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1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by changing | ||||||
5 | Sections 16-107.5 and 16-111.5B as follows: | ||||||
6 | (220 ILCS 5/16-107.5)
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7 | Sec. 16-107.5. Net electricity metering. | ||||||
8 | (a) The Legislature finds and declares that a program to | ||||||
9 | provide net electricity
metering, as defined in this Section,
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10 | for eligible customers can encourage private investment in | ||||||
11 | renewable energy
resources, stimulate
economic growth, enhance | ||||||
12 | the continued diversification of Illinois' energy
resource | ||||||
13 | mix, and protect
the Illinois environment.
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14 | (b) As used in this Section, (i) "eligible customer" means | ||||||
15 | a retail
customer that owns or operates a
solar, wind, or other | ||||||
16 | eligible renewable electrical generating facility with a rated | ||||||
17 | capacity of not more than
2,000 kilowatts that is
located on | ||||||
18 | the customer's premises and is intended primarily to offset the | ||||||
19 | customer's
own electrical requirements; (ii) "electricity | ||||||
20 | provider" means an electric utility or alternative retail | ||||||
21 | electric supplier; (iii) "eligible renewable electrical | ||||||
22 | generating facility" means a generator powered by solar | ||||||
23 | electric energy, wind, dedicated crops grown for electricity |
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1 | generation, agricultural residues, untreated and unadulterated | ||||||
2 | wood waste, landscape trimmings, livestock manure, anaerobic | ||||||
3 | digestion of livestock or food processing waste, fuel cells or | ||||||
4 | microturbines powered by renewable fuels, or hydroelectric | ||||||
5 | energy; and (iv) "net electricity metering" (or "net metering") | ||||||
6 | means the
measurement, during the
billing period applicable to | ||||||
7 | an eligible customer, of the net amount of
electricity supplied | ||||||
8 | by an
electricity provider to the customer's premises or | ||||||
9 | provided to the electricity provider by the customer.
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10 | (c) A net metering facility shall be equipped with metering | ||||||
11 | equipment that can measure the flow of electricity in both | ||||||
12 | directions at the same rate. | ||||||
13 | (1) For eligible customers whose electric service has | ||||||
14 | not been declared competitive pursuant to Section 16-113 of | ||||||
15 | this Act as of July 1, 2011 and whose electric delivery | ||||||
16 | service is provided and measured on a kilowatt-hour basis | ||||||
17 | and electric supply service is not provided based on hourly | ||||||
18 | pricing, this shall typically be accomplished through use | ||||||
19 | of a single, bi-directional meter. If the eligible | ||||||
20 | customer's existing electric revenue meter does not meet | ||||||
21 | this requirement, the electricity provider shall arrange | ||||||
22 | for the local electric utility or a meter service provider | ||||||
23 | to install and maintain a new revenue meter at the | ||||||
24 | electricity provider's expense. | ||||||
25 | (2) For eligible customers whose electric service has | ||||||
26 | not been declared competitive pursuant to Section 16-113 of |
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1 | this Act as of July 1, 2011 and whose electric delivery | ||||||
2 | service is provided and measured on a kilowatt demand basis | ||||||
3 | and electric supply service is not provided based on hourly | ||||||
4 | pricing, this shall typically be accomplished through use | ||||||
5 | of a dual channel meter capable of measuring the flow of | ||||||
6 | electricity both into and out of the customer's facility at | ||||||
7 | the same rate and ratio. If such customer's existing | ||||||
8 | electric revenue meter does not meet this requirement, then | ||||||
9 | the electricity provider shall arrange for the local | ||||||
10 | electric utility or a meter service provider to install and | ||||||
11 | maintain a new revenue meter at the electricity provider's | ||||||
12 | expense. | ||||||
13 | (3) For all other eligible customers, the electricity | ||||||
14 | provider may arrange for the local electric utility or a | ||||||
15 | meter service provider to install and maintain metering | ||||||
16 | equipment capable of measuring the flow of electricity both | ||||||
17 | into and out of the customer's facility at the same rate | ||||||
18 | and ratio, typically through the use of a dual channel | ||||||
19 | meter. If the eligible customer's existing electric | ||||||
20 | revenue meter does not meet this requirement, then the | ||||||
21 | costs of installing such equipment shall be paid for by the | ||||||
22 | customer.
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23 | (d) An electricity provider shall
measure and charge or | ||||||
24 | credit for the net
electricity supplied to eligible customers | ||||||
25 | or provided by eligible customers whose electric service has | ||||||
26 | not been declared competitive pursuant to Section 16-113 of the |
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1 | Act as of July 1, 2011 and whose electric delivery service is | ||||||
2 | provided and measured on a kilowatt-hour basis and electric | ||||||
3 | supply service is not provided based on hourly pricing in
the | ||||||
4 | following manner:
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5 | (1) If the amount of electricity used by the customer | ||||||
6 | during the billing
period exceeds the
amount of electricity | ||||||
7 | produced by the customer, the electricity provider shall | ||||||
8 | charge the customer for the net electricity supplied to and | ||||||
9 | used
by the customer as provided in subsection (e-5) of | ||||||
10 | this Section.
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11 | (2) If the amount of electricity produced by a customer | ||||||
12 | during the billing period exceeds the amount of electricity | ||||||
13 | used by the customer during that billing period, the | ||||||
14 | electricity provider supplying that customer shall apply a | ||||||
15 | 1:1 kilowatt-hour credit to a subsequent bill for service | ||||||
16 | to 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.
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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 service | ||||||
26 | with the electricity provider prior to the end of the year |
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1 | or the annualized period, any remaining credits in the | ||||||
2 | customer's account shall expire.
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3 | (d-5) An electricity provider shall measure and charge or | ||||||
4 | credit for the net electricity
supplied to eligible customers | ||||||
5 | or provided by eligible customers whose electric service has | ||||||
6 | not
been declared competitive pursuant to Section 16-113 of | ||||||
7 | this Act as of July 1, 2011 and whose electric delivery
service | ||||||
8 | is provided and measured on a kilowatt-hour basis and electric | ||||||
9 | supply service is provided
based on hourly pricing in the | ||||||
10 | following manner: | ||||||
11 | (1) If the amount of electricity used by the customer | ||||||
12 | during any hourly period exceeds the amount of electricity | ||||||
13 | produced by the customer, the electricity provider shall | ||||||
14 | charge the customer for the net electricity supplied to and | ||||||
15 | used by the customer according to the terms of the contract | ||||||
16 | or tariff to which the same customer would be assigned to | ||||||
17 | or be eligible for if the customer was not a net metering | ||||||
18 | customer. | ||||||
19 | (2) If the amount of electricity produced by a customer | ||||||
20 | during any hourly period exceeds the amount of electricity | ||||||
21 | used by the customer during that hourly period, the energy | ||||||
22 | provider shall apply a credit for the net kilowatt-hours | ||||||
23 | produced in such period. The credit shall consist of an | ||||||
24 | energy credit and a delivery service credit. The energy
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25 | credit shall be valued at the same price per kilowatt-hour | ||||||
26 | as the electric service provider
would charge for |
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1 | kilowatt-hour energy sales during that same hourly period. | ||||||
2 | The delivery credit shall be equal to the net | ||||||
3 | kilowatt-hours produced in such hourly period times a | ||||||
4 | credit that reflects all kilowatt-hour based charges in the | ||||||
5 | customer's electric service rate, excluding energy | ||||||
6 | charges. | ||||||
7 | (e) An electricity provider shall measure and charge or | ||||||
8 | credit for the net electricity supplied to eligible customers | ||||||
9 | whose electric service has not been declared competitive | ||||||
10 | pursuant to Section 16-113 of this Act as of July 1, 2011 and | ||||||
11 | whose electric delivery service is provided and measured on a | ||||||
12 | kilowatt demand basis and electric supply service is not | ||||||
13 | provided based on hourly pricing in the following manner: | ||||||
14 | (1) If the amount of electricity used by the customer | ||||||
15 | during the billing period exceeds the amount of electricity | ||||||
16 | produced by the customer, then the electricity provider | ||||||
17 | shall charge the customer for the net electricity supplied | ||||||
18 | to and used by the customer as provided in subsection (e-5) | ||||||
19 | of this Section . The , provided that the electricity | ||||||
20 | provider shall assess and the customer shall remain remains | ||||||
21 | responsible for all taxes, fees, and utility delivery | ||||||
22 | charges that would otherwise be applicable to the net gross | ||||||
23 | amount of electricity used by kilowatt-hours supplied to | ||||||
24 | the eligible customer by the electricity provider . | ||||||
25 | (2) If the amount of electricity produced by a customer | ||||||
26 | during the billing period exceeds the amount of electricity |
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1 | used by the customer during that billing period, then the | ||||||
2 | electricity provider supplying that customer shall apply a | ||||||
3 | 1:1 kilowatt-hour credit that reflects the kilowatt-hour | ||||||
4 | based charges in the customer's electric service rate to a | ||||||
5 | subsequent bill for service to the customer for the net | ||||||
6 | electricity supplied to the electricity provider. The | ||||||
7 | electricity provider shall continue to carry over any | ||||||
8 | excess kilowatt-hour credits earned and apply those | ||||||
9 | credits to subsequent billing periods to offset any | ||||||
10 | customer-generator consumption in those billing periods | ||||||
11 | until all credits are used or until the end of the | ||||||
12 | annualized period. | ||||||
13 | (3) At the end of the year or annualized over the | ||||||
14 | period that service is supplied by means of net metering, | ||||||
15 | or in the event that the retail customer terminates service | ||||||
16 | with the electricity provider prior to the end of the year | ||||||
17 | or the annualized period, any remaining credits in the | ||||||
18 | customer's account shall expire. | ||||||
19 | (e-5) An electricity provider shall provide electric | ||||||
20 | service to eligible customers whose electric service has not | ||||||
21 | been declared competitive pursuant to Section 16-113 of this | ||||||
22 | Act and whose electric supply service is not provided based on | ||||||
23 | hourly pricing who utilize net metering at non-discriminatory | ||||||
24 | rates that are identical, with respect to rate structure, | ||||||
25 | retail rate components, and any monthly charges, to the rates | ||||||
26 | that the customer would be charged if not a net metering |
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1 | customer. An electricity provider shall not charge net metering | ||||||
2 | customers any fee or charge or require additional equipment, | ||||||
3 | insurance, or any other requirements not specifically | ||||||
4 | authorized by interconnection standards authorized by the | ||||||
5 | Commission, unless the fee, charge, or other requirement would | ||||||
6 | apply to other similarly situated customers who are not net | ||||||
7 | metering customers. The customer will remain responsible for | ||||||
8 | all taxes, fees, and utility delivery charges that would | ||||||
9 | otherwise be applicable to the net amount of electricity used | ||||||
10 | by the customer. Subsections (c) through (e) of this Section | ||||||
11 | shall not be construed to prevent an arms-length agreement | ||||||
12 | between an electricity provider and an eligible customer that | ||||||
13 | sets forth different prices, terms, and conditions for the | ||||||
14 | provision of net metering service, including, but not limited | ||||||
15 | to, the provision of the appropriate metering equipment for | ||||||
16 | non-residential customers.
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17 | (f) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsections (c) | ||||||
18 | through (e-5) of this Section, an electricity provider must | ||||||
19 | require dual-channel metering for customers operating eligible | ||||||
20 | renewable electrical generating facilities with a nameplate | ||||||
21 | rating up to 2,000 kilowatts and to whom the provisions of | ||||||
22 | neither subsection (d), (d-5), nor (e) of this Section apply. | ||||||
23 | In such cases, electricity charges and credits shall be | ||||||
24 | determined as follows:
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25 | (1) The electricity provider shall assess and the | ||||||
26 | customer remains responsible for all taxes, fees, and |
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1 | utility delivery charges that would otherwise be | ||||||
2 | applicable to the gross amount of kilowatt-hours supplied | ||||||
3 | to the eligible customer by the electricity provider. | ||||||
4 | (2) Each month that service is supplied by means of | ||||||
5 | dual-channel metering, the electricity provider shall | ||||||
6 | compensate the eligible customer for any excess | ||||||
7 | kilowatt-hour credits at the electricity provider's | ||||||
8 | avoided cost of electricity supply over the monthly period | ||||||
9 | or as otherwise specified by the terms of a power-purchase | ||||||
10 | agreement negotiated between the customer and electricity | ||||||
11 | provider. | ||||||
12 | (3) For all eligible net metering customers taking | ||||||
13 | service from an electricity provider under contracts or | ||||||
14 | tariffs employing time of use rates, any monthly | ||||||
15 | consumption of electricity shall be calculated according | ||||||
16 | to the terms of the contract or tariff to which the same | ||||||
17 | customer would be assigned to or be eligible for if the | ||||||
18 | customer was not a net metering customer. When those same | ||||||
19 | customer-generators are net generators during any discrete | ||||||
20 | time of use period, the net kilowatt-hours produced shall | ||||||
21 | be valued at the same price per kilowatt-hour as the | ||||||
22 | electric service provider would charge for retail | ||||||
23 | kilowatt-hour sales during that same time of use period.
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24 | (g) For purposes of federal and State laws providing | ||||||
25 | renewable energy credits or greenhouse gas credits, the | ||||||
26 | eligible customer shall be treated as owning and having title |
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1 | to the renewable energy attributes, renewable energy credits, | ||||||
2 | and greenhouse gas emission credits related to any electricity | ||||||
3 | produced by the qualified generating unit. The electricity | ||||||
4 | provider may not condition participation in a net metering | ||||||
5 | program on the signing over of a customer's renewable energy | ||||||
6 | credits; provided, however, this subsection (g) shall not be | ||||||
7 | construed to prevent an arms-length agreement between an | ||||||
8 | electricity provider and an eligible customer that sets forth | ||||||
9 | the ownership or title of the credits.
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10 | (h) Within 120 days after the effective date of this
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11 | amendatory Act of the 95th General Assembly, the Commission | ||||||
12 | shall establish standards for net metering and, if the | ||||||
13 | Commission has not already acted on its own initiative, | ||||||
14 | standards for the interconnection of eligible renewable | ||||||
15 | generating equipment to the utility system. The | ||||||
16 | interconnection standards shall address any procedural | ||||||
17 | barriers, delays, and administrative costs associated with the | ||||||
18 | interconnection of customer-generation while ensuring the | ||||||
19 | safety and reliability of the units and the electric utility | ||||||
20 | system. The Commission shall consider the Institute of | ||||||
21 | Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Standard 1547 and | ||||||
22 | the issues of (i) reasonable and fair fees and costs, (ii) | ||||||
23 | clear timelines for major milestones in the interconnection | ||||||
24 | process, (iii) nondiscriminatory terms of agreement, and (iv) | ||||||
25 | any best practices for interconnection of distributed | ||||||
26 | generation.
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1 | (i) All electricity providers shall begin to offer net | ||||||
2 | metering
no later than April 1,
2008.
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3 | (j) An electricity provider shall provide net metering to | ||||||
4 | eligible
customers until the load of its net metering customers | ||||||
5 | equals 5% of
the total peak demand supplied by
that electricity | ||||||
6 | provider during the
previous year. Electricity providers are | ||||||
7 | authorized to offer net metering beyond
the 5% level if they so | ||||||
8 | choose.
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9 | (k) Each electricity provider shall maintain records and | ||||||
10 | report annually to the Commission the total number of net | ||||||
11 | metering customers served by the provider, as well as the type, | ||||||
12 | capacity, and energy sources of the generating systems used by | ||||||
13 | the net metering customers. Nothing in this Section shall limit | ||||||
14 | the ability of an electricity provider to request the redaction | ||||||
15 | of information deemed by the Commission to be confidential | ||||||
16 | business information. Each electricity provider shall notify | ||||||
17 | the Commission when the total generating capacity of its net | ||||||
18 | metering customers is equal to or in excess of the 5% cap | ||||||
19 | specified in subsection (j) of this Section. | ||||||
20 | (l) Notwithstanding the definition of "eligible customer" | ||||||
21 | in item (i) of subsection (b) of this Section, each electricity | ||||||
22 | provider shall consider whether to allow meter aggregation for | ||||||
23 | the purposes of net metering on:
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24 | (1) properties owned or leased by multiple customers | ||||||
25 | that contribute to the operation of an eligible renewable | ||||||
26 | electrical generating facility, such as a community-owned |
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1 | wind project, a community-owned biomass project, a | ||||||
2 | community-owned solar project, or a community methane | ||||||
3 | digester processing livestock waste from multiple sources; | ||||||
4 | and
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5 | (2) individual units, apartments, or properties owned | ||||||
6 | or leased by multiple customers and collectively served by | ||||||
7 | a common eligible renewable electrical generating | ||||||
8 | facility, such as an apartment building served by | ||||||
9 | photovoltaic panels on the roof.
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10 | For the purposes of this subsection (l), "meter | ||||||
11 | aggregation" means the combination of reading and billing on a | ||||||
12 | pro rata basis for the types of eligible customers described in | ||||||
13 | this Section.
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14 | (m) Nothing in this Section shall affect the right of an | ||||||
15 | electricity provider to continue to provide, or the right of a | ||||||
16 | retail customer to continue to receive service pursuant to a | ||||||
17 | contract for electric service between the electricity provider | ||||||
18 | and the retail customer in accordance with the prices, terms, | ||||||
19 | and conditions provided for in that contract. Either the | ||||||
20 | electricity provider or the customer may require compliance | ||||||
21 | with the prices, terms, and conditions of the contract.
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22 | (Source: P.A. 97-616, eff. 10-26-11; 97-646, eff. 12-30-11.) | ||||||
23 | (220 ILCS 5/16-111.5B) | ||||||
24 | Sec. 16-111.5B. Provisions relating to energy efficiency | ||||||
25 | procurement. |
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1 | (a) Beginning in 2012, procurement plans prepared pursuant | ||||||
2 | to Section 16-111.5 of this Act shall be subject to the | ||||||
3 | following additional requirements: | ||||||
4 | (1) The analysis included pursuant to paragraph (2) of | ||||||
5 | subsection (b) of Section 16-111.5 shall also include the | ||||||
6 | impact of energy efficiency building codes or appliance | ||||||
7 | standards, both current and projected. | ||||||
8 | (2) The procurement plan components described in | ||||||
9 | subsection (b) of Section 16-111.5 shall also include an | ||||||
10 | assessment of opportunities to expand the programs | ||||||
11 | promoting energy efficiency measures that have been | ||||||
12 | offered under plans approved pursuant to Section 8-103 of | ||||||
13 | this Act or to implement additional cost-effective energy | ||||||
14 | efficiency programs or measures. | ||||||
15 | (3) In addition to the information provided pursuant to | ||||||
16 | paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of Section 16-111.5 of this | ||||||
17 | Act, each Illinois utility procuring power pursuant to that | ||||||
18 | Section shall annually provide to the Illinois Power Agency | ||||||
19 | by July 15 of each year, or such other date as may be | ||||||
20 | required by the Commission or Agency, an assessment of | ||||||
21 | cost-effective energy efficiency programs or measures that | ||||||
22 | could be included in the procurement plan. The assessment | ||||||
23 | shall include the following: | ||||||
24 | (A) A comprehensive energy efficiency potential | ||||||
25 | study for the utility's service territory that was | ||||||
26 | completed within the past 3 years. |
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1 | (B) Beginning in 2014, the most recent analysis | ||||||
2 | submitted pursuant to Section 8-103A of this Act and | ||||||
3 | approved by the Commission under subsection (f) of | ||||||
4 | Section 8-103 of this Act. | ||||||
5 | (C) Identification of new or expanded | ||||||
6 | cost-effective energy efficiency programs or measures | ||||||
7 | that are incremental to those included in energy | ||||||
8 | efficiency and demand-response plans approved by the | ||||||
9 | Commission pursuant to Section 8-103 of this Act and | ||||||
10 | that would be offered to all retail customers whose | ||||||
11 | electric service has not been declared competitive | ||||||
12 | under Section 16-113 of this Act and who are eligible | ||||||
13 | to purchase power and energy from the utility under | ||||||
14 | fixed-price bundled service tariffs, regardless of | ||||||
15 | whether such customers actually do purchase such power | ||||||
16 | and energy from the utility eligible retail customers . | ||||||
17 | (D) Analysis showing that the new or expanded | ||||||
18 | cost-effective energy efficiency programs or measures | ||||||
19 | would lead to a reduction in the overall cost of | ||||||
20 | electric service. | ||||||
21 | (E) Analysis of how the cost of procuring | ||||||
22 | additional cost-effective energy efficiency measures | ||||||
23 | compares over the life of the measures to the | ||||||
24 | prevailing cost of comparable supply. | ||||||
25 | (F) An energy savings goal, expressed in | ||||||
26 | megawatt-hours, for the year in which the measures will |
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1 | be implemented. | ||||||
2 | (G) For each expanded or new program, the estimated | ||||||
3 | amount that the program may reduce the agency's need to | ||||||
4 | procure supply. | ||||||
5 | In preparing such assessments, a utility shall conduct | ||||||
6 | an annual solicitation process for purposes of requesting | ||||||
7 | proposals from third-party vendors, the results of which | ||||||
8 | shall be provided to the Agency as part of the assessment, | ||||||
9 | including documentation of all bids received. The utility | ||||||
10 | shall develop requests for proposals consistent with the | ||||||
11 | manner in which it develops requests for proposals under | ||||||
12 | plans approved pursuant to Section 8-103 of this Act, which | ||||||
13 | considers input from the Agency and interested | ||||||
14 | stakeholders. | ||||||
15 | (4) The Illinois Power Agency shall include in the | ||||||
16 | procurement plan prepared pursuant to paragraph (2) of | ||||||
17 | subsection (d) of Section 16-111.5 of this Act energy | ||||||
18 | efficiency programs and measures it determines are | ||||||
19 | cost-effective and the associated annual energy savings | ||||||
20 | goal included in the annual solicitation process and | ||||||
21 | assessment submitted pursuant to paragraph (3) of this | ||||||
22 | subsection (a). | ||||||
23 | (5) Pursuant to paragraph (4) of subsection (d) of | ||||||
24 | Section 16-111.5 of this Act, the Commission shall also | ||||||
25 | approve the energy efficiency programs and measures | ||||||
26 | included in the procurement plan, including the annual |
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1 | energy savings goal, if the Commission determines they | ||||||
2 | fully capture the potential for all achievable | ||||||
3 | cost-effective savings, to the extent practicable, and | ||||||
4 | otherwise satisfy the requirements of Section 8-103 of this | ||||||
5 | Act. | ||||||
6 | In the event the Commission approves the procurement of | ||||||
7 | additional energy efficiency, it shall reduce the amount of | ||||||
8 | power to be procured under the procurement plan to reflect | ||||||
9 | the additional energy efficiency and shall direct the | ||||||
10 | utility to undertake the procurement of such energy | ||||||
11 | efficiency, which shall not be subject to the requirements | ||||||
12 | of subsection (e) of Section 16-111.5 of this Act. The | ||||||
13 | utility shall consider input from the Agency and interested | ||||||
14 | stakeholders on the procurement and administration | ||||||
15 | process. | ||||||
16 | (6) An electric utility shall recover its costs | ||||||
17 | incurred under this Section related to the implementation | ||||||
18 | of energy efficiency programs and measures approved by the | ||||||
19 | Commission in its order approving the procurement plan | ||||||
20 | under Section 16-111.5 of this Act, including, but not | ||||||
21 | limited to, all costs associated with complying with this | ||||||
22 | Section and all start-up and administrative costs and the | ||||||
23 | costs for any evaluation, measurement, and verification of | ||||||
24 | the measures, from all retail customers whose electric | ||||||
25 | service has not been declared competitive under Section | ||||||
26 | 16-113 of this Act and who are eligible to purchase power |
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1 | and energy from the utility under fixed-price bundled | ||||||
2 | service tariffs, regardless of whether such customers | ||||||
3 | actually do purchase such power and energy from the utility | ||||||
4 | eligible retail customers through the automatic adjustment | ||||||
5 | clause tariff established pursuant to Section 8-103 of this | ||||||
6 | Act, provided, however, that the limitations described in | ||||||
7 | subsection (d) of that Section shall not apply to the costs | ||||||
8 | incurred pursuant to this Section or Section 16-111.7 of | ||||||
9 | this Act. | ||||||
10 | (b) For purposes of this Section, the term "energy | ||||||
11 | efficiency" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1-10 of | ||||||
12 | the Illinois Power Agency Act, and the term "cost-effective" | ||||||
13 | shall have the meaning set forth in subsection (a) of Section | ||||||
14 | 8-103 of this Act. In addition, the estimated costs to acquire | ||||||
15 | an additional energy efficiency measure, when divided by the | ||||||
16 | number of kilowatt-hours expected to be saved over the life of | ||||||
17 | the measure, shall be less than or equal to the electricity | ||||||
18 | costs that would be avoided as a result of the energy | ||||||
19 | efficiency measure.
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20 | (Source: P.A. 97-616, eff. 10-26-11.)
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21 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
22 | becoming law.
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