Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB3650

Amends the Energy Transition Act. Adds electrification industries to clean energy jobs. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that a gas utility may cease providing service if the Illinois Commerce Commission determines that adequate substitute service is available at a reasonable cost to support the existing end uses of the affected utility customers. Provides for cost-effective energy efficiency measures for natural gas utilities that supersede existing provisions concerning natural gas energy efficiency programs and take effect beginning January 1, 2025. Provides that gas main and gas service extension policies shall be based on the principle that the full incremental cost associated with new development and growth shall be borne by the customers that cause those incremental costs. Provides that, no later than 60 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Commission shall initiate a docketed rulemaking reviewing each gas public utility tariff that provides for gas main and gas service extensions without additional charge to new customers in excess of the default extensions as specified in administrative rule. Adds the Clean Building Heating Law Article to the Act, with provisions concerning emissions standards for heating in buildings, as well as related and other provisions. Adds the 2050 Heat Decarbonization Standard Article to the Act, with provisions concerning options for compliance, measures for customer emission reduction, customer emission reductions, tradable clean heat credits, banking of emission reductions, equity in emission reductions, enforcement, the 2050 Heat Decarbonization Pathways Study, gas infrastructure planning, a study on gas utility financial incentive reform, and reporting requirements. Adds the Statewide Navigator Program Law Article to the Act, with provisions concerning creation of a statewide navigator program, as well as related and other provisions. Effective immediately.

Replaces everything after the enacting clause with the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Removes provisions concerning the Energy Transition Act. Removes provisions in the Public Utilities Act concerning findings and intent; Commission methodologies and metrics; fixed charges; duties of public utilities; gas energy efficiency; the consideration of gas main and gas service extension costs; the consideration of attorney and expert compensation as an expense and intervenor compensation fund; tariffed gas main and gas service extension provisions; nondiscrimination; independent gas system assessment; the phase-out of gas fixed charges; and the Equitable Energy Upgrade Program. Removes the Clean Building Heating Article and the Heat Decarbonization Standard Article of the Public Utilities Act. Effective immediately.

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