, shall be verified, dated, and signed by the person
23making the statement and shall contain substantially the
24following:
 

 

 

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1
STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS

 
2INSTRUCTIONS:
3    You may find the following documents helpful to you in
4completing this form:
5        (1) federal income tax returns, including any related
6    schedules, attachments, and forms; and
7        (2) investment and brokerage statements.
8    To complete this form, you do not need to disclose
9specific amounts or values or report interests relating either
10to political committees registered with the Illinois State
11Board of Elections or to political committees, principal
12campaign committees, or authorized committees registered with
13the Federal Election Commission.
14    The information you disclose will be available to the
15public.
16    You must answer all 6 questions. Certain questions will
17ask you to report any applicable assets or debts held in, or
18payable to, your name; held jointly by, or payable to, you with
19your spouse; or held jointly by, or payable to, you with your
20minor child. If you have any concerns about whether an
21interest should be reported, please consult your department's
22ethics officer, if applicable.
23    Please ensure that the information you provide is complete
24and accurate. If you need more space than the form allows,
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1subject to the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, your
2ethics officer must review your statement of economic
3interests before you file it. Failure to complete the
4statement in good faith and within the prescribed deadline may
5subject you to fines, imprisonment, or both.
 
6BASIC INFORMATION:
7Name:........................................................
8Job title:...................................................
9Office, department, or agency that requires you to file this
10form:........................................................
11Other offices, departments, or agencies that require you to
12file a Statement of Economic Interests form: ................
13Full mailing address:........................................
14Preferred e-mail address (optional):.........................
 
15QUESTIONS:
16    1. If you have any single asset that was worth more than
17$10,000 as of the end of the preceding calendar year and is
18held in, or payable to, your name, held jointly by, or payable
19to, you with your spouse, or held jointly by, or payable to,
20you with your minor child, list such assets below. In the case
21of investment real estate, list the city and state where the
22investment real estate is located. If you do not have any such
23assets, list "none" below.
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1.............................................................
2.............................................................
3.............................................................
4.............................................................
5    2. Excluding the position for which you are required to
6file this form, list the source of any income in excess of
7$7,500 required to be reported during the preceding calendar
8year. If you sold an asset that produced more than $7,500 in
9capital gains in the preceding calendar year, list the name of
10the asset and the transaction date on which the sale or
11transfer took place. If you had no such sources of income or
12assets, list "none" below.
 
13Source of Income / Name of Date Sold (if applicable)
14Asset
15............................... ...............................
16............................... ...............................
17............................... ...............................
18    3. Excluding debts incurred on terms available to the
19general public, such as mortgages, student loans, and credit
20card debts, if you owed any single debt in the preceding
21calendar year exceeding $10,000, list the creditor of the debt
22below. If you had no such debts, list "none" below.
23    List the creditor for all applicable debts owed by you,
24owed jointly by you with your spouse, or owed jointly by you
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1above, you do not need to report any debts to or from financial
2institutions or government agencies, such as debts secured by
3automobiles, household furniture or appliances, as long as the
4debt was made on terms available to the general public, debts
5to members of your family, or debts to or from a political
6committee registered with the Illinois State Board of
7Elections or any political committee, principal campaign
8committee, or authorized committee registered with the Federal
9Election Commission.
10.............................................................
11.............................................................
12.............................................................
13.............................................................
14    4. List the name of each unit of government of which you or
15your spouse were an employee, contractor, or office holder
16during the preceding calendar year other than the unit or
17units of government in relation to which the person is
18required to file and the title of the position or nature of the
19contractual services.
 
20Name of Unit of GovernmentTitle or Nature of Services
21............................... ...............................
22............................... ...............................
23............................... ...............................
24    5. If you maintain an economic relationship with a
25lobbyist or if a member of your family is known to you to be a

 

 

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1lobbyist registered with any unit of government in the State
2of Illinois, list the name of the lobbyist below and identify
3the nature of your relationship with the lobbyist. If you do
4not have an economic relationship with a lobbyist or a family
5member known to you to be a lobbyist registered with any unit
6of government in the State of Illinois, list "none" below.
 
7Name of LobbyistRelationship to Filer
8............................... ...............................
9............................... ...............................
10............................... ...............................
11    6. List the name of each person, organization, or entity
12that was the source of a gift or gifts, or honorarium or
13honoraria, valued singly or in the aggregate in excess of $500
14received during the preceding calendar year and the type of
15gift or gifts, or honorarium or honoraria, excluding any gift
16or gifts from a member of your family that was not known to be
17a lobbyist registered with any unit of government in the State
18of Illinois. If you had no such gifts, list "none" below.
19.............................................................
20.............................................................
21.............................................................
22    7. List the name of any spouse or immediate family member
23living with the person making this statement employed by a
24public utility in this State and the name of the public utility
25that employs the relative.

 

 

 

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1Name and Relation Public Utility
2............................... ...............................
3..............................................................
4..............................................................
5VERIFICATION:
6    "I declare that this statement of economic interests
7(including any attachments) has been examined by me and to the
8best of my knowledge and belief is a true, correct and complete
9statement of my economic interests as required by the Illinois
10Governmental Ethics Act. I understand that the penalty for
11willfully filing a false or incomplete statement is a fine not
12to exceed $2,500 or imprisonment in a penal institution other
13than the penitentiary not to exceed one year, or both fine and
14imprisonment."
15Printed Name of Filer:.......................................
16Date:........................................................
17Signature:...................................................
 
18If this statement of economic interests requires ethics
19officer review prior to filing, the applicable ethics officer
20must complete the following:
 
21CERTIFICATION OF ETHICS OFFICER REVIEW:
22    "In accordance with law, as Ethics Officer, I reviewed
23this statement of economic interests prior to its filing."
 

 

 

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1Printed Name of Ethics Officer:..............................
2Date:........................................................
3Signature:...................................................
4Preferred e-mail address (optional):.........................
5
STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTEREST
6
(TYPE OR HAND PRINT)
7.............................................................
8(name)
9.............................................................
10(each office or position of employment for which this
11statement is filed)
12.............................................................
13(full mailing address)
14GENERAL DIRECTIONS:
15    The interest (if constructively controlled by the person
16making the statement) of a spouse or any other party, shall be
17considered to be the same as the interest of the person making
18the statement.
19    Campaign receipts shall not be included in this statement.
20    If additional space is needed, please attach supplemental
21listing.
22    1. List the name and instrument of ownership in any entity
23doing business in the State of Illinois, in which the
24ownership interest held by the person at the date of filing is
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1in excess of $1,200 were derived during the preceding calendar
2year. (In the case of real estate, location thereof shall be
3listed by street address, or if none, then by legal
4description.) No time or demand deposit in a financial
5institution, nor any debt instrument need be listed.
6Business EntityInstrument of Ownership
7..............................................................
8..............................................................
9..............................................................
10..............................................................
11    2. List the name, address and type of practice of any
12professional organization in which the person making the
13statement was an officer, director, associate, partner or
14proprietor or served in any advisory capacity, from which
15income in excess of $1,200 was derived during the preceding
16calendar year.
17NameAddressType of Practice
18.............................................................
19.............................................................
20.............................................................
21    3. List the nature of professional services rendered
22(other than to the State of Illinois) to each entity from which
23income exceeding $5,000 was received for professional services
24rendered during the preceding calendar year by the person
25making the statement.
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1.............................................................
2    4. List the identity (including the address or legal
3description of real estate) of any capital asset from which a
4capital gain of $5,000 or more was realized during the
5preceding calendar year.
6.............................................................
7.............................................................
8    5. List the identity of any compensated lobbyist with whom
9the person making the statement maintains a close economic
10association, including the name of the lobbyist and specifying
11the legislative matter or matters which are the object of the
12lobbying activity, and describing the general type of economic
13activity of the client or principal on whose behalf that
14person is lobbying.
15LobbyistLegislative MatterClient or Principal
16.............................................................
17.............................................................
18    6. List the name of any entity doing business in the State
19of Illinois from which income in excess of $1,200 was derived
20during the preceding calendar year other than for professional
21services and the title or description of any position held in
22that entity. (In the case of real estate, location thereof
23shall be listed by street address, or if none, then by legal
24description). No time or demand deposit in a financial
25institution nor any debt instrument need be listed.
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1..............................................................
2..............................................................
3..............................................................
4    7. List the name of any unit of government which employed
5the person making the statement during the preceding calendar
6year other than the unit or units of government in relation to
7which the person is required to file.
8.............................................................
9.............................................................
10    8. List the name of any entity from which a gift or gifts,
11or honorarium or honoraria, valued singly or in the aggregate
12in excess of $500, was received during the preceding calendar
13year.
14.............................................................
15VERIFICATION:
16    "I declare that this statement of economic interests
17(including any accompanying schedules and statements) has been
18examined by me and to the best of my knowledge and belief is a
19true, correct and complete statement of my economic interests
20as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. I
21understand that the penalty for willfully filing a false or
22incomplete statement shall be a fine not to exceed $1,000 or
23imprisonment in a penal institution other than the
24penitentiary not to exceed one year, or both fine and
25imprisonment."
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1(date of filing) (signature of person making the statement)
2(Source: P.A. 95-173, eff. 1-1-08; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
3    Section 90-10. The State Officials and Employees Ethics
4Act is amended by changing Section 5-50 as follows:
 
5    (5 ILCS 430/5-50)
6    Sec. 5-50. Ex parte communications; special government
7agents.
8    (a) This Section applies to ex parte communications made
9to any agency listed in subsection (e).
10    (b) "Ex parte communication" means any written or oral
11communication by any person that imparts or requests material
12information or makes a material argument regarding potential
13action concerning regulatory, quasi-adjudicatory, investment,
14or licensing matters pending before or under consideration by
15the agency. "Ex parte communication" does not include the
16following: (i) statements by a person publicly made in a
17public forum; (ii) statements regarding matters of procedure
18and practice, such as format, the number of copies required,
19the manner of filing, and the status of a matter; and (iii)
20statements made by a State employee of the agency to the agency
21head or other employees of that agency.
22    (b-5) An ex parte communication received by an agency,
23agency head, or other agency employee from an interested party
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1promptly be memorialized and made a part of the record.
2    (c) An ex parte communication received by any agency,
3agency head, or other agency employee, other than an ex parte
4communication described in subsection (b-5), shall immediately
5be reported to that agency's ethics officer by the recipient
6of the communication and by any other employee of that agency
7who responds to the communication. The ethics officer shall
8require that the ex parte communication be promptly made a
9part of the record. The ethics officer shall promptly file the
10ex parte communication with the Executive Ethics Commission,
11including all written communications, all written responses to
12the communications, and a memorandum prepared by the ethics
13officer stating the nature and substance of all oral
14communications, the identity and job title of the person to
15whom each communication was made, all responses made, the
16identity and job title of the person making each response, the
17identity of each person from whom the written or oral ex parte
18communication was received, the individual or entity
19represented by that person, any action the person requested or
20recommended, and any other pertinent information. The
21disclosure shall also contain the date of any ex parte
22communication.
23    (d) "Interested party" means a person or entity whose
24rights, privileges, or interests are the subject of or are
25directly affected by a regulatory, quasi-adjudicatory,
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1communication received by either the Illinois Commerce
2Commission or the Illinois Power Agency, "interested party"
3also includes: (1) an organization comprised of 2 or more
4businesses, persons, nonprofit entities, or any combination
5thereof, that are working in concert to advance public policy
6advocated by the organization, or (2) any party selling
7renewable energy resources procured by the Illinois Power
8Agency pursuant to Section 16-111.5 of the Public Utilities
9Act and Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act.
10    (e) This Section applies to the following agencies:
11Executive Ethics Commission
12Illinois Commerce Commission
13Illinois Power Agency 
14Educational Labor Relations Board
15State Board of Elections
16Illinois Gaming Board
17Health Facilities and Services Review Board 
18Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission
19Illinois Labor Relations Board
20Illinois Liquor Control Commission
21Pollution Control Board
22Property Tax Appeal Board
23Illinois Racing Board
24Illinois Purchased Care Review Board
25Department of State Police Merit Board
26Motor Vehicle Review Board

 

 

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1Prisoner Review Board
2Civil Service Commission
3Personnel Review Board for the Treasurer
4Merit Commission for the Secretary of State
5Merit Commission for the Office of the Comptroller
6Court of Claims
7Board of Review of the Department of Employment Security
8Department of Insurance
9Department of Professional Regulation and licensing boards
10  under the Department
11Department of Public Health and licensing boards under the
12  Department
13Office of Banks and Real Estate and licensing boards under
14  the Office
15State Employees Retirement System Board of Trustees
16Judges Retirement System Board of Trustees
17General Assembly Retirement System Board of Trustees
18Illinois Board of Investment
19State Universities Retirement System Board of Trustees
20Teachers Retirement System Officers Board of Trustees
21    (f) Any person who fails to (i) report an ex parte
22communication to an ethics officer, (ii) make information part
23of the record, or (iii) make a filing with the Executive Ethics
24Commission as required by this Section or as required by
25Section 5-165 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
26violates this Act.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 96-31, eff. 6-30-09;
2102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
3    Section 90-20. The Electric Vehicle Act is amended by
4changing Section 15 as follows:
 
5    (20 ILCS 627/15)
6    Sec. 15. Electric Vehicle Coordinator. The Governor, with
7the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint a person
8within the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Department
9of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to serve as the Electric
10Vehicle Coordinator for the State of Illinois. This person may
11be an existing employee with other duties. The Coordinator
12shall act as a point person for electric vehicle-related and
13electric vehicle charging-related electric vehicle related
14policies and activities in Illinois, including, but not
15limited to, the issuance of electric vehicle rebates for
16consumers and electric vehicle charging rebates for
17organizations and companies.
18(Source: P.A. 97-89, eff. 7-11-11; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
19    Section 90-23. The Illinois Enterprise Zone Act is amended
20by changing Section 5.5 as follows:
 
21    (20 ILCS 655/5.5)   (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 609.1)
22    Sec. 5.5. High Impact Business.

 

 

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1    (a) In order to respond to unique opportunities to assist
2in the encouragement, development, growth, and expansion of
3the private sector through large scale investment and
4development projects, the Department is authorized to receive
5and approve applications for the designation of "High Impact
6Businesses" in Illinois subject to the following conditions:
7        (1) such applications may be submitted at any time
8    during the year;
9        (2) such business is not located, at the time of
10    designation, in an enterprise zone designated pursuant to
11    this Act;
12        (3) the business intends to do one or more of the
13    following:
14            (A) the business intends to make a minimum
15        investment of $12,000,000 which will be placed in
16        service in qualified property and intends to create
17        500 full-time equivalent jobs at a designated location
18        in Illinois or intends to make a minimum investment of
19        $30,000,000 which will be placed in service in
20        qualified property and intends to retain 1,500
21        full-time retained jobs at a designated location in
22        Illinois. The business must certify in writing that
23        the investments would not be placed in service in
24        qualified property and the job creation or job
25        retention would not occur without the tax credits and
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1        Section. The terms "placed in service" and "qualified
2        property" have the same meanings as described in
3        subsection (h) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income
4        Tax Act; or
5            (B) the business intends to establish a new
6        electric generating facility at a designated location
7        in Illinois. "New electric generating facility", for
8        purposes of this Section, means a newly-constructed
9        electric generation plant or a newly-constructed
10        generation capacity expansion at an existing electric
11        generation plant, including the transmission lines and
12        associated equipment that transfers electricity from
13        points of supply to points of delivery, and for which
14        such new foundation construction commenced not sooner
15        than July 1, 2001. Such facility shall be designed to
16        provide baseload electric generation and shall operate
17        on a continuous basis throughout the year; and (i)
18        shall have an aggregate rated generating capacity of
19        at least 1,000 megawatts for all new units at one site
20        if it uses natural gas as its primary fuel and
21        foundation construction of the facility is commenced
22        on or before December 31, 2004, or shall have an
23        aggregate rated generating capacity of at least 400
24        megawatts for all new units at one site if it uses coal
25        or gases derived from coal as its primary fuel and
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1        Illinois coal mining jobs, or (ii) shall be funded
2        through a federal Department of Energy grant before
3        December 31, 2010 and shall support the creation of
4        Illinois coal-mining jobs, or (iii) shall use coal
5        gasification or integrated gasification-combined cycle
6        units that generate electricity or chemicals, or both,
7        and shall support the creation of Illinois coal-mining
8        jobs. The business must certify in writing that the
9        investments necessary to establish a new electric
10        generating facility would not be placed in service and
11        the job creation in the case of a coal-fueled plant
12        would not occur without the tax credits and exemptions
13        set forth in subsection (b-5) of this Section. The
14        term "placed in service" has the same meaning as
15        described in subsection (h) of Section 201 of the
16        Illinois Income Tax Act; or
17            (B-5) the business intends to establish a new
18        gasification facility at a designated location in
19        Illinois. As used in this Section, "new gasification
20        facility" means a newly constructed coal gasification
21        facility that generates chemical feedstocks or
22        transportation fuels derived from coal (which may
23        include, but are not limited to, methane, methanol,
24        and nitrogen fertilizer), that supports the creation
25        or retention of Illinois coal-mining jobs, and that
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1        before December 31, 2010. A new gasification facility
2        does not include a pilot project located within
3        Jefferson County or within a county adjacent to
4        Jefferson County for synthetic natural gas from coal;
5        or
6            (C) the business intends to establish production
7        operations at a new coal mine, re-establish production
8        operations at a closed coal mine, or expand production
9        at an existing coal mine at a designated location in
10        Illinois not sooner than July 1, 2001; provided that
11        the production operations result in the creation of
12        150 new Illinois coal mining jobs as described in
13        subdivision (a)(3)(B) of this Section, and further
14        provided that the coal extracted from such mine is
15        utilized as the predominant source for a new electric
16        generating facility. The business must certify in
17        writing that the investments necessary to establish a
18        new, expanded, or reopened coal mine would not be
19        placed in service and the job creation would not occur
20        without the tax credits and exemptions set forth in
21        subsection (b-5) of this Section. The term "placed in
22        service" has the same meaning as described in
23        subsection (h) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income
24        Tax Act; or
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1        transmission facilities at designated locations in
2        Illinois, for which construction commenced not sooner
3        than July 1, 2001. For the purposes of this Section,
4        "transmission facilities" means transmission lines
5        with a voltage rating of 115 kilovolts or above,
6        including associated equipment, that transfer
7        electricity from points of supply to points of
8        delivery and that transmit a majority of the
9        electricity generated by a new electric generating
10        facility designated as a High Impact Business in
11        accordance with this Section. The business must
12        certify in writing that the investments necessary to
13        construct new transmission facilities or upgrade
14        existing transmission facilities would not be placed
15        in service without the tax credits and exemptions set
16        forth in subsection (b-5) of this Section. The term
17        "placed in service" has the same meaning as described
18        in subsection (h) of Section 201 of the Illinois
19        Income Tax Act; or
20            (E) the business intends to establish a new wind
21        power facility at a designated location in Illinois.
22        For purposes of this Section, "new wind power
23        facility" means a newly constructed electric
24        generation facility, or a newly constructed expansion
25        of an existing electric generation facility, placed in
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1        electricity using wind energy devices, and such
2        facility shall be deemed to include all associated
3        transmission lines, substations, and other equipment
4        related to the generation of electricity from wind
5        energy devices. For purposes of this Section, "wind
6        energy device" means any device, with a nameplate
7        capacity of at least 0.5 megawatts, that is used in the
8        process of converting kinetic energy from the wind to
9        generate electricity; or
10            (E-5) the business intends to establish a new
11        utility-scale solar facility at a designated location
12        in Illinois. For purposes of this Section, "new
13        utility-scale solar power facility" means a newly
14        constructed electric generation facility, or a newly
15        constructed expansion of an existing electric
16        generation facility, placed in service on or after
17        July 1, 2021, that (i) generates electricity using
18        photovoltaic cells and (ii) has a nameplate capacity
19        that is greater than 5,000 kilowatts, and such
20        facility shall be deemed to include all associated
21        transmission lines, substations, energy storage
22        facilities, and other equipment related to the
23        generation and storage of electricity from
24        photovoltaic cells; or
25            (F) the business commits to (i) make a minimum
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1        service in a qualified property, (ii) create 125
2        full-time equivalent jobs at a designated location in
3        Illinois, (iii) establish a fertilizer plant at a
4        designated location in Illinois that complies with the
5        set-back standards as described in Table 1: Initial
6        Isolation and Protective Action Distances in the 2012
7        Emergency Response Guidebook published by the United
8        States Department of Transportation, (iv) pay a
9        prevailing wage for employees at that location who are
10        engaged in construction activities, and (v) secure an
11        appropriate level of general liability insurance to
12        protect against catastrophic failure of the fertilizer
13        plant or any of its constituent systems; in addition,
14        the business must agree to enter into a construction
15        project labor agreement including provisions
16        establishing wages, benefits, and other compensation
17        for employees performing work under the project labor
18        agreement at that location; for the purposes of this
19        Section, "fertilizer plant" means a newly constructed
20        or upgraded plant utilizing gas used in the production
21        of anhydrous ammonia and downstream nitrogen
22        fertilizer products for resale; for the purposes of
23        this Section, "prevailing wage" means the hourly cash
24        wages plus fringe benefits for training and
25        apprenticeship programs approved by the U.S.
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1        Training, health and welfare, insurance, vacations and
2        pensions paid generally, in the locality in which the
3        work is being performed, to employees engaged in work
4        of a similar character on public works; this paragraph
5        (F) applies only to businesses that submit an
6        application to the Department within 60 days after
7        July 25, 2013 (the effective date of Public Act
8        98-109) this amendatory Act of the 98th General
9        Assembly; and
10        (4) no later than 90 days after an application is
11    submitted, the Department shall notify the applicant of
12    the Department's determination of the qualification of the
13    proposed High Impact Business under this Section.
14    (b) Businesses designated as High Impact Businesses
15pursuant to subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this Section shall
16qualify for the credits and exemptions described in the
17following Acts: Section 9-222 and Section 9-222.1A of the
18Public Utilities Act, subsection (h) of Section 201 of the
19Illinois Income Tax Act, and Section 1d of the Retailers'
20Occupation Tax Act; provided that these credits and exemptions
21described in these Acts shall not be authorized until the
22minimum investments set forth in subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this
23Section have been placed in service in qualified properties
24and, in the case of the exemptions described in the Public
25Utilities Act and Section 1d of the Retailers' Occupation Tax
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1retained jobs set forth in subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this
2Section have been created or retained. Businesses designated
3as High Impact Businesses under this Section shall also
4qualify for the exemption described in Section 5l of the
5Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. The credit provided in
6subsection (h) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act
7shall be applicable to investments in qualified property as
8set forth in subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this Section.
9    (b-5) Businesses designated as High Impact Businesses
10pursuant to subdivisions (a)(3)(B), (a)(3)(B-5), (a)(3)(C),
11and (a)(3)(D) of this Section shall qualify for the credits
12and exemptions described in the following Acts: Section 51 of
13the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, Section 9-222 and Section
149-222.1A of the Public Utilities Act, and subsection (h) of
15Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act; however, the
16credits and exemptions authorized under Section 9-222 and
17Section 9-222.1A of the Public Utilities Act, and subsection
18(h) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act shall not be
19authorized until the new electric generating facility, the new
20gasification facility, the new transmission facility, or the
21new, expanded, or reopened coal mine is operational, except
22that a new electric generating facility whose primary fuel
23source is natural gas is eligible only for the exemption under
24Section 5l of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act.
25    (b-6) Businesses designated as High Impact Businesses
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1qualify for the exemptions described in Section 5l of the
2Retailers' Occupation Tax Act; any business so designated as a
3High Impact Business being, for purposes of this Section, a
4"Wind Energy Business".
5    (b-7) Beginning on January 1, 2021, businesses designated
6as High Impact Businesses by the Department shall qualify for
7the High Impact Business construction jobs credit under
8subsection (h-5) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act
9if the business meets the criteria set forth in subsection (i)
10of this Section. The total aggregate amount of credits awarded
11under the Blue Collar Jobs Act (Article 20 of Public Act 101-9
12this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly) shall not
13exceed $20,000,000 in any State fiscal year.
14    (c) High Impact Businesses located in federally designated
15foreign trade zones or sub-zones are also eligible for
16additional credits, exemptions and deductions as described in
17the following Acts: Section 9-221 and Section 9-222.1 of the
18Public Utilities Act; and subsection (g) of Section 201, and
19Section 203 of the Illinois Income Tax Act.
20    (d) Except for businesses contemplated under subdivision
21(a)(3)(E) of this Section, existing Illinois businesses which
22apply for designation as a High Impact Business must provide
23the Department with the prospective plan for which 1,500
24full-time retained jobs would be eliminated in the event that
25the business is not designated.
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1under subdivision (a)(3)(E) of this Section, new proposed
2facilities which apply for designation as High Impact Business
3must provide the Department with proof of alternative
4non-Illinois sites which would receive the proposed investment
5and job creation in the event that the business is not
6designated as a High Impact Business.
7    (f) Except for businesses contemplated under subdivision
8(a)(3)(E) of this Section, in the event that a business is
9designated a High Impact Business and it is later determined
10after reasonable notice and an opportunity for a hearing as
11provided under the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, that
12the business would have placed in service in qualified
13property the investments and created or retained the requisite
14number of jobs without the benefits of the High Impact
15Business designation, the Department shall be required to
16immediately revoke the designation and notify the Director of
17the Department of Revenue who shall begin proceedings to
18recover all wrongfully exempted State taxes with interest. The
19business shall also be ineligible for all State funded
20Department programs for a period of 10 years.
21    (g) The Department shall revoke a High Impact Business
22designation if the participating business fails to comply with
23the terms and conditions of the designation. However, the
24penalties for new wind power facilities or Wind Energy
25Businesses for failure to comply with any of the terms or
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1those penalties identified in the Illinois Prevailing Wage
2Act, and the Department shall not revoke a High Impact
3Business designation as a result of the failure to comply with
4any of the terms or conditions of the Illinois Prevailing Wage
5Act in relation to a new wind power facility or a Wind Energy
6Business.
7    (h) Prior to designating a business, the Department shall
8provide the members of the General Assembly and Commission on
9Government Forecasting and Accountability with a report
10setting forth the terms and conditions of the designation and
11guarantees that have been received by the Department in
12relation to the proposed business being designated.
13    (i) High Impact Business construction jobs credit.
14Beginning on January 1, 2021, a High Impact Business may
15receive a tax credit against the tax imposed under subsections
16(a) and (b) of Section 201 of the Illinois Income Tax Act in an
17amount equal to 50% of the amount of the incremental income tax
18attributable to High Impact Business construction jobs credit
19employees employed in the course of completing a High Impact
20Business construction jobs project. However, the High Impact
21Business construction jobs credit may equal 75% of the amount
22of the incremental income tax attributable to High Impact
23Business construction jobs credit employees if the High Impact
24Business construction jobs credit project is located in an
25underserved area.
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1(1) the identity of taxpayers that are eligible for the High
2Impact Business construction jobs credit; and (2) the amount
3of High Impact Business construction jobs credits that are
4claimed pursuant to subsection (h-5) of Section 201 of the
5Illinois Income Tax Act in each taxable year. Any business
6entity that receives a High Impact Business construction jobs
7credit shall maintain a certified payroll pursuant to
8subsection (j) of this Section.
9    As used in this subsection (i):
10    "High Impact Business construction jobs credit" means an
11amount equal to 50% (or 75% if the High Impact Business
12construction project is located in an underserved area) of the
13incremental income tax attributable to High Impact Business
14construction job employees. The total aggregate amount of
15credits awarded under the Blue Collar Jobs Act (Article 20 of
16Public Act 101-9 this amendatory Act of the 101st General
17Assembly) shall not exceed $20,000,000 in any State fiscal
18year
19    "High Impact Business construction job employee" means a
20laborer or worker who is employed by an Illinois contractor or
21subcontractor in the actual construction work on the site of a
22High Impact Business construction job project.
23    "High Impact Business construction jobs project" means
24building a structure or building or making improvements of any
25kind to real property, undertaken and commissioned by a
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1Department. The term "High Impact Business construction jobs
2project" does not include the routine operation, routine
3repair, or routine maintenance of existing structures,
4buildings, or real property.
5    "Incremental income tax" means the total amount withheld
6during the taxable year from the compensation of High Impact
7Business construction job employees.
8    "Underserved area" means a geographic area that meets one
9or more of the following conditions:
10        (1) the area has a poverty rate of at least 20%
11    according to the latest federal decennial census;
12        (2) 75% or more of the children in the area
13    participate in the federal free lunch program according to
14    reported statistics from the State Board of Education;
15        (3) at least 20% of the households in the area receive
16    assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
17    Program (SNAP); or
18        (4) the area has an average unemployment rate, as
19    determined by the Illinois Department of Employment
20    Security, that is more than 120% of the national
21    unemployment average, as determined by the U.S. Department
22    of Labor, for a period of at least 2 consecutive calendar
23    years preceding the date of the application.
24    (j) Each contractor and subcontractor who is engaged in
25and executing a High Impact Business Construction jobs
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1a business that is entitled to a credit pursuant to subsection
2(i) of this Section shall:
3        (1) make and keep, for a period of 5 years from the
4    date of the last payment made on or after June 5, 2021 (the
5    effective date of Public Act 101-9) this amendatory Act of
6    the 101st General Assembly on a contract or subcontract
7    for a High Impact Business Construction Jobs Project,
8    records for all laborers and other workers employed by the
9    contractor or subcontractor on the project; the records
10    shall include:
11            (A) the worker's name;
12            (B) the worker's address;
13            (C) the worker's telephone number, if available;
14            (D) the worker's social security number;
15            (E) the worker's classification or
16        classifications;
17            (F) the worker's gross and net wages paid in each
18        pay period;
19            (G) the worker's number of hours worked each day;
20            (H) the worker's starting and ending times of work
21        each day;
22            (I) the worker's hourly wage rate; and
23            (J) the worker's hourly overtime wage rate;
24        (2) no later than the 15th day of each calendar month,
25    provide a certified payroll for the immediately preceding
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1    Business construction jobs project; within 5 business days
2    after receiving the certified payroll, the taxpayer shall
3    file the certified payroll with the Department of Labor
4    and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity; a
5    certified payroll must be filed for only those calendar
6    months during which construction on a High Impact Business
7    construction jobs project has occurred; the certified
8    payroll shall consist of a complete copy of the records
9    identified in paragraph (1) of this subsection (j), but
10    may exclude the starting and ending times of work each
11    day; the certified payroll shall be accompanied by a
12    statement signed by the contractor or subcontractor or an
13    officer, employee, or agent of the contractor or
14    subcontractor which avers that:
15            (A) he or she has examined the certified payroll
16        records required to be submitted by the Act and such
17        records are true and accurate; and
18            (B) the contractor or subcontractor is aware that
19        filing a certified payroll that he or she knows to be
20        false is a Class A misdemeanor.
21    A general contractor is not prohibited from relying on a
22certified payroll of a lower-tier subcontractor, provided the
23general contractor does not knowingly rely upon a
24subcontractor's false certification.
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1contractor or subcontractor whose duty as an officer,
2employee, or agent it is to file a certified payroll under this
3subsection, who willfully fails to file such a certified
4payroll on or before the date such certified payroll is
5required by this paragraph to be filed and any person who
6willfully files a false certified payroll that is false as to
7any material fact is in violation of this Act and guilty of a
8Class A misdemeanor.
9    The taxpayer in charge of the project shall keep the
10records submitted in accordance with this subsection on or
11after June 5, 2021 (the effective date of Public Act 101-9)
12this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly for a period
13of 5 years from the date of the last payment for work on a
14contract or subcontract for the High Impact Business
15construction jobs project.
16    The records submitted in accordance with this subsection
17shall be considered public records, except an employee's
18address, telephone number, and social security number, and
19made available in accordance with the Freedom of Information
20Act. The Department of Labor shall accept any reasonable
21submissions by the contractor that meet the requirements of
22this subsection (j) and shall share the information with the
23Department in order to comply with the awarding of a High
24Impact Business construction jobs credit. A contractor,
25subcontractor, or public body may retain records required
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1    (k) Upon 7 business days' notice, each contractor and
2subcontractor shall make available for inspection and copying
3at a location within this State during reasonable hours, the
4records identified in this subsection (j) to the taxpayer in
5charge of the High Impact Business construction jobs project,
6its officers and agents, the Director of the Department of
7Labor and his or her deputies and agents, and to federal,
8State, or local law enforcement agencies and prosecutors.
9(Source: P.A. 101-9, eff. 6-5-19; revised 7-12-19; 102-662,
10eff. 9-15-21.)
 
11    Section 90-24. The Department of Labor Law of the Civil
12Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section
131505-215 as follows:
 
14    (20 ILCS 1505/1505-215)
15    Sec. 1505-215. Bureau on Apprenticeship Programs and Clean
16Energy Jobs ; Advisory Board.
17    (a) For purposes of this Section, "clean energy sector"
18means solar energy, wind energy, energy efficiency, solar
19thermal, green hydrogen, geothermal, and electric vehicle
20industries and other renewable energy industries, industries
21achieving emission reductions, and related industries that
22manufacture, develop, build, maintain, or provide ancillary
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1installation of healthier building materials that contain
2fewer hazardous chemicals.
3    (b) There is created within the Department of Labor a
4Bureau on Apprenticeship Programs and Clean Energy Jobs. This
5Bureau shall work to increase minority participation in active
6apprentice programs in Illinois that are approved by the
7United States Department of Labor and in clean energy jobs in
8Illinois. The Bureau shall identify barriers to minorities
9gaining access to construction careers and careers in the
10clean energy sector and make recommendations to the Governor
11and the General Assembly for policies to remove those
12barriers. The Department may hire staff to perform outreach in
13promoting diversity in active apprenticeship programs approved
14by the United States Department of Labor.
15    (c) The Bureau shall annually compile racial and gender
16workforce diversity information from contractors receiving
17State or other public funds and by labor unions with members
18working on projects receiving State or other public funds.
19    (d) The Bureau shall compile racial and gender workforce
20diversity information from certified transcripts of payroll
21reports filed in the preceding year pursuant to the Prevailing
22Wage Act for all clean energy sector construction projects.
23The Bureau shall work with the Department of Commerce and
24Economic Opportunity, the Illinois Power Agency, the Illinois
25Commerce Commission, and other agencies, as necessary, to
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1workforce diversity, demographic data, and any other data
2necessary to achieve the goals of this Section.
3    (e) By April 15, 2022 and every April 15 thereafter, the
4Bureau shall publish and make available on the Department's
5website a report summarizing the racial and gender diversity
6of the workforce on all clean energy sector projects by
7county. The report shall use a consistent structure for
8information requests and presentation, with an easy-to-use
9table of contents, to enable comparable year-over-year
10solicitation and benchmarking of data. The development of the
11report structure shall be open to a public review and comment
12period. That report shall compare the race, ethnicity, and
13gender of the workers on covered clean energy sector projects
14to the general population of the county in which the project is
15located. The report shall also disaggregate such data to
16compare the race, ethnicity, and gender of workers employed by
17union and nonunion contractors and compare the race,
18ethnicity, and gender of workers who reside in Illinois and
19those who reside outside of Illinois. The report shall also
20include the race, ethnicity, and gender of the workers by
21prevailing wage classification.
22    (f) The Bureau shall present its annual report to the
23Energy Workforce Advisory Council in order to inform its
24program evaluations, recommendations, and objectives pursuant
25to Section 5-65 of the Energy Transition Act. The Bureau shall
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1order to inform its ongoing equity and compliance efforts in
2the clean energy sector.
3    The Bureau and all entities subject to the requirements of
4subsection (d) shall hold an annual workshop open to the
5public in 2022 and every year thereafter on the state of racial
6and gender workforce diversity in the clean energy sector in
7order to collaboratively seek solutions to structural
8impediments to achieving diversity, equity, and inclusion
9goals, including testimony from each participating entity,
10subject matter experts, and advocates.
11    (g) The Bureau shall publish each annual report prepared
12and filed pursuant to subsection (d) on the Department of
13Labor's website for at least 5 years.
14(Source: P.A. 101-170, eff. 1-1-20; 101-601, eff. 1-1-20;
15revised 10-22-20; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
16    Section 90-25. The Energy Efficient Building Act is
17amended by changing Sections 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, and 45 as
18follows:
 
19    (20 ILCS 3125/10)
20    Sec. 10. Definitions.
21    "Board" means the Capital Development Board.
22    "Building" includes both residential buildings and
23commercial buildings.
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1International Code Council's International Energy Conservation
2Code as adopted by the Board, including any published
3supplements adopted by the Board and any amendments and
4adaptations to the Code that are made by the Board.
5    "Commercial building" means any building except a building
6that is a residential building, as defined in this Section.
7    "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic
8Opportunity.
9    "Municipality" means any city, village, or incorporated
10town.
11    "Residential building" means (i) a detached one-family or
122-family dwelling or (ii) any building that is 3 stories or
13less in height above grade that contains multiple dwelling
14units, in which the occupants reside on a primarily permanent
15basis, such as a townhouse, a row house, an apartment house, a
16convent, a monastery, a rectory, a fraternity or sorority
17house, a dormitory, and a rooming house; provided, however,
18that when applied to a building located within the boundaries
19of a municipality having a population of 1,000,000 or more,
20the term "residential building" means a building containing
21one or more dwelling units, not exceeding 4 stories above
22grade, where occupants are primarily permanent.
23    "Site energy index" means a scalar published by the
24Pacific Northwest National Laboratories representing the ratio
25of the site energy performance of an evaluated code compared
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1Energy Conservation Code. A "site energy index" includes only
2conservation measures and excludes net energy credit for any
3on-site or off-site energy production.
4(Source: P.A. 101-144, eff. 7-26-19; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
5    (20 ILCS 3125/15)
6    Sec. 15. Energy Efficient Building Code. The Board, in
7consultation with the Department, shall adopt the Code as
8minimum requirements for commercial buildings, applying to the
9construction of, renovations to, and additions to all
10commercial buildings in the State. The Board, in consultation
11with the Department, shall also adopt the Code as the minimum
12and maximum requirements for residential buildings, applying
13to the construction of, renovations to, and additions to all
14residential buildings in the State, except as provided for in
15Section 45 of this Act. The Board may appropriately adapt the
16International Energy Conservation Code to apply to the
17particular economy, population distribution, geography, and
18climate of the State and construction therein, consistent with
19the public policy objectives of this Act.
20(Source: P.A. 96-778, eff. 8-28-09; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
21    (20 ILCS 3125/20)
22    Sec. 20. Applicability.
23    (a) The Board shall review and adopt the Code within one
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16 months after it is adopted by the Board, except that,
2beginning January 1, 2012, the Code adopted in 2012 shall take
3effect on January 1, 2013. Except as otherwise provided in
4this Act, the Code shall apply to (i) any new building or
5structure in this State for which a building permit
6application is received by a municipality or county and (ii)
7beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
8100th General Assembly, each State facility specified in
9Section 4.01 of the Capital Development Board Act. In the case
10of any addition, alteration, renovation, or repair to an
11existing residential or commercial structure, the Code adopted
12under this Act applies only to the portions of that structure
13that are being added, altered, renovated, or repaired. The
14changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of the 97th
15General Assembly shall in no way invalidate or otherwise
16affect contracts entered into on or before the effective date
17of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly.
18    (b) The following buildings shall be exempt from the Code:
19        (1) Buildings otherwise exempt from the provisions of
20    a locally adopted building code and buildings that do not
21    contain a conditioned space.
22        (2) Buildings that do not use either electricity or
23    fossil fuel for comfort conditioning. For purposes of
24    determining whether this exemption applies, a building
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1    whenever the building is provided with electrical service
2    in excess of 100 amps, unless the code enforcement
3    official determines that this electrical service is
4    necessary for purposes other than providing electric
5    comfort heating.
6        (3) Historic buildings. This exemption shall apply to
7    those buildings that are listed on the National Register
8    of Historic Places or the Illinois Register of Historic
9    Places, and to those buildings that have been designated
10    as historically significant by a local governing body that
11    is authorized to make such designations.
12        (4) (Blank).
13        (5) Other buildings specified as exempt by the
14    International Energy Conservation Code.
15    (c) Additions, alterations, renovations, or repairs to an
16existing building, building system, or portion thereof shall
17conform to the provisions of the Code as they relate to new
18construction without requiring the unaltered portion of the
19existing building or building system to comply with the Code.
20The following need not comply with the Code, provided that the
21energy use of the building is not increased: (i) storm windows
22installed over existing fenestration, (ii) glass-only
23replacements in an existing sash and frame, (iii) existing
24ceiling, wall, or floor cavities exposed during construction,
25provided that these cavities are filled with insulation, and
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1not exposed.
2    (d) A unit of local government that does not regulate
3energy efficient building standards is not required to adopt,
4enforce, or administer the Code; however, any energy efficient
5building standards adopted by a unit of local government must
6comply with this Act. If a unit of local government does not
7regulate energy efficient building standards, any
8construction, renovation, or addition to buildings or
9structures is subject to the provisions contained in this Act.
10(Source: P.A. 100-729, eff. 8-3-18; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
11    (20 ILCS 3125/30)
12    Sec. 30. Enforcement. The Board, in consultation with the
13Department, shall determine procedures for compliance with the
14Code. These procedures may include but need not be limited to
15certification by a national, State, or local accredited energy
16conservation program or inspections from private
17Code-certified inspectors using the Code. For purposes of the
18Illinois Stretch Energy Code under Section 55, the Board shall
19allow and encourage, as an alternative compliance mechanism,
20project certification by a nationally recognized nonprofit
21certification organization specializing in high-performance
22passive buildings and offering climate-specific building
23energy standards that require equal or better energy
24performance than the Illinois Stretch Energy Code.
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1    (20 ILCS 3125/40)
2    Sec. 40. Input from interested parties. When developing
3Code adaptations, rules, and procedures for compliance with
4the Code, the Capital Development Board shall seek input from
5representatives from the building trades, design
6professionals, construction professionals, code
7administrators, and other interested entities affected. Any
8board or group that the Capital Development Board seeks input
9from must include the following:
10    (i) a representative from a group that represents
11environmental justice;
12    (ii) a representative of a nonprofit or professional
13association advocating for the environment;
14    (iii) an energy-efficiency advocate with technical
15expertise in single-family residential buildings;
16    (iv) an energy-efficiency advocate with technical
17expertise in commercial buildings; and
18    (v) an energy-efficiency advocate with technical expertise
19in multifamily buildings, such as an affordable housing
20developer.
21(Source: P.A. 99-639, eff. 7-28-16; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
22    (20 ILCS 3125/45)
23    Sec. 45. Home rule.
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1home rule unit, may regulate energy efficient building
2standards for commercial buildings in a manner that is less
3stringent than the provisions contained in this Act.
4    (b) No unit of local government, including any home rule
5unit, may regulate energy efficient building standards for
6residential buildings in a manner that is either less or more
7stringent than the standards established pursuant to this Act;
8provided, however, that the following entities may regulate
9energy efficient building standards for residential or
10commercial buildings in a manner that is more stringent than
11the provisions contained in this Act: (i) a unit of local
12government, including a home rule unit, that has, on or before
13May 15, 2009, adopted or incorporated by reference energy
14efficient building standards for residential or commercial
15buildings that are equivalent to or more stringent than the
162006 International Energy Conservation Code, (ii) a unit of
17local government, including a home rule unit, that has, on or
18before May 15, 2009, provided to the Capital Development
19Board, as required by Section 10.18 of the Capital Development
20Board Act, an identification of an energy efficient building
21code or amendment that is equivalent to or more stringent than
22the 2006 International Energy Conservation Code, (ii-5) a
23municipality that has adopted the Illinois Stretch Energy
24Code, and (iii) a municipality with a population of 1,000,000
25or more.
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1unit or unit of local government that is subject to State
2regulation under the Code as provided in Section 15 of this
3Act, may hereafter enact any annexation ordinance or
4resolution, or require or enter into any annexation agreement,
5that imposes energy efficient building standards for
6residential or commercial buildings that are either less or
7more stringent than the energy efficiency standards in effect,
8at the time of construction, throughout the unit of local
9government, except for the Illinois Stretch Energy Code.
10    (d) This Section is a denial and limitation of home rule
11powers and functions under subsection (i) of Section 6 of
12Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent
13exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised
14by the State. Nothing in this Section, however, prevents a
15unit of local government from adopting an energy efficiency
16code or standards for commercial buildings that are more
17stringent than the Code under this Act.
18    (e) (Blank). A unit of local government requiring the
19Illinois Stretch Energy Code must do so with the adoption of
20the Code by its governing body.
21(Source: P.A. 99-639, eff. 7-28-16; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
22    Section 90-30. The Illinois Power Agency Act is amended by
23changing Sections 1-5, 1-10, 1-20, 1-35, 1-56, 1-70, 1-75,
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1    (20 ILCS 3855/1-5)
2    Sec. 1-5. Legislative declarations and findings. The
3General Assembly finds and declares:
4        (1) The health, welfare, and prosperity of all
5    Illinois residents citizens require the provision of
6    adequate, reliable, affordable, efficient, and
7    environmentally sustainable electric service at the lowest
8    total cost over time, taking into account any benefits of
9    price stability.
10        (1.5) (Blank). To provide the highest quality of life
11    for the residents of Illinois and to provide for a clean
12    and healthy environment, it is the policy of this State to
13    rapidly transition to 100% clean energy by 2050.
14        (2) (Blank).
15        (3) (Blank).
16        (4) It is necessary to improve the process of
17    procuring electricity to serve Illinois residents, to
18    promote investment in energy efficiency and
19    demand-response measures, and to maintain and support
20    development of clean coal technologies, generation
21    resources that operate at all hours of the day and under
22    all weather conditions, zero emission facilities, and
23    renewable resources.
24        (5) Procuring a diverse electricity supply portfolio
25    will ensure the lowest total cost over time for adequate,
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1    electric service.
2        (6) Including renewable resources and zero emission
3    credits from zero emission facilities in that portfolio
4    will reduce long-term direct and indirect costs to
5    consumers by decreasing environmental impacts and by
6    avoiding or delaying the need for new generation,
7    transmission, and distribution infrastructure. Developing
8    new renewable energy resources in Illinois, including
9    brownfield solar projects and community solar projects,
10    will help to diversify Illinois electricity supply, avoid
11    and reduce pollution, reduce peak demand, and enhance
12    public health and well-being of Illinois residents.
13        (7) Developing community solar projects in Illinois
14    will help to expand access to renewable energy resources
15    to more Illinois residents.
16        (8) Developing brownfield solar projects in Illinois
17    will help return blighted or contaminated land to
18    productive use while enhancing public health and the
19    well-being of Illinois residents, including those in
20    environmental justice communities.
21        (9) Energy efficiency, demand-response measures, zero
22    emission energy, and renewable energy are resources
23    currently underused in Illinois. These resources should be
24    used, when cost effective, to reduce costs to consumers,
25    improve reliability, and improve environmental quality and
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1        (10) The State should encourage the use of advanced
2    clean coal technologies that capture and sequester carbon
3    dioxide emissions to advance environmental protection
4    goals and to demonstrate the viability of coal and
5    coal-derived fuels in a carbon-constrained economy.
6        (10.5) (Blank). The State should encourage the
7    development of interregional high voltage direct current
8    (HVDC) transmission lines that benefit Illinois. All
9    ratepayers in the State served by the regional
10    transmission organization where the HVDC converter station
11    is interconnected benefit from the long-term price
12    stability and market access provided by interregional HVDC
13    transmission facilities. The benefits to Illinois include:
14    reduction in wholesale power prices; access to lower-cost
15    markets; enabling the integration of additional renewable
16    generating units within the State through near
17    instantaneous dispatchability and the provision of
18    ancillary services; creating good-paying union jobs in
19    Illinois; and, enhancing grid reliability and climate
20    resilience via HVDC facilities that are installed
21    underground.
22        (10.6) (Blank). The health, welfare, and safety of the
23    people of the State are advanced by developing new HVDC
24    transmission lines predominantly along transportation
25    rights-of-way, with an HVDC converter station that is
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1    defined in Section 3-105 of the Public Utilities Act
2    serving more than 3,000,000 retail customers, and with a
3    project labor agreement as defined in Section 1-10 of this
4    Act.
5        (11) The General Assembly enacted Public Act 96-0795
6    to reform the State's purchasing processes, recognizing
7    that government procurement is susceptible to abuse if
8    structural and procedural safeguards are not in place to
9    ensure independence, insulation, oversight, and
10    transparency.
11        (12) The principles that underlie the procurement
12    reform legislation apply also in the context of power
13    purchasing.
14        (13) (Blank). To ensure that the benefits of
15    installing renewable resources are available to all
16    Illinois residents and located across the State, subject
17    to appropriation, it is necessary for the Agency to
18    provide public information and educational resources on
19    how residents can benefit from the expansion of renewable
20    energy in Illinois and participate in the Illinois Solar
21    for All Program established in Section 1-56, the
22    Adjustable Block program established in Section 1-75, the
23    job training programs established by paragraph (1) of
24    subsection (a) of Section 16-108.12 of the Public
25    Utilities Act, and the programs and resources established
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1    The General Assembly therefore finds that it is necessary
2to create the Illinois Power Agency and that the goals and
3objectives of that Agency are to accomplish each of the
4following:
5        (A) Develop electricity procurement plans to ensure
6    adequate, reliable, affordable, efficient, and
7    environmentally sustainable electric service at the lowest
8    total cost over time, taking into account any benefits of
9    price stability, for electric utilities that on December
10    31, 2005 provided electric service to at least 100,000
11    customers in Illinois and for small multi-jurisdictional
12    electric utilities that (i) on December 31, 2005 served
13    less than 100,000 customers in Illinois and (ii) request a
14    procurement plan for their Illinois jurisdictional load.
15    The procurement plan shall be updated on an annual basis
16    and shall include renewable energy resources and,
17    beginning with the delivery year commencing June 1, 2017,
18    zero emission credits from zero emission facilities
19    sufficient to achieve the standards specified in this Act.
20        (B) Conduct the competitive procurement processes
21    identified in this Act.
22        (C) Develop electric generation and co-generation
23    facilities that use indigenous coal or renewable
24    resources, or both, financed with bonds issued by the
25    Illinois Finance Authority.
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1    cost to one or more of the following: municipal electric
2    systems, governmental aggregators, or rural electric
3    cooperatives in Illinois.
4        (E) Ensure that the process of power procurement is
5    conducted in an ethical and transparent fashion, immune
6    from improper influence.
7        (F) Continue to review its policies and practices to
8    determine how best to meet its mission of providing the
9    lowest cost power to the greatest number of people, at any
10    given point in time, in accordance with applicable law.
11        (G) Operate in a structurally insulated, independent,
12    and transparent fashion so that nothing impedes the
13    Agency's mission to secure power at the best prices the
14    market will bear, provided that the Agency meets all
15    applicable legal requirements.
16        (H) Implement renewable energy procurement and
17    training programs throughout the State to diversify
18    Illinois electricity supply, improve reliability, avoid
19    and reduce pollution, reduce peak demand, and enhance
20    public health and well-being of Illinois residents,
21    including low-income residents.
22(Source: P.A. 99-906, eff. 6-1-17; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
23    (20 ILCS 3855/1-10)
24    Sec. 1-10. Definitions.
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1    "Agency loan agreement" means any agreement pursuant to
2which the Illinois Finance Authority agrees to loan the
3proceeds of revenue bonds issued with respect to a project to
4the Agency upon terms providing for loan repayment
5installments at least sufficient to pay when due all principal
6of, interest and premium, if any, on those revenue bonds, and
7providing for maintenance, insurance, and other matters in
8respect of the project.
9    "Authority" means the Illinois Finance Authority.
10    "Brownfield site photovoltaic project" means photovoltaics
11that are either:
12        (1) interconnected to an electric utility as defined
13    in this Section, a municipal utility as defined in this
14    Section, a public utility as defined in Section 3-105 of
15    the Public Utilities Act, or an electric cooperative, as
16    defined in Section 3-119 of the Public Utilities Act; and
17    (2) located at a site that is regulated by any of the
18    following entities under the following programs:
19            (A) the United States Environmental Protection
20        Agency under the federal Comprehensive Environmental
21        Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as
22        amended;
23            (B) the United States Environmental Protection
24        Agency under the Corrective Action Program of the
25        federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as
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1            (C) the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
2        under the Illinois Site Remediation Program; or
3            (D) the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
4        under the Illinois Solid Waste Program; or .
5        (2) located at the site of a coal mine that has
6    permanently ceased coal production, permanently halted any
7    re-mining operations, and is no longer accepting any coal
8    combustion residues; has both completed all clean-up and
9    remediation obligations under the federal Surface Mining
10    and Reclamation Act of 1977 and all applicable Illinois
11    rules and any other clean-up, remediation, or ongoing
12    monitoring to safeguard the health and well-being of the
13    people of the State of Illinois, as well as demonstrated
14    compliance with all applicable federal and State
15    environmental rules and regulations, including, but not
16    limited, to 35 Ill. Adm. Code Part 845 and any rules for
17    historic fill of coal combustion residuals, including any
18    rules finalized in Subdocket A of Illinois Pollution
19    Control Board docket R2020-019.
20    "Clean coal facility" means an electric generating
21facility that uses primarily coal as a feedstock and that
22captures and sequesters carbon dioxide emissions at the
23following levels: at least 50% of the total carbon dioxide
24emissions that the facility would otherwise emit if, at the
25time construction commences, the facility is scheduled to
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1carbon dioxide emissions that the facility would otherwise
2emit if, at the time construction commences, the facility is
3scheduled to commence operation during 2016 or 2017, and at
4least 90% of the total carbon dioxide emissions that the
5facility would otherwise emit if, at the time construction
6commences, the facility is scheduled to commence operation
7after 2017. The power block of the clean coal facility shall
8not exceed allowable emission rates for sulfur dioxide,
9nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, particulates and mercury for
10a natural gas-fired combined-cycle facility the same size as
11and in the same location as the clean coal facility at the time
12the clean coal facility obtains an approved air permit. All
13coal used by a clean coal facility shall have high volatile
14bituminous rank and greater than 1.7 pounds of sulfur per
15million btu content, unless the clean coal facility does not
16use gasification technology and was operating as a
17conventional coal-fired electric generating facility on June
181, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act 95-1027).
19    "Clean coal SNG brownfield facility" means a facility that
20(1) has commenced construction by July 1, 2015 on an urban
21brownfield site in a municipality with at least 1,000,000
22residents; (2) uses a gasification process to produce
23substitute natural gas; (3) uses coal as at least 50% of the
24total feedstock over the term of any sourcing agreement with a
25utility and the remainder of the feedstock may be either
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1bituminous rank and greater than 1.7 pounds of sulfur per
2million Btu content unless the facility reasonably determines
3that it is necessary to use additional petroleum coke to
4deliver additional consumer savings, in which case the
5facility shall use coal for at least 35% of the total feedstock
6over the term of any sourcing agreement; and (4) captures and
7sequesters at least 85% of the total carbon dioxide emissions
8that the facility would otherwise emit.
9    "Clean coal SNG facility" means a facility that uses a
10gasification process to produce substitute natural gas, that
11sequesters at least 90% of the total carbon dioxide emissions
12that the facility would otherwise emit, that uses at least 90%
13coal as a feedstock, with all such coal having a high
14bituminous rank and greater than 1.7 pounds of sulfur per
15million btu content, and that has a valid and effective permit
16to construct emission sources and air pollution control
17equipment and approval with respect to the federal regulations
18for Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality
19(PSD) for the plant pursuant to the federal Clean Air Act;
20provided, however, a clean coal SNG brownfield facility shall
21not be a clean coal SNG facility.
22    "Clean energy" means energy generation that is 90% or
23greater free of carbon dioxide emissions.
24    "Commission" means the Illinois Commerce Commission.
25    "Community renewable generation project" means an electric
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1        (1) is powered by wind, solar thermal energy,
2    photovoltaic cells or panels, biodiesel, crops and
3    untreated and unadulterated organic waste biomass, tree
4    waste, and hydropower that does not involve new
5    construction or significant expansion of hydropower dams;
6        (2) is interconnected at the distribution system level
7    of an electric utility as defined in this Section, a
8    municipal utility as defined in this Section that owns or
9    operates electric distribution facilities, a public
10    utility as defined in Section 3-105 of the Public
11    Utilities Act, or an electric cooperative, as defined in
12    Section 3-119 of the Public Utilities Act;
13        (3) credits the value of electricity generated by the
14    facility to the subscribers of the facility; and
15        (4) is limited in nameplate capacity to less than or
16    equal to 2,000 5,000 kilowatts.
17    "Costs incurred in connection with the development and
18construction of a facility" means:
19        (1) the cost of acquisition of all real property,
20    fixtures, and improvements in connection therewith and
21    equipment, personal property, and other property, rights,
22    and easements acquired that are deemed necessary for the
23    operation and maintenance of the facility;
24        (2) financing costs with respect to bonds, notes, and
25    other evidences of indebtedness of the Agency;
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1    facility, placement, underwriting, syndication, credit
2    enhancement, and rating agency fees;
3        (4) engineering, design, procurement, consulting,
4    legal, accounting, title insurance, survey, appraisal,
5    escrow, trustee, collateral agency, interest rate hedging,
6    interest rate swap, capitalized interest, contingency, as
7    required by lenders, and other financing costs, and other
8    expenses for professional services; and
9        (5) the costs of plans, specifications, site study and
10    investigation, installation, surveys, other Agency costs
11    and estimates of costs, and other expenses necessary or
12    incidental to determining the feasibility of any project,
13    together with such other expenses as may be necessary or
14    incidental to the financing, insuring, acquisition, and
15    construction of a specific project and starting up,
16    commissioning, and placing that project in operation.
17    "Delivery services" has the same definition as found in
18Section 16-102 of the Public Utilities Act.
19    "Delivery year" means the consecutive 12-month period
20beginning June 1 of a given year and ending May 31 of the
21following year.
22    "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic
23Opportunity.
24    "Director" means the Director of the Illinois Power
25Agency.
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1electricity demand or shift demand from peak to off-peak
2periods.
3    "Distributed renewable energy generation device" means a
4device that is:
5        (1) powered by wind, solar thermal energy,
6    photovoltaic cells or panels, biodiesel, crops and
7    untreated and unadulterated organic waste biomass, tree
8    waste, and hydropower that does not involve new
9    construction or significant expansion of hydropower dams,
10    waste heat to power systems, or qualified combined heat
11    and power systems;
12        (2) interconnected at the distribution system level of
13    either an electric utility as defined in this Section, a
14    municipal utility as defined in this Section that owns or
15    operates electric distribution facilities, or a rural
16    electric cooperative as defined in Section 3-119 of the
17    Public Utilities Act;
18        (3) located on the customer side of the customer's
19    electric meter and is primarily used to offset that
20    customer's electricity load; and
21        (4) (blank). limited in nameplate capacity to less
22    than or equal to 2,000 kilowatts.
23    "Energy efficiency" means measures that reduce the amount
24of electricity or natural gas consumed in order to achieve a
25given end use. "Energy efficiency" includes voltage
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1the electric distribution voltage system and thereby reduce
2electricity consumption by electric customers' end use
3devices. "Energy efficiency" also includes measures that
4reduce the total Btus of electricity, natural gas, and other
5fuels needed to meet the end use or uses.
6    "Electric utility" has the same definition as found in
7Section 16-102 of the Public Utilities Act.
8    "Equity investment eligible community" or "eligible
9community" are synonymous and mean the geographic areas
10throughout Illinois which would most benefit from equitable
11investments by the State designed to combat discrimination.
12Specifically, the eligible communities shall be defined as the
13following areas:
14        (1) R3 Areas as established pursuant to Section 10-40
15    of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, where residents
16    have historically been excluded from economic
17    opportunities, including opportunities in the energy
18    sector; and
19        (2) Environmental justice communities, as defined by
20    the Illinois Power Agency pursuant to the Illinois Power
21    Agency Act, where residents have historically been subject
22    to disproportionate burdens of pollution, including
23    pollution from the energy sector.
24    "Equity eligible persons" or "eligible persons" means
25persons who would most benefit from equitable investments by
26the State designed to combat discrimination, specifically:

 

 

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1        (1) persons who graduate from or are current or former
2    participants in the Clean Jobs Workforce Network Program,
3    the Clean Energy Contractor Incubator Program, the
4    Illinois Climate Works Preapprenticeship Program,
5    Returning Residents Clean Jobs Training Program, or the
6    Clean Energy Primes Contractor Accelerator Program, and
7    the solar training pipeline and multi-cultural jobs
8    program created in paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(3) of Section
9    16-108.21 of the Public Utilities Act;
10        (2) persons who are graduates of or currently enrolled
11    in the foster care system;
12        (3) persons who were formerly incarcerated;
13        (4) persons whose primary residence is in an equity
14    investment eligible community.
15    "Equity eligible contractor" means a business that is
16majority-owned by eligible persons, or a nonprofit or
17cooperative that is majority-governed by eligible persons, or
18is a natural person that is an eligible person offering
19personal services as an independent contractor.
20    "Facility" means an electric generating unit or a
21co-generating unit that produces electricity along with
22related equipment necessary to connect the facility to an
23electric transmission or distribution system.
24    "General Contractor" means the entity or organization with
25main responsibility for the building of a construction project
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1for the project.
2    "Governmental aggregator" means one or more units of local
3government that individually or collectively procure
4electricity to serve residential retail electrical loads
5located within its or their jurisdiction.
6    "High voltage direct current converter station" means the
7collection of equipment that converts direct current energy
8from a high voltage direct current transmission line into
9alternating current using Voltage Source Conversion technology
10and that is interconnected with transmission or distribution
11assets located in Illinois.
12    "High voltage direct current renewable energy credit"
13means a renewable energy credit associated with a renewable
14energy resource where the renewable energy resource has
15entered into a contract to transmit the energy associated with
16such renewable energy credit over high voltage direct current
17transmission facilities.
18    "High voltage direct current transmission facilities"
19means the collection of installed equipment that converts
20alternating current energy in one location to direct current
21and transmits that direct current energy to a high voltage
22direct current converter station using Voltage Source
23Conversion technology. "High voltage direct current
24transmission facilities" includes the high voltage direct
25current converter station itself and associated high voltage
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1preceding, after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
2the 102nd General Assembly, an otherwise qualifying collection
3of equipment does not qualify as high voltage direct current
4transmission facilities unless its developer entered into a
5project labor agreement, is capable of transmitting
6electricity at 525kv with an Illinois converter station
7located and interconnected in the region of the PJM
8Interconnection, LLC, and the system does not operate as a
9public utility, as that term is defined in Section 3-105 of the
10Public Utilities Act.
11    "Index price" means the real-time energy settlement price
12at the applicable Illinois trading hub, such as PJM-NIHUB or
13MISO-IL, for a given settlement period.
14    "Indexed renewable energy credit" means a tradable credit
15that represents the environmental attributes of one megawatt
16hour of energy produced from a renewable energy resource, the
17price of which shall be calculated by subtracting the strike
18price offered by a new utility-scale wind project or a new
19utility-scale photovoltaic project from the index price in a
20given settlement period.
21    "Indexed renewable energy credit counterparty" has the
22same meaning as "public utility" as defined in Section 3-105
23of the Public Utilities Act.
24    "Local government" means a unit of local government as
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1    "Municipality" means a city, village, or incorporated
2town.
3    "Municipal utility" means a public utility owned and
4operated by any subdivision or municipal corporation of this
5State.
6    "Nameplate capacity" means the aggregate inverter
7nameplate capacity in kilowatts AC.
8    "Person" means any natural person, firm, partnership,
9corporation, either domestic or foreign, company, association,
10limited liability company, joint stock company, or association
11and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or personal
12representative thereof.
13    "Project" means the planning, bidding, and construction of
14a facility.
15    "Project labor agreement" means a pre-hire collective
16bargaining agreement that covers all terms and conditions of
17employment on a specific construction project and must include
18the following:
19        (1) provisions establishing the minimum hourly wage
20    for each class of labor organization employee;
21        (2) provisions establishing the benefits and other
22    compensation for each class of labor organization
23    employee;
24        (3) provisions establishing that no strike or disputes
25    will be engaged in by the labor organization employees;
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1    disputes will be engaged in by the general contractor
2    building the project; and
3        (5) provisions for minorities and women, as defined
4    under the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and
5    Persons with Disabilities Act, setting forth goals for
6    apprenticeship hours to be performed by minorities and
7    women and setting forth goals for total hours to be
8    performed by underrepresented minorities and women.
9    A labor organization and the general contractor building
10the project shall have the authority to include other terms
11and conditions as they deem necessary.
12    "Public utility" has the same definition as found in
13Section 3-105 of the Public Utilities Act.
14    "Qualified combined heat and power systems" means systems
15that, either simultaneously or sequentially, produce
16electricity and useful thermal energy from a single fuel
17source. Such systems are eligible for "renewable energy
18credits" in an amount equal to its total energy output where a
19renewable fuel is consumed or in an amount equal to the net
20reduction in nonrenewable fuel consumed on a total energy
21output basis.
22    "Real property" means any interest in land together with
23all structures, fixtures, and improvements thereon, including
24lands under water and riparian rights, any easements,
25covenants, licenses, leases, rights-of-way, uses, and other
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1other claims or security interests related to real property.
2    "Renewable energy credit" means a tradable credit that
3represents the environmental attributes of one megawatt hour
4of energy produced from a renewable energy resource.
5    "Renewable energy resources" includes energy and its
6associated renewable energy credit or renewable energy credits
7from wind, solar thermal energy, photovoltaic cells and
8panels, biodiesel, anaerobic digestion, crops and untreated
9and unadulterated organic waste biomass, tree waste, and
10hydropower that does not involve new construction or
11significant expansion of hydropower dams, waste heat to power
12systems, or qualified combined heat and power systems. For
13purposes of this Act, landfill gas produced in the State is
14considered a renewable energy resource. "Renewable energy
15resources" does not include the incineration or burning of
16tires, garbage, general household, institutional, and
17commercial waste, industrial lunchroom or office waste,
18landscape waste other than tree waste, railroad crossties,
19utility poles, or construction or demolition debris, other
20than untreated and unadulterated waste wood. "Renewable energy
21resources" also includes high voltage direct current renewable
22energy credits and the associated energy converted to
23alternating current by a high voltage direct current converter
24station to the extent that: (1) the generator of such
25renewable energy resource contracted with a third party to
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1transmission facilities, and (2) the third-party contracting
2for delivery of renewable energy resources over the high
3voltage direct current transmission facilities have ownership
4rights over the unretired associated high voltage direct
5current renewable energy credit.
6    "Retail customer" has the same definition as found in
7Section 16-102 of the Public Utilities Act.
8    "Revenue bond" means any bond, note, or other evidence of
9indebtedness issued by the Authority, the principal and
10interest of which is payable solely from revenues or income
11derived from any project or activity of the Agency.
12    "Sequester" means permanent storage of carbon dioxide by
13injecting it into a saline aquifer, a depleted gas reservoir,
14or an oil reservoir, directly or through an enhanced oil
15recovery process that may involve intermediate storage,
16regardless of whether these activities are conducted by a
17clean coal facility, a clean coal SNG facility, a clean coal
18SNG brownfield facility, or a party with which a clean coal
19facility, clean coal SNG facility, or clean coal SNG
20brownfield facility has contracted for such purposes.
21    "Service area" has the same definition as found in Section
2216-102 of the Public Utilities Act.
23    "Settlement period" means the period of time utilized by
24MISO and PJM and their successor organizations as the basis
25for settlement calculations in the real-time energy market.
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1utility, an agreement between the owner of a clean coal
2facility and such electric utility, which agreement shall have
3terms and conditions meeting the requirements of paragraph (3)
4of subsection (d) of Section 1-75, (ii) in the case of an
5alternative retail electric supplier, an agreement between the
6owner of a clean coal facility and such alternative retail
7electric supplier, which agreement shall have terms and
8conditions meeting the requirements of Section 16-115(d)(5) of
9the Public Utilities Act, and (iii) in case of a gas utility,
10an agreement between the owner of a clean coal SNG brownfield
11facility and the gas utility, which agreement shall have the
12terms and conditions meeting the requirements of subsection
13(h-1) of Section 9-220 of the Public Utilities Act.
14    "Strike price" means a contract price for energy and
15renewable energy credits from a new utility-scale wind project
16or a new utility-scale photovoltaic project.
17    "Subscriber" means a person who (i) takes delivery service
18from an electric utility, and (ii) has a subscription of no
19less than 200 watts to a community renewable generation
20project that is located in the electric utility's service
21area. No subscriber's subscriptions may total more than 40% of
22the nameplate capacity of an individual community renewable
23generation project. Entities that are affiliated by virtue of
24a common parent shall not represent multiple subscriptions
25that total more than 40% of the nameplate capacity of an
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1    "Subscription" means an interest in a community renewable
2generation project expressed in kilowatts, which is sized
3primarily to offset part or all of the subscriber's
4electricity usage.
5    "Substitute natural gas" or "SNG" means a gas manufactured
6by gasification of hydrocarbon feedstock, which is
7substantially interchangeable in use and distribution with
8conventional natural gas.
9    "Total resource cost test" or "TRC test" means a standard
10that is met if, for an investment in energy efficiency or
11demand-response measures, the benefit-cost ratio is greater
12than one. The benefit-cost ratio is the ratio of the net
13present value of the total benefits of the program to the net
14present value of the total costs as calculated over the
15lifetime of the measures. A total resource cost test compares
16the sum of avoided electric utility costs, representing the
17benefits that accrue to the system and the participant in the
18delivery of those efficiency measures and including avoided
19costs associated with reduced use of natural gas or other
20fuels, avoided costs associated with reduced water
21consumption, and avoided costs associated with reduced
22operation and maintenance costs, as well as other quantifiable
23societal benefits, to the sum of all incremental costs of
24end-use measures that are implemented due to the program
25(including both utility and participant contributions), plus
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1program, to quantify the net savings obtained by substituting
2the demand-side program for supply resources. In calculating
3avoided costs of power and energy that an electric utility
4would otherwise have had to acquire, reasonable estimates
5shall be included of financial costs likely to be imposed by
6future regulations and legislation on emissions of greenhouse
7gases. In discounting future societal costs and benefits for
8the purpose of calculating net present values, a societal
9discount rate based on actual, long-term Treasury bond yields
10should be used. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the
11TRC test shall not include or take into account a calculation
12of market price suppression effects or demand reduction
13induced price effects.
14    "Utility-scale solar project" means an electric generating
15facility that:
16        (1) generates electricity using photovoltaic cells;
17    and
18        (2) has a nameplate capacity that is greater than
19    2,000 5,000 kilowatts.
20    "Utility-scale wind project" means an electric generating
21facility that:
22        (1) generates electricity using wind; and
23        (2) has a nameplate capacity that is greater than
24    2,000 5,000 kilowatts.
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1lost to the atmosphere without the use of additional fuel.
2    "Zero emission credit" means a tradable credit that
3represents the environmental attributes of one megawatt hour
4of energy produced from a zero emission facility.
5    "Zero emission facility" means a facility that: (1) is
6fueled by nuclear power; and (2) is interconnected with PJM
7Interconnection, LLC or the Midcontinent Independent System
8Operator, Inc., or their successors.
9(Source: P.A. 98-90, eff. 7-15-13; 99-906, eff. 6-1-17;
10102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
11    (20 ILCS 3855/1-20)
12    Sec. 1-20. General powers and duties of the Agency.
13    (a) The Agency is authorized to do each of the following:
14        (1) Develop electricity procurement plans to ensure
15    adequate, reliable, affordable, efficient, and
16    environmentally sustainable electric service at the lowest
17    total cost over time, taking into account any benefits of
18    price stability, for electric utilities that on December
19    31, 2005 provided electric service to at least 100,000
20    customers in Illinois and for small multi-jurisdictional
21    electric utilities that (A) on December 31, 2005 served
22    less than 100,000 customers in Illinois and (B) request a
23    procurement plan for their Illinois jurisdictional load.
24    Except as provided in paragraph (1.5) of this subsection
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1    an annual basis and shall include electricity generated
2    from renewable resources sufficient to achieve the
3    standards specified in this Act. Beginning with the
4    delivery year commencing June 1, 2017, develop procurement
5    plans to include zero emission credits generated from zero
6    emission facilities sufficient to achieve the standards
7    specified in this Act. Beginning with the delivery year
8    commencing on June 1, 2022, the Agency is authorized to
9    develop carbon mitigation credit procurement plans to
10    include carbon mitigation credits generated from
11    carbon-free energy resources sufficient to achieve the
12    standards specified in this Act.
13        (1.5) Develop a long-term renewable resources
14    procurement plan in accordance with subsection (c) of
15    Section 1-75 of this Act for renewable energy credits in
16    amounts sufficient to achieve the standards specified in
17    this Act for delivery years commencing June 1, 2017 and
18    for the programs and renewable energy credits specified in
19    Section 1-56 of this Act. Electricity procurement plans
20    for delivery years commencing after May 31, 2017, shall
21    not include procurement of renewable energy resources.
22        (2) Conduct competitive procurement processes to
23    procure the supply resources identified in the electricity
24    procurement plan, pursuant to Section 16-111.5 of the
25    Public Utilities Act, and, for the delivery year
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1    procure zero emission credits from zero emission
2    facilities, under subsection (d-5) of Section 1-75 of this
3    Act. For the delivery year commencing June 1, 2022, the
4    Agency is authorized to conduct procurement processes to
5    procure carbon mitigation credits from carbon-free energy
6    resources, under subsection (d-10) of Section 1-75 of this
7    Act.
8        (2.5) Beginning with the procurement for the 2017
9    delivery year, conduct competitive procurement processes
10    and implement programs to procure renewable energy credits
11    identified in the long-term renewable resources
12    procurement plan developed and approved under subsection
13    (c) of Section 1-75 of this Act and Section 16-111.5 of the
14    Public Utilities Act.
15        (2.10) (Blank). Oversee the procurement by electric
16    utilities that served more than 300,000 customers in this
17    State as of January 1, 2019 of renewable energy credits
18    from new renewable energy facilities to be installed,
19    along with energy storage facilities, at or adjacent to
20    the sites of electric generating facilities that burned
21    coal as their primary fuel source as of January 1, 2016 in
22    accordance with subsection (c-5) of Section 1-75 of this
23    Act.
24        (3) Develop electric generation and co-generation
25    facilities that use indigenous coal or renewable
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1    Illinois Finance Authority.
2        (4) Supply electricity from the Agency's facilities at
3    cost to one or more of the following: municipal electric
4    systems, governmental aggregators, or rural electric
5    cooperatives in Illinois.
6    (b) Except as otherwise limited by this Act, the Agency
7has all of the powers necessary or convenient to carry out the
8purposes and provisions of this Act, including without
9limitation, each of the following:
10        (1) To have a corporate seal, and to alter that seal at
11    pleasure, and to use it by causing it or a facsimile to be
12    affixed or impressed or reproduced in any other manner.
13        (2) To use the services of the Illinois Finance
14    Authority necessary to carry out the Agency's purposes.
15        (3) To negotiate and enter into loan agreements and
16    other agreements with the Illinois Finance Authority.
17        (4) To obtain and employ personnel and hire
18    consultants that are necessary to fulfill the Agency's
19    purposes, and to make expenditures for that purpose within
20    the appropriations for that purpose.
21        (5) To purchase, receive, take by grant, gift, devise,
22    bequest, or otherwise, lease, or otherwise acquire, own,
23    hold, improve, employ, use, and otherwise deal in and
24    with, real or personal property whether tangible or
25    intangible, or any interest therein, within the State.
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1    tangible or intangible, including without limitation
2    property rights, interests in property, franchises,
3    obligations, contracts, and debt and equity securities,
4    and to do so by the exercise of the power of eminent domain
5    in accordance with Section 1-21; except that any real
6    property acquired by the exercise of the power of eminent
7    domain must be located within the State.
8        (7) To sell, convey, lease, exchange, transfer,
9    abandon, or otherwise dispose of, or mortgage, pledge, or
10    create a security interest in, any of its assets,
11    properties, or any interest therein, wherever situated.
12        (8) To purchase, take, receive, subscribe for, or
13    otherwise acquire, hold, make a tender offer for, vote,
14    employ, sell, lend, lease, exchange, transfer, or
15    otherwise dispose of, mortgage, pledge, or grant a
16    security interest in, use, and otherwise deal in and with,
17    bonds and other obligations, shares, or other securities
18    (or interests therein) issued by others, whether engaged
19    in a similar or different business or activity.
20        (9) To make and execute agreements, contracts, and
21    other instruments necessary or convenient in the exercise
22    of the powers and functions of the Agency under this Act,
23    including contracts with any person, including personal
24    service contracts, or with any local government, State
25    agency, or other entity; and all State agencies and all
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1    things necessary to perform any such agreement, contract,
2    or other instrument with the Agency. No such agreement,
3    contract, or other instrument shall exceed 40 years.
4        (10) To lend money, invest and reinvest its funds in
5    accordance with the Public Funds Investment Act, and take
6    and hold real and personal property as security for the
7    payment of funds loaned or invested.
8        (11) To borrow money at such rate or rates of interest
9    as the Agency may determine, issue its notes, bonds, or
10    other obligations to evidence that indebtedness, and
11    secure any of its obligations by mortgage or pledge of its
12    real or personal property, machinery, equipment,
13    structures, fixtures, inventories, revenues, grants, and
14    other funds as provided or any interest therein, wherever
15    situated.
16        (12) To enter into agreements with the Illinois
17    Finance Authority to issue bonds whether or not the income
18    therefrom is exempt from federal taxation.
19        (13) To procure insurance against any loss in
20    connection with its properties or operations in such
21    amount or amounts and from such insurers, including the
22    federal government, as it may deem necessary or desirable,
23    and to pay any premiums therefor.
24        (14) To negotiate and enter into agreements with
25    trustees or receivers appointed by United States
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1    proceedings involving adjustment of debts and authorize
2    proceedings involving adjustment of debts and authorize
3    legal counsel for the Agency to appear in any such
4    proceedings.
5        (15) To file a petition under Chapter 9 of Title 11 of
6    the United States Bankruptcy Code or take other similar
7    action for the adjustment of its debts.
8        (16) To enter into management agreements for the
9    operation of any of the property or facilities owned by
10    the Agency.
11        (17) To enter into an agreement to transfer and to
12    transfer any land, facilities, fixtures, or equipment of
13    the Agency to one or more municipal electric systems,
14    governmental aggregators, or rural electric agencies or
15    cooperatives, for such consideration and upon such terms
16    as the Agency may determine to be in the best interest of
17    the citizens residents of Illinois.
18        (18) To enter upon any lands and within any building
19    whenever in its judgment it may be necessary for the
20    purpose of making surveys and examinations to accomplish
21    any purpose authorized by this Act.
22        (19) To maintain an office or offices at such place or
23    places in the State as it may determine.
24        (20) To request information, and to make any inquiry,
25    investigation, survey, or study that the Agency may deem
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1    provisions of this Act.
2        (21) To accept and expend appropriations.
3        (22) To engage in any activity or operation that is
4    incidental to and in furtherance of efficient operation to
5    accomplish the Agency's purposes, including hiring
6    employees that the Director deems essential for the
7    operations of the Agency.
8        (23) To adopt, revise, amend, and repeal rules with
9    respect to its operations, properties, and facilities as
10    may be necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes
11    of this Act, subject to the provisions of the Illinois
12    Administrative Procedure Act and Sections 1-22 and 1-35 of
13    this Act.
14        (24) To establish and collect charges and fees as
15    described in this Act.
16        (25) To conduct competitive gasification feedstock
17    procurement processes to procure the feedstocks for the
18    clean coal SNG brownfield facility in accordance with the
19    requirements of Section 1-78 of this Act.
20        (26) To review, revise, and approve sourcing
21    agreements and mediate and resolve disputes between gas
22    utilities and the clean coal SNG brownfield facility
23    pursuant to subsection (h-1) of Section 9-220 of the
24    Public Utilities Act.
25        (27) To request, review and accept proposals, execute
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1    dedicate funds from the Illinois Power Agency Renewable
2    Energy Resources Fund to create and carry out the
3    objectives of the Illinois Solar for All Program program
4    in accordance with Section 1-56 of this Act.
5        (28) (Blank). To ensure Illinois residents and
6    business benefit from programs administered by the Agency
7    and are properly protected from any deceptive or
8    misleading marketing practices by participants in the
9    Agency's programs and procurements.
10    (c) (Blank). In conducting the procurement of electricity
11or other products, beginning January 1, 2022, the Agency shall
12not procure any products or services from persons or
13organizations that are in violation of the Displaced Energy
14Workers Bill of Rights, as provided under the Energy Community
15Reinvestment Act at the time of the procurement event or fail
16to comply the labor standards established in subparagraph (Q)
17of paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of Section 1-75.
18(Source: P.A. 99-906, eff. 6-1-17; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
19    (20 ILCS 3855/1-35)
20    Sec. 1-35. Agency rules. The Agency shall adopt rules as
21may be necessary and appropriate for the operation of the
22Agency. In addition to other rules relevant to the operation
23of the Agency, the Agency shall adopt rules that accomplish
24each of the following:
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1    administration of any contract administered directly or
2    indirectly by the Agency; except that the procedures shall
3    not extend to executed contracts between electric
4    utilities and their suppliers.
5        (2) If deemed necessary by the Agency, establish
6    Establish procedures for the recovery of costs incurred in
7    connection with the development and construction of a
8    facility should the Agency cancel a project, provided that
9    no such costs shall be passed on to public utilities or
10    their customers or paid from the Illinois Power Agency
11    Operations Fund.
12        (3) Implement accounting rules and a system of
13    accounts, in accordance with State law, permitting all
14    reporting (i) required by the State, (ii) required under
15    this Act, (iii) required by the Authority, or (iv)
16    required under the Public Utilities Act.
17    The Agency shall not adopt any rules that infringe upon
18the authority granted to the Commission.
19(Source: P.A. 95-481, eff. 8-28-07; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
20    (20 ILCS 3855/1-56)
21    Sec. 1-56. Illinois Power Agency Renewable Energy
22Resources Fund; Illinois Solar for All Program.
23    (a) The Illinois Power Agency Renewable Energy Resources
24Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury.
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1Fund shall be administered by the Agency as described in this
2subsection (b), provided that the changes to this subsection
3(b) made by this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly
4shall not interfere with existing contracts under this
5Section.
6        (1) The Illinois Power Agency Renewable Energy
7    Resources Fund shall be used to purchase renewable energy
8    credits according to any approved procurement plan
9    developed by the Agency prior to June 1, 2017.
10        (2) The Illinois Power Agency Renewable Energy
11    Resources Fund shall also be used to create the Illinois
12    Solar for All Program, which provides shall include
13    incentives for low-income distributed generation and
14    community solar projects, and other associated approved
15    expenditures. The objectives of the Illinois Solar for All
16    Program are to bring photovoltaics to low-income
17    communities in this State in a manner that maximizes the
18    development of new photovoltaic generating facilities, to
19    create a long-term, low-income solar marketplace
20    throughout this State, to integrate, through interaction
21    with stakeholders, with existing energy efficiency
22    initiatives, and to minimize administrative costs. The
23    Illinois Solar for All Program shall be implemented in a
24    manner that seeks to minimize administrative costs, and
25    maximize efficiencies and synergies available through
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1    Adjustable Block program described in subparagraphs (K)
2    through (M) of paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of Section
3    1-75, energy efficiency programs, job training programs,
4    and community action agencies. The Agency shall strive to
5    ensure that renewable energy credits procured through the
6    Illinois Solar for All Program and each of its subprograms
7    are purchased from projects across the breadth of
8    low-income and environmental justice communities in
9    Illinois, including both urban and rural communities, are
10    not concentrated in a few communities, and do not exclude
11    particular low-income or environmental justice
12    communities. The Agency shall include a description of its
13    proposed approach to the design, administration,
14    implementation and evaluation of the Illinois Solar for
15    All Program, as part of the long-term renewable resources
16    procurement plan authorized by subsection (c) of Section
17    1-75 of this Act, and the program shall be designed to grow
18    the low-income solar market. The Agency or utility, as
19    applicable, shall purchase renewable energy credits from
20    the (i) photovoltaic distributed renewable energy
21    generation projects and (ii) community solar projects that
22    are procured under procurement processes authorized by the
23    long-term renewable resources procurement plans approved
24    by the Commission.
25        The Illinois Solar for All Program shall include the
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1    (E) (D) of this paragraph (2), which the Agency shall
2    implement through contracts with third-party providers
3    and, subject to appropriation, pay the approximate amounts
4    identified using monies available in the Illinois Power
5    Agency Renewable Energy Resources Fund. Each contract that
6    provides for the installation of solar facilities shall
7    provide that the solar facilities will produce energy and
8    economic benefits, at a level determined by the Agency to
9    be reasonable, for the participating low income customers.
10    The monies available in the Illinois Power Agency
11    Renewable Energy Resources Fund and not otherwise
12    committed to contracts executed under subsection (i) of
13    this Section, as well as, in the case of the programs
14    described under subparagraphs (A) through (E) of this
15    paragraph (2), funding authorized pursuant to subparagraph
16    (O) of paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of
17    this Act, shall initially be allocated among the programs
18    described in this paragraph (2), as follows: 35% 22.5% of
19    these funds shall be allocated to programs described in
20    subparagraphs subparagraph (A) and (E) of this paragraph
21    (2), 40% 37.5% of these funds shall be allocated to
22    programs described in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph
23    (2), and 25% 15% of these funds shall be allocated to
24    programs described in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph
25    (2), and 25% of these funds, but in no event more than
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1    subparagraph (D) of this paragraph (2). The allocation of
2    funds among subparagraphs (A), (B), or (C), and (E) of
3    this paragraph (2) may be changed if the Agency, after
4    receiving input through a stakeholder process, or
5    administrator, through delegated authority, determines
6    incentives in subparagraphs (A), (B), or (C), or (E) of
7    this paragraph (2) have not been adequately subscribed to
8    fully utilize available Illinois Solar for All Program
9    funds the Illinois Power Agency Renewable Energy Resources
10    Fund. The determination shall include input through a
11    stakeholder process. The program offerings described in
12    subparagraphs (A) through (D) of this paragraph (2) shall
13    also be implemented through contracts funded from such
14    additional amounts as are allocated to one or more of the
15    programs in the long-term renewable resources procurement
16    plans as specified in subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of
17    this Act and subparagraph (O) of paragraph (1) of such
18    subsection (c).
19        Contracts that will be paid with funds in the Illinois
20    Power Agency Renewable Energy Resources Fund shall be
21    executed by the Agency. Contracts that will be paid with
22    funds collected by an electric utility shall be executed
23    by the electric utility.
24        Contracts under the Illinois Solar for All Program
25    shall include an approach, as set forth in the long-term
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1    wholesale market value of the energy is credited to
2    participating low-income customers or organizations and to
3    ensure tangible economic benefits flow directly to program
4    participants, except in the case of low-income
5    multi-family housing where the low-income customer does
6    not directly pay for energy. Priority shall be given to
7    projects that demonstrate meaningful involvement of
8    low-income community members in designing the initial
9    proposals. Acceptable proposals to implement projects must
10    demonstrate the applicant's ability to conduct initial
11    community outreach, education, and recruitment of
12    low-income participants in the community. Projects must
13    include job training opportunities if available, with the
14    specific level of trainee usage to be determined through
15    the Agency's long-term renewable resources procurement
16    plan, and the Illinois Solar for All Program Administrator
17    shall endeavor to coordinate with the job training
18    programs described in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of
19    Section 16-108.12 of the Public Utilities Act and in the
20    Energy Transition Act.
21        The Agency shall make every effort to ensure that
22    small and emerging businesses, particularly those located
23    in low-income and environmental justice communities, are
24    able to participate in the Illinois Solar for All Program.
25    These efforts may include, but shall not be limited to,
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1    different or preferred access to subprograms and
2    administrator-identified customers or grassroots
3    education provider-identified customers, and different
4    incentive levels. The Agency shall report on progress and
5    barriers to participation of small and emerging businesses
6    in the Illinois Solar for All Program at least once a year.
7    The report shall be made available on the Agency's website
8    and, in years when the Agency is updating its long-term
9    renewable resources procurement plan, included in that
10    Plan.
11            (A) Low-income single-family and small multifamily
12        solar distributed generation incentive. This program
13        will provide incentives to low-income customers,
14        either directly or through solar providers, to
15        increase the participation of low-income households in
16        photovoltaic on-site distributed generation at
17        residential buildings containing one to 4 units.
18        Companies participating in this program that install
19        solar panels shall commit to hiring job trainees for a
20        portion of their low-income installations, and an
21        administrator shall facilitate partnering the
22        companies that install solar panels with entities that
23        provide solar panel installation job training. It is a
24        goal of this program that a minimum of 25% of the
25        incentives for this program be allocated to projects
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1        Contracts entered into under this paragraph may be
2        entered into with an entity that will develop and
3        administer the program and shall also include
4        contracts for renewable energy credits from the
5        photovoltaic distributed generation that is the
6        subject of the program, as set forth in the long-term
7        renewable resources procurement plan. Additionally:
8                (i) The Agency shall reserve a portion of this
9            program for projects that promote energy
10            sovereignty through ownership of projects by
11            low-income households, not-for-profit
12            organizations providing services to low-income
13            households, affordable housing owners, community
14            cooperatives, or community-based limited liability
15            companies providing services to low-income
16            households. Projects that feature energy ownership
17            should ensure that local people have control of
18            the project and reap benefits from the project
19            over and above energy bill savings. The Agency may
20            consider the inclusion of projects that promote
21            ownership over time or that involve partial
22            project ownership by communities, as promoting
23            energy sovereignty. Incentives for projects that
24            promote energy sovereignty may be higher than
25            incentives for equivalent projects that do not
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1            program.
2                (ii) Through its long-term renewable resources
3            procurement plan, the Agency shall consider
4            additional program and contract requirements to
5            ensure faithful compliance by applicants
6            benefiting from preferences for projects
7            designated to promote energy sovereignty. The
8            Agency shall make every effort to enable solar
9            providers already participating in the Adjustable
10            Block-Program under subparagraph (K) of paragraph
11            (1) of subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of this Act,
12            and particularly solar providers developing
13            projects under item (i) of subparagraph (K) of
14            paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of
15            this Act to easily participate in the Low-Income
16            Distributed Generation Incentive program described
17            under this subparagraph (A), and vice versa. This
18            effort may include, but shall not be limited to,
19            utilizing similar or the same application systems
20            and processes, similar or the same forms and
21            formats of communication, and providing active
22            outreach to companies participating in one program
23            but not the other. The Agency shall report on
24            efforts made to encourage this cross-participation
25            in its long-term renewable resources procurement
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1            (B) Low-Income Community Solar Project Initiative.
2        Incentives shall be offered to low-income customers,
3        either directly or through developers, to increase the
4        participation of low-income subscribers of community
5        solar projects. The developer of each project shall
6        identify its partnership with community stakeholders
7        regarding the location, development, and participation
8        in the project, provided that nothing shall preclude a
9        project from including an anchor tenant that does not
10        qualify as low-income. Companies participating in this
11        program that develop or install solar projects shall
12        commit to hiring job trainees for a portion of their
13        low-income installations, and an administrator shall
14        facilitate partnering the companies that install solar
15        projects with entities that provide solar installation
16        and related job training. Incentives should also be
17        offered to community solar projects that are 100%
18        low-income subscriber owned, which includes low-income
19        households, not-for-profit organizations, and
20        affordable housing owners. It is a goal of this
21        program that a minimum of 25% of the incentives for
22        this program be allocated to community photovoltaic
23        projects in environmental justice communities. The
24        Agency shall reserve a portion of this program for
25        projects that promote energy sovereignty through
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1        not-for-profit organizations providing services to
2        low-income households, affordable housing owners, or
3        community-based limited liability companies providing
4        services to low-income households. Projects that
5        feature energy ownership should ensure that local
6        people have control of the project and reap benefits
7        from the project over and above energy bill savings.
8        The Agency may consider the inclusion of projects that
9        promote ownership over time or that involve partial
10        project ownership by communities, as promoting energy
11        sovereignty. Incentives for projects that promote
12        energy sovereignty may be higher than incentives for
13        equivalent projects that do not promote energy
14        sovereignty under this same program. Contracts entered
15        into under this paragraph may be entered into with
16        developers and shall also include contracts for
17        renewable energy credits related to the program.
18            (C) Incentives for non-profits and public
19        facilities. Under this program funds shall be used to
20        support on-site photovoltaic distributed renewable
21        energy generation devices to serve the load associated
22        with not-for-profit customers and to support
23        photovoltaic distributed renewable energy generation
24        that uses photovoltaic technology to serve the load
25        associated with public sector customers taking service
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1        program that develop or install solar projects shall
2        commit to hiring job trainees for a portion of their
3        low-income installations, and an administrator shall
4        facilitate partnering the companies that install solar
5        projects with entities that provide solar installation
6        and related job training. Through its long-term
7        renewable resources procurement plan, the Agency shall
8        consider additional program and contract requirements
9        to ensure faithful compliance by applicants benefiting
10        from preferences for projects designated to promote
11        energy sovereignty. It is a goal of this program that
12        at least 25% of the incentives for this program be
13        allocated to projects located in environmental justice
14        communities. Contracts entered into under this
15        paragraph may be entered into with an entity that will
16        develop and administer the program or with developers
17        and shall also include contracts for renewable energy
18        credits related to the program.
19            (D) (Blank). Low-Income Community Solar Pilot
20        Projects. Under this program, persons, including, but
21        not limited to, electric utilities, shall propose
22        pilot community solar projects. Community solar
23        projects proposed under this subparagraph (D) may
24        exceed 2,000 kilowatts in nameplate capacity, but the
25        amount paid per project under this program may not
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1        economic benefits for the members of the community in
2        which the project will be located. The proposed pilot
3        project must include a partnership with at least one
4        community-based organization. Approved pilot projects
5        shall be competitively bid by the Agency, subject to
6        fair and equitable guidelines developed by the Agency.
7        Funding available under this subparagraph (D) may not
8        be distributed solely to a utility, and at least some
9        funds under this subparagraph (D) must include a
10        project partnership that includes community ownership
11        by the project subscribers. Contracts entered into
12        under this paragraph may be entered into with an
13        entity that will develop and administer the program or
14        with developers and shall also include contracts for
15        renewable energy credits related to the program. A
16        project proposed by a utility that is implemented
17        under this subparagraph (D) shall not be included in
18        the utility's ratebase.
19            (E) (Blank) Low-income large multifamily solar
20        incentive. This program shall provide incentives to
21        low-income customers, either directly or through solar
22        providers, to increase the participation of low-income
23        households in photovoltaic on-site distributed
24        generation at residential buildings with 5 or more
25        units. Companies participating in this program that
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1        hiring job trainees for a portion of their low-income
2        installations, and an administrator shall facilitate
3        partnering the companies that install solar projects
4        with entities that provide solar installation and
5        related job training. It is a goal of this program that
6        a minimum of 25% of the incentives for this program be
7        allocated to projects located within environmental
8        justice communities. The Agency shall reserve a
9        portion of this program for projects that promote
10        energy sovereignty through ownership of projects by
11        low-income households, not-for-profit organizations
12        providing services to low-income households,
13        affordable housing owners, or community-based limited
14        liability companies providing services to low-income
15        households. Projects that feature energy ownership
16        should ensure that local people have control of the
17        project and reap benefits from the project over and
18        above energy bill savings. The Agency may consider the
19        inclusion of projects that promote ownership over time
20        or that involve partial project ownership by
21        communities, as promoting energy sovereignty.
22        Incentives for projects that promote energy
23        sovereignty may be higher than incentives for
24        equivalent projects that do not promote energy
25        sovereignty under this same program.
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1    paragraph (1) of subsection (i) of this Section, install
2    photovoltaic devices does not apply to the Illinois Solar
3    for All Program described in this subsection (b).
4        In addition to the programs outlined in paragraphs (A)
5    through (E), the Agency and other parties may propose
6    additional programs through the Long-Term Renewable
7    Resources Procurement Plan developed and approved under
8    paragraph (5) of subsection (b) of Section 16-111.5 of the
9    Public Utilities Act. Additional programs may target
10    market segments not specified above and may also include
11    incentives targeted to increase the uptake of
12    nonphotovoltaic technologies by low-income customers,
13    including energy storage paired with photovoltaics, if the
14    Commission determines that the Illinois Solar for All
15    Program would provide greater benefits to the public
16    health and well-being of low-income residents through also
17    supporting that additional program versus supporting
18    programs already authorized.
19        (3) Costs associated with the Illinois Solar for All
20    Program and its components described in paragraph (2) of
21    this subsection (b), including, but not limited to, costs
22    associated with procuring experts, consultants, and the
23    program administrator referenced in this subsection (b)
24    and related incremental costs, costs related to income
25    verification and facilitating customer participation in
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1    Illinois Solar for All Program, may be paid for using
2    monies in the Illinois Power Agency Renewable Energy
3    Resources Fund, and funds allocated pursuant to
4    subparagraph (O) of paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of
5    Section 1-75, but the Agency or program administrator
6    shall strive to minimize costs in the implementation of
7    the program. The Agency or contracting electric utility
8    shall purchase renewable energy credits from generation
9    that is the subject of a contract under subparagraphs (A)
10    through (E) (D) of this paragraph (2) of this subsection
11    (b), and may pay for such renewable energy credits through
12    an upfront payment per installed kilowatt of nameplate
13    capacity paid once the device is interconnected at the
14    distribution system level of the interconnecting utility
15    and verified as is energized. Payments for renewable
16    energy credits The payment shall be in exchange for an
17    assignment of all renewable energy credits generated by
18    the system during the first 15 years of operation and
19    shall be structured to overcome barriers to participation
20    in the solar market by the low-income community. The
21    incentives provided for in this Section may be implemented
22    through the pricing of renewable energy credits where the
23    prices paid for the credits are higher than the prices
24    from programs offered under subsection (c) of Section 1-75
25    of this Act to account for the additional capital
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1    incentives. The Agency shall ensure collaboration with
2    community agencies, and allocate up to 5% of the funds
3    available under the Illinois Solar for All Program to
4    community-based groups to assist in grassroots education
5    efforts related to the Illinois Solar for All Program. The
6    Agency or contracting electric utility shall retire any
7    renewable energy credits purchased under from this program
8    and the credits shall count towards the obligation under
9    subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of this Act for the
10    electric utility to which the project is interconnected,
11    if applicable.
12        The Agency shall direct that up to 5% of the funds
13    available under the Illinois Solar for All Program to
14    community-based groups and other qualifying organizations
15    to assist in community-driven education efforts related to
16    the Illinois Solar for All Program, including general
17    energy education, job training program outreach efforts,
18    and other activities deemed to be qualified by the Agency.
19    Grassroots education funding shall not be used to support
20    the marketing by solar project development firms and
21    organizations, unless such education provides equal
22    opportunities for all applicable firms and organizations.
23        (4) The Agency shall, consistent with the requirements
24    of this subsection (b), propose the Illinois Solar for All
25    Program terms, conditions, and requirements, including the
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1    prices may be determined through a formula, through the
2    development, review, and approval of the Agency's
3    long-term renewable resources procurement plan described
4    in subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of this Act and Section
5    16-111.5 of the Public Utilities Act. In the course of the
6    Commission proceeding initiated to review and approve the
7    plan, including the Illinois Solar for All Program
8    proposed by the Agency, a party may propose an additional
9    low-income solar or solar incentive program, or
10    modifications to the programs proposed by the Agency, and
11    the Commission may approve an additional program, or
12    modifications to the Agency's proposed program, if the
13    additional or modified program more effectively maximizes
14    the benefits to low-income customers after taking into
15    account all relevant factors, including, but not limited
16    to, the extent to which a competitive market for
17    low-income solar has developed. Following the Commission's
18    approval of the Illinois Solar for All Program, the Agency
19    or a party may propose adjustments to the program terms,
20    conditions, and requirements, including the price offered
21    to new systems, to ensure the long-term viability and
22    success of the program. The Commission shall review and
23    approve any modifications to the program through the plan
24    revision process described in Section 16-111.5 of the
25    Public Utilities Act.
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1    qualifications for a third-party program administrator or
2    administrators to administer all or a portion of the
3    Illinois Solar for All Program. The third-party program
4    administrator shall be chosen through a competitive bid
5    process based on selection criteria and requirements
6    developed by the Agency, including, but not limited to,
7    experience in administering low-income energy programs and
8    overseeing statewide clean energy or energy efficiency
9    services. If the Agency retains a program administrator or
10    administrators to implement all or a portion of the
11    Illinois Solar for All Program, each administrator shall
12    periodically submit reports to the Agency and Commission
13    for each program that it administers, at appropriate
14    intervals to be identified by the Agency in its long-term
15    renewable resources procurement plan, provided that the
16    reporting interval is at least quarterly. The third-party
17    program administrator may be, but need not be, the same
18    administrator as for the Adjustable Block program
19    described in subparagraphs (K) through (M) of paragraph
20    (1) of subsection (c) of Section 1-75. The Agency, through
21    its long-term renewable resources procurement plan
22    approval process, shall also determine if individual
23    subprograms of the Illinois Solar for All Program are
24    better served by a different or separate Program
25    Administrator.
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1    shall also include facilitating placement for graduates of
2    Illinois-based renewable energy-specific job training
3    programs, including the Clean Jobs Workforce Network
4    Program and the Illinois Climate Works Preapprenticeship
5    Program administered by the Department of Commerce and
6    Economic Opportunity and programs administered under
7    Section 16-108.12 of the Public Utilities Act. To increase
8    the uptake of trainees by participating firms, the
9    administrator shall also develop a web-based clearinghouse
10    for information available to both job training program
11    graduates and firms participating, directly or indirectly,
12    in Illinois solar incentive programs. The program
13    administrator shall also coordinate its activities with
14    entities implementing electric and natural gas
15    income-qualified energy efficiency programs, including
16    customer referrals to and from such programs, and connect
17    prospective low-income solar customers with any existing
18    deferred maintenance programs where applicable.
19        (6) The long-term renewable resources procurement plan
20    shall also provide for an independent evaluation of the
21    Illinois Solar for All Program. At least every 2 years,
22    the Agency shall select an independent evaluator to review
23    and report on the Illinois Solar for All Program and the
24    performance of the third-party program administrator of
25    the Illinois Solar for All Program. The evaluation shall
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1    stakeholder process. The process shall include feedback
2    and participation from Illinois Solar for All Program
3    stakeholders, including participants and organizations in
4    environmental justice and historically underserved
5    communities. The report shall include a summary of the
6    evaluation of the Illinois Solar for All Program based on
7    the stakeholder developed objective criteria. The report
8    shall include the number of projects installed; the total
9    installed capacity in kilowatts; the average cost per
10    kilowatt of installed capacity to the extent reasonably
11    obtainable by the Agency; the number of jobs or job
12    opportunities created; economic, social, and environmental
13    benefits created; and the total administrative costs
14    expended by the Agency and program administrator to
15    implement and evaluate the program. The report shall be
16    delivered to the Commission and posted on the Agency's
17    website, and shall be used, as needed, to revise the
18    Illinois Solar for All Program. The Commission shall also
19    consider the results of the evaluation as part of its
20    review of the long-term renewable resources procurement
21    plan under subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of this Act.
22        (7) If additional funding for the programs described
23    in this subsection (b) is available under subsection (k)
24    of Section 16-108 of the Public Utilities Act, then the
25    Agency shall submit a procurement plan to the Commission
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1    Agency will procure programs on behalf of the applicable
2    utility. After notice and hearing, the Commission shall
3    approve, or approve with modification, the plan no later
4    than November 1, 2018.
5        (8) (Blank). As part of the development and update of
6    the long-term renewable resources procurement plan
7    authorized by subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of this Act,
8    the Agency shall plan for: (A) actions to refer customers
9    from the Illinois Solar for All Program to electric and
10    natural gas income-qualified energy efficiency programs,
11    and vice versa, with the goal of increasing participation
12    in both of these programs; (B) effective procedures for
13    data sharing, as needed, to effectuate referrals between
14    the Illinois Solar for All Program and both electric and
15    natural gas income-qualified energy efficiency programs,
16    including sharing customer information directly with the
17    utilities, as needed and appropriate; and (C) efforts to
18    identify any existing deferred maintenance programs for
19    which prospective Solar for All Program customers may be
20    eligible and connect prospective customers for whom
21    deferred maintenance is or may be a barrier to solar
22    installation to those programs.
23    As used in this subsection (b), "low-income households"
24means persons and families whose income does not exceed 80% of
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1    For the purposes of this subsection (b), the Agency shall
2define "environmental justice community" based on the
3methodologies and findings established by the Agency and the
4Administrator for the Illinois Solar for All Program in its
5initial long-term renewable resources procurement plan and as
6updated by the Agency and the Administrator for the Illinois
7Solar for All Program as part of the long-term renewable
8resources procurement plan update development, to ensure, to
9the extent practicable, compatibility with other agencies'
10definitions and may, for guidance, look to the definitions
11used by federal, state, or local governments.
12    (b-5) After the receipt of all payments required by
13Section 16-115D of the Public Utilities Act, no additional
14funds shall be deposited into the Illinois Power Agency
15Renewable Energy Resources Fund unless directed by order of
16the Commission.
17    (b-10) After the receipt of all payments required by
18Section 16-115D of the Public Utilities Act and payment in
19full of all contracts executed by the Agency under subsections
20(b) and (i) of this Section, if the balance of the Illinois
21Power Agency Renewable Energy Resources Fund is under $5,000,
22then the Fund shall be inoperative and any remaining funds and
23any funds submitted to the Fund after that date, shall be
24transferred to the Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance
25Fund for use in the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program,
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1    (c) (Blank).
2    (d) (Blank).
3    (e) All renewable energy credits procured using monies
4from the Illinois Power Agency Renewable Energy Resources Fund
5shall be permanently retired.
6    (f) The selection of one or more third-party program
7managers or administrators, the selection of the independent
8evaluator, and the procurement processes described in this
9Section are exempt from the requirements of the Illinois
10Procurement Code, under Section 20-10 of that Code.
11    (g) All disbursements from the Illinois Power Agency
12Renewable Energy Resources Fund shall be made only upon
13warrants of the Comptroller drawn upon the Treasurer as
14custodian of the Fund upon vouchers signed by the Director or
15by the person or persons designated by the Director for that
16purpose. The Comptroller is authorized to draw the warrant
17upon vouchers so signed. The Treasurer shall accept all
18warrants so signed and shall be released from liability for
19all payments made on those warrants.
20    (h) The Illinois Power Agency Renewable Energy Resources
21Fund shall not be subject to sweeps, administrative charges,
22or chargebacks, including, but not limited to, those
23authorized under Section 8h of the State Finance Act, that
24would in any way result in the transfer of any funds from this
25Fund to any other fund of this State or in having any such
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1set forth in this Section.
2    (h-5) The Agency may assess fees to each bidder to recover
3the costs incurred in connection with a procurement process
4held under this Section. Fees collected from bidders shall be
5deposited into the Renewable Energy Resources Fund.
6    (i) Supplemental procurement process.
7        (1) Within 90 days after the effective date of this
8    amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly, the Agency
9    shall develop a one-time supplemental procurement plan
10    limited to the procurement of renewable energy credits, if
11    available, from new or existing photovoltaics, including,
12    but not limited to, distributed photovoltaic generation.
13    Nothing in this subsection (i) requires procurement of
14    wind generation through the supplemental procurement.
15        Renewable energy credits procured from new
16    photovoltaics, including, but not limited to, distributed
17    photovoltaic generation, under this subsection (i) must be
18    procured from devices installed by a qualified person. In
19    its supplemental procurement plan, the Agency shall
20    establish contractually enforceable mechanisms for
21    ensuring that the installation of new photovoltaics is
22    performed by a qualified person.
23        For the purposes of this paragraph (1), "qualified
24    person" means a person who performs installations of
25    photovoltaics, including, but not limited to, distributed
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1    apprenticeship as a journeyman electrician from a United
2    States Department of Labor registered electrical
3    apprenticeship and training program and received a
4    certification of satisfactory completion; or (B) does not
5    currently meet the criteria under clause (A) of this
6    paragraph (1), but is enrolled in a United States
7    Department of Labor registered electrical apprenticeship
8    program, provided that the person is directly supervised
9    by a person who meets the criteria under clause (A) of this
10    paragraph (1); or (C) has obtained one of the following
11    credentials in addition to attesting to satisfactory
12    completion of at least 5 years or 8,000 hours of
13    documented hands-on electrical experience: (i) a North
14    American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP)
15    Installer Certificate for Solar PV; (ii) an Underwriters
16    Laboratories (UL) PV Systems Installer Certificate; (iii)
17    an Electronics Technicians Association, International
18    (ETAI) Level 3 PV Installer Certificate; or (iv) an
19    Associate in Applied Science degree from an Illinois
20    Community College Board approved community college program
21    in renewable energy or a distributed generation
22    technology.
23        For the purposes of this paragraph (1), "directly
24    supervised" means that there is a qualified person who
25    meets the qualifications under clause (A) of this
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1    consultation regarding the work performed by persons under
2    clause (B) of this paragraph (1), including a final
3    inspection of the installation work that has been directly
4    supervised to ensure safety and conformity with applicable
5    codes.
6        For the purposes of this paragraph (1), "install"
7    means the major activities and actions required to
8    connect, in accordance with applicable building and
9    electrical codes, the conductors, connectors, and all
10    associated fittings, devices, power outlets, or
11    apparatuses mounted at the premises that are directly
12    involved in delivering energy to the premises' electrical
13    wiring from the photovoltaics, including, but not limited
14    to, to distributed photovoltaic generation.
15        The renewable energy credits procured pursuant to the
16    supplemental procurement plan shall be procured using up
17    to $30,000,000 from the Illinois Power Agency Renewable
18    Energy Resources Fund. The Agency shall not plan to use
19    funds from the Illinois Power Agency Renewable Energy
20    Resources Fund in excess of the monies on deposit in such
21    fund or projected to be deposited into such fund. The
22    supplemental procurement plan shall ensure adequate,
23    reliable, affordable, efficient, and environmentally
24    sustainable renewable energy resources (including credits)
25    at the lowest total cost over time, taking into account
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1        To the extent available, 50% of the renewable energy
2    credits procured from distributed renewable energy
3    generation shall come from devices of less than 25
4    kilowatts in nameplate capacity. Procurement of renewable
5    energy credits from distributed renewable energy
6    generation devices shall be done through multi-year
7    contracts of no less than 5 years. The Agency shall create
8    credit requirements for counterparties. In order to
9    minimize the administrative burden on contracting
10    entities, the Agency shall solicit the use of third
11    parties to aggregate distributed renewable energy. These
12    third parties shall enter into and administer contracts
13    with individual distributed renewable energy generation
14    device owners. An individual distributed renewable energy
15    generation device owner shall have the ability to measure
16    the output of his or her distributed renewable energy
17    generation device.
18        In developing the supplemental procurement plan, the
19    Agency shall hold at least one workshop open to the public
20    within 90 days after the effective date of this amendatory
21    Act of the 98th General Assembly and shall consider any
22    comments made by stakeholders or the public. Upon
23    development of the supplemental procurement plan within
24    this 90-day period, copies of the supplemental procurement
25    plan shall be posted and made publicly available on the
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1    shall have 14 days following the date of posting to
2    provide comment to the Agency on the supplemental
3    procurement plan. All comments submitted to the Agency
4    shall be specific, supported by data or other detailed
5    analyses, and, if objecting to all or a portion of the
6    supplemental procurement plan, accompanied by specific
7    alternative wording or proposals. All comments shall be
8    posted on the Agency's and Commission's websites. Within
9    14 days following the end of the 14-day review period, the
10    Agency shall revise the supplemental procurement plan as
11    necessary based on the comments received and file its
12    revised supplemental procurement plan with the Commission
13    for approval.
14        (2) Within 5 days after the filing of the supplemental
15    procurement plan at the Commission, any person objecting
16    to the supplemental procurement plan shall file an
17    objection with the Commission. Within 10 days after the
18    filing, the Commission shall determine whether a hearing
19    is necessary. The Commission shall enter its order
20    confirming or modifying the supplemental procurement plan
21    within 90 days after the filing of the supplemental
22    procurement plan by the Agency.
23        (3) The Commission shall approve the supplemental
24    procurement plan of renewable energy credits to be
25    procured from new or existing photovoltaics, including,
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1    if the Commission determines that it will ensure adequate,
2    reliable, affordable, efficient, and environmentally
3    sustainable electric service in the form of renewable
4    energy credits at the lowest total cost over time, taking
5    into account any benefits of price stability.
6        (4) The supplemental procurement process under this
7    subsection (i) shall include each of the following
8    components:
9            (A) Procurement administrator. The Agency may
10        retain a procurement administrator in the manner set
11        forth in item (2) of subsection (a) of Section 1-75 of
12        this Act to conduct the supplemental procurement or
13        may elect to use the same procurement administrator
14        administering the Agency's annual procurement under
15        Section 1-75.
16            (B) Procurement monitor. The procurement monitor
17        retained by the Commission pursuant to Section
18        16-111.5 of the Public Utilities Act shall:
19                (i) monitor interactions among the procurement
20            administrator and bidders and suppliers;
21                (ii) monitor and report to the Commission on
22            the progress of the supplemental procurement
23            process;
24                (iii) provide an independent confidential
25            report to the Commission regarding the results of
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1                (iv) assess compliance with the procurement
2            plan approved by the Commission for the
3            supplemental procurement process;
4                (v) preserve the confidentiality of supplier
5            and bidding information in a manner consistent
6            with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and
7            tariffs;
8                (vi) provide expert advice to the Commission
9            and consult with the procurement administrator
10            regarding issues related to procurement process
11            design, rules, protocols, and policy-related
12            matters;
13                (vii) consult with the procurement
14            administrator regarding the development and use of
15            benchmark criteria, standard form contracts,
16            credit policies, and bid documents; and
17                (viii) perform, with respect to the
18            supplemental procurement process, any other
19            procurement monitor duties specifically delineated
20            within subsection (i) of this Section.
21            (C) Solicitation, pre-qualification, and
22        registration of bidders. The procurement administrator
23        shall disseminate information to potential bidders to
24        promote a procurement event, notify potential bidders
25        that the procurement administrator may enter into a
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1        applicable benchmarks, provide supply requirements,
2        and otherwise explain the competitive procurement
3        process. In addition to such other publication as the
4        procurement administrator determines is appropriate,
5        this information shall be posted on the Agency's and
6        the Commission's websites. The procurement
7        administrator shall also administer the
8        prequalification process, including evaluation of
9        credit worthiness, compliance with procurement rules,
10        and agreement to the standard form contract developed
11        pursuant to item (D) of this paragraph (4). The
12        procurement administrator shall then identify and
13        register bidders to participate in the procurement
14        event.
15            (D) Standard contract forms and credit terms and
16        instruments. The procurement administrator, in
17        consultation with the Agency, the Commission, and
18        other interested parties and subject to Commission
19        oversight, shall develop and provide standard contract
20        forms for the supplier contracts that meet generally
21        accepted industry practices as well as include any
22        applicable State of Illinois terms and conditions that
23        are required for contracts entered into by an agency
24        of the State of Illinois. Standard credit terms and
25        instruments that meet generally accepted industry
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1        new photovoltaics shall include a provision attesting
2        that the supplier will use a qualified person for the
3        installation of the device pursuant to paragraph (1)
4        of subsection (i) of this Section. The procurement
5        administrator shall make available to the Commission
6        all written comments it receives on the contract
7        forms, credit terms, or instruments. If the
8        procurement administrator cannot reach agreement with
9        the parties as to the contract terms and conditions,
10        the procurement administrator must notify the
11        Commission of any disputed terms and the Commission
12        shall resolve the dispute. The terms of the contracts
13        shall not be subject to negotiation by winning
14        bidders, and the bidders must agree to the terms of the
15        contract in advance so that winning bids are selected
16        solely on the basis of price.
17            (E) Requests for proposals; competitive
18        procurement process. The procurement administrator
19        shall design and issue requests for proposals to
20        supply renewable energy credits in accordance with the
21        supplemental procurement plan, as approved by the
22        Commission. The requests for proposals shall set forth
23        a procedure for sealed, binding commitment bidding
24        with pay-as-bid settlement, and provision for
25        selection of bids on the basis of price, provided,
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1        the benchmark developed pursuant to item (F) of this
2        paragraph (4).
3            (F) Benchmarks. Benchmarks for each product to be
4        procured shall be developed by the procurement
5        administrator in consultation with Commission staff,
6        the Agency, and the procurement monitor for use in
7        this supplemental procurement.
8            (G) A plan for implementing contingencies in the
9        event of supplier default, Commission rejection of
10        results, or any other cause.
11        (5) Within 2 business days after opening the sealed
12    bids, the procurement administrator shall submit a
13    confidential report to the Commission. The report shall
14    contain the results of the bidding for each of the
15    products along with the procurement administrator's
16    recommendation for the acceptance and rejection of bids
17    based on the price benchmark criteria and other factors
18    observed in the process. The procurement monitor also
19    shall submit a confidential report to the Commission
20    within 2 business days after opening the sealed bids. The
21    report shall contain the procurement monitor's assessment
22    of bidder behavior in the process as well as an assessment
23    of the procurement administrator's compliance with the
24    procurement process and rules. The Commission shall review
25    the confidential reports submitted by the procurement
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1    reject the recommendations of the procurement
2    administrator within 2 business days after receipt of the
3    reports.
4        (6) Within 3 business days after the Commission
5    decision approving the results of a procurement event, the
6    Agency shall enter into binding contractual arrangements
7    with the winning suppliers using the standard form
8    contracts.
9        (7) The names of the successful bidders and the
10    average of the winning bid prices for each contract type
11    and for each contract term shall be made available to the
12    public within 2 days after the supplemental procurement
13    event. The Commission, the procurement monitor, the
14    procurement administrator, the Agency, and all
15    participants in the procurement process shall maintain the
16    confidentiality of all other supplier and bidding
17    information in a manner consistent with all applicable
18    laws, rules, regulations, and tariffs. Confidential
19    information, including the confidential reports submitted
20    by the procurement administrator and procurement monitor
21    pursuant to this Section, shall not be made publicly
22    available and shall not be discoverable by any party in
23    any proceeding, absent a compelling demonstration of need,
24    nor shall those reports be admissible in any proceeding
25    other than one for law enforcement purposes.
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1    subsection (i) shall not be subject to the requirements
2    and limitations of subsections (c) and (d) of this
3    Section.
4        (9) Expenses incurred in connection with the
5    procurement process held pursuant to this Section,
6    including, but not limited to, the cost of developing the
7    supplemental procurement plan, the procurement
8    administrator, procurement monitor, and the cost of the
9    retirement of renewable energy credits purchased pursuant
10    to the supplemental procurement shall be paid for from the
11    Illinois Power Agency Renewable Energy Resources Fund. The
12    Agency shall enter into an interagency agreement with the
13    Commission to reimburse the Commission for its costs
14    associated with the procurement monitor for the
15    supplemental procurement process.
16(Source: P.A. 98-672, eff. 6-30-14; 99-906, eff. 6-1-17;
17102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
18    (20 ILCS 3855/1-70)
19    Sec. 1-70. Agency officials.
20    (a) The Agency shall have a Director who meets the
21qualifications specified in Section 5-222 of the Civil
22Administrative Code of Illinois.
23    (b) Within the Illinois Power Agency, the Agency shall
24establish a Planning and Procurement Bureau and may establish
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1Director.
2    (c) The Chief of the Planning and Procurement Bureau shall
3be appointed by the Director, at the Director's sole
4discretion, and (i) shall have at least 5 years of direct
5experience in electricity supply planning and procurement and
6(ii) shall also hold an advanced degree in risk management,
7law, business, or a related field.
8    (d) The Chief of the Resource Development Bureau may be
9appointed by the Director and (i) shall have at least 5 years
10of direct experience in electric generating project
11development and (ii) shall also hold an advanced degree in
12economics, engineering, law, business, or a related field.
13    (e) For terms ending before December 31, 2019, the
14Director shall receive an annual salary of $100,000 or as set
15by the Executive Ethics Commission based on a review of
16comparable State agency director salaries, whichever is
17higher. No annual salary for the Director or a Bureau Chief
18shall exceed the amount of salary set by law for the Governor
19that is in effect on July 1 of that fiscal year. Compensation
20Review Board, whichever is higher. For terms ending before
21December 31, 2019, the Bureau Chiefs shall each receive an
22annual salary of $85,000 or as set by the Compensation Review
23Board, whichever is higher. For terms beginning after the
24effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General
25Assembly, the annual salaries for the Director and the Bureau
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1position's annual salary as of December 31, 2018. The
2calculation of the 2018 salary base for this adjustment shall
3not include any cost of living adjustments, as authorized by
4Senate Joint Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly, for
5the period beginning July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2019. Beginning
6July 1, 2019 and each July 1 thereafter, the Director and the
7Bureau Chiefs shall receive an increase in salary based on a
8cost of living adjustment as authorized by Senate Joint
9Resolution 192 of the 86th General Assembly.
10    (f) The Director and Bureau Chiefs shall not, for 2 years
11prior to appointment or for 2 years after he or she leaves his
12or her position, be employed by an electric utility,
13independent power producer, power marketer, or alternative
14retail electric supplier regulated by the Commission or the
15Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
16    (g) The Director and Bureau Chiefs are prohibited from:
17(i) owning, directly or indirectly, 5% or more of the voting
18capital stock of an electric utility, independent power
19producer, power marketer, or alternative retail electric
20supplier; (ii) being in any chain of successive ownership of
215% or more of the voting capital stock of any electric utility,
22independent power producer, power marketer, or alternative
23retail electric supplier; (iii) receiving any form of
24compensation, fee, payment, or other consideration from an
25electric utility, independent power producer, power marketer,
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1consulting fees, bonuses, or other sums. These limitations do
2not apply to any compensation received pursuant to a defined
3benefit plan or other form of deferred compensation, provided
4that the individual has otherwise severed all ties to the
5utility, power producer, power marketer, or alternative retail
6electric supplier.
7(Source: P.A. 99-536, eff. 7-8-16; 100-1179, eff. 1-18-19;
8102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
9    (20 ILCS 3855/1-75)
10    Sec. 1-75. Planning and Procurement Bureau. The Planning
11and Procurement Bureau has the following duties and
12responsibilities:
13    (a) The Planning and Procurement Bureau shall each year,
14beginning in 2008, develop procurement plans and conduct
15competitive procurement processes in accordance with the
16requirements of Section 16-111.5 of the Public Utilities Act
17for the eligible retail customers of electric utilities that
18on December 31, 2005 provided electric service to at least
19100,000 customers in Illinois. Beginning with the delivery
20year commencing on June 1, 2017, the Planning and Procurement
21Bureau shall develop plans and processes for the procurement
22of zero emission credits from zero emission facilities in
23accordance with the requirements of subsection (d-5) of this
24Section. Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory
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1Procurement Bureau shall develop plans and processes for the
2procurement of carbon mitigation credits from carbon-free
3energy resources in accordance with the requirements of
4subsection (d-10) of this Section. The Planning and
5Procurement Bureau shall also develop procurement plans and
6conduct competitive procurement processes in accordance with
7the requirements of Section 16-111.5 of the Public Utilities
8Act for the eligible retail customers of small
9multi-jurisdictional electric utilities that (i) on December
1031, 2005 served less than 100,000 customers in Illinois and
11(ii) request a procurement plan for their Illinois
12jurisdictional load. This Section shall not apply to a small
13multi-jurisdictional utility until such time as a small
14multi-jurisdictional utility requests the Agency to prepare a
15procurement plan for their Illinois jurisdictional load. For
16the purposes of this Section, the term "eligible retail
17customers" has the same definition as found in Section
1816-111.5(a) of the Public Utilities Act.
19    Beginning with the plan or plans to be implemented in the
202017 delivery year, the Agency shall no longer include the
21procurement of renewable energy resources in the annual
22procurement plans required by this subsection (a), except as
23provided in subsection (q) of Section 16-111.5 of the Public
24Utilities Act, and shall instead develop a long-term renewable
25resources procurement plan in accordance with subsection (c)
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1Act.
2    In accordance with subsection (c-5) of this Section, the
3Planning and Procurement Bureau shall oversee the procurement
4by electric utilities that served more than 300,000 retail
5customers in this State as of January 1, 2019 of renewable
6energy credits from new utility-scale solar projects to be
7installed, along with energy storage facilities, at or
8adjacent to the sites of electric generating facilities that,
9as of January 1, 2016, burned coal as their primary fuel
10source.
11        (1) The Agency shall each year, beginning in 2008, as
12    needed, issue a request for qualifications for experts or
13    expert consulting firms to develop the procurement plans
14    in accordance with Section 16-111.5 of the Public
15    Utilities Act. In order to qualify an expert or expert
16    consulting firm must have:
17            (A) direct previous experience assembling
18        large-scale power supply plans or portfolios for
19        end-use customers;
20            (B) an advanced degree in economics, mathematics,
21        engineering, risk management, or a related area of
22        study;
23            (C) 10 years of experience in the electricity
24        sector, including managing supply risk;
25            (D) expertise in wholesale electricity market
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1        Energy Regulatory Commission and regional transmission
2        organizations;
3            (E) expertise in credit protocols and familiarity
4        with contract protocols;
5            (F) adequate resources to perform and fulfill the
6        required functions and responsibilities; and
7            (G) the absence of a conflict of interest and
8        inappropriate bias for or against potential bidders or
9        the affected electric utilities.
10        (2) The Agency shall each year, as needed, issue a
11    request for qualifications for a procurement administrator
12    to conduct the competitive procurement processes in
13    accordance with Section 16-111.5 of the Public Utilities
14    Act. In order to qualify an expert or expert consulting
15    firm must have:
16            (A) direct previous experience administering a
17        large-scale competitive procurement process;
18            (B) an advanced degree in economics, mathematics,
19        engineering, or a related area of study;
20            (C) 10 years of experience in the electricity
21        sector, including risk management experience;
22            (D) expertise in wholesale electricity market
23        rules, including those established by the Federal
24        Energy Regulatory Commission and regional transmission
25        organizations;
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1            (F) adequate resources to perform and fulfill the
2        required functions and responsibilities; and
3            (G) the absence of a conflict of interest and
4        inappropriate bias for or against potential bidders or
5        the affected electric utilities.
6        (3) The Agency shall provide affected utilities and
7    other interested parties with the lists of qualified
8    experts or expert consulting firms identified through the
9    request for qualifications processes that are under
10    consideration to develop the procurement plans and to
11    serve as the procurement administrator. The Agency shall
12    also provide each qualified expert's or expert consulting
13    firm's response to the request for qualifications. All
14    information provided under this subparagraph shall also be
15    provided to the Commission. The Agency may provide by rule
16    for fees associated with supplying the information to
17    utilities and other interested parties. These parties
18    shall, within 5 business days, notify the Agency in
19    writing if they object to any experts or expert consulting
20    firms on the lists. Objections shall be based on:
21            (A) failure to satisfy qualification criteria;
22            (B) identification of a conflict of interest; or
23            (C) evidence of inappropriate bias for or against
24        potential bidders or the affected utilities.
25        The Agency shall remove experts or expert consulting
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1    reasonable basis for an objection and provide the updated
2    lists to the affected utilities and other interested
3    parties. If the Agency fails to remove an expert or expert
4    consulting firm from a list, an objecting party may seek
5    review by the Commission within 5 days thereafter by
6    filing a petition, and the Commission shall render a
7    ruling on the petition within 10 days. There is no right of
8    appeal of the Commission's ruling.
9        (4) The Agency shall issue requests for proposals to
10    the qualified experts or expert consulting firms to
11    develop a procurement plan for the affected utilities and
12    to serve as procurement administrator.
13        (5) The Agency shall select an expert or expert
14    consulting firm to develop procurement plans based on the
15    proposals submitted and shall award contracts of up to 5
16    years to those selected.
17        (6) The Agency shall select an expert or expert
18    consulting firm, with approval of the Commission, to serve
19    as procurement administrator based on the proposals
20    submitted. If the Commission rejects, within 5 days, the
21    Agency's selection, the Agency shall submit another
22    recommendation within 3 days based on the proposals
23    submitted. The Agency shall award a 5-year contract to the
24    expert or expert consulting firm so selected with
25    Commission approval.
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1Agency shall, as appropriate, prepare procurement plans, and
2conduct a competitive procurement process as prescribed in
3Section 16-111.5 of the Public Utilities Act, to ensure
4adequate, reliable, affordable, efficient, and environmentally
5sustainable electric service at the lowest total cost over
6time, taking into account any benefits of price stability, for
7eligible retail customers of electric utilities that on
8December 31, 2005 provided electric service to at least
9100,000 customers in the State of Illinois, and for eligible
10Illinois retail customers of small multi-jurisdictional
11electric utilities that (i) on December 31, 2005 served less
12than 100,000 customers in Illinois and (ii) request a
13procurement plan for their Illinois jurisdictional load.
14    (c) Renewable portfolio standard.
15        (1)(A) The Agency shall develop a long-term renewable
16    resources procurement plan that shall include procurement
17    programs and competitive procurement events necessary to
18    meet the goals set forth in this subsection (c). The
19    initial long-term renewable resources procurement plan
20    shall be released for comment no later than 160 days after
21    June 1, 2017 (the effective date of Public Act 99-906).
22    The Agency shall review, and may revise on an expedited
23    basis, the long-term renewable resources procurement plan
24    at least every 2 years, which shall be conducted in
25    conjunction with the procurement plan under Section
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1    practicable to minimize administrative expense. No later
2    than 120 days after the effective date of this amendatory
3    Act of the 102nd General Assembly, the Agency shall
4    release for comment a revision to the long-term renewable
5    resources procurement plan, updating elements of the most
6    recently approved plan as needed to comply with this
7    amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, and any
8    long-term renewable resources procurement plan update
9    published by the Agency but not yet approved by the
10    Illinois Commerce Commission shall be withdrawn. The
11    long-term renewable resources procurement plans shall be
12    subject to review and approval by the Commission under
13    Section 16-111.5 of the Public Utilities Act.
14        (B) Subject to subparagraph (F) of this paragraph (1),
15    the long-term renewable resources procurement plan shall
16    include attempt to meet the goals for procurement of
17    renewable energy credits to meet at levels of at least the
18    following overall percentages: 13% by the 2017 delivery
19    year; increasing by at least 1.5% each delivery year
20    thereafter to at least 25% by the 2025 delivery year;
21    increasing by at least 3% each delivery year thereafter to
22    at least 40% by the 2030 delivery year, and continuing at
23    no less than 25% 40% for each delivery year thereafter.
24    The Agency shall attempt to procure 50% by delivery year
25    2040. The Agency shall determine the annual increase
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1    taking into account energy demand, other energy resources,
2    and other public policy goals. In the event of a conflict
3    between these goals and the new wind and new photovoltaic
4    procurement requirements described in items (i) through
5    (iii) of subparagraph (C) of this paragraph (1), the
6    long-term plan shall prioritize compliance with the new
7    wind and new photovoltaic procurement requirements
8    described in items (i) through (iii) of subparagraph (C)
9    of this paragraph (1) over the annual percentage targets
10    described in this subparagraph (B). The Agency shall not
11    comply with the annual percentage targets described in
12    this subparagraph (B) by procuring renewable energy
13    credits that are unlikely to lead to the development of
14    new renewable resources.
15        For the delivery year beginning June 1, 2017, the
16    procurement plan shall attempt to include, subject to the
17    prioritization outlined in this subparagraph (B),
18    cost-effective renewable energy resources equal to at
19    least 13% of each utility's load for eligible retail
20    customers and 13% of the applicable portion of each
21    utility's load for retail customers who are not eligible
22    retail customers, which applicable portion shall equal 50%
23    of the utility's load for retail customers who are not
24    eligible retail customers on February 28, 2017.
25        For the delivery year beginning June 1, 2018, the
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1    prioritization outlined in this subparagraph (B),
2    cost-effective renewable energy resources equal to at
3    least 14.5% of each utility's load for eligible retail
4    customers and 14.5% of the applicable portion of each
5    utility's load for retail customers who are not eligible
6    retail customers, which applicable portion shall equal 75%
7    of the utility's load for retail customers who are not
8    eligible retail customers on February 28, 2017.
9        For the delivery year beginning June 1, 2019, and for
10    each year thereafter, the procurement plans shall attempt
11    to include, subject to the prioritization outlined in this
12    subparagraph (B), cost-effective renewable energy
13    resources equal to a minimum percentage of each utility's
14    load for all retail customers as follows: 16% by June 1,
15    2019; increasing by 1.5% each year thereafter to 25% by
16    June 1, 2025; and 25% by June 1, 2026; increasing by at
17    least 3% each delivery year thereafter to at least 40% by
18    the 2030 delivery year, and continuing at no less than 40%
19    for each delivery year thereafter. The Agency shall
20    attempt to procure 50% by delivery year 2040. The Agency
21    shall determine the annual increase between delivery year
22    2030 and delivery year 2040, if any, taking into account
23    energy demand, other energy resources, and other public
24    policy goals.
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1    year under existing contracts. Any renewable energy
2    credits under existing contracts, including renewable
3    energy credits as part of renewable energy resources,
4    shall be used to meet the goals set forth in this
5    subsection (c) for the delivery year.
6        (C) Of the renewable energy credits procured under
7    this subsection (c), at least 75% shall come from wind and
8    photovoltaic projects. The long-term renewable resources
9    procurement plan described in subparagraph (A) of this
10    paragraph (1) shall include the procurement of renewable
11    energy credits from new projects in amounts equal to at
12    least the following:
13            (i) By the end of the 2020 delivery year: At least
14        2,000,000 renewable energy credits for each delivery
15        year shall come from new wind projects; and At least
16        2,000,000 renewable energy credits for each delivery
17        year shall come from new photovoltaic projects; of
18        10,000,000 renewable energy credits delivered annually
19        by the end of the 2021 delivery year, and increasing
20        ratably to reach 45,000,000 renewable energy credits
21        delivered annually from new wind and solar projects by
22        the end of delivery year 2030 such that the goals in
23        subparagraph (B) of this paragraph (1) are met
24        entirely by procurements of renewable energy credits
25        from new wind and photovoltaic projects. Of that
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1        procure 45% from wind projects and 55% from
2        photovoltaic projects. Of the amount to be procured
3        from photovoltaic projects, the Agency shall procure:
4        at least 50% from solar photovoltaic projects using
5        the program outlined in subparagraph (K) of this
6        paragraph (1) from distributed renewable energy
7        generation devices or community renewable generation
8        projects; at least 40% 47% from utility-scale solar
9        projects; at least 2% 3% from brownfield site
10        photovoltaic projects that are not community renewable
11        generation projects; and the remainder shall be
12        determined through the long-term planning process
13        described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph (1).
14            In developing the long-term renewable resources
15        procurement plan, the Agency shall consider other
16        approaches, in addition to competitive procurements,
17        that can be used to procure renewable energy credits
18        from brownfield site photovoltaic projects and thereby
19        help return blighted or contaminated land to
20        productive use while enhancing public health and the
21        well-being of Illinois residents, including those in
22        environmental justice communities, as defined using
23        existing methodologies and findings used by the Agency
24        and its Administrator in its Illinois Solar for All
25        Program.
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1        expenses are less than the maximum budget available
2        under subparagraph (E) of this paragraph (1), the
3        Agency shall continue to procure new renewable energy
4        credits until that budget is exhausted in the manner
5        outlined in item (i) of this subparagraph (C). By the
6        end of the 2025 delivery year:
7                At least 3,000,000 renewable energy credits
8            for each delivery year shall come from new wind
9            projects; and
10                At least 3,000,000 renewable energy credits
11            for each delivery year shall come from new
12            photovoltaic projects; of that amount, to the
13            extent possible, the Agency shall procure: at
14            least 50% from solar photovoltaic projects using
15            the program outlined in subparagraph (K) of this
16            paragraph (1) from distributed renewable energy
17            devices or community renewable generation
18            projects; at least 40% from utility-scale solar
19            projects; at least 2% from brownfield site
20            photovoltaic projects that are not community
21            renewable generation projects; and the remainder
22            shall be determined through the long-term planning
23            process described in subparagraph (A) of this
24            paragraph (1).
25            (iii) By the end of the 2030 delivery year:
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1            for each delivery year shall come from new wind
2            projects; and
3                At least 4,000,000 renewable energy credits
4            for each delivery year shall come from new
5            photovoltaic projects; of that amount, to the
6            extent possible, the Agency shall procure: at
7            least 50% from solar photovoltaic projects using
8            the program outlined in subparagraph (K) of this
9            paragraph (1) from distributed renewable energy
10            devices or community renewable generation
11            projects; at least 40% from utility-scale solar
12            projects; at least 2% from brownfield site
13            photovoltaic projects that are not community
14            renewable generation projects; and the remainder
15            shall be determined through the long-term planning
16            process described in subparagraph (A) of this
17            paragraph (1).
18            (iii) For purposes of this Section:
19            "New wind projects" means wind renewable energy
20        facilities that are energized after June 1, 2017 for
21        the delivery year commencing June 1, 2017 or within 3
22        years after the date the Commission approves contracts
23        for subsequent delivery years.
24            "New photovoltaic projects" means photovoltaic
25        renewable energy facilities that are energized after
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1        Section 1-56 of this Act shall not apply towards the
2        new photovoltaic project requirements in this
3        subparagraph (C).
4            For purposes of calculating whether the Agency has
5        procured enough new wind and solar renewable energy
6        credits required by this subparagraph (C), renewable
7        energy facilities that have a multi-year renewable
8        energy credit delivery contract with the utility
9        through at least delivery year 2030 shall be
10        considered new, however no renewable energy credits
11        from contracts entered into before June 1, 2021 shall
12        be used to calculate whether the Agency has procured
13        the correct proportion of new wind and new solar
14        contracts described in this subparagraph (C) for
15        delivery year 2021 and thereafter.
16        (D) Renewable energy credits shall be cost effective.
17    For purposes of this subsection (c), "cost effective"
18    means that the costs of procuring renewable energy
19    resources do not cause the limit stated in subparagraph
20    (E) of this paragraph (1) to be exceeded and, for
21    renewable energy credits procured through a competitive
22    procurement event, do not exceed benchmarks based on
23    market prices for like products in the region. For
24    purposes of this subsection (c), "like products" means
25    contracts for renewable energy credits from the same or
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1    similar vintage (new or existing), the same or
2    substantially similar quantity, and the same or
3    substantially similar contract length and structure.
4    Benchmarks Benchmarks shall reflect development,
5    financing, or related costs resulting from requirements
6    imposed through other provisions of State law, including,
7    but not limited to, requirements in subparagraphs (P) and
8    (Q) of this paragraph (1) and the Renewable Energy
9    Facilities Agricultural Impact Mitigation Act.
10    Confidential benchmarks shall be developed by the
11    procurement administrator, in consultation with the
12    Commission staff, Agency staff, and the procurement
13    monitor and shall be subject to Commission review and
14    approval. If price benchmarks for like products in the
15    region are not available, the procurement administrator
16    shall establish price benchmarks based on publicly
17    available data on regional technology costs and expected
18    current and future regional energy prices. The benchmarks
19    in this Section shall not be used to curtail or otherwise
20    reduce contractual obligations entered into by or through
21    the Agency prior to June 1, 2017 (the effective date of
22    Public Act 99-906).
23        (E) For purposes of this subsection (c), the required
24    procurement of cost-effective renewable energy resources
25    for a particular year commencing prior to June 1, 2017
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1    electricity (megawatt-hours) supplied by the electric
2    utility to eligible retail customers in the delivery year
3    ending immediately prior to the procurement, and, for
4    delivery years commencing on and after June 1, 2017, the
5    required procurement of cost-effective renewable energy
6    resources for a particular year shall be measured as a
7    percentage of the actual amount of electricity
8    (megawatt-hours) delivered by the electric utility in the
9    delivery year ending immediately prior to the procurement,
10    to all retail customers in its service territory. For
11    purposes of this subsection (c), the amount paid per
12    kilowatthour means the total amount paid for electric
13    service expressed on a per kilowatthour basis. For
14    purposes of this subsection (c), the total amount paid for
15    electric service includes without limitation amounts paid
16    for supply, transmission, capacity, distribution,
17    surcharges, and add-on taxes.
18        Notwithstanding the requirements of this subsection
19    (c), the total of renewable energy resources procured
20    under the procurement plan for any single year shall be
21    subject to the limitations of this subparagraph (E). Such
22    procurement shall be reduced for all retail customers
23    based on the amount necessary to limit the annual
24    estimated average net increase due to the costs of these
25    resources included in the amounts paid by eligible retail
26    customers in connection with electric service to no more

 

 

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1    than the greater of 2.015% 4.25% of the amount paid per
2    kilowatthour by those customers during the year ending May
3    31, 2007 or the incremental amount per kilowatthour paid
4    for these resources in 2011 2009. To arrive at a maximum
5    dollar amount of renewable energy resources to be procured
6    for the particular delivery year, the resulting per
7    kilowatthour amount shall be applied to the actual amount
8    of kilowatthours of electricity delivered, or applicable
9    portion of such amount as specified in paragraph (1) of
10    this subsection (c), as applicable, by the electric
11    utility in the delivery year immediately prior to the
12    procurement to all retail customers in its service
13    territory. The calculations required by this subparagraph
14    (E) shall be made only once for each delivery year at the
15    time that the renewable energy resources are procured.
16    Once the determination as to the amount of renewable
17    energy resources to procure is made based on the
18    calculations set forth in this subparagraph (E) and the
19    contracts procuring those amounts are executed, no
20    subsequent rate impact determinations shall be made and no
21    adjustments to those contract amounts shall be allowed.
22    All costs incurred under such contracts shall be fully
23    recoverable by the electric utility as provided in this
24    Section.
25        (F) If the limitation on the amount of renewable
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1    paragraph (1) prevents the Agency from meeting all of the
2    goals in this subsection (c), the Agency's long-term plan
3    shall prioritize compliance with the requirements of this
4    subsection (c) regarding renewable energy credits in the
5    following order:
6            (i) renewable energy credits under existing
7        contractual obligations as of June 1, 2021;
8            (i-5) funding for the Illinois Solar for All
9        Program, as described in subparagraph (O) of this
10        paragraph (1);
11            (ii) renewable energy credits necessary to comply
12        with the new wind and new photovoltaic procurement
13        requirements described in items (i) through (iii) of
14        subparagraph (C) of this paragraph (1); and
15            (iii) renewable energy credits necessary to meet
16        the remaining requirements of this subsection (c).
17        (G) The following provisions shall apply to the
18    Agency's procurement of renewable energy credits under
19    this subsection (c):
20            (i) Notwithstanding whether a long-term renewable
21        resources procurement plan has been approved, the
22        Agency shall conduct an initial forward procurement
23        for renewable energy credits from new utility-scale
24        wind projects within 160 days after June 1, 2017 (the
25        effective date of Public Act 99-906). For the purposes
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1        solicit 15-year contracts for delivery of 1,000,000
2        renewable energy credits delivered annually from new
3        utility-scale wind projects to begin delivery on June
4        1, 2019, if available, but not later than June 1, 2021,
5        unless the project has delays in the establishment of
6        an operating interconnection with the applicable
7        transmission or distribution system as a result of the
8        actions or inactions of the transmission or
9        distribution provider, or other causes for force
10        majeure as outlined in the procurement contract, in
11        which case, not later than June 1, 2022. Payments to
12        suppliers of renewable energy credits shall commence
13        upon delivery. Renewable energy credits procured under
14        this initial procurement shall be included in the
15        Agency's long-term plan and shall apply to all
16        renewable energy goals in this subsection (c).
17            (ii) Notwithstanding whether a long-term renewable
18        resources procurement plan has been approved, the
19        Agency shall conduct an initial forward procurement
20        for renewable energy credits from new utility-scale
21        solar projects and brownfield site photovoltaic
22        projects within one year after June 1, 2017 (the
23        effective date of Public Act 99-906). For the purposes
24        of this initial forward procurement, the Agency shall
25        solicit 15-year contracts for delivery of 1,000,000
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1        utility-scale solar projects and brownfield site
2        photovoltaic projects to begin delivery on June 1,
3        2019, if available, but not later than June 1, 2021,
4        unless the project has delays in the establishment of
5        an operating interconnection with the applicable
6        transmission or distribution system as a result of the
7        actions or inactions of the transmission or
8        distribution provider, or other causes for force
9        majeure as outlined in the procurement contract, in
10        which case, not later than June 1, 2022. The Agency may
11        structure this initial procurement in one or more
12        discrete procurement events. Payments to suppliers of
13        renewable energy credits shall commence upon delivery.
14        Renewable energy credits procured under this initial
15        procurement shall be included in the Agency's
16        long-term plan and shall apply to all renewable energy
17        goals in this subsection (c).
18            (iii) Subsequent forward procurements for
19        utility-scale wind projects shall solicit at least
20        1,000,000 renewable energy credits delivered annually
21        per procurement event and shall be planned, scheduled,
22        and designed such that the cumulative amount of
23        renewable energy credits delivered from all new wind
24        projects in each delivery year shall not exceed the
25        Agency's projection of the cumulative amount of
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1        all new photovoltaic projects, including utility-scale
2        and distributed photovoltaic devices, in the same
3        delivery year at the time scheduled for wind contract
4        delivery. Notwithstanding whether the Commission has
5        approved the periodic long-term renewable resources
6        procurement plan revision described in Section
7        16-111.5 of the Public Utilities Act, the Agency shall
8        conduct at least one subsequent forward procurement
9        for renewable energy credits from new utility-scale
10        wind projects, new utility-scale solar projects, and
11        new brownfield site photovoltaic projects within 240
12        days after the effective date of this amendatory Act
13        of the 102nd General Assembly in quantities necessary
14        to meet the requirements of subparagraph (C) of this
15        paragraph (1) through the delivery year beginning June
16        1, 2021.
17            (iv) Notwithstanding whether the Commission has
18        approved the periodic long-term renewable resources
19        procurement plan revision described in Section
20        16-111.5 of the Public Utilities Act, the Agency shall
21        open capacity for each category in the Adjustable
22        Block program within 90 days after the effective date
23        of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly
24        manner:
25                (1) The Agency shall open the first block of
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1            (i) of subparagraph (K) of this paragraph (1). The
2            first block of annual capacity for item (i) shall
3            be for at least 75 megawatts of total nameplate
4            capacity. The price of the renewable energy credit
5            for this block of capacity shall be 4% less than
6            the price of the last open block in this category.
7            Projects on a waitlist shall be awarded contracts
8            first in the order in which they appear on the
9            waitlist. Notwithstanding anything to the
10            contrary, for those renewable energy credits that
11            qualify and are procured under this subitem (1) of
12            this item (iv), the renewable energy credit
13            delivery contract value shall be paid in full,
14            based on the estimated generation during the first
15            15 years of operation, by the contracting
16            utilities at the time that the facility producing
17            the renewable energy credits is interconnected at
18            the distribution system level of the utility and
19            verified as energized and in compliance by the
20            Program Administrator. The electric utility shall
21            receive and retire all renewable energy credits
22            generated by the project for the first 15 years of
23            operation. Renewable energy credits generated by
24            the project thereafter shall not be transferred
25            under the renewable energy credit delivery
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1                (2) The Agency shall open the first block of
2            annual capacity for the category described in item
3            (ii) of subparagraph (K) of this paragraph (1).
4            The first block of annual capacity for item (ii)
5            shall be for at least 75 megawatts of total
6            nameplate capacity.
7                    (A) The price of the renewable energy
8                credit for any project on a waitlist for this
9                category before the opening of this block
10                shall be 4% less than the price of the last
11                open block in this category. Projects on the
12                waitlist shall be awarded contracts first in
13                the order in which they appear on the
14                waitlist. Any projects that are less than or
15                equal to 25 kilowatts in size on the waitlist
16                for this capacity shall be moved to the
17                waitlist for paragraph (1) of this item (iv).
18                Notwithstanding anything to the contrary,
19                projects that were on the waitlist prior to
20                opening of this block shall not be required to
21                be in compliance with the requirements of
22                subparagraph (Q) of this paragraph (1) of this
23                subsection (c). Notwithstanding anything to
24                the contrary, for those renewable energy
25                credits procured from projects that were on
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1                opening of this block 20% of the renewable
2                energy credit delivery contract value, based
3                on the estimated generation during the first
4                15 years of operation, shall be paid by the
5                contracting utilities at the time that the
6                facility producing the renewable energy
7                credits is interconnected at the distribution
8                system level of the utility and verified as
9                energized by the Program Administrator. The
10                remaining portion shall be paid ratably over
11                the subsequent 4-year period. The electric
12                utility shall receive and retire all renewable
13                energy credits generated by the project during
14                the first 15 years of operation. Renewable
15                energy credits generated by the project
16                thereafter shall not be transferred under the
17                renewable energy credit delivery contract with
18                the counterparty electric utility.
19                    (B) The price of renewable energy credits
20                for any project not on the waitlist for this
21                category before the opening of the block shall
22                be determined and published by the Agency.
23                Projects not on a waitlist as of the opening
24                of this block shall be subject to the
25                requirements of subparagraph (Q) of this
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1                a waitlist as of the opening of this block
2                shall be subject to the contract provisions
3                outlined in item (iii) of subparagraph (L) of
4                this paragraph (1). The Agency shall strive to
5                publish updated prices and an updated
6                renewable energy credit delivery contract as
7                quickly as possible.
8                (3) For opening the first 2 blocks of annual
9            capacity for projects participating in item (iii)
10            of subparagraph (K) of paragraph (1) of subsection
11            (c), projects shall be selected exclusively from
12            those projects on the ordinal waitlists of
13            community renewable generation projects
14            established by the Agency based on the status of
15            those ordinal waitlists as of December 31, 2020,
16            and only those projects previously determined to
17            be eligible for the Agency's April 2019 community
18            solar project selection process.
19                The first 2 blocks of annual capacity for item
20            (iii) shall be for 250 megawatts of total
21            nameplate capacity, with both blocks opening
22            simultaneously under the schedule outlined in the
23            paragraphs below. Projects shall be selected as
24            follows:
25                    (A) The geographic balance of selected
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1                found in the Agency's Revised Long-Term
2                Renewable Resources Procurement Plan, with 70%
3                of capacity allocated to projects on the Group
4                B waitlist and 30% of capacity allocated to
5                projects on the Group A waitlist.
6                    (B) Contract awards for waitlisted
7                projects shall be allocated proportionate to
8                the total nameplate capacity amount across
9                both ordinal waitlists associated with that
10                applicant firm or its affiliates, subject to
11                the following conditions.
12                        (i) Each applicant firm having a
13                    waitlisted project eligible for selection
14                    shall receive no less than 500 kilowatts
15                    in awarded capacity across all groups, and
16                    no approved vendor may receive more than
17                    20% of each Group's waitlist allocation.
18                        (ii) Each applicant firm, upon
19                    receiving an award of program capacity
20                    proportionate to its waitlisted capacity,
21                    may then determine which waitlisted
22                    projects it chooses to be selected for a
23                    contract award up to that capacity amount.
24                        (iii) Assuming all other program
25                    requirements are met, applicant firms may
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1                    projects without losing waitlist
2                    eligibility, so long as no project is
3                    greater than 2,000 kilowatts in size.
4                        (iv) Assuming all other program
5                    requirements are met, applicant firms may
6                    adjust the expected production associated
7                    with applicant projects, subject to
8                    verification by the Program Administrator.
9                    (C) After a review of affiliate
10                information and the current ordinal waitlists,
11                the Agency shall announce the nameplate
12                capacity award amounts associated with
13                applicant firms no later than 90 days after
14                the effective date of this amendatory Act of
15                the 102nd General Assembly.
16                    (D) Applicant firms shall submit their
17                portfolio of projects used to satisfy those
18                contract awards no less than 90 days after the
19                Agency's announcement. The total nameplate
20                capacity of all projects used to satisfy that
21                portfolio shall be no greater than the
22                Agency's nameplate capacity award amount
23                associated with that applicant firm. An
24                applicant firm may decline, in whole or in
25                part, its nameplate capacity award without
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1                to the next block opening for project
2                selection under item (iii) of subparagraph (K)
3                of this subsection (c). Any projects not
4                included in an applicant firm's portfolio may
5                reapply without prejudice upon the next block
6                reopening for project selection under item
7                (iii) of subparagraph (K) of this subsection
8                (c).
9                    (E) The renewable energy credit delivery
10                contract shall be subject to the contract and
11                payment terms outlined in item (iv) of
12                subparagraph (L) of this subsection (c).
13                Contract instruments used for this
14                subparagraph shall contain the following
15                terms:
16                        (i) Renewable energy credit prices
17                    shall be fixed, without further adjustment
18                    under any other provision of this Act or
19                    for any other reason, at 10% lower than
20                    prices applicable to the last open block
21                    for this category, inclusive of any adders
22                    available for achieving a minimum of 50%
23                    of subscribers to the project's nameplate
24                    capacity being residential or small
25                    commercial customers with subscriptions of
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1                        (ii) A requirement that a minimum of
2                    50% of subscribers to the project's
3                    nameplate capacity be residential or small
4                    commercial customers with subscriptions of
5                    below 25 kilowatts in size;
6                        (iii) Permission for the ability of a
7                    contract holder to substitute projects
8                    with other waitlisted projects without
9                    penalty should a project receive a
10                    non-binding estimate of costs to construct
11                    the interconnection facilities and any
12                    required distribution upgrades associated
13                    with that project of greater than 30 cents
14                    per watt AC of that project's nameplate
15                    capacity. In developing the applicable
16                    contract instrument, the Agency may
17                    consider whether other circumstances
18                    outside of the control of the applicant
19                    firm should also warrant project
20                    substitution rights.
21                    The Agency shall publish a finalized
22                updated renewable energy credit delivery
23                contract developed consistent with these terms
24                and conditions no less than 30 days before
25                applicant firms must submit their portfolio of
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1                    (F) To be eligible for an award, the
2                applicant firm shall certify that not less
3                than prevailing wage, as determined pursuant
4                to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, was or
5                will be paid to employees who are engaged in
6                construction activities associated with a
7                selected project.
8                (4) The Agency shall open the first block of
9            annual capacity for the category described in item
10            (iv) of subparagraph (K) of this paragraph (1).
11            The first block of annual capacity for item (iv)
12            shall be for at least 50 megawatts of total
13            nameplate capacity. Renewable energy credit prices
14            shall be fixed, without further adjustment under
15            any other provision of this Act or for any other
16            reason, at the price in the last open block in the
17            category described in item (ii) of subparagraph
18            (K) of this paragraph (1). Pricing for future
19            blocks of annual capacity for this category may be
20            adjusted in the Agency's second revision to its
21            Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan.
22            Projects in this category shall be subject to the
23            contract terms outlined in item (iv) of
24            subparagraph (L) of this paragraph (1).
25                (5) The Agency shall open the equivalent of 2
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1            described in item (v) of subparagraph (K) of this
2            paragraph (1). The first block of annual capacity
3            for item (v) shall be for at least 10 megawatts of
4            total nameplate capacity. Notwithstanding the
5            provisions of item (v) of subparagraph (K) of this
6            paragraph (1), for the purpose of this initial
7            block, the agency shall accept new project
8            applications intended to increase the diversity of
9            areas hosting community solar projects, the
10            business models of projects, and the size of
11            projects, as described by the Agency in its
12            long-term renewable resources procurement plan
13            that is approved as of the effective date of this
14            amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
15            Projects in this category shall be subject to the
16            contract terms outlined in item (iii) of
17            subsection (L) of this paragraph (1).
18                (6) The Agency shall open the first blocks of
19            annual capacity for the category described in item
20            (vi) of subparagraph (K) of this paragraph (1),
21            with allocations of capacity within the block
22            generally matching the historical share of block
23            capacity allocated between the category described
24            in items (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (K) of this
25            paragraph (1). The first two blocks of annual
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1            megawatts of total nameplate capacity. The price
2            of renewable energy credits for the blocks of
3            capacity shall be 4% less than the price of the
4            last open blocks in the categories described in
5            items (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (K) of this
6            paragraph (1). Pricing for future blocks of annual
7            capacity for this category may be adjusted in the
8            Agency's second revision to its Long-Term
9            Renewable Resources Procurement Plan. Projects in
10            this category shall be subject to the applicable
11            contract terms outlined in items (ii) and (iii) of
12            subparagraph (L) of this paragraph (1). If, at any
13            time after the time set for delivery of renewable
14            energy credits pursuant to the initial
15            procurements in items (i) and (ii) of this
16            subparagraph (G), the cumulative amount of
17            renewable energy credits projected to be delivered
18            from all new wind projects in a given delivery
19            year exceeds the cumulative amount of renewable
20            energy credits projected to be delivered from all
21            new photovoltaic projects in that delivery year by
22            200,000 or more renewable energy credits, then the
23            Agency shall within 60 days adjust the procurement
24            programs in the long-term renewable resources
25            procurement plan to ensure that the projected
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1            be delivered from all new wind projects does not
2            exceed the projected cumulative amount of
3            renewable energy credits to be delivered from all
4            new photovoltaic projects by 200,000 or more
5            renewable energy credits, provided that nothing in
6            this Section shall preclude the projected
7            cumulative amount of renewable energy credits to
8            be delivered from all new photovoltaic projects
9            from exceeding the projected cumulative amount of
10            renewable energy credits to be delivered from all
11            new wind projects in each delivery year and
12            provided further that nothing in this item (iv)
13            shall require the curtailment of an executed
14            contract. The Agency shall update, on a quarterly
15            basis, its projection of the renewable energy
16            credits to be delivered from all projects in each
17            delivery year. Notwithstanding anything to the
18            contrary, the Agency may adjust the timing of
19            procurement events conducted under this
20            subparagraph (G). The long-term renewable
21            resources procurement plan shall set forth the
22            process by which the adjustments may be made.
23            (v) Upon the effective date of this amendatory Act
24        of the 102nd General Assembly, for all competitive
25        procurements and any procurements of renewable energy
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1        utility-scale photovoltaic projects, the Agency shall
2        procure indexed renewable energy credits and direct
3        respondents to offer a strike price.
4                (1) The purchase price of the indexed
5            renewable energy credit payment shall be
6            calculated for each settlement period. That
7            payment, for any settlement period, shall be equal
8            to the difference resulting from subtracting the
9            strike price from the index price for that
10            settlement period. If this difference results in a
11            negative number, the indexed REC counterparty
12            shall owe the seller the absolute value multiplied
13            by the quantity of energy produced in the relevant
14            settlement period. If this difference results in a
15            positive number, the seller shall owe the indexed
16            REC counterparty this amount multiplied by the
17            quantity of energy produced in the relevant
18            settlement period.
19                (2) Parties shall cash settle every month,
20            summing up all settlements (both positive and
21            negative, if applicable) for the prior month.
22                (3) To ensure funding in the annual budget
23            established under subparagraph (E) for indexed
24            renewable energy credit procurements for each year
25            of the term of such contracts, which must have a
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1            procurement administrator, Agency, Commission
2            staff, and procurement monitor shall quantify the
3            annual cost of the contract by utilizing an
4            industry-standard, third-party forward price curve
5            for energy at the appropriate hub or load zone,
6            including the estimated magnitude and timing of
7            the price effects related to federal carbon
8            controls. Each forward price curve shall contain a
9            specific value of the forecasted market price of
10            electricity for each annual delivery year of the
11            contract. For procurement planning purposes, the
12            impact on the annual budget for the cost of
13            indexed renewable energy credits for each delivery
14            year shall be determined as the expected annual
15            contract expenditure for that year, equaling the
16            difference between (i) the sum across all relevant
17            contracts of the applicable strike price
18            multiplied by contract quantity and (ii) the sum
19            across all relevant contracts of the forward price
20            curve for the applicable load zone for that year
21            multiplied by contract quantity. The contracting
22            utility shall not assume an obligation in excess
23            of the estimated annual cost of the contracts for
24            indexed renewable energy credits. Forward curves
25            shall be revised on an annual basis as updated
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1            the Commission in the proceeding approving the
2            Agency's most recent long-term renewable resources
3            procurement plan. If the expected contract spend
4            is higher or lower than the total quantity of
5            contracts multiplied by the forward price curve
6            value for that year, the forward price curve shall
7            be updated by the procurement administrator, in
8            consultation with the Agency, Commission staff,
9            and procurement monitors, using then-currently
10            available price forecast data and additional
11            budget dollars shall be obligated or reobligated
12            as appropriate.
13                (4) To ensure that indexed renewable energy
14            credit prices remain predictable and affordable,
15            the Agency may consider the institution of a price
16            collar on REC prices paid under indexed renewable
17            energy credit procurements establishing floor and
18            ceiling REC prices applicable to indexed REC
19            contract prices. Any price collars applicable to
20            indexed REC procurements shall be proposed by the
21            Agency through its long-term renewable resources
22            procurement plan.
23            (vi) (v) All procurements under this subparagraph
24        (G) shall comply with the geographic requirements in
25        subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (1) and shall
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1        described in this Section and Section 16-111.5 of the
2        Public Utilities Act to the extent practicable, and
3        these processes and procedures may be expedited to
4        accommodate the schedule established by this
5        subparagraph (G).
6        (H) The procurement of renewable energy resources for
7    a given delivery year shall be reduced as described in
8    this subparagraph (H) if an alternative retail electric
9    supplier meets the requirements described in this
10    subparagraph (H).
11            (i) Within 45 days after June 1, 2017 (the
12        effective date of Public Act 99-906), an alternative
13        retail electric supplier or its successor shall submit
14        an informational filing to the Illinois Commerce
15        Commission certifying that, as of December 31, 2015,
16        the alternative retail electric supplier owned one or
17        more electric generating facilities that generates
18        renewable energy resources as defined in Section 1-10
19        of this Act, provided that such facilities are not
20        powered by wind or photovoltaics, and the facilities
21        generate one renewable energy credit for each
22        megawatthour of energy produced from the facility.
23            The informational filing shall identify each
24        facility that was eligible to satisfy the alternative
25        retail electric supplier's obligations under Section
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1        this item (i).
2            (ii) For a given delivery year, the alternative
3        retail electric supplier may elect to supply its
4        retail customers with renewable energy credits from
5        the facility or facilities described in item (i) of
6        this subparagraph (H) that continue to be owned by the
7        alternative retail electric supplier.
8            (iii) The alternative retail electric supplier
9        shall notify the Agency and the applicable utility, no
10        later than February 28 of the year preceding the
11        applicable delivery year or 15 days after June 1, 2017
12        (the effective date of Public Act 99-906), whichever
13        is later, of its election under item (ii) of this
14        subparagraph (H) to supply renewable energy credits to
15        retail customers of the utility. Such election shall
16        identify the amount of renewable energy credits to be
17        supplied by the alternative retail electric supplier
18        to the utility's retail customers and the source of
19        the renewable energy credits identified in the
20        informational filing as described in item (i) of this
21        subparagraph (H), subject to the following
22        limitations:
23                For the delivery year beginning June 1, 2018,
24            the maximum amount of renewable energy credits to
25            be supplied by an alternative retail electric
26            supplier under this subparagraph (H) shall be 68%

 

 

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1            multiplied by 25% multiplied by 14.5% multiplied
2            by the amount of metered electricity
3            (megawatt-hours) delivered by the alternative
4            retail electric supplier to Illinois retail
5            customers during the delivery year ending May 31,
6            2016.
7                For delivery years beginning June 1, 2019 and
8            each year thereafter, the maximum amount of
9            renewable energy credits to be supplied by an
10            alternative retail electric supplier under this
11            subparagraph (H) shall be 68% multiplied by 50%
12            multiplied by 16% multiplied by the amount of
13            metered electricity (megawatt-hours) delivered by
14            the alternative retail electric supplier to
15            Illinois retail customers during the delivery year
16            ending May 31, 2016, provided that the 16% value
17            shall increase by 1.5% each delivery year
18            thereafter to 25% by the delivery year beginning
19            June 1, 2025, and thereafter the 25% value shall
20            apply to each delivery year.
21            For each delivery year, the total amount of
22        renewable energy credits supplied by all alternative
23        retail electric suppliers under this subparagraph (H)
24        shall not exceed 9% of the Illinois target renewable
25        energy credit quantity. The Illinois target renewable
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1        June 1, 2018 is 14.5% multiplied by the total amount of
2        metered electricity (megawatt-hours) delivered in the
3        delivery year immediately preceding that delivery
4        year, provided that the 14.5% shall increase by 1.5%
5        each delivery year thereafter to 25% by the delivery
6        year beginning June 1, 2025, and thereafter the 25%
7        value shall apply to each delivery year.
8            If the requirements set forth in items (i) through
9        (iii) of this subparagraph (H) are met, the charges
10        that would otherwise be applicable to the retail
11        customers of the alternative retail electric supplier
12        under paragraph (6) of this subsection (c) for the
13        applicable delivery year shall be reduced by the ratio
14        of the quantity of renewable energy credits supplied
15        by the alternative retail electric supplier compared
16        to that supplier's target renewable energy credit
17        quantity. The supplier's target renewable energy
18        credit quantity for the delivery year beginning June
19        1, 2018 is 14.5% multiplied by the total amount of
20        metered electricity (megawatt-hours) delivered by the
21        alternative retail supplier in that delivery year,
22        provided that the 14.5% shall increase by 1.5% each
23        delivery year thereafter to 25% by the delivery year
24        beginning June 1, 2025, and thereafter the 25% value
25        shall apply to each delivery year.
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1        annually publish a report on its website that
2        identifies the aggregate amount of renewable energy
3        credits supplied by alternative retail electric
4        suppliers under this subparagraph (H).
5        (I) The Agency shall design its long-term renewable
6    energy procurement plan to maximize the State's interest
7    in the health, safety, and welfare of its residents,
8    including but not limited to minimizing sulfur dioxide,
9    nitrogen oxide, particulate matter and other pollution
10    that adversely affects public health in this State,
11    increasing fuel and resource diversity in this State,
12    enhancing the reliability and resiliency of the
13    electricity distribution system in this State, meeting
14    goals to limit carbon dioxide emissions under federal or
15    State law, and contributing to a cleaner and healthier
16    environment for the citizens of this State. In order to
17    further these legislative purposes, renewable energy
18    credits shall be eligible to be counted toward the
19    renewable energy requirements of this subsection (c) if
20    they are generated from facilities located in this State.
21    The Agency may qualify renewable energy credits from
22    facilities located in states adjacent to Illinois or
23    renewable energy credits associated with the electricity
24    generated by a utility-scale wind energy facility or
25    utility-scale photovoltaic facility and transmitted by a
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1    (b-5) of Section 8-406 of the Public Utilities Act to a
2    delivery point on the electric transmission grid located
3    in this State or a state adjacent to Illinois, if the
4    generator demonstrates and the Agency determines that the
5    operation of such facility or facilities will help promote
6    the State's interest in the health, safety, and welfare of
7    its residents based on the public interest criteria
8    described above. For the purposes of this Section,
9    renewable resources that are delivered via a high voltage
10    direct current converter station located in Illinois shall
11    be deemed generated in Illinois at the time and location
12    the energy is converted to alternating current by the high
13    voltage direct current converter station if the high
14    voltage direct current transmission line: (i) after the
15    effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
16    Assembly, was constructed with a project labor agreement;
17    (ii) is capable of transmitting electricity at 525kv;
18    (iii) has an Illinois converter station located and
19    interconnected in the region of the PJM Interconnection,
20    LLC; (iv) does not operate as a public utility; and (v) if
21    the high voltage direct current transmission line was
22    energized after June 1, 2023. To ensure that the public
23    interest criteria are applied to the procurement and given
24    full effect, the Agency's long-term procurement plan shall
25    describe in detail how each public interest factor shall
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1    states adjacent to Illinois.
2        (J) In order to promote the competitive development of
3    renewable energy resources in furtherance of the State's
4    interest in the health, safety, and welfare of its
5    residents, renewable energy credits shall not be eligible
6    to be counted toward the renewable energy requirements of
7    this subsection (c) if they are sourced from a generating
8    unit whose costs were being recovered through rates
9    regulated by this State or any other state or states on or
10    after January 1, 2017. Each contract executed to purchase
11    renewable energy credits under this subsection (c) shall
12    provide for the contract's termination if the costs of the
13    generating unit supplying the renewable energy credits
14    subsequently begin to be recovered through rates regulated
15    by this State or any other state or states; and each
16    contract shall further provide that, in that event, the
17    supplier of the credits must return 110% of all payments
18    received under the contract. Amounts returned under the
19    requirements of this subparagraph (J) shall be retained by
20    the utility and all of these amounts shall be used for the
21    procurement of additional renewable energy credits from
22    new wind or new photovoltaic resources as defined in this
23    subsection (c). The long-term plan shall provide that
24    these renewable energy credits shall be procured in the
25    next procurement event.
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1    (J), renewable energy credits sourced from generating
2    units that are constructed, purchased, owned, or leased by
3    an electric utility as part of an approved project,
4    program, or pilot under Section 1-56 of this Act shall be
5    eligible to be counted toward the renewable energy
6    requirements of this subsection (c), regardless of how the
7    costs of these units are recovered. As long as a
8    generating unit or an identifiable portion of a generating
9    unit has not had and does not have its costs recovered
10    through rates regulated by this State or any other state,
11    HVDC renewable energy credits associated with that
12    generating unit or identifiable portion thereof shall be
13    eligible to be counted toward the renewable energy
14    requirements of this subsection (c).
15        (K) The long-term renewable resources procurement plan
16    developed by the Agency in accordance with subparagraph
17    (A) of this paragraph (1) shall include an Adjustable
18    Block program for the procurement of renewable energy
19    credits from new photovoltaic projects that are
20    distributed renewable energy generation devices or new
21    photovoltaic community renewable generation projects. The
22    Adjustable Block program shall be generally designed to
23    provide for the steady, predictable, and sustainable
24    growth of new solar photovoltaic development in Illinois.
25    To this end, the Adjustable Block program shall provide a
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1    enable the photovoltaic market to scale up and for
2    renewable energy credit prices to adjust at a predictable
3    rate over time. The prices set by the Adjustable Block
4    program can be reflected as a set value or as the product
5    of a formula.
6        The Adjustable Block program shall include for each
7    category of eligible projects for each delivery year: a
8    single block of nameplate capacity, a price for renewable
9    energy credits within that block, and the terms and
10    conditions for securing a spot on a waitlist once the
11    block is : a schedule of standard block purchase prices to
12    be offered; a series of steps, with associated nameplate
13    capacity and purchase prices that adjust from step to
14    step; and automatic opening of the next step as soon as the
15    nameplate capacity and available purchase prices for an
16    open step are fully committed or reserved. Except as
17    outlined below, the waitlist of projects in a given year
18    will carry over to apply to the subsequent year when
19    another block is opened. Only projects energized on or
20    after June 1, 2017 shall be eligible for the Adjustable
21    Block program. For each category for each delivery year
22    block group the Agency shall determine the number of
23    blocks, the amount of generation capacity in each block,
24    and the purchase price for each block, provided that the
25    purchase price provided and the total amount of generation
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1    sufficient to meet the goals in this subsection (c). The
2    Agency shall strive to issue a single block sized to
3    provide for stability and market growth. The Agency shall
4    establish program eligibility requirements that ensure
5    that projects that enter the program are sufficiently
6    mature to indicate a demonstrable path to completion. The
7    Agency may periodically review its prior decisions
8    establishing the number of blocks, the amount of
9    generation capacity in each block, and the purchase price
10    for each block, and may propose, on an expedited basis,
11    changes to these previously set values, including but not
12    limited to redistributing these amounts and the available
13    funds as necessary and appropriate, subject to Commission
14    approval as part of the periodic plan revision process
15    described in Section 16-111.5 of the Public Utilities Act.
16    The Agency may define different block sizes, purchase
17    prices, or other distinct terms and conditions for
18    projects located in different utility service territories
19    if the Agency deems it necessary to meet the goals in this
20    subsection (c).
21        The Adjustable Block program shall include at least
22    the following block groups categories in at least the
23    following amounts, which may be adjusted upon review by
24    the Agency and approval by the Commission as described in
25    this subparagraph (K):
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1        energy generation devices with a nameplate capacity of
2        no more than 10 25 kilowatts.
3            (ii) At least 25% 20% from distributed renewable
4        energy generation devices with a nameplate capacity of
5        more than 10 25 kilowatts and no more than 2,000 5,000
6        kilowatts. The Agency may create sub-categories within
7        this category to account for the differences between
8        projects for small commercial customers, large
9        commercial customers, and public or non-profit
10        customers.
11            (iii) At least 25% 30% from photovoltaic community
12        renewable generation projects. Capacity for this
13        category for the first 2 delivery years after the
14        effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
15        General Assembly shall be allocated to waitlist
16        projects as provided in paragraph (3) of item (iv) of
17        subparagraph (G). Starting in the third delivery year
18        after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
19        102nd General Assembly or earlier if the Agency
20        determines there is additional capacity needed for to
21        meet previous delivery year requirements, the
22        following shall apply:
23                (1) the Agency shall select projects on a
24            first-come, first-serve basis, however the Agency
25            may suggest additional methods to prioritize
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1                (2) projects shall have subscriptions of 25 kW
2            or less for at least 50% of the facility's
3            nameplate capacity and the Agency shall price the
4            renewable energy credits with that as a factor;
5                (3) projects shall not be colocated with one
6            or more other community renewable generation
7            projects, as defined in the Agency's first revised
8            long-term renewable resources procurement plan
9            approved by the Commission on February 18, 2020,
10            such that the aggregate nameplate capacity exceeds
11            5,000 kilowatts; and
12                (4) projects greater than 2 MW may not apply
13            until after the approval of the Agency's revised
14            Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan
15            after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
16            the 102nd General Assembly.
17            (iv) At least 15% from distributed renewable
18        generation devices or photovoltaic community renewable
19        generation projects installed at public schools. The
20        Agency may create subcategories within this category
21        to account for the differences between project size or
22        location. Projects located within environmental
23        justice communities or within Organizational Units
24        that fall within Tier 1 or Tier 2 shall be given
25        priority. Each of the Agency's periodic updates to its
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1        incorporate the procurement described in this
2        subparagraph (iv) shall also include the proposed
3        quantities or blocks, pricing, and contract terms
4        applicable to the procurement as indicated herein. In
5        each such update and procurement, the Agency shall set
6        the renewable energy credit price and establish
7        payment terms for the renewable energy credits
8        procured pursuant to this subparagraph (iv) that make
9        it feasible and affordable for public schools to
10        install photovoltaic distributed renewable energy
11        devices on their premises, including, but not limited
12        to, those public schools subject to the prioritization
13        provisions of this subparagraph. For the purposes of
14        this item (iv):
15            "Environmental Justice Community" shall have the
16        same meaning set forth in the Agency's long-term
17        renewable resources procurement plan;
18            "Organization Unit", "Tier 1" and "Tier 2" shall
19        have the meanings set for in Section 18-8.15 of the
20        School Code;
21            "Public schools" shall have the meaning set forth
22        in Section 1-3 of the School Code.
23            (v) At least 5% from community-driven community
24        solar projects intended to provide more direct and
25        tangible connection and benefits to the communities
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1        additionally, to increase the variety of community
2        solar locations, models, and options in Illinois. As
3        part of its long-term renewable resources procurement
4        plan, the Agency shall develop selection criteria for
5        projects participating in this category. Nothing in
6        this Section shall preclude the Agency from creating a
7        selection process that maximizes community ownership
8        and community benefits in selecting projects to
9        receive renewable energy credits. Selection criteria
10        shall include:
11                (1) community ownership or community
12            wealth-building;
13                (2) additional direct and indirect community
14            benefit, beyond project participation as a
15            subscriber, including, but not limited to,
16            economic, environmental, social, cultural, and
17            physical benefits;
18                (3) meaningful involvement in project
19            organization and development by community members
20            or nonprofit organizations or public entities
21            located in or serving the community;
22                (4) engagement in project operations and
23            management by nonprofit organizations, public
24            entities, or community members; and
25                (5) whether a project is developed in response
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1            members or a nonprofit organization or public
2            entity located in or serving the community.
3            Selection criteria may also prioritize projects
4        that:
5                (1) are developed in collaboration with or to
6            provide complementary opportunities for the Clean
7            Jobs Workforce Network Program, the Illinois
8            Climate Works Preapprenticeship Program, the
9            Returning Residents Clean Jobs Training Program,
10            the Clean Energy Contractor Incubator Program, or
11            the Clean Energy Primes Contractor Accelerator
12            Program;
13                (2) increase the diversity of locations of
14            community solar projects in Illinois, including by
15            locating in urban areas and population centers;
16                (3) are located in Equity Investment Eligible
17            Communities;
18                (4) are not greenfield projects;
19                (5) serve only local subscribers;
20                (6) have a nameplate capacity that does not
21            exceed 500 kW;
22                (7) are developed by an equity eligible
23            contractor; or
24                (8) otherwise meaningfully advance the goals
25            of providing more direct and tangible connection
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1            or in which they operate and increasing the
2            variety of community solar locations, models, and
3            options in Illinois.
4            For the purposes of this item (v):
5            "Community" means a social unit in which people
6        come together regularly to effect change; a social
7        unit in which participants are marked by a cooperative
8        spirit, a common purpose, or shared interests or
9        characteristics; or a space understood by its
10        residents to be delineated through geographic
11        boundaries or landmarks.
12            "Community benefit" means a range of services and
13        activities that provide affirmative, economic,
14        environmental, social, cultural, or physical value to
15        a community; or a mechanism that enables economic
16        development, high-quality employment, and education
17        opportunities for local workers and residents, or
18        formal monitoring and oversight structures such that
19        community members may ensure that those services and
20        activities respond to local knowledge and needs.
21            "Community ownership" means an arrangement in
22        which an electric generating facility is, or over time
23        will be, in significant part, owned collectively by
24        members of the community to which an electric
25        generating facility provides benefits; members of that
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1        governance, operation, maintenance, and upgrades of
2        and to that facility; and members of that community
3        benefit from regular use of that facility.
4            Terms and guidance within these criteria that are
5        not defined in this item (v) shall be defined by the
6        Agency, with stakeholder input, during the development
7        of the Agency's long-term renewable resources
8        procurement plan. The Agency shall develop regular
9        opportunities for projects to submit applications for
10        projects under this category, and develop selection
11        criteria that gives preference to projects that better
12        meet individual criteria as well as projects that
13        address a higher number of criteria.
14            (vi) At least 10% from distributed renewable
15        energy generation devices, which includes distributed
16        renewable energy devices with a nameplate capacity
17        under 5,000 kilowatts or photovoltaic community
18        renewable generation projects, from applicants that
19        are equity eligible contractors. The Agency may create
20        subcategories within this category to account for the
21        differences between project size and type. The Agency
22        shall propose to increase the percentage in this item
23        (vi) over time to 40% based on factors, including, but
24        not limited to, the number of equity eligible
25        contractors and capacity used in this item (vi) in
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1            The Agency shall propose a payment structure for
2        contracts executed pursuant to this paragraph under
3        which, upon a demonstration of qualification or need,
4        applicant firms are advanced capital disbursed after
5        contract execution but before the contracted project's
6        energization. The amount or percentage of capital
7        advanced prior to project energization shall be
8        sufficient to both cover any increase in development
9        costs resulting from prevailing wage requirements or
10        project-labor agreements, and designed to overcome
11        barriers in access to capital faced by equity eligible
12        contractors. The amount or percentage of advanced
13        capital may vary by subcategory within this category
14        and by an applicant's demonstration of need, with such
15        levels to be established through the Long-Term
16        Renewable Resources Procurement Plan authorized under
17        subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of
18        this Section.
19            Contracts developed featuring capital advanced
20        prior to a project's energization shall feature
21        provisions to ensure both the successful development
22        of applicant projects and the delivery of the
23        renewable energy credits for the full term of the
24        contract, including ongoing collateral requirements
25        and other provisions deemed necessary by the Agency,
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1        comparable project types. The percentage or amount of
2        capital advanced prior to project energization shall
3        not operate to increase the overall contract value,
4        however contracts executed under this subparagraph may
5        feature renewable energy credit prices higher than
6        those offered to similar projects participating in
7        other categories. Capital advanced prior to
8        energization shall serve to reduce the ratable
9        payments made after energization under items (ii) and
10        (iii) of subparagraph (L) or payments made for each
11        renewable energy credit delivery under item (iv) of
12        subparagraph (L).
13            (vii) (iv) The remaining 25% capacity shall be
14        allocated as specified by the Agency in the long-term
15        renewable resources procurement plan order to respond
16        to market demand. The Agency shall allocate any
17        discretionary capacity prior to the beginning of each
18        delivery year.
19        To the extent there is uncontracted capacity from any
20    block in any of categories (i) through (vi) at the end of a
21    delivery year, the Agency shall redistribute that capacity
22    to one or more other categories giving priority to
23    categories with projects on a waitlist. The redistributed
24    capacity shall be added to the annual capacity in the
25    subsequent delivery year, and the price for renewable
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1    year. Redistributed capacity shall not be considered
2    redistributed when determining whether the goals in this
3    subsection (K) have been met.
4        Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, as the
5    Agency increases the capacity in item (vi) to 40% over
6    time, the Agency may reduce the capacity of items (i)
7    through (v) proportionate to the capacity of the
8    categories of projects in item (vi), to achieve a balance
9    of project types.
10        The Adjustable Block program shall be designed to
11    ensure that renewable energy credits are procured from
12    photovoltaic distributed renewable energy generation
13    devices and new photovoltaic community renewable energy
14    generation projects in diverse locations and are not
15    concentrated in a few geographic regional areas.
16        (L) Notwithstanding provisions for advancing capital
17    prior to project energization found in item (vi) of
18    subparagraph (K), the The procurement of photovoltaic
19    renewable energy credits under items (i) through (vi) (iv)
20    of subparagraph (K) of this paragraph (1) shall otherwise
21    be subject to the following contract and payment terms:
22        (i) (Blank). The Agency shall procure contracts of at
23        least 15 years in length.
24            (ii) For those renewable energy credits that
25        qualify and are procured under item (i) of
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1        similar category projects that are procured under item
2        (vi) of subparagraph (K) of this paragraph (1) that
3        qualify and are procured under item (vi), the contract
4        length shall be 15 years. The renewable energy credit
5        delivery contract value purchase price shall be paid
6        in full, based on the estimated generation during the
7        first 15 years of operation, by the contracting
8        utilities at the time that the facility producing the
9        renewable energy credits is interconnected at the
10        distribution system level of the utility and verified
11        as energized and compliant by the Program
12        Administrator energized. The electric utility shall
13        receive and retire all renewable energy credits
14        generated by the project for the first 15 years of
15        operation. Renewable energy credits generated by the
16        project thereafter shall not be transferred under the
17        renewable energy credit delivery contract with the
18        counterparty electric utility.
19            (iii) For those renewable energy credits that
20        qualify and are procured under item (ii) and (v) (iii)
21        of subparagraph (K) of this paragraph (1) and any like
22        projects similar category that qualify and are
23        procured under item (vi), the contract length shall be
24        15 years. 15% any additional categories of distributed
25        generation included in the long-term renewable
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1        Commission, 20 percent of the renewable energy credit
2        delivery contract value, based on the estimated
3        generation during the first 15 years of operation,
4        purchase price shall be paid by the contracting
5        utilities at the time that the facility producing the
6        renewable energy credits is interconnected at the
7        distribution system level of the utility and verified
8        as energized and compliant by the Program
9        Administrator. The remaining portion shall be paid
10        ratably over the subsequent 4-year 6-year period. The
11        electric utility shall receive and retire all
12        renewable energy credits generated by the project for
13        the first 15 years of operation. Renewable energy
14        credits generated by the project thereafter shall not
15        be transferred under the renewable energy credit
16        delivery contract with the counterparty electric
17        utility.
18            (iv) (Blank). For those renewable energy credits
19        that qualify and are procured under items (iii) and
20        (iv) of subparagraph (K) of this paragraph (1), and
21        any like projects that qualify and are procured under
22        item (vi), the renewable energy credit delivery
23        contract length shall be 20 years and shall be paid
24        over the delivery term, not to exceed during each
25        delivery year the contract price multiplied by the
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1        amount. If generation of renewable energy credits
2        during a delivery year exceeds the estimated annual
3        generation amount, the excess renewable energy credits
4        shall be carried forward to future delivery years and
5        shall not expire during the delivery term. If
6        generation of renewable energy credits during a
7        delivery year, including carried forward excess
8        renewable energy credits, if any, is less than the
9        estimated annual generation amount, payments during
10        such delivery year will not exceed the quantity
11        generated plus the quantity carried forward multiplied
12        by the contract price. The electric utility shall
13        receive all renewable energy credits generated by the
14        project during the first 20 years of operation and
15        retire all renewable energy credits paid for under
16        this item (iv) and return at the end of the delivery
17        term all renewable energy credits that were not paid
18        for. Renewable energy credits generated by the project
19        thereafter shall not be transferred under the
20        renewable energy credit delivery contract with the
21        counterparty electric utility. Notwithstanding the
22        preceding, for those projects participating under item
23        (iii) of subparagraph (K), the contract price for a
24        delivery year shall be based on subscription levels as
25        measured on the higher of the first business day of the
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1        the first business day of the delivery year.
2        Subscription of 90% of nameplate capacity or greater
3        shall be deemed to be fully subscribed for the
4        purposes of this item (iv). For projects receiving a
5        20-year delivery contract, REC prices shall be
6        adjusted downward for consistency with the incentive
7        levels previously determined to be necessary to
8        support projects under 15-year delivery contracts,
9        taking into consideration any additional new
10        requirements placed on the projects, including, but
11        not limited to, labor standards.
12            (v) (iv) Each contract shall include provisions to
13        ensure the delivery of the estimated quantity of
14        renewable energy credits for the full term of the
15        contract and ongoing collateral requirements and other
16        provisions deemed appropriate by the Agency.
17            (vi) (v) The utility shall be the counterparty to
18        the contracts executed under this subparagraph (L)
19        that are approved by the Commission under the process
20        described in Section 16-111.5 of the Public Utilities
21        Act. No contract shall be executed for an amount that
22        is less than one renewable energy credit per year.
23            (vii) (vi) If, at any time, approved applications
24        for the Adjustable Block program exceed funds
25        collected by the electric utility or would cause the
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1        subparagraph (E) of this paragraph (1) on the amount
2        of renewable energy resources that may be procured,
3        then the Agency shall may consider future uncommitted
4        funds to be reserved for these contracts on a
5        first-come, first-served basis, with the delivery of
6        renewable energy credits required beginning at the
7        time that the reserved funds become available.
8            (viii) (vii) Nothing in this Section shall require
9        the utility to advance any payment or pay any amounts
10        that exceed the actual amount of revenues anticipated
11        to be collected by the utility under paragraph (6) of
12        this subsection (c) and subsection (k) of Section
13        16-108 of the Public Utilities Act inclusive of
14        eligible funds collected in prior years and
15        alternative compliance payments for use by the
16        utility, and contracts executed under this Section
17        shall expressly incorporate this limitation.
18            (ix) Notwithstanding other requirements of this
19        subparagraph (L), no modification shall be required to
20        Adjustable Block program contracts if they were
21        already executed prior to the establishment, approval,
22        and implementation of new contract forms as a result
23        of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly.
24            (x) Contracts may be assignable, but only to
25        entities first deemed by the Agency to have met
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1        program participation. In developing contracts for the
2        delivery of renewable energy credits, the Agency shall
3        be permitted to establish fees applicable to each
4        contract assignment.
5        (M) The Agency shall be authorized to retain one or
6    more experts or expert consulting firms to develop,
7    administer, implement, operate, and evaluate the
8    Adjustable Block program described in subparagraph (K) of
9    this paragraph (1), and the Agency shall retain the
10    consultant or consultants in the same manner, to the
11    extent practicable, as the Agency retains others to
12    administer provisions of this Act, including, but not
13    limited to, the procurement administrator. The selection
14    of experts and expert consulting firms and the procurement
15    process described in this subparagraph (M) are exempt from
16    the requirements of Section 20-10 of the Illinois
17    Procurement Code, under Section 20-10 of that Code. The
18    Agency shall strive to minimize administrative expenses in
19    the implementation of the Adjustable Block program.
20        The Program Administrator may charge application fees
21    to participating firms to cover the cost of program
22    administration. Any application fee amounts shall
23    initially be determined through the long-term renewable
24    resources procurement plan, and modifications to any
25    application fee that deviate more than 25% from the
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1    Commission as a long-term plan revision under Section
2    16-111.5 of the Public Utilities Act. The Agency shall
3    consider stakeholder feedback when making adjustments to
4    application fees and shall notify stakeholders in advance
5    of any planned changes.
6        In addition to covering the costs of program
7    administration, the Agency, in conjunction with its
8    Program Administrator, may also use the proceeds of such
9    fees charged to participating firms to support public
10    education and ongoing regional and national coordination
11    with nonprofit organizations, public bodies, and others
12    engaged in the implementation of renewable energy
13    incentive programs or similar initiatives. This work may
14    include developing papers and reports, hosting regional
15    and national conferences, and other work deemed necessary
16    by the Agency to position the State of Illinois as a
17    national leader in renewable energy incentive program
18    development and administration.
19        The Agency and its consultant or consultants shall
20    monitor block activity, share program activity with
21    stakeholders and conduct regularly scheduled quarterly
22    meetings to discuss program activity and market
23    conditions. If necessary, the Agency may make prospective
24    administrative adjustments to the Adjustable Block program
25    design, such as redistributing available funds or making
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1    goals of this subsection (c). Program modifications to any
2    block price, capacity block, or other program element that
3    do not deviate from the Commission's approved value by
4    more than 25% 10% shall take effect immediately and are
5    not subject to Commission review and approval. Program
6    modifications to any block price, capacity block, or other
7    program element that deviate more than 25% 10% from the
8    Commission's approved value must be approved by the
9    Commission as a long-term plan amendment under Section
10    16-111.5 of the Public Utilities Act. The Agency shall
11    consider stakeholder feedback when making adjustments to
12    the Adjustable Block design and shall notify stakeholders
13    in advance of any planned changes.
14        The Agency and its program administrators for both the
15    Adjustable Block program and the Illinois Solar for All
16    Program, consistent with the requirements of this
17    subsection (c) and subsection (b) of Section 1-56 of this
18    Act, shall propose the Adjustable Block program terms,
19    conditions, and requirements, including the prices to be
20    paid for renewable energy credits, where applicable, and
21    requirements applicable to participating entities and
22    project applications, through the development, review, and
23    approval of the Agency's long-term renewable resources
24    procurement plan described in this subsection (c) and
25    paragraph (5) of subsection (b) of Section 16-111.5 of the
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1    for program participation shall include the following:
2            (i) The Agency shall establish a registration
3        process for entities seeking to qualify for
4        program-administered incentive funding and establish
5        baseline qualifications for vendor approval. The
6        Agency must maintain a list of approved entities on
7        each program's website, and may revoke a vendor's
8        ability to receive program-administered incentive
9        funding status upon a determination that the vendor
10        failed to comply with contract terms, the law, or
11        other program requirements.
12            (ii) The Agency shall establish program
13        requirements and minimum contract terms to ensure
14        projects are properly installed and produce their
15        expected amounts of energy. Program requirements may
16        include on-site inspections and photo documentation of
17        projects under construction. The Agency may require
18        repairs, alterations, or additions to remedy any
19        material deficiencies discovered. Vendors who have a
20        disproportionately high number of deficient systems
21        may lose their eligibility to continue to receive
22        State-administered incentive funding through Agency
23        programs and procurements.
24            (iii) To discourage deceptive marketing or other
25        bad faith business practices, the Agency may require
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1        operating on their behalf, to provide standardized
2        disclosures to a customer prior to that customer's
3        execution of a contract for the development of a
4        distributed generation system or a subscription to a
5        community solar project.
6            (iv) The Agency shall establish one or multiple
7        Consumer Complaints Centers to accept complaints
8        regarding businesses that participate in, or otherwise
9        benefit from, State-administered incentive funding
10        through Agency-administered programs. The Agency shall
11        maintain a public database of complaints with any
12        confidential or particularly sensitive information
13        redacted from public entries.
14            (v) Through a filing in the proceeding for the
15        approval of its long-term renewable energy resources
16        procurement plan, the Agency shall provide an annual
17        written report to the Illinois Commerce Commission
18        documenting the frequency and nature of complaints and
19        any enforcement actions taken in response to those
20        complaints.
21            (vi) The Agency shall schedule regular meetings
22        with representatives of the Office of the Attorney
23        General, the Illinois Commerce Commission, consumer
24        protection groups, and other interested stakeholders
25        to share relevant information about consumer
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1        received.
2            (vii) To the extent that complaints received
3        implicate the jurisdiction of the Office of the
4        Attorney General, the Illinois Commerce Commission, or
5        local, State, or federal law enforcement, the Agency
6        shall also refer complaints to those entities as
7        appropriate.
8        (N) The long-term renewable resources procurement plan
9    required by this subsection (c) shall include a community
10    renewable generation program. The Agency shall establish
11    the terms, conditions, and program requirements for
12    photovoltaic community renewable generation projects with
13    a goal to expand renewable energy generating facility
14    access to a broader group of energy consumers, to ensure
15    robust participation opportunities for residential and
16    small commercial customers and those who cannot install
17    renewable energy on their own properties. Subject to
18    reasonable limitations, any Any plan approved by the
19    Commission shall allow subscriptions to community
20    renewable generation projects to be portable and
21    transferable. For purposes of this subparagraph (N),
22    "portable" means that subscriptions may be retained by the
23    subscriber even if the subscriber relocates or changes its
24    address within the same utility service territory; and
25    "transferable" means that a subscriber may assign or sell
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1    service territory.
2        Through the development of its long-term renewable
3    resources procurement plan, the Agency may consider
4    whether community renewable generation projects utilizing
5    technologies other than photovoltaics should be supported
6    through State-administered incentive funding, and may
7    issue requests for information to gauge market demand.
8        Electric utilities shall provide a monetary credit to
9    a subscriber's subsequent bill for service for the
10    proportional output of a community renewable generation
11    project attributable to that subscriber as specified in
12    Section 16-107.5 of the Public Utilities Act.
13        The Agency shall purchase renewable energy credits
14    from subscribed shares of photovoltaic community renewable
15    generation projects through the Adjustable Block program
16    described in subparagraph (K) of this paragraph (1) or
17    through the Illinois Solar for All Program described in
18    Section 1-56 of this Act. The electric utility shall
19    purchase any unsubscribed energy from community renewable
20    generation projects that are Qualifying Facilities ("QF")
21    under the electric utility's tariff for purchasing the
22    output from QFs under Public Utilities Regulatory Policies
23    Act of 1978.
24        The owners of and any subscribers to a community
25    renewable generation project shall not be considered
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1    suppliers under the Public Utilities Act solely as a
2    result of their interest in or subscription to a community
3    renewable generation project and shall not be required to
4    become an alternative retail electric supplier by
5    participating in a community renewable generation project
6    with a public utility.
7        (O) For the delivery year beginning June 1, 2018, the
8    long-term renewable resources procurement plan required by
9    this subsection (c) shall provide for the Agency to
10    procure contracts to continue offering the Illinois Solar
11    for All Program described in subsection (b) of Section
12    1-56 of this Act, and the contracts approved by the
13    Commission shall be executed by the utilities that are
14    subject to this subsection (c). The long-term renewable
15    resources procurement plan shall allocate up to
16    $50,000,000 5% of the funds available under the plan for
17    the applicable delivery year, or $10,000,000 per delivery
18    year, whichever is greater, to fund the programs, and the
19    plan shall determine the amount of funding to be
20    apportioned to the programs identified in subsection (b)
21    of Section 1-56 of this Act; provided that for the
22    delivery years beginning June 1, 2021, June 1, 2022, and
23    June 1, 2023, the long-term renewable resources
24    procurement plan may average the annual budgets over a
25    3-year period to account for program ramp-up. For for the
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1    June 1, 2024 2025, June 1, 2027, and June 1, 2030 and
2    additional the long-term renewable resources procurement
3    plan shall allocate 10% of the funds available under the
4    plan for the applicable delivery year, or $20,000,000 per
5    delivery year, whichever is greater, and $10,000,000 of
6    such funds in such year shall be provided to the
7    Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to
8    implement the workforce development programs and reporting
9    as outlined in used by an electric utility that serves
10    more than 3,000,000 retail customers in the State to
11    implement a Commission-approved plan under Section
12    16-108.12 of the Public Utilities Act. In making the
13    determinations required under this subparagraph (O), the
14    Commission shall consider the experience and performance
15    under the programs and any evaluation reports. The
16    Commission shall also provide for an independent
17    evaluation of those programs on a periodic basis that are
18    funded under this subparagraph (O).
19        (P) All programs and procurements under this
20    subsection (c) shall be designed to encourage
21    participating projects to use a diverse and equitable
22    workforce and a diverse set of contractors, including
23    minority-owned businesses, disadvantaged businesses,
24    trade unions, graduates of any workforce training programs
25    administered under this Act, and small businesses.
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1    procurement of renewable energy credits from proposed
2    utility-scale projects that are located in communities
3    eligible to receive Energy Transition Community Grants
4    pursuant to Section 10-20 of the Energy Community
5    Reinvestment Act. If this requirement conflicts with other
6    provisions of law or the Agency determines that full
7    compliance with the requirements of this subparagraph (P)
8    would be unreasonably costly or administratively
9    impractical, the Agency is to propose alternative
10    approaches to achieve development of renewable energy
11    resources in communities eligible to receive Energy
12    Transition Community Grants pursuant to Section 10-20 of
13    the Energy Community Reinvestment Act or seek an exemption
14    from this requirement from the Commission.
15        (Q) Each facility listed in subitems (i) through
16    (viii) of item (1) of this subparagraph (Q) for which a
17    renewable energy credit delivery contract is signed after
18    the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
19    General Assembly is subject to the following requirements
20    through the Agency's long-term renewable resources
21    procurement plan:
22            (1) Each facility shall be subject to the
23        prevailing wage requirements included in the
24        Prevailing Wage Act. The Agency shall require
25        verification that all construction performed on the
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1        contract holder, its contractors, or its
2        subcontractors relating to construction of the
3        facility is performed by construction employees
4        receiving an amount for that work equal to or greater
5        than the general prevailing rate, as that term is
6        defined in Section 3 of the Prevailing Wage Act. For
7        purposes of this item (1), "house of worship" means
8        property that is both (1) used exclusively by a
9        religious society or body of persons as a place for
10        religious exercise or religious worship and (2)
11        recognized as exempt from taxation pursuant to Section
12        15-40 of the Property Tax Code. This item (1) shall
13        apply to any the following:
14                (i) all new utility-scale wind projects;
15                (ii) all new utility-scale photovoltaic
16            projects;
17                (iii) all new brownfield photovoltaic
18            projects;
19                (iv) all new photovoltaic community renewable
20            energy facilities that qualify for item (iii) of
21            subparagraph (K) of this paragraph (1);
22                (v) all new community driven community
23            photovoltaic projects that qualify for item (v) of
24            subparagraph (K) of this paragraph (1);
25                (vi) all new photovoltaic distributed
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1            that qualify for item (iv) of subparagraph (K) of
2            this paragraph (1);
3                (vii) all new photovoltaic distributed
4            renewable energy generation devices that (1)
5            qualify for item (i) of subparagraph (K) of this
6            paragraph (1); (2) are not projects that serve
7            single-family or multi-family residential
8            buildings; and (3) are not houses of worship where
9            the aggregate capacity including collocated
10            projects would not exceed 100 kilowatts;
11                (viii) all new photovoltaic distributed
12            renewable energy generation devices that (1)
13            qualify for item (ii) of subparagraph (K) of this
14            paragraph (1); (2) are not projects that serve
15            single-family or multi-family residential
16            buildings; and (3) are not houses of worship where
17            the aggregate capacity including collocated
18            projects would not exceed 100 kilowatts.
19            (2) Renewable energy credits procured from new
20        utility-scale wind projects, new utility-scale solar
21        projects, and new brownfield solar projects pursuant
22        to Agency procurement events occurring after the
23        effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
24        General Assembly must be from facilities built by
25        general contractors that must enter into a project
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1        construction. The project labor agreement shall be
2        filed with the Director in accordance with procedures
3        established by the Agency through its long-term
4        renewable resources procurement plan. Any information
5        submitted to the Agency in this item (2) shall be
6        considered commercially sensitive information. At a
7        minimum, the project labor agreement must provide the
8        names, addresses, and occupations of the owner of the
9        plant and the individuals representing the labor
10        organization employees participating in the project
11        labor agreement consistent with the Project Labor
12        Agreements Act. The agreement must also specify the
13        terms and conditions as defined by this Act.
14            (3) It is the intent of this Section to ensure that
15        economic development occurs across Illinois
16        communities, that emerging businesses may grow, and
17        that there is improved access to the clean energy
18        economy by persons who have greater economic burdens
19        to success. The Agency shall take into consideration
20        the unique cost of compliance of this subparagraph (Q)
21        that might be borne by equity eligible contractors,
22        shall include such costs when determining the price of
23        renewable energy credits in the Adjustable Block
24        program, and shall take such costs into consideration
25        in a nondiscriminatory manner when comparing bids for
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1        costs associated with compliance whether in the
2        development, financing, or construction of projects.
3        The Agency shall periodically review the assumptions
4        in these costs and may adjust prices, in compliance
5        with subparagraph (M) of this paragraph (1).
6        (R) In its long-term renewable resources procurement
7    plan, the Agency shall establish a self-direct renewable
8    portfolio standard compliance program for eligible
9    self-direct customers that purchase renewable energy
10    credits from utility-scale wind and solar projects through
11    long-term agreements for purchase of renewable energy
12    credits as described in this Section. Such long-term
13    agreements may include the purchase of energy or other
14    products on a physical or financial basis and may involve
15    an alternative retail electric supplier as defined in
16    Section 16-102 of the Public Utilities Act. This program
17    shall take effect in the delivery year commencing June 1,
18    2023.
19            (1) For the purposes of this subparagraph:
20            "Eligible self-direct customer" means any retail
21        customers of an electric utility that serves 3,000,000
22        or more retail customers in the State and whose total
23        highest 30-minute demand was more than 10,000
24        kilowatts, or any retail customers of an electric
25        utility that serves less than 3,000,000 retail
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1        the State and whose total highest 15-minute demand was
2        more than 10,000 kilowatts.
3            "Retail customer" has the meaning set forth in
4        Section 16-102 of the Public Utilities Act and
5        multiple retail customer accounts under the same
6        corporate parent may aggregate their account demands
7        to meet the 10,000 kilowatt threshold. The criteria
8        for determining whether this subparagraph is
9        applicable to a retail customer shall be based on the
10        12 consecutive billing periods prior to the start of
11        the year in which the application is filed.
12            (2) For renewable energy credits to count toward
13        the self-direct renewable portfolio standard
14        compliance program, they must:
15                (i) qualify as renewable energy credits as
16            defined in Section 1-10 of this Act;
17                (ii) be sourced from one or more renewable
18            energy generating facilities that comply with the
19            geographic requirements as set forth in
20            subparagraph (I) of paragraph (1) of subsection
21            (c) as interpreted through the Agency's long-term
22            renewable resources procurement plan, or, where
23            applicable, the geographic requirements that
24            governed utility-scale renewable energy credits at
25            the time the eligible self-direct customer entered
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1            purchase agreement;
2                (iii) be procured through long-term contracts
3            with term lengths of at least 10 years either
4            directly with the renewable energy generating
5            facility or through a bundled power purchase
6            agreement, a virtual power purchase agreement, an
7            agreement between the renewable generating
8            facility, an alternative retail electric supplier,
9            and the customer, or such other structure as is
10            permissible under this subparagraph (R);
11                (iv) be equivalent in volume to at least 40%
12            of the eligible self-direct customer's usage,
13            determined annually by the eligible self-direct
14            customer's usage during the previous delivery
15            year, measured to the nearest megawatt-hour;
16                (v) be retired by or on behalf of the large
17            energy customer;
18                (vi) be sourced from new utility-scale wind
19            projects or new utility-scale solar projects; and
20                (vii) if the contracts for renewable energy
21            credits are entered into after the effective date
22            of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
23            Assembly, the new utility-scale wind projects or
24            new utility-scale solar projects must comply with
25            the requirements established in subparagraphs (P)
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1            and subsection (c-10).
2            (3) The self-direct renewable portfolio standard
3        compliance program shall be designed to allow eligible
4        self-direct customers to procure new renewable energy
5        credits from new utility-scale wind projects or new
6        utility-scale photovoltaic projects. The Agency shall
7        annually determine the amount of utility-scale
8        renewable energy credits it will include each year
9        from the self-direct renewable portfolio standard
10        compliance program, subject to receiving qualifying
11        applications. In making this determination, the Agency
12        shall evaluate publicly available analyses and studies
13        of the potential market size for utility-scale
14        renewable energy long-term purchase agreements by
15        commercial and industrial energy customers and make
16        that report publicly available. If demand for
17        participation in the self-direct renewable portfolio
18        standard compliance program exceeds availability, the
19        Agency shall ensure participation is evenly split
20        between commercial and industrial users to the extent
21        there is sufficient demand from both customer classes.
22        Each renewable energy credit procured pursuant to this
23        subparagraph (R) by a self-direct customer shall
24        reduce the total volume of renewable energy credits
25        the Agency is otherwise required to procure from new
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1        paragraph (1) of this subsection (c) on behalf of
2        contracting utilities where the eligible self-direct
3        customer is located. The self-direct customer shall
4        file an annual compliance report with the Agency
5        pursuant to terms established by the Agency through
6        its long-term renewable resources procurement plan to
7        be eligible for participation in this program.
8        Customers must provide the Agency with their most
9        recent electricity billing statements or other
10        information deemed necessary by the Agency to
11        demonstrate they are an eligible self-direct customer.
12            (4) The Commission shall approve a reduction in
13        the volumetric charges collected pursuant to Section
14        16-108 of the Public Utilities Act for approved
15        eligible self-direct customers equivalent to the
16        anticipated cost of renewable energy credit deliveries
17        under contracts for new utility-scale wind and new
18        utility-scale solar entered for each delivery year
19        after the large energy customer begins retiring
20        eligible new utility scale renewable energy credits
21        for self-compliance. The self-direct credit amount
22        shall be determined annually and is equal to the
23        estimated portion of the cost authorized by
24        subparagraph (E) of paragraph (1) of this subsection
25        (c) that supported the annual procurement of
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1        delivery year using a methodology described in the
2        long-term renewable resources procurement plan,
3        expressed on a per kilowatthour basis, and does not
4        include (i) costs associated with any contracts
5        entered into before the delivery year in which the
6        customer files the initial compliance report to be
7        eligible for participation in the self-direct program,
8        and (ii) costs associated with procuring renewable
9        energy credits through existing and future contracts
10        through the Adjustable Block Program, subsection (c-5)
11        of this Section 1-75, and the Solar for All Program.
12        The Agency shall assist the Commission in determining
13        the current and future costs. The Agency must
14        determine the self-direct credit amount for new and
15        existing eligible self-direct customers and submit
16        this to the Commission in an annual compliance filing.
17        The Commission must approve the self-direct credit
18        amount by June 1, 2023 and June 1 of each delivery year
19        thereafter.
20            (5) Customers described in this subparagraph (R)
21        shall apply, on a form developed by the Agency, to the
22        Agency to be designated as a self-direct eligible
23        customer. Once the Agency determines that a
24        self-direct customer is eligible for participation in
25        the program, the self-direct customer will remain
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1        Thereafter, application may be made not less than 12
2        months before the filing date of the long-term
3        renewable resources procurement plan described in this
4        Act. At a minimum, such application shall contain the
5        following:
6                (i) the customer's certification that, at the
7            time of the customer's application, the customer
8            qualifies to be a self-direct eligible customer,
9            including documents demonstrating that
10            qualification;
11                (ii) the customer's certification that the
12            customer has entered into or will enter into by
13            the beginning of the applicable procurement year,
14            one or more bilateral contracts for new wind
15            projects or new photovoltaic projects, including
16            supporting documentation;
17                (iii) certification that the contract or
18            contracts for new renewable energy resources are
19            long-term contracts with term lengths of at least
20            10 years, including supporting documentation;
21                (iv) certification of the quantities of
22            renewable energy credits that the customer will
23            purchase each year under such contract or
24            contracts, including supporting documentation;
25                (v) proof that the contract is sufficient to
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1            in volume to at least 40% of the large energy
2            customer's usage from the previous delivery year,
3            measured to the nearest megawatt-hour; and
4                (vi) certification that the customer intends
5            to maintain the contract for the duration of the
6            length of the contract.
7            (6) If a customer receives the self-direct credit
8        but fails to properly procure and retire renewable
9        energy credits as required under this subparagraph
10        (R), the Commission, on petition from the Agency and
11        after notice and hearing, may direct such customer's
12        utility to recover the cost of the wrongfully received
13        self-direct credits plus interest through an adder to
14        charges assessed pursuant to Section 16-108 of the
15        Public Utilities Act. Self-direct customers who
16        knowingly fail to properly procure and retire
17        renewable energy credits and do not notify the Agency
18        are ineligible for continued participation in the
19        self-direct renewable portfolio standard compliance
20        program.
21        (2) (Blank).
22        (3) (Blank).
23        (4) The electric utility shall retire all renewable
24    energy credits used to comply with the standard.
25        (5) Beginning with the 2010 delivery year and ending
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1    subsection (c) shall apply the lesser of the maximum
2    alternative compliance payment rate or the most recent
3    estimated alternative compliance payment rate for its
4    service territory for the corresponding compliance period,
5    established pursuant to subsection (d) of Section 16-115D
6    of the Public Utilities Act to its retail customers that
7    take service pursuant to the electric utility's hourly
8    pricing tariff or tariffs. The electric utility shall
9    retain all amounts collected as a result of the
10    application of the alternative compliance payment rate or
11    rates to such customers, and, beginning in 2011, the
12    utility shall include in the information provided under
13    item (1) of subsection (d) of Section 16-111.5 of the
14    Public Utilities Act the amounts collected under the
15    alternative compliance payment rate or rates for the prior
16    year ending May 31. Notwithstanding any limitation on the
17    procurement of renewable energy resources imposed by item
18    (2) of this subsection (c), the Agency shall increase its
19    spending on the purchase of renewable energy resources to
20    be procured by the electric utility for the next plan year
21    by an amount equal to the amounts collected by the utility
22    under the alternative compliance payment rate or rates in
23    the prior year ending May 31.
24        (6) The electric utility shall be entitled to recover
25    all of its costs associated with the procurement of
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1    Section and Section 16-111.5 of the Public Utilities Act.
2    These costs shall include associated reasonable expenses
3    for implementing the procurement programs, including, but
4    not limited to, the costs of administering and evaluating
5    the Adjustable Block program, through an automatic
6    adjustment clause tariff in accordance with subsection (k)
7    of Section 16-108 of the Public Utilities Act.
8        (7) Renewable energy credits procured from new
9    photovoltaic projects or new distributed renewable energy
10    generation devices under this Section after June 1, 2017
11    (the effective date of Public Act 99-906) must be procured
12    from devices installed by a qualified person in compliance
13    with the requirements of Section 16-128A of the Public
14    Utilities Act and any rules or regulations adopted
15    thereunder.
16        In meeting the renewable energy requirements of this
17    subsection (c), to the extent feasible and consistent with
18    State and federal law, the renewable energy credit
19    procurements, Adjustable Block solar program, and
20    community renewable generation program shall provide
21    employment opportunities for all segments of the
22    population and workforce, including minority-owned and
23    female-owned business enterprises, and shall not,
24    consistent with State and federal law, discriminate based
25    on race or socioeconomic status.
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1renewable energy facilities installed at or adjacent to the
2sites of electric generating facilities that burn or burned
3coal as their primary fuel source.
4        (1) In addition to the procurement of renewable energy
5    credits pursuant to long-term renewable resources
6    procurement plans in accordance with subsection (c) of
7    this Section and Section 16-111.5 of the Public Utilities
8    Act, the Agency shall conduct procurement events in
9    accordance with this subsection (c-5) for the procurement
10    by electric utilities that served more than 300,000 retail
11    customers in this State as of January 1, 2019 of renewable
12    energy credits from new renewable energy facilities to be
13    installed at or adjacent to the sites of electric
14    generating facilities that, as of January 1, 2016, burned
15    coal as their primary fuel source and meet the other
16    criteria specified in this subsection (c-5). For purposes
17    of this subsection (c-5), "new renewable energy facility"
18    means a new utility-scale solar project as defined in this
19    Section 1-75. The renewable energy credits procured
20    pursuant to this subsection (c-5) may be included or
21    counted for purposes of compliance with the amounts of
22    renewable energy credits required to be procured pursuant
23    to subsection (c) of this Section to the extent that there
24    are otherwise shortfalls in compliance with such
25    requirements. The procurement of renewable energy credits
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1    shall be funded solely by revenues collected from the Coal
2    to Solar and Energy Storage Initiative Charge provided for
3    in this subsection (c-5) and subsection (i-5) of Section
4    16-108 of the Public Utilities Act, shall not be funded by
5    revenues collected through any of the other funding
6    mechanisms provided for in subsection (c) of this Section,
7    and shall not be subject to the limitation imposed by
8    subsection (c) on charges to retail customers for costs to
9    procure renewable energy resources pursuant to subsection
10    (c), and shall not be subject to any other requirements or
11    limitations of subsection (c).
12        (2) The Agency shall conduct 2 procurement events to
13    select owners of electric generating facilities meeting
14    the eligibility criteria specified in this subsection
15    (c-5) to enter into long-term contracts to sell renewable
16    energy credits to electric utilities serving more than
17    300,000 retail customers in this State as of January 1,
18    2019. The first procurement event shall be conducted no
19    later than March 31, 2022, unless the Agency elects to
20    delay it, until no later than May 1, 2022, due to its
21    overall volume of work, and shall be to select owners of
22    electric generating facilities located in this State and
23    south of federal Interstate Highway 80 that meet the
24    eligibility criteria specified in this subsection (c-5).
25    The second procurement event shall be conducted no sooner
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1    and shall be to select owners of electric generating
2    facilities located anywhere in this State that meet the
3    eligibility criteria specified in this subsection (c-5).
4    The Agency shall establish and announce a time period,
5    which shall begin no later than 30 days prior to the
6    scheduled date for the procurement event, during which
7    applicants may submit applications to be selected as
8    suppliers of renewable energy credits pursuant to this
9    subsection (c-5). The eligibility criteria for selection
10    as a supplier of renewable energy credits pursuant to this
11    subsection (c-5) shall be as follows:
12            (A) The applicant owns an electric generating
13        facility located in this State that: (i) as of January
14        1, 2016, burned coal as its primary fuel to generate
15        electricity; and (ii) has, or had prior to retirement,
16        an electric generating capacity of at least 150
17        megawatts. The electric generating facility can be
18        either: (i) retired as of the date of the procurement
19        event; or (ii) still operating as of the date of the
20        procurement event.
21            (B) The applicant is not (i) an electric
22        cooperative as defined in Section 3-119 of the Public
23        Utilities Act, or (ii) an entity described in
24        subsection (b)(1) of Section 3-105 of the Public
25        Utilities Act, or an association or consortium of or
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1        and the coal-fueled electric generating facility was
2        at one time owned, in whole or in part, by a public
3        utility as defined in Section 3-105 of the Public
4        Utilities Act.
5            (C) If participating in the first procurement
6        event, the applicant proposes and commits to construct
7        and operate, at the site, and if necessary for
8        sufficient space on property adjacent to the existing
9        property, at which the electric generating facility
10        identified in paragraph (A) is located: (i) a new
11        renewable energy facility of at least 20 megawatts but
12        no more than 100 megawatts of electric generating
13        capacity, and (ii) an energy storage facility having a
14        storage capacity equal to at least 2 megawatts and at
15        most 10 megawatts. If participating in the second
16        procurement event, the applicant proposes and commits
17        to construct and operate, at the site, and if
18        necessary for sufficient space on property adjacent to
19        the existing property, at which the electric
20        generating facility identified in paragraph (A) is
21        located: (i) a new renewable energy facility of at
22        least 5 megawatts but no more than 20 megawatts of
23        electric generating capacity, and (ii) an energy
24        storage facility having a storage capacity equal to at
25        least 0.5 megawatts and at most one megawatt.
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1        energy facility and the energy storage facility will
2        be constructed or installed by a qualified entity or
3        entities in compliance with the requirements of
4        subsection (g) of Section 16-128A of the Public
5        Utilities Act and any rules adopted thereunder.
6            (E) The applicant agrees that personnel operating
7        the new renewable energy facility and the energy
8        storage facility will have the requisite skills,
9        knowledge, training, experience, and competence, which
10        may be demonstrated by completion or current
11        participation and ultimate completion by employees of
12        an accredited or otherwise recognized apprenticeship
13        program for the employee's particular craft, trade, or
14        skill, including through training and education
15        courses and opportunities offered by the owner to
16        employees of the coal-fueled electric generating
17        facility or by previous employment experience
18        performing the employee's particular work skill or
19        function.
20            (F) The applicant commits that not less than the
21        prevailing wage, as determined pursuant to the
22        Prevailing Wage Act, will be paid to the applicant's
23        employees engaged in construction activities
24        associated with the new renewable energy facility and
25        the new energy storage facility and to the employees
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1        activities associated with the new renewable energy
2        facility and the new energy storage facility, and
3        that, on or before the commercial operation date of
4        the new renewable energy facility, the applicant shall
5        file a report with the Agency certifying that the
6        requirements of this subparagraph (F) have been met.
7            (G) The applicant commits that if selected, it
8        will negotiate a project labor agreement for the
9        construction of the new renewable energy facility and
10        associated energy storage facility that includes
11        provisions requiring the parties to the agreement to
12        work together to establish diversity threshold
13        requirements and to ensure best efforts to meet
14        diversity targets, improve diversity at the applicable
15        job site, create diverse apprenticeship opportunities,
16        and create opportunities to employ former coal-fired
17        power plant workers.
18            (H) The applicant commits to enter into a contract
19        or contracts for the applicable duration to provide
20        specified numbers of renewable energy credits each
21        year from the new renewable energy facility to
22        electric utilities that served more than 300,000
23        retail customers in this State as of January 1, 2019,
24        at a price of $30 per renewable energy credit. The
25        price per renewable energy credit shall be fixed at
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1        energy credits shall not be indexed renewable energy
2        credits as provided for in item (v) of subparagraph
3        (G) of paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of Section 1-75
4        of this Act. The applicable duration of each contract
5        shall be 20 years, unless the applicant is physically
6        interconnected to the PJM Interconnection, LLC
7        transmission grid and had a generating capacity of at
8        least 1,200 megawatts as of January 1, 2021, in which
9        case the applicable duration of the contract shall be
10        15 years.
11            (I) The applicant's application is certified by an
12        officer of the applicant and by an officer of the
13        applicant's ultimate parent company, if any.
14        (3) An applicant may submit applications to contract
15    to supply renewable energy credits from more than one new
16    renewable energy facility to be constructed at or adjacent
17    to one or more qualifying electric generating facilities
18    owned by the applicant. The Agency may select new
19    renewable energy facilities to be located at or adjacent
20    to the sites of more than one qualifying electric
21    generation facility owned by an applicant to contract with
22    electric utilities to supply renewable energy credits from
23    such facilities.
24        (4) The Agency shall assess fees to each applicant to
25    recover the Agency's costs incurred in receiving and
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1    developing contracts for sale, delivery and purchase of
2    renewable energy credits, and monitoring the
3    administration of such contracts, as provided for in this
4    subsection (c-5), including fees paid to a procurement
5    administrator retained by the Agency for one or more of
6    these purposes.
7        (5) The Agency shall select the applicants and the new
8    renewable energy facilities to contract with electric
9    utilities to supply renewable energy credits in accordance
10    with this subsection (c-5). In the first procurement
11    event, the Agency shall select applicants and new
12    renewable energy facilities to supply renewable energy
13    credits, at a price of $30 per renewable energy credit,
14    aggregating to no less than 400,000 renewable energy
15    credits per year for the applicable duration, assuming
16    sufficient qualifying applications to supply, in the
17    aggregate, at least that amount of renewable energy
18    credits per year; and not more than 580,000 renewable
19    energy credits per year for the applicable duration. In
20    the second procurement event, the Agency shall select
21    applicants and new renewable energy facilities to supply
22    renewable energy credits, at a price of $30 per renewable
23    energy credit, aggregating to no more than 625,000
24    renewable energy credits per year less the amount of
25    renewable energy credits each year contracted for as a
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1    durations. The number of renewable energy credits to be
2    procured as specified in this paragraph (5) shall not be
3    reduced based on renewable energy credits procured in the
4    self-direct renewable energy credit compliance program
5    established pursuant to subparagraph (R) of paragraph (1)
6    of subsection (c) of Section 1-75.
7        (6) The obligation to purchase renewable energy
8    credits from the applicants and their new renewable energy
9    facilities selected by the Agency shall be allocated to
10    the electric utilities based on their respective
11    percentages of kilowatthours delivered to delivery
12    services customers to the aggregate kilowatthour
13    deliveries by the electric utilities to delivery services
14    customers for the year ended December 31, 2021. In order
15    to achieve these allocation percentages between or among
16    the electric utilities, the Agency shall require each
17    applicant that is selected in the procurement event to
18    enter into a contract with each electric utility for the
19    sale and purchase of renewable energy credits from each
20    new renewable energy facility to be constructed and
21    operated by the applicant, with the sale and purchase
22    obligations under the contracts to aggregate to the total
23    number of renewable energy credits per year to be supplied
24    by the applicant from the new renewable energy facility.
25        (7) The Agency shall submit its proposed selection of
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1    constructed, and renewable energy credit amounts for each
2    procurement event to the Commission for approval. The
3    Commission shall, within 2 business days after receipt of
4    the Agency's proposed selections, approve the proposed
5    selections if it determines that the applicants and the
6    new renewable energy facilities to be constructed meet the
7    selection criteria set forth in this subsection (c-5) and
8    that the Agency seeks approval for contracts of applicable
9    durations aggregating to no more than the maximum amount
10    of renewable energy credits per year authorized by this
11    subsection (c-5) for the procurement event, at a price of
12    $30 per renewable energy credit.
13        (8) The Agency, in conjunction with its procurement
14    administrator if one is retained, the electric utilities,
15    and potential applicants for contracts to produce and
16    supply renewable energy credits pursuant to this
17    subsection (c-5), shall develop a standard form contract
18    for the sale, delivery and purchase of renewable energy
19    credits pursuant to this subsection (c-5). Each contract
20    resulting from the first procurement event shall allow for
21    a commercial operation date for the new renewable energy
22    facility of either June 1, 2023 or June 1, 2024, with such
23    dates subject to adjustment as provided in this paragraph.
24    Each contract resulting from the second procurement event
25    shall provide for a commercial operation date on June 1
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1    contract. Each contract shall provide that the owner shall
2    receive payments for renewable energy credits for the
3    applicable durations beginning with the commercial
4    operation date of the new renewable energy facility. The
5    form contract shall provide for adjustments to the
6    commercial operation and payment start dates as needed due
7    to any delays in completing the procurement and
8    contracting processes, in finalizing interconnection
9    agreements and installing interconnection facilities, and
10    in obtaining other necessary governmental permits and
11    approvals. The form contract shall be, to the maximum
12    extent possible, consistent with standard electric
13    industry contracts for sale, delivery, and purchase of
14    renewable energy credits while taking into account the
15    specific requirements of this subsection (c-5). The form
16    contract shall provide for over-delivery and
17    under-delivery of renewable energy credits within
18    reasonable ranges during each 12-month period and penalty,
19    default, and enforcement provisions for failure of the
20    selling party to deliver renewable energy credits as
21    specified in the contract and to comply with the
22    requirements of this subsection (c-5). The standard form
23    contract shall specify that all renewable energy credits
24    delivered to the electric utility pursuant to the contract
25    shall be retired. The Agency shall make the proposed
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1    potential applicants, and shall publish the final form
2    contract at least 30 days before the date of the first
3    procurement event.
4        (9) Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Initiative
5    Charge.
6            (A) By no later than July 1, 2022, each electric
7        utility that served more than 300,000 retail customers
8        in this State as of January 1, 2019 shall file a tariff
9        with the Commission for the billing and collection of
10        a Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Initiative Charge
11        in accordance with subsection (i-5) of Section 16-108
12        of the Public Utilities Act, with such tariff to be
13        effective, following review and approval or
14        modification by the Commission, beginning January 1,
15        2023. The tariff shall provide for the calculation and
16        setting of the electric utility's Coal to Solar and
17        Energy Storage Initiative Charge to collect revenues
18        estimated to be sufficient, in the aggregate, (i) to
19        enable the electric utility to pay for the renewable
20        energy credits it has contracted to purchase in the
21        delivery year beginning June 1, 2023 and each delivery
22        year thereafter from new renewable energy facilities
23        located at the sites of qualifying electric generating
24        facilities, and (ii) to fund the grant payments to be
25        made in each delivery year by the Department of
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1        department or agency, which shall be referred to in
2        this subsection (c-5) as the Department, pursuant to
3        paragraph (10) of this subsection (c-5). The electric
4        utility's tariff shall provide for the billing and
5        collection of the Coal to Solar and Energy Storage
6        Initiative Charge on each kilowatthour of electricity
7        delivered to its delivery services customers within
8        its service territory and shall provide for an annual
9        reconciliation of revenues collected with actual
10        costs, in accordance with subsection (i-5) of Section
11        16-108 of the Public Utilities Act.
12            (B) Each electric utility shall remit on a monthly
13        basis to the State Treasurer, for deposit in the Coal
14        to Solar and Energy Storage Initiative Fund provided
15        for in this subsection (c-5), the electric utility's
16        collections of the Coal to Solar and Energy Storage
17        Initiative Charge in the amount estimated to be needed
18        by the Department for grant payments pursuant to grant
19        contracts entered into by the Department pursuant to
20        paragraph (10) of this subsection (c-5).
21        (10) Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Initiative Fund.
22            (A) The Coal to Solar and Energy Storage
23        Initiative Fund is established as a special fund in
24        the State treasury. The Coal to Solar and Energy
25        Storage Initiative Fund is authorized to receive, by
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1        of paragraph (9) of this subsection (c-5) of moneys
2        collected by electric utilities through imposition of
3        the Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Initiative Charge
4        required by this subsection (c-5). The Coal to Solar
5        and Energy Storage Initiative Fund shall be
6        administered by the Department to provide grants to
7        support the installation and operation of energy
8        storage facilities at the sites of qualifying electric
9        generating facilities meeting the criteria specified
10        in this paragraph (10).
11            (B) The Coal to Solar and Energy Storage
12        Initiative Fund shall not be subject to sweeps,
13        administrative charges, or chargebacks, including, but
14        not limited to, those authorized under Section 8h of
15        the State Finance Act, that would in any way result in
16        the transfer of those funds from the Coal to Solar and
17        Energy Storage Initiative Fund to any other fund of
18        this State or in having any such funds utilized for any
19        purpose other than the express purposes set forth in
20        this paragraph (10).
21            (C) The Department shall utilize up to
22        $280,500,000 in the Coal to Solar and Energy Storage
23        Initiative Fund for grants, assuming sufficient
24        qualifying applicants, to support installation of
25        energy storage facilities at the sites of up to 3
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1        the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.,
2        region in Illinois and the sites of up to 2 qualifying
3        electric generating facilities located in the PJM
4        Interconnection, LLC region in Illinois that meet the
5        criteria set forth in this subparagraph (C). The
6        criteria for receipt of a grant pursuant to this
7        subparagraph (C) are as follows:
8                (1) the electric generating facility at the
9            site has, or had prior to retirement, an electric
10            generating capacity of at least 150 megawatts;
11                (2) the electric generating facility burns (or
12            burned prior to retirement) coal as its primary
13            source of fuel;
14                (3) if the electric generating facility is
15            retired, it was retired subsequent to January 1,
16            2016;
17                (4) the owner of the electric generating
18            facility has not been selected by the Agency
19            pursuant to this subsection (c-5) of this Section
20            to enter into a contract to sell renewable energy
21            credits to one or more electric utilities from a
22            new renewable energy facility located or to be
23            located at or adjacent to the site at which the
24            electric generating facility is located;
25                (5) the electric generating facility located
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1            part, by a public utility as defined in Section
2            3-105 of the Public Utilities Act;
3                (6) the electric generating facility at the
4            site is not owned by (i) an electric cooperative
5            as defined in Section 3-119 of the Public
6            Utilities Act, or (ii) an entity described in
7            subsection (b)(1) of Section 3-105 of the Public
8            Utilities Act, or an association or consortium of
9            or an entity owned by entities described in items
10            (i) or (ii);
11                (7) the proposed energy storage facility at
12            the site will have energy storage capacity of at
13            least 37 megawatts;
14                (8) the owner commits to place the energy
15            storage facility into commercial operation on
16            either June 1, 2023, June 1, 2024, or June 1, 2025,
17            with such date subject to adjustment as needed due
18            to any delays in completing the grant contracting
19            process, in finalizing interconnection agreements
20            and in installing interconnection facilities, and
21            in obtaining necessary governmental permits and
22            approvals;
23                (9) the owner agrees that the new energy
24            storage facility will be constructed or installed
25            by a qualified entity or entities consistent with
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1            16-128A of the Public Utilities Act and any rules
2            adopted under that Section;
3                (10) the owner agrees that personnel operating
4            the energy storage facility will have the
5            requisite skills, knowledge, training, experience,
6            and competence, which may be demonstrated by
7            completion or current participation and ultimate
8            completion by employees of an accredited or
9            otherwise recognized apprenticeship program for
10            the employee's particular craft, trade, or skill,
11            including through training and education courses
12            and opportunities offered by the owner to
13            employees of the coal-fueled electric generating
14            facility or by previous employment experience
15            performing the employee's particular work skill or
16            function;
17                (11) the owner commits that not less than the
18            prevailing wage, as determined pursuant to the
19            Prevailing Wage Act, will be paid to the owner's
20            employees engaged in construction activities
21            associated with the new energy storage facility
22            and to the employees of the owner's contractors
23            engaged in construction activities associated with
24            the new energy storage facility, and that, on or
25            before the commercial operation date of the new
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1            report with the Department certifying that the
2            requirements of this subparagraph (11) have been
3            met; and
4                (12) the owner commits that if selected to
5            receive a grant, it will negotiate a project labor
6            agreement for the construction of the new energy
7            storage facility that includes provisions
8            requiring the parties to the agreement to work
9            together to establish diversity threshold
10            requirements and to ensure best efforts to meet
11            diversity targets, improve diversity at the
12            applicable job site, create diverse apprenticeship
13            opportunities, and create opportunities to employ
14            former coal-fired power plant workers.
15            The Department shall accept applications for this
16        grant program until March 31, 2022 and shall announce
17        the award of grants no later than June 1, 2022. The
18        Department shall make the grant payments to a
19        recipient in equal annual amounts for 10 years
20        following the date the energy storage facility is
21        placed into commercial operation. The annual grant
22        payments to a qualifying energy storage facility shall
23        be $110,000 per megawatt of energy storage capacity,
24        with total annual grant payments pursuant to this
25        subparagraph (C) for qualifying energy storage
26        facilities not to exceed $28,050,000 in any year.

 

 

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1            (D) Grants of funding for energy storage
2        facilities pursuant to subparagraph (C) of this
3        paragraph (10), from the Coal to Solar and Energy
4        Storage Initiative Fund, shall be memorialized in
5        grant contracts between the Department and the
6        recipient. The grant contracts shall specify the date
7        or dates in each year on which the annual grant
8        payments shall be paid.
9            (E) All disbursements from the Coal to Solar and
10        Energy Storage Initiative Fund shall be made only upon
11        warrants of the Comptroller drawn upon the Treasurer
12        as custodian of the Fund upon vouchers signed by the
13        Director of the Department or by the person or persons
14        designated by the Director of the Department for that
15        purpose. The Comptroller is authorized to draw the
16        warrants upon vouchers so signed. The Treasurer shall
17        accept all written warrants so signed and shall be
18        released from liability for all payments made on those
19        warrants.
20        (11) Diversity, equity, and inclusion plans.
21            (A) Each applicant selected in a procurement event
22        to contract to supply renewable energy credits in
23        accordance with this subsection (c-5) and each owner
24        selected by the Department to receive a grant or
25        grants to support the construction and operation of a
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1        accordance with this subsection (c-5) shall, within 60
2        days following the Commission's approval of the
3        applicant to contract to supply renewable energy
4        credits or within 60 days following execution of a
5        grant contract with the Department, as applicable,
6        submit to the Commission a diversity, equity, and
7        inclusion plan setting forth the applicant's or
8        owner's numeric goals for the diversity composition of
9        its supplier entities for the new renewable energy
10        facility or new energy storage facility, as
11        applicable, which shall be referred to for purposes of
12        this paragraph (11) as the project, and the
13        applicant's or owner's action plan and schedule for
14        achieving those goals.
15            (B) For purposes of this paragraph (11), diversity
16        composition shall be based on the percentage, which
17        shall be a minimum of 25%, of eligible expenditures
18        for contract awards for materials and services (which
19        shall be defined in the plan) to business enterprises
20        owned by minority persons, women, or persons with
21        disabilities as defined in Section 2 of the Business
22        Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with
23        Disabilities Act, to LGBTQ business enterprises, to
24        veteran-owned business enterprises, and to business
25        enterprises located in environmental justice
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1        plan may include eligible expenditures in areas for
2        vendor or supplier opportunities in addition to
3        development and construction of the project, and may
4        exclude from eligible expenditures materials and
5        services with limited market availability, limited
6        production and availability from suppliers in the
7        United States, such as solar panels and storage
8        batteries, and material and services that are subject
9        to critical energy infrastructure or cybersecurity
10        requirements or restrictions. The plan may provide
11        that the diversity composition goals may be met
12        through Tier 1 Direct or Tier 2 subcontracting
13        expenditures or a combination thereof for the project.
14            (C) The plan shall provide for, but not be limited
15        to: (i) internal initiatives, including multi-tier
16        initiatives, by the applicant or owner, or by its
17        engineering, procurement and construction contractor
18        if one is used for the project, which for purposes of
19        this paragraph (11) shall be referred to as the EPC
20        contractor, to enable diverse businesses to be
21        considered fairly for selection to provide materials
22        and services; (ii) requirements for the applicant or
23        owner or its EPC contractor to proactively solicit and
24        utilize diverse businesses to provide materials and
25        services; and (iii) requirements for the applicant or
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1        workforce for the project. The plan shall include a
2        description of the applicant's or owner's diversity
3        recruiting efforts both for the project and for other
4        areas of the applicant's or owner's business
5        operations. The plan shall provide for the imposition
6        of financial penalties on the applicant's or owner's
7        EPC contractor for failure to exercise best efforts to
8        comply with and execute the EPC contractor's diversity
9        obligations under the plan. The plan may provide for
10        the applicant or owner to set aside a portion of the
11        work on the project to serve as an incubation program
12        for qualified businesses, as specified in the plan,
13        owned by minority persons, women, persons with
14        disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and veterans, and
15        businesses located in environmental justice
16        communities, seeking to enter the renewable energy
17        industry.
18            (D) The applicant or owner may submit a revised or
19        updated plan to the Commission from time to time as
20        circumstances warrant. The applicant or owner shall
21        file annual reports with the Commission detailing the
22        applicant's or owner's progress in implementing its
23        plan and achieving its goals and any modifications the
24        applicant or owner has made to its plan to better
25        achieve its diversity, equity and inclusion goals. The
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1        fifth June 1 following the commercial operation date
2        of the new renewable energy resource or new energy
3        storage facility, but the applicant or owner shall
4        thereafter continue to be subject to applicable
5        reporting requirements of Section 5-117 of the Public
6        Utilities Act.
7    (c-10) Equity accountability system. It is the purpose of
8this subsection (c-10) to create an equity accountability
9system, which includes the minimum equity standards for all
10renewable energy procurements, the equity category of the
11Adjustable Block Program, and the equity prioritization for
12noncompetitive procurements, that is successful in advancing
13priority access to the clean energy economy for businesses and
14workers from communities that have been excluded from economic
15opportunities in the energy sector, have been subject to
16disproportionate levels of pollution, and have
17disproportionately experienced negative public health
18outcomes. Further, it is the purpose of this subsection to
19ensure that this equity accountability system is successful in
20advancing equity across Illinois by providing access to the
21clean energy economy for businesses and workers from
22communities that have been historically excluded from economic
23opportunities in the energy sector, have been subject to
24disproportionate levels of pollution, and have
25disproportionately experienced negative public health
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1        (1) Minimum equity standards. The Agency shall create
2    programs with the purpose of increasing access to and
3    development of equity eligible contractors, who are prime
4    contractors and subcontractors, across all of the programs
5    it manages. All applications for renewable energy credit
6    procurements shall comply with specific minimum equity
7    commitments. Starting in the delivery year immediately
8    following the next long-term renewable resources
9    procurement plan, at least 10% of the project workforce
10    for each entity participating in a procurement program
11    outlined in this subsection (c-10) must be done by equity
12    eligible persons or equity eligible contractors. The
13    Agency shall increase the minimum percentage each delivery
14    year thereafter by increments that ensure a statewide
15    average of 30% of the project workforce for each entity
16    participating in a procurement program is done by equity
17    eligible persons or equity eligible contractors by 2030.
18    The Agency shall propose a schedule of percentage
19    increases to the minimum equity standards in its draft
20    revised renewable energy resources procurement plan
21    submitted to the Commission for approval pursuant to
22    paragraph (5) of subsection (b) of Section 16-111.5 of the
23    Public Utilities Act. In determining these annual
24    increases, the Agency shall have the discretion to
25    establish different minimum equity standards for different
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1    if the Agency finds that doing so will further the
2    purposes of this subsection (c-10). The proposed schedule
3    of annual increases shall be revisited and updated on an
4    annual basis. Revisions shall be developed with
5    stakeholder input, including from equity eligible persons,
6    equity eligible contractors, clean energy industry
7    representatives, and community-based organizations that
8    work with such persons and contractors.
9            (A) At the start of each delivery year, the Agency
10        shall require a compliance plan from each entity
11        participating in a procurement program of subsection
12        (c) of this Section that demonstrates how they will
13        achieve compliance with the minimum equity standard
14        percentage for work completed in that delivery year.
15        If an entity applies for its approved vendor or
16        designee status between delivery years, the Agency
17        shall require a compliance plan at the time of
18        application.
19            (B) Halfway through each delivery year, the Agency
20        shall require each entity participating in a
21        procurement program to confirm that it will achieve
22        compliance in that delivery year, when applicable. The
23        Agency may offer corrective action plans to entities
24        that are not on track to achieve compliance.
25            (C) At the end of each delivery year, each entity
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1        year in a procurement program of subsection (c) shall
2        submit a report to the Agency that demonstrates how it
3        achieved compliance with the minimum equity standards
4        percentage for that delivery year.
5            (D) The Agency shall prohibit participation in
6        procurement programs by an approved vendor or
7        designee, as applicable, or entities with which an
8        approved vendor or designee, as applicable, shares a
9        common parent company if an approved vendor or
10        designee, as applicable, failed to meet the minimum
11        equity standards for the prior delivery year. Waivers
12        approved for lack of equity eligible persons or equity
13        eligible contractors in a geographic area of a project
14        shall not count against the approved vendor or
15        designee. The Agency shall offer a corrective action
16        plan for any such entities to assist them in obtaining
17        compliance and shall allow continued access to
18        procurement programs upon an approved vendor or
19        designee demonstrating compliance.
20            (E) The Agency shall pursue efficiencies achieved
21        by combining with other approved vendor or designee
22        reporting.
23        (2) Equity accountability system within the Adjustable
24    Block program. The equity category described in item (vi)
25    of subparagraph (K) of subsection (c) is only available to
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1        (3) Equity accountability system within competitive
2    procurements. Through its long-term renewable resources
3    procurement plan, the Agency shall develop requirements
4    for ensuring that competitive procurement processes,
5    including utility-scale solar, utility-scale wind, and
6    brownfield site photovoltaic projects, advance the equity
7    goals of this subsection (c-10). Subject to Commission
8    approval, the Agency shall develop bid application
9    requirements and a bid evaluation methodology for ensuring
10    that utilization of equity eligible contractors, whether
11    as bidders or as participants on project development, is
12    optimized, including requiring that winning or successful
13    applicants for utility-scale projects are or will partner
14    with equity eligible contractors and giving preference to
15    bids through which a higher portion of contract value
16    flows to equity eligible contractors. To the extent
17    practicable, entities participating in competitive
18    procurements shall also be required to meet all the equity
19    accountability requirements for approved vendors and their
20    designees under this subsection (c-10). In developing
21    these requirements, the Agency shall also consider whether
22    equity goals can be further advanced through additional
23    measures.
24        (4) In the first revision to the long-term renewable
25    energy resources procurement plan and each revision
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1            (A) The current status and number of equity
2        eligible contractors listed in the Energy Workforce
3        Equity Database designed in subsection (c-25),
4        including the number of equity eligible contractors
5        with current certifications as issued by the Agency.
6            (B) A mechanism for measuring, tracking, and
7        reporting project workforce at the approved vendor or
8        designee level, as applicable, which shall include a
9        measurement methodology and records to be made
10        available for audit by the Agency or the Program
11        Administrator.
12            (C) A program for approved vendors, designees,
13        eligible persons, and equity eligible contractors to
14        receive trainings, guidance, and other support from
15        the Agency or its designee regarding the equity
16        category outlined in item (vi) of subparagraph (K) of
17        paragraph (1) of subsection (c) and in meeting the
18        minimum equity standards of this subsection (c-10).
19            (D) A process for certifying equity eligible
20        contractors and equity eligible persons. The
21        certification process shall coordinate with the Energy
22        Workforce Equity Database set forth in subsection
23        (c-25).
24            (E) An application for waiver of the minimum
25        equity standards of this subsection, which the Agency
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1        circumstances. The Agency may grant such a waiver
2        where the applicant provides evidence of significant
3        efforts toward meeting the minimum equity commitment,
4        including: use of the Energy Workforce Equity
5        Database; efforts to hire or contract with entities
6        that hire eligible persons; and efforts to establish
7        contracting relationships with eligible contractors.
8        The Agency shall support applicants in understanding
9        the Energy Workforce Equity Database and other
10        resources for pursuing compliance of the minimum
11        equity standards. Waivers shall be project-specific,
12        unless the Agency deems it necessary to grant a waiver
13        across a portfolio of projects, and in effect for no
14        longer than one year. Any waiver extension or
15        subsequent waiver request from an applicant shall be
16        subject to the requirements of this Section and shall
17        specify efforts made to reach compliance. When
18        considering whether to grant a waiver, and to what
19        extent, the Agency shall consider the degree to which
20        similarly situated applicants have been able to meet
21        these minimum equity commitments. For repeated waiver
22        requests for specific lack of eligible persons or
23        eligible contractors available, the Agency shall make
24        recommendations to target recruitment to add such
25        eligible persons or eligible contractors to the
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1        (5) The Agency shall collect information about work on
2    projects or portfolios of projects subject to these
3    minimum equity standards to ensure compliance with this
4    subsection (c-10). Reporting in furtherance of this
5    requirement may be combined with other annual reporting
6    requirements. Such reporting shall include proof of
7    certification of each equity eligible contractor or equity
8    eligible person during the applicable time period.
9        (6) The Agency shall keep confidential all information
10    and communication that provides private or personal
11    information.
12        (7) Modifications to the equity accountability system.
13    As part of the update of the long-term renewable resources
14    procurement plan to be initiated in 2023, or sooner if the
15    Agency deems necessary, the Agency shall determine the
16    extent to which the equity accountability system described
17    in this subsection (c-10) has advanced the goals of this
18    amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, including
19    through the inclusion of equity eligible persons and
20    equity eligible contractors in renewable energy credit
21    projects. If the Agency finds that the equity
22    accountability system has failed to meet those goals to
23    its fullest potential, the Agency may revise the following
24    criteria for future Agency procurements: (A) the
25    percentage of project workforce, or other appropriate
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1    equity eligible contractors; (B) definitions for equity
2    investment eligible persons and equity investment eligible
3    community; and (C) such other modifications necessary to
4    advance the goals of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
5    General Assembly effectively. Such revised criteria may
6    also establish distinct equity accountability systems for
7    different types of procurements or different regions of
8    the State if the Agency finds that doing so will further
9    the purposes of such programs. Revisions shall be
10    developed with stakeholder input, including from equity
11    eligible persons, equity eligible contractors, and
12    community-based organizations that work with such persons
13    and contractors.
14    (c-15) Racial discrimination elimination powers and
15process.
16        (1) Purpose. It is the purpose of this subsection to
17    empower the Agency and other State actors to remedy racial
18    discrimination in Illinois' clean energy economy as
19    effectively and expediently as possible, including through
20    the use of race-conscious remedies, such as race-conscious
21    contracting and hiring goals, as consistent with State and
22    federal law.
23        (2) Racial disparity and discrimination review
24    process.
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1        Section, the Agency shall publish a report evaluating
2        the effectiveness of the equity actions point criteria
3        of this Section in increasing participation of equity
4        eligible persons and equity eligible contractors. The
5        report shall disaggregate participating workers and
6        contractors by race and ethnicity. The report shall be
7        forwarded to the Governor, the General Assembly, and
8        the Illinois Commerce Commission and be made available
9        to the public.
10            (B) As soon as is practicable thereafter, the
11        Agency, in consultation with the Department of
12        Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Department of
13        Labor, and other agencies that may be relevant, shall
14        commission and publish a disparity and availability
15        study that measures the presence and impact of
16        discrimination on minority businesses and workers in
17        Illinois' clean energy economy. The Agency may hire
18        consultants and experts to conduct the disparity and
19        availability study, with the retention of those
20        consultants and experts exempt from the requirements
21        of Section 20-10 of the Illinois Procurement Code. The
22        Illinois Power Agency shall forward a copy of its
23        findings and recommendations to the Governor, the
24        General Assembly, and the Illinois Commerce
25        Commission. If the disparity and availability study
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1        discrimination in Illinois' clean energy economy, the
2        Agency, Department of Commerce and Economic
3        Opportunity, Department of Labor, Department of
4        Corrections, and other appropriate agencies shall take
5        appropriate remedial actions, including race-conscious
6        remedial actions as consistent with State and federal
7        law, to effectively remedy this discrimination. Such
8        remedies may include modification of the equity
9        accountability system as described in subsection
10        (c-10).
11    (c-20) Program data collection.
12        (1) Purpose. Data collection, data analysis, and
13    reporting are critical to ensure that the benefits of the
14    clean energy economy provided to Illinois residents and
15    businesses are equitably distributed across the State. The
16    Agency shall collect data from program applicants in order
17    to track and improve equitable distribution of benefits
18    across Illinois communities for all procurements the
19    Agency conducts. The Agency shall use this data to, among
20    other things, measure any potential impact of racial
21    discrimination on the distribution of benefits and provide
22    information necessary to correct any discrimination
23    through methods consistent with State and federal law.
24        (2) Agency collection of program data. The Agency
25    shall collect demographic and geographic data for each
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1    program.
2        (3) Required information to be collected. The Agency
3    shall collect the following information from applicants
4    and program participants where applicable:
5            (A) demographic information, including racial or
6        ethnic identity for real persons employed, contracted,
7        or subcontracted through the program and owners of
8        businesses or entities that apply to receive renewable
9        energy credits from the Agency;
10            (B) geographic location of the residency of real
11        persons employed, contracted, or subcontracted through
12        the program and geographic location of the
13        headquarters of the business or entity that applies to
14        receive renewable energy credits from the Agency; and
15            (C) any other information the Agency determines is
16        necessary for the purpose of achieving the purpose of
17        this subsection.
18        (4) Publication of collected information. The Agency
19    shall publish, at least annually, information on the
20    demographics of program participants on an aggregate
21    basis.
22        (5) Nothing in this subsection shall be interpreted to
23    limit the authority of the Agency, or other agency or
24    department of the State, to require or collect demographic
25    information from applicants of other State programs.
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1        (1) The Agency, in consultation with the Department of
2    Commerce and Economic Opportunity, shall create an Energy
3    Workforce Equity Database, and may contract with a third
4    party to do so ("database program administrator"). If the
5    Department decides to contract with a third party, that
6    third party shall be exempt from the requirements of
7    Section 20-10 of the Illinois Procurement Code. The Energy
8    Workforce Equity Database shall be a searchable database
9    of suppliers, vendors, and subcontractors for clean energy
10    industries that is:
11            (A) publicly accessible;
12            (B) easy for people to find and use;
13            (C) organized by company specialty or field;
14            (D) region-specific; and
15            (E) populated with information including, but not
16        limited to, contacts for suppliers, vendors, or
17        subcontractors who are minority and women-owned
18        business enterprise certified or who participate or
19        have participated in any of the programs described in
20        this Act.
21        (2) The Agency shall create an easily accessible,
22    public facing online tool using the database information
23    that includes, at a minimum, the following:
24            (A) a map of environmental justice and equity
25        investment eligible communities;
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1            (C) a means by which recruiting clean energy
2        companies can find and interact with current or former
3        participants of clean energy workforce training
4        programs;
5            (D) information on workforce training service
6        providers and training opportunities available to
7        prospective workers;
8            (E) renewable energy company diversity reporting;
9            (F) a list of equity eligible contractors with
10        their contact information, types of work performed,
11        and locations worked in;
12            (G) reporting on outcomes of the programs
13        described in the workforce programs of the Energy
14        Transition Act, including information such as, but not
15        limited to, retention rate, graduation rate, and
16        placement rates of trainees; and
17            (H) information about the Jobs and Environmental
18        Justice Grant Program, the Clean Energy Jobs and
19        Justice Fund, and other sources of capital.
20        (3) The Agency shall ensure the database is regularly
21    updated to ensure information is current and shall
22    coordinate with the Department of Commerce and Economic
23    Opportunity to ensure that it includes information on
24    individuals and entities that are or have participated in
25    the Clean Jobs Workforce Network Program, Clean Energy
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1    Jobs Training Program, or Clean Energy Primes Contractor
2    Accelerator Program.
3    (c-30) Enforcement of minimum equity standards. All
4entities seeking renewable energy credits must submit an
5annual report to demonstrate compliance with each of the
6equity commitments required under subsection (c-10). If the
7Agency concludes the entity has not met or maintained its
8minimum equity standards required under the applicable
9subparagraphs under subsection (c-10), the Agency shall deny
10the entity's ability to participate in procurement programs in
11subsection (c), including by withholding approved vendor or
12designee status. The Agency may require the entity to enter
13into a corrective action plan. An entity that is not
14recertified for failing to meet required equity actions in
15subparagraph (c-10) may reapply once they have a corrective
16action plan and achieve compliance with the minimum equity
17standards.
18    (d) Clean coal portfolio standard.
19        (1) The procurement plans shall include electricity
20    generated using clean coal. Each utility shall enter into
21    one or more sourcing agreements with the initial clean
22    coal facility, as provided in paragraph (3) of this
23    subsection (d), covering electricity generated by the
24    initial clean coal facility representing at least 5% of
25    each utility's total supply to serve the load of eligible
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1    described in paragraph (3) of this subsection (d), subject
2    to the limits specified in paragraph (2) of this
3    subsection (d). It is the goal of the State that by January
4    1, 2025, 25% of the electricity used in the State shall be
5    generated by cost-effective clean coal facilities. For
6    purposes of this subsection (d), "cost-effective" means
7    that the expenditures pursuant to such sourcing agreements
8    do not cause the limit stated in paragraph (2) of this
9    subsection (d) to be exceeded and do not exceed cost-based
10    benchmarks, which shall be developed to assess all
11    expenditures pursuant to such sourcing agreements covering
12    electricity generated by clean coal facilities, other than
13    the initial clean coal facility, by the procurement
14    administrator, in consultation with the Commission staff,
15    Agency staff, and the procurement monitor and shall be
16    subject to Commission review and approval.
17        A utility party to a sourcing agreement shall
18    immediately retire any emission credits that it receives
19    in connection with the electricity covered by such
20    agreement.
21        Utilities shall maintain adequate records documenting
22    the purchases under the sourcing agreement to comply with
23    this subsection (d) and shall file an accounting with the
24    load forecast that must be filed with the Agency by July 15
25    of each year, in accordance with subsection (d) of Section
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1        A utility shall be deemed to have complied with the
2    clean coal portfolio standard specified in this subsection
3    (d) if the utility enters into a sourcing agreement as
4    required by this subsection (d).
5        (2) For purposes of this subsection (d), the required
6    execution of sourcing agreements with the initial clean
7    coal facility for a particular year shall be measured as a
8    percentage of the actual amount of electricity
9    (megawatt-hours) supplied by the electric utility to
10    eligible retail customers in the planning year ending
11    immediately prior to the agreement's execution. For
12    purposes of this subsection (d), the amount paid per
13    kilowatthour means the total amount paid for electric
14    service expressed on a per kilowatthour basis. For
15    purposes of this subsection (d), the total amount paid for
16    electric service includes without limitation amounts paid
17    for supply, transmission, distribution, surcharges and
18    add-on taxes.
19        Notwithstanding the requirements of this subsection
20    (d), the total amount paid under sourcing agreements with
21    clean coal facilities pursuant to the procurement plan for
22    any given year shall be reduced by an amount necessary to
23    limit the annual estimated average net increase due to the
24    costs of these resources included in the amounts paid by
25    eligible retail customers in connection with electric
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1            (A) in 2010, no more than 0.5% of the amount paid
2        per kilowatthour by those customers during the year
3        ending May 31, 2009;
4            (B) in 2011, the greater of an additional 0.5% of
5        the amount paid per kilowatthour by those customers
6        during the year ending May 31, 2010 or 1% of the amount
7        paid per kilowatthour by those customers during the
8        year ending May 31, 2009;
9            (C) in 2012, the greater of an additional 0.5% of
10        the amount paid per kilowatthour by those customers
11        during the year ending May 31, 2011 or 1.5% of the
12        amount paid per kilowatthour by those customers during
13        the year ending May 31, 2009;
14            (D) in 2013, the greater of an additional 0.5% of
15        the amount paid per kilowatthour by those customers
16        during the year ending May 31, 2012 or 2% of the amount
17        paid per kilowatthour by those customers during the
18        year ending May 31, 2009; and
19            (E) thereafter, the total amount paid under
20        sourcing agreements with clean coal facilities
21        pursuant to the procurement plan for any single year
22        shall be reduced by an amount necessary to limit the
23        estimated average net increase due to the cost of
24        these resources included in the amounts paid by
25        eligible retail customers in connection with electric
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1        the amount paid per kilowatthour by those customers
2        during the year ending May 31, 2009 or (ii) the
3        incremental amount per kilowatthour paid for these
4        resources in 2013. These requirements may be altered
5        only as provided by statute.
6        No later than June 30, 2015, the Commission shall
7    review the limitation on the total amount paid under
8    sourcing agreements, if any, with clean coal facilities
9    pursuant to this subsection (d) and report to the General
10    Assembly its findings as to whether that limitation unduly
11    constrains the amount of electricity generated by
12    cost-effective clean coal facilities that is covered by
13    sourcing agreements.
14        (3) Initial clean coal facility. In order to promote
15    development of clean coal facilities in Illinois, each
16    electric utility subject to this Section shall execute a
17    sourcing agreement to source electricity from a proposed
18    clean coal facility in Illinois (the "initial clean coal
19    facility") that will have a nameplate capacity of at least
20    500 MW when commercial operation commences, that has a
21    final Clean Air Act permit on June 1, 2009 (the effective
22    date of Public Act 95-1027), and that will meet the
23    definition of clean coal facility in Section 1-10 of this
24    Act when commercial operation commences. The sourcing
25    agreements with this initial clean coal facility shall be
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1    facility by the General Assembly and satisfaction of the
2    requirements of paragraph (4) of this subsection (d) and
3    shall be executed within 90 days after any such approval
4    by the General Assembly. The Agency and the Commission
5    shall have authority to inspect all books and records
6    associated with the initial clean coal facility during the
7    term of such a sourcing agreement. A utility's sourcing
8    agreement for electricity produced by the initial clean
9    coal facility shall include:
10            (A) a formula contractual price (the "contract
11        price") approved pursuant to paragraph (4) of this
12        subsection (d), which shall:
13                (i) be determined using a cost of service
14            methodology employing either a level or deferred
15            capital recovery component, based on a capital
16            structure consisting of 45% equity and 55% debt,
17            and a return on equity as may be approved by the
18            Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which in any
19            case may not exceed the lower of 11.5% or the rate
20            of return approved by the General Assembly
21            pursuant to paragraph (4) of this subsection (d);
22            and
23                (ii) provide that all miscellaneous net
24            revenue, including but not limited to net revenue
25            from the sale of emission allowances, if any,
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1            support provided by the State of Illinois or the
2            United States Government, firm transmission
3            rights, if any, by-products produced by the
4            facility, energy or capacity derived from the
5            facility and not covered by a sourcing agreement
6            pursuant to paragraph (3) of this subsection (d)
7            or item (5) of subsection (d) of Section 16-115 of
8            the Public Utilities Act, whether generated from
9            the synthesis gas derived from coal, from SNG, or
10            from natural gas, shall be credited against the
11            revenue requirement for this initial clean coal
12            facility;
13            (B) power purchase provisions, which shall:
14                (i) provide that the utility party to such
15            sourcing agreement shall pay the contract price
16            for electricity delivered under such sourcing
17            agreement;
18                (ii) require delivery of electricity to the
19            regional transmission organization market of the
20            utility that is party to such sourcing agreement;
21                (iii) require the utility party to such
22            sourcing agreement to buy from the initial clean
23            coal facility in each hour an amount of energy
24            equal to all clean coal energy made available from
25            the initial clean coal facility during such hour
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1            utility's retail market sales of electricity
2            (expressed in kilowatthours sold) in the State
3            during the prior calendar month and the
4            denominator of which is the total retail market
5            sales of electricity (expressed in kilowatthours
6            sold) in the State by utilities during such prior
7            month and the sales of electricity (expressed in
8            kilowatthours sold) in the State by alternative
9            retail electric suppliers during such prior month
10            that are subject to the requirements of this
11            subsection (d) and paragraph (5) of subsection (d)
12            of Section 16-115 of the Public Utilities Act,
13            provided that the amount purchased by the utility
14            in any year will be limited by paragraph (2) of
15            this subsection (d); and
16                (iv) be considered pre-existing contracts in
17            such utility's procurement plans for eligible
18            retail customers;
19            (C) contract for differences provisions, which
20        shall:
21                (i) require the utility party to such sourcing
22            agreement to contract with the initial clean coal
23            facility in each hour with respect to an amount of
24            energy equal to all clean coal energy made
25            available from the initial clean coal facility
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1            of which is such utility's retail market sales of
2            electricity (expressed in kilowatthours sold) in
3            the utility's service territory in the State
4            during the prior calendar month and the
5            denominator of which is the total retail market
6            sales of electricity (expressed in kilowatthours
7            sold) in the State by utilities during such prior
8            month and the sales of electricity (expressed in
9            kilowatthours sold) in the State by alternative
10            retail electric suppliers during such prior month
11            that are subject to the requirements of this
12            subsection (d) and paragraph (5) of subsection (d)
13            of Section 16-115 of the Public Utilities Act,
14            provided that the amount paid by the utility in
15            any year will be limited by paragraph (2) of this
16            subsection (d);
17                (ii) provide that the utility's payment
18            obligation in respect of the quantity of
19            electricity determined pursuant to the preceding
20            clause (i) shall be limited to an amount equal to
21            (1) the difference between the contract price
22            determined pursuant to subparagraph (A) of
23            paragraph (3) of this subsection (d) and the
24            day-ahead price for electricity delivered to the
25            regional transmission organization market of the
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1            (or any successor delivery point at which such
2            utility's supply obligations are financially
3            settled on an hourly basis) (the "reference
4            price") on the day preceding the day on which the
5            electricity is delivered to the initial clean coal
6            facility busbar, multiplied by (2) the quantity of
7            electricity determined pursuant to the preceding
8            clause (i); and
9                (iii) not require the utility to take physical
10            delivery of the electricity produced by the
11            facility;
12            (D) general provisions, which shall:
13                (i) specify a term of no more than 30 years,
14            commencing on the commercial operation date of the
15            facility;
16                (ii) provide that utilities shall maintain
17            adequate records documenting purchases under the
18            sourcing agreements entered into to comply with
19            this subsection (d) and shall file an accounting
20            with the load forecast that must be filed with the
21            Agency by July 15 of each year, in accordance with
22            subsection (d) of Section 16-111.5 of the Public
23            Utilities Act;
24                (iii) provide that all costs associated with
25            the initial clean coal facility will be
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1            Regulatory Commission and to purchasers in
2            accordance with applicable laws governing
3            cost-based wholesale power contracts;
4                (iv) permit the Illinois Power Agency to
5            assume ownership of the initial clean coal
6            facility, without monetary consideration and
7            otherwise on reasonable terms acceptable to the
8            Agency, if the Agency so requests no less than 3
9            years prior to the end of the stated contract
10            term;
11                (v) require the owner of the initial clean
12            coal facility to provide documentation to the
13            Commission each year, starting in the facility's
14            first year of commercial operation, accurately
15            reporting the quantity of carbon emissions from
16            the facility that have been captured and
17            sequestered and report any quantities of carbon
18            released from the site or sites at which carbon
19            emissions were sequestered in prior years, based
20            on continuous monitoring of such sites. If, in any
21            year after the first year of commercial operation,
22            the owner of the facility fails to demonstrate
23            that the initial clean coal facility captured and
24            sequestered at least 50% of the total carbon
25            emissions that the facility would otherwise emit
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1            years has failed, resulting in the release of
2            carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, the owner of
3            the facility must offset excess emissions. Any
4            such carbon offsets must be permanent, additional,
5            verifiable, real, located within the State of
6            Illinois, and legally and practicably enforceable.
7            The cost of such offsets for the facility that are
8            not recoverable shall not exceed $15 million in
9            any given year. No costs of any such purchases of
10            carbon offsets may be recovered from a utility or
11            its customers. All carbon offsets purchased for
12            this purpose and any carbon emission credits
13            associated with sequestration of carbon from the
14            facility must be permanently retired. The initial
15            clean coal facility shall not forfeit its
16            designation as a clean coal facility if the
17            facility fails to fully comply with the applicable
18            carbon sequestration requirements in any given
19            year, provided the requisite offsets are
20            purchased. However, the Attorney General, on
21            behalf of the People of the State of Illinois, may
22            specifically enforce the facility's sequestration
23            requirement and the other terms of this contract
24            provision. Compliance with the sequestration
25            requirements and offset purchase requirements
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1            shall be reviewed annually by an independent
2            expert retained by the owner of the initial clean
3            coal facility, with the advance written approval
4            of the Attorney General. The Commission may, in
5            the course of the review specified in item (vii),
6            reduce the allowable return on equity for the
7            facility if the facility willfully fails to comply
8            with the carbon capture and sequestration
9            requirements set forth in this item (v);
10                (vi) include limits on, and accordingly
11            provide for modification of, the amount the
12            utility is required to source under the sourcing
13            agreement consistent with paragraph (2) of this
14            subsection (d);
15                (vii) require Commission review: (1) to
16            determine the justness, reasonableness, and
17            prudence of the inputs to the formula referenced
18            in subparagraphs (A)(i) through (A)(iii) of
19            paragraph (3) of this subsection (d), prior to an
20            adjustment in those inputs including, without
21            limitation, the capital structure and return on
22            equity, fuel costs, and other operations and
23            maintenance costs and (2) to approve the costs to
24            be passed through to customers under the sourcing
25            agreement by which the utility satisfies its
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1            occur no less than every 3 years, regardless of
2            whether any adjustments have been proposed, and
3            shall be completed within 9 months;
4                (viii) limit the utility's obligation to such
5            amount as the utility is allowed to recover
6            through tariffs filed with the Commission,
7            provided that neither the clean coal facility nor
8            the utility waives any right to assert federal
9            pre-emption or any other argument in response to a
10            purported disallowance of recovery costs;
11                (ix) limit the utility's or alternative retail
12            electric supplier's obligation to incur any
13            liability until such time as the facility is in
14            commercial operation and generating power and
15            energy and such power and energy is being
16            delivered to the facility busbar;
17                (x) provide that the owner or owners of the
18            initial clean coal facility, which is the
19            counterparty to such sourcing agreement, shall
20            have the right from time to time to elect whether
21            the obligations of the utility party thereto shall
22            be governed by the power purchase provisions or
23            the contract for differences provisions;
24                (xi) append documentation showing that the
25            formula rate and contract, insofar as they relate
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1            approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory
2            Commission pursuant to Section 205 of the Federal
3            Power Act;
4                (xii) provide that any changes to the terms of
5            the contract, insofar as such changes relate to
6            the power purchase provisions, are subject to
7            review under the public interest standard applied
8            by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
9            pursuant to Sections 205 and 206 of the Federal
10            Power Act; and
11                (xiii) conform with customary lender
12            requirements in power purchase agreements used as
13            the basis for financing non-utility generators.
14        (4) Effective date of sourcing agreements with the
15    initial clean coal facility. Any proposed sourcing
16    agreement with the initial clean coal facility shall not
17    become effective unless the following reports are prepared
18    and submitted and authorizations and approvals obtained:
19            (i) Facility cost report. The owner of the initial
20        clean coal facility shall submit to the Commission,
21        the Agency, and the General Assembly a front-end
22        engineering and design study, a facility cost report,
23        method of financing (including but not limited to
24        structure and associated costs), and an operating and
25        maintenance cost quote for the facility (collectively
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1        accordance with the requirements of this paragraph (4)
2        of subsection (d) of this Section, and shall provide
3        the Commission and the Agency access to the work
4        papers, relied upon documents, and any other backup
5        documentation related to the facility cost report.
6            (ii) Commission report. Within 6 months following
7        receipt of the facility cost report, the Commission,
8        in consultation with the Agency, shall submit a report
9        to the General Assembly setting forth its analysis of
10        the facility cost report. Such report shall include,
11        but not be limited to, a comparison of the costs
12        associated with electricity generated by the initial
13        clean coal facility to the costs associated with
14        electricity generated by other types of generation
15        facilities, an analysis of the rate impacts on
16        residential and small business customers over the life
17        of the sourcing agreements, and an analysis of the
18        likelihood that the initial clean coal facility will
19        commence commercial operation by and be delivering
20        power to the facility's busbar by 2016. To assist in
21        the preparation of its report, the Commission, in
22        consultation with the Agency, may hire one or more
23        experts or consultants, the costs of which shall be
24        paid for by the owner of the initial clean coal
25        facility. The Commission and Agency may begin the
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1        to receipt of the facility cost report.
2            (iii) General Assembly approval. The proposed
3        sourcing agreements shall not take effect unless,
4        based on the facility cost report and the Commission's
5        report, the General Assembly enacts authorizing
6        legislation approving (A) the projected price, stated
7        in cents per kilowatthour, to be charged for
8        electricity generated by the initial clean coal
9        facility, (B) the projected impact on residential and
10        small business customers' bills over the life of the
11        sourcing agreements, and (C) the maximum allowable
12        return on equity for the project; and
13            (iv) Commission review. If the General Assembly
14        enacts authorizing legislation pursuant to
15        subparagraph (iii) approving a sourcing agreement, the
16        Commission shall, within 90 days of such enactment,
17        complete a review of such sourcing agreement. During
18        such time period, the Commission shall implement any
19        directive of the General Assembly, resolve any
20        disputes between the parties to the sourcing agreement
21        concerning the terms of such agreement, approve the
22        form of such agreement, and issue an order finding
23        that the sourcing agreement is prudent and reasonable.
24        The facility cost report shall be prepared as follows:
25            (A) The facility cost report shall be prepared by
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1        detailing the estimated capital costs payable to one
2        or more contractors or suppliers for the engineering,
3        procurement and construction of the components
4        comprising the initial clean coal facility and the
5        estimated costs of operation and maintenance of the
6        facility. The facility cost report shall include:
7                (i) an estimate of the capital cost of the
8            core plant based on one or more front end
9            engineering and design studies for the
10            gasification island and related facilities. The
11            core plant shall include all civil, structural,
12            mechanical, electrical, control, and safety
13            systems.
14                (ii) an estimate of the capital cost of the
15            balance of the plant, including any capital costs
16            associated with sequestration of carbon dioxide
17            emissions and all interconnects and interfaces
18            required to operate the facility, such as
19            transmission of electricity, construction or
20            backfeed power supply, pipelines to transport
21            substitute natural gas or carbon dioxide, potable
22            water supply, natural gas supply, water supply,
23            water discharge, landfill, access roads, and coal
24            delivery.
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1        prepared and shall include capitalized financing costs
2        during construction, taxes, insurance, and other
3        owner's costs, and an assumed escalation in materials
4        and labor beyond the date as of which the construction
5        cost quote is expressed.
6            (B) The front end engineering and design study for
7        the gasification island and the cost study for the
8        balance of plant shall include sufficient design work
9        to permit quantification of major categories of
10        materials, commodities and labor hours, and receipt of
11        quotes from vendors of major equipment required to
12        construct and operate the clean coal facility.
13            (C) The facility cost report shall also include an
14        operating and maintenance cost quote that will provide
15        the estimated cost of delivered fuel, personnel,
16        maintenance contracts, chemicals, catalysts,
17        consumables, spares, and other fixed and variable
18        operations and maintenance costs. The delivered fuel
19        cost estimate will be provided by a recognized third
20        party expert or experts in the fuel and transportation
21        industries. The balance of the operating and
22        maintenance cost quote, excluding delivered fuel
23        costs, will be developed based on the inputs provided
24        by duly licensed engineering and construction firms
25        performing the construction cost quote, potential
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1        operating agreements, or recognized third party plant
2        operator or operators.
3            The operating and maintenance cost quote
4        (including the cost of the front end engineering and
5        design study) shall be expressed in nominal dollars as
6        of the date that the quote is prepared and shall
7        include taxes, insurance, and other owner's costs, and
8        an assumed escalation in materials and labor beyond
9        the date as of which the operating and maintenance
10        cost quote is expressed.
11            (D) The facility cost report shall also include an
12        analysis of the initial clean coal facility's ability
13        to deliver power and energy into the applicable
14        regional transmission organization markets and an
15        analysis of the expected capacity factor for the
16        initial clean coal facility.
17            (E) Amounts paid to third parties unrelated to the
18        owner or owners of the initial clean coal facility to
19        prepare the core plant construction cost quote,
20        including the front end engineering and design study,
21        and the operating and maintenance cost quote will be
22        reimbursed through Coal Development Bonds.
23        (5) Re-powering and retrofitting coal-fired power
24    plants previously owned by Illinois utilities to qualify
25    as clean coal facilities. During the 2009 procurement
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1    Commission shall consider sourcing agreements covering
2    electricity generated by power plants that were previously
3    owned by Illinois utilities and that have been or will be
4    converted into clean coal facilities, as defined by
5    Section 1-10 of this Act. Pursuant to such procurement
6    planning process, the owners of such facilities may
7    propose to the Agency sourcing agreements with utilities
8    and alternative retail electric suppliers required to
9    comply with subsection (d) of this Section and item (5) of
10    subsection (d) of Section 16-115 of the Public Utilities
11    Act, covering electricity generated by such facilities. In
12    the case of sourcing agreements that are power purchase
13    agreements, the contract price for electricity sales shall
14    be established on a cost of service basis. In the case of
15    sourcing agreements that are contracts for differences,
16    the contract price from which the reference price is
17    subtracted shall be established on a cost of service
18    basis. The Agency and the Commission may approve any such
19    utility sourcing agreements that do not exceed cost-based
20    benchmarks developed by the procurement administrator, in
21    consultation with the Commission staff, Agency staff and
22    the procurement monitor, subject to Commission review and
23    approval. The Commission shall have authority to inspect
24    all books and records associated with these clean coal
25    facilities during the term of any such contract.
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1    pursuant to a contract entered into under this subsection
2    (d) shall be deemed prudently incurred and reasonable in
3    amount and the electric utility shall be entitled to full
4    cost recovery pursuant to the tariffs filed with the
5    Commission.
6    (d-5) Zero emission standard.
7        (1) Beginning with the delivery year commencing on
8    June 1, 2017, the Agency shall, for electric utilities
9    that serve at least 100,000 retail customers in this
10    State, procure contracts with zero emission facilities
11    that are reasonably capable of generating cost-effective
12    zero emission credits in an amount approximately equal to
13    16% of the actual amount of electricity delivered by each
14    electric utility to retail customers in the State during
15    calendar year 2014. For an electric utility serving fewer
16    than 100,000 retail customers in this State that
17    requested, under Section 16-111.5 of the Public Utilities
18    Act, that the Agency procure power and energy for all or a
19    portion of the utility's Illinois load for the delivery
20    year commencing June 1, 2016, the Agency shall procure
21    contracts with zero emission facilities that are
22    reasonably capable of generating cost-effective zero
23    emission credits in an amount approximately equal to 16%
24    of the portion of power and energy to be procured by the
25    Agency for the utility. The duration of the contracts
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1    of 10 years ending May 31, 2027. The quantity of zero
2    emission credits to be procured under the contracts shall
3    be all of the zero emission credits generated by the zero
4    emission facility in each delivery year; however, if the
5    zero emission facility is owned by more than one entity,
6    then the quantity of zero emission credits to be procured
7    under the contracts shall be the amount of zero emission
8    credits that are generated from the portion of the zero
9    emission facility that is owned by the winning supplier.
10        The 16% value identified in this paragraph (1) is the
11    average of the percentage targets in subparagraph (B) of
12    paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of this Section for the 5
13    delivery years beginning June 1, 2017.
14        The procurement process shall be subject to the
15    following provisions:
16            (A) Those zero emission facilities that intend to
17        participate in the procurement shall submit to the
18        Agency the following eligibility information for each
19        zero emission facility on or before the date
20        established by the Agency:
21                (i) the in-service date and remaining useful
22            life of the zero emission facility;
23                (ii) the amount of power generated annually
24            for each of the years 2005 through 2015, and the
25            projected zero emission credits to be generated
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1            emission facility, which shall be used to
2            determine the capability of each facility;
3                (iii) the annual zero emission facility cost
4            projections, expressed on a per megawatthour
5            basis, over the next 6 delivery years, which shall
6            include the following: operation and maintenance
7            expenses; fully allocated overhead costs, which
8            shall be allocated using the methodology developed
9            by the Institute for Nuclear Power Operations;
10            fuel expenditures; non-fuel capital expenditures;
11            spent fuel expenditures; a return on working
12            capital; the cost of operational and market risks
13            that could be avoided by ceasing operation; and
14            any other costs necessary for continued
15            operations, provided that "necessary" means, for
16            purposes of this item (iii), that the costs could
17            reasonably be avoided only by ceasing operations
18            of the zero emission facility; and
19                (iv) a commitment to continue operating, for
20            the duration of the contract or contracts executed
21            under the procurement held under this subsection
22            (d-5), the zero emission facility that produces
23            the zero emission credits to be procured in the
24            procurement.
25            The information described in item (iii) of this
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1        basis and shall be treated and maintained by the
2        Agency, the procurement administrator, and the
3        Commission as confidential and proprietary and exempt
4        from disclosure under subparagraphs (a) and (g) of
5        paragraph (1) of Section 7 of the Freedom of
6        Information Act. The Office of Attorney General shall
7        have access to, and maintain the confidentiality of,
8        such information pursuant to Section 6.5 of the
9        Attorney General Act.
10            (B) The price for each zero emission credit
11        procured under this subsection (d-5) for each delivery
12        year shall be in an amount that equals the Social Cost
13        of Carbon, expressed on a price per megawatthour
14        basis. However, to ensure that the procurement remains
15        affordable to retail customers in this State if
16        electricity prices increase, the price in an
17        applicable delivery year shall be reduced below the
18        Social Cost of Carbon by the amount ("Price
19        Adjustment") by which the market price index for the
20        applicable delivery year exceeds the baseline market
21        price index for the consecutive 12-month period ending
22        May 31, 2016. If the Price Adjustment is greater than
23        or equal to the Social Cost of Carbon in an applicable
24        delivery year, then no payments shall be due in that
25        delivery year. The components of this calculation are
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1                (i) Social Cost of Carbon: The Social Cost of
2            Carbon is $16.50 per megawatthour, which is based
3            on the U.S. Interagency Working Group on Social
4            Cost of Carbon's price in the August 2016
5            Technical Update using a 3% discount rate,
6            adjusted for inflation for each year of the
7            program. Beginning with the delivery year
8            commencing June 1, 2023, the price per
9            megawatthour shall increase by $1 per
10            megawatthour, and continue to increase by an
11            additional $1 per megawatthour each delivery year
12            thereafter.
13                (ii) Baseline market price index: The baseline
14            market price index for the consecutive 12-month
15            period ending May 31, 2016 is $31.40 per
16            megawatthour, which is based on the sum of (aa)
17            the average day-ahead energy price across all
18            hours of such 12-month period at the PJM
19            Interconnection LLC Northern Illinois Hub, (bb)
20            50% multiplied by the Base Residual Auction, or
21            its successor, capacity price for the rest of the
22            RTO zone group determined by PJM Interconnection
23            LLC, divided by 24 hours per day, and (cc) 50%
24            multiplied by the Planning Resource Auction, or
25            its successor, capacity price for Zone 4
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1            Operator, Inc., divided by 24 hours per day.
2                (iii) Market price index: The market price
3            index for a delivery year shall be the sum of
4            projected energy prices and projected capacity
5            prices determined as follows:
6                    (aa) Projected energy prices: the
7                projected energy prices for the applicable
8                delivery year shall be calculated once for the
9                year using the forward market price for the
10                PJM Interconnection, LLC Northern Illinois
11                Hub. The forward market price shall be
12                calculated as follows: the energy forward
13                prices for each month of the applicable
14                delivery year averaged for each trade date
15                during the calendar year immediately preceding
16                that delivery year to produce a single energy
17                forward price for the delivery year. The
18                forward market price calculation shall use
19                data published by the Intercontinental
20                Exchange, or its successor.
21                    (bb) Projected capacity prices:
22                        (I) For the delivery years commencing
23                    June 1, 2017, June 1, 2018, and June 1,
24                    2019, the projected capacity price shall
25                    be equal to the sum of (1) 50% multiplied
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1                    successor, price for the rest of the RTO
2                    zone group as determined by PJM
3                    Interconnection LLC, divided by 24 hours
4                    per day and, (2) 50% multiplied by the
5                    resource auction price determined in the
6                    resource auction administered by the
7                    Midcontinent Independent System Operator,
8                    Inc., in which the largest percentage of
9                    load cleared for Local Resource Zone 4,
10                    divided by 24 hours per day, and where
11                    such price is determined by the
12                    Midcontinent Independent System Operator,
13                    Inc.
14                        (II) For the delivery year commencing
15                    June 1, 2020, and each year thereafter,
16                    the projected capacity price shall be
17                    equal to the sum of (1) 50% multiplied by
18                    the Base Residual Auction, or its
19                    successor, price for the ComEd zone as
20                    determined by PJM Interconnection LLC,
21                    divided by 24 hours per day, and (2) 50%
22                    multiplied by the resource auction price
23                    determined in the resource auction
24                    administered by the Midcontinent
25                    Independent System Operator, Inc., in
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1                    cleared for Local Resource Zone 4, divided
2                    by 24 hours per day, and where such price
3                    is determined by the Midcontinent
4                    Independent System Operator, Inc.
5            For purposes of this subsection (d-5):
6                "Rest of the RTO" and "ComEd Zone" shall have
7            the meaning ascribed to them by PJM
8            Interconnection, LLC.
9                "RTO" means regional transmission
10            organization.
11            (C) No later than 45 days after June 1, 2017 (the
12        effective date of Public Act 99-906), the Agency shall
13        publish its proposed zero emission standard
14        procurement plan. The plan shall be consistent with
15        the provisions of this paragraph (1) and shall provide
16        that winning bids shall be selected based on public
17        interest criteria that include, but are not limited
18        to, minimizing carbon dioxide emissions that result
19        from electricity consumed in Illinois and minimizing
20        sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and particulate matter
21        emissions that adversely affect the citizens of this
22        State. In particular, the selection of winning bids
23        shall take into account the incremental environmental
24        benefits resulting from the procurement, such as any
25        existing environmental benefits that are preserved by
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1        would cease to exist if the procurements were not
2        held, including the preservation of zero emission
3        facilities. The plan shall also describe in detail how
4        each public interest factor shall be considered and
5        weighted in the bid selection process to ensure that
6        the public interest criteria are applied to the
7        procurement and given full effect.
8            For purposes of developing the plan, the Agency
9        shall consider any reports issued by a State agency,
10        board, or commission under House Resolution 1146 of
11        the 98th General Assembly and paragraph (4) of
12        subsection (d) of this Section, as well as publicly
13        available analyses and studies performed by or for
14        regional transmission organizations that serve the
15        State and their independent market monitors.
16            Upon publishing of the zero emission standard
17        procurement plan, copies of the plan shall be posted
18        and made publicly available on the Agency's website.
19        All interested parties shall have 10 days following
20        the date of posting to provide comment to the Agency on
21        the plan. All comments shall be posted to the Agency's
22        website. Following the end of the comment period, but
23        no more than 60 days later than June 1, 2017 (the
24        effective date of Public Act 99-906), the Agency shall
25        revise the plan as necessary based on the comments
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1        procurement plan with the Commission.
2            If the Commission determines that the plan will
3        result in the procurement of cost-effective zero
4        emission credits, then the Commission shall, after
5        notice and hearing, but no later than 45 days after the
6        Agency filed the plan, approve the plan or approve
7        with modification. For purposes of this subsection
8        (d-5), "cost effective" means the projected costs of
9        procuring zero emission credits from zero emission
10        facilities do not cause the limit stated in paragraph
11        (2) of this subsection to be exceeded.
12            (C-5) As part of the Commission's review and
13        acceptance or rejection of the procurement results,
14        the Commission shall, in its public notice of
15        successful bidders:
16                (i) identify how the winning bids satisfy the
17            public interest criteria described in subparagraph
18            (C) of this paragraph (1) of minimizing carbon
19            dioxide emissions that result from electricity
20            consumed in Illinois and minimizing sulfur
21            dioxide, nitrogen oxide, and particulate matter
22            emissions that adversely affect the citizens of
23            this State;
24                (ii) specifically address how the selection of
25            winning bids takes into account the incremental
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1            procurement, including any existing environmental
2            benefits that are preserved by the procurements
3            held under Public Act 99-906 and would have ceased
4            to exist if the procurements had not been held,
5            such as the preservation of zero emission
6            facilities;
7                (iii) quantify the environmental benefit of
8            preserving the resources identified in item (ii)
9            of this subparagraph (C-5), including the
10            following:
11                    (aa) the value of avoided greenhouse gas
12                emissions measured as the product of the zero
13                emission facilities' output over the contract
14                term multiplied by the U.S. Environmental
15                Protection Agency eGrid subregion carbon
16                dioxide emission rate and the U.S. Interagency
17                Working Group on Social Cost of Carbon's price
18                in the August 2016 Technical Update using a 3%
19                discount rate, adjusted for inflation for each
20                delivery year; and
21                    (bb) the costs of replacement with other
22                zero carbon dioxide resources, including wind
23                and photovoltaic, based upon the simple
24                average of the following:
25                        (I) the price, or if there is more
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1                    paid for renewable energy credits from new
2                    utility-scale wind projects in the
3                    procurement events specified in item (i)
4                    of subparagraph (G) of paragraph (1) of
5                    subsection (c) of this Section; and
6                        (II) the price, or if there is more
7                    than one price, the average of the prices,
8                    paid for renewable energy credits from new
9                    utility-scale solar projects and
10                    brownfield site photovoltaic projects in
11                    the procurement events specified in item
12                    (ii) of subparagraph (G) of paragraph (1)
13                    of subsection (c) of this Section and,
14                    after January 1, 2015, renewable energy
15                    credits from photovoltaic distributed
16                    generation projects in procurement events
17                    held under subsection (c) of this Section.
18            Each utility shall enter into binding contractual
19        arrangements with the winning suppliers.
20            The procurement described in this subsection
21        (d-5), including, but not limited to, the execution of
22        all contracts procured, shall be completed no later
23        than May 10, 2017. Based on the effective date of
24        Public Act 99-906, the Agency and Commission may, as
25        appropriate, modify the various dates and timelines
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1        of this paragraph (1). The procurement and plan
2        approval processes required by this subsection (d-5)
3        shall be conducted in conjunction with the procurement
4        and plan approval processes required by subsection (c)
5        of this Section and Section 16-111.5 of the Public
6        Utilities Act, to the extent practicable.
7        Notwithstanding whether a procurement event is
8        conducted under Section 16-111.5 of the Public
9        Utilities Act, the Agency shall immediately initiate a
10        procurement process on June 1, 2017 (the effective
11        date of Public Act 99-906).
12            (D) Following the procurement event described in
13        this paragraph (1) and consistent with subparagraph
14        (B) of this paragraph (1), the Agency shall calculate
15        the payments to be made under each contract for the
16        next delivery year based on the market price index for
17        that delivery year. The Agency shall publish the
18        payment calculations no later than May 25, 2017 and
19        every May 25 thereafter.
20            (E) Notwithstanding the requirements of this
21        subsection (d-5), the contracts executed under this
22        subsection (d-5) shall provide that the zero emission
23        facility may, as applicable, suspend or terminate
24        performance under the contracts in the following
25        instances:
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1            from its performance under the contract for any
2            cause beyond the control of the resource,
3            including, but not restricted to, acts of God,
4            flood, drought, earthquake, storm, fire,
5            lightning, epidemic, war, riot, civil disturbance
6            or disobedience, labor dispute, labor or material
7            shortage, sabotage, acts of public enemy,
8            explosions, orders, regulations or restrictions
9            imposed by governmental, military, or lawfully
10            established civilian authorities, which, in any of
11            the foregoing cases, by exercise of commercially
12            reasonable efforts the zero emission facility
13            could not reasonably have been expected to avoid,
14            and which, by the exercise of commercially
15            reasonable efforts, it has been unable to
16            overcome. In such event, the zero emission
17            facility shall be excused from performance for the
18            duration of the event, including, but not limited
19            to, delivery of zero emission credits, and no
20            payment shall be due to the zero emission facility
21            during the duration of the event.
22                (ii) A zero emission facility shall be
23            permitted to terminate the contract if legislation
24            is enacted into law by the General Assembly that
25            imposes or authorizes a new tax, special
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1            electricity, the ownership or leasehold of a
2            generating unit, or the privilege or occupation of
3            such generation, ownership, or leasehold of
4            generation units by a zero emission facility.
5            However, the provisions of this item (ii) do not
6            apply to any generally applicable tax, special
7            assessment or fee, or requirements imposed by
8            federal law.
9                (iii) A zero emission facility shall be
10            permitted to terminate the contract in the event
11            that the resource requires capital expenditures in
12            excess of $40,000,000 that were neither known nor
13            reasonably foreseeable at the time it executed the
14            contract and that a prudent owner or operator of
15            such resource would not undertake.
16                (iv) A zero emission facility shall be
17            permitted to terminate the contract in the event
18            the Nuclear Regulatory Commission terminates the
19            resource's license.
20            (F) If the zero emission facility elects to
21        terminate a contract under subparagraph (E) of this
22        paragraph (1), then the Commission shall reopen the
23        docket in which the Commission approved the zero
24        emission standard procurement plan under subparagraph
25        (C) of this paragraph (1) and, after notice and
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1        termination election if such termination is consistent
2        with the provisions of this subsection (d-5).
3        (2) For purposes of this subsection (d-5), the amount
4    paid per kilowatthour means the total amount paid for
5    electric service expressed on a per kilowatthour basis.
6    For purposes of this subsection (d-5), the total amount
7    paid for electric service includes, without limitation,
8    amounts paid for supply, transmission, distribution,
9    surcharges, and add-on taxes.
10        Notwithstanding the requirements of this subsection
11    (d-5), the contracts executed under this subsection (d-5)
12    shall provide that the total of zero emission credits
13    procured under a procurement plan shall be subject to the
14    limitations of this paragraph (2). For each delivery year,
15    the contractual volume receiving payments in such year
16    shall be reduced for all retail customers based on the
17    amount necessary to limit the net increase that delivery
18    year to the costs of those credits included in the amounts
19    paid by eligible retail customers in connection with
20    electric service to no more than 1.65% of the amount paid
21    per kilowatthour by eligible retail customers during the
22    year ending May 31, 2009. The result of this computation
23    shall apply to and reduce the procurement for all retail
24    customers, and all those customers shall pay the same
25    single, uniform cents per kilowatthour charge under
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1    Act. To arrive at a maximum dollar amount of zero emission
2    credits to be paid for the particular delivery year, the
3    resulting per kilowatthour amount shall be applied to the
4    actual amount of kilowatthours of electricity delivered by
5    the electric utility in the delivery year immediately
6    prior to the procurement, to all retail customers in its
7    service territory. Unpaid contractual volume for any
8    delivery year shall be paid in any subsequent delivery
9    year in which such payments can be made without exceeding
10    the amount specified in this paragraph (2). The
11    calculations required by this paragraph (2) shall be made
12    only once for each procurement plan year. Once the
13    determination as to the amount of zero emission credits to
14    be paid is made based on the calculations set forth in this
15    paragraph (2), no subsequent rate impact determinations
16    shall be made and no adjustments to those contract amounts
17    shall be allowed. All costs incurred under those contracts
18    and in implementing this subsection (d-5) shall be
19    recovered by the electric utility as provided in this
20    Section.
21        No later than June 30, 2019, the Commission shall
22    review the limitation on the amount of zero emission
23    credits procured under this subsection (d-5) and report to
24    the General Assembly its findings as to whether that
25    limitation unduly constrains the procurement of
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1        (3) Six years after the execution of a contract under
2    this subsection (d-5), the Agency shall determine whether
3    the actual zero emission credit payments received by the
4    supplier over the 6-year period exceed the Average ZEC
5    Payment. In addition, at the end of the term of a contract
6    executed under this subsection (d-5), or at the time, if
7    any, a zero emission facility's contract is terminated
8    under subparagraph (E) of paragraph (1) of this subsection
9    (d-5), then the Agency shall determine whether the actual
10    zero emission credit payments received by the supplier
11    over the term of the contract exceed the Average ZEC
12    Payment, after taking into account any amounts previously
13    credited back to the utility under this paragraph (3). If
14    the Agency determines that the actual zero emission credit
15    payments received by the supplier over the relevant period
16    exceed the Average ZEC Payment, then the supplier shall
17    credit the difference back to the utility. The amount of
18    the credit shall be remitted to the applicable electric
19    utility no later than 120 days after the Agency's
20    determination, which the utility shall reflect as a credit
21    on its retail customer bills as soon as practicable;
22    however, the credit remitted to the utility shall not
23    exceed the total amount of payments received by the
24    facility under its contract.
25        For purposes of this Section, the Average ZEC Payment
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1    emission credits delivered under the contract times the
2    average contract price. The average contract price shall
3    be determined by subtracting the amount calculated under
4    subparagraph (B) of this paragraph (3) from the amount
5    calculated under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph (3),
6    as follows:
7            (A) The average of the Social Cost of Carbon, as
8        defined in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of this
9        subsection (d-5), during the term of the contract.
10            (B) The average of the market price indices, as
11        defined in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of this
12        subsection (d-5), during the term of the contract,
13        minus the baseline market price index, as defined in
14        subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of this subsection
15        (d-5).
16        If the subtraction yields a negative number, then the
17    Average ZEC Payment shall be zero.
18        (4) Cost-effective zero emission credits procured from
19    zero emission facilities shall satisfy the applicable
20    definitions set forth in Section 1-10 of this Act.
21        (5) The electric utility shall retire all zero
22    emission credits used to comply with the requirements of
23    this subsection (d-5).
24        (6) Electric utilities shall be entitled to recover
25    all of the costs associated with the procurement of zero
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1    tariff in accordance with subsection (k) and (m) of
2    Section 16-108 of the Public Utilities Act, and the
3    contracts executed under this subsection (d-5) shall
4    provide that the utilities' payment obligations under such
5    contracts shall be reduced if an adjustment is required
6    under subsection (m) of Section 16-108 of the Public
7    Utilities Act.
8        (7) This subsection (d-5) shall become inoperative on
9    January 1, 2028.
10    (d-10) Nuclear Plant Assistance; carbon mitigation
11credits.
12    (1) The General Assembly finds:
13        (A) The health, welfare, and prosperity of all
14    Illinois citizens require that the State of Illinois act
15    to avoid and not increase carbon emissions from electric
16    generation sources while continuing to ensure affordable,
17    stable, and reliable electricity to all citizens.
18        (B) Absent immediate action by the State to preserve
19    existing carbon-free energy resources, those resources may
20    retire, and the electric generation needs of Illinois'
21    retail customers may be met instead by facilities that
22    emit significant amounts of carbon pollution and other
23    harmful air pollutants at a high social and economic cost
24    until Illinois is able to develop other forms of clean
25    energy.
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1    generation is necessary for the State's transition to 100%
2    clean energy, and ensuring continued operation of nuclear
3    plants advances environmental and public health interests
4    through providing carbon-free electricity while reducing
5    the air pollution profile of the Illinois energy
6    generation fleet.
7        (D) The clean energy attributes of nuclear generation
8    facilities support the State in its efforts to achieve
9    100% clean energy.
10        (E) The State currently invests in various forms of
11    clean energy, including, but not limited to, renewable
12    energy, energy efficiency, and low-emission vehicles,
13    among others.
14        (F) The Environmental Protection Agency commissioned
15    an independent audit which provided a detailed assessment
16    of the financial condition of the Illinois nuclear fleet
17    to evaluate its financial viability and whether the
18    environmental benefits of such resources were at risk. The
19    report identified the risk of losing the environmental
20    benefits of several specific nuclear units. The report
21    also identified that the LaSalle County Generating Station
22    will continue to operate through 2026 and therefore is not
23    eligible to participate in the carbon mitigation credit
24    program.
25        (G) Nuclear plants provide carbon-free energy, which
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1    Illinois residents.
2        (H) The procurement of carbon mitigation credits
3    representing the environmental benefits of carbon-free
4    generation will further the State's efforts at achieving
5    100% clean energy and decarbonizing the electricity sector
6    in a safe, reliable, and affordable manner. Further, the
7    procurement of carbon emission credits will enhance the
8    health and welfare of Illinois residents through decreased
9    reliance on more highly polluting generation.
10        (I) The General Assembly therefore finds it necessary
11    to establish carbon mitigation credits to ensure decreased
12    reliance on more carbon-intensive energy resources, for
13    transitioning to a fully decarbonized electricity sector,
14    and to help ensure health and welfare of the State's
15    residents.
16    (2) As used in this subsection:
17    "Baseline costs" means costs used to establish a customer
18protection cap that have been evaluated through an independent
19audit of a carbon-free energy resource conducted by the
20Environmental Protection Agency that evaluated projected
21annual costs for operation and maintenance expenses; fully
22allocated overhead costs, which shall be allocated using the
23methodology developed by the Institute for Nuclear Power
24Operations; fuel expenditures; nonfuel capital expenditures;
25spent fuel expenditures; a return on working capital; the cost
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1ceasing operation; and any other costs necessary for continued
2operations, provided that "necessary" means, for purposes of
3this definition, that the costs could reasonably be avoided
4only by ceasing operations of the carbon-free energy resource.
5    "Carbon mitigation credit" means a tradable credit that
6represents the carbon emission reduction attributes of one
7megawatt-hour of energy produced from a carbon-free energy
8resource.
9    "Carbon-free energy resource" means a generation facility
10that: (1) is fueled by nuclear power; and (2) is
11interconnected to PJM Interconnection, LLC.
12    (3) Procurement.
13        (A) Beginning with the delivery year commencing on
14    June 1, 2022, the Agency shall, for electric utilities
15    serving at least 3,000,000 retail customers in the State,
16    seek to procure contracts for no more than approximately
17    54,500,000 cost-effective carbon mitigation credits from
18    carbon-free energy resources because such credits are
19    necessary to support current levels of carbon-free energy
20    generation and ensure the State meets its carbon dioxide
21    emissions reduction goals. The Agency shall not make a
22    partial award of a contract for carbon mitigation credits
23    covering a fractional amount of a carbon-free energy
24    resource's projected output.
25        (B) Each carbon-free energy resource that intends to
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1    to the Agency the following information for the resource
2    on or before the date established by the Agency:
3            (i) the in-service date and remaining useful life
4        of the carbon-free energy resource;
5            (ii) the amount of power generated annually for
6        each of the past 10 years, which shall be used to
7        determine the capability of each facility;
8            (iii) a commitment to be reflected in any contract
9        entered into pursuant to this subsection (d-10) to
10        continue operating the carbon-free energy resource at
11        a capacity factor of at least 88% annually on average
12        for the duration of the contract or contracts executed
13        under the procurement held under this subsection
14        (d-10), except in an instance described in
15        subparagraph (E) of paragraph (1) of subsection (d-5)
16        of this Section or made impracticable as a result of
17        compliance with law or regulation;
18            (iv) financial need and the risk of loss of the
19        environmental benefits of such resource, which shall
20        include the following information:
21                (I) the carbon-free energy resource's cost
22            projections, expressed on a per megawatt-hour
23            basis, over the next 5 delivery years, which shall
24            include the following: operation and maintenance
25            expenses; fully allocated overhead costs, which
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1            by the Institute for Nuclear Power Operations;
2            fuel expenditures; nonfuel capital expenditures;
3            spent fuel expenditures; a return on working
4            capital; the cost of operational and market risks
5            that could be avoided by ceasing operation; and
6            any other costs necessary for continued
7            operations, provided that "necessary" means, for
8            purposes of this subitem (I), that the costs could
9            reasonably be avoided only by ceasing operations
10            of the carbon-free energy resource; and
11                (II) the carbon-free energy resource's revenue
12            projections, including energy, capacity, ancillary
13            services, any other direct State support, known or
14            anticipated federal attribute credits, known or
15            anticipated tax credits, and any other direct
16            federal support.
17        The information described in this subparagraph (B) may
18    be submitted on a confidential basis and shall be treated
19    and maintained by the Agency, the procurement
20    administrator, and the Commission as confidential and
21    proprietary and exempt from disclosure under subparagraphs
22    (a) and (g) of paragraph (1) of Section 7 of the Freedom of
23    Information Act. The Office of the Attorney General shall
24    have access to, and maintain the confidentiality of, such
25    information pursuant to Section 6.5 of the Attorney
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1        (C) The Agency shall solicit bids for the contracts
2    described in this subsection (d-10) from carbon-free
3    energy resources that have satisfied the requirements of
4    subparagraph (B) of this paragraph (3). The contracts
5    procured pursuant to a procurement event shall reflect,
6    and be subject to, the following terms, requirements, and
7    limitations:
8            (i) Contracts are for delivery of carbon
9        mitigation credits, and are not energy or capacity
10        sales contracts requiring physical delivery. Pursuant
11        to item (iii), contract payments shall fully deduct
12        the value of any monetized federal production tax
13        credits, credits issued pursuant to a federal clean
14        energy standard, and other federal credits if
15        applicable.
16            (ii) Contracts for carbon mitigation credits shall
17        commence with the delivery year beginning on June 1,
18        2022 and shall be for a term of 5 delivery years
19        concluding on May 31, 2027.
20            (iii) The price per carbon mitigation credit to be
21        paid under a contract for a given delivery year shall
22        be equal to an accepted bid price less the sum of:
23                (I) one of the following energy price indices,
24            selected by the bidder at the time of the bid for
25            the term of the contract:
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1                price for the applicable delivery year at the
2                busbar of all resources procured pursuant to
3                this subsection (d-10), weighted by actual
4                production from the resources; or
5                    (bb) the projected energy price for the
6                PJM Interconnection, LLC Northern Illinois Hub
7                for the applicable delivery year determined
8                according to subitem (aa) of item (iii) of
9                subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of
10                subsection (d-5).
11                (II) the Base Residual Auction Capacity Price
12            for the ComEd zone as determined by PJM
13            Interconnection, LLC, divided by 24 hours per day,
14            for the applicable delivery year for the first 3
15            delivery years, and then any subsequent delivery
16            years unless the PJM Interconnection, LLC applies
17            the Minimum Offer Price Rule to participating
18            carbon-free energy resources because they supply
19            carbon mitigation credits pursuant to this Section
20            at which time, upon notice by the carbon-free
21            energy resource to the Commission and subject to
22            the Commission's confirmation, the value under
23            this subitem shall be zero, as further described
24            in the carbon mitigation credit procurement plan;
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1            credits, direct payments, or similar subsidy
2            provided to the carbon-free energy resource from
3            any unit of government that is not already
4            reflected in energy prices.
5            If the price-per-megawatt-hour calculation
6        performed under item (iii) of this subparagraph (C)
7        for a given delivery year results in a net positive
8        value, then the electric utility counterparty to the
9        contract shall multiply such net value by the
10        applicable contract quantity and remit the amount to
11        the supplier.
12            To protect retail customers from retail rate
13        impacts that may arise upon the initiation of carbon
14        policy changes, if the price-per-megawatt-hour
15        calculation performed under item (iii) of this
16        subparagraph (C) for a given delivery year results in
17        a net negative value, then the supplier counterparty
18        to the contract shall multiply such net value by the
19        applicable contract quantity and remit such amount to
20        the electric utility counterparty. The electric
21        utility shall reflect such amounts remitted by
22        suppliers as a credit on its retail customer bills as
23        soon as practicable.
24            (iv) to ensure that retail customers in Northern
25        Illinois do not pay more for carbon mitigation credits
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1        notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection
2        (d-10), the Agency shall not accept bids for contracts
3        that exceed a customer protection cap equal to the
4        baseline costs of carbon-free energy resources.
5            The baseline costs for the applicable year shall
6        be the following:
7                (I) For the delivery year beginning June 1,
8            2022, the baseline costs shall be an amount equal
9            to $30.30 per megawatt-hour.
10                (II) For the delivery year beginning June 1,
11            2023, the baseline costs shall be an amount equal
12            to $32.50 per megawatt-hour.
13                (III) For the delivery year beginning June 1,
14            2024, the baseline costs shall be an amount equal
15            to $33.43 per megawatt-hour.
16                (IV) For the delivery year beginning June 1,
17            2025, the baseline costs shall be an amount equal
18            to $33.50 per megawatt-hour.
19                (V) For the delivery year beginning June 1,
20            2026, the baseline costs shall be an amount equal
21            to $34.50 per megawatt-hour.
22            An Environmental Protection Agency consultant
23        forecast, included in a report issued April 14, 2021,
24        projects that a carbon-free energy resource has the
25        opportunity to earn on average approximately $30.28
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1        during the time period between 2022 and 2027.
2        Therefore, the sale of carbon mitigation credits
3        provides the opportunity to receive an additional
4        amount per megawatt-hour in addition to the projected
5        prices for energy and capacity.
6            Although actual energy and capacity prices may
7        vary from year-to-year, the General Assembly finds
8        that this customer protection cap will help ensure
9        that the cost of carbon mitigation credits will be
10        less than its value, based upon the social cost of
11        carbon identified in the Technical Support Document
12        issued in February 2021 by the U.S. Interagency
13        Working Group on Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases and
14        the PJM Interconnection, LLC carbon dioxide marginal
15        emission rate for 2020, and that a carbon-free energy
16        resource receiving payment for carbon mitigation
17        credits receives no more than necessary to keep those
18        units in operation.
19        (D) No later than 7 days after the effective date of
20    this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, the
21    Agency shall publish its proposed carbon mitigation credit
22    procurement plan. The Plan shall provide that winning bids
23    shall be selected by taking into consideration which
24    resources best match public interest criteria that
25    include, but are not limited to, minimizing carbon dioxide
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1    Illinois and minimizing sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide,
2    and particulate matter emissions that adversely affect the
3    citizens of this State. The selection of winning bids
4    shall also take into account the incremental environmental
5    benefits resulting from the procurement or procurements,
6    such as any existing environmental benefits that are
7    preserved by a procurement held under this subsection
8    (d-10) and would cease to exist if the procurement were
9    not held, including the preservation of carbon-free energy
10    resources. For those bidders having the same public
11    interest criteria score, the relative ranking of such
12    bidders shall be determined by price. The Plan shall
13    describe in detail how each public interest factor shall
14    be considered and weighted in the bid selection process to
15    ensure that the public interest criteria are applied to
16    the procurement. The Plan shall, to the extent practical
17    and permissible by federal law, ensure that successful
18    bidders make commercially reasonable efforts to apply for
19    federal tax credits, direct payments, or similar subsidy
20    programs that support carbon-free generation and for which
21    the successful bidder is eligible. Upon publishing of the
22    carbon mitigation credit procurement plan, copies of the
23    plan shall be posted and made publicly available on the
24    Agency's website. All interested parties shall have 7 days
25    following the date of posting to provide comment to the
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1    Agency's website. Following the end of the comment period,
2    but no more than 19 days later than the effective date of
3    this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, the
4    Agency shall revise the plan as necessary based on the
5    comments received and file its carbon mitigation credit
6    procurement plan with the Commission.
7        (E) If the Commission determines that the plan is
8    likely to result in the procurement of cost-effective
9    carbon mitigation credits, then the Commission shall,
10    after notice and hearing and opportunity for comment, but
11    no later than 42 days after the Agency filed the plan,
12    approve the plan or approve it with modification. For
13    purposes of this subsection (d-10), "cost-effective" means
14    carbon mitigation credits that are procured from
15    carbon-free energy resources at prices that are within the
16    limits specified in this paragraph (3). As part of the
17    Commission's review and acceptance or rejection of the
18    procurement results, the Commission shall, in its public
19    notice of successful bidders:
20            (i) identify how the selected carbon-free energy
21        resources satisfy the public interest criteria
22        described in this paragraph (3) of minimizing carbon
23        dioxide emissions that result from electricity
24        consumed in Illinois and minimizing sulfur dioxide,
25        nitrogen oxide, and particulate matter emissions that
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1            (ii) specifically address how the selection of
2        carbon-free energy resources takes into account the
3        incremental environmental benefits resulting from the
4        procurement, including any existing environmental
5        benefits that are preserved by the procurements held
6        under this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
7        Assembly and would have ceased to exist if the
8        procurements had not been held, such as the
9        preservation of carbon-free energy resources;
10            (iii) quantify the environmental benefit of
11        preserving the carbon-free energy resources procured
12        pursuant to this subsection (d-10), including the
13        following:
14                (I) an assessment value of avoided greenhouse
15            gas emissions measured as the product of the
16            carbon-free energy resources' output over the
17            contract term, using generally accepted
18            methodologies for the valuation of avoided
19            emissions; and
20                (II) an assessment of costs of replacement
21            with other carbon-free energy resources and
22            renewable energy resources, including wind and
23            photovoltaic generation, based upon an assessment
24            of the prices paid for renewable energy credits
25            through programs and procurements conducted
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1            Act, and the additional storage necessary to
2            produce the same or similar capability of matching
3            customer usage patterns.
4        (F) The procurements described in this paragraph (3),
5    including, but not limited to, the execution of all
6    contracts procured, shall be completed no later than
7    December 3, 2021. The procurement and plan approval
8    processes required by this paragraph (3) shall be
9    conducted in conjunction with the procurement and plan
10    approval processes required by Section 16-111.5 of the
11    Public Utilities Act, to the extent practicable. However,
12    the Agency and Commission may, as appropriate, modify the
13    various dates and timelines under this subparagraph and
14    subparagraphs (D) and (E) of this paragraph (3) to meet
15    the December 3, 2021 contract execution deadline.
16    Following the completion of such procurements, and
17    consistent with this paragraph (3), the Agency shall
18    calculate the payments to be made under each contract in a
19    timely fashion.
20        (F-1) Costs incurred by the electric utility pursuant
21    to a contract authorized by this subsection (d-10) shall
22    be deemed prudently incurred and reasonable in amount, and
23    the electric utility shall be entitled to full cost
24    recovery pursuant to a tariff or tariffs filed with the
25    Commission.
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1    carbon mitigation credits used to comply with the
2    requirements of this subsection (d-10).
3        (H) If a carbon-free energy resource is sold to
4    another owner, the rights, obligations, and commitments
5    under this subsection (d-10) shall continue to the
6    subsequent owner.
7        (I) This subsection (d-10) shall become inoperative on
8    January 1, 2028.
9    (e) The draft procurement plans are subject to public
10comment, as required by Section 16-111.5 of the Public
11Utilities Act.
12    (f) The Agency shall submit the final procurement plan to
13the Commission. The Agency shall revise a procurement plan if
14the Commission determines that it does not meet the standards
15set forth in Section 16-111.5 of the Public Utilities Act.
16    (g) The Agency shall assess fees to each affected utility
17to recover the costs incurred in preparation of the annual
18procurement plan for the utility.
19    (h) The Agency shall assess fees to each bidder to recover
20the costs incurred in connection with a competitive
21procurement process.
22    (i) A renewable energy credit, carbon emission credit, or
23zero emission credit, or carbon mitigation credit can only be
24used once to comply with a single portfolio or other standard
25as set forth in subsection (c), subsection (d), or subsection
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1credit, carbon emission credit, or zero emission credit, or
2carbon mitigation credit cannot be used to satisfy the
3requirements of more than one standard. If more than one type
4of credit is issued for the same megawatt hour of energy, only
5one credit can be used to satisfy the requirements of a single
6standard. After such use, the credit must be retired together
7with any other credits issued for the same megawatt hour of
8energy.
9(Source: P.A. 100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19;
10101-113, eff. 1-1-20; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
11    (20 ILCS 3855/1-92)
12    Sec. 1-92. Aggregation of electrical load by
13municipalities, townships, and counties.
14    (a) The corporate authorities of a municipality, township
15board, or county board of a county may adopt an ordinance under
16which it may aggregate in accordance with this Section
17residential and small commercial retail electrical loads
18located, respectively, within the municipality, the township,
19or the unincorporated areas of the county and, for that
20purpose, may solicit bids and enter into service agreements to
21facilitate for those loads the sale and purchase of
22electricity and related services and equipment.
23    The corporate authorities, township board, or county board
24may also exercise such authority jointly with any other
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1townships, or counties, or a combination of both, may initiate
2a process jointly to authorize aggregation by a majority vote
3of each particular municipality, township, or county as
4required by this Section.
5    If the corporate authorities, township board, or the
6county board seek to operate the aggregation program as an
7opt-out program for residential and small commercial retail
8customers, then prior to the adoption of an ordinance with
9respect to aggregation of residential and small commercial
10retail electric loads, the corporate authorities of a
11municipality, the township board, or the county board of a
12county shall submit a referendum to its residents to determine
13whether or not the aggregation program shall operate as an
14opt-out program for residential and small commercial retail
15customers. Any county board that seeks to submit such a
16referendum to its residents shall do so only in unincorporated
17areas of the county where no electric aggregation ordinance
18has been adopted.
19    In addition to the notice and conduct requirements of the
20general election law, notice of the referendum shall state
21briefly the purpose of the referendum. The question of whether
22the corporate authorities, the township board, or the county
23board shall adopt an opt-out aggregation program for
24residential and small commercial retail customers shall be
25submitted to the electors of the municipality, township board,
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1majority of the electors voting on the question. The corporate
2authorities, township board, or county board must certify to
3the proper election authority, which must submit the question
4at an election in accordance with the Election Code.
5    The election authority must submit the question in
6substantially the following form:
7        Shall the (municipality, township, or county in which
8    the question is being voted upon) have the authority to
9    arrange for the supply of electricity for its residential
10    and small commercial retail customers who have not opted
11    out of such program?
12The election authority must record the votes as "Yes" or "No".
13    If a majority of the electors voting on the question vote
14in the affirmative, then the corporate authorities, township
15board, or county board may implement an opt-out aggregation
16program for residential and small commercial retail customers.
17    A referendum must pass in each particular municipality,
18township, or county that is engaged in the aggregation
19program. If the referendum fails, then the corporate
20authorities, township board, or county board shall operate the
21aggregation program as an opt-in program for residential and
22small commercial retail customers.
23    An ordinance under this Section shall specify whether the
24aggregation will occur only with the prior consent of each
25person owning, occupying, controlling, or using an electric
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1Section, however, authorizes the aggregation of electric loads
2that are served or authorized to be served by an electric
3cooperative as defined by and pursuant to the Electric
4Supplier Act or loads served by a municipality that owns and
5operates its own electric distribution system. No aggregation
6shall take effect unless approved by a majority of the members
7of the corporate authority, township board, or county board
8voting upon the ordinance.
9    A governmental aggregator under this Section is not a
10public utility or an alternative retail electric supplier.
11    For purposes of this Section, "township" means the portion
12of a township that is an unincorporated portion of a county
13that is not otherwise a part of a municipality. In addition to
14such other limitations as are included in this Section, a
15township board shall only have authority to aggregate
16residential and small commercial customer loads in accordance
17with this Section if the county board of the county in which
18the township is located (i) is not also submitting a
19referendum to its residents at the same general election that
20the township board proposes to submit a referendum under this
21subsection (a), (ii) has not received authorization through
22passage of a referendum to operate an opt-out aggregation
23program for residential and small commercial retail customers
24under this subsection (a), and (iii) has not otherwise enacted
25an ordinance under this subsection (a) authorizing the
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1small commercial retail customers as described in this
2Section.
3    (b) Upon the applicable requisite authority under this
4Section, the corporate authorities, the township board, or the
5county board, with assistance from the Illinois Power Agency,
6shall develop a plan of operation and governance for the
7aggregation program so authorized. Before adopting a plan
8under this Section, the corporate authorities, township board,
9or county board shall hold at least 2 public hearings on the
10plan. Before the first hearing, the corporate authorities,
11township board, or county board shall publish notice of the
12hearings once a week for 2 consecutive weeks in a newspaper of
13general circulation in the jurisdiction. The notice shall
14summarize the plan and state the date, time, and location of
15each hearing. Any load aggregation plan established pursuant
16to this Section shall:
17        (1) provide for universal access to all applicable
18    residential customers and equitable treatment of
19    applicable residential customers;
20        (2) describe demand management and energy efficiency
21    services to be provided to each class of customers; and
22        (3) meet any requirements established by law
23    concerning aggregated service offered pursuant to this
24    Section.
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1the purchase of electricity and other related services shall
2be conducted in the following order:
3        (1) The corporate authorities, township board, or
4    county board may solicit bids for electricity and other
5    related services. The bid specifications may include a
6    provision requiring the bidder to disclose the fuel type
7    of electricity to be procured or generated on behalf of
8    the aggregation program customers. The corporate
9    authorities, township board, or county board may consider
10    the proposed source of electricity to be procured or
11    generated to be put into the grid on behalf of aggregation
12    program customers in the competitive bidding process. The
13    Agency and Commission may collaborate to issue joint
14    guidance on voluntary uniform standards for bidder
15    disclosures of the source of electricity to be procured or
16    generated to be put into the grid on behalf of aggregation
17    program customers.
18        (1.5) A township board shall request from the electric
19    utility those residential and small commercial customers
20    within their aggregate area either by zip code or zip
21    codes or other means as determined by the electric
22    utility. The electric utility shall then provide to the
23    township board the residential and small commercial
24    customers, including the names and addresses of
25    residential and small commercial customers,
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1    for authenticating the residential and small commercial
2    customers contained in this listing and providing edits of
3    the data to affirm, add, or delete the residential and
4    small commercial customers located within its
5    jurisdiction. The township board shall provide the edited
6    list to the electric utility in an electronic format or
7    other means selected by the electric utility and certify
8    that the information is accurate.
9        (2) Notwithstanding Section 16-122 of the Public
10    Utilities Act and Section 2HH of the Consumer Fraud and
11    Deceptive Business Practices Act, an electric utility that
12    provides residential and small commercial retail electric
13    service in the aggregate area must, upon request of the
14    corporate authorities, township board, or the county board
15    in the aggregate area, submit to the requesting party, in
16    an electronic format, those account numbers, names, and
17    addresses of residential and small commercial retail
18    customers in the aggregate area that are reflected in the
19    electric utility's records at the time of the request;
20    provided, however, that any township board has first
21    provided an accurate customer list to the electric utility
22    as provided for herein.
23    Any corporate authority, township board, or county board
24receiving customer information from an electric utility shall
25be subject to the limitations on the disclosure of the
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1Utilities Act and Section 2HH of the Consumer Fraud and
2Deceptive Business Practices Act, and an electric utility
3shall not be held liable for any claims arising out of the
4provision of information pursuant to this item (2).
5    (d) If the corporate authorities, township board, or
6county board operate under an opt-in program for residential
7and small commercial retail customers, then the corporate
8authorities, township board, or county board shall comply with
9all of the following:
10        (1) Within 60 days after receiving the bids, the
11    corporate authorities, township board, or county board
12    shall allow residential and small commercial retail
13    customers to commit to the terms and conditions of a bid
14    that has been selected by the corporate authorities,
15    township board, or county board.
16        (2) If (A) the corporate authorities, township board,
17    or county board award proposed agreements for the purchase
18    of electricity and other related services and (B) an
19    agreement is reached between the corporate authorities,
20    township board, or county board for those services, then
21    customers committed to the terms and conditions according
22    to item (1) of this subsection (d) shall be committed to
23    the agreement.
24    (e) If the corporate authorities, township board, or
25county board operate as an opt-out program for residential and
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1of the aggregated entity to fully inform residential and small
2commercial retail customers in advance that they have the
3right to opt out of the aggregation program. The disclosure
4shall prominently state all charges to be made and shall
5include full disclosure of the cost to obtain service pursuant
6to Section 16-103 of the Public Utilities Act, how to access
7it, and the fact that it is available to them without penalty,
8if they are currently receiving service under that Section.
9The Illinois Power Agency shall furnish, without charge, to
10any citizen a list of all supply options available to them in a
11format that allows comparison of prices and products.
12    (f) Any person or entity retained by a municipality or
13county, or jointly by more than one such unit of local
14government, to provide input, guidance, or advice in the
15selection of an electricity supplier for an aggregation
16program shall disclose in writing to the involved units of
17local government the nature of any relationship through which
18the person or entity may receive, either directly or
19indirectly, commissions or other remuneration as a result of
20the selection of any particular electricity supplier. The
21written disclosure must be made prior to formal approval by
22the involved units of local government of any professional
23services agreement with the person or entity, or no later than
24October 1, 2012 with respect to any such professional services
25agreement entered into prior to the effective date of this
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1shall cover all direct and indirect relationships through
2which commissions or remuneration may result, including the
3pooling of commissions or remuneration among multiple persons
4or entities, and shall identify all involved electricity
5suppliers. The disclosure requirements in this subsection (f)
6are to be liberally construed to ensure that the nature of
7financial interests are fully revealed, and these disclosure
8requirements shall apply regardless of whether the involved
9person or entity is licensed under Section 16-115C of the
10Public Utilities Act. Any person or entity that fails to make
11the disclosure required under this subsection (f) is liable to
12the involved units of local government in an amount equal to
13all compensation paid to such person or entity by the units of
14local government for the input, guidance, or advice in the
15selection of an electricity supplier, plus reasonable
16attorneys fees and court costs incurred by the units of local
17government in connection with obtaining such amount.
18    (g) The Illinois Power Agency shall provide assistance to
19municipalities, townships, counties, or associations working
20with municipalities to help complete the plan and bidding
21process.
22    (h) This Section does not prohibit municipalities or
23counties from entering into an intergovernmental agreement to
24aggregate residential and small commercial retail electric
25loads.
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1Agency shall produce a report assessing how aggregation of
2electrical load by municipalities, townships, and counties can
3be used to help meet the renewable energy goals outlined in
4this Act. This report shall contain, at a minimum, an
5assessment of other states' utilization of load aggregation in
6meeting renewable energy goals, any known or expected barriers
7in utilizing load aggregation for meeting renewable energy
8goals, and recommendations for possible changes in State law
9necessary for electrical load aggregation to be a driver of
10new renewable energy project development. This report shall be
11published on the Agency's website and delivered to the
12Governor and General Assembly. To assist with developing this
13report, the Agency may retain the services of its expert
14consulting firm used to develop its procurement plans as
15provided in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 1-75.
16(Source: P.A. 97-338, eff. 8-12-11; 97-823, eff. 7-18-12;
1797-1067, eff. 8-24-12; 98-404, eff. 1-1-14; 98-434, eff.
181-1-14; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14; 102-662,
19eff. 9-15-21.)
 
20    (20 ILCS 3855/1-125)
21    Sec. 1-125. Agency annual reports.
22    (a) By February 15 of each year, the Agency shall report
23annually to the Governor and the General Assembly on the
24operations and transactions of the Agency. The annual report
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1        (1) The average quantity, price, and term of all
2    contracts for electricity procured under the procurement
3    plans for electric utilities.
4        (2) (Blank).
5        (3) The quantity, price, and rate impact of all energy
6    efficiency and demand response measures purchased for
7    electric utilities, and any measures included in the
8    procurement plan pursuant to Section 16-111.5B of the
9    Public Utilities Act.
10        (4) The amount of power and energy produced by each
11    Agency facility.
12        (5) The quantity of electricity supplied by each
13    Agency facility to municipal electric systems,
14    governmental aggregators, or rural electric cooperatives
15    in Illinois.
16        (6) The revenues as allocated by the Agency to each
17    facility.
18        (7) The costs as allocated by the Agency to each
19    facility.
20        (8) The accumulated depreciation for each facility.
21        (9) The status of any projects under development.
22        (10) Basic financial and operating information
23    specifically detailed for the reporting year and
24    including, but not limited to, income and expense
25    statements, balance sheets, and changes in financial
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1    accounting principles, debt structure, and a summary of
2    funds on a cash basis.
3        (11) The average quantity, price, contract type and
4    term, and rate impact of all renewable resources purchased
5    procured under the electricity long-term renewable
6    resources procurement plans for electric utilities.
7        (12) A comparison of the costs associated with the
8    Agency's procurement of renewable energy resources to (A)
9    the Agency's costs associated with electricity generated
10    by other types of generation facilities and (B) the
11    benefits associated with the Agency's procurement of
12    renewable energy resources.
13        (13) An analysis of the rate impacts associated with
14    the Illinois Power Agency's procurement of renewable
15    resources, including, but not limited to, any long-term
16    contracts, on the eligible retail customers of electric
17    utilities. The analysis shall include the Agency's
18    estimate of the total dollar impact that the Agency's
19    procurement of renewable resources has had on the annual
20    electricity bills of the customer classes that comprise
21    each eligible retail customer class taking service from an
22    electric utility.
23        (14) (Blank). An analysis of how the operation of the
24    alternative compliance payment mechanism, any long-term
25    contracts, or other aspects of the applicable renewable
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1    alternative retail electric suppliers.
2    (b) In addition to reporting on the transactions and
3operations of the Agency, the Agency shall also endeavor to
4report on the following items through its annual report,
5recognizing that full and accurate information may not be
6available for certain items:
7        (1) The overall nameplate capacity amount of installed
8    and scheduled renewable energy generation capacity
9    physically located in Illinois.
10        (2) The percentage of installed and scheduled
11    renewable energy generation capacity as a share of overall
12    electricity generation capacity physically located in
13    Illinois.
14        (3) The amount of megawatt hours produced by renewable
15    energy generation capacity physically located in Illinois
16    for the preceding delivery year.
17        (4) The percentage of megawatt hours produced by
18    renewable energy generation capacity physically located in
19    Illinois as a share of overall electricity generation from
20    facilities physically located in Illinois for the
21    preceding delivery year.
22        (5) The renewable portfolio standard expenditures made
23    pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of Section
24    1-75 and the total scheduled and installed renewable
25    generation capacity expected to result from these
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1    of REC delivery contracts of the renewable portfolio
2    standard by project category, including, but not limited
3    to, renewable energy credits delivery contracts entered
4    into pursuant to subparagraphs (C), (G), (K), and (R) of
5    paragraph (1) of subsection (c) Section 1-75. The Agency
6    shall also report on the total amount of customer load
7    featuring renewable portfolio standard compliance
8    obligations scheduled to be met by self-direct customers
9    pursuant to subparagraph (R) of paragraph (1) of
10    subsection (c) of Section 1-75, as well as the minimum
11    annual quantities of renewable energy credits scheduled to
12    be retired by those customers and amount of installed
13    renewable energy generating capacity used to meet the
14    requirements of subparagraph (R) of paragraph (1) of
15    subsection (c) of Section 1-75.
16    The Agency may seek assistance from the Illinois Commerce
17Commission in developing its annual report and may also retain
18the services of its expert consulting firm used to develop its
19procurement plans as outlined in paragraph (1) of subsection
20(a) of Section 1-75. Confidential or commercially sensitive
21business information provided by retail customers, alternative
22retail electric suppliers, or other parties shall be kept
23confidential by the Agency consistent with Section 1-120, but
24may be publicly reported in aggregate form.
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1    Section 90-35. The State Finance Act is amended by
2changing Section 5.427 as follows:
 
3    (30 ILCS 105/5.427)
4    Sec. 5.427. The Alternate Fuels Electric Vehicle Rebate
5Fund.
6(Source: P.A. 89-410; 89-626, eff. 8-9-96; 102-662, eff.
79-15-21.)
 
8    Section 90-36. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
9changing Section 1-10 as follows:
 
10    (30 ILCS 500/1-10)
11    Sec. 1-10. Application.
12    (a) This Code applies only to procurements for which
13bidders, offerors, potential contractors, or contractors were
14first solicited on or after July 1, 1998. This Code shall not
15be construed to affect or impair any contract, or any
16provision of a contract, entered into based on a solicitation
17prior to the implementation date of this Code as described in
18Article 99, including, but not limited to, any covenant
19entered into with respect to any revenue bonds or similar
20instruments. All procurements for which contracts are
21solicited between the effective date of Articles 50 and 99 and
22July 1, 1998 shall be substantially in accordance with this
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1    (b) This Code shall apply regardless of the source of the
2funds with which the contracts are paid, including federal
3assistance moneys. This Code shall not apply to:
4        (1) Contracts between the State and its political
5    subdivisions or other governments, or between State
6    governmental bodies, except as specifically provided in
7    this Code.
8        (2) Grants, except for the filing requirements of
9    Section 20-80.
10        (3) Purchase of care, except as provided in Section
11    5-30.6 of the Illinois Public Aid Code and this Section.
12        (4) Hiring of an individual as employee and not as an
13    independent contractor, whether pursuant to an employment
14    code or policy or by contract directly with that
15    individual.
16        (5) Collective bargaining contracts.
17        (6) Purchase of real estate, except that notice of
18    this type of contract with a value of more than $25,000
19    must be published in the Procurement Bulletin within 10
20    calendar days after the deed is recorded in the county of
21    jurisdiction. The notice shall identify the real estate
22    purchased, the names of all parties to the contract, the
23    value of the contract, and the effective date of the
24    contract.
25        (7) Contracts necessary to prepare for anticipated
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1    provided that the chief legal counsel to the Governor
2    shall give his or her prior approval when the procuring
3    agency is one subject to the jurisdiction of the Governor,
4    and provided that the chief legal counsel of any other
5    procuring entity subject to this Code shall give his or
6    her prior approval when the procuring entity is not one
7    subject to the jurisdiction of the Governor.
8        (8) (Blank).
9        (9) Procurement expenditures by the Illinois
10    Conservation Foundation when only private funds are used.
11        (10) (Blank).
12        (11) Public-private agreements entered into according
13    to the procurement requirements of Section 20 of the
14    Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act and
15    design-build agreements entered into according to the
16    procurement requirements of Section 25 of the
17    Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act.
18        (12) Contracts for legal, financial, and other
19    professional and artistic services entered into on or
20    before December 31, 2018 by the Illinois Finance Authority
21    in which the State of Illinois is not obligated. Such
22    contracts shall be awarded through a competitive process
23    authorized by the Board of the Illinois Finance Authority
24    and are subject to Sections 5-30, 20-160, 50-13, 50-20,
25    50-35, and 50-37 of this Code, as well as the final
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1    the terms of the contract.
2        (13) Contracts for services, commodities, and
3    equipment to support the delivery of timely forensic
4    science services in consultation with and subject to the
5    approval of the Chief Procurement Officer as provided in
6    subsection (d) of Section 5-4-3a of the Unified Code of
7    Corrections, except for the requirements of Sections
8    20-60, 20-65, 20-70, and 20-160 and Article 50 of this
9    Code; however, the Chief Procurement Officer may, in
10    writing with justification, waive any certification
11    required under Article 50 of this Code. For any contracts
12    for services which are currently provided by members of a
13    collective bargaining agreement, the applicable terms of
14    the collective bargaining agreement concerning
15    subcontracting shall be followed.
16        On and after January 1, 2019, this paragraph (13),
17    except for this sentence, is inoperative.
18        (14) Contracts for participation expenditures required
19    by a domestic or international trade show or exhibition of
20    an exhibitor, member, or sponsor.
21        (15) Contracts with a railroad or utility that
22    requires the State to reimburse the railroad or utilities
23    for the relocation of utilities for construction or other
24    public purpose. Contracts included within this paragraph
25    (15) shall include, but not be limited to, those
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1    and maintenance. For the purposes of this paragraph (15),
2    "railroad" means any form of non-highway ground
3    transportation that runs on rails or electromagnetic
4    guideways and "utility" means: (1) public utilities as
5    defined in Section 3-105 of the Public Utilities Act, (2)
6    telecommunications carriers as defined in Section 13-202
7    of the Public Utilities Act, (3) electric cooperatives as
8    defined in Section 3.4 of the Electric Supplier Act, (4)
9    telephone or telecommunications cooperatives as defined in
10    Section 13-212 of the Public Utilities Act, (5) rural
11    water or waste water systems with 10,000 connections or
12    less, (6) a holder as defined in Section 21-201 of the
13    Public Utilities Act, and (7) municipalities owning or
14    operating utility systems consisting of public utilities
15    as that term is defined in Section 11-117-2 of the
16    Illinois Municipal Code.
17        (16) Procurement expenditures necessary for the
18    Department of Public Health to provide the delivery of
19    timely newborn screening services in accordance with the
20    Newborn Metabolic Screening Act.
21        (17) Procurement expenditures necessary for the
22    Department of Agriculture, the Department of Financial and
23    Professional Regulation, the Department of Human Services,
24    and the Department of Public Health to implement the
25    Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program and Opioid
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1    to medical cannabis for patients with debilitating medical
2    conditions in accordance with the Compassionate Use of
3    Medical Cannabis Program Act.
4        (18) This Code does not apply to any procurements
5    necessary for the Department of Agriculture, the
6    Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, the
7    Department of Human Services, the Department of Commerce
8    and Economic Opportunity, and the Department of Public
9    Health to implement the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act if
10    the applicable agency has made a good faith determination
11    that it is necessary and appropriate for the expenditure
12    to fall within this exemption and if the process is
13    conducted in a manner substantially in accordance with the
14    requirements of Sections 20-160, 25-60, 30-22, 50-5,
15    50-10, 50-10.5, 50-12, 50-13, 50-15, 50-20, 50-21, 50-35,
16    50-36, 50-37, 50-38, and 50-50 of this Code; however, for
17    Section 50-35, compliance applies only to contracts or
18    subcontracts over $100,000. Notice of each contract
19    entered into under this paragraph (18) that is related to
20    the procurement of goods and services identified in
21    paragraph (1) through (9) of this subsection shall be
22    published in the Procurement Bulletin within 14 calendar
23    days after contract execution. The Chief Procurement
24    Officer shall prescribe the form and content of the
25    notice. Each agency shall provide the Chief Procurement
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1    prescribed by the Chief Procurement Officer, a report of
2    contracts that are related to the procurement of goods and
3    services identified in this subsection. At a minimum, this
4    report shall include the name of the contractor, a
5    description of the supply or service provided, the total
6    amount of the contract, the term of the contract, and the
7    exception to this Code utilized. A copy of any or all of
8    these contracts shall be made available to the Chief
9    Procurement Officer immediately upon request. The Chief
10    Procurement Officer shall submit a report to the Governor
11    and General Assembly no later than November 1 of each year
12    that includes, at a minimum, an annual summary of the
13    monthly information reported to the Chief Procurement
14    Officer. This exemption becomes inoperative 5 years after
15    June 25, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-27).
16        (19) (Blank). Procurement expenditures necessary for
17    the Illinois Commerce Commission to hire third-party
18    facilitators pursuant to Sections 16-105.17 and Section
19    16-108.18 of the Public Utilities Act or an ombudsman
20    pursuant to Section 16-107.5 of the Public Utilities Act,
21    a facilitator pursuant to Section 16-105.17 of the Public
22    Utilities Act, or a grid auditor pursuant to Section
23    16-105.10 of the Public Utilities Act.
24    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for contracts
25entered into on or after October 1, 2017 under an exemption
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1paragraph (1), (2), or (5), each State agency shall post to the
2appropriate procurement bulletin the name of the contractor, a
3description of the supply or service provided, the total
4amount of the contract, the term of the contract, and the
5exception to the Code utilized. The chief procurement officer
6shall submit a report to the Governor and General Assembly no
7later than November 1 of each year that shall include, at a
8minimum, an annual summary of the monthly information reported
9to the chief procurement officer.
10    (c) This Code does not apply to the electric power
11procurement process provided for under Section 1-75 of the
12Illinois Power Agency Act and Section 16-111.5 of the Public
13Utilities Act.
14    (d) Except for Section 20-160 and Article 50 of this Code,
15and as expressly required by Section 9.1 of the Illinois
16Lottery Law, the provisions of this Code do not apply to the
17procurement process provided for under Section 9.1 of the
18Illinois Lottery Law.
19    (e) This Code does not apply to the process used by the
20Capital Development Board to retain a person or entity to
21assist the Capital Development Board with its duties related
22to the determination of costs of a clean coal SNG brownfield
23facility, as defined by Section 1-10 of the Illinois Power
24Agency Act, as required in subsection (h-3) of Section 9-220
25of the Public Utilities Act, including calculating the range
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1costs, or the sequestration costs or monitoring the
2construction of clean coal SNG brownfield facility for the
3full duration of construction.
4    (f) (Blank).
5    (g) (Blank).
6    (h) This Code does not apply to the process to procure or
7contracts entered into in accordance with Sections 11-5.2 and
811-5.3 of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
9    (i) Each chief procurement officer may access records
10necessary to review whether a contract, purchase, or other
11expenditure is or is not subject to the provisions of this
12Code, unless such records would be subject to attorney-client
13privilege.
14    (j) This Code does not apply to the process used by the
15Capital Development Board to retain an artist or work or works
16of art as required in Section 14 of the Capital Development
17Board Act.
18    (k) This Code does not apply to the process to procure
19contracts, or contracts entered into, by the State Board of
20Elections or the State Electoral Board for hearing officers
21appointed pursuant to the Election Code.
22    (l) This Code does not apply to the processes used by the
23Illinois Student Assistance Commission to procure supplies and
24services paid for from the private funds of the Illinois
25Prepaid Tuition Fund. As used in this subsection (l), "private
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1Illinois Prepaid Tuition Trust Fund and the earnings thereon.
2(Source: P.A. 100-43, eff. 8-9-17; 100-580, eff. 3-12-18;
3100-757, eff. 8-10-18; 100-1114, eff. 8-28-18; 101-27, eff.
46-25-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-363, eff. 8-9-19; revised
59-17-19; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
6    Section 90-37. The Business Enterprise for Minorities,
7Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act is amended by
8changing Sections 4f and 7 as follows:
 
9    (30 ILCS 575/4f)
10    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 101-657, Article
1140, Section 40-130)
12    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2024)
13    Sec. 4f. Award of State contracts.
14    (1) It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the
15State of Illinois to promote and encourage each State agency
16and public institution of higher education to use businesses
17owned by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities in
18the area of goods and services, including, but not limited to,
19insurance services, investment management services,
20information technology services, accounting services,
21architectural and engineering services, and legal services.
22Furthermore, each State agency and public institution of
23higher education shall utilize such firms to the greatest
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1prudence, and take affirmative steps to remove any barriers to
2the full participation of such firms in the procurement and
3contracting opportunities afforded.
4        (a) When a State agency or public institution of
5    higher education, other than a community college, awards a
6    contract for insurance services, for each State agency or
7    public institution of higher education, it shall be the
8    aspirational goal to use insurance brokers owned by
9    minorities, women, and persons with disabilities as
10    defined by this Act, for not less than 20% of the total
11    annual premiums or fees; provided that, contracts
12    representing at least 11% of the total annual premiums or
13    fees shall be awarded to businesses owned by minorities;
14    contracts representing at least 7% of the total annual
15    premiums or fees shall be awarded to women-owned
16    businesses; and contracts representing at least 2% of the
17    total annual premiums or fees shall be awarded to
18    businesses owned by persons with disabilities.
19        (b) When a State agency or public institution of
20    higher education, other than a community college, awards a
21    contract for investment services, for each State agency or
22    public institution of higher education, it shall be the
23    aspirational goal to use emerging investment managers
24    owned by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities
25    as defined by this Act, for not less than 20% of the total
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1    representing at least 11% of the total funds under
2    management shall be awarded to businesses owned by
3    minorities; contracts representing at least 7% of the
4    total funds under management shall be awarded to
5    women-owned businesses; and contracts representing at
6    least 2% of the total funds under management shall be
7    awarded to businesses owned by persons with disabilities.
8    Furthermore, it is the aspirational goal that not less
9    than 20% of the direct asset managers of the State funds be
10    minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.
11        (c) When a State agency or public institution of
12    higher education, other than a community college, awards
13    contracts for information technology services, accounting
14    services, architectural and engineering services, and
15    legal services, for each State agency and public
16    institution of higher education, it shall be the
17    aspirational goal to use such firms owned by minorities,
18    women, and persons with disabilities as defined by this
19    Act and lawyers who are minorities, women, and persons
20    with disabilities as defined by this Act, for not less
21    than 20% of the total dollar amount of State contracts;
22    provided that, contracts representing at least 11% of the
23    total dollar amount of State contracts shall be awarded to
24    businesses owned by minorities or minority lawyers;
25    contracts representing at least 7% of the total dollar
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1    businesses or women who are lawyers; and contracts
2    representing at least 2% of the total dollar amount of
3    State contracts shall be awarded to businesses owned by
4    persons with disabilities or persons with disabilities who
5    are lawyers.
6        (d) When a community college awards a contract for
7    insurance services, investment services, information
8    technology services, accounting services, architectural
9    and engineering services, and legal services, it shall be
10    the aspirational goal of each community college to use
11    businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons with
12    disabilities as defined in this Act for not less than 20%
13    of the total amount spent on contracts for these services
14    collectively; provided that, contracts representing at
15    least 11% of the total amount spent on contracts for these
16    services shall be awarded to businesses owned by
17    minorities; contracts representing at least 7% of the
18    total amount spent on contracts for these services shall
19    be awarded to women-owned businesses; and contracts
20    representing at least 2% of the total amount spent on
21    contracts for these services shall be awarded to
22    businesses owned by persons with disabilities. When a
23    community college awards contracts for investment
24    services, contracts awarded to investment managers who are
25    not emerging investment managers as defined in this Act
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1    women, or persons with disabilities for the purposes of
2    this Section.
3        (e) When a State agency or public institution of
4    higher education issues competitive solicitations and the
5    award history for a service or supply category shows
6    awards to a class of business owners that are
7    underrepresented, the Council shall determine the reason
8    for the disparity and shall identify potential and
9    appropriate methods to minimize or eliminate the cause for
10    the disparity.
11        If any State agency or public institution of higher
12    education contract is eligible to be paid for or
13    reimbursed, in whole or in part, with federal-aid funds,
14    grants, or loans, and the provisions of this paragraph (e)
15    would result in the loss of those federal-aid funds,
16    grants, or loans, then the contract is exempt from the
17    provisions of this paragraph (e) in order to remain
18    eligible for those federal-aid funds, grants, or loans.
19    (2) As used in this Section:
20        "Accounting services" means the measurement,
21    processing and communication of financial information
22    about economic entities including, but is not limited to,
23    financial accounting, management accounting, auditing,
24    cost containment and auditing services, taxation and
25    accounting information systems.
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1    professional services of an architectural or engineering
2    nature, or incidental services, that members of the
3    architectural and engineering professions, and individuals
4    in their employ, may logically or justifiably perform,
5    including studies, investigations, surveying and mapping,
6    tests, evaluations, consultations, comprehensive
7    planning, program management, conceptual designs, plans
8    and specifications, value engineering, construction phase
9    services, soils engineering, drawing reviews, preparation
10    of operating and maintenance manuals, and other related
11    services.
12        "Emerging investment manager" means an investment
13    manager or claims consultant having assets under
14    management below $10 billion or otherwise adjudicating
15    claims.
16        "Information technology services" means, but is not
17    limited to, specialized technology-oriented solutions by
18    combining the processes and functions of software,
19    hardware, networks, telecommunications, web designers,
20    cloud developing resellers, and electronics.
21        "Insurance broker" means an insurance brokerage firm,
22    claims administrator, or both, that procures, places all
23    lines of insurance, or administers claims with annual
24    premiums or fees of at least $5,000,000 but not more than
25    $10,000,000.
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1    including, but not limited to, contracts in anticipation
2    of litigation, enforcement actions, or investigations.
3    (3) Each State agency and public institution of higher
4education shall adopt policies that identify its plan and
5implementation procedures for increasing the use of service
6firms owned by minorities, women, and persons with
7disabilities.
8    (4) Except as provided in subsection (5), the Council
9shall file no later than March 1 of each year an annual report
10to the Governor, the Bureau on Apprenticeship Programs and
11Clean Energy Jobs, and the General Assembly. The report filed
12with the General Assembly shall be filed as required in
13Section 3.1 of the General Assembly Organization Act. This
14report shall: (i) identify the service firms used by each
15State agency and public institution of higher education, (ii)
16identify the actions it has undertaken to increase the use of
17service firms owned by minorities, women, and persons with
18disabilities, including encouraging non-minority-owned firms
19to use other service firms owned by minorities, women, and
20persons with disabilities as subcontractors when the
21opportunities arise, (iii) state any recommendations made by
22the Council to each State agency and public institution of
23higher education to increase participation by the use of
24service firms owned by minorities, women, and persons with
25disabilities, and (iv) include the following:
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1    brokers or claims consultants used, the total of risk
2    managed by each State agency and public institution of
3    higher education by insurance brokers, the total
4    commissions, fees paid, or both, the lines or insurance
5    policies placed, and the amount of premiums placed; and
6    the percentage of the risk managed by insurance brokers,
7    the percentage of total commission, fees paid, or both,
8    the lines or insurance policies placed, and the amount of
9    premiums placed with each by the insurance brokers owned
10    by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities by
11    each State agency and public institution of higher
12    education.
13        (B) For investment management services: the names of
14    the investment managers used, the total funds under
15    management of investment managers; the total commissions,
16    fees paid, or both; the total and percentage of funds
17    under management of emerging investment managers owned by
18    minorities, women, and persons with disabilities,
19    including the total and percentage of total commissions,
20    fees paid, or both by each State agency and public
21    institution of higher education.
22        (C) The names of service firms, the percentage and
23    total dollar amount paid for professional services by
24    category by each State agency and public institution of
25    higher education.
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1    total dollar amount paid for services by category to firms
2    owned by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities
3    by each State agency and public institution of higher
4    education.
5        (E) The total number of contracts awarded for services
6    by category and the total number of contracts awarded to
7    firms owned by minorities, women, and persons with
8    disabilities by each State agency and public institution
9    of higher education.
10    (5) For community college districts, the Business
11Enterprise Council shall only report the following information
12for each community college district: (i) the name of the
13community colleges in the district, (ii) the name and contact
14information of a person at each community college appointed to
15be the single point of contact for vendors owned by
16minorities, women, or persons with disabilities, (iii) the
17policy of the community college district concerning certified
18vendors, (iv) the certifications recognized by the community
19college district for determining whether a business is owned
20or controlled by a minority, woman, or person with a
21disability, (v) outreach efforts conducted by the community
22college district to increase the use of certified vendors,
23(vi) the total expenditures by the community college district
24in the prior fiscal year in the divisions of work specified in
25paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of subsection (1) of this Section
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1work, and (vii) the total number of contracts entered into for
2the divisions of work specified in paragraphs (a), (b), and
3(c) of subsection (1) of this Section and the total number of
4contracts awarded to certified vendors providing these
5services to the community college district. The Business
6Enterprise Council shall not make any utilization reports
7under this Act for community college districts for Fiscal Year
82015 and Fiscal Year 2016, but shall make the report required
9by this subsection for Fiscal Year 2017 and for each fiscal
10year thereafter. The Business Enterprise Council shall report
11the information in items (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) of this
12subsection beginning in September of 2016. The Business
13Enterprise Council may collect the data needed to make its
14report from the Illinois Community College Board.
15    (6) The status of the utilization of services shall be
16discussed at each of the regularly scheduled Business
17Enterprise Council meetings. Time shall be allotted for the
18Council to receive, review, and discuss the progress of the
19use of service firms owned by minorities, women, and persons
20with disabilities by each State agency and public institution
21of higher education; and any evidence regarding past or
22present racial, ethnic, or gender-based discrimination which
23directly impacts a State agency or public institution of
24higher education contracting with such firms. If after
25reviewing such evidence the Council finds that there is or has
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1sex, the Council shall establish sheltered markets or adjust
2existing sheltered markets tailored to address the Council's
3specific findings for the divisions of work specified in
4paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of subsection (1) of this
5Section.
6(Source: P.A. 100-391, eff. 8-25-17; 101-170, eff. 1-1-20;
7101-657, Article 5, Section 5-10, eff. 7-1-21 (See Section 25
8of P.A. 102-29 for effective date of P.A. 101-657, Article 5,
9Section 5-10); 102-29, eff. 6-25-21; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
10    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 101-657, Article
1140, Section 40-130)
12    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2024)
13    Sec. 4f. Award of State contracts.
14    (1) It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the
15State of Illinois to promote and encourage each State agency
16and public institution of higher education to use businesses
17owned by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities in
18the area of goods and services, including, but not limited to,
19insurance services, investment management services,
20information technology services, accounting services,
21architectural and engineering services, and legal services.
22Furthermore, each State agency and public institution of
23higher education shall utilize such firms to the greatest
24extent feasible within the bounds of financial and fiduciary
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1the full participation of such firms in the procurement and
2contracting opportunities afforded.
3        (a) When a State agency or public institution of
4    higher education, other than a community college, awards a
5    contract for insurance services, for each State agency or
6    public institution of higher education, it shall be the
7    aspirational goal to use insurance brokers owned by
8    minorities, women, and persons with disabilities as
9    defined by this Act, for not less than 20% of the total
10    annual premiums or fees; provided that, contracts
11    representing at least 11% of the total annual premiums or
12    fees shall be awarded to businesses owned by minorities;
13    contracts representing at least 7% of the total annual
14    premiums or fees shall be awarded to women-owned
15    businesses; and contracts representing at least 2% of the
16    total annual premiums or fees shall be awarded to
17    businesses owned by persons with disabilities.
18        (b) When a State agency or public institution of
19    higher education, other than a community college, awards a
20    contract for investment services, for each State agency or
21    public institution of higher education, it shall be the
22    aspirational goal to use emerging investment managers
23    owned by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities
24    as defined by this Act, for not less than 20% of the total
25    funds under management; provided that, contracts
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1    management shall be awarded to businesses owned by
2    minorities; contracts representing at least 7% of the
3    total funds under management shall be awarded to
4    women-owned businesses; and contracts representing at
5    least 2% of the total funds under management shall be
6    awarded to businesses owned by persons with disabilities.
7    Furthermore, it is the aspirational goal that not less
8    than 20% of the direct asset managers of the State funds be
9    minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.
10        (c) When a State agency or public institution of
11    higher education, other than a community college, awards
12    contracts for information technology services, accounting
13    services, architectural and engineering services, and
14    legal services, for each State agency and public
15    institution of higher education, it shall be the
16    aspirational goal to use such firms owned by minorities,
17    women, and persons with disabilities as defined by this
18    Act and lawyers who are minorities, women, and persons
19    with disabilities as defined by this Act, for not less
20    than 20% of the total dollar amount of State contracts;
21    provided that, contracts representing at least 11% of the
22    total dollar amount of State contracts shall be awarded to
23    businesses owned by minorities or minority lawyers;
24    contracts representing at least 7% of the total dollar
25    amount of State contracts shall be awarded to women-owned
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1    representing at least 2% of the total dollar amount of
2    State contracts shall be awarded to businesses owned by
3    persons with disabilities or persons with disabilities who
4    are lawyers.
5        (d) When a community college awards a contract for
6    insurance services, investment services, information
7    technology services, accounting services, architectural
8    and engineering services, and legal services, it shall be
9    the aspirational goal of each community college to use
10    businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons with
11    disabilities as defined in this Act for not less than 20%
12    of the total amount spent on contracts for these services
13    collectively; provided that, contracts representing at
14    least 11% of the total amount spent on contracts for these
15    services shall be awarded to businesses owned by
16    minorities; contracts representing at least 7% of the
17    total amount spent on contracts for these services shall
18    be awarded to women-owned businesses; and contracts
19    representing at least 2% of the total amount spent on
20    contracts for these services shall be awarded to
21    businesses owned by persons with disabilities. When a
22    community college awards contracts for investment
23    services, contracts awarded to investment managers who are
24    not emerging investment managers as defined in this Act
25    shall not be considered businesses owned by minorities,
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1    this Section.
2    (2) As used in this Section:
3        "Accounting services" means the measurement,
4    processing and communication of financial information
5    about economic entities including, but is not limited to,
6    financial accounting, management accounting, auditing,
7    cost containment and auditing services, taxation and
8    accounting information systems.
9        "Architectural and engineering services" means
10    professional services of an architectural or engineering
11    nature, or incidental services, that members of the
12    architectural and engineering professions, and individuals
13    in their employ, may logically or justifiably perform,
14    including studies, investigations, surveying and mapping,
15    tests, evaluations, consultations, comprehensive
16    planning, program management, conceptual designs, plans
17    and specifications, value engineering, construction phase
18    services, soils engineering, drawing reviews, preparation
19    of operating and maintenance manuals, and other related
20    services.
21        "Emerging investment manager" means an investment
22    manager or claims consultant having assets under
23    management below $10 billion or otherwise adjudicating
24    claims.
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1    combining the processes and functions of software,
2    hardware, networks, telecommunications, web designers,
3    cloud developing resellers, and electronics.
4        "Insurance broker" means an insurance brokerage firm,
5    claims administrator, or both, that procures, places all
6    lines of insurance, or administers claims with annual
7    premiums or fees of at least $5,000,000 but not more than
8    $10,000,000.
9        "Legal services" means work performed by a lawyer
10    including, but not limited to, contracts in anticipation
11    of litigation, enforcement actions, or investigations.
12    (3) Each State agency and public institution of higher
13education shall adopt policies that identify its plan and
14implementation procedures for increasing the use of service
15firms owned by minorities, women, and persons with
16disabilities. All plan and implementation procedures for
17increasing the use of service firms owned by minorities,
18women, and persons with disabilities must be submitted to and
19approved by the Commission on Equity and Inclusion on an
20annual basis.
21    (4) Except as provided in subsection (5), the Council
22shall file no later than March 1 of each year an annual report
23to the Governor, the Bureau on Apprenticeship Programs and
24Clean Energy Jobs, and the General Assembly. The report filed
25with the General Assembly shall be filed as required in
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1report shall: (i) identify the service firms used by each
2State agency and public institution of higher education, (ii)
3identify the actions it has undertaken to increase the use of
4service firms owned by minorities, women, and persons with
5disabilities, including encouraging non-minority-owned firms
6to use other service firms owned by minorities, women, and
7persons with disabilities as subcontractors when the
8opportunities arise, (iii) state any recommendations made by
9the Council to each State agency and public institution of
10higher education to increase participation by the use of
11service firms owned by minorities, women, and persons with
12disabilities, and (iv) include the following:
13        (A) For insurance services: the names of the insurance
14    brokers or claims consultants used, the total of risk
15    managed by each State agency and public institution of
16    higher education by insurance brokers, the total
17    commissions, fees paid, or both, the lines or insurance
18    policies placed, and the amount of premiums placed; and
19    the percentage of the risk managed by insurance brokers,
20    the percentage of total commission, fees paid, or both,
21    the lines or insurance policies placed, and the amount of
22    premiums placed with each by the insurance brokers owned
23    by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities by
24    each State agency and public institution of higher
25    education.
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1    the investment managers used, the total funds under
2    management of investment managers; the total commissions,
3    fees paid, or both; the total and percentage of funds
4    under management of emerging investment managers owned by
5    minorities, women, and persons with disabilities,
6    including the total and percentage of total commissions,
7    fees paid, or both by each State agency and public
8    institution of higher education.
9        (C) The names of service firms, the percentage and
10    total dollar amount paid for professional services by
11    category by each State agency and public institution of
12    higher education.
13        (D) The names of service firms, the percentage and
14    total dollar amount paid for services by category to firms
15    owned by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities
16    by each State agency and public institution of higher
17    education.
18        (E) The total number of contracts awarded for services
19    by category and the total number of contracts awarded to
20    firms owned by minorities, women, and persons with
21    disabilities by each State agency and public institution
22    of higher education.
23    (5) For community college districts, the Business
24Enterprise Council shall only report the following information
25for each community college district: (i) the name of the
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1information of a person at each community college appointed to
2be the single point of contact for vendors owned by
3minorities, women, or persons with disabilities, (iii) the
4policy of the community college district concerning certified
5vendors, (iv) the certifications recognized by the community
6college district for determining whether a business is owned
7or controlled by a minority, woman, or person with a
8disability, (v) outreach efforts conducted by the community
9college district to increase the use of certified vendors,
10(vi) the total expenditures by the community college district
11in the prior fiscal year in the divisions of work specified in
12paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of subsection (1) of this Section
13and the amount paid to certified vendors in those divisions of
14work, and (vii) the total number of contracts entered into for
15the divisions of work specified in paragraphs (a), (b), and
16(c) of subsection (1) of this Section and the total number of
17contracts awarded to certified vendors providing these
18services to the community college district. The Business
19Enterprise Council shall not make any utilization reports
20under this Act for community college districts for Fiscal Year
212015 and Fiscal Year 2016, but shall make the report required
22by this subsection for Fiscal Year 2017 and for each fiscal
23year thereafter. The Business Enterprise Council shall report
24the information in items (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv) of this
25subsection beginning in September of 2016. The Business
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1report from the Illinois Community College Board.
2    (6) The status of the utilization of services shall be
3discussed at each of the regularly scheduled Business
4Enterprise Council meetings. Time shall be allotted for the
5Council to receive, review, and discuss the progress of the
6use of service firms owned by minorities, women, and persons
7with disabilities by each State agency and public institution
8of higher education; and any evidence regarding past or
9present racial, ethnic, or gender-based discrimination which
10directly impacts a State agency or public institution of
11higher education contracting with such firms. If after
12reviewing such evidence the Council finds that there is or has
13been such discrimination against a specific group, race or
14sex, the Council shall establish sheltered markets or adjust
15existing sheltered markets tailored to address the Council's
16specific findings for the divisions of work specified in
17paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of subsection (1) of this
18Section.
19(Source: P.A. 101-170, eff. 1-1-20; 101-657, Article 5,
20Section 5-10, eff. 7-1-21 (See Section 25 of P.A. 102-29 for
21effective date of P.A. 101-657, Article 5, Section 5-10);
22101-657, Article 40, Section 40-130, eff. 1-1-22; 102-29, eff.
236-25-21; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
24    (30 ILCS 575/7)  (from Ch. 127, par. 132.607)
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1    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2024)
2    Sec. 7. Exemptions; waivers; publication of data.
3    (1) Individual contract exemptions. The Council, at the
4written request of the affected agency, public institution of
5higher education, or recipient of a grant or loan of State
6funds of $250,000 or more complying with Section 45 of the
7State Finance Act, may permit an individual contract or
8contract package, (related contracts being bid or awarded
9simultaneously for the same project or improvements) be made
10wholly or partially exempt from State contracting goals for
11businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons with
12disabilities prior to the advertisement for bids or
13solicitation of proposals whenever there has been a
14determination, reduced to writing and based on the best
15information available at the time of the determination, that
16there is an insufficient number of businesses owned by
17minorities, women, and persons with disabilities to ensure
18adequate competition and an expectation of reasonable prices
19on bids or proposals solicited for the individual contract or
20contract package in question. Any such exemptions shall be
21given by the Council to the Bureau on Apprenticeship Programs
22and Clean Energy Jobs.
23        (a) Written request for contract exemption. A written
24    request for an individual contract exemption must include,
25    but is not limited to, the following:
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1        minorities, women, and persons with disabilities;
2            (ii) a clear demonstration that the number of
3        eligible businesses identified in subparagraph (i)
4        above is insufficient to ensure adequate competition;
5            (iii) the difference in cost between the contract
6        proposals being offered by businesses owned by
7        minorities, women, and persons with disabilities and
8        the agency or public institution of higher education's
9        expectations of reasonable prices on bids or proposals
10        within that class; and
11            (iv) a list of eligible businesses owned by
12        minorities, women, and persons with disabilities that
13        the contractor has used in the current and prior
14        fiscal years.
15        (b) Determination. The Council's determination
16    concerning an individual contract exemption must consider,
17    at a minimum, the following:
18            (i) the justification for the requested exemption,
19        including whether diligent efforts were undertaken to
20        identify and solicit eligible businesses owned by
21        minorities, women, and persons with disabilities;
22            (ii) the total number of exemptions granted to the
23        affected agency, public institution of higher
24        education, or recipient of a grant or loan of State
25        funds of $250,000 or more complying with Section 45 of
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1        Council in the current and prior fiscal years; and
2            (iii) the percentage of contracts awarded by the
3        agency or public institution of higher education to
4        eligible businesses owned by minorities, women, and
5        persons with disabilities in the current and prior
6        fiscal years.
7    (2) Class exemptions.
8        (a) Creation. The Council, at the written request of
9    the affected agency or public institution of higher
10    education, may permit an entire class of contracts be made
11    exempt from State contracting goals for businesses owned
12    by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities
13    whenever there has been a determination, reduced to
14    writing and based on the best information available at the
15    time of the determination, that there is an insufficient
16    number of qualified businesses owned by minorities, women,
17    and persons with disabilities to ensure adequate
18    competition and an expectation of reasonable prices on
19    bids or proposals within that class. Any such exemption
20    shall be given by the Council to the Bureau on
21    Apprenticeship Programs and Clean Energy Jobs.
22        (a-1) Written request for class exemption. A written
23    request for a class exemption must include, but is not
24    limited to, the following:
25            (i) a list of eligible businesses owned by
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1            (ii) a clear demonstration that the number of
2        eligible businesses identified in subparagraph (i)
3        above is insufficient to ensure adequate competition;
4            (iii) the difference in cost between the contract
5        proposals being offered by eligible businesses owned
6        by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities
7        and the agency or public institution of higher
8        education's expectations of reasonable prices on bids
9        or proposals within that class; and
10            (iv) the number of class exemptions the affected
11        agency or public institution of higher education
12        requested in the current and prior fiscal years.
13        (a-2) Determination. The Council's determination
14    concerning class exemptions must consider, at a minimum,
15    the following:
16            (i) the justification for the requested exemption,
17        including whether diligent efforts were undertaken to
18        identify and solicit eligible businesses owned by
19        minorities, women, and persons with disabilities;
20            (ii) the total number of class exemptions granted
21        to the requesting agency or public institution of
22        higher education that have been granted by the Council
23        in the current and prior fiscal years; and
24            (iii) the percentage of contracts awarded by the
25        agency or public institution of higher education to
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1        persons with disabilities the current and prior fiscal
2        years.
3        (b) Limitation. Any such class exemption shall not be
4    permitted for a period of more than one year at a time.
5    (3) Waivers. Where a particular contract requires a
6contractor to meet a goal established pursuant to this Act,
7the contractor shall have the right to request a waiver from
8such requirements. The Council shall grant the waiver where
9the contractor demonstrates that there has been made a good
10faith effort to comply with the goals for participation by
11businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons with
12disabilities. Any such waiver shall also be transmitted in
13writing to the Bureau on Apprenticeship Programs and Clean
14Energy Jobs.
15        (a) Request for waiver. A contractor's request for a
16    waiver under this subsection (3) must include, but is not
17    limited to, the following, if available:
18            (i) a list of eligible businesses owned by
19        minorities, women, and persons with disabilities that
20        pertain to the class of contracts in the requested
21        waiver;
22            (ii) a clear demonstration that the number of
23        eligible businesses identified in subparagraph (i)
24        above is insufficient to ensure competition;
25            (iii) the difference in cost between the contract
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1        minorities, women, and persons with disabilities and
2        the agency or the public institution of higher
3        education's expectations of reasonable prices on bids
4        or proposals within that class; and
5            (iv) a list of businesses owned by minorities,
6        women, and persons with disabilities that the
7        contractor has used in the current and prior fiscal
8        years.
9        (b) Determination. The Council's determination
10    concerning waivers must include following:
11            (i) the justification for the requested waiver,
12        including whether the requesting contractor made a
13        good faith effort to identify and solicit eligible
14        businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons
15        with disabilities;
16            (ii) the total number of waivers the contractor
17        has been granted by the Council in the current and
18        prior fiscal years;
19            (iii) the percentage of contracts awarded by the
20        agency or public institution of higher education to
21        eligible businesses owned by minorities, women, and
22        persons with disabilities in the current and prior
23        fiscal years; and
24            (iv) the contractor's use of businesses owned by
25        minorities, women, and persons with disabilities in
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1    (3.5) (Blank).
2    (4) Conflict with other laws. In the event that any State
3contract, which otherwise would be subject to the provisions
4of this Act, is or becomes subject to federal laws or
5regulations which conflict with the provisions of this Act or
6actions of the State taken pursuant hereto, the provisions of
7the federal laws or regulations shall apply and the contract
8shall be interpreted and enforced accordingly.
9    (5) Each chief procurement officer, as defined in the
10Illinois Procurement Code, shall maintain on his or her
11official Internet website a database of the following: (i)
12waivers granted under this Section with respect to contracts
13under his or her jurisdiction; (ii) a State agency or public
14institution of higher education's written request for an
15exemption of an individual contract or an entire class of
16contracts; and (iii) the Council's written determination
17granting or denying a request for an exemption of an
18individual contract or an entire class of contracts. The
19database, which shall be updated periodically as necessary,
20shall be searchable by contractor name and by contracting
21State agency.
22    (6) Each chief procurement officer, as defined by the
23Illinois Procurement Code, shall maintain on its website a
24list of all firms that have been prohibited from bidding,
25offering, or entering into a contract with the State of
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1    Each public notice required by law of the award of a State
2contract shall include for each bid or offer submitted for
3that contract the following: (i) the bidder's or offeror's
4name, (ii) the bid amount, (iii) the name or names of the
5certified firms identified in the bidder's or offeror's
6submitted utilization plan, and (iv) the bid's amount and
7percentage of the contract awarded to businesses owned by
8minorities, women, and persons with disabilities identified in
9the utilization plan.
10(Source: P.A. 100-391, eff. 8-25-17; 101-170, eff. 1-1-20;
11101-601, eff. 1-1-20; 102-29, eff. 6-25-21; 102-662, eff.
129-15-21.)
 
13    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 101-657)
14    (Section scheduled to be repealed on June 30, 2024)
15    Sec. 7. Exemptions; waivers; publication of data.
16    (1) Individual contract exemptions. The Council, at the
17written request of the affected agency, public institution of
18higher education, or recipient of a grant or loan of State
19funds of $250,000 or more complying with Section 45 of the
20State Finance Act, may permit an individual contract or
21contract package, (related contracts being bid or awarded
22simultaneously for the same project or improvements) be made
23wholly or partially exempt from State contracting goals for
24businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons with
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1solicitation of proposals whenever there has been a
2determination, reduced to writing and based on the best
3information available at the time of the determination, that
4there is an insufficient number of businesses owned by
5minorities, women, and persons with disabilities to ensure
6adequate competition and an expectation of reasonable prices
7on bids or proposals solicited for the individual contract or
8contract package in question. Any such exemptions shall be
9given by the Council to the Bureau on Apprenticeship Programs
10and Clean Energy Jobs.
11        (a) Written request for contract exemption. A written
12    request for an individual contract exemption must include,
13    but is not limited to, the following:
14            (i) a list of eligible businesses owned by
15        minorities, women, and persons with disabilities;
16            (ii) a clear demonstration that the number of
17        eligible businesses identified in subparagraph (i)
18        above is insufficient to ensure adequate competition;
19            (iii) the difference in cost between the contract
20        proposals being offered by businesses owned by
21        minorities, women, and persons with disabilities and
22        the agency or public institution of higher education's
23        expectations of reasonable prices on bids or proposals
24        within that class; and
25            (iv) a list of eligible businesses owned by
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1        the contractor has used in the current and prior
2        fiscal years.
3        (b) Determination. The Council's determination
4    concerning an individual contract exemption must consider,
5    at a minimum, the following:
6            (i) the justification for the requested exemption,
7        including whether diligent efforts were undertaken to
8        identify and solicit eligible businesses owned by
9        minorities, women, and persons with disabilities;
10            (ii) the total number of exemptions granted to the
11        affected agency, public institution of higher
12        education, or recipient of a grant or loan of State
13        funds of $250,000 or more complying with Section 45 of
14        the State Finance Act that have been granted by the
15        Council in the current and prior fiscal years; and
16            (iii) the percentage of contracts awarded by the
17        agency or public institution of higher education to
18        eligible businesses owned by minorities, women, and
19        persons with disabilities in the current and prior
20        fiscal years.
21    (2) Class exemptions.
22        (a) Creation. The Council, at the written request of
23    the affected agency or public institution of higher
24    education, may permit an entire class of contracts be made
25    exempt from State contracting goals for businesses owned
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1    whenever there has been a determination, reduced to
2    writing and based on the best information available at the
3    time of the determination, that there is an insufficient
4    number of qualified businesses owned by minorities, women,
5    and persons with disabilities to ensure adequate
6    competition and an expectation of reasonable prices on
7    bids or proposals within that class. Any such exemption
8    shall be given by the Council to the Bureau on
9    Apprenticeship Programs and Clean Energy Jobs.
10        (a-1) Written request for class exemption. A written
11    request for a class exemption must include, but is not
12    limited to, the following:
13            (i) a list of eligible businesses owned by
14        minorities, women, and persons with disabilities;
15            (ii) a clear demonstration that the number of
16        eligible businesses identified in subparagraph (i)
17        above is insufficient to ensure adequate competition;
18            (iii) the difference in cost between the contract
19        proposals being offered by eligible businesses owned
20        by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities
21        and the agency or public institution of higher
22        education's expectations of reasonable prices on bids
23        or proposals within that class; and
24            (iv) the number of class exemptions the affected
25        agency or public institution of higher education
26        requested in the current and prior fiscal years.

 

 

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1        (a-2) Determination. The Council's determination
2    concerning class exemptions must consider, at a minimum,
3    the following:
4            (i) the justification for the requested exemption,
5        including whether diligent efforts were undertaken to
6        identify and solicit eligible businesses owned by
7        minorities, women, and persons with disabilities;
8            (ii) the total number of class exemptions granted
9        to the requesting agency or public institution of
10        higher education that have been granted by the Council
11        in the current and prior fiscal years; and
12            (iii) the percentage of contracts awarded by the
13        agency or public institution of higher education to
14        eligible businesses owned by minorities, women, and
15        persons with disabilities the current and prior fiscal
16        years.
17        (b) Limitation. Any such class exemption shall not be
18    permitted for a period of more than one year at a time.
19    (3) Waivers. Where a particular contract requires a
20contractor to meet a goal established pursuant to this Act,
21the contractor shall have the right to request a waiver from
22such requirements prior to the contract award. The Council
23shall grant the waiver when the contractor demonstrates that
24there has been made a good faith effort to comply with the
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1also be transmitted in writing to the Bureau on Apprenticeship
2Programs and Clean Energy Jobs.
3        (a) Request for waiver. A contractor's request for a
4    waiver under this subsection (3) must include, but is not
5    limited to, the following, if available:
6            (i) a list of eligible businesses owned by
7        minorities, women, and persons with disabilities that
8        pertain to the scope of work of the contract. Eligible
9        businesses are only eligible if the business is
10        certified for the products or work advertised in the
11        solicitation;
12            (ii) (blank);
13            (iia) a clear demonstration that the contractor
14        selected portions of the work to be performed by
15        eligible businesses owned by minorities, women, and
16        persons with disabilities, solicited through all
17        reasonable and available means eligible businesses,
18        and negotiated in good faith with interested eligible
19        businesses;
20            (iib) documentation demonstrating that businesses
21        owned by minorities, women, and persons with
22        disabilities are not rejected as being unqualified
23        without sound reasons based on a thorough
24        investigation of their capabilities;
25            (iii) documentation demonstrating that the
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1        by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities
2        are excessive or unreasonable; and
3            (iv) a list of businesses owned by minorities,
4        women, and persons with disabilities that the
5        contractor has used in the current and prior fiscal
6        years.
7        (b) Determination. The Council's determination
8    concerning waivers must include following:
9            (i) the justification for the requested waiver,
10        including whether the requesting contractor made a
11        good faith effort to identify and solicit eligible
12        businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons
13        with disabilities;
14            (ii) the total number of waivers the contractor
15        has been granted by the Council in the current and
16        prior fiscal years;
17            (iii) (blank); and
18            (iv) the contractor's use of businesses owned by
19        minorities, women, and persons with disabilities in
20        the current and prior fiscal years.
21    (3.5) (Blank).
22    (4) Conflict with other laws. In the event that any State
23contract, which otherwise would be subject to the provisions
24of this Act, is or becomes subject to federal laws or
25regulations which conflict with the provisions of this Act or
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1the federal laws or regulations shall apply and the contract
2shall be interpreted and enforced accordingly.
3    (5) Each chief procurement officer, as defined in the
4Illinois Procurement Code, shall maintain on his or her
5official Internet website a database of the following: (i)
6waivers granted under this Section with respect to contracts
7under his or her jurisdiction; (ii) a State agency or public
8institution of higher education's written request for an
9exemption of an individual contract or an entire class of
10contracts; and (iii) the Council's written determination
11granting or denying a request for an exemption of an
12individual contract or an entire class of contracts. The
13database, which shall be updated periodically as necessary,
14shall be searchable by contractor name and by contracting
15State agency.
16    (6) Each chief procurement officer, as defined by the
17Illinois Procurement Code, shall maintain on its website a
18list of all firms that have been prohibited from bidding,
19offering, or entering into a contract with the State of
20Illinois as a result of violations of this Act.
21    Each public notice required by law of the award of a State
22contract shall include for each bid or offer submitted for
23that contract the following: (i) the bidder's or offeror's
24name, (ii) the bid amount, (iii) the name or names of the
25certified firms identified in the bidder's or offeror's
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1percentage of the contract awarded to businesses owned by
2minorities, women, and persons with disabilities identified in
3the utilization plan.
4(Source: P.A. 101-170, eff. 1-1-20; 101-601, eff. 1-1-20;
5101-657, eff. 1-1-22; 102-29, eff. 6-25-21; 102-662, eff.
69-15-21.)
 
7    Section 90-39. The Property Tax Code is amended by
8changing Sections 1-130, 10-5, and 10-610 as follows:
 
9    (35 ILCS 200/1-130)
10    Sec. 1-130. Property; real property; real estate; land;
11tract; lot.
12    (a) The land itself, with all things contained therein,
13and also all buildings, structures and improvements, and other
14permanent fixtures thereon, including all oil, gas, coal, and
15other minerals in the land and the right to remove oil, gas and
16other minerals, excluding coal, from the land, and all rights
17and privileges belonging or pertaining thereto, except where
18otherwise specified by this Code. Not included therein are
19low-income housing tax credits authorized by Section 42 of the
20Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 42.
21    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, mobile
22homes and manufactured homes that (i) are located outside of
23mobile home parks and (ii) are taxed under the Mobile Home
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1amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall continue to
2be taxed under the Mobile Home Local Services Tax Act and shall
3not be assessed and taxed as real property until the home is
4sold or transferred or until the home is relocated to a
5different parcel of land outside of a mobile home park. If a
6mobile home or manufactured home described in this subsection
7(b) is sold, transferred, or relocated to a different parcel
8of land outside of a mobile home park, then the home shall be
9assessed and taxed as real property whether or not that mobile
10home or manufactured home is affixed to a permanent
11foundation, as defined in Section 5-5 of the Conveyance and
12Encumbrance of Manufactured Homes as Real Property and
13Severance Act, or installed on a permanent foundation, and
14whether or not such mobile home or manufactured home is real
15property as defined in Section 5-35 of the Conveyance and
16Encumbrance of Manufactured Homes as Real Property and
17Severance Act. Mobile homes and manufactured homes that are
18located outside of mobile home parks and assessed and taxed as
19real property on the effective date of this amendatory Act of
20the 96th General Assembly shall continue to be assessed and
21taxed as real property whether or not those mobile homes or
22manufactured homes are affixed to a permanent foundation as
23defined in the Conveyance and Encumbrance of Manufactured
24Homes as Real Property and Severance Act or installed on
25permanent foundations and whether or not those mobile homes or
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1Conveyance and Encumbrance of Manufactured Homes as Real
2Property and Severance Act. If a mobile or manufactured home
3that is located outside of a mobile home park is relocated to a
4mobile home park, it must be considered chattel and must be
5taxed according to the Mobile Home Local Services Tax Act. The
6owner of a mobile home or manufactured home that is located
7outside of a mobile home park may file a request with the chief
8county assessment officer that the home be taxed as real
9property.
10    (c) Mobile homes and manufactured homes that are located
11in mobile home parks must be taxed according to the Mobile Home
12Local Services Tax Act.
13    (d) If the provisions of this Section conflict with the
14Illinois Manufactured Housing and Mobile Home Safety Act, the
15Mobile Home Local Services Tax Act, the Mobile Home Park Act,
16or any other provision of law with respect to the taxation of
17mobile homes or manufactured homes located outside of mobile
18home parks, the provisions of this Section shall control.
19    (e) (Blank). Spent fuel pools and dry cask storage systems
20in which nuclear fuel is stored and is pending further or final
21disposal from a nuclear power plant that was decommissioned
22before January 1, 2021 shall be considered real property and
23be assessable. The chief county assessment officer shall
24assess such property based on a national evaluation of the
25effective value per pound of spent nuclear fuel, calculated by
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1pounds of spent nuclear fuel, at nuclear power plants where
2such property is similarly considered real property.
3(Source: P.A. 98-749, eff. 7-16-14; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
4    (35 ILCS 200/10-5)
5    Sec. 10-5. Solar energy systems; definitions. It is the
6policy of this State that the use of solar energy systems
7should be encouraged because they conserve nonrenewable
8resources, reduce pollution and promote the health and
9well-being of the people of this State, and should be valued in
10relation to these benefits.
11    (a) "Solar energy" means radiant energy received from the
12sun at wave lengths suitable for heat transfer, photosynthetic
13use, or photovoltaic use.
14    (b) "Solar collector" means
15        (1) An assembly, structure, or design, including
16    passive elements, used for gathering, concentrating, or
17    absorbing direct and indirect solar energy, specially
18    designed for holding a substantial amount of useful
19    thermal energy and to transfer that energy to a gas,
20    solid, or liquid or to use that energy directly; or
21        (2) A mechanism that absorbs solar energy and converts
22    it into electricity; or
23        (3) A mechanism or process used for gathering solar
24    energy through wind or thermal gradients; or
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1    gas, solid, or liquid, or to convert it into electricity.
2    (c) "Solar storage mechanism" means equipment or elements
3(such as piping and transfer mechanisms, containers, heat
4exchangers, or controls thereof, and gases, solids, liquids,
5or combinations thereof) that are utilized for storing solar
6energy, gathered by a solar collector, for subsequent use.
7    (d) "Solar energy system" means
8        (1)(A) A complete assembly, structure, or design of
9    solar collector, or a solar storage mechanism, which uses
10    solar energy for generating electricity that is primarily
11    consumed on the property on which the solar energy system
12    resides, or for heating or cooling gases, solids, liquids,
13    or other materials for the primary benefit of the property
14    on which the solar energy system resides;
15        (B) The design, materials, or elements of a system and
16    its maintenance, operation, and labor components, and the
17    necessary components, if any, of supplemental conventional
18    energy systems designed or constructed to interface with a
19    solar energy system; and
20        (C) Any legal, financial, or institutional orders,
21    certificates, or mechanisms, including easements, leases,
22    and agreements, required to ensure continued access to
23    solar energy, its source, or its use in a solar energy
24    system, and including monitoring and educational elements
25    of a demonstration project. ; or
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1    systems subject to power purchase agreements or leases for
2    solar energy between a third-party owner, an operator, or
3    both, and an end user of electricity, where such systems
4    are located on the end user of electricity's side of the
5    electric meter and which primarily are used to offset the
6    electricity load of the end user behind whose electric
7    meter the system is connected. A system primarily is used
8    to offset the electricity load of the end user of
9    electricity if the system is estimated to produce 110% or
10    fewer kilowatt-hours of electricity than consumed by the
11    end user of electricity at such meter in the last 12 full
12    months prior to the system being placed in service.
13        (2) "Solar energy system" does not include:
14            (A) Distribution equipment that is equally usable
15        in a conventional energy system except for those
16        components of the equipment that are necessary for
17        meeting the requirements of efficient solar energy
18        utilization;
19            (B) Components of a solar energy system that serve
20        structural, insulating, protective, shading,
21        aesthetic, or other non-solar energy utilization
22        purposes, as defined in the regulations of the
23        Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity; and
24        or
25            (C) A commercial solar energy system, as defined
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1        inhabitants.
2        (3) The solar energy system shall conform to the
3    standards for those systems established by regulation of
4    the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
5(Source: P.A. 100-781, eff. 8-10-18; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
6    (35 ILCS 200/10-610)
7    Sec. 10-610. Applicability.
8    (a) The provisions of this Division apply for assessment
9years 2007 through 2021 2035.
10    (b) The provisions of this Division do not apply to wind
11energy devices that are owned by any person or entity that is
12otherwise exempt from taxation under the Property Tax Code.
13(Source: P.A. 99-825, eff. 8-16-16; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
14    Section 90-43. The School Code is amended by changing
15Section 10-22.11 as follows:
 
16    (105 ILCS 5/10-22.11)  (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.11)
17    Sec. 10-22.11. Lease of school property.
18    (a) To lease school property to another school district,
19municipality or body politic and corporate for a term of not to
20exceed 25 years, except as otherwise provided in this Section,
21and upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed if in the
22opinion of the school board use of such property will not be
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1provided, the school board shall not make or renew any lease
2for a term longer than 10 years, nor alter the terms of any
3lease whose unexpired term may exceed 10 years without the
4vote of 2/3 of the full membership of the board.
5    (b) Whenever the school board considers such action
6advisable and in the best interests of the school district, to
7lease vacant school property for a period not exceeding 51
8years to a private not for profit school organization for use
9in the care of persons with a mental disability who are
10trainable and educable in the district or in the education of
11the gifted children in the district. Before leasing such
12property to a private not for profit school organization, the
13school board must adopt a resolution for the leasing of such
14property, fixing the period and price therefor, and order
15submitted to referendum at an election to be held in the
16district as provided in the general election law, the question
17of whether the lease should be entered into. Thereupon, the
18secretary shall certify to the proper election authorities the
19proposition for submission in accordance with the general
20election law. If the majority of the voters voting upon the
21proposition vote in favor of the leasing, the school board may
22proceed with the leasing. The proposition shall be in
23substantially the following form:
24-------------------------------------------------------------
25    Shall School District No. ..... of
26..... County, Illinois lease to            YES

 

 

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1..... (here name and identify the
2lessee) the following described vacant  ---------------------
3school property (here describe the
4property) for a term of ..... years        NO
5for the sum of ..... Dollars?
6-------------------------------------------------------------
7    This paragraph (b) shall not be construed in such a manner
8as to relieve the responsibility of the Board of Education as
9set out in Article 14 of the School Code.
10    (c) To lease school buildings and land to suitable lessees
11for educational purposes or for any other purpose which serves
12the interests of the community, for a term not to exceed 25
13years and upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon
14by the parties, when such buildings and land are declared by
15the board to be unnecessary or unsuitable or inconvenient for
16a school or the uses of the district during the term of the
17lease and when, in the opinion of the board, the best interests
18of the residents of the school district will be enhanced by
19entering into such a lease. Such leases shall include
20provisions for adequate insurance for both liability and
21property damage or loss, and reasonable charges for
22maintenance and depreciation of such buildings and land.
23    (d) (Blank). Notwithstanding any other provision to the
24contrary, a lease for vacant school property may exceed 25
25years for renewable energy resources, as defined in Section
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1(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
2    Section 90-50. The Public Utilities Act is amended by
3changing Sections 5-117, 8-103B, 8-406, 9-229, 9-241,
416-107.5, 16-107.6, 16-108, 16-111.5, and 16-127 as follows:
 
5    (220 ILCS 5/5-117)
6    Sec. 5-117. Supplier diversity goals.
7    (a) The public policy of this State is to collaboratively
8work with companies that serve Illinois residents to improve
9their supplier diversity in a non-antagonistic manner.
10    (b) The Commission shall require all gas, electric, and
11water companies with at least 100,000 customers under its
12authority, as well as suppliers of wind energy, solar energy,
13hydroelectricity, nuclear energy, and any other supplier of
14energy within this State other than wind energy and solar
15energy required to comply with the reporting requirements
16under Section 1505-215 of the Department of Labor Law of the
17Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, to submit an annual
18report by April 15, 2015 and every April 15 thereafter, in a
19searchable Adobe PDF format, on all procurement goals and
20actual spending for female-owned, minority-owned,
21veteran-owned, and small business enterprises in the previous
22calendar year. These goals shall be expressed as a percentage
23of the total work performed by the entity submitting the
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1minority-owned, veteran-owned, and small business enterprises
2shall also be expressed as a percentage of the total work
3performed by the entity submitting the report.
4    (c) Each participating company in its annual report shall
5include the following information:
6        (1) an explanation of the plan for the next year to
7    increase participation;
8        (2) an explanation of the plan to increase the goals;
9        (3) the areas of procurement each company shall be
10    actively seeking more participation in the next year;
11        (4) an outline of the plan to alert and encourage
12    potential vendors in that area to seek business from the
13    company;
14        (5) an explanation of the challenges faced in finding
15    quality vendors and offer any suggestions for what the
16    Commission could do to be helpful to identify those
17    vendors;
18        (6) a list of the certifications the company
19    recognizes;
20        (7) the point of contact for any potential vendor who
21    wishes to do business with the company and explain the
22    process for a vendor to enroll with the company as a
23    minority-owned, women-owned, or veteran-owned company; and
24        (8) any particular success stories to encourage other
25    companies to emulate best practices.
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1State-specific data as possible. If the submitting entity does
2not submit State-specific data, then the company shall include
3any national data it does have and explain why it could not
4submit State-specific data and how it intends to do so in
5future reports, if possible.
6    (e) Each annual report shall include the rules,
7regulations, and definitions used for the procurement goals in
8the company's annual report.
9    (f) The Commission and all participating entities shall
10hold an annual workshop open to the public in 2015 and every
11year thereafter on the state of supplier diversity to
12collaboratively seek solutions to structural impediments to
13achieving stated goals, including testimony from each
14participating entity as well as subject matter experts and
15advocates. The Commission shall publish a database on its
16website of the point of contact for each participating entity
17for supplier diversity, along with a list of certifications
18each company recognizes from the information submitted in each
19annual report. The Commission shall publish each annual report
20on its website and shall maintain each annual report for at
21least 5 years.
22(Source: P.A. 98-1056, eff. 8-26-14; 99-906, eff. 6-1-17;
23revised 7-22-19; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
24    (220 ILCS 5/8-103B)
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1measures.
2    (a) It is the policy of the State that electric utilities
3are required to use cost-effective energy efficiency and
4demand-response measures to reduce delivery load. Requiring
5investment in cost-effective energy efficiency and
6demand-response measures will reduce direct and indirect costs
7to consumers by decreasing environmental impacts and by
8avoiding or delaying the need for new generation,
9transmission, and distribution infrastructure. It serves the
10public interest to allow electric utilities to recover costs
11for reasonably and prudently incurred expenditures for energy
12efficiency and demand-response measures. As used in this
13Section, "cost-effective" means that the measures satisfy the
14total resource cost test. The low-income measures described in
15subsection (c) of this Section shall not be required to meet
16the total resource cost test. For purposes of this Section,
17the terms "energy-efficiency", "demand-response", "electric
18utility", and "total resource cost test" have the meanings set
19forth in the Illinois Power Agency Act. "Black, indigenous,
20and people of color" and "BIPOC" means people who are members
21of the groups described in subparagraphs (a) through (e) of
22paragraph (A) of subsection (1) of Section 2 of the Business
23Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with
24Disabilities Act.
25    (a-5) This Section applies to electric utilities serving
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1multi-year plans commencing after December 31, 2017.
2    (b) For purposes of this Section, electric utilities
3subject to this Section that serve more than 3,000,000 retail
4customers in the State shall be deemed to have achieved a
5cumulative persisting annual savings of 6.6% from energy
6efficiency measures and programs implemented during the period
7beginning January 1, 2012 and ending December 31, 2017, which
8percent is based on the deemed average weather normalized
9sales of electric power and energy during calendar years 2014,
102015, and 2016 of 88,000,000 MWhs. For the purposes of this
11subsection (b) and subsection (b-5), the 88,000,000 MWhs of
12deemed electric power and energy sales shall be reduced by the
13number of MWhs equal to the sum of the annual consumption of
14customers that are exempt from have opted out of subsections
15(a) through (j) of this Section under paragraph (1) of
16subsection (l) of this Section, as averaged across the
17calendar years 2014, 2015, and 2016. After 2017, the deemed
18value of cumulative persisting annual savings from energy
19efficiency measures and programs implemented during the period
20beginning January 1, 2012 and ending December 31, 2017, shall
21be reduced each year, as follows, and the applicable value
22shall be applied to and count toward the utility's achievement
23of the cumulative persisting annual savings goals set forth in
24subsection (b-5):
25        (1) 5.8% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
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1        (2) 5.2% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
2    for the year ending December 31, 2019;
3        (3) 4.5% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
4    for the year ending December 31, 2020;
5        (4) 4.0% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
6    for the year ending December 31, 2021;
7        (5) 3.5% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
8    for the year ending December 31, 2022;
9        (6) 3.1% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
10    for the year ending December 31, 2023;
11        (7) 2.8% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
12    for the year ending December 31, 2024;
13        (8) 2.5% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
14    for the year ending December 31, 2025;
15        (9) 2.3% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
16    for the year ending December 31, 2026;
17        (10) 2.1% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
18    for the year ending December 31, 2027;
19        (11) 1.8% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
20    for the year ending December 31, 2028;
21        (12) 1.7% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
22    for the year ending December 31, 2029; and
23        (13) 1.5% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
24    for the year ending December 31, 2030; .
25        (14) 1.3% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
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1        (15) 1.1% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
2    for the year ending December 31, 2032;
3        (16) 0.9% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
4    for the year ending December 31, 2033;
5        (17) 0.7% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
6    for the year ending December 31, 2034;
7        (18) 0.5% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
8    for the year ending December 31, 2035;
9        (19) 0.4% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
10    for the year ending December 31, 2036;
11        (20) 0.3% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
12    for the year ending December 31, 2037;
13        (21) 0.2% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
14    for the year ending December 31, 2038;
15        (22) 0.1% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
16    for the year ending December 31, 2039; and
17        (23) 0.0% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
18    for the year ending December 31, 2040 and all subsequent
19    years.
20    For purposes of this Section, "cumulative persisting
21annual savings" means the total electric energy savings in a
22given year from measures installed in that year or in previous
23years, but no earlier than January 1, 2012, that are still
24operational and providing savings in that year because the
25measures have not yet reached the end of their useful lives.
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1this Section that serve more than 3,000,000 retail customers
2in the State shall achieve the following cumulative persisting
3annual savings goals, as modified by subsection (f) of this
4Section and as compared to the deemed baseline of 88,000,000
5MWhs of electric power and energy sales set forth in
6subsection (b), as reduced by the number of MWhs equal to the
7sum of the annual consumption of customers that are exempt
8from have opted out of subsections (a) through (j) of this
9Section under paragraph (1) of subsection (l) of this Section
10as averaged across the calendar years 2014, 2015, and 2016,
11through the implementation of energy efficiency measures
12during the applicable year and in prior years, but no earlier
13than January 1, 2012:
14        (1) 7.8% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
15    year ending December 31, 2018;
16        (2) 9.1% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
17    year ending December 31, 2019;
18        (3) 10.4% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
19    year ending December 31, 2020;
20        (4) 11.8% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
21    year ending December 31, 2021;
22        (5) 13.1% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
23    year ending December 31, 2022;
24        (6) 14.4% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
25    year ending December 31, 2023;
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1    year ending December 31, 2024;
2        (8) 17% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
3    year ending December 31, 2025;
4        (9) 17.9% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
5    year ending December 31, 2026;
6        (10) 18.8% cumulative persisting annual savings for
7    the year ending December 31, 2027;
8        (11) 19.7% cumulative persisting annual savings for
9    the year ending December 31, 2028;
10        (12) 20.6% cumulative persisting annual savings for
11    the year ending December 31, 2029; and
12        (13) 21.5% cumulative persisting annual savings for
13    the year ending December 31, 2030.
14    No later than December 31, 2021, the Illinois Commerce
15Commission shall establish additional cumulative persisting
16annual savings goals for the years 2031 through 2035. No later
17than December 31, 2024, the Illinois Commerce Commission shall
18establish additional cumulative persisting annual savings
19goals for the years 2036 through 2040. The Commission shall
20also establish additional cumulative persisting annual savings
21goals every 5 years thereafter to ensure that utilities always
22have goals that extend at least 11 years into the future. The
23cumulative persisting annual savings goals beyond the year
242030 shall increase by 0.9 percentage points per year, absent
25a Commission decision to initiate a proceeding to consider
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1amount. Such a proceeding must be conducted in accordance with
2the procedures described in subsection (f) of this Section. If
3such a proceeding is initiated, the cumulative persisting
4annual savings goals established by the Commission through
5that proceeding shall reflect the Commission's best estimate
6of the maximum amount of additional savings that are forecast
7to be cost-effectively achievable unless such best estimates
8would result in goals that represent less than 0.5 percentage
9point annual increases in total cumulative persisting annual
10savings. The Commission may only establish goals that
11represent less than 0.5 percentage point annual increases in
12cumulative persisting annual savings if it can demonstrate,
13based on clear and convincing evidence and through independent
14analysis, that 0.5 percentage point increases are not
15cost-effectively achievable. The Commission shall inform its
16decision based on an energy efficiency potential study that
17conforms to the requirements of this Section.
18    (b-10) For purposes of this Section, electric utilities
19subject to this Section that serve less than 3,000,000 retail
20customers but more than 500,000 retail customers in the State
21shall be deemed to have achieved a cumulative persisting
22annual savings of 6.6% from energy efficiency measures and
23programs implemented during the period beginning January 1,
242012 and ending December 31, 2017, which is based on the deemed
25average weather normalized sales of electric power and energy
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1For the purposes of this subsection (b-10) and subsection
2(b-15), the 36,900,000 MWhs of deemed electric power and
3energy sales shall be reduced by the number of MWhs equal to
4the sum of the annual consumption of customers that have opted
5out of subsections (a) through (j) of this Section under are
6exempt from paragraph (1) of subsection (l) of this Section,
7as averaged across the calendar years 2014, 2015, and 2016.
8After 2017, the deemed value of cumulative persisting annual
9savings from energy efficiency measures and programs
10implemented during the period beginning January 1, 2012 and
11ending December 31, 2017, shall be reduced each year, as
12follows, and the applicable value shall be applied to and
13count toward the utility's achievement of the cumulative
14persisting annual savings goals set forth in subsection
15(b-15):
16        (1) 5.8% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
17    for the year ending December 31, 2018;
18        (2) 5.2% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
19    for the year ending December 31, 2019;
20        (3) 4.5% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
21    for the year ending December 31, 2020;
22        (4) 4.0% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
23    for the year ending December 31, 2021;
24        (5) 3.5% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
25    for the year ending December 31, 2022;
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1    for the year ending December 31, 2023;
2        (7) 2.8% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
3    for the year ending December 31, 2024;
4        (8) 2.5% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
5    for the year ending December 31, 2025;
6        (9) 2.3% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
7    for the year ending December 31, 2026;
8        (10) 2.1% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
9    for the year ending December 31, 2027;
10        (11) 1.8% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
11    for the year ending December 31, 2028;
12        (12) 1.7% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
13    for the year ending December 31, 2029; and
14        (13) 1.5% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
15    for the year ending December 31, 2030; .
16        (14) 1.3% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
17    for the year ending December 31, 2031;
18        (15) 1.1% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
19    for the year ending December 31, 2032;
20        (16) 0.9% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
21    for the year ending December 31, 2033;
22        (17) 0.7% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
23    for the year ending December 31, 2034;
24        (18) 0.5% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
25    for the year ending December 31, 2035;
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1    for the year ending December 31, 2036;
2        (20) 0.3% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
3    for the year ending December 31, 2037;
4        (21) 0.2% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
5    for the year ending December 31, 2038;
6        (22) 0.1% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
7    for the year ending December 31, 2039; and
8        (23) 0.0% deemed cumulative persisting annual savings
9    for the year ending December 31, 2040 and all subsequent
10    years.
11    (b-15) Beginning in 2018, electric utilities subject to
12this Section that serve less than 3,000,000 retail customers
13but more than 500,000 retail customers in the State shall
14achieve the following cumulative persisting annual savings
15goals, as modified by subsection (b-20) and subsection (f) of
16this Section and as compared to the deemed baseline as reduced
17by the number of MWhs equal to the sum of the annual
18consumption of customers that have opted out of are exempt
19from subsections (a) through (j) of this Section under
20paragraph (1) of subsection (l) of this Section as averaged
21across the calendar years 2014, 2015, and 2016, through the
22implementation of energy efficiency measures during the
23applicable year and in prior years, but no earlier than
24January 1, 2012:
25        (1) 7.4% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
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1        (2) 8.2% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
2    year ending December 31, 2019;
3        (3) 9.0% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
4    year ending December 31, 2020;
5        (4) 9.8% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
6    year ending December 31, 2021;
7        (5) 10.6% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
8    year ending December 31, 2022;
9        (6) 11.4% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
10    year ending December 31, 2023;
11        (7) 12.2% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
12    year ending December 31, 2024;
13        (8) 13% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
14    year ending December 31, 2025;
15        (9) 13.6% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
16    year ending December 31, 2026;
17        (10) 14.2% cumulative persisting annual savings for
18    the year ending December 31, 2027;
19        (11) 14.8% cumulative persisting annual savings for
20    the year ending December 31, 2028;
21        (12) 15.4% cumulative persisting annual savings for
22    the year ending December 31, 2029; and
23        (13) 16% cumulative persisting annual savings for the
24    year ending December 31, 2030.
25    The difference between the cumulative persisting annual
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1cumulative persisting annual savings goal for the immediately
2preceding calendar year is 0.8% for the period of January 1,
32018 through December 31, 2025 and 0.6% for the period of
4January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2030.
5    No later than December 31, 2021, the Illinois Commerce
6Commission shall establish additional cumulative persisting
7annual savings goals for the years 2031 through 2035. No later
8than December 31, 2024, the Illinois Commerce Commission shall
9establish additional cumulative persisting annual savings
10goals for the years 2036 through 2040. The Commission shall
11also establish additional cumulative persisting annual savings
12goals every 5 years thereafter to ensure that utilities always
13have goals that extend at least 11 years into the future. The
14cumulative persisting annual savings goals beyond the year
152030 shall increase by 0.6 percentage points per year, absent
16a Commission decision to initiate a proceeding to consider
17establishing goals that increase by more or less than that
18amount. Such a proceeding must be conducted in accordance with
19the procedures described in subsection (f) of this Section. If
20such a proceeding is initiated, the cumulative persisting
21annual savings goals established by the Commission through
22that proceeding shall reflect the Commission's best estimate
23of the maximum amount of additional savings that are forecast
24to be cost-effectively achievable unless such best estimates
25would result in goals that represent less than 0.4 percentage
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1savings. The Commission may only establish goals that
2represent less than 0.4 percentage point annual increases in
3cumulative persisting annual savings if it can demonstrate,
4based on clear and convincing evidence and through independent
5analysis, that 0.4 percentage point increases are not
6cost-effectively achievable. The Commission shall inform its
7decision based on an energy efficiency potential study that
8conforms to the requirements of this Section.
9    (b-20) Each electric utility subject to this Section may
10include cost-effective voltage optimization measures in its
11plans submitted under subsections (f) and (g) of this Section,
12and the costs incurred by a utility to implement the measures
13under a Commission-approved plan shall be recovered under the
14provisions of Article IX or Section 16-108.5 of this Act. For
15purposes of this Section, the measure life of voltage
16optimization measures shall be 15 years. The measure life
17period is independent of the depreciation rate of the voltage
18optimization assets deployed. Utilities may claim savings from
19voltage optimization on circuits for more than 15 years if
20they can demonstrate that they have made additional
21investments necessary to enable voltage optimization savings
22to continue beyond 15 years. Such demonstrations must be
23subject to the review of independent evaluation.
24    Within 270 days after June 1, 2017 (the effective date of
25Public Act 99-906), an electric utility that serves less than
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1customers in the State shall file a plan with the Commission
2that identifies the cost-effective voltage optimization
3investment the electric utility plans to undertake through
4December 31, 2024. The Commission, after notice and hearing,
5shall approve or approve with modification the plan within 120
6days after the plan's filing and, in the order approving or
7approving with modification the plan, the Commission shall
8adjust the applicable cumulative persisting annual savings
9goals set forth in subsection (b-15) to reflect any amount of
10cost-effective energy savings approved by the Commission that
11is greater than or less than the following cumulative
12persisting annual savings values attributable to voltage
13optimization for the applicable year:
14        (1) 0.0% of cumulative persisting annual savings for
15    the year ending December 31, 2018;
16        (2) 0.17% of cumulative persisting annual savings for
17    the year ending December 31, 2019;
18        (3) 0.17% of cumulative persisting annual savings for
19    the year ending December 31, 2020;
20        (4) 0.33% of cumulative persisting annual savings for
21    the year ending December 31, 2021;
22        (5) 0.5% of cumulative persisting annual savings for
23    the year ending December 31, 2022;
24        (6) 0.67% of cumulative persisting annual savings for
25    the year ending December 31, 2023;
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1    the year ending December 31, 2024; and
2        (8) 1.0% of cumulative persisting annual savings for
3    the year ending December 31, 2025 and all subsequent
4    years.
5    (b-25) In the event an electric utility jointly offers an
6energy efficiency measure or program with a gas utility under
7plans approved under this Section and Section 8-104 of this
8Act, the electric utility may continue offering the program,
9including the gas energy efficiency measures, in the event the
10gas utility discontinues funding the program. In that event,
11the energy savings value associated with such other fuels
12shall be converted to electric energy savings on an equivalent
13Btu basis for the premises. However, the electric utility
14shall prioritize programs for low-income residential customers
15to the extent practicable. An electric utility may recover the
16costs of offering the gas energy efficiency measures under
17this subsection (b-25).
18    For those energy efficiency measures or programs that save
19both electricity and other fuels but are not jointly offered
20with a gas utility under plans approved under this Section and
21Section 8-104 or not offered with an affiliated gas utility
22under paragraph (6) of subsection (f) of Section 8-104 of this
23Act, the electric utility may count savings of fuels other
24than electricity toward the achievement of its annual savings
25goal, and the energy savings value associated with such other
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1equivalent Btu basis at the premises.
2    In no event shall more than 10% of each year's applicable
3annual incremental goal total savings requirement as defined
4in paragraph (7) (7.5) of subsection (g) of this Section be met
5through savings of fuels other than electricity.
6    (b-27) Beginning in 2022, an electric utility may offer
7and promote measures that electrify space heating, water
8heating, cooling, drying, cooking, industrial processes, and
9other building and industrial end uses that would otherwise be
10served by combustion of fossil fuel at the premises, provided
11that the electrification measures reduce total energy
12consumption at the premises. The electric utility may count
13the reduction in energy consumption at the premises toward
14achievement of its annual savings goals. The reduction in
15energy consumption at the premises shall be calculated as the
16difference between: (A) the reduction in Btu consumption of
17fossil fuels as a result of electrification, converted to
18kilowatt-hour equivalents by dividing by 3,412 Btu's per
19kilowatt hour; and (B) the increase in kilowatt hours of
20electricity consumption resulting from the displacement of
21fossil fuel consumption as a result of electrification. An
22electric utility may recover the costs of offering and
23promoting electrification measures under this subsection
24(b-27).
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1defined in paragraph (7.5) of subsection (g) of this Section,
2be greater than:
3        (1) 5% per year for each year from 2022 through 2025;
4        (2) 10% per year for each year from 2026 through 2029;
5    and
6        (3) 15% per year for 2030 and all subsequent years.
7In addition, a minimum of 25% of all electrification savings
8counted toward a utility's applicable annual total savings
9requirement must be from electrification of end uses in
10low-income housing. The limitations on electrification savings
11that may be counted toward a utility's annual savings goals
12are separate from and in addition to the subsection (b-25)
13limitations governing the counting of the other fuel savings
14resulting from efficiency measures and programs.
15    As part of the annual informational filing to the
16Commission that is required under paragraph (9) of subsection
17(g) of this Section, each utility shall identify the specific
18electrification measures offered under this subjection (b-27);
19the quantity of each electrification measure that was
20installed by its customers; the average total cost, average
21utility cost, average reduction in fossil fuel consumption,
22and average increase in electricity consumption associated
23with each electrification measure; the portion of
24installations of each electrification measure that were in
25low-income single-family housing, low-income multifamily
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1multifamily housing, commercial buildings, and industrial
2facilities; and the quantity of savings associated with each
3measure category in each customer category that are being
4counted toward the utility's applicable annual total savings
5requirement. Prior to installing an electrification measure,
6the utility shall provide a customer with an estimate of the
7impact of the new measure on the customer's average monthly
8electric bill and total annual energy expenses.
9    (c) Electric utilities shall be responsible for overseeing
10the design, development, and filing of energy efficiency plans
11with the Commission and may, as part of that implementation,
12outsource various aspects of program development and
13implementation. A minimum of 10%, for electric utilities that
14serve more than 3,000,000 retail customers in the State, and a
15minimum of 7%, for electric utilities that serve less than
163,000,000 retail customers but more than 500,000 retail
17customers in the State, of the utility's entire portfolio
18funding level for a given year shall be used to procure
19cost-effective energy efficiency measures from units of local
20government, municipal corporations, school districts, public
21housing, and community college districts, provided that a
22minimum percentage of available funds shall be used to procure
23energy efficiency from public housing, which percentage shall
24be equal to public housing's share of public building energy
25consumption.
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1measures targeted at low-income households, which, for
2purposes of this Section, shall be defined as households at or
3below 80% of area median income, and expenditures to implement
4the measures shall be no less than $25,000,000 $40,000,000 per
5year for electric utilities that serve more than 3,000,000
6retail customers in the State and no less than $8,350,000
7$13,000,000 per year for electric utilities that serve less
8than 3,000,000 retail customers but more than 500,000 retail
9customers in the State. The ratio of spending on efficiency
10programs targeted at low-income multifamily buildings to
11spending on efficiency programs targeted at low-income
12single-family buildings shall be designed to achieve levels of
13savings from each building type that are approximately
14proportional to the magnitude of cost-effective lifetime
15savings potential in each building type. Investment in
16low-income whole-building weatherization programs shall
17constitute a minimum of 80% of a utility's total budget
18specifically dedicated to serving low-income customers.
19    The utilities shall work to bundle low-income energy
20efficiency offerings with other programs that serve low-income
21households to maximize the benefits going to these households.
22The utilities shall market and implement low-income energy
23efficiency programs in coordination with low-income assistance
24programs, the Illinois Solar for All Program, and
25weatherization whenever practicable. The program implementer
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1programs for which the customer is eligible. The utilities
2shall also pilot targeting customers with high arrearages,
3high energy intensity (ratio of energy usage divided by home
4or unit square footage), or energy assistance programs with
5energy efficiency offerings, and then track reduction in
6arrearages as a result of the targeting. This targeting and
7bundling of low-income energy programs shall be offered to
8both low-income single-family and multifamily customers
9(owners and residents).
10    The utilities shall invest in health and safety measures
11appropriate and necessary for comprehensively weatherizing a
12home or multifamily building, and shall implement a health and
13safety fund of at least 15% of the total income-qualified
14weatherization budget that shall be used for the purpose of
15making grants for technical assistance, construction,
16reconstruction, improvement, or repair of buildings to
17facilitate their participation in the energy efficiency
18programs targeted at low-income single-family and multifamily
19households. These funds may also be used for the purpose of
20making grants for technical assistance, construction,
21reconstruction, improvement, or repair of the following
22buildings to facilitate their participation in the energy
23efficiency programs created by this Section: (1) buildings
24that are owned or operated by registered 501(c)(3) public
25charities; and (2) day care centers, day care homes, or group
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1407, or 408, respectively.
2    Each electric utility shall assess opportunities to
3implement cost-effective energy efficiency measures and
4programs through a public housing authority or authorities
5located in its service territory. If such opportunities are
6identified, the utility shall propose such measures and
7programs to address the opportunities. Expenditures to address
8such opportunities shall be credited toward the minimum
9procurement and expenditure requirements set forth in this
10subsection (c).
11    Implementation of energy efficiency measures and programs
12targeted at low-income households should be contracted, when
13it is practicable, to independent third parties that have
14demonstrated capabilities to serve such households, with a
15preference for not-for-profit entities and government agencies
16that have existing relationships with or experience serving
17low-income communities in the State.
18    Each electric utility shall develop and implement
19reporting procedures that address and assist in determining
20the amount of energy savings that can be applied to the
21low-income procurement and expenditure requirements set forth
22in this subsection (c). Each electric utility shall also track
23the types and quantities or volumes of insulation and air
24sealing materials, and their associated energy saving
25benefits, installed in energy efficiency programs targeted at
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1    The electric utilities shall also convene participate in a
2low-income energy efficiency advisory accountability committee
3("the committee"), which will directly inform to assist in the
4design, implementation, and evaluation of the low-income and
5public-housing energy efficiency programs. The committee shall
6be comprised of the electric utilities subject to the
7requirements of this Section, the gas utilities subject to the
8requirements of Section 8-104 of this Act, the utilities'
9low-income energy efficiency implementation contractors,
10nonprofit organizations, community action agencies, advocacy
11groups, State and local governmental agencies, public-housing
12organizations, and representatives of community-based
13organizations, especially those living in or working with
14environmental justice communities and BIPOC communities. The
15committee shall be composed of 2 geographically differentiated
16subcommittees: one for stakeholders in northern Illinois and
17one for stakeholders in central and southern Illinois. The
18subcommittees shall meet together at least twice per year.
19    There shall be one statewide leadership committee led by
20and composed of community-based organizations that are
21representative of BIPOC and environmental justice communities
22and that includes equitable representation from BIPOC
23communities. The leadership committee shall be composed of an
24equal number of representatives from the 2 subcommittees. The
25subcommittees shall address specific programs and issues, with
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1needed. The leadership committee may elect to work with an
2independent facilitator to solicit and organize feedback,
3recommendations and meeting participation from a wide variety
4of community-based stakeholders. If a facilitator is used,
5they shall be fair and responsive to the needs of all
6stakeholders involved in the committee.
7     All committee meetings must be accessible, with rotating
8locations if meetings are held in-person, virtual
9participation options, and materials and agendas circulated in
10advance.
11    There shall also be opportunities for direct input by
12committee members outside of committee meetings, such as via
13individual meetings, surveys, emails and calls, to ensure
14robust participation by stakeholders with limited capacity and
15ability to attend committee meetings. Committee meetings shall
16emphasize opportunities to bundle and coordinate delivery of
17low-income energy efficiency with other programs that serve
18low-income communities, such as the Illinois Solar for All
19Program and bill payment assistance programs. Meetings shall
20include educational opportunities for stakeholders to learn
21more about these additional offerings, and the committee shall
22assist in figuring out the best methods for coordinated
23delivery and implementation of offerings when serving
24low-income communities. The committee shall directly and
25equitably influence and inform utility low-income and
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1Participating utilities shall implement recommendations from
2the committee whenever possible.
3    Participating utilities shall track and report how input
4from the committee has led to new approaches and changes in
5their energy efficiency portfolios. This reporting shall occur
6at committee meetings and in quarterly energy efficiency
7reports to the Stakeholder Advisory Group and Illinois
8Commerce Commission, and other relevant reporting mechanisms.
9Participating utilities shall also report on relevant equity
10data and metrics requested by the committee, such as energy
11burden data, geographic, racial, and other relevant
12demographic data on where programs are being delivered and
13what populations programs are serving.
14    The Illinois Commerce Commission shall oversee and have
15relevant staff participate in the committee. The committee
16shall have a budget of 0.25% of each utility's entire
17efficiency portfolio funding for a given year. The budget
18shall be overseen by the Commission. The budget shall be used
19to provide grants for community-based organizations serving on
20the leadership committee, stipends for community-based
21organizations participating in the committee, grants for
22community-based organizations to do energy efficiency outreach
23and education, and relevant meeting needs as determined by the
24leadership committee. The education and outreach shall
25include, but is not limited to, basic energy efficiency
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1programs, and information on the committee's purpose,
2structure, and activities.
3    (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
4contrary, a utility providing approved energy efficiency
5measures and, if applicable, demand-response measures in the
6State shall be permitted to recover all reasonable and
7prudently incurred costs of those measures from all retail
8customers, except as provided in subsection (l) of this
9Section, as follows, provided that nothing in this subsection
10(d) permits the double recovery of such costs from customers:
11        (1) The utility may recover its costs through an
12    automatic adjustment clause tariff filed with and approved
13    by the Commission. The tariff shall be established outside
14    the context of a general rate case. Each year the
15    Commission shall initiate a review to reconcile any
16    amounts collected with the actual costs and to determine
17    the required adjustment to the annual tariff factor to
18    match annual expenditures. To enable the financing of the
19    incremental capital expenditures, including regulatory
20    assets, for electric utilities that serve less than
21    3,000,000 retail customers but more than 500,000 retail
22    customers in the State, the utility's actual year-end
23    capital structure that includes a common equity ratio,
24    excluding goodwill, of up to and including 50% of the
25    total capital structure shall be deemed reasonable and
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1        (2) A utility may recover its costs through an energy
2    efficiency formula rate approved by the Commission under a
3    filing under subsections (f) and (g) of this Section,
4    which shall specify the cost components that form the
5    basis of the rate charged to customers with sufficient
6    specificity to operate in a standardized manner and be
7    updated annually with transparent information that
8    reflects the utility's actual costs to be recovered during
9    the applicable rate year, which is the period beginning
10    with the first billing day of January and extending
11    through the last billing day of the following December.
12    The energy efficiency formula rate shall be implemented
13    through a tariff filed with the Commission under
14    subsections (f) and (g) of this Section that is consistent
15    with the provisions of this paragraph (2) and that shall
16    be applicable to all delivery services customers. The
17    Commission shall conduct an investigation of the tariff in
18    a manner consistent with the provisions of this paragraph
19    (2), subsections (f) and (g) of this Section, and the
20    provisions of Article IX of this Act to the extent they do
21    not conflict with this paragraph (2). The energy
22    efficiency formula rate approved by the Commission shall
23    remain in effect at the discretion of the utility and
24    shall do the following:
25            (A) Provide for the recovery of the utility's
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1        prudently incurred and reasonable in amount consistent
2        with Commission practice and law. The sole fact that a
3        cost differs from that incurred in a prior calendar
4        year or that an investment is different from that made
5        in a prior calendar year shall not imply the
6        imprudence or unreasonableness of that cost or
7        investment.
8            (B) Reflect the utility's actual year-end capital
9        structure for the applicable calendar year, excluding
10        goodwill, subject to a determination of prudence and
11        reasonableness consistent with Commission practice and
12        law. To enable the financing of the incremental
13        capital expenditures, including regulatory assets, for
14        electric utilities that serve less than 3,000,000
15        retail customers but more than 500,000 retail
16        customers in the State, a participating electric
17        utility's actual year-end capital structure that
18        includes a common equity ratio, excluding goodwill, of
19        up to and including 50% of the total capital structure
20        shall be deemed reasonable and used to set rates.
21            (C) Include a cost of equity, which shall be
22        calculated as the sum of the following:
23                (i) the average for the applicable calendar
24            year of the monthly average yields of 30-year U.S.
25            Treasury bonds published by the Board of Governors
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1            Statistical Release or successor publication; and
2                (ii) 580 basis points.
3            At such time as the Board of Governors of the
4        Federal Reserve System ceases to include the monthly
5        average yields of 30-year U.S. Treasury bonds in its
6        weekly H.15 Statistical Release or successor
7        publication, the monthly average yields of the U.S.
8        Treasury bonds then having the longest duration
9        published by the Board of Governors in its weekly H.15
10        Statistical Release or successor publication shall
11        instead be used for purposes of this paragraph (2).
12            (D) Permit and set forth protocols, subject to a
13        determination of prudence and reasonableness
14        consistent with Commission practice and law, for the
15        following:
16                (i) recovery of incentive compensation expense
17            that is based on the achievement of operational
18            metrics, including metrics related to budget
19            controls, outage duration and frequency, safety,
20            customer service, efficiency and productivity, and
21            environmental compliance; however, this protocol
22            shall not apply if such expense related to costs
23            incurred under this Section is recovered under
24            Article IX or Section 16-108.5 of this Act;
25            incentive compensation expense that is based on
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1            shall not be recoverable under the energy
2            efficiency formula rate;
3                (ii) recovery of pension and other
4            post-employment benefits expense, provided that
5            such costs are supported by an actuarial study;
6            however, this protocol shall not apply if such
7            expense related to costs incurred under this
8            Section is recovered under Article IX or Section
9            16-108.5 of this Act;
10                (iii) recovery of existing regulatory assets
11            over the periods previously authorized by the
12            Commission;
13                (iv) as described in subsection (e),
14            amortization of costs incurred under this Section;
15            and
16                (v) projected, weather normalized billing
17            determinants for the applicable rate year.
18            (E) Provide for an annual reconciliation, as
19        described in paragraph (3) of this subsection (d),
20        less any deferred taxes related to the reconciliation,
21        with interest at an annual rate of return equal to the
22        utility's weighted average cost of capital, including
23        a revenue conversion factor calculated to recover or
24        refund all additional income taxes that may be payable
25        or receivable as a result of that return, of the energy
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1        each calendar year, beginning with the calendar year
2        in which the utility files its energy efficiency
3        formula rate tariff under this paragraph (2), with
4        what the revenue requirement would have been had the
5        actual cost information for the applicable calendar
6        year been available at the filing date.
7        The utility shall file, together with its tariff, the
8    projected costs to be incurred by the utility during the
9    rate year under the utility's multi-year plan approved
10    under subsections (f) and (g) of this Section, including,
11    but not limited to, the projected capital investment costs
12    and projected regulatory asset balances with
13    correspondingly updated depreciation and amortization
14    reserves and expense, that shall populate the energy
15    efficiency formula rate and set the initial rates under
16    the formula.
17        The Commission shall review the proposed tariff in
18    conjunction with its review of a proposed multi-year plan,
19    as specified in paragraph (5) of subsection (g) of this
20    Section. The review shall be based on the same evidentiary
21    standards, including, but not limited to, those concerning
22    the prudence and reasonableness of the costs incurred by
23    the utility, the Commission applies in a hearing to review
24    a filing for a general increase in rates under Article IX
25    of this Act. The initial rates shall take effect beginning
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1    Commission's approval.
2        The tariff's rate design and cost allocation across
3    customer classes shall be consistent with the utility's
4    automatic adjustment clause tariff in effect on June 1,
5    2017 (the effective date of Public Act 99-906); however,
6    the Commission may revise the tariff's rate design and
7    cost allocation in subsequent proceedings under paragraph
8    (3) of this subsection (d).
9        If the energy efficiency formula rate is terminated,
10    the then current rates shall remain in effect until such
11    time as the energy efficiency costs are incorporated into
12    new rates that are set under this subsection (d) or
13    Article IX of this Act, subject to retroactive rate
14    adjustment, with interest, to reconcile rates charged with
15    actual costs.
16        (3) The provisions of this paragraph (3) shall only
17    apply to an electric utility that has elected to file an
18    energy efficiency formula rate under paragraph (2) of this
19    subsection (d). Subsequent to the Commission's issuance of
20    an order approving the utility's energy efficiency formula
21    rate structure and protocols, and initial rates under
22    paragraph (2) of this subsection (d), the utility shall
23    file, on or before June 1 of each year, with the Chief
24    Clerk of the Commission its updated cost inputs to the
25    energy efficiency formula rate for the applicable rate
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1    information described in paragraph (9) of subsection (g)
2    of this Section. Each such filing shall conform to the
3    following requirements and include the following
4    information:
5            (A) The inputs to the energy efficiency formula
6        rate for the applicable rate year shall be based on the
7        projected costs to be incurred by the utility during
8        the rate year under the utility's multi-year plan
9        approved under subsections (f) and (g) of this
10        Section, including, but not limited to, projected
11        capital investment costs and projected regulatory
12        asset balances with correspondingly updated
13        depreciation and amortization reserves and expense.
14        The filing shall also include a reconciliation of the
15        energy efficiency revenue requirement that was in
16        effect for the prior rate year (as set by the cost
17        inputs for the prior rate year) with the actual
18        revenue requirement for the prior rate year
19        (determined using a year-end rate base) that uses
20        amounts reflected in the applicable FERC Form 1 that
21        reports the actual costs for the prior rate year. Any
22        over-collection or under-collection indicated by such
23        reconciliation shall be reflected as a credit against,
24        or recovered as an additional charge to, respectively,
25        with interest calculated at a rate equal to the
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1        the Commission for the prior rate year, the charges
2        for the applicable rate year. Such over-collection or
3        under-collection shall be adjusted to remove any
4        deferred taxes related to the reconciliation, for
5        purposes of calculating interest at an annual rate of
6        return equal to the utility's weighted average cost of
7        capital approved by the Commission for the prior rate
8        year, including a revenue conversion factor calculated
9        to recover or refund all additional income taxes that
10        may be payable or receivable as a result of that
11        return. Each reconciliation shall be certified by the
12        participating utility in the same manner that FERC
13        Form 1 is certified. The filing shall also include the
14        charge or credit, if any, resulting from the
15        calculation required by subparagraph (E) of paragraph
16        (2) of this subsection (d).
17            Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
18        contrary, the intent of the reconciliation is to
19        ultimately reconcile both the revenue requirement
20        reflected in rates for each calendar year, beginning
21        with the calendar year in which the utility files its
22        energy efficiency formula rate tariff under paragraph
23        (2) of this subsection (d), with what the revenue
24        requirement determined using a year-end rate base for
25        the applicable calendar year would have been had the
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1        year been available at the filing date.
2            For purposes of this Section, "FERC Form 1" means
3        the Annual Report of Major Electric Utilities,
4        Licensees and Others that electric utilities are
5        required to file with the Federal Energy Regulatory
6        Commission under the Federal Power Act, Sections 3,
7        4(a), 304 and 209, modified as necessary to be
8        consistent with 83 Ill. Admin. Code Part 415 as of May
9        1, 2011. Nothing in this Section is intended to allow
10        costs that are not otherwise recoverable to be
11        recoverable by virtue of inclusion in FERC Form 1.
12            (B) The new charges shall take effect beginning on
13        the first billing day of the following January billing
14        period and remain in effect through the last billing
15        day of the next December billing period regardless of
16        whether the Commission enters upon a hearing under
17        this paragraph (3).
18            (C) The filing shall include relevant and
19        necessary data and documentation for the applicable
20        rate year. Normalization adjustments shall not be
21        required.
22        Within 45 days after the utility files its annual
23    update of cost inputs to the energy efficiency formula
24    rate, the Commission shall with reasonable notice,
25    initiate a proceeding concerning whether the projected
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1    the applicable rate year, and that are reflected in the
2    inputs to the energy efficiency formula rate, are
3    consistent with the utility's approved multi-year plan
4    under subsections (f) and (g) of this Section and whether
5    the costs incurred by the utility during the prior rate
6    year were prudent and reasonable. The Commission shall
7    also have the authority to investigate the information and
8    data described in paragraph (9) of subsection (g) of this
9    Section, including the proposed adjustment to the
10    utility's return on equity component of its weighted
11    average cost of capital. During the course of the
12    proceeding, each objection shall be stated with
13    particularity and evidence provided in support thereof,
14    after which the utility shall have the opportunity to
15    rebut the evidence. Discovery shall be allowed consistent
16    with the Commission's Rules of Practice, which Rules of
17    Practice shall be enforced by the Commission or the
18    assigned administrative law judge. The Commission shall
19    apply the same evidentiary standards, including, but not
20    limited to, those concerning the prudence and
21    reasonableness of the costs incurred by the utility,
22    during the proceeding as it would apply in a proceeding to
23    review a filing for a general increase in rates under
24    Article IX of this Act. The Commission shall not, however,
25    have the authority in a proceeding under this paragraph
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1    protocols of the energy efficiency formula rate approved
2    under paragraph (2) of this subsection (d). In a
3    proceeding under this paragraph (3), the Commission shall
4    enter its order no later than the earlier of 195 days after
5    the utility's filing of its annual update of cost inputs
6    to the energy efficiency formula rate or December 15. The
7    utility's proposed return on equity calculation, as
8    described in paragraphs (7) through (9) of subsection (g)
9    of this Section, shall be deemed the final, approved
10    calculation on December 15 of the year in which it is filed
11    unless the Commission enters an order on or before
12    December 15, after notice and hearing, that modifies such
13    calculation consistent with this Section. The Commission's
14    determinations of the prudence and reasonableness of the
15    costs incurred, and determination of such return on equity
16    calculation, for the applicable calendar year shall be
17    final upon entry of the Commission's order and shall not
18    be subject to reopening, reexamination, or collateral
19    attack in any other Commission proceeding, case, docket,
20    order, rule, or regulation; however, nothing in this
21    paragraph (3) shall prohibit a party from petitioning the
22    Commission to rehear or appeal to the courts the order
23    under the provisions of this Act.
24    (e) Beginning on June 1, 2017 (the effective date of
25Public Act 99-906), a utility subject to the requirements of
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1the full amount of its expenditures incurred under this
2Section for each annual period, including, but not limited to,
3any expenditures incurred above the funding level set by
4subsection (f) of this Section for a given year. The total
5expenditures deferred as a regulatory asset in a given year
6shall be amortized and recovered over a period that is equal to
7the weighted average of the energy efficiency measure lives
8implemented for that year that are reflected in the regulatory
9asset. The unamortized balance shall be recognized as of
10December 31 for a given year. The utility shall also earn a
11return on the total of the unamortized balances of all of the
12energy efficiency regulatory assets, less any deferred taxes
13related to those unamortized balances, at an annual rate equal
14to the utility's weighted average cost of capital that
15includes, based on a year-end capital structure, the utility's
16actual cost of debt for the applicable calendar year and a cost
17of equity, which shall be calculated as the sum of the (i) the
18average for the applicable calendar year of the monthly
19average yields of 30-year U.S. Treasury bonds published by the
20Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in its weekly
21H.15 Statistical Release or successor publication; and (ii)
22580 basis points, including a revenue conversion factor
23calculated to recover or refund all additional income taxes
24that may be payable or receivable as a result of that return.
25Capital investment costs shall be depreciated and recovered
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1accounting principles. The weighted average cost of capital
2shall be applied to the capital investment cost balance, less
3any accumulated depreciation and accumulated deferred income
4taxes, as of December 31 for a given year.
5    When an electric utility creates a regulatory asset under
6the provisions of this Section, the costs are recovered over a
7period during which customers also receive a benefit which is
8in the public interest. Accordingly, it is the intent of the
9General Assembly that an electric utility that elects to
10create a regulatory asset under the provisions of this Section
11shall recover all of the associated costs as set forth in this
12Section. After the Commission has approved the prudence and
13reasonableness of the costs that comprise the regulatory
14asset, the electric utility shall be permitted to recover all
15such costs, and the value and recoverability through rates of
16the associated regulatory asset shall not be limited, altered,
17impaired, or reduced.
18    (f) Beginning in 2017, each electric utility shall file an
19energy efficiency plan with the Commission to meet the energy
20efficiency standards for the next applicable multi-year period
21beginning January 1 of the year following the filing,
22according to the schedule set forth in paragraphs (1) through
23(3) of this subsection (f). If a utility does not file such a
24plan on or before the applicable filing deadline for the plan,
25it shall face a penalty of $100,000 per day until the plan is
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1        (1) No later than 30 days after June 1, 2017 (the
2    effective date of Public Act 99-906), each electric
3    utility shall file a 4-year energy efficiency plan
4    commencing on January 1, 2018 that is designed to achieve
5    the cumulative persisting annual savings goals specified
6    in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (b-5) of this
7    Section or in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection
8    (b-15) of this Section, as applicable, through
9    implementation of energy efficiency measures; however, the
10    goals may be reduced if the utility's expenditures are
11    limited pursuant to subsection (m) of this Section or, for
12    a utility that serves less than 3,000,000 retail
13    customers, if each of the following conditions are met:
14    (A) the plan's analysis and forecasts of the utility's
15    ability to acquire energy savings demonstrate that
16    achievement of such goals is not cost effective; and (B)
17    the amount of energy savings achieved by the utility as
18    determined by the independent evaluator for the most
19    recent year for which savings have been evaluated
20    preceding the plan filing was less than the average annual
21    amount of savings required to achieve the goals for the
22    applicable 4-year plan period. Except as provided in
23    subsection (m) of this Section, annual increases in
24    cumulative persisting annual savings goals during the
25    applicable 4-year plan period shall not be reduced to
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1    cumulative persisting annual savings that is forecast to
2    be cost-effectively achievable during the 4-year plan
3    period. The Commission shall review any proposed goal
4    reduction as part of its review and approval of the
5    utility's proposed plan.
6        (2) No later than March 1, 2021, each electric utility
7    shall file a 4-year energy efficiency plan commencing on
8    January 1, 2022 that is designed to achieve the cumulative
9    persisting annual savings goals specified in paragraphs
10    (5) through (8) of subsection (b-5) of this Section or in
11    paragraphs (5) through (8) of subsection (b-15) of this
12    Section, as applicable, through implementation of energy
13    efficiency measures; however, the goals may be reduced if
14    the utility's expenditures are limited pursuant to
15    subsection (m) of this Section or, either (1) clear and
16    convincing evidence demonstrates, through independent
17    analysis, that the expenditure limits in subsection (m) of
18    this Section preclude full achievement of the goals or (2)
19    each of the following conditions are met: (A) the plan's
20    analysis and forecasts of the utility's ability to acquire
21    energy savings demonstrate by clear and convincing
22    evidence and through independent analysis that achievement
23    of such goals is not cost effective; and (B) the amount of
24    energy savings achieved by the utility as determined by
25    the independent evaluator for the most recent year for
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1    filing was less than the average annual amount of savings
2    required to achieve the goals for the applicable 4-year
3    plan period. If there is not clear and convincing evidence
4    that achieving the savings goals specified in paragraph
5    (b-5) or (b-15) of this Section is possible both
6    cost-effectively and within the expenditure limits in
7    subsection (m), such savings goals shall not be reduced.
8    Except as provided in subsection (m) of this Section,
9    annual increases in cumulative persisting annual savings
10    goals during the applicable 4-year plan period shall not
11    be reduced to amounts that are less than the maximum
12    amount of cumulative persisting annual savings that is
13    forecast to be cost-effectively achievable during the
14    4-year plan period. The Commission shall review any
15    proposed goal reduction as part of its review and approval
16    of the utility's proposed plan.
17        (3) No later than March 1, 2025, each electric utility
18    shall file a 5-year 4-year energy efficiency plan
19    commencing on January 1, 2026 that is designed to achieve
20    the cumulative persisting annual savings goals specified
21    in paragraphs (9) through (13) (12) of subsection (b-5) of
22    this Section or in paragraphs (9) through (13) (12) of
23    subsection (b-15) of this Section, as applicable, through
24    implementation of energy efficiency measures; however, the
25    goals may be reduced if the utility's expenditures are
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1    either (1) clear and convincing evidence demonstrates,
2    through independent analysis, that the expenditure limits
3    in subsection (m) of this Section preclude full
4    achievement of the goals or (2) each of the following
5    conditions are met: (A) the plan's analysis and forecasts
6    of the utility's ability to acquire energy savings
7    demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence and through
8    independent analysis that achievement of such goals is not
9    cost effective; and (B) the amount of energy savings
10    achieved by the utility as determined by the independent
11    evaluator for the most recent year for which savings have
12    been evaluated preceding the plan filing was less than the
13    average annual amount of savings required to achieve the
14    goals for the applicable 5-year 4-year plan period. If
15    there is not clear and convincing evidence that achieving
16    the savings goals specified in paragraphs (b-5) or (b-15)
17    of this Section is possible both cost-effectively and
18    within the expenditure limits in subsection (m), such
19    savings goals shall not be reduced. Except as provided in
20    subsection (m) of this Section, annual increases in
21    cumulative persisting annual savings goals during the
22    applicable 5-year 4-year plan period shall not be reduced
23    to amounts that are less than the maximum amount of
24    cumulative persisting annual savings that is forecast to
25    be cost-effectively achievable during the 5-year 4-year
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1    reduction as part of its review and approval of the
2    utility's proposed plan.
3        (4) No later than March 1, 2029, and every 4 years
4    thereafter, each electric utility shall file a 4-year
5    energy efficiency plan commencing on January 1, 2030, and
6    every 4 years thereafter, respectively, that is designed
7    to achieve the cumulative persisting annual savings goals
8    established by the Illinois Commerce Commission pursuant
9    to direction of subsections (b-5) and (b-15) of this
10    Section, as applicable, through implementation of energy
11    efficiency measures; however, the goals may be reduced if
12    either (1) clear and convincing evidence and independent
13    analysis demonstrates that the expenditure limits in
14    subsection (m) of this Section preclude full achievement
15    of the goals or (2) each of the following conditions are
16    met: (A) the plan's analysis and forecasts of the
17    utility's ability to acquire energy savings demonstrate by
18    clear and convincing evidence and through independent
19    analysis that achievement of such goals is not
20    cost-effective; and (B) the amount of energy savings
21    achieved by the utility as determined by the independent
22    evaluator for the most recent year for which savings have
23    been evaluated preceding the plan filing was less than the
24    average annual amount of savings required to achieve the
25    goals for the applicable 4-year plan period. If there is
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1    savings goals specified in paragraphs (b-5) or (b-15) of
2    this Section is possible both cost-effectively and within
3    the expenditure limits in subsection (m), such savings
4    goals shall not be reduced. Except as provided in
5    subsection (m) of this Section, annual increases in
6    cumulative persisting annual savings goals during the
7    applicable 4-year plan period shall not be reduced to
8    amounts that are less than the maximum amount of
9    cumulative persisting annual savings that is forecast to
10    be cost-effectively achievable during the 4-year plan
11    period. The Commission shall review any proposed goal
12    reduction as part of its review and approval of the
13    utility's proposed plan.
14    Each utility's plan shall set forth the utility's
15proposals to meet the energy efficiency standards identified
16in subsection (b-5) or (b-15), as applicable and as such
17standards may have been modified under this subsection (f),
18taking into account the unique circumstances of the utility's
19service territory. For those plans commencing on January 1,
202018, the Commission shall seek public comment on the
21utility's plan and shall issue an order approving or
22disapproving each plan no later than 105 days after June 1,
232017 (the effective date of Public Act 99-906). For those
24plans commencing after December 31, 2021, the Commission shall
25seek public comment on the utility's plan and shall issue an
26order approving or disapproving each plan within 6 months

 

 

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1after its submission. If the Commission disapproves a plan,
2the Commission shall, within 30 days, describe in detail the
3reasons for the disapproval and describe a path by which the
4utility may file a revised draft of the plan to address the
5Commission's concerns satisfactorily. If the utility does not
6refile with the Commission within 60 days, the utility shall
7be subject to penalties at a rate of $100,000 per day until the
8plan is filed. This process shall continue, and penalties
9shall accrue, until the utility has successfully filed a
10portfolio of energy efficiency and demand-response measures.
11Penalties shall be deposited into the Energy Efficiency Trust
12Fund.
13    (g) In submitting proposed plans and funding levels under
14subsection (f) of this Section to meet the savings goals
15identified in subsection (b-5) or (b-15) of this Section, as
16applicable, the utility shall:
17        (1) Demonstrate that its proposed energy efficiency
18    measures will achieve the applicable requirements that are
19    identified in subsection (b-5) or (b-15) of this Section,
20    as modified by subsection (f) of this Section.
21        (2) (Blank). Present specific proposals to implement
22    new building and appliance standards that have been placed
23    into effect.
24        (2.5) Demonstrate consideration of program options for
25    (A) advancing new building codes, appliance standards, and
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1    efficiency improvements and (B) supporting efforts to
2    improve compliance with new building codes, appliance
3    standards and municipal regulations, as potentially
4    cost-effective means of acquiring energy savings to count
5    toward savings goals.
6        (3) Demonstrate that its overall portfolio of
7    measures, not including low-income programs described in
8    subsection (c) of this Section, is cost-effective using
9    the total resource cost test or complies with paragraphs
10    (1) through (3) of subsection (f) of this Section and
11    represents a diverse cross-section of opportunities for
12    customers of all rate classes, other than those customers
13    described in subsection (l) of this Section, to
14    participate in the programs. Individual measures need not
15    be cost effective.
16        (3.5) Demonstrate that the utility's plan integrates
17    the delivery of energy efficiency programs with natural
18    gas efficiency programs, programs promoting distributed
19    solar, programs promoting demand response and other
20    efforts to address bill payment issues, including, but not
21    limited to, LIHEAP and the Percentage of Income Payment
22    Plan, to the extent such integration is practical and has
23    the potential to enhance customer engagement, minimize
24    market confusion, or reduce administrative costs.
25        (4) Present a third-party energy efficiency
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1    requirements:
2            (A) beginning with the year commencing January 1,
3        2019, electric utilities that serve more than
4        3,000,000 retail customers in the State shall fund
5        third-party energy efficiency programs in an amount
6        that is no less than $25,000,000 per year, and
7        electric utilities that serve less than 3,000,000
8        retail customers but more than 500,000 retail
9        customers in the State shall fund third-party energy
10        efficiency programs in an amount that is no less than
11        $8,350,000 per year;
12            (B) during 2018, the utility shall conduct a
13        solicitation process for purposes of requesting
14        proposals from third-party vendors for those
15        third-party energy efficiency programs to be offered
16        during one or more of the years commencing January 1,
17        2019, January 1, 2020, and January 1, 2021; for those
18        multi-year plans commencing on January 1, 2022 and
19        January 1, 2026, the utility shall conduct a
20        solicitation process during 2021 and 2025,
21        respectively, for purposes of requesting proposals
22        from third-party vendors for those third-party energy
23        efficiency programs to be offered during one or more
24        years of the respective multi-year plan period; for
25        each solicitation process, the utility shall identify
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1        it is seeking requests for proposals; the solicitation
2        process must be either for programs that fill gaps in
3        the utility's program portfolio and for programs that
4        target low-income customers, business sectors,
5        building types, geographies, or other specific parts
6        of its customer base with initiatives that would be
7        more effective at reaching these customer segments
8        than the utilities' programs filed in its energy
9        efficiency plans;
10            (C) the utility shall propose the bidder
11        qualifications, performance measurement process, and
12        contract structure, which must include a performance
13        payment mechanism and general terms and conditions;
14        the proposed qualifications, process, and structure
15        shall be subject to Commission approval; and
16            (D) the utility shall retain an independent third
17        party to score the proposals received through the
18        solicitation process described in this paragraph (4),
19        rank them according to their cost per lifetime
20        kilowatt-hours saved, and assemble the portfolio of
21        third-party programs.
22        The electric utility shall recover all costs
23    associated with Commission-approved, third-party
24    administered programs regardless of the success of those
25    programs.
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1    measures to reduce peak demand by 0.1% over the prior year
2    for eligible retail customers, as defined in Section
3    16-111.5 of this Act, and for customers that elect hourly
4    service from the utility pursuant to Section 16-107 of
5    this Act, provided those customers have not been declared
6    competitive. This requirement continues until December 31,
7    2026.
8        (5) Include a proposed or revised cost-recovery tariff
9    mechanism, as provided for under subsection (d) of this
10    Section, to fund the proposed energy efficiency and
11    demand-response measures and to ensure the recovery of the
12    prudently and reasonably incurred costs of
13    Commission-approved programs.
14        (6) Provide for an annual independent evaluation of
15    the performance of the cost-effectiveness of the utility's
16    portfolio of measures, as well as a full review of the
17    multi-year plan results of the broader net program impacts
18    and, to the extent practical, for adjustment of the
19    measures on a going-forward basis as a result of the
20    evaluations. The resources dedicated to evaluation shall
21    not exceed 3% of portfolio resources in any given year.
22        (7) For electric utilities that serve more than
23    3,000,000 retail customers in the State:
24            (A) Through December 31, 2025, provide for an
25        adjustment to the return on equity component of the
26        utility's weighted average cost of capital calculated

 

 

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1        under subsection (d) of this Section:
2                (i) If the independent evaluator determines
3            that the utility achieved a cumulative persisting
4            annual savings that is less than the applicable
5            annual incremental goal, then the return on equity
6            component shall be reduced by a maximum of 200
7            basis points in the event that the utility
8            achieved no more than 75% of such goal. If the
9            utility achieved more than 75% of the applicable
10            annual incremental goal but less than 100% of such
11            goal, then the return on equity component shall be
12            reduced by 8 basis points for each percent by
13            which the utility failed to achieve the goal.
14                (ii) If the independent evaluator determines
15            that the utility achieved a cumulative persisting
16            annual savings that is more than the applicable
17            annual incremental goal, then the return on equity
18            component shall be increased by a maximum of 200
19            basis points in the event that the utility
20            achieved at least 125% of such goal. If the
21            utility achieved more than 100% of the applicable
22            annual incremental goal but less than 125% of such
23            goal, then the return on equity component shall be
24            increased by 8 basis points for each percent by
25            which the utility achieved above the goal. If the
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1            under paragraphs (1) or (2) of subsection (f) of
2            this Section, then the following adjustments shall
3            be made to the calculations described in this item
4            (ii):
5                    (aa) the calculation for determining
6                achievement that is at least 125% of the
7                applicable annual incremental goal shall use
8                the unreduced applicable annual incremental
9                goal to set the value; and
10                    (bb) the calculation for determining
11                achievement that is less than 125% but more
12                than 100% of the applicable annual incremental
13                goal shall use the reduced applicable annual
14                incremental goal to set the value for 100%
15                achievement of the goal and shall use the
16                unreduced goal to set the value for 125%
17                achievement. The 8 basis point value shall
18                also be modified, as necessary, so that the
19                200 basis points are evenly apportioned among
20                each percentage point value between 100% and
21                125% achievement.
22            (B) For the period January 1, 2026 through
23        December 31, 2029 and in all subsequent 4-year periods
24        2030, provide for an adjustment to the return on
25        equity component of the utility's weighted average
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1        this Section:
2                (i) If the independent evaluator determines
3            that the utility achieved a cumulative persisting
4            annual savings that is less than the applicable
5            annual incremental goal, then the return on equity
6            component shall be reduced by a maximum of 200
7            basis points in the event that the utility
8            achieved no more than 66% of such goal. If the
9            utility achieved more than 66% of the applicable
10            annual incremental goal but less than 100% of such
11            goal, then the return on equity component shall be
12            reduced by 6 basis points for each percent by
13            which the utility failed to achieve the goal.
14                (ii) If the independent evaluator determines
15            that the utility achieved a cumulative persisting
16            annual savings that is more than the applicable
17            annual incremental goal, then the return on equity
18            component shall be increased by a maximum of 200
19            basis points in the event that the utility
20            achieved at least 134% of such goal. If the
21            utility achieved more than 100% of the applicable
22            annual incremental goal but less than 134% of such
23            goal, then the return on equity component shall be
24            increased by 6 basis points for each percent by
25            which the utility achieved above the goal. If the
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1            under paragraph (3) of subsection (f) of this
2            Section, then the following adjustments shall be
3            made to the calculations described in this item
4            (ii):
5                    (aa) the calculation for determining
6                achievement that is at least 134% of the
7                applicable annual incremental goal shall use
8                the unreduced applicable annual incremental
9                goal to set the value; and
10                    (bb) the calculation for determining
11                achievement that is less than 134% but more
12                than 100% of the applicable annual incremental
13                goal shall use the reduced applicable annual
14                incremental goal to set the value for 100%
15                achievement of the goal and shall use the
16                unreduced goal to set the value for 134%
17                achievement. The 6 basis point value shall
18                also be modified, as necessary, so that the
19                200 basis points are evenly apportioned among
20                each percentage point value between 100% and
21                134% achievement.
22            (C) Notwithstanding the provisions of
23        subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph (7), if
24        the applicable annual incremental goal for an electric
25        utility is ever less than 0.6% of deemed average
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1        during calendar years 2014, 2015, and 2016, an
2        adjustment to the return on equity component of the
3        utility's weighted average cost of capital calculated
4        under subsection (d) of this Section shall be made as
5        follows:
6                (i) If the independent evaluator determines
7            that the utility achieved a cumulative persisting
8            annual savings that is less than would have been
9            achieved had the applicable annual incremental
10            goal been achieved, then the return on equity
11            component shall be reduced by a maximum of 200
12            basis points if the utility achieved no more than
13            75% of its applicable annual total savings
14            requirement as defined in paragraph (7.5) of this
15            subsection. If the utility achieved more than 75%
16            of the applicable annual total savings requirement
17            but less than 100% of such goal, then the return on
18            equity component shall be reduced by 8 basis
19            points for each percent by which the utility
20            failed to achieve the goal.
21                (ii) If the independent evaluator determines
22            that the utility achieved a cumulative persisting
23            annual savings that is more than would have been
24            achieved had the applicable annual incremental
25            goal been achieved, then the return on equity
26            component shall be increased by a maximum of 200

 

 

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1            basis points if the utility achieved at least 125%
2            of its applicable annual total savings
3            requirement. If the utility achieved more than
4            100% of the applicable annual total savings
5            requirement but less than 125% of such goal, then
6            the return on equity component shall be increased
7            by 8 basis points for each percent by which the
8            utility achieved above the applicable annual total
9            savings requirement. If the applicable annual
10            incremental goal was reduced under paragraph (1)
11            or (2) of subsection (f) of this Section, then the
12            following adjustments shall be made to the
13            calculations described in this item (ii):
14                    (aa) the calculation for determining
15                achievement that is at least 125% of the
16                applicable annual total savings requirement
17                shall use the unreduced applicable annual
18                incremental goal to set the value; and
19                    (bb) the calculation for determining
20                achievement that is less than 125% but more
21                than 100% of the applicable annual total
22                savings requirement shall use the reduced
23                applicable annual incremental goal to set the
24                value for 100% achievement of the goal and
25                shall use the unreduced goal to set the value
26                for 125% achievement. The 8 basis point value

 

 

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1                shall also be modified, as necessary, so that
2                the 200 basis points are evenly apportioned
3                among each percentage point value between 100%
4                and 125% achievement.
5        (7.5) For purposes of this Section, the term
6    "applicable annual incremental goal" means the difference
7    between the cumulative persisting annual savings goal for
8    the calendar year that is the subject of the independent
9    evaluator's determination and the cumulative persisting
10    annual savings goal for the immediately preceding calendar
11    year, as such goals are defined in subsections (b-5) and
12    (b-15) of this Section and as these goals may have been
13    modified as provided for under subsection (b-20) and
14    paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (f) of this
15    Section. Under subsections (b), (b-5), (b-10), and (b-15)
16    of this Section, a utility must first replace energy
17    savings from measures that have expired reached the end of
18    their measure lives and would otherwise have to be
19    replaced to meet the applicable savings goals identified
20    in subsection (b-5) or (b-15) of this Section before any
21    progress towards achievement of its applicable annual
22    incremental goal may be counted. Savings may expire
23    because measures installed in previous years have reached
24    the end of their lives, because measures installed in
25    previous years are producing lower savings in the current
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1    identified by independent evaluators. Notwithstanding
2    anything else set forth in this Section, the difference
3    between the actual annual incremental savings achieved in
4    any given year, including the replacement of energy
5    savings from measures that have expired, and the
6    applicable annual incremental goal shall not affect
7    adjustments to the return on equity for subsequent
8    calendar years under this subsection (g).
9        In this Section, "applicable annual total savings
10    requirement" means the total amount of new annual savings
11    that the utility must achieve in any given year to achieve
12    the applicable annual incremental goal. This is equal to
13    the applicable annual incremental goal plus the total new
14    annual savings that are required to replace savings that
15    expired in or at the end of the previous year.
16        (8) For electric utilities that serve less than
17    3,000,000 retail customers but more than 500,000 retail
18    customers in the State:
19            (A) Through December 31, 2025, the applicable
20        annual incremental goal shall be compared to the
21        annual incremental savings as determined by the
22        independent evaluator.
23                (i) The return on equity component shall be
24            reduced by 8 basis points for each percent by
25            which the utility did not achieve 84.4% of the
26            applicable annual incremental goal.

 

 

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1                (ii) The return on equity component shall be
2            increased by 8 basis points for each percent by
3            which the utility exceeded 100% of the applicable
4            annual incremental goal.
5                (iii) The return on equity component shall not
6            be increased or decreased if the annual
7            incremental savings as determined by the
8            independent evaluator is greater than 84.4% of the
9            applicable annual incremental goal and less than
10            100% of the applicable annual incremental goal.
11                (iv) The return on equity component shall not
12            be increased or decreased by an amount greater
13            than 200 basis points pursuant to this
14            subparagraph (A).
15            (B) For the period of January 1, 2026 through
16        December 31, 2029 and in all subsequent 4-year periods
17        2030, the applicable annual incremental goal shall be
18        compared to the annual incremental savings as
19        determined by the independent evaluator.
20                (i) The return on equity component shall be
21            reduced by 6 basis points for each percent by
22            which the utility did not achieve 100% of the
23            applicable annual incremental goal.
24                (ii) The return on equity component shall be
25            increased by 6 basis points for each percent by
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1            annual incremental goal.
2                (iii) The return on equity component shall not
3            be increased or decreased by an amount greater
4            than 200 basis points pursuant to this
5            subparagraph (B).
6            (C) Notwithstanding provisions in subparagraphs
7        (A) and (B) of paragraph (7) of this subsection, if the
8        applicable annual incremental goal for an electric
9        utility is ever less than 0.6% of deemed average
10        weather normalized sales of electric power and energy
11        during calendar years 2014, 2015 and 2016, an
12        adjustment to the return on equity component of the
13        utility's weighted average cost of capital calculated
14        under subsection (d) of this Section shall be made as
15        follows:
16                (i) The return on equity component shall be
17            reduced by 8 basis points for each percent by
18            which the utility did not achieve 100% of the
19            applicable annual total savings requirement.
20                (ii) The return on equity component shall be
21            increased by 8 basis points for each percent by
22            which the utility exceeded 100% of the applicable
23            annual total savings requirement.
24                (iii) The return on equity component shall not
25            be increased or decreased by an amount greater
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1            subparagraph (C).
2            (D) (C) If the applicable annual incremental goal
3        was reduced under paragraph paragraphs (1), (2), or
4        (3), or (4) of subsection (f) of this Section, then the
5        following adjustments shall be made to the
6        calculations described in subparagraphs (A), and (B),
7        and (C) of this paragraph (8):
8                (i) The calculation for determining
9            achievement that is at least 125% or 134%, as
10            applicable, of the applicable annual incremental
11            goal or the applicable annual total savings
12            requirement, as applicable, shall use the
13            unreduced applicable annual incremental goal to
14            set the value.
15                (ii) For the period through December 31, 2025,
16            the calculation for determining achievement that
17            is less than 125% but more than 100% of the
18            applicable annual incremental goal or the
19            applicable annual total savings requirement, as
20            applicable, shall use the reduced applicable
21            annual incremental goal to set the value for 100%
22            achievement of the goal and shall use the
23            unreduced goal to set the value for 125%
24            achievement. The 8 basis point value shall also be
25            modified, as necessary, so that the 200 basis
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1            percentage point value between 100% and 125%
2            achievement.
3                (iii) For the period of January 1, 2026
4            through December 31, 2029 and all subsequent
5            4-year periods, the calculation for determining
6            achievement that is less than 125% or 134%, as
7            applicable, but more than 100% of the applicable
8            annual incremental goal or the applicable annual
9            total savings requirement, as applicable, shall
10            use the reduced applicable annual incremental goal
11            to set the value for 100% achievement of the goal
12            and shall use the unreduced goal to set the value
13            for 125% achievement. The 6 basis-point value or 8
14            basis-point value, as applicable, shall also be
15            modified, as necessary, so that the 200 basis
16            points are evenly apportioned among each
17            percentage point value between 100% and 125% or
18            between 100% and 134% achievement, as applicable
19            2030, the calculation for determining achievement
20            that is less than 134% but more than 100% of the
21            applicable annual incremental goal shall use the
22            reduced applicable annual incremental goal to set
23            the value for 100% achievement of the goal and
24            shall use the unreduced goal to set the value for
25            125% achievement. The 6 basis point value shall
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1            basis points are evenly apportioned among each
2            percentage point value between 100% and 134%
3            achievement.
4        (9) The utility shall submit the energy savings data
5    to the independent evaluator no later than 30 days after
6    the close of the plan year. The independent evaluator
7    shall determine the cumulative persisting annual savings
8    for a given plan year, as well as an estimate of job
9    impacts and other macroeconomic impacts of the efficiency
10    programs for that year, no later than 120 days after the
11    close of the plan year. The utility shall submit an
12    informational filing to the Commission no later than 160
13    days after the close of the plan year that attaches the
14    independent evaluator's final report identifying the
15    cumulative persisting annual savings for the year and
16    calculates, under paragraph (7) or (8) of this subsection
17    (g), as applicable, any resulting change to the utility's
18    return on equity component of the weighted average cost of
19    capital applicable to the next plan year beginning with
20    the January monthly billing period and extending through
21    the December monthly billing period. However, if the
22    utility recovers the costs incurred under this Section
23    under paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (d) of this
24    Section, then the utility shall not be required to submit
25    such informational filing, and shall instead submit the
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1    informational filing as part of its filing under paragraph
2    (3) of such subsection (d) that is due on or before June 1
3    of each year.
4        For those utilities that must submit the informational
5    filing, the Commission may, on its own motion or by
6    petition, initiate an investigation of such filing,
7    provided, however, that the utility's proposed return on
8    equity calculation shall be deemed the final, approved
9    calculation on December 15 of the year in which it is filed
10    unless the Commission enters an order on or before
11    December 15, after notice and hearing, that modifies such
12    calculation consistent with this Section.
13        The adjustments to the return on equity component
14    described in paragraphs (7) and (8) of this subsection (g)
15    shall be applied as described in such paragraphs through a
16    separate tariff mechanism, which shall be filed by the
17    utility under subsections (f) and (g) of this Section.
18        (9.5) The utility must demonstrate how it will ensure
19    that program implementation contractors and energy
20    efficiency installation vendors will promote workforce
21    equity and quality jobs.
22        (9.6) Utilities shall collect data necessary to ensure
23    compliance with paragraph (9.5) no less than quarterly and
24    shall communicate progress toward compliance with
25    paragraph (9.5) to program implementation contractors and
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1    quarterly. Utilities shall work with relevant vendors,
2    providing education, training, and other resources needed
3    to ensure compliance and, where necessary, adjusting or
4    terminating work with vendors that cannot assist with
5    compliance.
6        (10) Utilities required to implement efficiency
7    programs under subsections (b-5) and (b-10) shall report
8    annually to the Illinois Commerce Commission and the
9    General Assembly on how hiring, contracting, job training,
10    and other practices related to its energy efficiency
11    programs enhance the diversity of vendors working on such
12    programs. These reports must include data on vendor and
13    employee diversity, including data on the implementation
14    of paragraphs (9.5) and (9.6). If the utility is not
15    meeting the requirements of paragraphs (9.5) and (9.6),
16    the utility shall submit a plan to adjust their activities
17    so that they meet the requirements of paragraphs (9.5) and
18    (9.6) within the following year.
19    (h) No more than 6% 4% of energy efficiency and
20demand-response program revenue may be allocated for research,
21development, or pilot deployment of new equipment or measures.
22Electric utilities shall work with interested stakeholders to
23formulate a plan for how these funds should be spent,
24incorporate statewide approaches for these allocations, and
25file a 4-year plan that demonstrates that collaboration. If a
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1goals with the Commission, then a utility shall forgo spending
2portfolio dollars on research and development proposals.
3    (i) When practicable, electric utilities shall incorporate
4advanced metering infrastructure data into the planning,
5implementation, and evaluation of energy efficiency measures
6and programs, subject to the data privacy and confidentiality
7protections of applicable law.
8    (j) The independent evaluator shall follow the guidelines
9and use the savings set forth in Commission-approved energy
10efficiency policy manuals and technical reference manuals, as
11each may be updated from time to time. Until such time as
12measure life values for energy efficiency measures implemented
13for low-income households under subsection (c) of this Section
14are incorporated into such Commission-approved manuals, the
15low-income measures shall have the same measure life values
16that are established for same measures implemented in
17households that are not low-income households.
18    (k) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
19an electric utility subject to the requirements of this
20Section may file a tariff cancelling an automatic adjustment
21clause tariff in effect under this Section or Section 8-103,
22which shall take effect no later than one business day after
23the date such tariff is filed. Thereafter, the utility shall
24be authorized to defer and recover its expenditures incurred
25under this Section through a new tariff authorized under
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1case under Article IX or Section 16-108.5 of this Act, with
2interest at an annual rate equal to the utility's weighted
3average cost of capital as approved by the Commission in such
4case. If the utility elects to file a new tariff under
5subsection (d) of this Section, the utility may file the
6tariff within 10 days after June 1, 2017 (the effective date of
7Public Act 99-906), and the cost inputs to such tariff shall be
8based on the projected costs to be incurred by the utility
9during the calendar year in which the new tariff is filed and
10that were not recovered under the tariff that was cancelled as
11provided for in this subsection. Such costs shall include
12those incurred or to be incurred by the utility under its
13multi-year plan approved under subsections (f) and (g) of this
14Section, including, but not limited to, projected capital
15investment costs and projected regulatory asset balances with
16correspondingly updated depreciation and amortization reserves
17and expense. The Commission shall, after notice and hearing,
18approve, or approve with modification, such tariff and cost
19inputs no later than 75 days after the utility filed the
20tariff, provided that such approval, or approval with
21modification, shall be consistent with the provisions of this
22Section to the extent they do not conflict with this
23subsection (k). The tariff approved by the Commission shall
24take effect no later than 5 days after the Commission enters
25its order approving the tariff.
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1tariff cancelling the utility's automatic adjustment clause
2tariff, the utility shall file a reconciliation that
3reconciles the moneys collected under its automatic adjustment
4clause tariff with the costs incurred during the period
5beginning June 1, 2016 and ending on the date that the electric
6utility's automatic adjustment clause tariff was cancelled. In
7the event the reconciliation reflects an under-collection, the
8utility shall recover the costs as specified in this
9subsection (k). If the reconciliation reflects an
10over-collection, the utility shall apply the amount of such
11over-collection as a one-time credit to retail customers'
12bills.
13    (l) For the calendar years covered by a multi-year plan
14commencing after December 31, 2017, subsections (a) through
15(j) of this Section do not apply to eligible large private
16energy customers that have chosen to opt out of multi-year
17plans consistent with this subsection (1).
18        (1) For purposes of this subsection (l), "eligible
19    large private energy customer" means any retail customers,
20    except for federal, State, municipal, and other public
21    customers, of an electric utility that serves more than
22    3,000,000 retail customers, except for federal, State,
23    municipal and other public customers, in the State and
24    whose total highest 30 minute demand was more than 10,000
25    kilowatts, or any retail customers of an electric utility
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1    than 500,000 retail customers in the State and whose total
2    highest 15 minute demand was more than 10,000 kilowatts.
3    For purposes of this subsection (l), "retail customer" has
4    the meaning set forth in Section 16-102 of this Act.
5    However, for a business entity with multiple sites located
6    in the State, where at least one of those sites qualifies
7    as an eligible large private energy customer, then any of
8    that business entity's sites, properly identified on a
9    form for notice, shall be considered eligible large
10    private energy customers for the purposes of this
11    subsection (l). A determination of whether this subsection
12    is applicable to a customer shall be made for each
13    multi-year plan beginning after December 31, 2017. The
14    criteria for determining whether this subsection (l) is
15    applicable to a retail customer shall be based on the 12
16    consecutive billing periods prior to the start of the
17    first year of each such multi-year plan.
18        (2) Within 45 days after the effective date of this
19    amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, the
20    Commission shall prescribe the form for notice required
21    for opting out of energy efficiency programs. The notice
22    must be submitted to the retail electric utility 12 months
23    before the next energy efficiency planning cycle. However,
24    within 120 days after the Commission's initial issuance of
25    the form for notice, eligible large private energy
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1    utility. The form for notice for opting out of energy
2    efficiency programs shall include all of the following:
3            (A) a statement indicating that the customer has
4        elected to opt out;
5            (B) the account numbers for the customer accounts
6        to which the opt out shall apply;
7            (C) the mailing address associated with the
8        customer accounts identified under subparagraph (B);
9            (D) an American Society of Heating, Refrigerating,
10        and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) level 2 or
11        higher audit report conducted by an independent
12        third-party expert identifying cost-effective energy
13        efficiency project opportunities that could be
14        invested in over the next 10 years. A retail customer
15        with specialized processes may utilize a self-audit
16        process in lieu of the ASHRAE audit;
17            (E) a description of the customer's plans to
18        reallocate the funds toward internal energy efficiency
19        efforts identified in the subparagraph (D) report,
20        including, but not limited to: (i) strategic energy
21        management or other programs, including descriptions
22        of targeted buildings, equipment and operations; (ii)
23        eligible energy efficiency measures; and (iii)
24        expected energy savings, itemized by technology. If
25        the subparagraph (D) audit report identifies that the
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1        efficient technology, equipment, programs, and
2        operations, the customer may provide a statement that
3        more efficient technology, equipment, programs, and
4        operations are not reasonably available as a means of
5        satisfying this subparagraph (E); and
6            (F) the effective date of the opt out, which will
7        be the next January 1 following notice of the opt out.
8        (3) Upon receipt of a properly and timely noticed
9    request for opt out submitted by an eligible large private
10    energy customer, the retail electric utility shall grant
11    the request, file the request with the Commission and,
12    beginning January 1 of the following year, the opted out
13    customer shall no longer be assessed the costs of the plan
14    and shall be prohibited from participating in that 4-year
15    plan cycle to give the retail utility the certainty to
16    design program plan proposals.
17        (4) Upon a customer's election to opt out under
18    paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection (l) and
19    commencing on the effective date of said opt out, the
20    account properly identified in the customer's notice under
21    paragraph (2) shall not be subject to any cost recovery
22    and shall not be eligible to participate in, or directly
23    benefit from, compliance with energy efficiency cumulative
24    persisting savings requirements under subsections (a)
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1    targets will exclude any opted out load.
2        (6) The request to opt out is only valid for the
3    requested plan cycle. An eligible large private energy
4    customer must also request to opt out for future energy
5    plan cycles, otherwise the customer will be included in
6    the future energy plan cycle. For the calendar years
7    covered by a multi-year plan commencing after December 31,
8    2017, subsections (a) through (j) of this Section do not
9    apply to any retail customers of an electric utility that
10    serves more than 3,000,000 retail customers in the State
11    and whose total highest 30 minute demand was more than
12    10,000 kilowatts, or any retail customers of an electric
13    utility that serves less than 3,000,000 retail customers
14    but more than 500,000 retail customers in the State and
15    whose total highest 15 minute demand was more than 10,000
16    kilowatts. For purposes of this subsection (l), "retail
17    customer" has the meaning set forth in Section 16-102 of
18    this Act. A determination of whether this subsection is
19    applicable to a customer shall be made for each multi-year
20    plan beginning after December 31, 2017. The criteria for
21    determining whether this subsection (l) is applicable to a
22    retail customer shall be based on the 12 consecutive
23    billing periods prior to the start of the first year of
24    each such multi-year plan.
25    (m) Notwithstanding the requirements of this Section, as
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1subsections (f) and (g) of this Section if the multi-year plan
2has been designed to maximize savings, but does not meet the
3cost cap limitations of this Section, the Commission shall
4reduce the amount of energy efficiency measures implemented
5for any single year, and whose costs are recovered under
6subsection (d) of this Section, by an amount necessary to
7limit the estimated average net increase due to the cost of the
8measures to no more than
9        (1) 3.5% for each of the 4 years beginning January 1,
10    2018,
11        (2) (blank), 3.75% for each of the 4 years beginning
12    January 1, 2022, and
13        (3) 4% for each of the 4 5 years beginning January 1,
14    2022 2026,
15        (4) 4.25% for the 4 years beginning January 1, 2026,
16    and
17        (5) 4.25% plus an increase sufficient to account for
18    the rate of inflation between January 1, 2026 and January
19    1 of the first year of each subsequent 4-year plan cycle,
20of the average amount paid per kilowatthour by residential
21eligible retail customers during calendar year 2015. An
22electric utility may plan to spend up to 10% more in any year
23during an applicable multi-year plan period to
24cost-effectively achieve additional savings so long as the
25average over the applicable multi-year plan period does not
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1determine the total amount that may be spent by an electric
2utility in any single year, the applicable percentage of the
3average amount paid per kilowatthour shall be multiplied by
4the total amount of energy delivered by such electric utility
5in the calendar year 2015, adjusted to reflect the proportion
6of the utility's load attributable to customers that have
7opted out of who are exempt from subsections (a) through (j) of
8this Section under subsection (l) of this Section. For
9purposes of this subsection (m), the amount paid per
10kilowatthour includes, without limitation, estimated amounts
11paid for supply, transmission, distribution, surcharges, and
12add-on taxes. For purposes of this Section, "eligible retail
13customers" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
1416-111.5 of this Act. Once the Commission has approved a plan
15under subsections (f) and (g) of this Section, no subsequent
16rate impact determinations shall be made.
17    (n) A utility shall take advantage of the efficiencies
18available through existing Illinois Home Weatherization
19Assistance Program infrastructure and services, such as
20enrollment, marketing, quality assurance and implementation,
21which can reduce the need for similar services at a lower cost
22than utility-only programs, subject to capacity constraints at
23community action agencies, for both single-family and
24multifamily weatherization services, to the extent Illinois
25Home Weatherization Assistance Program community action
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1demonstrate that in formulating annual weatherization budgets,
2it has sought input and coordination with community action
3agencies regarding agencies' capacity to expand and maximize
4Illinois Home Weatherization Assistance Program delivery using
5the ratepayer dollars collected under this Section.
6(Source: P.A. 100-840, eff. 8-13-18; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19;
7102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
8    (220 ILCS 5/8-406)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-406)
9    Sec. 8-406. Certificate of public convenience and
10necessity.
11    (a) No public utility not owning any city or village
12franchise nor engaged in performing any public service or in
13furnishing any product or commodity within this State as of
14July 1, 1921 and not possessing a certificate of public
15convenience and necessity from the Illinois Commerce
16Commission, the State Public Utilities Commission or the
17Public Utilities Commission, at the time this amendatory Act
18of 1985 goes into effect, shall transact any business in this
19State until it shall have obtained a certificate from the
20Commission that public convenience and necessity require the
21transaction of such business.
22    (b) No public utility shall begin the construction of any
23new plant, equipment, property or facility which is not in
24substitution of any existing plant, equipment, property or
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1thereto, unless and until it shall have obtained from the
2Commission a certificate that public convenience and necessity
3require such construction. Whenever after a hearing the
4Commission determines that any new construction or the
5transaction of any business by a public utility will promote
6the public convenience and is necessary thereto, it shall have
7the power to issue certificates of public convenience and
8necessity. The Commission shall determine that proposed
9construction will promote the public convenience and necessity
10only if the utility demonstrates: (1) that the proposed
11construction is necessary to provide adequate, reliable, and
12efficient service to its customers and is the least-cost means
13of satisfying the service needs of its customers or that the
14proposed construction will promote the development of an
15effectively competitive electricity market that operates
16efficiently, is equitable to all customers, and is the least
17cost means of satisfying those objectives; (2) that the
18utility is capable of efficiently managing and supervising the
19construction process and has taken sufficient action to ensure
20adequate and efficient construction and supervision thereof;
21and (3) that the utility is capable of financing the proposed
22construction without significant adverse financial
23consequences for the utility or its customers.
24    (b-5) As used in this subsection (b-5):
25    "Qualifying direct current applicant" means an entity that
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1the purpose of transporting electric energy in interstate
2commerce.
3    "Qualifying direct current project" means a high voltage
4direct current electric service line that crosses at least one
5Illinois border, the Illinois portion of which is physically
6located within the region of the Midcontinent Independent
7System Operator, Inc., or its successor organization, and runs
8through the counties of Pike, Scott, Greene, Macoupin,
9Montgomery, Christian, Shelby, Cumberland, and Clark, is
10capable of transmitting electricity at voltages of 345kv or
11above, and may also include associated interconnected
12alternating current interconnection facilities in this State
13that are part of the proposed project and reasonably necessary
14to connect the project with other portions of the grid.
15    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a
16qualifying direct current applicant that does not own,
17control, operate, or manage, within this State, any plant,
18equipment, or property used or to be used for the transmission
19of electricity at the time of its application or of the
20Commission's order may file an application on or before
21December 31, 2023 with the Commission pursuant to this Section
22or Section 8-406.1 for, and the Commission may grant, a
23certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct,
24operate, and maintain a qualifying direct current project. The
25qualifying direct current applicant may also include in the
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1Commission shall grant the application for a certificate of
2public convenience and necessity and requests for authority
3under Section 8-503 if it finds that the qualifying direct
4current applicant and the proposed qualifying direct current
5project satisfy the requirements of this subsection and
6otherwise satisfy the criteria of this Section or Section
78-406.1 and the criteria of Section 8-503, as applicable to
8the application and to the extent such criteria are not
9superseded by the provisions of this subsection. The
10Commission's order on the application for the certificate of
11public convenience and necessity shall also include the
12Commission's findings and determinations on the request or
13requests for authority pursuant to Section 8-503. Prior to
14filing its application under either this Section or Section
158-406.1, the qualifying direct current applicant shall conduct
163 public meetings in accordance with subsection (h) of this
17Section. If the qualifying direct current applicant
18demonstrates in its application that the proposed qualifying
19direct current project is designed to deliver electricity to a
20point or points on the electric transmission grid in either or
21both the PJM Interconnection, LLC or the Midcontinent
22Independent System Operator, Inc., or their respective
23successor organizations, the proposed qualifying direct
24current project shall be deemed to be, and the Commission
25shall find it to be, for public use. If the qualifying direct
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1the proposed transmission project has a capacity of 1,000
2megawatts or larger and a voltage level of 345 kilovolts or
3greater, the proposed transmission project shall be deemed to
4satisfy, and the Commission shall find that it satisfies, the
5criteria stated in item (1) of subsection (b) of this Section
6or in paragraph (1) of subsection (f) of Section 8-406.1, as
7applicable to the application, without the taking of
8additional evidence on these criteria. Prior to the transfer
9of functional control of any transmission assets to a regional
10transmission organization, a qualifying direct current
11applicant shall request Commission approval to join a regional
12transmission organization in an application filed pursuant to
13this subsection (b-5) or separately pursuant to Section 7-102
14of this Act. The Commission may grant permission to a
15qualifying direct current applicant to join a regional
16transmission organization if it finds that the membership, and
17associated transfer of functional control of transmission
18assets, benefits Illinois customers in light of the attendant
19costs and is otherwise in the public interest. Nothing in this
20subsection (b-5) requires a qualifying direct current
21applicant to join a regional transmission organization.
22Nothing in this subsection (b-5) requires the owner or
23operator of a high voltage direct current transmission line
24that is not a qualifying direct current project to obtain a
25certificate of public convenience and necessity to the extent
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1provision of this Act.
2    (c) After the effective date of this amendatory Act of
31987, no construction shall commence on any new nuclear power
4plant to be located within this State, and no certificate of
5public convenience and necessity or other authorization shall
6be issued therefor by the Commission, until the Director of
7the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency finds that the
8United States Government, through its authorized agency, has
9identified and approved a demonstrable technology or means for
10the disposal of high level nuclear waste, or until such
11construction has been specifically approved by a statute
12enacted by the General Assembly.
13    As used in this Section, "high level nuclear waste" means
14those aqueous wastes resulting from the operation of the first
15cycle of the solvent extraction system or equivalent and the
16concentrated wastes of the subsequent extraction cycles or
17equivalent in a facility for reprocessing irradiated reactor
18fuel and shall include spent fuel assemblies prior to fuel
19reprocessing.
20    (d) In making its determination, the Commission shall
21attach primary weight to the cost or cost savings to the
22customers of the utility. The Commission may consider any or
23all factors which will or may affect such cost or cost savings,
24including the public utility's engineering judgment regarding
25the materials used for construction.
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1shall remain in force not to exceed one year in cases of
2emergency, to assure maintenance of adequate service or to
3serve particular customers, without notice or hearing, pending
4the determination of an application for a certificate, and may
5by regulation exempt from the requirements of this Section
6temporary acts or operations for which the issuance of a
7certificate will not be required in the public interest.
8    A public utility shall not be required to obtain but may
9apply for and obtain a certificate of public convenience and
10necessity pursuant to this Section with respect to any matter
11as to which it has received the authorization or order of the
12Commission under the Electric Supplier Act, and any such
13authorization or order granted a public utility by the
14Commission under that Act shall as between public utilities be
15deemed to be, and shall have except as provided in that Act the
16same force and effect as, a certificate of public convenience
17and necessity issued pursuant to this Section.
18    No electric cooperative shall be made or shall become a
19party to or shall be entitled to be heard or to otherwise
20appear or participate in any proceeding initiated under this
21Section for authorization of power plant construction and as
22to matters as to which a remedy is available under The Electric
23Supplier Act.
24    (f) Such certificates may be altered or modified by the
25Commission, upon its own motion or upon application by the
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1period of 2 years from the grant thereof authority conferred
2by a certificate of convenience and necessity issued by the
3Commission shall be null and void.
4    No certificate of public convenience and necessity shall
5be construed as granting a monopoly or an exclusive privilege,
6immunity or franchise.
7    (g) A public utility that undertakes any of the actions
8described in items (1) through (3) of this subsection (g) or
9that has obtained approval pursuant to Section 8-406.1 of this
10Act shall not be required to comply with the requirements of
11this Section to the extent such requirements otherwise would
12apply. For purposes of this Section and Section 8-406.1 of
13this Act, "high voltage electric service line" means an
14electric line having a design voltage of 100,000 or more. For
15purposes of this subsection (g), a public utility may do any of
16the following:
17        (1) replace or upgrade any existing high voltage
18    electric service line and related facilities,
19    notwithstanding its length;
20        (2) relocate any existing high voltage electric
21    service line and related facilities, notwithstanding its
22    length, to accommodate construction or expansion of a
23    roadway or other transportation infrastructure; or
24        (3) construct a high voltage electric service line and
25    related facilities that is constructed solely to serve a
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1    interconnection to the public utility's transmission
2    system and that will pass under or over the premises owned
3    by the customer or generator to be served or under or over
4    premises for which the customer or generator has secured
5    the necessary right of way.
6    (h) A public utility seeking to construct a high-voltage
7electric service line and related facilities (Project) must
8show that the utility has held a minimum of 2 pre-filing public
9meetings to receive public comment concerning the Project in
10each county where the Project is to be located, no earlier than
116 months prior to filing an application for a certificate of
12public convenience and necessity from the Commission. Notice
13of the public meeting shall be published in a newspaper of
14general circulation within the affected county once a week for
153 consecutive weeks, beginning no earlier than one month prior
16to the first public meeting. If the Project traverses 2
17contiguous counties and where in one county the transmission
18line mileage and number of landowners over whose property the
19proposed route traverses is one-fifth or less of the
20transmission line mileage and number of such landowners of the
21other county, then the utility may combine the 2 pre-filing
22meetings in the county with the greater transmission line
23mileage and affected landowners. All other requirements
24regarding pre-filing meetings shall apply in both counties.
25Notice of the public meeting, including a description of the
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1county where the Project is to be located. A representative of
2the Commission shall be invited to each pre-filing public
3meeting.
4    (i) For applications filed after the effective date of
5this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, the
6Commission shall by registered mail notify each owner of
7record of land, as identified in the records of the relevant
8county tax assessor, included in the right-of-way over which
9the utility seeks in its application to construct a
10high-voltage electric line of the time and place scheduled for
11the initial hearing on the public utility's application. The
12utility shall reimburse the Commission for the cost of the
13postage and supplies incurred for mailing the notice.
14(Source: P.A. 99-399, eff. 8-18-15; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
15    (220 ILCS 5/9-229)
16    Sec. 9-229. Consideration of attorney and expert
17compensation as an expense and intervenor compensation fund.
18    (a) The Commission shall specifically assess the justness
19and reasonableness of any amount expended by a public utility
20to compensate attorneys or technical experts to prepare and
21litigate a general rate case filing. This issue shall be
22expressly addressed in the Commission's final order.
23    (b) The State of Illinois shall create a Consumer
24Intervenor Compensation Fund subject to the following:
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1    Representatives that intervene in Illinois Commerce
2    Commission proceedings will increase public engagement,
3    encourage additional transparency, expand the information
4    available to the Commission, and improve decision-making.
5        (2) As used in this Section, "Consumer interest
6    representative" means:
7            (A) a residential utility customer or group of
8        residential utility customers represented by a
9        not-for-profit group or organization registered with
10        the Illinois Attorney General under the Solicitation
11        of Charity Act;
12            (B) representatives of not-for-profit groups or
13        organizations whose membership is limited to
14        residential utility customers; or
15            (C) representatives of not-for-profit groups or
16        organizations whose membership includes Illinois
17        residents and that address the community, economic,
18        environmental, or social welfare of Illinois
19        residents, except government agencies or intervenors
20        specifically authorized by Illinois law to participate
21        in Commission proceedings on behalf of Illinois
22        consumers.
23        (3) A consumer interest representative is eligible to
24    receive compensation from the consumer intervenor
25    compensation fund if its participation included lay or
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1    the expenses, investments, rate design, rate impact, or
2    other matters affecting the pricing, rates, costs or other
3    charges associated with utility service, the Commission
4    adopts a material recommendation related to a significant
5    issue in the docket, and participation caused a
6    significant financial hardship to the participant;
7    however, no consumer interest representative shall be
8    eligible to receive an award pursuant to this Section if
9    the consumer interest representative receives any
10    compensation, funding, or donations, directly or
11    indirectly, from parties that have a financial interest in
12    the outcome of the proceeding.
13        (4) Within 30 days after the effective date of this
14    amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, each utility
15    that files a request for an increase in rates under
16    Article IX or Article XVI shall deposit an amount equal to
17    one half of the rate case attorney and expert expense
18    allowed by the Commission, but not to exceed $500,000,
19    into the fund within 35 days of the date of the
20    Commission's final Order in the rate case or 20 days after
21    the denial of rehearing under Section 10-113 of this Act,
22    whichever is later. The Consumer Intervenor Compensation
23    Fund shall be used to provide payment to consumer interest
24    representatives as described in this Section.
25        (5) An electric public utility with 3,000,000 or more
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1    Intervenor Compensation Fund within 60 days after the
2    effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
3    Assembly. A combined electric and gas public utility
4    serving fewer than 3,000,000 but more than 500,000 retail
5    customers shall contribute $225,000 to the Consumer
6    Intervenor Compensation Fund within 60 days after the
7    effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
8    Assembly. A gas public utility with 1,500,000 or more
9    retail customers that is not a combined electric and gas
10    public utility shall contribute $225,000 to the Consumer
11    Intervenor Compensation Fund within 60 days after the
12    effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
13    Assembly. A gas public utility with fewer than 1,500,000
14    retail customers but more than 300,000 retail customers
15    that is not a combined electric and gas public utility
16    shall contribute $80,000 to the Consumer Intervenor
17    Compensation Fund within 60 days after the effective date
18    of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly. A
19    gas public utility with fewer than 300,000 retail
20    customers that is not a combined electric and gas public
21    utility shall contribute $20,000 to the Consumer
22    Intervenor Compensation Fund within 60 days after the
23    effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
24    Assembly. A combined electric and gas public utility
25    serving fewer than 500,000 retail customers shall
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1    Fund within 60 days after the effective date of this
2    amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly. A water or
3    sewer public utility serving more than 100,000 retail
4    customers shall contribute $80,000, and a water or sewer
5    public utility serving fewer than 100,000 but more than
6    10,000 retail customers shall contribute $20,000.
7        (6)(A) Prior to the entry of a Final Order in a
8    docketed case, the Commission Administrator shall provide
9    a payment to a consumer interest representative that
10    demonstrates through a verified application for funding
11    that the consumer interest representative's participation
12    or intervention without an award of fees or costs imposes
13    a significant financial hardship based on a schedule to be
14    developed by the Commission. The Administrator may require
15    verification of costs incurred, including statements of
16    hours spent, as a condition to paying the consumer
17    interest representative prior to the entry of a Final
18    Order in a docketed case.
19        (B) If the Commission adopts a material recommendation
20    related to a significant issue in the docket and
21    participation caused a financial hardship to the
22    participant, then the consumer interest representative
23    shall be allowed payment for some or all of the consumer
24    interest representative's reasonable attorney's or
25    advocate's fees, reasonable expert witness fees, and other
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1    hearing or proceeding. Expenses related to travel or meals
2    shall not be compensable.
3        (C) The consumer interest representative shall submit
4    an itemized request for compensation to the Consumer
5    Intervenor Compensation Fund, including the advocate's or
6    attorney's reasonable fee rate, the number of hours
7    expended, reasonable expert and expert witness fees, and
8    other reasonable costs for the preparation for and
9    participation in the hearing and briefing within 30 days
10    of the Commission's final order after denial or decision
11    on rehearing, if any.
12        (7) Administration of the Fund.
13        (A) The Consumer Intervenor Compensation Fund is
14    created as a special fund in the State treasury. All
15    disbursements from the Consumer Intervenor Compensation
16    Fund shall be made only upon warrants of the Comptroller
17    drawn upon the Treasurer as custodian of the Fund upon
18    vouchers signed by the Executive Director of the
19    Commission or by the person or persons designated by the
20    Director for that purpose. The Comptroller is authorized
21    to draw the warrant upon vouchers so signed. The Treasurer
22    shall accept all warrants so signed and shall be released
23    from liability for all payments made on those warrants.
24    The Consumer Intervenor Compensation Fund shall be
25    administered by an Administrator that is a person or
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1    administrator will be responsible for the prudent
2    management of the Consumer Intervenor Compensation Fund
3    and for recommendations for the award of consumer
4    intervenor compensation from the Consumer Intervenor
5    Compensation Fund. The Commission shall issue a request
6    for qualifications for a third-party program administrator
7    to administer the Consumer Intervenor Compensation Fund.
8    The third-party administrator shall be chosen through a
9    competitive bid process based on selection criteria and
10    requirements developed by the Commission. The Illinois
11    Procurement Code does not apply to the hiring or payment
12    of the Administrator. All Administrator costs may be paid
13    for using monies from the Consumer Intervenor Compensation
14    Fund, but the Program Administrator shall strive to
15    minimize costs in the implementation of the program.
16        (B) The computation of compensation awarded from the
17    fund shall take into consideration the market rates paid
18    to persons of comparable training and experience who offer
19    similar services, but may not exceed the comparable market
20    rate for services paid by the public utility as part of its
21    rate case expense.
22        (C)(1) Recommendations on the award of compensation by
23    the administrator shall include consideration of whether
24    the Commission adopted a material recommendation related
25    to a significant issue in the docket and whether
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1    participant and the payment of compensation is fair, just
2    and reasonable.
3        (2) Recommendations on the award of compensation by
4    the administrator shall be submitted to the Commission for
5    approval. Unless the Commission initiates an investigation
6    within 45 days after the notice to the Commission, the
7    award of compensation shall be allowed 45 days after
8    notice to the Commission. Such notice shall be given by
9    filing with the Commission on the Commission's e-docket
10    system, and keeping open for public inspection the award
11    for compensation proposed by the Administrator. The
12    Commission shall have power, and it is hereby given
13    authority, either upon complaint or upon its own
14    initiative without complaint, at once, and if it so
15    orders, without answer or other formal pleadings, but upon
16    reasonable notice, to enter upon a hearing concerning the
17    propriety of the award.
18    (c) The Commission may adopt rules to implement this
19Section.
20(Source: P.A. 96-33, eff. 7-10-09; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
21    (220 ILCS 5/9-241)  (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 9-241)
22    Sec. 9-241. No public utility shall, as to rates or other
23charges, services, facilities or in other respect, make or
24grant any preference or advantage to any corporation or person
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1disadvantage. No public utility shall establish or maintain
2any unreasonable difference as to rates or other charges,
3services, facilities, or in any other respect, either as
4between localities or as between classes of service.
5    However, nothing in this Section shall be construed as
6limiting the authority of the Commission to permit the
7establishment of economic development rates as incentives to
8economic development either in enterprise zones as designated
9by the State of Illinois or in other areas of a utility's
10service area. Such rates should be available to existing
11businesses which demonstrate an increase to existing load as
12well as new businesses which create new load for a utility so
13as to create a more balanced utilization of generating
14capacity. The Commission shall ensure that such rates are
15established at a level which provides a net benefit to
16customers within a public utility's service area.
17    On or before January 1, 2023, the Commission shall conduct
18a comprehensive study to assess whether low-income discount
19rates for electric and natural gas residential customers are
20appropriate and the potential design and implementation of any
21such rates. The Commission shall include its findings,
22together with the appropriate recommendations, in a report to
23be provided to the General Assembly. Upon completion of the
24study, the Commission shall have the authority to permit or
25require electric and natural gas utilities to file a tariff
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1    Such study shall assess, at a minimum, the following:
2        (1) customer eligibility requirements, including
3    income-based eligibility and eligibility based on
4    participation in or eligibility for certain public
5    assistance programs;
6        (2) appropriate rate structures, including
7    consideration of tiered discounts for different income
8    levels;
9        (3) appropriate recovery mechanisms, including the
10    consideration of volumetric charges and customer charges;
11        (4) appropriate verification mechanisms;
12        (5) measures to ensure customer confidentiality and
13    data safeguards;
14        (6) outreach and consumer education procedures; and
15        (7) the impact that a low-income discount rate would
16    have on the affordability of delivery service to
17    low-income customers and customers overall.
18    The Commission shall adopt rules requiring utility
19companies to produce information, in the form of a mailing,
20and other approved methods of distribution, to its consumers,
21to inform the consumers of available rebates, discounts,
22credits, and other cost-saving mechanisms that can help them
23lower their monthly utility bills, and send out such
24information semi-annually, unless otherwise provided by this
25Article.
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1electrical or gas service shall consider the use of solar or
2other nonconventional renewable sources of energy by a
3customer as a basis for establishing higher rates or charges
4for any service or commodity sold to such customer; nor shall a
5public utility subject any customer utilizing such energy
6source or sources to any other prejudice or disadvantage on
7account of such use. No public utility shall without the
8consent of the Commission, charge or receive any greater
9compensation in the aggregate for a lesser commodity, product,
10or service than for a greater commodity, product or service of
11like character.
12    The Commission, in order to expedite the determination of
13rate questions, or to avoid unnecessary and unreasonable
14expense, or to avoid unjust or unreasonable discrimination
15between classes of customers, or, whenever in the judgment of
16the Commission public interest so requires, may, for rate
17making and accounting purposes, or either of them, consider
18one or more municipalities either with or without the adjacent
19or intervening rural territory as a regional unit where the
20same public utility serves such region under substantially
21similar conditions, and may within such region prescribe
22uniform rates for consumers or patrons of the same class.
23    Any public utility, with the consent and approval of the
24Commission, may as a basis for the determination of the
25charges made by it classify its service according to the
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1and other relevant factors.
2(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
3    (220 ILCS 5/16-107.5)
4    Sec. 16-107.5. Net electricity metering.
5    (a) The General Assembly Legislature finds and declares
6that a program to provide net electricity metering, as defined
7in this Section, for eligible customers can encourage private
8investment in renewable energy resources, stimulate economic
9growth, enhance the continued diversification of Illinois'
10energy resource mix, and protect the Illinois environment.
11Further, to achieve the goals of this Act that robust options
12for customer-site distributed generation continue to thrive in
13Illinois, the General Assembly finds that a predictable
14transition must be ensured for customers between full net
15metering at the retail electricity rate to the distribution
16generation rebate described in Section 16-107.6.
17    (b) As used in this Section, (i) "community renewable
18generation project" shall have the meaning set forth in
19Section 1-10 of the Illinois Power Agency Act; (ii) "eligible
20customer" means a retail customer that owns, hosts, or
21operates, including any third-party owned systems, a solar,
22wind, or other eligible renewable electrical generating
23facility with a rated capacity of not more than 2,000
24kilowatts that is located on the customer's premises or
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1to offset the customer's own current or future electrical
2requirements; (iii) "electricity provider" means an electric
3utility or alternative retail electric supplier; (iv)
4"eligible renewable electrical generating facility" means a
5generator, which may include the co-location of an energy
6storage system, that is interconnected under rules adopted by
7the Commission and is powered by solar electric energy, wind,
8dedicated crops grown for electricity generation, agricultural
9residues, untreated and unadulterated wood waste, landscape
10trimmings, livestock manure, anaerobic digestion of livestock
11or food processing waste, fuel cells or microturbines powered
12by renewable fuels, or hydroelectric energy; (v) "net
13electricity metering" (or "net metering") means the
14measurement, during the billing period applicable to an
15eligible customer, of the net amount of electricity supplied
16by an electricity provider to the customer customer's premises
17or provided to the electricity provider by the customer or
18subscriber; (vi) "subscriber" shall have the meaning as set
19forth in Section 1-10 of the Illinois Power Agency Act; and
20(vii) "subscription" shall have the meaning set forth in
21Section 1-10 of the Illinois Power Agency Act; (viii) "energy
22storage system" means commercially available technology that
23is capable of absorbing energy and storing it for a period of
24time for use at a later time, including, but not limited to,
25electrochemical, thermal, and electromechanical technologies,
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1interconnected behind its own meter; and (ix) "future
2electrical requirements" means modeled electrical requirements
3upon occupation of a new or vacant property, and other
4reasonable expectations of future electrical use, as well as,
5for occupied properties, a reasonable approximation of the
6annual load of 2 electric vehicles and, for non-electric
7heating customers, a reasonable approximation of the
8incremental electric load associated with fuel switching. The
9approximations shall be applied to the appropriate net
10metering tariff and do not need to be unique to each individual
11eligible customer. The utility shall submit these
12approximations to the Commission for review, modification, and
13approval.
14    (c) A net metering facility shall be equipped with
15metering equipment that can measure the flow of electricity in
16both directions at the same rate.
17        (1) For eligible customers whose electric service has
18    not been declared competitive pursuant to Section 16-113
19    of this Act as of July 1, 2011 and whose electric delivery
20    service is provided and measured on a kilowatt-hour basis
21    and electric supply service is not provided based on
22    hourly pricing, this shall typically be accomplished
23    through use of a single, bi-directional meter. If the
24    eligible customer's existing electric revenue meter does
25    not meet this requirement, the electricity provider shall
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1    provider to install and maintain a new revenue meter at
2    the electricity provider's expense, which may be the smart
3    meter described by subsection (b) of Section 16-108.5 of
4    this Act.
5        (2) For eligible customers whose electric service has
6    not been declared competitive pursuant to Section 16-113
7    of this Act as of July 1, 2011 and whose electric delivery
8    service is provided and measured on a kilowatt demand
9    basis and electric supply service is not provided based on
10    hourly pricing, this shall typically be accomplished
11    through use of a dual channel meter capable of measuring
12    the flow of electricity both into and out of the
13    customer's facility at the same rate and ratio. If such
14    customer's existing electric revenue meter does not meet
15    this requirement, then the electricity provider shall
16    arrange for the local electric utility or a meter service
17    provider to install and maintain a new revenue meter at
18    the electricity provider's expense, which may be the smart
19    meter described by subsection (b) of Section 16-108.5 of
20    this Act.
21        (3) For all other eligible customers, until such time
22    as the local electric utility installs a smart meter, as
23    described by subsection (b) of Section 16-108.5 of this
24    Act, the electricity provider may arrange for the local
25    electric utility or a meter service provider to install
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1    flow of electricity both into and out of the customer's
2    facility at the same rate and ratio, typically through the
3    use of a dual channel meter. If the eligible customer's
4    existing electric revenue meter does not meet this
5    requirement, then the costs of installing such equipment
6    shall be paid for by the customer.
7    (d) An electricity provider shall measure and charge or
8credit for the net electricity supplied to eligible customers
9or provided by eligible customers whose electric service has
10not been declared competitive pursuant to Section 16-113 of
11this Act as of July 1, 2011 and whose electric delivery service
12is provided and measured on a kilowatt-hour basis and electric
13supply service is not provided based on hourly pricing in the
14following manner:
15        (1) If the amount of electricity used by the customer
16    during the billing period exceeds the amount of
17    electricity produced by the customer, the electricity
18    provider shall charge the customer for the net electricity
19    supplied to and used by the customer as provided in
20    subsection (e-5) of this Section.
21        (2) If the amount of electricity produced by a
22    customer during the billing period exceeds the amount of
23    electricity used by the customer during that billing
24    period, the electricity provider supplying that customer
25    shall apply a 1:1 kilowatt-hour credit to a subsequent
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1    supplied to the electricity provider. The electricity
2    provider shall continue to carry over any excess
3    kilowatt-hour credits earned and apply those credits to
4    subsequent billing periods to offset any
5    customer-generator consumption in those billing periods
6    until all credits are used or until the end of the
7    annualized period.
8        (3) At the end of the year or annualized over the
9    period that service is supplied by means of net metering,
10    or in the event that the retail customer terminates
11    service with the electricity provider prior to the end of
12    the year or the annualized period, any remaining credits
13    in the customer's account shall expire.
14    (d-5) An electricity provider shall measure and charge or
15credit for the net electricity supplied to eligible customers
16or provided by eligible customers whose electric service has
17not been declared competitive pursuant to Section 16-113 of
18this Act as of July 1, 2011 and whose electric delivery service
19is provided and measured on a kilowatt-hour basis and electric
20supply service is provided based on hourly pricing or
21time-of-use rates in the following manner:
22        (1) If the amount of electricity used by the customer
23    during any hourly period or time-of-use period exceeds the
24    amount of electricity produced by the customer, the
25    electricity provider shall charge the customer for the net
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1    to the terms of the contract or tariff to which the same
2    customer would be assigned to or be eligible for if the
3    customer was not a net metering customer.
4        (2) If the amount of electricity produced by a
5    customer during any hourly period or time-of-use period
6    exceeds the amount of electricity used by the customer
7    during that hourly period or time-of-use period, the
8    energy provider shall apply a credit for the net
9    kilowatt-hours produced in such period. The credit shall
10    consist of an energy credit and a delivery service credit.
11    The energy credit shall be valued at the same price per
12    kilowatt-hour as the electric service provider would
13    charge for kilowatt-hour energy sales during that same
14    hourly period or time-of-use period. The delivery credit
15    shall be equal to the net kilowatt-hours produced in such
16    hourly period or time-of-use period times a credit that
17    reflects all kilowatt-hour based charges in the customer's
18    electric service rate, excluding energy charges.
19    (e) An electricity provider shall measure and charge or
20credit for the net electricity supplied to eligible customers
21whose electric service has not been declared competitive
22pursuant to Section 16-113 of this Act as of July 1, 2011 and
23whose electric delivery service is provided and measured on a
24kilowatt demand basis and electric supply service is not
25provided based on hourly pricing in the following manner:
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1    during the billing period exceeds the amount of
2    electricity produced by the customer, then the electricity
3    provider shall charge the customer for the net electricity
4    supplied to and used by the customer as provided in
5    subsection (e-5) of this Section. The customer shall
6    remain responsible for all taxes, fees, and utility
7    delivery charges that would otherwise be applicable to the
8    net amount of electricity used by the customer.
9        (2) If the amount of electricity produced by a
10    customer during the billing period exceeds the amount of
11    electricity used by the customer during that billing
12    period, then the electricity provider supplying that
13    customer shall apply a 1:1 kilowatt-hour credit that
14    reflects the kilowatt-hour based charges in the customer's
15    electric service rate to a subsequent bill for service to
16    the customer for the net electricity supplied to the
17    electricity provider. The electricity provider shall
18    continue to carry over any excess kilowatt-hour credits
19    earned and apply those credits to subsequent billing
20    periods to offset any customer-generator consumption in
21    those billing periods until all credits are used or until
22    the end of the annualized period.
23        (3) At the end of the year or annualized over the
24    period that service is supplied by means of net metering,
25    or in the event that the retail customer terminates
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1    the year or the annualized period, any remaining credits
2    in the customer's account shall expire.
3    (e-5) An electricity provider shall provide electric
4service to eligible customers who utilize net metering at
5non-discriminatory rates that are identical, with respect to
6rate structure, retail rate components, and any monthly
7charges, to the rates that the customer would be charged if not
8a net metering customer. An electricity provider shall not
9charge net metering customers any fee or charge or require
10additional equipment, insurance, or any other requirements not
11specifically authorized by interconnection standards
12authorized by the Commission, unless the fee, charge, or other
13requirement would apply to other similarly situated customers
14who are not net metering customers. The customer will remain
15responsible for all taxes, fees, and utility delivery charges
16that would otherwise be applicable to the net amount of
17electricity used by the customer. Subsections (c) through (e)
18of this Section shall not be construed to prevent an
19arms-length agreement between an electricity provider and an
20eligible customer that sets forth different prices, terms, and
21conditions for the provision of net metering service,
22including, but not limited to, the provision of the
23appropriate metering equipment for non-residential customers.
24    (f) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsections (c)
25through (e-5) of this Section, an electricity provider must
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1renewable electrical generating facilities with a nameplate
2rating up to 2,000 kilowatts and to whom the provisions of
3neither subsection (d), (d-5), nor (e) of this Section apply.
4In such cases, electricity charges and credits shall be
5determined as follows:
6        (1) The electricity provider shall assess and the
7    customer remains responsible for all taxes, fees, and
8    utility delivery charges that would otherwise be
9    applicable to the gross amount of kilowatt-hours supplied
10    to the eligible customer by the electricity provider.
11        (2) Each month that service is supplied by means of
12    dual-channel metering, the electricity provider shall
13    compensate the eligible customer for any excess
14    kilowatt-hour credits at the electricity provider's
15    avoided cost of electricity supply over the monthly period
16    or as otherwise specified by the terms of a power-purchase
17    agreement negotiated between the customer and electricity
18    provider.
19        (3) For all eligible net metering customers taking
20    service from an electricity provider under contracts or
21    tariffs employing hourly or time-of-use time of use rates,
22    any monthly consumption of electricity shall be calculated
23    according to the terms of the contract or tariff to which
24    the same customer would be assigned to or be eligible for
25    if the customer was not a net metering customer. When
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1    any discrete hourly or time-of-use time of use period, the
2    net kilowatt-hours produced shall be valued at the same
3    price per kilowatt-hour as the electric service provider
4    would charge for retail kilowatt-hour sales during that
5    same time-of-use time of use period.
6    (g) For purposes of federal and State laws providing
7renewable energy credits or greenhouse gas credits, the
8eligible customer shall be treated as owning and having title
9to the renewable energy attributes, renewable energy credits,
10and greenhouse gas emission credits related to any electricity
11produced by the qualified generating unit. The electricity
12provider may not condition participation in a net metering
13program on the signing over of a customer's renewable energy
14credits; provided, however, this subsection (g) shall not be
15construed to prevent an arms-length agreement between an
16electricity provider and an eligible customer that sets forth
17the ownership or title of the credits.
18    (h) Within 120 days after the effective date of this
19amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the Commission
20shall establish standards for net metering and, if the
21Commission has not already acted on its own initiative,
22standards for the interconnection of eligible renewable
23generating equipment to the utility system. The
24interconnection standards shall address any procedural
25barriers, delays, and administrative costs associated with the
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1safety and reliability of the units and the electric utility
2system. The Commission shall consider the Institute of
3Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Standard 1547 and
4the issues of (i) reasonable and fair fees and costs, (ii)
5clear timelines for major milestones in the interconnection
6process, (iii) nondiscriminatory terms of agreement, and (iv)
7any best practices for interconnection of distributed
8generation.
9    (h-5) Within 90 days after the effective date of this
10amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, the Commission
11shall:
12        (1) establish an Interconnection Working Group. The
13    working group shall include representatives from electric
14    utilities, developers of renewable electric generating
15    facilities, other industries that regularly apply for
16    interconnection with the electric utilities,
17    representatives of distributed generation customers, the
18    Commission Staff, and such other stakeholders with a
19    substantial interest in the topics addressed by the
20    Interconnection Working Group. The Interconnection Working
21    Group shall address at least the following issues:
22            (A) cost and best available technology for
23        interconnection and metering, including the
24        standardization and publication of standard costs;
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1        capacity maps;
2            (C) distribution system upgrade cost avoidance
3        through use of advanced inverter functions;
4            (D) predictability of the queue management process
5        and enforcement of timelines;
6            (E) benefits and challenges associated with group
7        studies and cost sharing;
8            (F) minimum requirements for application to the
9        interconnection process and throughout the
10        interconnection process to avoid queue clogging
11        behavior;
12            (G) process and customer service for
13        interconnecting customers adopting distributed energy
14        resources, including energy storage;
15            (H) options for metering distributed energy
16        resources, including energy storage;
17            (I) interconnection of new technologies, including
18        smart inverters and energy storage;
19            (J) collect, share, and examine data on Level 1
20        interconnection costs, including cost and type of
21        upgrades required for interconnection, and use this
22        data to inform the final standardized cost of Level 1
23        interconnection; and
24            (K) such other technical, policy, and tariff
25        issues related to and affecting interconnection
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1        Interconnection Working Group.
2        The Commission may create subcommittees of the
3    Interconnection Working Group to focus on specific issues
4    of importance, as appropriate. The Interconnection Working
5    Group shall report to the Commission on recommended
6    improvements to interconnection rules and tariffs and
7    policies as determined by the Interconnection Working
8    Group at least every 6 months. Such reports shall include
9    consensus recommendations of the Interconnection Working
10    Group and, if applicable, additional recommendations for
11    which consensus was not reached. The Commission shall use
12    the report from the Interconnection Working Group to
13    determine whether processes should be commenced to
14    formally codify or implement the recommendations;
15        (2) create or contract for an Ombudsman to resolve
16    interconnection disputes through non-binding arbitration.
17    The Ombudsman may be paid in full or in part through fees
18    levied on the initiators of the dispute; and
19        (3) determine a single standardized cost for Level 1
20    interconnections, which shall not exceed $200.
21    (i) All electricity providers shall begin to offer net
22metering no later than April 1, 2008.
23    (j) An electricity provider shall provide net metering to
24eligible customers according to subsections (d), (d-5), and
25(e). Eligible renewable electrical generating facilities for
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1January 1, 2025 shall continue to receive net metering
2services according to subsections (d), (d-5), and (e) of this
3Section for the lifetime of the system, regardless of whether
4those retail customers change electricity providers or whether
5the retail customer benefiting from the system changes. On and
6after January 1, 2025, any eligible customer that applies for
7net metering and previously would have qualified under
8subsections (d), (d-5), or (e) shall only be eligible for net
9metering as described in subsection (n). until the load of its
10net metering customers equals 5% of the total peak demand
11supplied by that electricity provider during the previous
12year. After such time as the load of the electricity
13provider's net metering customers equals 5% of the total peak
14demand supplied by that electricity provider during the
15previous year, eligible customers that begin taking net
16metering shall only be eligible for netting of energy.
17    (k) Each electricity provider shall maintain records and
18report annually to the Commission the total number of net
19metering customers served by the provider, as well as the
20type, capacity, and energy sources of the generating systems
21used by the net metering customers. Nothing in this Section
22shall limit the ability of an electricity provider to request
23the redaction of information deemed by the Commission to be
24confidential business information.
25    (l)(1) Notwithstanding the definition of "eligible
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1electricity provider shall allow net metering as set forth in
2this subsection (l) and for the following projects, provided
3that only electric utilities serving more than 200,000
4customers as of January 1, 2021 shall provide net metering for
5projects that are eligible for subparagraph (C) of this
6paragraph (1) and have energized after the effective date of
7this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly:
8        (A) properties owned or leased by multiple customers
9    that contribute to the operation of an eligible renewable
10    electrical generating facility through an ownership or
11    leasehold interest of at least 200 watts in such facility,
12    such as a community-owned wind project, a community-owned
13    biomass project, a community-owned solar project, or a
14    community methane digester processing livestock waste from
15    multiple sources, provided that the facility is also
16    located within the utility's service territory;
17        (B) individual units, apartments, or properties
18    located in a single building that are owned or leased by
19    multiple customers and collectively served by a common
20    eligible renewable electrical generating facility, such as
21    an office or apartment building, a shopping center or
22    strip mall served by photovoltaic panels on the roof; and
23        (C) subscriptions to community renewable generation
24    projects, including community renewable generation
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1    load.
2    In addition, the nameplate capacity of the eligible
3renewable electric generating facility that serves the demand
4of the properties, units, or apartments identified in
5paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection (l) shall not exceed
65,000 2,000 kilowatts in nameplate capacity in total. Any
7eligible renewable electrical generating facility or community
8renewable generation project that is powered by photovoltaic
9electric energy and installed after the effective date of this
10amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly must be installed
11by a qualified person in compliance with the requirements of
12Section 16-128A of the Public Utilities Act and any rules or
13regulations adopted thereunder.
14    (2) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, an
15electricity provider shall provide credits for the electricity
16produced by the projects described in paragraph (1) of this
17subsection (l). The electricity provider shall provide credits
18that include at least energy supply, capacity, transmission,
19and, if applicable, the purchased energy adjustment at the
20subscriber's energy supply rate on the subscriber's monthly
21bill equal to the subscriber's share of the production of
22electricity from the project, as determined by paragraph (3)
23of this subsection (l). For customers with transmission or
24capacity charges not charged on a kilowatt-hour basis, the
25electricity provider shall prepare a reasonable approximation
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1as a monetary credit. The electricity provider shall submit
2these approximation methodologies to the Commission for
3review, modification, and approval. Notwithstanding anything
4to the contrary, customers on payment plans or participating
5in budget billing programs shall have credits applied on a
6monthly basis.
7    (3) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary and
8regardless of whether a subscriber to an eligible community
9renewable generation project receives power and energy service
10from the electric utility or an alternative retail electric
11supplier, for projects eligible under paragraph (C) of
12subparagraph (1) of this subsection (l), electric utilities
13serving more than 200,000 customers as of January 1, 2021
14shall provide the monetary credits to a subscriber's
15subsequent bill for the electricity produced by community
16renewable generation projects. The electric utility shall
17provide monetary credits to a subscriber's subsequent bill at
18the utility's total price to compare equal to the subscriber's
19share of the production of electricity from the project, as
20determined by paragraph (5) of this subsection (l). For the
21purposes of this subsection, "total price to compare" means
22the rate or rates published by the Illinois Commerce
23Commission for energy supply for eligible customers receiving
24supply service from the electric utility, and shall include
25energy, capacity, transmission, and the purchased energy
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1customers on payment plans or participating in budget billing
2programs shall have credits applied on a monthly basis. Any
3applicable credit or reduction in load obligation from the
4production of the community renewable generating projects
5receiving a credit under this subsection shall be credited to
6the electric utility to offset the cost of providing the
7credit. To the extent that the credit or load obligation
8reduction does not completely offset the cost of providing the
9credit to subscribers of community renewable generation
10projects as described in this subsection, the electric utility
11may recover the remaining costs through its Multi-Year Rate
12Plan. All electric utilities serving 200,000 or fewer
13customers as of January 1, 2021 shall only provide the
14monetary credits to a subscriber's subsequent bill for the
15electricity produced by community renewable generation
16projects if the subscriber receives power and energy service
17from the electric utility. Alternative retail electric
18suppliers providing power and energy service to a subscriber
19located within the service territory of an electric utility
20not subject to Sections 16-108.18 and 16-118 shall provide the
21monetary credits to the subscriber's subsequent bill for the
22electricity produced by community renewable generation
23projects.
24    (4) If requested by the owner or operator of a community
25renewable generating project, an electric utility serving more
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1net crediting agreement with the owner or operator to include
2a subscriber's subscription fee on the subscriber's monthly
3electric bill and provide the subscriber with a net credit
4equivalent to the total bill credit value for that generation
5period minus the subscription fee, provided the subscription
6fee is structured as a fixed percentage of bill credit value.
7The net crediting agreement shall set forth payment terms from
8the electric utility to the owner or operator of the community
9renewable generating project, and the electric utility may
10charge a net crediting fee to the owner or operator of a
11community renewable generating project that may not exceed 2%
12of the bill credit value. Notwithstanding anything to the
13contrary, an electric utility serving 200,000 customers or
14fewer as of January 1, 2021 shall not be obligated to enter
15into a net crediting agreement with the owner or operator of a
16community renewable generating project.
17    (5) (3) For the purposes of facilitating net metering, the
18owner or operator of the eligible renewable electrical
19generating facility or community renewable generation project
20shall be responsible for determining the amount of the credit
21that each customer or subscriber participating in a project
22under this subsection (l) is to receive in the following
23manner:
24        (A) The owner or operator shall, on a monthly basis,
25    provide to the electric utility the kilowatthours of
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1    customers and subscribers participating in projects under
2    this subsection (l) in accordance with the customer's or
3    subscriber's share of the eligible renewable electric
4    generating facility's or community renewable generation
5    project's output of power and energy for such month. The
6    owner or operator shall electronically transmit such
7    calculations and associated documentation to the electric
8    utility, in a format or method set forth in the applicable
9    tariff, on a monthly basis so that the electric utility
10    can reflect the monetary credits on customers' and
11    subscribers' electric utility bills. The electric utility
12    shall be permitted to revise its tariffs to implement the
13    provisions of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
14    Assembly this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly.
15    The owner or operator shall separately provide the
16    electric utility with the documentation detailing the
17    calculations supporting the credit in the manner set forth
18    in the applicable tariff.
19        (B) For those participating customers and subscribers
20    who receive their energy supply from an alternative retail
21    electric supplier, the electric utility shall remit to the
22    applicable alternative retail electric supplier the
23    information provided under subparagraph (A) of this
24    paragraph (3) for such customers and subscribers in a
25    manner set forth in such alternative retail electric
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1    between the utility and the alternative retail electric
2    supplier. The alternative retail electric supplier shall
3    then submit to the utility the amount of the charges for
4    power and energy to be applied to such customers and
5    subscribers, including the amount of the credit associated
6    with net metering.
7        (C) A participating customer or subscriber may provide
8    authorization as required by applicable law that directs
9    the electric utility to submit information to the owner or
10    operator of the eligible renewable electrical generating
11    facility or community renewable generation project to
12    which the customer or subscriber has an ownership or
13    leasehold interest or a subscription. Such information
14    shall be limited to the components of the net metering
15    credit calculated under this subsection (l), including the
16    bill credit rate, total kilowatthours, and total monetary
17    credit value applied to the customer's or subscriber's
18    bill for the monthly billing period.
19    (l-5) Within 90 days after the effective date of this
20amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly this amendatory
21Act of the 99th General Assembly, each electric utility
22subject to this Section shall file a tariff or tariffs to
23implement the provisions of subsection (l) of this Section,
24which shall, consistent with the provisions of subsection (l),
25describe the terms and conditions under which owners or
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1participate in net metering. The Commission shall approve, or
2approve with modification, the tariff within 120 days after
3the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General
4Assembly this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly.
5    (m) Nothing in this Section shall affect the right of an
6electricity provider to continue to provide, or the right of a
7retail customer to continue to receive service pursuant to a
8contract for electric service between the electricity provider
9and the retail customer in accordance with the prices, terms,
10and conditions provided for in that contract. Either the
11electricity provider or the customer may require compliance
12with the prices, terms, and conditions of the contract.
13    (n) On and after January 1, 2025 At such time, if any, that
14the load of the electricity provider's net metering customers
15equals 5% of the total peak demand supplied by that
16electricity provider during the previous year, as specified in
17subsection (j) of this Section, the net metering services
18described in subsections (d), (d-5), and (e), (e-5), and (f)
19of this Section shall no longer be offered, except as to those
20eligible renewable electrical generating facilities for which
21retail customers that are receiving net metering service under
22these subsections at the time the net metering services under
23those subsections are no longer offered; those systems shall
24continue to receive net metering services described in
25subsections (d), (d-5), and (e) of this Section for the
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1customers change electricity providers or whether the retail
2customer benefiting from the system changes. The electric
3utility serving more than 200,000 customers as of January 1,
42021 is responsible for ensuring the billing credits continue
5without lapse for the lifetime of systems, as required in
6subsection (o). Those retail customers that begin taking net
7metering service after the date that net metering services are
8no longer offered under such subsections shall be subject to
9the provisions set forth in the following paragraphs (1)
10through (3) of this subsection (n):
11        (1) An electricity provider shall charge or credit for
12    the net electricity supplied to eligible customers or
13    provided by eligible customers whose electric supply
14    service is not provided based on hourly pricing in the
15    following manner:
16            (A) If the amount of electricity used by the
17        customer during the monthly billing period exceeds the
18        amount of electricity produced by the customer, then
19        the electricity provider shall charge the customer for
20        the net kilowatt-hour based electricity charges
21        reflected in the customer's electric service rate
22        supplied to and used by the customer as provided in
23        paragraph (3) of this subsection (n).
24            (B) If the amount of electricity produced by a
25        customer during the monthly billing period exceeds the
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1        billing period, then the electricity provider
2        supplying that customer shall apply a 1:1
3        kilowatt-hour energy or monetary credit kilowatt-hour
4        supply charges to the customer's subsequent bill. The
5        customer shall choose between 1:1 kilowatt-hour or
6        monetary credit at the time of application. For the
7        purposes of this subsection, "kilowatt-hour supply
8        charges" means the kilowatt-hour equivalent values for
9        energy, capacity, transmission, and the purchased
10        energy adjustment, if applicable. Notwithstanding
11        anything to the contrary, customers on payment plans
12        or participating in budget billing programs shall have
13        credits applied on a monthly basis. that reflects the
14        kilowatt-hour based energy charges in the customer's
15        electric service rate to a subsequent bill for service
16        to the customer for the net electricity supplied to
17        the electricity provider. The electricity provider
18        shall continue to carry over any excess kilowatt-hour
19        or monetary energy credits earned and apply those
20        credits to subsequent billing periods. For customers
21        with transmission or capacity charges not charged on a
22        kilowatt-hour basis, the electricity provider shall
23        prepare a reasonable approximation of the
24        kilowatt-hour equivalent value and provide that value
25        as a monetary credit. The electricity provider shall
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1        Commission for review, modification, and approval. to
2        offset any customer-generator consumption in those
3        billing periods until all credits are used or until
4        the end of the annualized period.
5            (C) (Blank). At the end of the year or annualized
6        over the period that service is supplied by means of
7        net metering, or in the event that the retail customer
8        terminates service with the electricity provider prior
9        to the end of the year or the annualized period, any
10        remaining credits in the customer's account shall
11        expire.
12        (2) An electricity provider shall charge or credit for
13    the net electricity supplied to eligible customers or
14    provided by eligible customers whose electric supply
15    service is provided based on hourly pricing in the
16    following manner:
17            (A) If the amount of electricity used by the
18        customer during any hourly period exceeds the amount
19        of electricity produced by the customer, then the
20        electricity provider shall charge the customer for the
21        net electricity supplied to and used by the customer
22        as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection (n).
23            (B) If the amount of electricity produced by a
24        customer during any hourly period exceeds the amount
25        of electricity used by the customer during that hourly
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1        credit for the net kilowatt-hours produced in such
2        period, and shall apply that credit as a monetary
3        credit to the customer's subsequent bill. The value of
4        the energy credit shall be calculated using the same
5        price per kilowatt-hour as the electric service
6        provider would charge for kilowatt-hour energy sales
7        during that same hourly period and shall also include
8        values for capacity and transmission. For customers
9        with transmission or capacity charges not charged on a
10        kilowatt-hour basis, the electricity provider shall
11        prepare a reasonable approximation of the
12        kilowatt-hour equivalent value and provide that value
13        as a monetary credit. The electricity provider shall
14        submit these approximation methodologies to the
15        Commission for review, modification, and approval.
16        Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, customers on
17        payment plans or participating in budget billing
18        programs shall have credits applied on a monthly
19        basis.
20        (3) An electricity provider shall provide electric
21    service to eligible customers who utilize net metering at
22    non-discriminatory rates that are identical, with respect
23    to rate structure, retail rate components, and any monthly
24    charges, to the rates that the customer would be charged
25    if not a net metering customer. An electricity provider
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1    to and used by the customer according to the terms of the
2    contract or tariff to which the same customer would be
3    assigned or be eligible for if the customer was not a net
4    metering customer. An electricity provider shall not
5    charge net metering customers any fee or charge or require
6    additional equipment, insurance, or any other requirements
7    not specifically authorized by interconnection standards
8    authorized by the Commission, unless the fee, charge, or
9    other requirement would apply to other similarly situated
10    customers who are not net metering customers. The charge
11    or credit that the customer receives for net electricity
12    shall be at a rate equal to the customer's energy supply
13    rate. The customer remains responsible for the gross
14    amount of delivery services charges, supply-related
15    charges that are kilowatt based, and all taxes and fees
16    related to such charges. The customer also remains
17    responsible for all taxes and fees that would otherwise be
18    applicable to the net amount of electricity used by the
19    customer. Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection (n)
20    shall not be construed to prevent an arms-length agreement
21    between an electricity provider and an eligible customer
22    that sets forth different prices, terms, and conditions
23    for the provision of net metering service, including, but
24    not limited to, the provision of the appropriate metering
25    equipment for non-residential customers. Nothing in this
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1    utility that is only required to provide delivery services
2    to a given customer must also sell electricity to such
3    customer.
4    (o) Within 90 days after the effective date of this
5amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, each electric
6utility subject to this Section shall file a tariff, which
7shall, consistent with the provisions of this Section, propose
8the terms and conditions under which a customer may
9participate in net metering. The tariff for electric utilities
10serving more than 200,000 customers as of January 1, 2021
11shall also provide a streamlined and transparent bill
12crediting system for net metering to be managed by the
13electric utilities. The terms and conditions shall include,
14but are not limited to, that an electric utility shall manage
15and maintain billing of net metering credits and charges
16regardless of if the eligible customer takes net metering
17under an electric utility or alternative retail electric
18supplier. The electric utility serving more than 200,000
19customers as of January 1, 2021 shall process and approve all
20net metering applications, even if an eligible customer is
21served by an alternative retail electric supplier; and the
22utility shall forward application approval to the appropriate
23alternative retail electric supplier. Eligibility for net
24metering shall remain with the owner of the utility billing
25address such that, if an eligible renewable electrical
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1eligibility transfers to the new owner. The electric utility
2serving more than 200,000 customers as of January 1, 2021
3shall manage net metering billing for eligible customers to
4ensure full crediting occurs on electricity bills, including,
5but not limited to, ensuring net metering crediting begins
6upon commercial operation date, net metering billing transfers
7immediately if an eligible customer switches from an electric
8utility to alternative retail electric supplier or vice versa,
9and net metering billing transfers between ownership of a
10valid billing address. All transfers referenced in the
11preceding sentence shall include transfer of all banked
12credits. All electric utilities serving 200,000 or fewer
13customers as of January 1, 2021 shall manage net metering
14billing for eligible customers receiving power and energy
15service from the electric utility to ensure full crediting
16occurs on electricity bills, ensuring net metering crediting
17begins upon commercial operation date, net metering billing
18transfers immediately if an eligible customer switches from an
19electric utility to alternative retail electric supplier or
20vice versa, and net metering billing transfers between
21ownership of a valid billing address. Alternative retail
22electric suppliers providing power and energy service to
23eligible customers located within the service territory of an
24electric utility serving 200,000 or fewer customers as of
25January 1, 2021 shall manage net metering billing for eligible
26customers to ensure full crediting occurs on electricity

 

 

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1bills, including, but not limited to, ensuring net metering
2crediting begins upon commercial operation date, net metering
3billing transfers immediately if an eligible customer switches
4from an electric utility to alternative retail electric
5supplier or vice versa, and net metering billing transfers
6between ownership of a valid billing address.
7(Source: P.A. 99-906, eff. 6-1-17; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
8    (220 ILCS 5/16-107.6)
9    Sec. 16-107.6. Distributed generation rebate.
10    (a) In this Section:
11    "Additive services" means the services that distributed
12energy resources provide to the energy system and society that
13are not (1) already included in the base rebates for
14system-wide grid services; or (2) otherwise already
15compensated. Additive services may reflect, but shall not be
16limited to, any geographic, time-based, performance-based, and
17other benefits of distributed energy resources, as well as the
18present and future technological capabilities of distributed
19energy resources and present and future grid needs.
20    "Distributed energy resource" means a wide range of
21technologies that are located on the customer side of the
22customer's electric meter, including, but not limited to,
23distributed generation, energy storage, electric vehicles, and
24demand response technologies.
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1technology that is capable of absorbing energy and storing it
2for a period of time for use at a later time, including, but
3not limited to, electrochemical, thermal, and
4electromechanical technologies, and may be interconnected
5behind the customer's meter or interconnected behind its own
6meter.
7    "Smart inverter" means a device that converts direct
8current into alternating current and meets the IEEE 1547-2018
9equipment standards. Until devices that meet the IEEE
101547-2018 standard are available, devices that meet the UL
111741 SA standard are acceptable. can autonomously contribute
12to grid support during excursions from normal operating
13voltage and frequency conditions by providing each of the
14following: dynamic reactive and real power support, voltage
15and frequency ride-through, ramp rate controls, communication
16systems with ability to accept external commands, and other
17functions from the electric utility.
18    "Subscriber" has the meaning set forth in Section 1-10 of
19the Illinois Power Agency Act.
20    "Subscription" has the meaning set forth in Section 1-10
21of the Illinois Power Agency Act.
22    "System-wide grid services" means the benefits that a
23distributed energy resource provides to the distribution grid
24for a period of no less than 25 years. System-wide grid
25services do not vary by location, time, or the performance
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1System-wide grid services include, but are not limited to,
2avoided or deferred distribution capacity costs, resilience
3and reliability benefits, avoided or deferred distribution
4operation and maintenance costs, distribution voltage and
5power quality benefits, and line loss reductions.
6    "Threshold date" means December 31, 2024 or the date on
7which the utility's tariff or tariffs setting the new
8compensation values established under subsection (e) take
9effect, whichever is later. the load of an electricity
10provider's net metering customers equals 5% of the total peak
11demand supplied by that electricity provider during the
12previous year, as specified under subsection (j) of Section
1316-107.5 of this Act.
14    (b) An electric utility that serves more than 200,000
15customers in the State shall file a petition with the
16Commission requesting approval of the utility's tariff to
17provide a rebate to the owner or operator of a retail customer
18who owns or operates distributed generation, including
19third-party owned systems, that meets the following criteria:
20        (1) has a nameplate generating capacity no greater
21    than 5,000 2,000 kilowatts and is primarily used to offset
22    a that customer's electricity load;
23        (2) is located on the customer's side of the billing
24    meter and premises,for the customer's own use, and not for
25    commercial use or sales, including, but not limited to,
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1        (3) is located in the electric utility's service
2    territory; and
3        (3) (4) is interconnected to electric distribution
4    facilities owned by the electric utility under rules
5    adopted by the Commission by means of the inverter or
6    smart inverter required by this Section, as applicable.
7    For purposes of this Section, "distributed generation"
8shall satisfy the definition of distributed renewable energy
9generation device set forth in Section 1-10 of the Illinois
10Power Agency Act to the extent such definition is consistent
11with the requirements of this Section.
12    In addition, any new photovoltaic distributed generation
13that is installed after June 1, 2017 (the effective date of
14Public Act 99-906) this amendatory Act of the 99th General
15Assembly must be installed by a qualified person, as defined
16by subsection (i) of Section 1-56 of the Illinois Power Agency
17Act.
18    The tariff shall include a base rebate that compensates
19distributed generation for the system-wide grid services
20associated with distributed generation and, after the
21proceeding described in subsection (e) of this Section, an
22additional payment or payments for the additive services. The
23tariff shall provide that the smart inverter associated with
24the distributed generation shall provide autonomous response
25to grid conditions through its default settings as approved by
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1execution of the interconnection agreement except by mutual
2agreement between the utility and the owner or operator of the
3distributed generation. provide that the utility shall be
4permitted to operate and control the smart inverter associated
5with the distributed generation that is the subject of the
6rebate for the purpose of preserving reliability during
7distribution system reliability events and shall address the
8terms and conditions of the operation and the compensation
9associated with the operation. Nothing in this Section shall
10negate or supersede Institute of Electrical and Electronics
11Engineers equipment interconnection requirements or standards
12or other similar standards or requirements. The tariff shall
13not limit the ability of the smart inverter or other
14distributed energy resource to provide wholesale market
15products such as regulation, demand response, or other
16services, or limit the ability of the owner of the smart
17inverter or the other distributed energy resource to receive
18compensation for providing those wholesale market products or
19services. The tariff shall also provide for additional uses of
20the smart inverter that shall be separately compensated and
21which may include, but are not limited to, voltage and VAR
22support, regulation, and other grid services. As part of the
23proceeding described in subsection (e) of this Section, the
24Commission shall review and determine whether smart inverters
25can provide any additional uses or services. If the Commission
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1beneficial, the Commission shall determine the terms and
2conditions of the operation and how the use or service should
3be separately compensated.
4    (b-5) Within 30 days after the effective date of this
5amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, each electric
6public utility with 3,000,000 or more retail customers shall
7file a tariff with the Commission that further compensates any
8retail customer that installs or has installed photovoltaic
9facilities paired with energy storage facilities on or
10adjacent to its premises for the benefits the facilities
11provide to the distribution grid. The tariff shall provide
12that, in addition to the other rebates identified in this
13Section, the electric utility shall rebate to such retail
14customer (i) the previously incurred and future costs of
15installing interconnection facilities and related
16infrastructure to enable full participation in the PJM
17Interconnection, LLC or its successor organization frequency
18regulation market; and (ii) all wholesale demand charges
19incurred after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
20the 102nd General Assembly. The Commission shall approve, or
21approve with modification, the tariff within 120 days after
22the utility's filing.
23    (c) The proposed tariff authorized by subsection (b) of
24this Section shall include the following participation terms
25for and formulae to calculate the value of the rebates to be
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1satisfies the criteria set forth in subsection (b) of this
2Section:
3        (1) The owner or operator of distributed generation
4    that services (1) Until the utility files its tariff or
5    tariffs to place into effect the rebate values established
6    by the Commission under subsection (e) of this Section,
7    non-residential customers not eligible for net metering
8    under subsection (d), (d-5), or (e) of Section 16-107.5 of
9    this Act that are taking service under a net metering
10    program offered by an electricity provider under the terms
11    of Section 16-107.5 of this Act may apply for a rebate as
12    provided for in this Section. Until the threshold date,
13    the The value of the rebate shall be $250 per kilowatt of
14    nameplate generating capacity, measured as nominal DC
15    power output, of that a non-residential customer's
16    distributed generation. To the extent the distributed
17    generation also has an associated energy storage, then the
18    energy storage system shall be separately compensated with
19    a base rebate of $250 per kilowatt-hour of nameplate
20    capacity. Any distributed generation device that is
21    compensated for storage in this subsection (1) before the
22    threshold date shall participate in one or more programs
23    determined through the Multi-Year Integrated Grid Planning
24    process that are designed to meet peak reduction and
25    flexibility. After the threshold date, the value of the
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1    services shall be as determined by the Commission in the
2    proceeding described in subsection (e) of this Section,
3    provided that the value of the base rebate for system-wide
4    grid services shall not be lower than $250 per kilowatt of
5    nameplate generating capacity of distributed generation or
6    community renewable generation project.
7        (2) The owner or operator of distributed generation
8    that, before the threshold date, would have been eligible
9    for net metering under subsection (d), (d-5), or (e) of
10    Section 16-107.5 of this Act and that has not previously
11    received a distributed generation rebate, may apply for a
12    rebate as provided for in this Section. Until the
13    threshold date, the value of the base rebate shall be $300
14    per kilowatt of nameplate generating capacity, measured as
15    nominal DC power output, of the distributed generation.
16    The owner or operator of distributed generation that,
17    before the threshold date, is eligible for net metering
18    under subsection (d), (d-5), or (e) of Section 16-107.5 of
19    this Act may apply for a base rebate for an energy storage
20    device that uses the same smart inverter as the
21    distributed generation, regardless of whether the
22    distributed generation applies for a rebate for the
23    distributed generation device. The energy storage system
24    shall be separately compensated at a base payment of $300
25    per kilowatt-hour of nameplate capacity. Any distributed
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1    subsection (2) before the threshold date shall participate
2    in a peak time rebate program, hourly pricing program, or
3    time-of-use rate program offered by the applicable
4    electric utility. After the threshold date, the value of
5    the base rebate and additional compensation for any
6    additive services shall be as determined by the Commission
7    in the proceeding described in subsection (e) of this
8    Section, provided that, prior to December 31, 2029, the
9    value of the base rebate for system-wide services shall
10    not be lower than $300 per kilowatt of nameplate
11    generating capacity of distributed generation, after which
12    it shall not be lower than $250 per kilowatt of nameplate
13    capacity.
14        (2) After the utility's tariff or tariffs setting the
15    new rebate values established under subsection (d) of this
16    Section take effect, retail customers may, as applicable,
17    make the following elections:
18            (A) Residential customers that are taking service
19        under a net metering program offered by an electricity
20        provider under the terms of Section 16-107.5 of this
21        Act on the threshold date may elect to either continue
22        to take such service under the terms of such program as
23        in effect on such threshold date for the useful life of
24        the customer's eligible renewable electric generating
25        facility as defined in such Section, or file an
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1        this Section, provided that such application must be
2        submitted within 6 months after the effective date of
3        the tariff approved under subsection (d) of this
4        Section. The value of the rebate shall be the amount
5        established by the Commission and reflected in the
6        utility's tariff pursuant to subsection (e) of this
7        Section.
8            (B) Non-residential customers that are taking
9        service under a net metering program offered by an
10        electricity provider under the terms of Section
11        16-107.5 of this Act on the threshold date may apply
12        for a rebate as provided for in this Section. The value
13        of the rebate shall be the amount established by the
14        Commission and reflected in the utility's tariff
15        pursuant to subsection (e) of this Section.
16        (3) Upon approval of a rebate application submitted
17    under this subsection (c), the retail customer shall no
18    longer be entitled to receive any delivery service credits
19    for the excess electricity generated by its facility and
20    shall be subject to the provisions of subsection (n) of
21    Section 16-107.5 of this Act.
22        (4) To be eligible for a rebate described in this
23    subsection (c), the owner or operator of the distributed
24    generation customers who begin taking service after the
25    effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General
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1    electricity provider under the terms of Section 16-107.5
2    of this Act must have a smart inverter installed and in
3    operation on the associated with the customer's
4    distributed generation.
5    (d) The Commission shall review the proposed tariff
6authorized by subsection submitted under subsections (b) and
7(c) of this Section and may make changes to the tariff that are
8consistent with this Section and with the Commission's
9authority under Article IX of this Act, subject to notice and
10hearing. Following notice and hearing, the Commission shall
11issue an order approving, or approving with modification, such
12tariff no later than 240 days after the utility files its
13tariff. Upon the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
14102nd General Assembly, an electric utility shall file a
15petition with the Commission to amend and update any existing
16tariffs to comply with subsections (b) and (c).
17    (e) By no later than June 30, 2023, When the total
18generating capacity of the electricity provider's net metering
19customers is equal to 3%, the Commission shall open an
20independent, statewide investigation into the value of, and
21compensation for, distributed energy resources. The Commission
22shall conduct the investigation, but may arrange for experts
23or consultants independent of the utilities and selected by
24the Commission to assist with the investigation. The cost of
25the investigation shall be shared by the utilities filing
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1recovered as an expense through normal ratemaking procedures.
2an annual process and formula for calculating the value of
3rebates for the retail customers described in subsections (b)
4and (f) of this Section that submit rebate applications after
5the threshold date for an electric utility that elected to
6file a tariff pursuant to this Section.
7        (1) The Commission shall ensure that the investigation
8    includes, at minimum, diverse sets of stakeholders; a
9    review of best practices in calculating the value of
10    distributed energy resource benefits; a review of the full
11    value of the distributed energy resources and the manner
12    in which each component of that value is or is not
13    otherwise compensated; and assessments of how the value of
14    distributed energy resources may evolve based on the
15    present and future technological capabilities of
16    distributed energy resources and based on present and
17    future grid needs.
18        (2) The Commission's final order concluding this
19    investigation shall establish an annual process and
20    formula for the compensation of distributed generation and
21    energy storage systems, and an initial set of inputs for
22    that formula. The Commission's final order concluding this
23    investigation shall establish base rebates that compensate
24    distributed generation, community renewable generation
25    projects and energy storage systems for the system-wide
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1    shall be consistent across the state, and shall not vary
2    by customer, customer class, customer location, or any
3    other variable. With respect to rebates for distributed
4    generation or community renewable generation projects,
5    that rebate shall not be lower than $250 per kilowatt of
6    nameplate generating capacity of the distributed
7    generation or community renewable generation project. The
8    Commission's final order concluding this proceeding shall
9    also direct the utilities to update the formula, on an
10    annual basis, with inputs derived from their integrated
11    grid plans developed pursuant to Section 16-105.17. The
12    base rebate shall be updated annually based on the annual
13    updates to the formula inputs, but, with respect to
14    rebates for distributed generation or community renewable
15    generation projects, shall be no lower than $250 per
16    kilowatt of nameplate generating capacity of the
17    distributed generation or community renewable generation
18    project.
19        (3) The Commission shall also determine, as a part of
20    its investigation under this subsection, whether
21    distributed energy resources can provide any additive
22    services. Those additive services may include services
23    that are provided through utility-controlled responses to
24    grid conditions. If the Commission determines that
25    distributed energy resources can provide additive grid
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1    conditions for the operation and compensation of those
2    services. That compensation shall be above and beyond the
3    base rebate that the distributed energy generation,
4    community renewable generation project and energy storage
5    system receives. Compensation for additive services may
6    vary by location, time, performance characteristics,
7    technology types, or other variables.
8        (4) The Commission shall ensure that compensation for
9    distributed energy resources, including base rebates and
10    any payments for additive services, shall reflect all
11    reasonably known and measurable values of the distributed
12    generation over its full expected useful life.
13    Compensation for additive services shall reflect, but
14    shall not be limited to, any geographic, time-based,
15    performance-based, and other benefits of distributed
16    generation, as well as the present and future
17    technological capabilities of distributed energy resources
18    and present and future grid needs.
19        (5) The Commission shall consider the electric
20    utility's integrated grid plan developed pursuant to
21    Section 16-105.17 of this Act to help identify the value
22    of distributed energy resources for the purpose of
23    calculating the compensation described in this subsection.
24        (6) The Commission shall determine additional
25    compensation for distributed energy resources that creates
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1    co-located or in close proximity to electric vehicle
2    charging infrastructure in use by medium-duty and
3    heavy-duty vehicles, primarily serving environmental
4    justice communities, as outlined in the utility integrated
5    grid planning process under Section 16-105.17 of this Act.
6    No later than 60 days after the Commission enters its
7final order under this subsection (e), each utility shall file
8its updated tariff or tariffs in compliance with the order,
9including new tariffs for the recovery of costs incurred under
10this subsection (e) that shall provide for volumetric-based
11cost recovery, and the Commission shall approve, or approve
12with modification, the tariff or tariffs within 240 days after
13the utility's filing.
14    The investigation shall include diverse sets of
15stakeholders, calculations for valuing distributed energy
16resource benefits to the grid based on best practices, and
17assessments of present and future technological capabilities
18of distributed energy resources. The value of such rebates
19shall reflect the value of the distributed generation to the
20distribution system at the location at which it is
21interconnected, taking into account the geographic,
22time-based, and performance-based benefits, as well as
23technological capabilities and present and future grid needs.
24No later than 10 days after the Commission enters its final
25order under this subsection (e), the utility shall file its
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1Commission shall approve, or approve with modification, the
2tariff or tariffs within 45 days after the utility's filing.
3For those rebate applications filed after the threshold date
4but before the utility's tariff or tariffs filed pursuant to
5this subsection (e) take effect, the value of the rebate shall
6remain at the value established in subsection (c) of this
7Section until the tariff is approved.
8    (f) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act to the
9contrary, the owner or operator , developer, or subscriber of
10a community renewable generation project as defined in Section
111-10 of the Illinois Power Agency Act facility that is part of
12a net metering program provided under subsection (l) of
13Section 16-107.5 shall also be eligible to apply for the
14rebate described in this Section. The owner or operator of the
15community renewable A subscriber to the generation project
16facility may apply for a rebate in the amount of the
17subscriber's subscription only if the owner or operator, or
18previous owner or operator, of the community renewable
19generation project , developer, or previous subscriber to the
20same panel or panels has not already submitted an application,
21and, regardless of whether the subscriber is a residential or
22non-residential customer, may be allowed the amount identified
23in paragraph (1) of subsection (c) or in subsection (e) of this
24Section applicable to such customer on the date that the
25application is submitted. An application for a rebate for a
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1submitted at or after the time that a related request for net
2metering is made.
3    (g) The owner of the distributed generation or community
4renewable generation project may apply for the rebate or
5rebates approved under this Section at the time of execution
6of an interconnection agreement with the distribution utility
7and shall receive the value available at that time of
8execution of the interconnection agreement, provided the
9project reaches mechanical completion within 24 months after
10execution of the interconnection agreement. If the project has
11not reached mechanical completion within 24 months after
12execution, the owner may reapply for the rebate or rebates
13approved under this Section available at the time of
14application and shall receive the value available at the time
15of application. The utility shall issue the rebate no No later
16than 60 days after the project is energized. utility receives
17an application for a rebate under its tariff approved under
18subsection (d) or (e) of this Section, the utility shall issue
19a rebate to the applicant under the terms of the tariff. In the
20event the application is incomplete or the utility is
21otherwise unable to calculate the payment based on the
22information provided by the owner, the utility shall issue the
23payment no later than 60 days after the application is
24complete or all requested information is received.
25    (h) An electric utility shall recover from its retail
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1or tariffs approved under subsection (d) of placed into effect
2under this Section, including, but not limited to, the value
3of the rebates and all costs incurred by the utility to comply
4with and implement subsections (b) and (c) of this Section,
5but not including costs incurred by the utility to comply with
6and implement subsection (e) of this Section, consistent with
7the following provisions:
8        (1) The utility shall defer the full amount of its
9    costs incurred under this Section as a regulatory asset.
10    The total costs deferred as a regulatory asset shall be
11    amortized over a 15-year period. The unamortized balance
12    shall be recognized as of December 31 for a given year. The
13    utility shall also earn a return on the total of the
14    unamortized balance of the regulatory assets, less any
15    deferred taxes related to the unamortized balance, at an
16    annual rate equal to the utility's weighted average cost
17    of capital that includes, based on a year-end capital
18    structure, the utility's actual cost of debt for the
19    applicable calendar year and a cost of equity, which shall
20    be calculated as the sum of (i) the average for the
21    applicable calendar year of the monthly average yields of
22    30-year U.S. Treasury bonds published by the Board of
23    Governors of the Federal Reserve System in its weekly H.15
24    Statistical Release or successor publication; and (ii) 580
25    basis points, including a revenue conversion factor
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1    taxes that may be payable or receivable as a result of that
2    return.
3        When an electric utility creates a regulatory asset
4    under the provisions of this paragraph (1) of subsection
5    (h) Section, the costs are recovered over a period during
6    which customers also receive a benefit, which is in the
7    public interest. Accordingly, it is the intent of the
8    General Assembly that an electric utility that elects to
9    create a regulatory asset under the provisions of this
10    paragraph (1) Section shall recover all of the associated
11    costs, including, but not limited to, its cost of capital
12    as set forth in this paragraph (1) Section. After the
13    Commission has approved the prudence and reasonableness of
14    the costs that comprise the regulatory asset, the electric
15    utility shall be permitted to recover all such costs, and
16    the value and recoverability through rates of the
17    associated regulatory asset shall not be limited, altered,
18    impaired, or reduced. To enable the financing of the
19    incremental capital expenditures, including regulatory
20    assets, for electric utilities that serve less than
21    3,000,000 retail customers but more than 500,000 retail
22    customers in the State, the utility's actual year-end
23    capital structure that includes a common equity ratio,
24    excluding goodwill, of up to and including 50% of the
25    total capital structure shall be deemed reasonable and
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1        (2) The utility, at its election, may recover all of
2    the costs it incurs under this Section as part of a filing
3    for a general increase in rates under Article IX of this
4    Act, as part of an annual filing to update a
5    performance-based formula rate under subsection (d) of
6    Section 16-108.5 of this Act, or through an automatic
7    adjustment clause tariff, provided that nothing in this
8    paragraph (2) permits the double recovery of such costs
9    from customers. If the utility elects to recover the costs
10    it incurs under subsections (b) and (c) this Section
11    through an automatic adjustment clause tariff, the utility
12    may file its proposed tariff together with the tariff it
13    files under subsection (b) of this Section or at a later
14    time. The proposed tariff shall provide for an annual
15    reconciliation, less any deferred taxes related to the
16    reconciliation, with interest at an annual rate of return
17    equal to the utility's weighted average cost of capital as
18    calculated under paragraph (1) of this subsection (h),
19    including a revenue conversion factor calculated to
20    recover or refund all additional income taxes that may be
21    payable or receivable as a result of that return, of the
22    revenue requirement reflected in rates for each calendar
23    year, beginning with the calendar year in which the
24    utility files its automatic adjustment clause tariff under
25    this subsection (h), with what the revenue requirement
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1    applicable calendar year been available at the filing
2    date. The Commission shall review the proposed tariff and
3    may make changes to the tariff that are consistent with
4    this Section and with the Commission's authority under
5    Article IX of this Act, subject to notice and hearing.
6    Following notice and hearing, the Commission shall issue
7    an order approving, or approving with modification, such
8    tariff no later than 240 days after the utility files its
9    tariff.
10    (i) An electric utility shall recover from its retail
11customers, on a volumetric basis, all of the costs of the
12rebates made under a tariff or tariffs placed into effect
13under subsection (e) of this Section, including, but not
14limited to, the value of the rebates and all costs incurred by
15the utility to comply with and implement subsection (e) of
16this Section, consistent with the following provisions:
17        (1) The utility may defer a portion of its costs as a
18    regulatory asset. The Commission shall determine the
19    portion that may be appropriately deferred as a regulatory
20    asset. Factors that the Commission shall consider in
21    determining the portion of costs that shall be deferred as
22    a regulatory asset include, but are not limited to: (i)
23    whether and the extent to which a cost effectively
24    deferred or avoided other distribution system operating
25    costs or capital expenditures; (ii) the extent to which a
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1    which a cost improves system reliability or resilience;
2    (iv) the electric utility's distribution system plan
3    developed pursuant to Section 16-105.17 of this Act; (v)
4    the extent to which a cost advances equity principles; and
5    (vi) such other factors as the Commission deems
6    appropriate. The remainder of costs shall be deemed an
7    operating expense and shall be recoverable if found
8    prudent and reasonable by the Commission.
9    The total costs deferred as a regulatory asset shall be
10amortized over a 15-year period. The unamortized balance shall
11be recognized as of December 31 for a given year. The utility
12shall also earn a return on the total of the unamortized
13balance of the regulatory assets, less any deferred taxes
14related to the unamortized balance, at an annual rate equal to
15the utility's weighted average cost of capital that includes,
16based on a year-end capital structure, the utility's actual
17cost of debt for the applicable calendar year and a cost of
18equity, which shall be calculated as the sum of: (I) the
19average for the applicable calendar year of the monthly
20average yields of 30-year U.S. Treasury bonds published by the
21Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in its weekly
22H.15 Statistical Release or successor publication; and (II)
23580 basis points, including a revenue conversion factor
24calculated to recover or refund all additional income taxes
25that may be payable or receivable as a result of that return.
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1    an automatic adjustment clause tariff, on a volumetric
2    basis. The utility may file its proposed cost-recovery
3    tariff together with the tariff it files under subsection
4    (e) of this Section or at a later time. The proposed tariff
5    shall provide for an annual reconciliation, less any
6    deferred taxes related to the reconciliation, with
7    interest at an annual rate of return equal to the
8    utility's weighted average cost of capital as calculated
9    under paragraph (1) of this subsection (i), including a
10    revenue conversion factor calculated to recover or refund
11    all additional income taxes that may be payable or
12    receivable as a result of that return, of the revenue
13    requirement reflected in rates for each calendar year,
14    beginning with the calendar year in which the utility
15    files its automatic adjustment clause tariff under this
16    subsection (i), with what the revenue requirement would
17    have been had the actual cost information for the
18    applicable calendar year been available at the filing
19    date. The Commission shall review the proposed tariff and
20    may make changes to the tariff that are consistent with
21    this Section and with the Commission's authority under
22    Article IX of this Act, subject to notice and hearing.
23    Following notice and hearing, the Commission shall issue
24    an order approving, or approving with modification, such
25    tariff no later than 240 days after the utility files its
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1    (j) (i) No later than 90 days after the Commission enters
2an order, or order on rehearing, whichever is later, approving
3an electric utility's proposed tariff under subsection (d) of
4this Section, the electric utility shall provide notice of the
5availability of rebates under this Section. Subsequent to the
6utility's notice, any entity that offers in the State, for
7sale or lease, distributed generation and estimates the dollar
8saving attributable to such distributed generation shall
9provide estimates based on both delivery service credits and
10the rebates available under this Section.
11(Source: P.A. 99-906, eff. 6-1-17; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
12    (220 ILCS 5/16-108)
13    Sec. 16-108. Recovery of costs associated with the
14provision of delivery and other services.
15    (a) An electric utility shall file a delivery services
16tariff with the Commission at least 210 days prior to the date
17that it is required to begin offering such services pursuant
18to this Act. An electric utility shall provide the components
19of delivery services that are subject to the jurisdiction of
20the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at the same prices,
21terms and conditions set forth in its applicable tariff as
22approved or allowed into effect by that Commission. The
23Commission shall otherwise have the authority pursuant to
24Article IX to review, approve, and modify the prices, terms
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1subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory
2Commission, including the authority to determine the extent to
3which such delivery services should be offered on an unbundled
4basis. In making any such determination the Commission shall
5consider, at a minimum, the effect of additional unbundling on
6(i) the objective of just and reasonable rates, (ii) electric
7utility employees, and (iii) the development of competitive
8markets for electric energy services in Illinois.
9    (b) The Commission shall enter an order approving, or
10approving as modified, the delivery services tariff no later
11than 30 days prior to the date on which the electric utility
12must commence offering such services. The Commission may
13subsequently modify such tariff pursuant to this Act.
14    (c) The electric utility's tariffs shall define the
15classes of its customers for purposes of delivery services
16charges. Delivery services shall be priced and made available
17to all retail customers electing delivery services in each
18such class on a nondiscriminatory basis regardless of whether
19the retail customer chooses the electric utility, an affiliate
20of the electric utility, or another entity as its supplier of
21electric power and energy. Charges for delivery services shall
22be cost based, and shall allow the electric utility to recover
23the costs of providing delivery services through its charges
24to its delivery service customers that use the facilities and
25services associated with such costs. Such costs shall include
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1and distribution facilities. The Commission shall also be
2authorized to consider whether, and if so to what extent, the
3following costs are appropriately included in the electric
4utility's delivery services rates: (i) the costs of that
5portion of generation facilities used for the production and
6absorption of reactive power in order that retail customers
7located in the electric utility's service area can receive
8electric power and energy from suppliers other than the
9electric utility, and (ii) the costs associated with the use
10and redispatch of generation facilities to mitigate
11constraints on the transmission or distribution system in
12order that retail customers located in the electric utility's
13service area can receive electric power and energy from
14suppliers other than the electric utility. Nothing in this
15subsection shall be construed as directing the Commission to
16allocate any of the costs described in (i) or (ii) that are
17found to be appropriately included in the electric utility's
18delivery services rates to any particular customer group or
19geographic area in setting delivery services rates.
20    (d) The Commission shall establish charges, terms and
21conditions for delivery services that are just and reasonable
22and shall take into account customer impacts when establishing
23such charges. In establishing charges, terms and conditions
24for delivery services, the Commission shall take into account
25voltage level differences. A retail customer shall have the
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1service voltage reasonably and technically feasible from the
2electric facilities serving that customer's premises provided
3that there are no significant adverse impacts upon system
4reliability or system efficiency. A retail customer shall also
5have the option to request to purchase electric service at any
6point of delivery that is reasonably and technically feasible
7provided that there are no significant adverse impacts on
8system reliability or efficiency. Such requests shall not be
9unreasonably denied.
10    (e) Electric utilities shall recover the costs of
11installing, operating or maintaining facilities for the
12particular benefit of one or more delivery services customers,
13including without limitation any costs incurred in complying
14with a customer's request to be served at a different voltage
15level, directly from the retail customer or customers for
16whose benefit the costs were incurred, to the extent such
17costs are not recovered through the charges referred to in
18subsections (c) and (d) of this Section.
19    (f) An electric utility shall be entitled but not required
20to implement transition charges in conjunction with the
21offering of delivery services pursuant to Section 16-104. If
22an electric utility implements transition charges, it shall
23implement such charges for all delivery services customers and
24for all customers described in subsection (h), but shall not
25implement transition charges for power and energy that a
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1facilities located on that retail customer's premises, if such
2facilities meet the following criteria:
3        (i) the cogeneration or self-generation facilities
4    serve a single retail customer and are located on that
5    retail customer's premises (for purposes of this
6    subparagraph and subparagraph (ii), an industrial or
7    manufacturing retail customer and a third party contractor
8    that is served by such industrial or manufacturing
9    customer through such retail customer's own electrical
10    distribution facilities under the circumstances described
11    in subsection (vi) of the definition of "alternative
12    retail electric supplier" set forth in Section 16-102,
13    shall be considered a single retail customer);
14        (ii) the cogeneration or self-generation facilities
15    either (A) are sized pursuant to generally accepted
16    engineering standards for the retail customer's electrical
17    load at that premises (taking into account standby or
18    other reliability considerations related to that retail
19    customer's operations at that site) or (B) if the facility
20    is a cogeneration facility located on the retail
21    customer's premises, the retail customer is the thermal
22    host for that facility and the facility has been designed
23    to meet that retail customer's thermal energy requirements
24    resulting in electrical output beyond that retail
25    customer's electrical demand at that premises, comply with
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1    "qualifying facilities" specified in title 18 Code of
2    Federal Regulations Section 292.205 as in effect on the
3    effective date of this amendatory Act of 1999;
4        (iii) the retail customer on whose premises the
5    facilities are located either has an exclusive right to
6    receive, and corresponding obligation to pay for, all of
7    the electrical capacity of the facility, or in the case of
8    a cogeneration facility that has been designed to meet the
9    retail customer's thermal energy requirements at that
10    premises, an identified amount of the electrical capacity
11    of the facility, over a minimum 5-year period; and
12        (iv) if the cogeneration facility is sized for the
13    retail customer's thermal load at that premises but
14    exceeds the electrical load, any sales of excess power or
15    energy are made only at wholesale, are subject to the
16    jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
17    and are not for the purpose of circumventing the
18    provisions of this subsection (f).
19If a generation facility located at a retail customer's
20premises does not meet the above criteria, an electric utility
21implementing transition charges shall implement a transition
22charge until December 31, 2006 for any power and energy taken
23by such retail customer from such facility as if such power and
24energy had been delivered by the electric utility. Provided,
25however, that an industrial retail customer that is taking
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1criteria but that is located on such customer's premises will
2not be subject to a transition charge for the power and energy
3taken by such retail customer from such generation facility if
4the facility does not serve any other retail customer and
5either was installed on behalf of the customer and for its own
6use prior to January 1, 1997, or is both predominantly fueled
7by byproducts of such customer's manufacturing process at such
8premises and sells or offers an average of 300 megawatts or
9more of electricity produced from such generation facility
10into the wholesale market. Such charges shall be calculated as
11provided in Section 16-102, and shall be collected on each
12kilowatt-hour delivered under a delivery services tariff to a
13retail customer from the date the customer first takes
14delivery services until December 31, 2006 except as provided
15in subsection (h) of this Section. Provided, however, that an
16electric utility, other than an electric utility providing
17service to at least 1,000,000 customers in this State on
18January 1, 1999, shall be entitled to petition for entry of an
19order by the Commission authorizing the electric utility to
20implement transition charges for an additional period ending
21no later than December 31, 2008. The electric utility shall
22file its petition with supporting evidence no earlier than 16
23months, and no later than 12 months, prior to December 31,
242006. The Commission shall hold a hearing on the electric
25utility's petition and shall enter its order no later than 8
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1determine whether and to what extent the electric utility
2shall be authorized to implement transition charges for an
3additional period. The Commission may authorize the electric
4utility to implement transition charges for some or all of the
5additional period, and shall determine the mitigation factors
6to be used in implementing such transition charges; provided,
7that the Commission shall not authorize mitigation factors
8less than 110% of those in effect during the 12 months ended
9December 31, 2006. In making its determination, the Commission
10shall consider the following factors: the necessity to
11implement transition charges for an additional period in order
12to maintain the financial integrity of the electric utility;
13the prudence of the electric utility's actions in reducing its
14costs since the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997;
15the ability of the electric utility to provide safe, adequate
16and reliable service to retail customers in its service area;
17and the impact on competition of allowing the electric utility
18to implement transition charges for the additional period.
19    (g) The electric utility shall file tariffs that establish
20the transition charges to be paid by each class of customers to
21the electric utility in conjunction with the provision of
22delivery services. The electric utility's tariffs shall define
23the classes of its customers for purposes of calculating
24transition charges. The electric utility's tariffs shall
25provide for the calculation of transition charges on a
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1monthly maximum electrical demand on the electric utility's
2system during the 6 months with the customer's highest monthly
3maximum electrical demands equals or exceeds 3.0 megawatts for
4electric utilities having more than 1,000,000 customers, and
5for other electric utilities for any customer that has an
6average monthly maximum electrical demand on the electric
7utility's system of one megawatt or more, and (A) for which
8there exists data on the customer's usage during the 3 years
9preceding the date that the customer became eligible to take
10delivery services, or (B) for which there does not exist data
11on the customer's usage during the 3 years preceding the date
12that the customer became eligible to take delivery services,
13if in the electric utility's reasonable judgment there exists
14comparable usage information or a sufficient basis to develop
15such information, and further provided that the electric
16utility can require customers for which an individual
17calculation is made to sign contracts that set forth the
18transition charges to be paid by the customer to the electric
19utility pursuant to the tariff.
20    (h) An electric utility shall also be entitled to file
21tariffs that allow it to collect transition charges from
22retail customers in the electric utility's service area that
23do not take delivery services but that take electric power or
24energy from an alternative retail electric supplier or from an
25electric utility other than the electric utility in whose
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1calculated, in accordance with the definition of transition
2charges in Section 16-102, for the period of time that the
3customer would be obligated to pay transition charges if it
4were taking delivery services, except that no deduction for
5delivery services revenues shall be made in such calculation,
6and usage data from the customer's class shall be used where
7historical usage data is not available for the individual
8customer. The customer shall be obligated to pay such charges
9on a lump sum basis on or before the date on which the customer
10commences to take service from the alternative retail electric
11supplier or other electric utility, provided, that the
12electric utility in whose service area the customer is located
13shall offer the customer the option of signing a contract
14pursuant to which the customer pays such charges ratably over
15the period in which the charges would otherwise have applied.
16    (i) An electric utility shall be entitled to add to the
17bills of delivery services customers charges pursuant to
18Sections 9-221, 9-222 (except as provided in Section 9-222.1),
19and Section 16-114 of this Act, Section 5-5 of the Electricity
20Infrastructure Maintenance Fee Law, Section 6-5 of the
21Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, and Coal Resources
22Development Law of 1997, and Section 13 of the Energy
23Assistance Act.
24    (i-5) An electric utility required to impose the Coal to
25Solar and Energy Storage Initiative Charge provided for in
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1Act shall add such charge to the bills of its delivery services
2customers pursuant to the terms of a tariff conforming to the
3requirements of subsection (c-5) of Section 1-75 of the
4Illinois Power Agency Act and this subsection (i-5) and filed
5with and approved by the Commission. The electric utility
6shall file its proposed tariff with the Commission on or
7before July 1, 2022 to be effective, after review and approval
8or modification by the Commission, beginning January 1, 2023.
9On or before December 1, 2022, the Commission shall review the
10electric utility's proposed tariff, including by conducting a
11docketed proceeding if deemed necessary by the Commission, and
12shall approve the proposed tariff or direct the electric
13utility to make modifications the Commission finds necessary
14for the tariff to conform to the requirements of subsection
15(c-5) of Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act and this
16subsection (i-5). The electric utility's tariff shall provide
17for imposition of the Coal to Solar and Energy Storage
18Initiative Charge on a per-kilowatthour basis to all
19kilowatthours delivered by the electric utility to its
20delivery services customers. The tariff shall provide for the
21calculation of the Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Initiative
22Charge to be in effect for the year beginning January 1, 2023
23and each year beginning January 1 thereafter, sufficient to
24collect the electric utility's estimated payment obligations
25for the delivery year beginning the following June 1 under
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1into pursuant to subsection (c-5) of Section 1-75 of the
2Illinois Power Agency Act and the obligations of the
3Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, or any
4successor department or agency, which for purposes of this
5subsection (i-5) shall be referred to as the Department, to
6make grant payments during such delivery year from the Coal to
7Solar and Energy Storage Initiative Fund pursuant to grant
8contracts entered into pursuant to subsection (c-5) of Section
91-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act, and using the electric
10utility's kilowatthour deliveries to its delivery services
11customers during the delivery year ended May 31 of the
12preceding calendar year. On or before November 1 of each year
13beginning November 1, 2022, the Department shall notify the
14electric utilities of the amount of the Department's estimated
15obligations for grant payments during the delivery year
16beginning the following June 1 pursuant to grant contracts
17entered into pursuant to subsection (c-5) of Section 1-75 of
18the Illinois Power Agency Act; and each electric utility shall
19incorporate in the calculation of its Coal to Solar and Energy
20Storage Initiative Charge the fractional portion of the
21Department's estimated obligations equal to the electric
22utility's kilowatthour deliveries to its delivery services
23customers in the delivery year ended the preceding May 31
24divided by the aggregate deliveries of both electric utilities
25to delivery services customers in such delivery year. The
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1Treasurer, for deposit in the Coal to Solar and Energy Storage
2Initiative Fund provided for in subsection (c-5) of Section
31-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act, the electric utility's
4collections of the Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Initiative
5Charge estimated to be needed by the Department for grant
6payments pursuant to grant contracts entered into pursuant to
7subsection (c-5) of Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency
8Act. The initial charge under the electric utility's tariff
9shall be effective for kilowatthours delivered beginning
10January 1, 2023, and thereafter shall be revised to be
11effective January 1, 2024 and each January 1 thereafter, based
12on the payment obligations for the delivery year beginning the
13following June 1. The tariff shall provide for the electric
14utility to make an annual filing with the Commission on or
15before November 15 of each year, beginning in 2023, setting
16forth the Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Initiative Charge
17to be in effect for the year beginning the following January 1.
18The electric utility's tariff shall also provide that the
19electric utility shall make a filing with the Commission on or
20before August 1 of each year beginning in 2024 setting forth a
21reconciliation, for the delivery year ended the preceding May
2231, of the electric utility's collections of the Coal to Solar
23and Energy Storage Initiative Charge against actual payments
24for renewable energy credits pursuant to contracts entered
25into, and the actual grant payments by the Department pursuant
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1of Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act. The tariff
2shall provide that any excess or shortfall of collections to
3payments shall be deducted from or added to, on a
4per-kilowatthour basis, the Coal to Solar and Energy Storage
5Initiative Charge, over the 6-month period beginning October 1
6of that calendar year.
7    (j) If a retail customer that obtains electric power and
8energy from cogeneration or self-generation facilities
9installed for its own use on or before January 1, 1997,
10subsequently takes service from an alternative retail electric
11supplier or an electric utility other than the electric
12utility in whose service area the customer is located for any
13portion of the customer's electric power and energy
14requirements formerly obtained from those facilities
15(including that amount purchased from the utility in lieu of
16such generation and not as standby power purchases, under a
17cogeneration displacement tariff in effect as of the effective
18date of this amendatory Act of 1997), the transition charges
19otherwise applicable pursuant to subsections (f), (g), or (h)
20of this Section shall not be applicable in any year to that
21portion of the customer's electric power and energy
22requirements formerly obtained from those facilities,
23provided, that for purposes of this subsection (j), such
24portion shall not exceed the average number of kilowatt-hours
25per year obtained from the cogeneration or self-generation
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1customer became eligible for delivery services, except as
2provided in subsection (f) of Section 16-110.
3    (k) The electric utility shall be entitled to recover
4through tariffed charges all of the costs associated with the
5purchase of zero emission credits from zero emission
6facilities to meet the requirements of subsection (d-5) of
7Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act and all of the
8costs associated with the purchase of carbon mitigation
9credits from carbon-free energy resources to meet the
10requirements of subsection (d-10) of Section 1-75 of the
11Illinois Power Agency Act. Such costs shall include the costs
12of procuring the zero emission credits and carbon mitigation
13credits from carbon-free energy resources, as well as the
14reasonable costs that the utility incurs as part of the
15procurement processes and to implement and comply with plans
16and processes approved by the Commission under subsections
17such subsection (d-5) and (d-10). The costs shall be allocated
18across all retail customers through a single, uniform cents
19per kilowatt-hour charge applicable to all retail customers,
20which shall appear as a separate line item on each customer's
21bill. Beginning June 1, 2017, the electric utility shall be
22entitled to recover through tariffed charges all of the costs
23associated with the purchase of renewable energy resources to
24meet the renewable energy resource standards of subsection (c)
25of Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act, under
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1and Section 16-111.5 of this Act. Such costs shall include the
2costs of procuring the renewable energy resources, as well as
3the reasonable costs that the utility incurs as part of the
4procurement processes and to implement and comply with plans
5and processes approved by the Commission under such Sections.
6The costs associated with the purchase of renewable energy
7resources shall be allocated across all retail customers in
8proportion to the amount of renewable energy resources the
9utility procures for such customers through a single, uniform
10cents per kilowatt-hour charge applicable to such retail
11customers, which shall appear as a separate line item on each
12such customer's bill. The credits, costs, and penalties
13associated with the self-direct renewable portfolio standard
14compliance program described in subparagraph (R) of paragraph
15(1) of subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power
16Agency Act shall be allocated to approved eligible self-direct
17customers by the utility in a cents per kilowatt-hour credit,
18cost, or penalty, which shall appear as a separate line item on
19each such customer's bill.
20    Notwithstanding whether the Commission has approved the
21initial long-term renewable resources procurement plan as of
22June 1, 2017, an electric utility shall place new tariffed
23charges into effect beginning with the June 2017 monthly
24billing period, to the extent practicable, to begin recovering
25the costs of procuring renewable energy resources, as those
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1subparagraph (E) of paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of Section
21-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act. Notwithstanding the
3date on which the utility places such new tariffed charges
4into effect, the utility shall be permitted to collect the
5charges under such tariff as if the tariff had been in effect
6beginning with the first day of the June 2017 monthly billing
7period. For the delivery years commencing June 1, 2017, June
81, 2018, and June 1, 2019, and each delivery year thereafter,
9the electric utility shall deposit into a separate interest
10bearing account of a financial institution the monies
11collected under the tariffed charges. Money collected from
12customers for the procurement of renewable energy resources in
13a given delivery year may be spent by the utility for the
14procurement of renewable resources over any of the following 5
15delivery years, after which unspent money shall be credited
16back to retail customers. The electric utility shall spend all
17money collected in earlier delivery years that has not yet
18been returned to customers, first, before spending money
19collected in later delivery years. Any interest earned shall
20be credited back to retail customers under the reconciliation
21proceeding provided for in this subsection (k), provided that
22the electric utility shall first be reimbursed from the
23interest for the administrative costs that it incurs to
24administer and manage the account. Any taxes due on the funds
25in the account, or interest earned on it, will be paid from the
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1account, from the monies collected under the tariffed charges
2to recover the costs of procuring renewable energy resources.
3Monies deposited in the account shall be subject to the
4review, reconciliation, and true-up process described in this
5subsection (k) that is applicable to the funds collected and
6costs incurred for the procurement of renewable energy
7resources.
8    The electric utility shall be entitled to recover all of
9the costs identified in this subsection (k) through automatic
10adjustment clause tariffs applicable to all of the utility's
11retail customers that allow the electric utility to adjust its
12tariffed charges consistent with this subsection (k). The
13determination as to whether any excess funds were collected
14during a given delivery year for the purchase of renewable
15energy resources, and the crediting of any excess funds back
16to retail customers, shall not be made until after the close of
17the delivery year, which will ensure that the maximum amount
18of funds is available to implement the approved long-term
19renewable resources procurement plan during a given delivery
20year. The amount of excess funds eligible to be credited back
21to retail customers shall be reduced by an amount equal to the
22payment obligations required by any contracts entered into by
23an electric utility under contracts described in subsection
24(b) of Section 1-56 and subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of the
25Illinois Power Agency Act, even if such payments have not yet
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1payment obligations were incurred. Notwithstanding anything to
2the contrary, including in tariffs authorized by this
3subsection (k) in effect before the effective date of this
4amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, all unspent
5funds as of May 31, 2021, excluding any funds credited to
6customers during any utility billing cycle that commences
7prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
8General Assembly, shall remain in the utility account and
9shall on a first in, first out basis be used toward utility
10payment obligations under contracts described in subsection
11(b) of Section 1-56 and subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of the
12Illinois Power Agency Act. The electric utility's collections
13under such automatic adjustment clause tariffs to recover the
14costs of renewable energy resources, and zero emission credits
15from zero emission facilities, and carbon mitigation credits
16from carbon-free energy resources shall be subject to separate
17annual review, reconciliation, and true-up against actual
18costs by the Commission under a procedure that shall be
19specified in the electric utility's automatic adjustment
20clause tariffs and that shall be approved by the Commission in
21connection with its approval of such tariffs. The procedure
22shall provide that any difference between the electric
23utility's collections for zero emission credits and carbon
24mitigation credits under the automatic adjustment charges for
25an annual period and the electric utility's actual costs of
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1emission facilities and carbon mitigation credits from
2carbon-free energy resources for that same annual period shall
3be refunded to or collected from, as applicable, the electric
4utility's retail customers in subsequent periods.
5    Nothing in this subsection (k) is intended to affect,
6limit, or change the right of the electric utility to recover
7the costs associated with the procurement of renewable energy
8resources for periods commencing before, on, or after June 1,
92017, as otherwise provided in the Illinois Power Agency Act.
10    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Commission
11shall not conduct an annual review, reconciliation, and
12true-up associated with renewable energy resources'
13collections and costs for the delivery years commencing June
141, 2017, June 1, 2018, June 1, 2019, and June 1, 2020, and
15shall instead conduct a single review, reconciliation, and
16true-up associated with renewable energy resources'
17collections and costs for the 4-year period beginning June 1,
182017 and ending May 31, 2021, provided that the review,
19reconciliation, and true-up shall not be initiated until after
20August 31, 2021. During the 4-year period, the utility shall
21be permitted to collect and retain funds under this subsection
22(k) and to purchase renewable energy resources under an
23approved long-term renewable resources procurement plan using
24those funds regardless of the delivery year in which the funds
25were collected during the 4-year period.
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1commencing June 1, 2017, exceeds the costs incurred during
2that delivery year, then up to half of this excess amount, as
3calculated on June 1, 2018, may be used to fund the programs
4under subsection (b) of Section 1-56 of the Illinois Power
5Agency Act in the same proportion the programs are funded
6under that subsection (b). However, any amount identified
7under this subsection (k) to fund programs under subsection
8(b) of Section 1-56 of the Illinois Power Agency Act shall be
9reduced if it exceeds the funding shortfall. For purposes of
10this Section, "funding shortfall" means the difference between
11$200,000,000 and the amount appropriated by the General
12Assembly to the Illinois Power Agency Renewable Energy
13Resources Fund during the period that commences on the
14effective date of this amendatory act of the 99th General
15Assembly and ends on August 1, 2018.
16    If the amount of funds collected during the delivery year
17commencing June 1, 2018, exceeds the costs incurred during
18that delivery year, then up to half of this excess amount, as
19calculated on June 1, 2019, may be used to fund the programs
20under subsection (b) of Section 1-56 of the Illinois Power
21Agency Act in the same proportion the programs are funded
22under that subsection (b). However, any amount identified
23under this subsection (k) to fund programs under subsection
24(b) of Section 1-56 of the Illinois Power Agency Act shall be
25reduced if it exceeds the funding shortfall.
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1commencing June 1, 2019, exceeds the costs incurred during
2that delivery year, then up to half of this excess amount, as
3calculated on June 1, 2020, may be used to fund the programs
4under subsection (b) of Section 1-56 of the Illinois Power
5Agency Act in the same proportion the programs are funded
6under that subsection (b). However, any amount identified
7under this subsection (k) to fund programs under subsection
8(b) of Section 1-56 of the Illinois Power Agency Act shall be
9reduced if it exceeds the funding shortfall.
10    The funding available under this subsection (k), if any,
11for the programs described under subsection (b) of Section
121-56 of the Illinois Power Agency Act shall not reduce the
13amount of funding for the programs described in subparagraph
14(O) of paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of the
15Illinois Power Agency Act. If funding is available under this
16subsection (k) for programs described under subsection (b) of
17Section 1-56 of the Illinois Power Agency Act, then the
18long-term renewable resources plan shall provide for the
19Agency to procure contracts in an amount that does not exceed
20the funding, and the contracts approved by the Commission
21shall be executed by the applicable utility or utilities.
22    (l) A utility that has terminated any contract executed
23under subsection (d-5) or (d-10) of Section 1-75 of the
24Illinois Power Agency Act shall be entitled to recover any
25remaining balance associated with the purchase of zero
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1shall also apply a credit to its retail customer bills in the
2event of any over-collection.
3    (m)(1) An electric utility that recovers its costs of
4procuring zero emission credits from zero emission facilities
5through a cents-per-kilowatthour charge under to subsection
6(k) of this Section shall be subject to the requirements of
7this subsection (m). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary,
8such electric utility shall, beginning on April 30, 2018, and
9each April 30 thereafter until April 30, 2026, calculate
10whether any reduction must be applied to such
11cents-per-kilowatthour charge that is paid by retail customers
12of the electric utility that have opted out of are exempt from
13subsections (a) through (j) of Section 8-103B of this Act
14under subsection (l) of Section 8-103B. Such charge shall be
15reduced for such customers for the next delivery year
16commencing on June 1 based on the amount necessary, if any, to
17limit the annual estimated average net increase for the prior
18calendar year due to the future energy investment costs to no
19more than 1.3% of 5.98 cents per kilowatt-hour, which is the
20average amount paid per kilowatthour for electric service
21during the year ending December 31, 2015 by Illinois
22industrial retail customers, as reported to the Edison
23Electric Institute.
24    The calculations required by this subsection (m) shall be
25made only once for each year, and no subsequent rate impact
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1    (2) For purposes of this Section, "future energy
2investment costs" shall be calculated by subtracting the
3cents-per-kilowatthour charge identified in subparagraph (A)
4of this paragraph (2) from the sum of the
5cents-per-kilowatthour charges identified in subparagraph (B)
6of this paragraph (2):
7        (A) The cents-per-kilowatthour charge identified in
8    the electric utility's tariff placed into effect under
9    Section 8-103 of the Public Utilities Act that, on
10    December 1, 2016, was applicable to those retail customers
11    that have opted out of are exempt from subsections (a)
12    through (j) of Section 8-103B of this Act under subsection
13    (l) of Section 8-103B.
14        (B) The sum of the following cents-per-kilowatthour
15    charges applicable to those retail customers that have
16    opted out of are exempt from subsections (a) through (j)
17    of Section 8-103B of this Act under subsection (l) of
18    Section 8-103B, provided that if one or more of the
19    following charges has been in effect and applied to such
20    customers for more than one calendar year, then each
21    charge shall be equal to the average of the charges
22    applied over a period that commences with the calendar
23    year ending December 31, 2017 and ends with the most
24    recently completed calendar year prior to the calculation
25    required by this subsection (m):
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1        the costs incurred by the utility under subsection
2        (d-5) of Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency
3        Act, adjusted for any reductions required under this
4        subsection (m); and
5            (ii) the cents-per-kilowatthour charge to recover
6        the costs incurred by the utility under Section
7        16-107.6 of the Public Utilities Act.
8        If no charge was applied for a given calendar year
9    under item (i) or (ii) of this subparagraph (B), then the
10    value of the charge for that year shall be zero.
11    (3) If a reduction is required by the calculation
12performed under this subsection (m), then the amount of the
13reduction shall be multiplied by the number of years reflected
14in the averages calculated under subparagraph (B) of paragraph
15(2) of this subsection (m). Such reduction shall be applied to
16the cents-per-kilowatthour charge that is applicable to those
17retail customers that have opted out of are exempt from
18subsections (a) through (j) of Section 8-103B of this Act
19under subsection (l) of Section 8-103B beginning with the next
20delivery year commencing after the date of the calculation
21required by this subsection (m).
22    (4) The electric utility shall file a notice with the
23Commission on May 1 of 2018 and each May 1 thereafter until May
241, 2026 containing the reduction, if any, which must be
25applied for the delivery year which begins in the year of the
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1pursuant to this Section. By October 1 of each year beginning
2in 2018, each electric utility shall notify the Commission if
3it appears, based on an estimate of the calculation required
4in this subsection (m), that a reduction will be required in
5the next year.
6(Source: P.A. 99-906, eff. 6-1-17; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
7    (220 ILCS 5/16-111.5)
8    Sec. 16-111.5. Provisions relating to procurement.
9    (a) An electric utility that on December 31, 2005 served
10at least 100,000 customers in Illinois shall procure power and
11energy for its eligible retail customers in accordance with
12the applicable provisions set forth in Section 1-75 of the
13Illinois Power Agency Act and this Section. Beginning with the
14delivery year commencing on June 1, 2017, such electric
15utility shall also procure zero emission credits from zero
16emission facilities in accordance with the applicable
17provisions set forth in Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power
18Agency Act, and, for years beginning on or after June 1, 2017,
19the utility shall procure renewable energy resources in
20accordance with the applicable provisions set forth in Section
211-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act and this Section.
22Beginning with the delivery year commencing on June 1, 2022,
23an electric utility serving over 3,000,000 customers shall
24also procure carbon mitigation credits from carbon-free energy
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1forth in Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act and this
2Section. A small multi-jurisdictional electric utility that on
3December 31, 2005 served less than 100,000 customers in
4Illinois may elect to procure power and energy for all or a
5portion of its eligible Illinois retail customers in
6accordance with the applicable provisions set forth in this
7Section and Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act.
8This Section shall not apply to a small multi-jurisdictional
9utility until such time as a small multi-jurisdictional
10utility requests the Illinois Power Agency to prepare a
11procurement plan for its eligible retail customers. "Eligible
12retail customers" for the purposes of this Section means those
13retail customers that purchase power and energy from the
14electric utility under fixed-price bundled service tariffs,
15other than those retail customers whose service is declared or
16deemed competitive under Section 16-113 and those other
17customer groups specified in this Section, including
18self-generating customers, customers electing hourly pricing,
19or those customers who are otherwise ineligible for
20fixed-price bundled tariff service. For those customers that
21are excluded from the procurement plan's electric supply
22service requirements, and the utility shall procure any supply
23requirements, including capacity, ancillary services, and
24hourly priced energy, in the applicable markets as needed to
25serve those customers, provided that the utility may include
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1associated with those retail customers whose service has been
2declared or deemed competitive pursuant to Section 16-113 of
3this Act to the extent that those customers are purchasing
4power and energy during one of the transition periods
5identified in subsection (b) of Section 16-113 of this Act.
6    (b) A procurement plan shall be prepared for each electric
7utility consistent with the applicable requirements of the
8Illinois Power Agency Act and this Section. For purposes of
9this Section, Illinois electric utilities that are affiliated
10by virtue of a common parent company are considered to be a
11single electric utility. Small multi-jurisdictional utilities
12may request a procurement plan for a portion of or all of its
13Illinois load. Each procurement plan shall analyze the
14projected balance of supply and demand for those retail
15customers to be included in the plan's electric supply service
16requirements over a 5-year period, with the first planning
17year beginning on June 1 of the year following the year in
18which the plan is filed. The plan shall specifically identify
19the wholesale products to be procured following plan approval,
20and shall follow all the requirements set forth in the Public
21Utilities Act and all applicable State and federal laws,
22statutes, rules, or regulations, as well as Commission orders.
23Nothing in this Section precludes consideration of contracts
24longer than 5 years and related forecast data. Unless
25specified otherwise in this Section, in the procurement plan
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1accordance with this plan shall be competitively bid through a
2request for proposals process. Approval and implementation of
3the procurement plan shall be subject to review and approval
4by the Commission according to the provisions set forth in
5this Section. A procurement plan shall include each of the
6following components:
7        (1) Hourly load analysis. This analysis shall include:
8            (i) multi-year historical analysis of hourly
9        loads;
10            (ii) switching trends and competitive retail
11        market analysis;
12            (iii) known or projected changes to future loads;
13        and
14            (iv) growth forecasts by customer class.
15        (2) Analysis of the impact of any demand side and
16    renewable energy initiatives. This analysis shall include:
17            (i) the impact of demand response programs and
18        energy efficiency programs, both current and
19        projected; for small multi-jurisdictional utilities,
20        the impact of demand response and energy efficiency
21        programs approved pursuant to Section 8-408 of this
22        Act, both current and projected; and
23            (ii) supply side needs that are projected to be
24        offset by purchases of renewable energy resources, if
25        any.
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1    that will not be met through preexisting contracts. This
2    plan shall include:
3            (i) definitions of the different Illinois retail
4        customer classes for which supply is being purchased;
5            (ii) the proposed mix of demand-response products
6        for which contracts will be executed during the next
7        year. For small multi-jurisdictional electric
8        utilities that on December 31, 2005 served fewer than
9        100,000 customers in Illinois, these shall be defined
10        as demand-response products offered in an energy
11        efficiency plan approved pursuant to Section 8-408 of
12        this Act. The cost-effective demand-response measures
13        shall be procured whenever the cost is lower than
14        procuring comparable capacity products, provided that
15        such products shall:
16                (A) be procured by a demand-response provider
17            from those retail customers included in the plan's
18            electric supply service requirements;
19                (B) at least satisfy the demand-response
20            requirements of the regional transmission
21            organization market in which the utility's service
22            territory is located, including, but not limited
23            to, any applicable capacity or dispatch
24            requirements;
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1            demand-response products;
2                (D) provide for reimbursement by the
3            demand-response provider of the utility for any
4            costs incurred as a result of the failure of the
5            supplier of such products to perform its
6            obligations thereunder; and
7                (E) meet the same credit requirements as apply
8            to suppliers of capacity, in the applicable
9            regional transmission organization market;
10            (iii) monthly forecasted system supply
11        requirements, including expected minimum, maximum, and
12        average values for the planning period;
13            (iv) the proposed mix and selection of standard
14        wholesale products for which contracts will be
15        executed during the next year, separately or in
16        combination, to meet that portion of its load
17        requirements not met through pre-existing contracts,
18        including but not limited to monthly 5 x 16 peak period
19        block energy, monthly off-peak wrap energy, monthly 7
20        x 24 energy, annual 5 x 16 energy, other standardized
21        energy or capacity products designed to provide
22        eligible retail customer benefits from commercially
23        deployed advanced technologies including but not
24        limited to high voltage direct current converter
25        stations, as such term is defined in Section 1-10 of
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1        product is currently available in wholesale markets,
2        annual off-peak wrap energy, annual 7 x 24 energy,
3        monthly capacity, annual capacity, peak load capacity
4        obligations, capacity purchase plan, and ancillary
5        services;
6            (v) proposed term structures for each wholesale
7        product type included in the proposed procurement plan
8        portfolio of products; and
9            (vi) an assessment of the price risk, load
10        uncertainty, and other factors that are associated
11        with the proposed procurement plan; this assessment,
12        to the extent possible, shall include an analysis of
13        the following factors: contract terms, time frames for
14        securing products or services, fuel costs, weather
15        patterns, transmission costs, market conditions, and
16        the governmental regulatory environment; the proposed
17        procurement plan shall also identify alternatives for
18        those portfolio measures that are identified as having
19        significant price risk and mitigation in the form of
20        additional retail customer and ratepayer price,
21        reliability, and environmental benefits from
22        standardized energy products delivered from
23        commercially deployed advanced technologies,
24        including, but not limited to, high voltage direct
25        current converter stations, as such term is defined in
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1        or not such product is currently available in
2        wholesale markets.
3        (4) Proposed procedures for balancing loads. The
4    procurement plan shall include, for load requirements
5    included in the procurement plan, the process for (i)
6    hourly balancing of supply and demand and (ii) the
7    criteria for portfolio re-balancing in the event of
8    significant shifts in load.
9        (5) Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan.
10    The Agency shall prepare a long-term renewable resources
11    procurement plan for the procurement of renewable energy
12    credits under Sections 1-56 and 1-75 of the Illinois Power
13    Agency Act for delivery beginning in the 2017 delivery
14    year.
15            (i) The initial long-term renewable resources
16        procurement plan and all subsequent revisions shall be
17        subject to review and approval by the Commission. For
18        the purposes of this Section, "delivery year" has the
19        same meaning as in Section 1-10 of the Illinois Power
20        Agency Act. For purposes of this Section, "Agency"
21        shall mean the Illinois Power Agency.
22            (ii) The long-term renewable resources planning
23        process shall be conducted as follows:
24                (A) Electric utilities shall provide a range
25            of load forecasts to the Illinois Power Agency
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1            forecasts, which request shall specify the length
2            and conditions for the forecasts including, but
3            not limited to, the quantity of distributed
4            generation expected to be interconnected for each
5            year.
6                (B) The Agency shall publish for comment the
7            initial long-term renewable resources procurement
8            plan no later than 120 days after the effective
9            date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General
10            Assembly and shall review, and may revise, the
11            plan at least every 2 years thereafter. To the
12            extent practicable, the Agency shall review and
13            propose any revisions to the long-term renewable
14            energy resources procurement plan in conjunction
15            with the Agency's other planning and approval
16            processes conducted under this Section. The
17            initial long-term renewable resources procurement
18            plan shall:
19                    (aa) Identify the procurement programs and
20                competitive procurement events consistent with
21                the applicable requirements of the Illinois
22                Power Agency Act and shall be designed to
23                achieve the goals set forth in subsection (c)
24                of Section 1-75 of that Act.
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1                utility-scale wind projects, utility-scale
2                solar projects, and brownfield site
3                photovoltaic projects consistent with
4                subparagraph (G) of paragraph (1) of
5                subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of the Illinois
6                Power Agency Act.
7                    (cc) Identify the process whereby the
8                Agency will submit to the Commission for
9                review and approval the proposed contracts to
10                implement the programs required by such plan.
11                Copies of the initial long-term renewable
12            resources procurement plan and all subsequent
13            revisions shall be posted and made publicly
14            available on the Agency's and Commission's
15            websites, and copies shall also be provided to
16            each affected electric utility. An affected
17            utility and other interested parties shall have 45
18            days following the date of posting to provide
19            comment to the Agency on the initial long-term
20            renewable resources procurement plan and all
21            subsequent revisions. All comments submitted to
22            the Agency shall be specific, supported by data or
23            other detailed analyses, and, if objecting to all
24            or a portion of the procurement plan, accompanied
25            by specific alternative wording or proposals. All
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1            Commission's websites. During this 45-day comment
2            period, the Agency shall hold at least one public
3            hearing within each utility's service area that is
4            subject to the requirements of this paragraph (5)
5            for the purpose of receiving public comment.
6            Within 21 days following the end of the 45-day
7            review period, the Agency may revise the long-term
8            renewable resources procurement plan based on the
9            comments received and shall file the plan with the
10            Commission for review and approval.
11                (C) Within 14 days after the filing of the
12            initial long-term renewable resources procurement
13            plan or any subsequent revisions, any person
14            objecting to the plan may file an objection with
15            the Commission. Within 21 days after the filing of
16            the plan, the Commission shall determine whether a
17            hearing is necessary. The Commission shall enter
18            its order confirming or modifying the initial
19            long-term renewable resources procurement plan or
20            any subsequent revisions within 120 days after the
21            filing of the plan by the Illinois Power Agency.
22                (D) The Commission shall approve the initial
23            long-term renewable resources procurement plan and
24            any subsequent revisions, including expressly the
25            forecast used in the plan and taking into account
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1            revenues actually collected by the utilities, if
2            the Commission determines that the plan will
3            reasonably and prudently accomplish the
4            requirements of Section 1-56 and subsection (c) of
5            Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act. The
6            Commission shall also approve the process for the
7            submission, review, and approval of the proposed
8            contracts to procure renewable energy credits or
9            implement the programs authorized by the
10            Commission pursuant to a long-term renewable
11            resources procurement plan approved under this
12            Section.
13                In approving any long-term renewable resources
14            procurement plan after the effective date of this
15            amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, the
16            Commission shall approve or modify the Agency's
17            proposal for minimum equity standards pursuant to
18            subsection (c-10) of Section 1-75 of the Illinois
19            Power Agency Act. The Commission shall consider
20            any analysis performed by the Agency in developing
21            its proposal, including past performance,
22            availability of equity eligible contractors, and
23            availability of equity eligible persons at the
24            time the long-term renewable resources procurement
25            plan is approved.
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1        the Agency shall implement all programs authorized by
2        the Commission in an approved long-term renewable
3        resources procurement plan without further review and
4        approval by the Commission. Third parties shall not
5        begin implementing any programs or receive any payment
6        under this Section until the Commission has approved
7        the contract or contracts under the process authorized
8        by the Commission in item (D) of subparagraph (ii) of
9        paragraph (5) of this subsection (b) and the third
10        party and the Agency or utility, as applicable, have
11        executed the contract. For those renewable energy
12        credits subject to procurement through a competitive
13        bid process under the plan or under the initial
14        forward procurements for wind and solar resources
15        described in subparagraph (G) of paragraph (1) of
16        subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power
17        Agency Act, the Agency shall follow the procurement
18        process specified in the provisions relating to
19        electricity procurement in subsections (e) through (i)
20        of this Section.
21            (iv) An electric utility shall recover its costs
22        associated with the procurement of renewable energy
23        credits under this Section and pursuant to subsection
24        (c-5) of Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act
25        through an automatic adjustment clause tariff under
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1        (i-5), as applicable, of Section 16-108 of this Act. A
2        utility shall not be required to advance any payment
3        or pay any amounts under this Section that exceed the
4        actual amount of revenues collected by the utility
5        under paragraph (6) of subsection (c) of Section 1-75
6        of the Illinois Power Agency Act, subsection (c-5) of
7        Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act, and
8        subsection (k) or subsection (i-5), as applicable, of
9        Section 16-108 of this Act, and contracts executed
10        under this Section shall expressly incorporate this
11        limitation.
12            (v) For the public interest, safety, and welfare,
13        the Agency and the Commission may adopt rules to carry
14        out the provisions of this Section on an emergency
15        basis immediately following the effective date of this
16        amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly.
17            (vi) On or before July 1 of each year, the
18        Commission shall hold an informal hearing for the
19        purpose of receiving comments on the prior year's
20        procurement process and any recommendations for
21        change.
22    (b-5) An electric utility that as of January 1, 2019
23served more than 300,000 retail customers in this State shall
24purchase renewable energy credits from new renewable energy
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1accordance with subsection (c-5) of Section 1-75 of the
2Illinois Power Agency Act. Except as expressly provided in
3this Section, the plans and procedures for such procurements
4shall not be included in the procurement plans provided for in
5this Section, but rather shall be conducted and implemented
6solely in accordance with subsection (c-5) of Section 1-75 of
7the Illinois Power Agency Act.
8    (c) The provisions of this subsection (c) shall not apply
9to procurements conducted pursuant to subsection (c-5) of
10Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act. However, the
11Agency may retain a procurement administrator to assist the
12Agency in planning and carrying out the procurement events and
13implementing the other requirements specified in such
14subsection (c-5) of Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency
15Act, with the costs incurred by the Agency for the procurement
16administrator to be recovered through fees charged to
17applicants for selection to sell and deliver renewable energy
18credits to electric utilities pursuant to subsection (c-5) of
19Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act. The procurement
20process set forth in Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency
21Act and subsection (e) of this Section shall be administered
22by a procurement administrator and monitored by a procurement
23monitor.
24        (1) The procurement administrator shall:
25            (i) design the final procurement process in
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1        Agency Act and subsection (e) of this Section
2        following Commission approval of the procurement plan;
3            (ii) develop benchmarks in accordance with
4        subsection (e)(3) to be used to evaluate bids; these
5        benchmarks shall be submitted to the Commission for
6        review and approval on a confidential basis prior to
7        the procurement event;
8            (iii) serve as the interface between the electric
9        utility and suppliers;
10            (iv) manage the bidder pre-qualification and
11        registration process;
12            (v) obtain the electric utilities' agreement to
13        the final form of all supply contracts and credit
14        collateral agreements;
15            (vi) administer the request for proposals process;
16            (vii) have the discretion to negotiate to
17        determine whether bidders are willing to lower the
18        price of bids that meet the benchmarks approved by the
19        Commission; any post-bid negotiations with bidders
20        shall be limited to price only and shall be completed
21        within 24 hours after opening the sealed bids and
22        shall be conducted in a fair and unbiased manner; in
23        conducting the negotiations, there shall be no
24        disclosure of any information derived from proposals
25        submitted by competing bidders; if information is
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1        competing bidders;
2            (viii) maintain confidentiality of supplier and
3        bidding information in a manner consistent with all
4        applicable laws, rules, regulations, and tariffs;
5            (ix) submit a confidential report to the
6        Commission recommending acceptance or rejection of
7        bids;
8            (x) notify the utility of contract counterparties
9        and contract specifics; and
10            (xi) administer related contingency procurement
11        events.
12        (2) The procurement monitor, who shall be retained by
13    the Commission, shall:
14            (i) monitor interactions among the procurement
15        administrator, suppliers, and utility;
16            (ii) monitor and report to the Commission on the
17        progress of the procurement process;
18            (iii) provide an independent confidential report
19        to the Commission regarding the results of the
20        procurement event;
21            (iv) assess compliance with the procurement plans
22        approved by the Commission for each utility that on
23        December 31, 2005 provided electric service to at
24        least 100,000 customers in Illinois and for each small
25        multi-jurisdictional utility that on December 31, 2005
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1            (v) preserve the confidentiality of supplier and
2        bidding information in a manner consistent with all
3        applicable laws, rules, regulations, and tariffs;
4            (vi) provide expert advice to the Commission and
5        consult with the procurement administrator regarding
6        issues related to procurement process design, rules,
7        protocols, and policy-related matters; and
8            (vii) consult with the procurement administrator
9        regarding the development and use of benchmark
10        criteria, standard form contracts, credit policies,
11        and bid documents.
12    (d) Except as provided in subsection (j), the planning
13process shall be conducted as follows:
14        (1) Beginning in 2008, each Illinois utility procuring
15    power pursuant to this Section shall annually provide a
16    range of load forecasts to the Illinois Power Agency by
17    July 15 of each year, or such other date as may be required
18    by the Commission or Agency. The load forecasts shall
19    cover the 5-year procurement planning period for the next
20    procurement plan and shall include hourly data
21    representing a high-load, low-load, and expected-load
22    scenario for the load of those retail customers included
23    in the plan's electric supply service requirements. The
24    utility shall provide supporting data and assumptions for
25    each of the scenarios.
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1    prepare a procurement plan by August 15th of each year, or
2    such other date as may be required by the Commission. The
3    procurement plan shall identify the portfolio of
4    demand-response and power and energy products to be
5    procured. Cost-effective demand-response measures shall be
6    procured as set forth in item (iii) of subsection (b) of
7    this Section. Copies of the procurement plan shall be
8    posted and made publicly available on the Agency's and
9    Commission's websites, and copies shall also be provided
10    to each affected electric utility. An affected utility
11    shall have 30 days following the date of posting to
12    provide comment to the Agency on the procurement plan.
13    Other interested entities also may comment on the
14    procurement plan. All comments submitted to the Agency
15    shall be specific, supported by data or other detailed
16    analyses, and, if objecting to all or a portion of the
17    procurement plan, accompanied by specific alternative
18    wording or proposals. All comments shall be posted on the
19    Agency's and Commission's websites. During this 30-day
20    comment period, the Agency shall hold at least one public
21    hearing within each utility's service area for the purpose
22    of receiving public comment on the procurement plan.
23    Within 14 days following the end of the 30-day review
24    period, the Agency shall revise the procurement plan as
25    necessary based on the comments received and file the
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1    procurement plan on the websites.
2        (3) Within 5 days after the filing of the procurement
3    plan, any person objecting to the procurement plan shall
4    file an objection with the Commission. Within 10 days
5    after the filing, the Commission shall determine whether a
6    hearing is necessary. The Commission shall enter its order
7    confirming or modifying the procurement plan within 90
8    days after the filing of the procurement plan by the
9    Illinois Power Agency.
10        (4) The Commission shall approve the procurement plan,
11    including expressly the forecast used in the procurement
12    plan, if the Commission determines that it will ensure
13    adequate, reliable, affordable, efficient, and
14    environmentally sustainable electric service at the lowest
15    total cost over time, taking into account any benefits of
16    price stability.
17        (4.5) The Commission shall review the Agency's
18    recommendations for the selection of applicants to enter
19    into long-term contracts for the sale and delivery of
20    renewable energy credits from new renewable energy
21    facilities to be constructed at or adjacent to the sites
22    of coal-fueled electric generating facilities in this
23    State in accordance with the provisions of subsection
24    (c-5) of Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act,
25    and shall approve the Agency's recommendations if the
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1    the Agency for selection, the proposed new renewable
2    energy facilities to be constructed, the amounts of
3    renewable energy credits to be delivered pursuant to the
4    contracts, and the other terms of the contracts, are
5    consistent with the requirements of subsection (c-5) of
6    Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act.
7    (e) The procurement process shall include each of the
8following components:
9        (1) Solicitation, pre-qualification, and registration
10    of bidders. The procurement administrator shall
11    disseminate information to potential bidders to promote a
12    procurement event, notify potential bidders that the
13    procurement administrator may enter into a post-bid price
14    negotiation with bidders that meet the applicable
15    benchmarks, provide supply requirements, and otherwise
16    explain the competitive procurement process. In addition
17    to such other publication as the procurement administrator
18    determines is appropriate, this information shall be
19    posted on the Illinois Power Agency's and the Commission's
20    websites. The procurement administrator shall also
21    administer the prequalification process, including
22    evaluation of credit worthiness, compliance with
23    procurement rules, and agreement to the standard form
24    contract developed pursuant to paragraph (2) of this
25    subsection (e). The procurement administrator shall then
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1    procurement event.
2        (2) Standard contract forms and credit terms and
3    instruments. The procurement administrator, in
4    consultation with the utilities, the Commission, and other
5    interested parties and subject to Commission oversight,
6    shall develop and provide standard contract forms for the
7    supplier contracts that meet generally accepted industry
8    practices. Standard credit terms and instruments that meet
9    generally accepted industry practices shall be similarly
10    developed. The procurement administrator shall make
11    available to the Commission all written comments it
12    receives on the contract forms, credit terms, or
13    instruments. If the procurement administrator cannot reach
14    agreement with the applicable electric utility as to the
15    contract terms and conditions, the procurement
16    administrator must notify the Commission of any disputed
17    terms and the Commission shall resolve the dispute. The
18    terms of the contracts shall not be subject to negotiation
19    by winning bidders, and the bidders must agree to the
20    terms of the contract in advance so that winning bids are
21    selected solely on the basis of price.
22        (3) Establishment of a market-based price benchmark.
23    As part of the development of the procurement process, the
24    procurement administrator, in consultation with the
25    Commission staff, Agency staff, and the procurement
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1    final prices in the contracts for each of the products
2    that will be procured through the procurement process. The
3    benchmarks shall be based on price data for similar
4    products for the same delivery period and same delivery
5    hub, or other delivery hubs after adjusting for that
6    difference. The price benchmarks may also be adjusted to
7    take into account differences between the information
8    reflected in the underlying data sources and the specific
9    products and procurement process being used to procure
10    power for the Illinois utilities. The benchmarks shall be
11    confidential but shall be provided to, and will be subject
12    to Commission review and approval, prior to a procurement
13    event.
14        (4) Request for proposals competitive procurement
15    process. The procurement administrator shall design and
16    issue a request for proposals to supply electricity in
17    accordance with each utility's procurement plan, as
18    approved by the Commission. The request for proposals
19    shall set forth a procedure for sealed, binding commitment
20    bidding with pay-as-bid settlement, and provision for
21    selection of bids on the basis of price.
22        (5) A plan for implementing contingencies in the event
23    of supplier default or failure of the procurement process
24    to fully meet the expected load requirement due to
25    insufficient supplier participation, Commission rejection
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1            (i) Event of supplier default: In the event of
2        supplier default, the utility shall review the
3        contract of the defaulting supplier to determine if
4        the amount of supply is 200 megawatts or greater, and
5        if there are more than 60 days remaining of the
6        contract term. If both of these conditions are met,
7        and the default results in termination of the
8        contract, the utility shall immediately notify the
9        Illinois Power Agency that a request for proposals
10        must be issued to procure replacement power, and the
11        procurement administrator shall run an additional
12        procurement event. If the contracted supply of the
13        defaulting supplier is less than 200 megawatts or
14        there are less than 60 days remaining of the contract
15        term, the utility shall procure power and energy from
16        the applicable regional transmission organization
17        market, including ancillary services, capacity, and
18        day-ahead or real time energy, or both, for the
19        duration of the contract term to replace the
20        contracted supply; provided, however, that if a needed
21        product is not available through the regional
22        transmission organization market it shall be purchased
23        from the wholesale market.
24            (ii) Failure of the procurement process to fully
25        meet the expected load requirement: If the procurement
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1        requirement due to insufficient supplier participation
2        or due to a Commission rejection of the procurement
3        results, the procurement administrator, the
4        procurement monitor, and the Commission staff shall
5        meet within 10 days to analyze potential causes of low
6        supplier interest or causes for the Commission
7        decision. If changes are identified that would likely
8        result in increased supplier participation, or that
9        would address concerns causing the Commission to
10        reject the results of the prior procurement event, the
11        procurement administrator may implement those changes
12        and rerun the request for proposals process according
13        to a schedule determined by those parties and
14        consistent with Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power
15        Agency Act and this subsection. In any event, a new
16        request for proposals process shall be implemented by
17        the procurement administrator within 90 days after the
18        determination that the procurement process has failed
19        to fully meet the expected load requirement.
20            (iii) In all cases where there is insufficient
21        supply provided under contracts awarded through the
22        procurement process to fully meet the electric
23        utility's load requirement, the utility shall meet the
24        load requirement by procuring power and energy from
25        the applicable regional transmission organization
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1        day-ahead or real time energy, or both; provided,
2        however, that if a needed product is not available
3        through the regional transmission organization market
4        it shall be purchased from the wholesale market.
5        (6) The procurement processes process described in
6    this subsection and in subsection (c-5) of Section 1-75 of
7    the Illinois Power Agency Act are is exempt from the
8    requirements of the Illinois Procurement Code, pursuant to
9    Section 20-10 of that Code.
10    (f) Within 2 business days after opening the sealed bids,
11the procurement administrator shall submit a confidential
12report to the Commission. The report shall contain the results
13of the bidding for each of the products along with the
14procurement administrator's recommendation for the acceptance
15and rejection of bids based on the price benchmark criteria
16and other factors observed in the process. The procurement
17monitor also shall submit a confidential report to the
18Commission within 2 business days after opening the sealed
19bids. The report shall contain the procurement monitor's
20assessment of bidder behavior in the process as well as an
21assessment of the procurement administrator's compliance with
22the procurement process and rules. The Commission shall review
23the confidential reports submitted by the procurement
24administrator and procurement monitor, and shall accept or
25reject the recommendations of the procurement administrator
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1    (g) Within 3 business days after the Commission decision
2approving the results of a procurement event, the utility
3shall enter into binding contractual arrangements with the
4winning suppliers using the standard form contracts; except
5that the utility shall not be required either directly or
6indirectly to execute the contracts if a tariff that is
7consistent with subsection (l) of this Section has not been
8approved and placed into effect for that utility.
9    (h) For the procurement of standard wholesale products,
10the names of the successful bidders and the load weighted
11average of the winning bid prices for each contract type and
12for each contract term shall be made available to the public at
13the time of Commission approval of a procurement event. For
14procurements conducted to meet the requirements of subsection
15(b) of Section 1-56 or subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of the
16Illinois Power Agency Act governed by the provisions of this
17Section, the address and nameplate capacity of the new
18renewable energy generating facility proposed by a winning
19bidder shall also be made available to the public at the time
20of Commission approval of a procurement event, along with the
21business address and contact information for any winning
22bidder. An estimate or approximation of the nameplate capacity
23of the new renewable energy generating facility may be
24disclosed if necessary to protect the confidentiality of
25individual bid prices.
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1administrator, the Illinois Power Agency, and all participants
2in the procurement process shall maintain the confidentiality
3of all other supplier and bidding information in a manner
4consistent with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and
5tariffs. Confidential information, including the confidential
6reports submitted by the procurement administrator and
7procurement monitor pursuant to subsection (f) of this
8Section, shall not be made publicly available and shall not be
9discoverable by any party in any proceeding, absent a
10compelling demonstration of need, nor shall those reports be
11admissible in any proceeding other than one for law
12enforcement purposes. The names of the successful bidders and
13the load weighted average of the winning bid prices for each
14contract type and for each contract term shall be made
15available to the public at the time of Commission approval of a
16procurement event. The Commission, the procurement monitor,
17the procurement administrator, the Illinois Power Agency, and
18all participants in the procurement process shall maintain the
19confidentiality of all other supplier and bidding information
20in a manner consistent with all applicable laws, rules,
21regulations, and tariffs. Confidential information, including
22the confidential reports submitted by the procurement
23administrator and procurement monitor pursuant to subsection
24(f) of this Section, shall not be made publicly available and
25shall not be discoverable by any party in any proceeding,
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1reports be admissible in any proceeding other than one for law
2enforcement purposes.
3    (i) Within 2 business days after a Commission decision
4approving the results of a procurement event or such other
5date as may be required by the Commission from time to time,
6the utility shall file for informational purposes with the
7Commission its actual or estimated retail supply charges, as
8applicable, by customer supply group reflecting the costs
9associated with the procurement and computed in accordance
10with the tariffs filed pursuant to subsection (l) of this
11Section and approved by the Commission.
12    (j) Within 60 days following August 28, 2007 (the
13effective date of Public Act 95-481), each electric utility
14that on December 31, 2005 provided electric service to at
15least 100,000 customers in Illinois shall prepare and file
16with the Commission an initial procurement plan, which shall
17conform in all material respects to the requirements of the
18procurement plan set forth in subsection (b); provided,
19however, that the Illinois Power Agency Act shall not apply to
20the initial procurement plan prepared pursuant to this
21subsection. The initial procurement plan shall identify the
22portfolio of power and energy products to be procured and
23delivered for the period June 2008 through May 2009, and shall
24identify the proposed procurement administrator, who shall
25have the same experience and expertise as is required of a
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1the Illinois Power Agency Act. Copies of the procurement plan
2shall be posted and made publicly available on the
3Commission's website. The initial procurement plan may include
4contracts for renewable resources that extend beyond May 2009.
5        (i) Within 14 days following filing of the initial
6    procurement plan, any person may file a detailed objection
7    with the Commission contesting the procurement plan
8    submitted by the electric utility. All objections to the
9    electric utility's plan shall be specific, supported by
10    data or other detailed analyses. The electric utility may
11    file a response to any objections to its procurement plan
12    within 7 days after the date objections are due to be
13    filed. Within 7 days after the date the utility's response
14    is due, the Commission shall determine whether a hearing
15    is necessary. If it determines that a hearing is
16    necessary, it shall require the hearing to be completed
17    and issue an order on the procurement plan within 60 days
18    after the filing of the procurement plan by the electric
19    utility.
20        (ii) The order shall approve or modify the procurement
21    plan, approve an independent procurement administrator,
22    and approve or modify the electric utility's tariffs that
23    are proposed with the initial procurement plan. The
24    Commission shall approve the procurement plan if the
25    Commission determines that it will ensure adequate,
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1    sustainable electric service at the lowest total cost over
2    time, taking into account any benefits of price stability.
3    (k) (Blank).
4    (k-5) (Blank).
5    (l) An electric utility shall recover its costs incurred
6under this Section and subsection (c-5) of Section 1-75 of the
7Illinois Power Agency Act, including, but not limited to, the
8costs of procuring power and energy demand-response resources
9under this Section and its costs for purchasing renewable
10energy credits pursuant to subsection (c-5) of Section 1-75 of
11the Illinois Power Agency Act. The utility shall file with the
12initial procurement plan its proposed tariffs through which
13its costs of procuring power that are incurred pursuant to a
14Commission-approved procurement plan and those other costs
15identified in this subsection (l), will be recovered. The
16tariffs shall include a formula rate or charge designed to
17pass through both the costs incurred by the utility in
18procuring a supply of electric power and energy for the
19applicable customer classes with no mark-up or return on the
20price paid by the utility for that supply, plus any just and
21reasonable costs that the utility incurs in arranging and
22providing for the supply of electric power and energy. The
23formula rate or charge shall also contain provisions that
24ensure that its application does not result in over or under
25recovery due to changes in customer usage and demand patterns,
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1basis, of any accounting errors that may occur. A utility
2shall recover through the tariff all reasonable costs incurred
3to implement or comply with any procurement plan that is
4developed and put into effect pursuant to Section 1-75 of the
5Illinois Power Agency Act and this Section, and for the
6procurement of renewable energy credits pursuant to subsection
7(c-5) of Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act,
8including any fees assessed by the Illinois Power Agency,
9costs associated with load balancing, and contingency plan
10costs. The electric utility shall also recover its full costs
11of procuring electric supply for which it contracted before
12the effective date of this Section in conjunction with the
13provision of full requirements service under fixed-price
14bundled service tariffs subsequent to December 31, 2006. All
15such costs shall be deemed to have been prudently incurred.
16The pass-through tariffs that are filed and approved pursuant
17to this Section shall not be subject to review under, or in any
18way limited by, Section 16-111(i) of this Act. All of the costs
19incurred by the electric utility associated with the purchase
20of zero emission credits in accordance with subsection (d-5)
21of Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act, all costs
22incurred by the electric utility associated with the purchase
23of carbon mitigation credits in accordance with subsection
24(d-10) of Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act, and,
25beginning June 1, 2017, all of the costs incurred by the
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1energy resources in accordance with Sections 1-56 and 1-75 of
2the Illinois Power Agency Act, and all of the costs incurred by
3the electric utility in purchasing renewable energy credits in
4accordance with subsection (c-5) of Section 1-75 of the
5Illinois Power Agency Act, shall be recovered through the
6electric utility's tariffed charges applicable to all of its
7retail customers, as specified in subsection (k) or subsection
8(i-5), as applicable, of Section 16-108 of this Act, and shall
9not be recovered through the electric utility's tariffed
10charges for electric power and energy supply to its eligible
11retail customers.
12    (m) The Commission has the authority to adopt rules to
13carry out the provisions of this Section. For the public
14interest, safety, and welfare, the Commission also has
15authority to adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this
16Section on an emergency basis immediately following August 28,
172007 (the effective date of Public Act 95-481).
18    (n) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any
19affiliated electric utilities that submit a single procurement
20plan covering their combined needs may procure for those
21combined needs in conjunction with that plan, and may enter
22jointly into power supply contracts, purchases, and other
23procurement arrangements, and allocate capacity and energy and
24cost responsibility therefor among themselves in proportion to
25their requirements.
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1hold an informal hearing for the purpose of receiving comments
2on the prior year's procurement process and any
3recommendations for change.
4    (p) An electric utility subject to this Section may
5propose to invest, lease, own, or operate an electric
6generation facility as part of its procurement plan, provided
7the utility demonstrates that such facility is the least-cost
8option to provide electric service to those retail customers
9included in the plan's electric supply service requirements.
10If the facility is shown to be the least-cost option and is
11included in a procurement plan prepared in accordance with
12Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act and this
13Section, then the electric utility shall make a filing
14pursuant to Section 8-406 of this Act, and may request of the
15Commission any statutory relief required thereunder. If the
16Commission grants all of the necessary approvals for the
17proposed facility, such supply shall thereafter be considered
18as a pre-existing contract under subsection (b) of this
19Section. The Commission shall in any order approving a
20proposal under this subsection specify how the utility will
21recover the prudently incurred costs of investing in, leasing,
22owning, or operating such generation facility through just and
23reasonable rates charged to those retail customers included in
24the plan's electric supply service requirements. Cost recovery
25for facilities included in the utility's procurement plan
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1under or in any way limited by the provisions of Section
216-111(i) of this Act. Nothing in this Section is intended to
3prohibit a utility from filing for a fuel adjustment clause as
4is otherwise permitted under Section 9-220 of this Act.
5    (q) If the Illinois Power Agency filed with the
6Commission, under Section 16-111.5 of this Act, its proposed
7procurement plan for the period commencing June 1, 2017, and
8the Commission has not yet entered its final order approving
9the plan on or before the effective date of this amendatory Act
10of the 99th General Assembly, then the Illinois Power Agency
11shall file a notice of withdrawal with the Commission, after
12the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General
13Assembly, to withdraw the proposed procurement of renewable
14energy resources to be approved under the plan, other than the
15procurement of renewable energy credits from distributed
16renewable energy generation devices using funds previously
17collected from electric utilities' retail customers that take
18service pursuant to electric utilities' hourly pricing tariff
19or tariffs and, for an electric utility that serves less than
20100,000 retail customers in the State, other than the
21procurement of renewable energy credits from distributed
22renewable energy generation devices. Upon receipt of the
23notice, the Commission shall enter an order that approves the
24withdrawal of the proposed procurement of renewable energy
25resources from the plan. The initially proposed procurement of
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1subject of any further hearing, investigation, proceeding, or
2order of any kind.
3    This amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly preempts
4and supersedes any order entered by the Commission that
5approved the Illinois Power Agency's procurement plan for the
6period commencing June 1, 2017, to the extent it is
7inconsistent with the provisions of this amendatory Act of the
899th General Assembly. To the extent any previously entered
9order approved the procurement of renewable energy resources,
10the portion of that order approving the procurement shall be
11void, other than the procurement of renewable energy credits
12from distributed renewable energy generation devices using
13funds previously collected from electric utilities' retail
14customers that take service under electric utilities' hourly
15pricing tariff or tariffs and, for an electric utility that
16serves less than 100,000 retail customers in the State, other
17than the procurement of renewable energy credits for
18distributed renewable energy generation devices.
19(Source: P.A. 99-906, eff. 6-1-17; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
20    (220 ILCS 5/16-127)
21    Sec. 16-127. Environmental disclosure.
22    (a) Every Effective January 1, 2013, every electric
23utility and alternative retail electric supplier shall provide
24the following information, to the maximum extent practicable,
25to its customers on a quarterly basis:

 

 

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1        (i) the known sources of electricity supplied,
2    broken-out by percentages, of biomass power, coal-fired
3    power, hydro power, natural gas-fired power, nuclear
4    power, oil-fired power, solar power, wind power and other
5    resources, respectively;
6        (ii) a pie chart that graphically depicts the
7    percentages of the sources of the electricity supplied as
8    set forth in subparagraph (i) of this subsection;
9        (iii) a pie chart that graphically depicts the
10    quantity of renewable energy resources procured pursuant
11    to Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act as a
12    percentage of electricity supplied to serve eligible
13    retail customers as defined in Section 16-111.5(a) of this
14    Act; and
15        (iv) after May, 31, 2017, a pie chart that graphically
16    depicts the quantity of zero emission credits from zero
17    emission facilities procured under Section 1-75 of the
18    Illinois Power Agency Act as a percentage of the actual
19    load of retail customers within its service area and, for
20    an electric utility serving over 3,000,000 customers, the
21    quantity of carbon mitigation credits from carbon-free
22    energy resources procured under Section 1-75 of the
23    Illinois Power Agency Act, which may be depicted in
24    combination with the zero emission credits procured.
25    (b) In addition, every electric utility and alternative
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1practicable, to its customers on a quarterly basis, a
2standardized chart in a format to be determined by the
3Commission in a rule following notice and hearings which
4provides the amounts of carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides and
5sulfur dioxide emissions and nuclear waste attributable to the
6known sources of electricity supplied as set forth in
7subparagraph (i) of subsection (a) of this Section.
8    (c) The electric utilities and alternative retail electric
9suppliers may provide their customers with such other
10information as they believe relevant to the information
11required in subsections (a) and (b) of this Section. All of the
12information required in subsections (a) and (b) of this
13Section shall be made available by the electric utilities or
14alternative retail electric suppliers either in an electronic
15medium, such as on a website or by electronic mail, or through
16the U.S. Postal Service.
17    (d) For the purposes of subsection (a) of this Section,
18"biomass" means dedicated crops grown for energy production
19and organic wastes.
20    (e) All of the information provided in subsections (a) and
21(b) of this Section shall be presented to the Commission for
22inclusion in its World Wide Web Site.
23(Source: P.A. 99-906, eff. 6-1-17; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
24    Section 90-55. The Environmental Protection Act is amended
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1    (415 ILCS 5/9.15)
2    Sec. 9.15. Greenhouse gases.
3    (a) An air pollution construction permit shall not be
4required due to emissions of greenhouse gases if the
5equipment, site, or source is not subject to regulation, as
6defined by 40 CFR 52.21, as now or hereafter amended, for
7greenhouse gases. This exemption does or is otherwise not
8addressed in this Section or by the Board in regulations for
9greenhouse gases. These exemptions do not relieve an owner or
10operator from the obligation to comply with other applicable
11rules or regulations.
12    (b) An air pollution operating permit shall not be
13required due to emissions of greenhouse gases if the
14equipment, site, or source is not subject to regulation, as
15defined by Section 39.5 of this Act, for greenhouse gases.
16This exemption does or is otherwise not addressed in this
17Section or by the Board in regulations for greenhouse gases.
18These exemptions do not relieve an owner or operator from the
19obligation to comply with other applicable rules or
20regulations.
21    (c) (Blank). Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary
22in this Section, an air pollution construction or operating
23permit shall not be required due to emissions of greenhouse
24gases if any of the following events occur:
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1    Administrator of the USEPA of authority to regulate
2    greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act;
3        (2) the issuance of any opinion, ruling, judgment,
4    order, or decree by a federal court depriving the
5    Administrator of the USEPA of authority to regulate
6    greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act; or
7        (3) action by the President of the United States or
8    the President's authorized agent, including the
9    Administrator of the USEPA, to repeal or withdraw the
10    Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule (75 Fed. Reg. 31514, June 3,
11    2010).
12    This subsection (c) does not relieve an owner or operator
13from the obligation to comply with applicable rules or
14regulations other than those relating to greenhouse gases.
15    (d) (Blank). If any event listed in subsection (c) of this
16Section occurs, permits issued after such event shall not
17impose permit terms or conditions addressing greenhouse gases
18during the effectiveness of any event listed in subsection
19(c).
20    (e) (Blank). If an event listed in subsection (c) of this
21Section occurs, any owner or operator with a permit that
22includes terms or conditions addressing greenhouse gases may
23elect to submit an application to the Agency to address a
24revision or repeal of such terms or conditions. The Agency
25shall expeditiously process such permit application in
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1    (f) As used in this Section:
2    "Carbon dioxide emission" means the plant annual CO2 total
3output emission as measured by the United States Environmental
4Protection Agency in its Emissions & Generation Resource
5Integrated Database (eGrid), or its successor.
6    "Carbon dioxide equivalent emissions" or "CO2e" means the
7sum total of the mass amount of emissions in tons per year,
8calculated by multiplying the mass amount of each of the 6
9greenhouse gases specified in Section 3.207, in tons per year,
10by its associated global warming potential as set forth in 40
11CFR 98, subpart A, table A-1 or its successor, and then adding
12them all together.
13    "Cogeneration" or "combined heat and power" refers to any
14system that, either simultaneously or sequentially, produces
15electricity and useful thermal energy from a single fuel
16source.
17    "Copollutants" refers to the 6 criteria pollutants that
18have been identified by the United States Environmental
19Protection Agency pursuant to the Clean Air Act.
20    "Electric generating unit" or "EGU" means a fossil
21fuel-fired stationary boiler, combustion turbine, or combined
22cycle system that serves a generator that has a nameplate
23capacity greater than 25 MWe and produces electricity for
24sale.
25    "Environmental justice community" means the definition of
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1and as may be updated by the Illinois Power Agency and its
2program administrator in the Illinois Solar for All Program.
3    "Equity investment eligible community" or "eligible
4community" means the geographic areas throughout Illinois that
5would most benefit from equitable investments by the State
6designed to combat discrimination and foster sustainable
7economic growth. Specifically, eligible community means the
8following areas:
9        (1) areas where residents have been historically
10    excluded from economic opportunities, including
11    opportunities in the energy sector, as defined as R3 areas
12    pursuant to Section 10-40 of the Cannabis Regulation and
13    Tax Act; and
14        (2) areas where residents have been historically
15    subject to disproportionate burdens of pollution,
16    including pollution from the energy sector, as established
17    by environmental justice communities as defined by the
18    Illinois Power Agency pursuant to the Illinois Power
19    Agency Act, excluding any racial or ethnic indicators.
20    "Equity investment eligible person" or "eligible person"
21means the persons who would most benefit from equitable
22investments by the State designed to combat discrimination and
23foster sustainable economic growth. Specifically, eligible
24person means the following people:
25        (1) persons whose primary residence is in an equity
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1        (2) persons whose primary residence is in a
2    municipality, or a county with a population under 100,000,
3    where the closure of an electric generating unit or mine
4    has been publicly announced or the electric generating
5    unit or mine is in the process of closing or closed within
6    the last 5 years;
7        (3) persons who are graduates of or currently enrolled
8    in the foster care system; or
9        (4) persons who were formerly incarcerated.
10    "Existing emissions" means:
11        (1) for CO2e, the total average tons-per-year of CO2e
12    emitted by the EGU or large GHG-emitting unit either in
13    the years 2018 through 2020 or, if the unit was not yet in
14    operation by January 1, 2018, in the first 3 full years of
15    that unit's operation; and
16        (2) for any copollutant, the total average
17    tons-per-year of that copollutant emitted by the EGU or
18    large GHG-emitting unit either in the years 2018 through
19    2020 or, if the unit was not yet in operation by January 1,
20    2018, in the first 3 full years of that unit's operation.
21    "Green hydrogen" means a power plant technology in which
22an EGU creates electric power exclusively from electrolytic
23hydrogen, in a manner that produces zero carbon and
24copollutant emissions, using hydrogen fuel that is
25electrolyzed using a 100% renewable zero carbon emission
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1    "Large greenhouse gas-emitting unit" or "large
2GHG-emitting unit" means a unit that is an electric generating
3unit or other fossil fuel-fired unit that itself has a
4nameplate capacity or serves a generator that has a nameplate
5capacity greater than 25 MWe and that produces electricity,
6including, but not limited to, coal-fired, coal-derived,
7oil-fired, natural gas-fired, and cogeneration units.
8    "NOx emission rate" means the plant annual NOx total output
9emission rate as measured by the United States Environmental
10Protection Agency in its Emissions & Generation Resource
11Integrated Database (eGrid), or its successor, in the most
12recent year for which data is available.
13    "Public greenhouse gas-emitting units" or "public
14GHG-emitting unit" means large greenhouse gas-emitting units,
15including EGUs, that are wholly owned, directly or indirectly,
16by one or more municipalities, municipal corporations, joint
17municipal electric power agencies, electric cooperatives, or
18other governmental or nonprofit entities, whether organized
19and created under the laws of Illinois or another state.
20    "SO2 emission rate" means the "plant annual SO2 total
21output emission rate" as measured by the United States
22Environmental Protection Agency in its Emissions & Generation
23Resource Integrated Database (eGrid), or its successor, in the
24most recent year for which data is available.
25    (g) All EGUs and large greenhouse gas-emitting units that
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1shall permanently reduce all CO2e and copollutant emissions to
2zero no later than January 1, 2030.
3    (h) All EGUs and large greenhouse gas-emitting units that
4use coal as a fuel and are public GHG-emitting units shall
5permanently reduce CO2e emissions to zero no later than
6December 31, 2045. Any source or plant with such units must
7also reduce their CO2e emissions by 45% from existing
8emissions by no later than January 1, 2035. If the emissions
9reduction requirement is not achieved by December 31, 2035,
10the plant shall retire one or more units or otherwise reduce
11its CO2e emissions by 45% from existing emissions by June 30,
122038.
13    (i) All EGUs and large greenhouse gas-emitting units that
14use gas as a fuel and are not public GHG-emitting units shall
15permanently reduce all CO2e and copollutant emissions to zero,
16including through unit retirement or the use of 100% green
17hydrogen or other similar technology that is commercially
18proven to achieve zero carbon emissions, according to the
19following:
20        (1) No later than January 1, 2030: all EGUs and large
21    greenhouse gas-emitting units that have a NOx emissions
22    rate of greater than 0.12 lbs/MWh or a SO2 emission rate of
23    greater than 0.006 lb/MWh, and are located in or within 3
24    miles of an environmental justice community designated as
25    of January 1, 2021 or an equity investment eligible
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1        (2) No later than January 1, 2040: all EGUs and large
2    greenhouse gas-emitting units that have a NOx emission
3    rate of greater than 0.12 lbs/MWh or a SO2 emission rate
4    greater than 0.006 lb/MWh, and are not located in or
5    within 3 miles of an environmental justice community
6    designated as of January 1, 2021 or an equity investment
7    eligible community. After January 1, 2035, each such EGU
8    and large greenhouse gas-emitting unit shall reduce its
9    CO2e emissions by at least 50% from its existing emissions
10    for CO2e, and shall be limited in operation to, on average,
11    6 hours or less per day, measured over a calendar year, and
12    shall not run for more than 24 consecutive hours except in
13    emergency conditions, as designated by a Regional
14    Transmission Organization or Independent System Operator.
15        (3) No later than January 1, 2035: all EGUs and large
16    greenhouse gas-emitting units that began operation prior
17    to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
18    General Assembly and have a NOx emission rate of less than
19    or equal to 0.12 lb/MWh and a SO2 emission rate less than
20    or equal to 0.006 lb/MWh, and are located in or within 3
21    miles of an environmental justice community designated as
22    of January 1, 2021 or an equity investment eligible
23    community. Each such EGU and large greenhouse gas-emitting
24    unit shall reduce its CO2e emissions by at least 50% from
25    its existing emissions for CO2e no later than January 1,
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1        (4) No later than January 1, 2040: All remaining EGUs
2    and large greenhouse gas-emitting units that have a heat
3    rate greater than or equal to 7000 BTU/kWh. Each such EGU
4    and Large greenhouse gas-emitting unit shall reduce its
5    CO2e emissions by at least 50% from its existing emissions
6    for CO2e no later than January 1, 2035.
7        (5) No later than January 1, 2045: all remaining EGUs
8    and large greenhouse gas-emitting units.
9    (j) All EGUs and large greenhouse gas-emitting units that
10use gas as a fuel and are public GHG-emitting units shall
11permanently reduce all CO2e and copollutant emissions to zero,
12including through unit retirement or the use of 100% green
13hydrogen or other similar technology that is commercially
14proven to achieve zero carbon emissions by January 1, 2045.
15    (k) All EGUs and large greenhouse gas-emitting units that
16utilize combined heat and power or cogeneration technology
17shall permanently reduce all CO2e and copollutant emissions to
18zero, including through unit retirement or the use of 100%
19green hydrogen or other similar technology that is
20commercially proven to achieve zero carbon emissions by
21January 1, 2045.
22    (k-5) No EGU or large greenhouse gas-emitting unit that
23uses gas as a fuel and is not a public GHG-emitting unit may
24emit, in any 12-month period, CO2e or copollutants in excess of
25that unit's existing emissions for those pollutants.
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1GHG-emitting units including EGUs may temporarily continue
2emitting greenhouse gases after any applicable deadline
3specified in any of subsections (g) through (k-5) if it has
4been determined, as described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of
5this subsection, that ongoing operation of the EGU is
6necessary to maintain power grid supply and reliability or
7ongoing operation of large GHG-emitting unit that is not an
8EGU is necessary to serve as an emergency backup to
9operations. Up to and including the occurrence of an emission
10reduction deadline under subsection (i), all EGUs and large
11GHG-emitting units must comply with the following terms:
12        (1) if an EGU or large GHG-emitting unit that is a
13    participant in a regional transmission organization
14    intends to retire, it must submit documentation to the
15    appropriate regional transmission organization by the
16    appropriate deadline that meets all applicable regulatory
17    requirements necessary to obtain approval to permanently
18    cease operating the large GHG-emitting unit;
19        (2) if any EGU or large GHG-emitting unit that is a
20    participant in a regional transmission organization
21    receives notice that the regional transmission
22    organization has determined that continued operation of
23    the unit is required, the unit may continue operating
24    until the issue identified by the regional transmission
25    organization is resolved. The owner or operator of the
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1    organization in resolving the issue and must reduce its
2    emissions to zero, consistent with the requirements under
3    subsection (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), or (k-5), as
4    applicable, as soon as practicable when the issue
5    identified by the regional transmission organization is
6    resolved; and
7        (3) any large GHG-emitting unit that is not a
8    participant in a regional transmission organization shall
9    be allowed to continue emitting greenhouse gases after the
10    zero-emission date specified in subsection (g), (h), (i),
11    (j), (k), or (k-5), as applicable, in the capacity of an
12    emergency backup unit if approved by the Illinois Commerce
13    Commission.
14    (m) No variance, adjusted standard, or other regulatory
15relief otherwise available in this Act may be granted to the
16emissions reduction and elimination obligations in this
17Section.
18    (n) By June 30 of each year, beginning in 2025, the Agency
19shall prepare and publish on its website a report setting
20forth the actual greenhouse gas emissions from individual
21units and the aggregate statewide emissions from all units for
22the prior year.
23    (o) Every 5 years beginning in 2025, the Environmental
24Protection Agency, Illinois Power Agency, and Illinois
25Commerce Commission shall jointly prepare, and release
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1State's current progress toward its renewable energy resource
2development goals, the status of CO2e and copollutant
3emissions reductions, the current status and progress toward
4developing and implementing green hydrogen technologies, the
5current and projected status of electric resource adequacy and
6reliability throughout the State for the period beginning 5
7years ahead, and proposed solutions for any findings. The
8Environmental Protection Agency, Illinois Power Agency, and
9Illinois Commerce Commission shall consult PJM
10Interconnection, LLC and Midcontinent Independent System
11Operator, Inc., or their respective successor organizations
12regarding forecasted resource adequacy and reliability needs,
13anticipated new generation interconnection, new transmission
14development or upgrades, and any announced large GHG-emitting
15unit closure dates and include this information in the report.
16The report shall be released publicly by no later than
17December 15 of the year it is prepared. If the Environmental
18Protection Agency, Illinois Power Agency, and Illinois
19Commerce Commission jointly conclude in the report that the
20data from the regional grid operators, the pace of renewable
21energy development, the pace of development of energy storage
22and demand response utilization, transmission capacity, and
23the CO2e and copollutant emissions reductions required by
24subsection (i) or (k-5) reasonably demonstrate that a resource
25adequacy shortfall will occur, including whether there will be
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1MISO Zone 4 or the PJM ComEd Zone, per the requirements of the
2regional transmission organizations, or that the regional
3transmission operators determine that a reliability violation
4will occur during the time frame the study is evaluating, then
5the Illinois Power Agency, in conjunction with the
6Environmental Protection Agency shall develop a plan to reduce
7or delay CO2e and copollutant emissions reductions
8requirements only to the extent and for the duration necessary
9to meet the resource adequacy and reliability needs of the
10State, including allowing any plants whose emission reduction
11deadline has been identified in the plan as creating a
12reliability concern to continue operating, including operating
13with reduced emissions or as emergency backup where
14appropriate. The plan shall also consider the use of renewable
15energy, energy storage, demand response, transmission
16development, or other strategies to resolve the identified
17resource adequacy shortfall or reliability violation.
18        (1) In developing the plan, the Environmental
19    Protection Agency and the Illinois Power Agency shall hold
20    at least one workshop open to, and accessible at a time and
21    place convenient to, the public and shall consider any
22    comments made by stakeholders or the public. Upon
23    development of the plan, copies of the plan shall be
24    posted and made publicly available on the Environmental
25    Protection Agency's, the Illinois Power Agency's, and the
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1    parties shall have 60 days following the date of posting
2    to provide comment to the Environmental Protection Agency
3    and the Illinois Power Agency on the plan. All comments
4    submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency and the
5    Illinois Power Agency shall be encouraged to be specific,
6    supported by data or other detailed analyses, and, if
7    objecting to all or a portion of the plan, accompanied by
8    specific alternative wording or proposals. All comments
9    shall be posted on the Environmental Protection Agency's,
10    the Illinois Power Agency's, and the Illinois Commerce
11    Commission's websites. Within 30 days following the end of
12    the 60-day review period, the Environmental Protection
13    Agency and the Illinois Power Agency shall revise the plan
14    as necessary based on the comments received and file its
15    revised plan with the Illinois Commerce Commission for
16    approval.
17        (2) Within 60 days after the filing of the revised
18    plan at the Illinois Commerce Commission, any person
19    objecting to the plan shall file an objection with the
20    Illinois Commerce Commission. Within 30 days after the
21    expiration of the comment period, the Illinois Commerce
22    Commission shall determine whether an evidentiary hearing
23    is necessary. The Illinois Commerce Commission shall also
24    host 3 public hearings within 90 days after the plan is
25    filed. Following the evidentiary and public hearings, the
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1    approving or approving with modifications the reliability
2    mitigation plan within 180 days.
3        (3) The Illinois Commerce Commission shall only
4    approve the plan if the Illinois Commerce Commission
5    determines that it will resolve the resource adequacy or
6    reliability deficiency identified in the reliability
7    mitigation plan at the least amount of CO2e and copollutant
8    emissions, taking into consideration the emissions impacts
9    on environmental justice communities, and that it will
10    ensure adequate, reliable, affordable, efficient, and
11    environmentally sustainable electric service at the lowest
12    total cost over time, taking into account the impact of
13    increases in emissions.
14        (4) If the resource adequacy or reliability deficiency
15    identified in the reliability mitigation plan is resolved
16    or reduced, the Environmental Protection Agency and the
17    Illinois Power Agency may file an amended plan adjusting
18    the reduction or delay in CO2e and copollutant emission
19    reduction requirements identified in the plan.
20(Source: P.A. 97-95, eff. 7-12-11; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
21    (415 ILCS 5/22.59)
22    Sec. 22.59. CCR surface impoundments.
23    (a) The General Assembly finds that:
24        (1) the State of Illinois has a long-standing policy
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1    including the purity of the air, land, and waters,
2    including groundwaters, of this State;
3        (2) a clean environment is essential to the growth and
4    well-being of this State;
5        (3) CCR generated by the electric generating industry
6    has caused groundwater contamination and other forms of
7    pollution at active and inactive plants throughout this
8    State;
9        (4) environmental laws should be supplemented to
10    ensure consistent, responsible regulation of all existing
11    CCR surface impoundments; and
12        (5) meaningful participation of State residents,
13    especially vulnerable populations who may be affected by
14    regulatory actions, is critical to ensure that
15    environmental justice considerations are incorporated in
16    the development of, decision-making related to, and
17    implementation of environmental laws and rulemaking that
18    protects and improves the well-being of communities in
19    this State that bear disproportionate burdens imposed by
20    environmental pollution.
21    Therefore, the purpose of this Section is to promote a
22healthful environment, including clean water, air, and land,
23meaningful public involvement, and the responsible disposal
24and storage of coal combustion residuals, so as to protect
25public health and to prevent pollution of the environment of
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1    The provisions of this Section shall be liberally
2construed to carry out the purposes of this Section.
3    (b) No person shall:
4        (1) cause or allow the discharge of any contaminants
5    from a CCR surface impoundment into the environment so as
6    to cause, directly or indirectly, a violation of this
7    Section or any regulations or standards adopted by the
8    Board under this Section, either alone or in combination
9    with contaminants from other sources;
10        (2) construct, install, modify, operate, or close any
11    CCR surface impoundment without a permit granted by the
12    Agency, or so as to violate any conditions imposed by such
13    permit, any provision of this Section or any regulations
14    or standards adopted by the Board under this Section; or
15        (3) cause or allow, directly or indirectly, the
16    discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking,
17    or placing of any CCR upon the land in a place and manner
18    so as to cause or tend to cause a violation this Section or
19    any regulations or standards adopted by the Board under
20    this Section.
21    (c) For purposes of this Section, a permit issued by the
22Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection
23Agency under Section 4005 of the federal Resource Conservation
24and Recovery Act, shall be deemed to be a permit under this
25Section and subsection (y) of Section 39.
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1impoundment, in accordance with Board rules, the owner of a
2CCR surface impoundment must submit to the Agency for approval
3a closure alternatives analysis that analyzes all closure
4methods being considered and that otherwise satisfies all
5closure requirements adopted by the Board under this Act.
6Complete removal of CCR, as specified by the Board's rules,
7from the CCR surface impoundment must be considered and
8analyzed. Section 3.405 does not apply to the Board's rules
9specifying complete removal of CCR. The selected closure
10method must ensure compliance with regulations adopted by the
11Board pursuant to this Section.
12    (e) Owners or operators of CCR surface impoundments who
13have submitted a closure plan to the Agency before May 1, 2019,
14and who have completed closure prior to 24 months after July
1530, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-171) shall not
16be required to obtain a construction permit for the surface
17impoundment closure under this Section.
18    (f) Except for the State, its agencies and institutions, a
19unit of local government, or not-for-profit electric
20cooperative as defined in Section 3.4 of the Electric Supplier
21Act, any person who owns or operates a CCR surface impoundment
22in this State shall post with the Agency a performance bond or
23other security for the purpose of: (i) ensuring closure of the
24CCR surface impoundment and post-closure care in accordance
25with this Act and its rules; and (ii) insuring remediation of
26releases from the CCR surface impoundment. The only acceptable

 

 

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1forms of financial assurance are: a trust fund, a surety bond
2guaranteeing payment, a surety bond guaranteeing performance,
3or an irrevocable letter of credit.
4        (1) The cost estimate for the post-closure care of a
5    CCR surface impoundment shall be calculated using a
6    30-year post-closure care period or such longer period as
7    may be approved by the Agency under Board or federal
8    rules.
9        (2) The Agency is authorized to enter into such
10    contracts and agreements as it may deem necessary to carry
11    out the purposes of this Section. Neither the State, nor
12    the Director, nor any State employee shall be liable for
13    any damages or injuries arising out of or resulting from
14    any action taken under this Section.
15        (3) The Agency shall have the authority to approve or
16    disapprove any performance bond or other security posted
17    under this subsection. Any person whose performance bond
18    or other security is disapproved by the Agency may contest
19    the disapproval as a permit denial appeal pursuant to
20    Section 40.
21    (g) The Board shall adopt rules establishing construction
22permit requirements, operating permit requirements, design
23standards, reporting, financial assurance, and closure and
24post-closure care requirements for CCR surface impoundments.
25Not later than 8 months after July 30, 2019 (the effective date
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1than one year after receipt of the Agency's proposal the Board
2shall adopt, rules under this Section. The Board shall not be
3deemed in noncompliance with the rulemaking deadline due to
4delays in adopting rules as a result of the Joint Commission on
5Administrative Rules oversight process. The rules must, at a
6minimum:
7        (1) be at least as protective and comprehensive as the
8    federal regulations or amendments thereto promulgated by
9    the Administrator of the United States Environmental
10    Protection Agency in Subpart D of 40 CFR 257 governing CCR
11    surface impoundments;
12        (2) specify the minimum contents of CCR surface
13    impoundment construction and operating permit
14    applications, including the closure alternatives analysis
15    required under subsection (d);
16        (3) specify which types of permits include
17    requirements for closure, post-closure, remediation and
18    all other requirements applicable to CCR surface
19    impoundments;
20        (4) specify when permit applications for existing CCR
21    surface impoundments must be submitted, taking into
22    consideration whether the CCR surface impoundment must
23    close under the RCRA;
24        (5) specify standards for review and approval by the
25    Agency of CCR surface impoundment permit applications;
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1    for the issuance of CCR surface impoundment construction
2    and operating permits, including, but not limited to,
3    public notice of the submission of permit applications, an
4    opportunity for the submission of public comments, an
5    opportunity for a public hearing prior to permit issuance,
6    and a summary and response of the comments prepared by the
7    Agency;
8        (7) prescribe the type and amount of the performance
9    bonds or other securities required under subsection (f),
10    and the conditions under which the State is entitled to
11    collect moneys from such performance bonds or other
12    securities;
13        (8) specify a procedure to identify areas of
14    environmental justice concern in relation to CCR surface
15    impoundments;
16        (9) specify a method to prioritize CCR surface
17    impoundments required to close under RCRA if not otherwise
18    specified by the United States Environmental Protection
19    Agency, so that the CCR surface impoundments with the
20    highest risk to public health and the environment, and
21    areas of environmental justice concern are given first
22    priority;
23        (10) define when complete removal of CCR is achieved
24    and specify the standards for responsible removal of CCR
25    from CCR surface impoundments, including, but not limited
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1    water and groundwater; and
2        (11) describe the process and standards for
3    identifying a specific alternative source of groundwater
4    pollution when the owner or operator of the CCR surface
5    impoundment believes that groundwater contamination on the
6    site is not from the CCR surface impoundment.
7    (h) Any owner of a CCR surface impoundment that generates
8CCR and sells or otherwise provides coal combustion byproducts
9pursuant to Section 3.135 shall, every 12 months, post on its
10publicly available website a report specifying the volume or
11weight of CCR, in cubic yards or tons, that it sold or provided
12during the past 12 months.
13    (i) The owner of a CCR surface impoundment shall post all
14closure plans, permit applications, and supporting
15documentation, as well as any Agency approval of the plans or
16applications on its publicly available website.
17    (j) The owner or operator of a CCR surface impoundment
18shall pay the following fees:
19        (1) An initial fee to the Agency within 6 months after
20    July 30, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 101-171)
21    of:
22            $50,000 for each closed CCR surface impoundment;
23        and
24            $75,000 for each CCR surface impoundment that have
25        not completed closure.
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1    2020, of:
2            $25,000 for each CCR surface impoundment that has
3        not completed closure; and
4            $15,000 for each CCR surface impoundment that has
5        completed closure, but has not completed post-closure
6        care.
7    (k) All fees collected by the Agency under subsection (j)
8shall be deposited into the Environmental Protection Permit
9and Inspection Fund.
10    (l) The Coal Combustion Residual Surface Impoundment
11Financial Assurance Fund is created as a special fund in the
12State treasury. Any moneys forfeited to the State of Illinois
13from any performance bond or other security required under
14this Section shall be placed in the Coal Combustion Residual
15Surface Impoundment Financial Assurance Fund and shall, upon
16approval by the Governor and the Director, be used by the
17Agency for the purposes for which such performance bond or
18other security was issued. The Coal Combustion Residual
19Surface Impoundment Financial Assurance Fund is not subject to
20the provisions of subsection (c) of Section 5 of the State
21Finance Act.
22    (m) The provisions of this Section shall apply, without
23limitation, to all existing CCR surface impoundments and any
24CCR surface impoundments constructed after July 30, 2019 (the
25effective date of Public Act 101-171), except to the extent
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1(Source: P.A. 101-171, eff. 7-30-19; revised 10-22-19;
2102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
3    Section 90-56. The Alternate Fuels Act is amended by
4changing Sections 1, 5, 10, 15, 35, 40, and 45 as follows:
 
5    (415 ILCS 120/1)
6    Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Alternate
7Fuels Electric Vehicle Rebate Act.
8(Source: P.A. 89-410; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
9    (415 ILCS 120/5)
10    Sec. 5. Purpose. The General Assembly declares that it is
11the public policy of the State to promote and encourage the use
12of alternate fuel in electric vehicles as a means to improve
13air quality and reduce the risks from global warming in the
14State and to meet the requirements of the federal Clean Air Act
15Amendments of 1990 and the federal Energy Policy Act of 1992.
16The General Assembly further declares that the State can play
17a leadership role in the development increasing usage of
18vehicles powered by alternate fuels, as well as in the
19establishment of the necessary infrastructure to support this
20emerging technology electricity.
21(Source: P.A. 89-410; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
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1    Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
2    "Agency" means the Environmental Protection Agency.
3    "Alternate fuel" means liquid petroleum gas, natural gas,
4E85 blend fuel, fuel composed of a minimum 80% ethanol, 80%
5bio-based methanol, fuels that are at least 80% derived from
6biomass, hydrogen fuel, or electricity, excluding on-board
7electric generation.
8    "Alternate fuel vehicle" means any vehicle that is
9operated in Illinois and is capable of using an alternate
10fuel.
11    "Biodiesel fuel" means a renewable fuel conforming to the
12industry standard ASTM-D6751 and registered with the U.S.
13Environmental Protection Agency.
14    "Car sharing organization" means an organization whose
15primary business is a membership-based service that allows
16members to drive cars by the hour in order to extend the public
17transit system, reduce personal car ownership, save consumers
18money, increase the use of alternative transportation, and
19improve environmental sustainability.
20    "Conventional", when used to modify the word "vehicle",
21"engine", or "fuel", means gasoline or diesel or any
22reformulations of those fuels.
23    "Covered Area" means the counties of Cook, DuPage, Kane,
24Lake, McHenry, and Will, the townships of Aux Sable and Goose
25Lake in Grundy County, and the township of Oswego in Kendall
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1that are included in the following ZIP code areas, as
2designated by the U.S. Postal Service on the effective date of
3this amendatory Act of 1998: 60416, 60444, 60447, 60450,
460481, 60538, and 60543.
5    "Director" means the Director of the Environmental
6Protection Agency.
7    "Domestic renewable fuel" means a fuel, produced in the
8United States, composed of a minimum 80% ethanol, 80%
9bio-based methanol, or 20% biodiesel fuel.
10    "E85 blend fuel" means fuel that contains 85% ethanol and
1115% gasoline.
12    "Electric vehicle" means a vehicle that is exclusively
13powered by and refueled by electricity, must be plugged in to
14charge, and is licensed to drive on public roadways. "Electric
15Vehicle" does not include electric motorcycles, or hybrid
16electric vehicles and extended-range electric vehicles that
17are also equipped with conventional fueled propulsion or
18auxiliary engines.
19    "Environmental justice community" has the same meaning,
20based on existing methodologies and findings, used and as may
21be updated by the Illinois Power Agency and its Program
22Administrator of the Illinois Solar for All Program.
23    "Low income" means persons and families whose income does
24not exceed 80% of the State median income for the current State
25fiscal year, as established by the United States Department of
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1roadways, is predominantly powered by, and primarily refueled
2with, electricity, and does not have restrictions confining it
3to operate on only certain types of streets or roads.
4    "GVWR" means Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.
5    "Location" means (i) a parcel of real property or (ii)
6multiple, contiguous parcels of real property that are
7separated by private roadways, public roadways, or private or
8public rights-of-way and are owned, operated, leased, or under
9common control of one party.
10    "Original equipment manufacturer" or "OEM" means a
11manufacturer of alternate fuel vehicles or a manufacturer or
12remanufacturer of alternate fuel engines used in vehicles
13greater than 8500 pounds GVWR.
14    "Rental vehicle" means any motor vehicle that is owned or
15controlled primarily for the purpose of short-term leasing or
16rental pursuant to a contract.
17(Source: P.A. 97-90, eff. 7-11-11; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
18    (415 ILCS 120/15)
19    Sec. 15. Rulemaking. The Agency shall promulgate rules as
20necessary and dedicate sufficient resources to implement the
21purposes of Section 30 27 of this Act. Such rules shall be
22consistent with the applicable provisions of the Clean Air Act
23Amendments of 1990 and any regulations promulgated pursuant
24thereto. The Secretary of State may promulgate rules to
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1and Economic Opportunity may promulgate rules to implement
2Section 25 of this Act.
3(Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
4    (415 ILCS 120/35)
5    Sec. 35. User fees.
6    (a) The Office of the Secretary of State shall collect
7annual user fees from any individual, partnership,
8association, corporation, or agency of the United States
9government that registers any combination of 10 or more of the
10following types of motor vehicles in the Covered Area: (1)
11vehicles of the First Division, as defined in the Illinois
12Vehicle Code; (2) vehicles of the Second Division registered
13under the B, C, D, F, H, MD, MF, MG, MH and MJ plate
14categories, as defined in the Illinois Vehicle Code; and (3)
15commuter vans and livery vehicles as defined in the Illinois
16Vehicle Code. This Section does not apply to vehicles
17registered under the International Registration Plan under
18Section 3-402.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. The user fee
19shall be $20 for each vehicle registered in the Covered Area
20for each fiscal year. The Office of the Secretary of State
21shall collect the $20 when a vehicle's registration fee is
22paid.
23    (b) Owners of State, county, and local government
24vehicles, rental vehicles, antique vehicles, expanded-use
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1exempt from paying the user fees on such vehicles.
2    (c) The Office of the Secretary of State shall deposit the
3user fees collected into the Alternate Fuels Electric Vehicle
4Rebate Fund.
5(Source: P.A. 101-505, eff. 1-1-20; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
6    (415 ILCS 120/40)
7    Sec. 40. Appropriations from the Alternate Fuels Electric
8Vehicle Rebate Fund.
9    (a) User Fees Funds. The Agency shall estimate the amount
10of user fees expected to be collected under Section 35 of this
11Act for each fiscal year. User fee funds shall be deposited
12into and distributed from the Alternate Fuels Fund in the
13following manner:
14        (1) In each of fiscal years 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002,
15    and 2003, an amount not to exceed $200,000, and beginning
16    in fiscal year 2004 an annual amount not to exceed
17    $225,000, may be appropriated to the Agency from the
18    Alternate Fuels Fund to pay its costs of administering the
19    programs authorized by Section 27 30 of this Act. Up to
20    $200,000 may be appropriated to the Office of the
21    Secretary of State in each of fiscal years 1999, 2000,
22    2001, 2002, and 2003 from the Alternate Fuels Fund to pay
23    the Secretary of State's costs of administering the
24    programs authorized under this Act. Beginning in fiscal
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1    not to exceed $225,000 may be appropriated to the
2    Secretary of State from the Alternate Fuels Fund to pay
3    the Secretary of State's costs of administering the
4    programs authorized under this Act.
5        (2) In fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year
6    thereafter years 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002, after
7    appropriation of the amounts authorized by item (1) of
8    subsection (a) of this Section, the remaining moneys
9    estimated to be collected during each fiscal year shall be
10    appropriated as follows: 80% of the remaining moneys shall
11    be appropriated to fund the programs authorized by Section
12    30, and 20% shall be appropriated to fund the programs
13    authorized by Section 25. In fiscal year 2004 and each
14    fiscal year thereafter, after appropriation of the amounts
15    authorized by item (1) of subsection (a) of this Section,
16    the remaining moneys estimated to be collected during each
17    fiscal year shall be appropriated as follows: 70% of the
18    remaining moneys shall be appropriated to fund the
19    programs authorized by Section 30 and 30% shall be
20    appropriated to fund the programs authorized by Section
21    31.
22        (3) (Blank).
23        (4) Moneys appropriated to fund the programs
24    authorized in Sections 25 and 30 shall be expended only
25    after they have been collected and deposited into the
26    Alternate Fuels Fund.

 

 

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1    (b) General Revenue Fund Appropriations. General Revenue
2Fund amounts appropriated to and deposited into the Electric
3Vehicle Rebate Alternate Fuels Fund shall be distributed from
4the Electric Vehicle Rebate Alternate Fuels Fund to fund the
5program authorized in Section 27. in the following manner:
6        (1) In each of fiscal years 2003 and 2004, an amount
7    not to exceed $50,000 may be appropriated to the
8    Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (now
9    Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity) from the
10    Alternate Fuels Fund to pay its costs of administering the
11    programs authorized by Sections 31 and 32.
12        (2) In each of fiscal years 2003 and 2004, an amount
13    not to exceed $50,000 may be appropriated to the
14    Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (now
15    Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity) to fund
16    the programs authorized by Section 32.
17        (3) In each of fiscal years 2003 and 2004, after
18    appropriation of the amounts authorized in items (1) and
19    (2) of subsection (b) of this Section, the remaining
20    moneys received from the General Revenue Fund shall be
21    appropriated as follows: 52.632% of the remaining moneys
22    shall be appropriated to fund the programs authorized by
23    Sections 25 and 30 and 47.368% of the remaining moneys
24    shall be appropriated to fund the programs authorized by
25    Section 31. The moneys appropriated to fund the programs
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1    20% shall be used to fund the programs authorized by
2    Section 25, and 80% shall be used to fund the programs
3    authorized by Section 30.
4    Moneys appropriated to fund the programs authorized in
5Section 31 shall be expended only after they have been
6deposited into the Alternate Fuels Fund.
7(Source: P.A. 93-32, eff. 7-1-03; 94-793, eff. 5-19-06;
8102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
9    (415 ILCS 120/45)
10    Sec. 45. Alternate Fuels Electric Vehicle Rebate Fund;
11creation; deposit of user fees. A separate fund in the State
12Treasury called the Alternate Fuels Electric Vehicle Rebate
13Fund is created, into which shall be transferred the user fees
14as provided in Section 35 and any other revenues, deposits,
15State appropriations, contributions, grants, gifts, bequests,
16legacies of money and securities, or transfers as provided by
17law from, without limitation, governmental entities, private
18sources, foundations, trade associations, industry
19organizations, and not-for-profit organizations.
20(Source: P.A. 92-858, eff. 1-3-03; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
21    Section 90-59. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
22changing Section 13C-10 as follows:
 
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1    Sec. 13C-10. Program.
2    (a) The Agency shall establish a program to begin February
31, 2007, to reduce the emission of pollutants by motor
4vehicles. This program shall be a replacement for and
5continuation of the program established under the Vehicle
6Emissions Inspection Law of 1995, Chapter 13B of this Code.
7    At a minimum, this program shall provide for all of the
8following:
9        (1) The inspection of certain motor vehicles every 2
10    years, as required under Section 13C-15.
11        (2) The establishment and operation of official
12    inspection stations.
13        (3) The designation of official test equipment and
14    testing procedures.
15        (4) The training and supervision of inspectors and
16    other personnel.
17        (5) Procedures to assure the correct operation,
18    maintenance, and calibration of test equipment.
19        (6) Procedures for certifying test results and for
20    reporting and maintaining relevant data and records.
21        (7) The funding of alternate fuel electric vehicle
22    rebates and grants as authorized by Section 30 of the
23    Alternate Fuels the Electric Vehicle Rebate Act.
24    (b) The Agency shall provide for the operation of a
25sufficient number of official inspection stations to prevent
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1required under this Chapter. In the event that the Agency
2operates inspection stations or contracts with one or more
3parties to operate inspection stations on its behalf, the
4Agency shall endeavor to: (i) locate the stations so that the
5owners of vehicles subject to inspection reside within 12
6miles of an official inspection station; and (ii) have
7sufficient inspection capacity at the stations so that the
8usual wait before the start of an inspection does not exceed 15
9minutes.
10(Source: P.A. 98-24, eff. 6-19-13; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
11    Section 90-60. The Illinois Worker Adjustment and
12Retraining Notification Act is amended by changing Section 10
13as follows:
 
14    (820 ILCS 65/10)
15    Sec. 10. Notice.
16    (a) An employer may not order a mass layoff, relocation,
17or employment loss unless, 60 days before the order takes
18effect, the employer gives written notice of the order to the
19following:
20        (1) affected employees and representatives of affected
21    employees; and
22        (2) the Department of Commerce and Economic
23    Opportunity and the chief elected official of each
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1    employment loss, relocation, or mass layoff occurs.
2    (a-5) An owner of an investor-owned electric generating
3plant or coal mining operation may not order a mass layoff,
4relocation, or employment loss unless, 2 years before the
5order takes effect, the employer gives written notice of the
6order to the following:
7        (1) affected employees and representatives of affected
8    employees; and
9        (2) the Department of Commerce and Economic
10    Opportunity and the chief elected official of each
11    municipal and county government within which the
12    employment loss, relocation, or mass layoff occurs.
13    (b) An employer required to give notice of any mass
14layoff, relocation, or employment loss under this Act shall
15include in its notice the elements required by the federal
16Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (29 U.S.C.
172101 et seq.).
18    (c) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (a), an
19employer is not required to provide notice if a mass layoff,
20relocation, or employment loss is necessitated by a physical
21calamity or an act of terrorism or war.
22    (d) The mailing of notice to an employee's last known
23address or inclusion of notice in the employee's paycheck
24shall be considered acceptable methods for fulfillment of the
25employer's obligation to give notice to each affected employee
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1    (e) In the case of a sale of part or all of an employer's
2business, the seller shall be responsible for providing notice
3for any plant closing or mass layoff in accordance with this
4Section, up to and including the effective date of the sale.
5After the effective date of the sale of part or all of an
6employer's business, the purchaser shall be responsible for
7providing notice for any plant closing or mass layoff in
8accordance with this Section. Notwithstanding any other
9provision of this Act, any person who is an employee of the
10seller (other than a part-time employee) as of the effective
11date of the sale shall be considered an employee of the
12purchaser immediately after the effective date of the sale.
13    (f) An employer which is receiving State or local economic
14development incentives for doing or continuing to do business
15in this State may be required to provide additional notice
16pursuant to Section 15 of the Business Economic Support Act.
17    (g) The rights and remedies provided to employees by this
18Act are in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other
19contractual or statutory rights and remedies of the employees,
20and are not intended to alter or affect such rights and
21remedies, except that the period of notification required by
22this Act shall run concurrently with any period of
23notification required by contract or by any other law.
24    (h) It is the sense of the General Assembly that an
25employer who is not required to comply with the notice
26requirements of this Section should, to the extent possible,

 

 

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1provide notice to its employees about a proposal to close a
2plant or permanently reduce its workforce.
3(Source: P.A. 93-915, eff. 1-1-05; 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
 
4    (5 ILCS 100/5-45.9 rep.)
5    Section 90-65. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
6is amended by repealing Section 5-45.9.
 
7    (5 ILCS 420/1-121 rep.)
8    Section 90-70. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is
9amended by repealing Section 1-121.
 
10    (20 ILCS 605/605-1075 rep.)
11    Section 90-75. The Department of Commerce and Economic
12Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois
13is amended by repealing Section 605-1075.
 
14    (20 ILCS 627/40 rep.)
15    (20 ILCS 627/45 rep.)
16    (20 ILCS 627/55 rep.)
17    (20 ILCS 627/60 rep.)
18    Section 90-80. The Electric Vehicle Act is amended by
19repealing Sections 40, 45, 55, and 60.
 
20    (20 ILCS 1505/1505-220 rep.)
21    Section 90-85. The Department of Labor Law of the Civil

 

 

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1Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by repealing
2Section 1505-220.
 
3    (20 ILCS 3125/55 rep.)
4    Section 90-90. The Energy Efficient Building Act is
5amended by repealing Section 55.
 
6    (20 ILCS 3855/1-128 rep.)
7    Section 90-95. The Illinois Power Agency Act is amended by
8repealing Section 1-128.
 
9    (30 ILCS 105/5.935 rep.)
10    (30 ILCS 105/5.936 rep.)
11    (30 ILCS 105/5.937 rep.)
12    Section 90-100. The State Finance Act is amended by
13repealing Sections 5.935, 5.936, and 5.937.
 
14    (220 ILCS 5/4-604 rep.)
15    (220 ILCS 5/4-604.5 rep.)
16    (220 ILCS 5/4-605 rep.)
17    (220 ILCS 5/8-201.7 rep.)
18    (220 ILCS 5/8-201.8 rep.)
19    (220 ILCS 5/8-201.9 rep.)
20    (220 ILCS 5/8-201.10 rep.)
21    (220 ILCS 5/8-218 rep.)
22    (220 ILCS 5/8-402.2 rep.)

 

 

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1    (220 ILCS 5/8-512 rep.)
2    (220 ILCS 5/9-228 rep.)
3    (220 ILCS 5/16-105.5 rep.)
4    (220 ILCS 5/16-105.6 rep.)
5    (220 ILCS 5/16-105.7 rep.)
6    (220 ILCS 5/16-105.10 rep.)
7    (220 ILCS 5/16-105.17 rep.)
8    (220 ILCS 5/16-108.18 rep.)
9    (220 ILCS 5/16-108.19 rep.)
10    (220 ILCS 5/16-108.20 rep.)
11    (220 ILCS 5/16-108.21 rep.)
12    (220 ILCS 5/16-108.25 rep.)
13    (220 ILCS 5/16-108.30 rep.)
14    (220 ILCS 5/16-111.10 rep.)
15    (220 ILCS 5/16-135 rep.)
16    (220 ILCS 5/17-900 rep.)
17    Section 90-105. The Public Utilities Act is amended by
18repealing Sections 4-604, 4-604.5, 4-605, 8-201.7, 8-201.8,
198-201.9, 8-201.10, 8-218, 8-402.2, 8-512, 9-228, 16-105.5,
2016-105.6, 16-105.7, 16-105.10, 16-105.17, 16-108.18,
2116-108.19, 16-108.20, 16-108.21, 16-108.25, 16-108.30,
2216-111.10, 16-135, and 17-900.
 
23    (415 ILCS 5/3.131 rep.)
24    (415 ILCS 5/9.18 rep.)
25    Section 90-110. The Environmental Protection Act is

 

 

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1amended by repealing Sections 3.131 and 9.18.
 
2    (415 ILCS 120/27 rep.)
3    Section 90-115. The Electric Vehicle Rebate Act is amended
4by repealing Section 27.
 
5
Article 95. Reenactments

 
6    Section 95-5. Sections 20, 22, 24, 30, 31, and 32 of the
7Electrical Vehicle Rebate Act are reenacted as follows:
 
8    (415 ILCS 120/20)
9    Sec. 20. Rules. Rules implementing Section 30 of this Act
10shall include, but are not limited to, calculation of fuel
11cost differential rebates and designation of acceptable
12conversion and OEM technologies.
13    In designating acceptable conversion or OEM technologies,
14the Agency shall favor, when available, technology that is in
15compliance with the federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
16and applicable implementing federal regulations. Conversion
17and OEM technologies that demonstrate emission reduction
18capabilities that meet or exceed emission standards applicable
19for the vehicle's model year and weight class shall be
20acceptable. Standards requiring proper installation of
21approved conversion technologies shall be included in the
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1    Notwithstanding the above, engines used in alternate fuel
2vehicles greater than 8500 pounds GVWR, whether new or
3remanufactured, shall meet the appropriate United States
4Environmental Protection Agency emissions standards at the
5time of manufacture, and if converted, shall meet the
6standards in effect at the time of conversion.
7(Source: P.A. 90-726, eff. 8-7-98; 91-798, eff. 7-9-00.)
 
8    (415 ILCS 120/22)
9    Sec. 22. Flexible fuel vehicle database. The Secretary of
10State shall, to the extent that the necessary information is
11obtainable from automobile manufacturers, compile a database
12of the flexible fuel vehicles in the State by zip code area.
13The database shall be created based upon the make, model, and
14vehicle identification number of registered vehicles. The
15database shall include only the number of vehicles by zip code
16and shall be completed and made available to the public in both
17print and electronic format by January 1, 2005. For the
18purposes of this Section, "flexible fuel vehicle" means a
19vehicle that is capable of running on E85 blend fuel.
20(Source: P.A. 93-913, eff. 8-12-04.)
 
21    (415 ILCS 120/24)
22    Sec. 24. Flexible fuel vehicle notification.
23    (a) Beginning July 1, 2010 and through June 30, 2014, the
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1licensed motor vehicle that many motor vehicles are capable of
2using E85 blended fuel. This notice must be included on the
3motor vehicle sticker renewal form mailed to the owner by the
4Office of the Secretary of State.
5    (b) The notice must include the following text:
6        E85 blended fuel reduces reliance on foreign oil and
7    supports Illinois agriculture.
8(Source: P.A. 96-510, eff. 8-14-09; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
9    (415 ILCS 120/30)
10    Sec. 30. Rebate and grant program.
11    (a) Beginning January 1, 1997, and as long as funds are
12available, each owner of an alternate fuel vehicle shall be
13eligible to apply for a rebate. Beginning July 1, 2005, each
14owner of a vehicle using domestic renewable fuel is eligible
15to apply for a fuel cost differential rebate under item (3) of
16this subsection. The Agency shall cause rebates to be issued
17under the provisions of this Act. An owner may apply for only
18one of 3 types of rebates with regard to an individual
19alternate fuel vehicle: (i) a conversion cost rebate, (ii) an
20OEM differential cost rebate, or (iii) a fuel cost
21differential rebate. Only one rebate may be issued with regard
22to a particular alternate fuel vehicle during the life of that
23vehicle. A rebate shall not exceed $4,000 per vehicle. Over
24the life of this rebate program, an owner of an alternate fuel
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1receive rebates for more than 150 vehicles per location or for
2300 vehicles in total.
3        (1) A conversion cost rebate may be issued to an owner
4    or his or her designee in order to reduce the cost of
5    converting a conventional vehicle or a hybrid vehicle to
6    an alternate fuel vehicle. Conversion of a conventional
7    vehicle or a hybrid vehicle to alternate fuel capability
8    must take place in Illinois for the owner to be eligible
9    for the conversion cost rebate. Amounts spent by
10    applicants within a calendar year may be claimed on a
11    rebate application submitted within 12 months after the
12    month in which the conversion of the vehicle took place.
13    Approved conversion cost rebates applied for during or
14    after calendar year 1997 shall be 80% of all approved
15    conversion costs claimed and documented. Approval of
16    conversion cost rebates may continue after calendar year
17    2002, if funds are still available. An applicant may
18    include on an application submitted in 1997 all amounts
19    spent within that calendar year on the conversion, even if
20    the expenditure occurred before promulgation of the Agency
21    rules.
22        (2) An OEM differential cost rebate may be issued to
23    an owner or his or her designee in order to reduce the cost
24    differential between a conventional vehicle or engine and
25    the same vehicle or engine, produced by an original
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1    alternate fuels.
2        A new OEM vehicle or engine must be purchased in
3    Illinois and must either be an alternate fuel vehicle or
4    used in an alternate fuel vehicle, respectively, for the
5    owner to be eligible for an OEM differential cost rebate.
6    Large vehicles, over 8,500 pounds gross vehicle weight,
7    purchased outside Illinois are eligible for an OEM
8    differential cost rebate if the same or a comparable
9    vehicle is not available for purchase in Illinois. Amounts
10    spent by applicants within a calendar year may be claimed
11    on a rebate application submitted within 12 months after
12    the month in which the new OEM vehicle or engine was
13    purchased.
14        Approved OEM differential cost rebates applied for
15    during or after calendar year 1997 shall be 80% of all
16    approved cost differential claimed and documented.
17    Approval of OEM differential cost rebates may continue
18    after calendar year 2002, if funds are still available. An
19    applicant may include on an application submitted in 1997
20    all amounts spent within that calendar year on OEM
21    equipment, even if the expenditure occurred before
22    promulgation of the Agency rules.
23        (3) A fuel cost differential rebate may be issued to
24    an owner or his or her designee in order to reduce the cost
25    differential between conventional fuels and domestic
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1    alternate fuel vehicle. The fuel cost differential shall
2    be based on a 3-year life cycle cost analysis developed by
3    the Agency by rulemaking. The rebate shall apply to and be
4    payable during a consecutive 3-year period commencing on
5    the date the application is approved by the Agency.
6    Approved fuel cost differential rebates may be applied for
7    during or after calendar year 1997 and approved rebates
8    shall be 80% of the cost differential for a consecutive
9    3-year period. Approval of fuel cost differential rebates
10    may continue after calendar year 2002 if funds are still
11    available.
12        Twenty-five percent of the amount that is appropriated
13    under Section 40 to be used to fund programs authorized by
14    this Section during calendar year 2001 shall be designated
15    to fund fuel cost differential rebates. If the total
16    dollar amount of approved fuel cost differential rebate
17    applications as of July 1, 2001 is less than the amount
18    designated for that calendar year, the balance of
19    designated funds shall be immediately available to fund
20    any rebate authorized by this Section and approved in the
21    calendar year.
22        An approved fuel cost differential rebate shall be
23    paid to an owner in 3 annual installments on or about the
24    anniversary date of the approval of the application.
25    Owners receiving a fuel cost differential rebate shall be
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1    domestic renewable fuels during the 3-year period
2    commencing on the date the application is approved by the
3    Agency. If the vehicle ceases to be registered to the
4    original applicant owner, a prorated installment shall be
5    paid to that owner or the owner's designee and the
6    remainder of the rebate shall be canceled.
7    (b) Vehicles owned by the federal government or vehicles
8registered in a state outside Illinois are not eligible for
9rebates.
10    (c) Through fiscal year 2013, the Agency may make grants
11to one or more car sharing organizations located and operating
12in Illinois for the purchase of new electric vehicles from an
13Illinois car dealership. A grant may not exceed 25% of the
14total project cost, including vehicles and supporting
15infrastructure.
16        (1) Once in each fiscal year, a car sharing
17    organization may submit a grant proposal to the Agency.
18    The information in the proposal shall, at a minimum,
19    consist of the following:
20            (A) the name, address, and locations of the car
21        sharing organization and its operations within
22        Illinois;
23            (B) a description of the car sharing organization,
24        including the number and types of vehicles currently
25        in the fleet and how the vehicles are strategically
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1        of the demographic populations being served;
2            (C) a summary of average miles per year driven by
3        the vehicles currently in the fleet;
4            (D) a narrative description of the project,
5        including the overall plans of the organization in
6        acquiring electric vehicles, the makes and models and
7        the number of electric vehicles that will be acquired
8        by the funding, estimated purchase costs for each
9        vehicle, how the vehicles will be refueled, and
10        whether the refueling locations are available to the
11        public or other entities, are private facilities
12        solely used by the organization, or a combination of
13        both; and
14            (E) a detailed project budget, including the costs
15        of vehicles and supporting infrastructure.
16        (2) The Agency may award grants and set grant amounts,
17    provided that the total amount of the grants does not
18    exceed the Agency's estimate of the amount of the annual
19    appropriation remaining after all rebates have been
20    submitted and processed.
21        (3) In deciding whether to award a grant, the Agency
22    shall consider the overall level of environmental benefits
23    to be realized by the proposed project.
24        (4) Grant funds may only be used for purchasing
25    electric vehicles, and shall not exceed 25% of the actual
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1    funds is not eligible for any rebate authorized by this
2    Section. The grant shall provide funding only for the base
3    Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of the
4    vehicle and its electric motors and drivetrain system as
5    depicted on the window sticker or similar documents, and
6    is not to include add-on options such as cabin-related
7    product or component upgrades and extended warranties.
8        (5) Within one year after the date of the grant award,
9    the grantee shall submit a final report to the Agency. If
10    there are grant funds unspent at that time, the remaining
11    money shall be returned to the Agency. The report shall
12    include the following information:
13            (A) the make, model, and model year of each
14        vehicle;
15            (B) the dates of vehicle purchases;
16            (C) the vehicle identification number (VIN);
17            (D) the license plate number and the state of
18        registration;
19            (E) a copy of each vehicle's window sticker or
20        similar document showing the base MSRP and all
21        options;
22            (F) proof of payment and purchase invoices for the
23        vehicles showing the Illinois car dealership where the
24        vehicles were purchased; and
25            (G) a complete financial report for the project.
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1    registered and in service with the grantee in Illinois for
2    a minimum of 5 years after purchase. If a vehicle is sold
3    or otherwise taken out of service in Illinois earlier than
4    that time, then the grantee shall refund to the Agency a
5    prorated amount of the grant funds used to purchase that
6    vehicle, except if a vehicle is replaced with a comparable
7    vehicle or can no longer be safely operated due to an
8    accident or other damage.
9(Source: P.A. 96-537, eff. 8-14-09; 96-1278, eff. 7-26-10;
1097-90, eff. 7-11-11.)
 
11    (415 ILCS 120/31)
12    Sec. 31. Alternate Fuel Infrastructure Program. Subject to
13appropriation, the Department of Commerce and Community
14Affairs (now Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity)
15shall establish a grant program to provide funding for the
16building of E85 blend, propane, at least 20% biodiesel blended
17fuel, and compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling facilities,
18including private on-site fueling facilities, to be built
19within the covered area or in Illinois metropolitan areas over
20100,000 in population. The Department of Commerce and Economic
21Opportunity shall be responsible for reviewing the proposals
22and awarding the grants.
23(Source: P.A. 94-62, eff. 6-20-05.)
 
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1    Sec. 32. Clean Fuel Education Program. Subject to
2appropriation, the Department of Commerce and Economic
3Opportunity, in cooperation with the Agency and Chicago Area
4Clean Cities, shall administer the Clean Fuel Education
5Program, the purpose of which is to educate fleet
6administrators and Illinois' citizens about the benefits of
7using alternate fuels. The program shall include a media
8campaign.
9(Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.)
 
10
Article 99. Miscellaneous Provisions; Effective Date

 
11    Section 99-95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act
12makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by
13text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a
14Section represented by multiple versions), the use of that
15text does not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the
16changes made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any
17other Public Act.
 
18    Section 99-97. Severability. The provisions of this Act
19are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
 
20    Section 99-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
21becoming law.

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    20 ILCS 3501/801-1
4    20 ILCS 3501/801-5
5    20 ILCS 3501/801-10
6    20 ILCS 3501/801-40
7    20 ILCS 730/Act rep.
8    20 ILCS 3501/Art. 850 rep.
9    20 ILCS 735/Act rep.
10    50 ILCS 65/Act rep.
11    805 ILCS 155/Act rep.
12    5 ILCS 420/4A-102from Ch. 127, par. 604A-102
13    5 ILCS 420/4A-103from Ch. 127, par. 604A-103
14    5 ILCS 430/5-50
15    20 ILCS 627/15
16    20 ILCS 655/5.5from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 609.1
17    20 ILCS 1505/1505-215
18    20 ILCS 3125/10
19    20 ILCS 3125/15
20    20 ILCS 3125/20
21    20 ILCS 3125/30
22    20 ILCS 3125/40
23    20 ILCS 3125/45
24    20 ILCS 3855/1-5
25    20 ILCS 3855/1-10

 

 

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1    20 ILCS 3855/1-20
2    20 ILCS 3855/1-35
3    20 ILCS 3855/1-56
4    20 ILCS 3855/1-70
5    20 ILCS 3855/1-75
6    20 ILCS 3855/1-92
7    20 ILCS 3855/1-125
8    30 ILCS 105/5.427
9    30 ILCS 500/1-10
10    30 ILCS 575/4f
11    30 ILCS 575/7from Ch. 127, par. 132.607
12    35 ILCS 200/1-130
13    35 ILCS 200/10-5
14    35 ILCS 200/10-610
15    105 ILCS 5/10-22.11from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.11
16    220 ILCS 5/5-117
17    220 ILCS 5/8-103B
18    220 ILCS 5/8-406from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-406
19    220 ILCS 5/9-229
20    220 ILCS 5/9-241from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 9-241
21    220 ILCS 5/16-107.5
22    220 ILCS 5/16-107.6
23    220 ILCS 5/16-108
24    220 ILCS 5/16-111.5
25    220 ILCS 5/16-127
26    415 ILCS 5/9.15

 

 

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1    415 ILCS 5/22.59
2    415 ILCS 120/1
3    415 ILCS 120/5
4    415 ILCS 120/10
5    415 ILCS 120/15
6    415 ILCS 120/35
7    415 ILCS 120/40
8    415 ILCS 120/45
9    625 ILCS 5/13C-10
10    820 ILCS 65/10
11    5 ILCS 100/5-45.9 rep.
12    5 ILCS 420/1-121 rep.
13    20 ILCS 605/605-1075 rep.
14    20 ILCS 627/40 rep.
15    20 ILCS 627/45 rep.
16    20 ILCS 627/55 rep.
17    20 ILCS 627/60 rep.
18    20 ILCS 1505/1505-220 rep.
19    20 ILCS 3125/55 rep.
20    20 ILCS 3855/1-128 rep.
21    30 ILCS 105/5.935 rep.
22    30 ILCS 105/5.936 rep.
23    30 ILCS 105/5.937 rep.
24    220 ILCS 5/4-604 rep.
25    220 ILCS 5/4-604.5 rep.
26    220 ILCS 5/4-605 rep.

 

 

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1    220 ILCS 5/8-201.7 rep.
2    220 ILCS 5/8-201.8 rep.
3    220 ILCS 5/8-201.9 rep.
4    220 ILCS 5/8-201.10 rep.
5    220 ILCS 5/8-218 rep.
6    220 ILCS 5/8-402.2 rep.
7    220 ILCS 5/8-512 rep.
8    220 ILCS 5/9-228 rep.
9    220 ILCS 5/16-105.5 rep.
10    220 ILCS 5/16-105.6 rep.
11    220 ILCS 5/16-105.7 rep.
12    220 ILCS 5/16-105.10 rep.
13    220 ILCS 5/16-105.17 rep.
14    220 ILCS 5/16-108.18 rep.
15    220 ILCS 5/16-108.19 rep.
16    220 ILCS 5/16-108.20 rep.
17    220 ILCS 5/16-108.21 rep.
18    220 ILCS 5/16-108.25 rep.
19    220 ILCS 5/16-108.30 rep.
20    220 ILCS 5/16-111.10 rep.
21    220 ILCS 5/16-135 rep.
22    220 ILCS 5/17-900 rep.
23    415 ILCS 5/3.131 rep.
24    415 ILCS 5/9.18 rep.
25    415 ILCS 120/27 rep.
26    415 ILCS 120/20

 

 

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1    415 ILCS 120/22
2    415 ILCS 120/24
3    415 ILCS 120/30
4    415 ILCS 120/31
5    415 ILCS 120/32