(220 ILCS 25/3) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 573)
Sec. 3.
Upon application of a private energy entity, and after notice
to any affected public utility and opportunity for hearing thereon, the
Commission shall authorize such entity to construct an interconnection for
the purpose of transporting natural gas for the private energy entity, if
the Commission finds:
(a) that such interconnection is in the public interest and for the general
public benefit;
(b) that the interconnection involves natural gas produced within this
State in the service area of the public utility, ultimately consumed within
this State, and which would otherwise be undeveloped because a public utility
is unable or unwilling to purchase it at a price the Commission finds to be reasonable;
(c) that the interconnection would not cause energy which would likely
otherwise be made available to the general public to be diverted to the
private energy entity; and
(d) that the natural gas has substantially the equivalent quality and
characteristics as the natural gas in the utility's transmission system
with which the interconnection would be made and meets the standards for
safety and quality established by the Commission.
The Commission shall prescribe by regulation such reasonable terms,
conditions and requirements as it deems appropriate.
(Source: P.A. 83-1290.)
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