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220 ILCS 5/16-120

(220 ILCS 5/16-120)

Sec. 16-120.

Development of competitive market; Commission study and
reports; investigation.

(a) On or before December 31, 1999 and once every 3
years thereafter, the Commission shall monitor and analyze
patterns of entry and exit, applications for entry and exit,
and any barriers to entry or participation that may exist, for
services provided under this Article; shall analyze any
impediments to the establishment of a fully competitive energy
and power market in Illinois; and shall include its findings
together with appropriate recommendations for legislative
action in a report to the General Assembly.

(b) Beginning in 2001, and ending in 2006, the Commission shall prepare an
annual report regarding the development of electricity markets in Illinois
which shall be filed by April 1 of each year with the Joint Committee on
Legislative Support Services of the General Assembly and the Governor and which
shall be publicly available.  Such report shall include, at a minimum, the
following information:

(1) the aggregate annual peak demand of retail

customers in the State of Illinois in the preceding calendar year;

(2) the total annual kilowatt-hours delivered and

sold to retail customers in the State of Illinois by each electric utility within its own service territory, each electric utility outside its service territory, and alternative retail electric suppliers in the preceding calendar year;

(3) the percentage of the total kilowatt-hours

delivered and sold to retail customers in the State of Illinois in the preceding calendar year by each electric utility within its service territory, each electric utility outside its service territory, and each alternative retail electric supplier; and

(4) any other information the Commission considers

significant in assessing the development of Illinois electricity markets, which may include, to the extent available, information similar to that described in items 1, 2 and 3 with respect to cogeneration, self-generation and other sources of electric power and energy provided to customers that do not take delivery services or bundled electric utility services.

The Commission may also include such other information as it deems to be
necessary or beneficial in describing or explaining the results of its Report.
The Report required by this Section shall be adopted by a vote of the full
Commission prior to filing.  Proprietary or confidential information shall not
be disclosed publicly.  Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit the
Commission from taking actions that would otherwise be allowed under this
Act.

(c) The Commission shall prepare a report on the value of municipal
aggregation of electricity customers.  The report shall be filed with the
General Assembly and the Governor no later than January 15, 2003 and shall be
publicly available.  The report shall, at a minimum, include:

(1) a description and analysis of actual and

potential forms of aggregation of electricity customers in Illinois and in the other states, including aggregation through municipal, affinity, and other organizations and through aggregation of consumer purchases of electricity from renewable energy sources;

(2) estimates of the potential benefits of municipal

aggregation to Illinois electricity customers in at least 5 specific municipal examples comparing their costs under bundled rates and unbundled rates, including real-time prices;

(3) a description of the barriers to municipal and

other forms of aggregation in Illinois, including legal, economic, informational, and other barriers; and

(4) options for legislative action to foster

municipal and other forms of aggregation of electricity customers.

In preparing the report, the Commission shall consult with persons involved
in aggregation or the study of aggregation of electricity customers in
Illinois, including municipalities, utilities, aggregators, and non-profit
organizations.  The
provisions of Section 16-122 notwithstanding, the Commission may request and
utilities shall provide such aggregated load data as may be necessary to
perform the analyses required by this subsection;
provided, however, proprietary or confidential information shall not be
disclosed publicly.

(Source: P.A. 92-585, eff. 6-26-02.)