Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3636 Introduced 2/9/2024, by Sen. Bill Cunningham SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 3855/1-520 ILCS 3855/1-1020 ILCS 3855/1-2020 ILCS 3855/1-93 new20 ILCS 3855/1-94 new220 ILCS 5/16-108220 ILCS 5/16-111.5 Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Makes legislative declarations and findings regarding the deployment of energy storage systems. Makes it a goal of the Illinois Power Agency to include implementing procurement of energy storage credits to cost-effectively deploy contracted energy storage systems. Provides that the Agency is authorized to conduct competitive solicitations to procure contracted energy storage credits sufficient to achieve, at minimum, certain energy storage standards. Provides that the Agency has the power to request, review, and accept proposals, execute contracts, and procure energy storage credits. Provides that the Agency shall develop a storage procurement plan that results in the electric utilities contracting for energy storage credits from contracted energy storage systems in specified amounts. Provides that within 90 days of the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Agency shall develop an energy storage procurement plan. Provides that all procurements under these provisions shall comply with the geographic requirements of the Act and shall follow the procurement processes and procedures described in the Act and the Public Utilities Act. Authorizes the Agency to develop and implement a firm energy resource procurement plan. Provides that no later than December 31, 2026 and every 2 years thereafter, the Agency shall conduct an analysis to determine whether the contracted quantity of energy storage in energy storage capacity and energy storage duration is sufficient to support the State's renewable energy standards and carbon emission standards. Makes other provisions. Defines terms. Makes corresponding changes in the Public Utilities Act. Effective immediately. LRB103 39306 CES 69460 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3636 Introduced 2/9/2024, by Sen. Bill Cunningham SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 3855/1-520 ILCS 3855/1-1020 ILCS 3855/1-2020 ILCS 3855/1-93 new20 ILCS 3855/1-94 new220 ILCS 5/16-108220 ILCS 5/16-111.5 20 ILCS 3855/1-5 20 ILCS 3855/1-10 20 ILCS 3855/1-20 20 ILCS 3855/1-93 new 20 ILCS 3855/1-94 new 220 ILCS 5/16-108 220 ILCS 5/16-111.5 Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Makes legislative declarations and findings regarding the deployment of energy storage systems. Makes it a goal of the Illinois Power Agency to include implementing procurement of energy storage credits to cost-effectively deploy contracted energy storage systems. Provides that the Agency is authorized to conduct competitive solicitations to procure contracted energy storage credits sufficient to achieve, at minimum, certain energy storage standards. Provides that the Agency has the power to request, review, and accept proposals, execute contracts, and procure energy storage credits. Provides that the Agency shall develop a storage procurement plan that results in the electric utilities contracting for energy storage credits from contracted energy storage systems in specified amounts. Provides that within 90 days of the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Agency shall develop an energy storage procurement plan. Provides that all procurements under these provisions shall comply with the geographic requirements of the Act and shall follow the procurement processes and procedures described in the Act and the Public Utilities Act. Authorizes the Agency to develop and implement a firm energy resource procurement plan. Provides that no later than December 31, 2026 and every 2 years thereafter, the Agency shall conduct an analysis to determine whether the contracted quantity of energy storage in energy storage capacity and energy storage duration is sufficient to support the State's renewable energy standards and carbon emission standards. Makes other provisions. Defines terms. Makes corresponding changes in the Public Utilities Act. Effective immediately. LRB103 39306 CES 69460 b LRB103 39306 CES 69460 b A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3636 Introduced 2/9/2024, by Sen. Bill Cunningham SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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11	11	Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Makes legislative declarations and findings regarding the deployment of energy storage systems. Makes it a goal of the Illinois Power Agency to include implementing procurement of energy storage credits to cost-effectively deploy contracted energy storage systems. Provides that the Agency is authorized to conduct competitive solicitations to procure contracted energy storage credits sufficient to achieve, at minimum, certain energy storage standards. Provides that the Agency has the power to request, review, and accept proposals, execute contracts, and procure energy storage credits. Provides that the Agency shall develop a storage procurement plan that results in the electric utilities contracting for energy storage credits from contracted energy storage systems in specified amounts. Provides that within 90 days of the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Agency shall develop an energy storage procurement plan. Provides that all procurements under these provisions shall comply with the geographic requirements of the Act and shall follow the procurement processes and procedures described in the Act and the Public Utilities Act. Authorizes the Agency to develop and implement a firm energy resource procurement plan. Provides that no later than December 31, 2026 and every 2 years thereafter, the Agency shall conduct an analysis to determine whether the contracted quantity of energy storage in energy storage capacity and energy storage duration is sufficient to support the State's renewable energy standards and carbon emission standards. Makes other provisions. Defines terms. Makes corresponding changes in the Public Utilities Act. Effective immediately.
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17	17	1 AN ACT concerning State government.
18	18	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
19	19	3 represented in the General Assembly:
20	20	4 Section 5. The Illinois Power Agency Act is amended by
21	21	5 changing Sections 1-5, 1-10, and 1-20 and by adding Section
22	22	6 1-93 and 1-94 as follows:
23	23	7 (20 ILCS 3855/1-5)
24	24	8 Sec. 1-5. Legislative declarations and findings. The
25	25	9 General Assembly finds and declares:
26	26	10 (1) The health, welfare, and prosperity of all
27	27	11 Illinois residents require the provision of adequate,
28	28	12 reliable, affordable, efficient, and environmentally
29	29	13 sustainable electric service at the lowest total cost over
30	30	14 time, taking into account any benefits of price stability.
31	31	15 (1.5) To provide the highest quality of life for the
32	32	16 residents of Illinois and to provide for a clean and
33	33	17 healthy environment, it is the policy of this State to
34	34	18 rapidly transition to 100% clean energy by 2050.
35	35	19 (2) (Blank).
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37	37	21 (4) It is necessary to improve the process of
38	38	22 procuring electricity to serve Illinois residents, to
39	39	23 promote investment in energy efficiency and
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50	50	220 ILCS 5/16-108
51	51	220 ILCS 5/16-111.5
52	52	Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Makes legislative declarations and findings regarding the deployment of energy storage systems. Makes it a goal of the Illinois Power Agency to include implementing procurement of energy storage credits to cost-effectively deploy contracted energy storage systems. Provides that the Agency is authorized to conduct competitive solicitations to procure contracted energy storage credits sufficient to achieve, at minimum, certain energy storage standards. Provides that the Agency has the power to request, review, and accept proposals, execute contracts, and procure energy storage credits. Provides that the Agency shall develop a storage procurement plan that results in the electric utilities contracting for energy storage credits from contracted energy storage systems in specified amounts. Provides that within 90 days of the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Agency shall develop an energy storage procurement plan. Provides that all procurements under these provisions shall comply with the geographic requirements of the Act and shall follow the procurement processes and procedures described in the Act and the Public Utilities Act. Authorizes the Agency to develop and implement a firm energy resource procurement plan. Provides that no later than December 31, 2026 and every 2 years thereafter, the Agency shall conduct an analysis to determine whether the contracted quantity of energy storage in energy storage capacity and energy storage duration is sufficient to support the State's renewable energy standards and carbon emission standards. Makes other provisions. Defines terms. Makes corresponding changes in the Public Utilities Act. Effective immediately.
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86	86	1 demand-response measures, and to maintain and support
87	87	2 development of clean coal technologies, generation
88	88	3 resources that operate at all hours of the day and under
89	89	4 all weather conditions, zero emission facilities, and
90	90	5 renewable resources.
91	91	6 (5) Procuring a diverse electricity supply portfolio
92	92	7 will ensure the lowest total cost over time for adequate,
93	93	8 reliable, efficient, and environmentally sustainable
94	94	9 electric service.
95	95	10 (6) Including renewable resources and zero emission
96	96	11 credits from zero emission facilities in that portfolio
97	97	12 will reduce long-term direct and indirect costs to
98	98	13 consumers by decreasing environmental impacts and by
99	99	14 avoiding or delaying the need for new generation,
100	100	15 transmission, and distribution infrastructure. Developing
101	101	16 new renewable energy resources in Illinois, including
102	102	17 brownfield solar projects and community solar projects,
103	103	18 will help to diversify Illinois electricity supply, avoid
104	104	19 and reduce pollution, reduce peak demand, and enhance
105	105	20 public health and well-being of Illinois residents.
106	106	21 (7) Developing community solar projects in Illinois
107	107	22 will help to expand access to renewable energy resources
108	108	23 to more Illinois residents.
109	109	24 (8) Developing brownfield solar projects in Illinois
110	110	25 will help return blighted or contaminated land to
111	111	26 productive use while enhancing public health and the
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122	122	1 well-being of Illinois residents, including those in
123	123	2 environmental justice communities.
124	124	3 (9) Energy efficiency, demand-response measures, zero
125	125	4 emission energy, and renewable energy are resources
126	126	5 currently underused in Illinois. These resources should be
127	127	6 used, when cost effective, to reduce costs to consumers,
128	128	7 improve reliability, and improve environmental quality and
129	129	8 public health.
130	130	9 (10) The State should encourage the use of advanced
131	131	10 clean coal technologies that capture and sequester carbon
132	132	11 dioxide emissions to advance environmental protection
133	133	12 goals and to demonstrate the viability of coal and
134	134	13 coal-derived fuels in a carbon-constrained economy.
135	135	14 (10.5) The State should encourage the development of
136	136	15 interregional high voltage direct current (HVDC)
137	137	16 transmission lines that benefit Illinois. All ratepayers
138	138	17 in the State served by the regional transmission
139	139	18 organization where the HVDC converter station is
140	140	19 interconnected benefit from the long-term price stability
141	141	20 and market access provided by interregional HVDC
142	142	21 transmission facilities. The benefits to Illinois include:
143	143	22 reduction in wholesale power prices; access to lower-cost
144	144	23 markets; enabling the integration of additional renewable
145	145	24 generating units within the State through near
146	146	25 instantaneous dispatchability and the provision of
147	147	26 ancillary services; creating good-paying union jobs in
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158	158	1 Illinois; and, enhancing grid reliability and climate
159	159	2 resilience via HVDC facilities that are installed
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161	161	4 (10.6) The health, welfare, and safety of the people
162	162	5 of the State are advanced by developing new HVDC
163	163	6 transmission lines predominantly along transportation
164	164	7 rights-of-way, with an HVDC converter station that is
165	165	8 located in the service territory of a public utility as
166	166	9 defined in Section 3-105 of the Public Utilities Act
167	167	10 serving more than 3,000,000 retail customers, and with a
168	168	11 project labor agreement as defined in Section 1-10 of this
169	169	12 Act.
170	170	13 (11) The General Assembly enacted Public Act 96-0795
171	171	14 to reform the State's purchasing processes, recognizing
172	172	15 that government procurement is susceptible to abuse if
173	173	16 structural and procedural safeguards are not in place to
174	174	17 ensure independence, insulation, oversight, and
175	175	18 transparency.
176	176	19 (12) The principles that underlie the procurement
177	177	20 reform legislation apply also in the context of power
178	178	21 purchasing.
179	179	22 (13) To ensure that the benefits of installing
180	180	23 renewable resources are available to all Illinois
181	181	24 residents and located across the State, subject to
182	182	25 appropriation, it is necessary for the Agency to provide
183	183	26 public information and educational resources on how
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194	194	1 residents can benefit from the expansion of renewable
195	195	2 energy in Illinois and participate in the Illinois Solar
196	196	3 for All Program established in Section 1-56, the
197	197	4 Adjustable Block program established in Section 1-75, the
198	198	5 job training programs established by paragraph (1) of
199	199	6 subsection (a) of Section 16-108.12 of the Public
200	200	7 Utilities Act, and the programs and resources established
201	201	8 by the Energy Transition Act.
202	202	9 (14) The deployment of energy storage systems is
203	203	10 necessary to achieve high levels of renewable energy, to
204	204	11 avoid the use of peaking fossil fuel plants, and to
205	205	12 maintain an efficient, reliable, and resilient electric
206	206	13 grid.
207	207	14 The General Assembly therefore finds that it is necessary
208	208	15 to create the Illinois Power Agency and that the goals and
209	209	16 objectives of that Agency are to accomplish each of the
210	210	17 following:
211	211	18 (A) Develop electricity procurement plans to ensure
212	212	19 adequate, reliable, affordable, efficient, and
213	213	20 environmentally sustainable electric service at the lowest
214	214	21 total cost over time, taking into account any benefits of
215	215	22 price stability, for electric utilities that on December
216	216	23 31, 2005 provided electric service to at least 100,000
217	217	24 customers in Illinois and for small multi-jurisdictional
218	218	25 electric utilities that (i) on December 31, 2005 served
219	219	26 less than 100,000 customers in Illinois and (ii) request a
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230	230	1 procurement plan for their Illinois jurisdictional load.
231	231	2 The procurement plan shall be updated on an annual basis
232	232	3 and shall include renewable energy resources and,
233	233	4 beginning with the delivery year commencing June 1, 2017,
234	234	5 zero emission credits from zero emission facilities
235	235	6 sufficient to achieve the standards specified in this Act.
236	236	7 (B) Conduct the competitive procurement processes
237	237	8 identified in this Act.
238	238	9 (C) Develop electric generation and co-generation
239	239	10 facilities that use indigenous coal or renewable
240	240	11 resources, or both, financed with bonds issued by the
241	241	12 Illinois Finance Authority.
242	242	13 (D) Supply electricity from the Agency's facilities at
243	243	14 cost to one or more of the following: municipal electric
244	244	15 systems, governmental aggregators, or rural electric
245	245	16 cooperatives in Illinois.
246	246	17 (E) Ensure that the process of power procurement is
247	247	18 conducted in an ethical and transparent fashion, immune
248	248	19 from improper influence.
249	249	20 (F) Continue to review its policies and practices to
250	250	21 determine how best to meet its mission of providing the
251	251	22 lowest cost power to the greatest number of people, at any
252	252	23 given point in time, in accordance with applicable law.
253	253	24 (G) Operate in a structurally insulated, independent,
254	254	25 and transparent fashion so that nothing impedes the
255	255	26 Agency's mission to secure power at the best prices the
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266	266	1 market will bear, provided that the Agency meets all
267	267	2 applicable legal requirements.
268	268	3 (H) Implement renewable energy procurement and
269	269	4 training programs throughout the State to diversify
270	270	5 Illinois electricity supply, improve reliability, avoid
271	271	6 and reduce pollution, reduce peak demand, and enhance
272	272	7 public health and well-being of Illinois residents,
273	273	8 including low-income residents.
274	274	9 (I) Implement procurement of energy storage credits to
275	275	10 cost-effectively deploy contracted energy storage systems.
276	276	11 (Source: P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
277	277	12 (20 ILCS 3855/1-10)
278	278	13 Sec. 1-10. Definitions.
279	279	14 "Agency" means the Illinois Power Agency.
280	280	15 "Agency loan agreement" means any agreement pursuant to
281	281	16 which the Illinois Finance Authority agrees to loan the
282	282	17 proceeds of revenue bonds issued with respect to a project to
283	283	18 the Agency upon terms providing for loan repayment
284	284	19 installments at least sufficient to pay when due all principal
285	285	20 of, interest and premium, if any, on those revenue bonds, and
286	286	21 providing for maintenance, insurance, and other matters in
287	287	22 respect of the project.
288	288	23 "Authority" means the Illinois Finance Authority.
289	289	24 "Brownfield site photovoltaic project" means photovoltaics
290	290	25 that are either:
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301	301	1 (1) interconnected to an electric utility as defined
302	302	2 in this Section, a municipal utility as defined in this
303	303	3 Section, a public utility as defined in Section 3-105 of
304	304	4 the Public Utilities Act, or an electric cooperative as
305	305	5 defined in Section 3-119 of the Public Utilities Act and
306	306	6 located at a site that is regulated by any of the following
307	307	7 entities under the following programs:
308	308	8 (A) the United States Environmental Protection
309	309	9 Agency under the federal Comprehensive Environmental
310	310	10 Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as
311	311	11 amended;
312	312	12 (B) the United States Environmental Protection
313	313	13 Agency under the Corrective Action Program of the
314	314	14 federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as
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316	316	16 (C) the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
317	317	17 under the Illinois Site Remediation Program; or
318	318	18 (D) the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
319	319	19 under the Illinois Solid Waste Program; or
320	320	20 (2) located at the site of a coal mine that has
321	321	21 permanently ceased coal production, permanently halted any
322	322	22 re-mining operations, and is no longer accepting any coal
323	323	23 combustion residues; has both completed all clean-up and
324	324	24 remediation obligations under the federal Surface Mining
325	325	25 and Reclamation Act of 1977 and all applicable Illinois
326	326	26 rules and any other clean-up, remediation, or ongoing
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337	337	1 monitoring to safeguard the health and well-being of the
338	338	2 people of the State of Illinois, as well as demonstrated
339	339	3 compliance with all applicable federal and State
340	340	4 environmental rules and regulations, including, but not
341	341	5 limited, to 35 Ill. Adm. Code Part 845 and any rules for
342	342	6 historic fill of coal combustion residuals, including any
343	343	7 rules finalized in Subdocket A of Illinois Pollution
344	344	8 Control Board docket R2020-019.
345	345	9 "Clean coal facility" means an electric generating
346	346	10 facility that uses primarily coal as a feedstock and that
347	347	11 captures and sequesters carbon dioxide emissions at the
348	348	12 following levels: at least 50% of the total carbon dioxide
349	349	13 emissions that the facility would otherwise emit if, at the
350	350	14 time construction commences, the facility is scheduled to
351	351	15 commence operation before 2016, at least 70% of the total
352	352	16 carbon dioxide emissions that the facility would otherwise
353	353	17 emit if, at the time construction commences, the facility is
354	354	18 scheduled to commence operation during 2016 or 2017, and at
355	355	19 least 90% of the total carbon dioxide emissions that the
356	356	20 facility would otherwise emit if, at the time construction
357	357	21 commences, the facility is scheduled to commence operation
358	358	22 after 2017. The power block of the clean coal facility shall
359	359	23 not exceed allowable emission rates for sulfur dioxide,
360	360	24 nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, particulates and mercury for
361	361	25 a natural gas-fired combined-cycle facility the same size as
362	362	26 and in the same location as the clean coal facility at the time
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373	373	1 the clean coal facility obtains an approved air permit. All
374	374	2 coal used by a clean coal facility shall have high volatile
375	375	3 bituminous rank and greater than 1.7 pounds of sulfur per
376	376	4 million Btu content, unless the clean coal facility does not
377	377	5 use gasification technology and was operating as a
378	378	6 conventional coal-fired electric generating facility on June
379	379	7 1, 2009 (the effective date of Public Act 95-1027).
380	380	8 "Clean coal SNG brownfield facility" means a facility that
381	381	9 (1) has commenced construction by July 1, 2015 on an urban
382	382	10 brownfield site in a municipality with at least 1,000,000
383	383	11 residents; (2) uses a gasification process to produce
384	384	12 substitute natural gas; (3) uses coal as at least 50% of the
385	385	13 total feedstock over the term of any sourcing agreement with a
386	386	14 utility and the remainder of the feedstock may be either
387	387	15 petroleum coke or coal, with all such coal having a high
388	388	16 bituminous rank and greater than 1.7 pounds of sulfur per
389	389	17 million Btu content unless the facility reasonably determines
390	390	18 that it is necessary to use additional petroleum coke to
391	391	19 deliver additional consumer savings, in which case the
392	392	20 facility shall use coal for at least 35% of the total feedstock
393	393	21 over the term of any sourcing agreement; and (4) captures and
394	394	22 sequesters at least 85% of the total carbon dioxide emissions
395	395	23 that the facility would otherwise emit.
396	396	24 "Clean coal SNG facility" means a facility that uses a
397	397	25 gasification process to produce substitute natural gas, that
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409	409	1 that the facility would otherwise emit, that uses at least 90%
410	410	2 coal as a feedstock, with all such coal having a high
411	411	3 bituminous rank and greater than 1.7 pounds of sulfur per
412	412	4 million Btu content, and that has a valid and effective permit
413	413	5 to construct emission sources and air pollution control
414	414	6 equipment and approval with respect to the federal regulations
415	415	7 for Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality
416	416	8 (PSD) for the plant pursuant to the federal Clean Air Act;
417	417	9 provided, however, a clean coal SNG brownfield facility shall
418	418	10 not be a clean coal SNG facility.
419	419	11 "Clean energy" means energy generation that is 90% or
420	420	12 greater free of carbon dioxide emissions.
421	421	13 "Commission" means the Illinois Commerce Commission.
422	422	14 "Community renewable generation project" means an electric
423	423	15 generating facility that:
424	424	16 (1) is powered by wind, solar thermal energy,
425	425	17 photovoltaic cells or panels, biodiesel, crops and
426	426	18 untreated and unadulterated organic waste biomass, and
427	427	19 hydropower that does not involve new construction of dams;
428	428	20 (2) is interconnected at the distribution system level
429	429	21 of an electric utility as defined in this Section, a
430	430	22 municipal utility as defined in this Section that owns or
431	431	23 operates electric distribution facilities, a public
432	432	24 utility as defined in Section 3-105 of the Public
433	433	25 Utilities Act, or an electric cooperative, as defined in
434	434	26 Section 3-119 of the Public Utilities Act;
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445	445	1 (3) credits the value of electricity generated by the
446	446	2 facility to the subscribers of the facility; and
447	447	3 (4) is limited in nameplate capacity to less than or
448	448	4 equal to 5,000 kilowatts.
449	449	5 "Contracted energy storage system" means an energy storage
450	450	6 system that is the subject of a long-term energy storage
451	451	7 contract under Section 1-93. "Contracted energy storage
452	452	8 system" does not include an energy storage system put into
453	453	9 service before the effective date of this amendatory Act of
454	454	10 the 103rd General Assembly.
455	455	11 "Costs incurred in connection with the development and
456	456	12 construction of a facility" means:
457	457	13 (1) the cost of acquisition of all real property,
458	458	14 fixtures, and improvements in connection therewith and
459	459	15 equipment, personal property, and other property, rights,
460	460	16 and easements acquired that are deemed necessary for the
461	461	17 operation and maintenance of the facility;
462	462	18 (2) financing costs with respect to bonds, notes, and
463	463	19 other evidences of indebtedness of the Agency;
464	464	20 (3) all origination, commitment, utilization,
465	465	21 facility, placement, underwriting, syndication, credit
466	466	22 enhancement, and rating agency fees;
467	467	23 (4) engineering, design, procurement, consulting,
468	468	24 legal, accounting, title insurance, survey, appraisal,
469	469	25 escrow, trustee, collateral agency, interest rate hedging,
470	470	26 interest rate swap, capitalized interest, contingency, as
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481	481	1 required by lenders, and other financing costs, and other
482	482	2 expenses for professional services; and
483	483	3 (5) the costs of plans, specifications, site study and
484	484	4 investigation, installation, surveys, other Agency costs
485	485	5 and estimates of costs, and other expenses necessary or
486	486	6 incidental to determining the feasibility of any project,
487	487	7 together with such other expenses as may be necessary or
488	488	8 incidental to the financing, insuring, acquisition, and
489	489	9 construction of a specific project and starting up,
490	490	10 commissioning, and placing that project in operation.
491	491	11 "Delivery services" has the same definition as found in
492	492	12 Section 16-102 of the Public Utilities Act.
493	493	13 "Delivery year" means the consecutive 12-month period
494	494	14 beginning June 1 of a given year and ending May 31 of the
495	495	15 following year.
496	496	16 "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic
497	497	17 Opportunity.
498	498	18 "Director" means the Director of the Illinois Power
499	499	19 Agency.
500	500	20 "Demand-response" means measures that decrease peak
501	501	21 electricity demand or shift demand from peak to off-peak
502	502	22 periods.
503	503	23 "Distributed renewable energy generation device" means a
504	504	24 device that is:
505	505	25 (1) powered by wind, solar thermal energy,
506	506	26 photovoltaic cells or panels, biodiesel, crops and
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517	517	1 untreated and unadulterated organic waste biomass, tree
518	518	2 waste, and hydropower that does not involve new
519	519	3 construction of dams, waste heat to power systems, or
520	520	4 qualified combined heat and power systems;
521	521	5 (2) interconnected at the distribution system level of
522	522	6 either an electric utility as defined in this Section, a
523	523	7 municipal utility as defined in this Section that owns or
524	524	8 operates electric distribution facilities, or a rural
525	525	9 electric cooperative as defined in Section 3-119 of the
526	526	10 Public Utilities Act;
527	527	11 (3) located on the customer side of the customer's
528	528	12 electric meter and is primarily used to offset that
529	529	13 customer's electricity load; and
530	530	14 (4) (blank).
531	531	15 "Energy efficiency" means measures that reduce the amount
532	532	16 of electricity or natural gas consumed in order to achieve a
533	533	17 given end use. "Energy efficiency" includes voltage
534	534	18 optimization measures that optimize the voltage at points on
535	535	19 the electric distribution voltage system and thereby reduce
536	536	20 electricity consumption by electric customers' end use
537	537	21 devices. "Energy efficiency" also includes measures that
538	538	22 reduce the total Btus of electricity, natural gas, and other
539	539	23 fuels needed to meet the end use or uses.
540	540	24 "Energy storage capacity" means the nameplate capacity of
541	541	25 a contracted energy storage system, measured in megawatts AC.
542	542	26 "Energy storage credit" means a fungible credit that
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553	553	1 represents the flexibility value of a contracted energy
554	554	2 storage system. An energy storage credit is produced for each
555	555	3 one megawatt of energy storage capacity multiplied by the
556	556	4 energy storage duration each month that the contracted energy
557	557	5 storage system is interconnected with wholesale electricity
558	558	6 markets.
559	559	7 "Energy storage credit counterparty" has the same meaning
560	560	8 as "public utility" as defined in Section 3-105 of the Public
561	561	9 Utilities Act.
562	562	10 "Energy storage credit value" means a price, measured in
563	563	11 dollars per credit, calculated for each month for a contracted
564	564	12 energy storage system.
565	565	13 "Energy storage duration" means the number of hours over
566	566	14 which an energy storage system is capable of continuously
567	567	15 discharging energy at its full energy storage capacity.
568	568	16 "Energy storage system" means commercially available
569	569	17 technology that is capable of absorbing energy and storing it
570	570	18 for use at a later time, including, but not limited to,
571	571	19 electrochemical, thermal, and electromechanical technologies.
572	572	20 "Electric utility" has the same definition as found in
573	573	21 Section 16-102 of the Public Utilities Act.
574	574	22 "Equity investment eligible community" or "eligible
575	575	23 community" are synonymous and mean the geographic areas
576	576	24 throughout Illinois which would most benefit from equitable
577	577	25 investments by the State designed to combat discrimination.
578	578	26 Specifically, the eligible communities shall be defined as the
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589	589	1 following areas:
590	590	2 (1) R3 Areas as established pursuant to Section 10-40
591	591	3 of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, where residents
592	592	4 have historically been excluded from economic
593	593	5 opportunities, including opportunities in the energy
594	594	6 sector; and
595	595	7 (2) environmental justice communities, as defined by
596	596	8 the Illinois Power Agency pursuant to the Illinois Power
597	597	9 Agency Act, where residents have historically been subject
598	598	10 to disproportionate burdens of pollution, including
599	599	11 pollution from the energy sector.
600	600	12 "Equity eligible persons" or "eligible persons" means
601	601	13 persons who would most benefit from equitable investments by
602	602	14 the State designed to combat discrimination, specifically:
603	603	15 (1) persons who graduate from or are current or former
604	604	16 participants in the Clean Jobs Workforce Network Program,
605	605	17 the Clean Energy Contractor Incubator Program, the
606	606	18 Illinois Climate Works Preapprenticeship Program,
607	607	19 Returning Residents Clean Jobs Training Program, or the
608	608	20 Clean Energy Primes Contractor Accelerator Program, and
609	609	21 the solar training pipeline and multi-cultural jobs
610	610	22 program created in paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(3) of Section
611	611	23 16-208.12 of the Public Utilities Act;
612	612	24 (2) persons who are graduates of or currently enrolled
613	613	25 in the foster care system;
614	614	26 (3) persons who were formerly incarcerated;
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625	625	1 (4) persons whose primary residence is in an equity
626	626	2 investment eligible community.
627	627	3 "Equity eligible contractor" means a business that is
628	628	4 majority-owned by eligible persons, or a nonprofit or
629	629	5 cooperative that is majority-governed by eligible persons, or
630	630	6 is a natural person that is an eligible person offering
631	631	7 personal services as an independent contractor.
632	632	8 "Facility" means an electric generating unit or a
633	633	9 co-generating unit that produces electricity along with
634	634	10 related equipment necessary to connect the facility to an
635	635	11 electric transmission or distribution system.
636	636	12 "Firm energy resource" means electrical resources,
637	637	13 including long-duration energy storage and multi-day energy
638	638	14 storage, that can individually, or in combination, deliver
639	639	15 electricity with guaranteed high availability at rated
640	640	16 capacity for the expected duration of multi-day extreme or
641	641	17 atypical weather events, including periods of low renewable
642	642	18 energy generation, and facilitate integration of eligible
643	643	19 renewable energy resources into the electrical grid and the
644	644	20 transition to a zero-carbon electrical grid.
645	645	21 "General contractor" means the entity or organization with
646	646	22 main responsibility for the building of a construction project
647	647	23 and who is the party signing the prime construction contract
648	648	24 for the project.
649	649	25 "Governmental aggregator" means one or more units of local
650	650	26 government that individually or collectively procure
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661	661	1 electricity to serve residential retail electrical loads
662	662	2 located within its or their jurisdiction.
663	663	3 "High voltage direct current converter station" means the
664	664	4 collection of equipment that converts direct current energy
665	665	5 from a high voltage direct current transmission line into
666	666	6 alternating current using Voltage Source Conversion technology
667	667	7 and that is interconnected with transmission or distribution
668	668	8 assets located in Illinois.
669	669	9 "High voltage direct current renewable energy credit"
670	670	10 means a renewable energy credit associated with a renewable
671	671	11 energy resource where the renewable energy resource has
672	672	12 entered into a contract to transmit the energy associated with
673	673	13 such renewable energy credit over high voltage direct current
674	674	14 transmission facilities.
675	675	15 "High voltage direct current transmission facilities"
676	676	16 means the collection of installed equipment that converts
677	677	17 alternating current energy in one location to direct current
678	678	18 and transmits that direct current energy to a high voltage
679	679	19 direct current converter station using Voltage Source
680	680	20 Conversion technology. "High voltage direct current
681	681	21 transmission facilities" includes the high voltage direct
682	682	22 current converter station itself and associated high voltage
683	683	23 direct current transmission lines. Notwithstanding the
684	684	24 preceding, after September 15, 2021 (the effective date of
685	685	25 Public Act 102-662), an otherwise qualifying collection of
686	686	26 equipment does not qualify as high voltage direct current
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697	697	1 transmission facilities unless its developer entered into a
698	698	2 project labor agreement, is capable of transmitting
699	699	3 electricity at 525kv with an Illinois converter station
700	700	4 located and interconnected in the region of the PJM
701	701	5 Interconnection, LLC, and the system does not operate as a
702	702	6 public utility, as that term is defined in Section 3-105 of the
703	703	7 Public Utilities Act.
704	704	8 "Hydropower" means any method of electricity generation or
705	705	9 storage that results from the flow of water, including
706	706	10 impoundment facilities, diversion facilities, and pumped
707	707	11 storage facilities.
708	708	12 "Index price" means the real-time energy settlement price
709	709	13 at the applicable Illinois trading hub, such as PJM-NIHUB or
710	710	14 MISO-IL, for a given settlement period.
711	711	15 "Indexed renewable energy credit" means a tradable credit
712	712	16 that represents the environmental attributes of one megawatt
713	713	17 hour of energy produced from a renewable energy resource, the
714	714	18 price of which shall be calculated by subtracting the strike
715	715	19 price offered by a new utility-scale wind project or a new
716	716	20 utility-scale photovoltaic project from the index price in a
717	717	21 given settlement period.
718	718	22 "Indexed renewable energy credit counterparty" has the
719	719	23 same meaning as "public utility" as defined in Section 3-105
720	720	24 of the Public Utilities Act.
721	721	25 "Local government" means a unit of local government as
722	722	26 defined in Section 1 of Article VII of the Illinois
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733	733	1 Constitution.
734	734	2 "Long-duration energy storage" means an energy storage
735	735	3 system capable of dispatching energy at its full rated
736	736	4 capacity for 10 hours or greater.
737	737	5 "Long-term energy storage contract" means a contract for
738	738	6 the purchase of energy storage credits generated by an energy
739	739	7 storage system for a period of at least 15 years.
740	740	8 "Multi-day energy storage" means an energy storage system
741	741	9 capable of dispatching energy at its full rated capacity for
742	742	10 greater than 24 hours.
743	743	11 "Modernized" or "retooled" means the construction, repair,
744	744	12 maintenance, or significant expansion of turbines and existing
745	745	13 hydropower dams.
746	746	14 "Municipality" means a city, village, or incorporated
747	747	15 town.
748	748	16 "Municipal utility" means a public utility owned and
749	749	17 operated by any subdivision or municipal corporation of this
750	750	18 State.
751	751	19 "Nameplate capacity" means the aggregate inverter
752	752	20 nameplate capacity in kilowatts AC.
753	753	21 "Person" means any natural person, firm, partnership,
754	754	22 corporation, either domestic or foreign, company, association,
755	755	23 limited liability company, joint stock company, or association
756	756	24 and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or personal
757	757	25 representative thereof.
758	758	26 "Project" means the planning, bidding, and construction of
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769	769	1 a facility.
770	770	2 "Project labor agreement" means a pre-hire collective
771	771	3 bargaining agreement that covers all terms and conditions of
772	772	4 employment on a specific construction project and must include
773	773	5 the following:
774	774	6 (1) provisions establishing the minimum hourly wage
775	775	7 for each class of labor organization employee;
776	776	8 (2) provisions establishing the benefits and other
777	777	9 compensation for each class of labor organization
778	778	10 employee;
779	779	11 (3) provisions establishing that no strike or disputes
780	780	12 will be engaged in by the labor organization employees;
781	781	13 (4) provisions establishing that no lockout or
782	782	14 disputes will be engaged in by the general contractor
783	783	15 building the project; and
784	784	16 (5) provisions for minorities and women, as defined
785	785	17 under the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and
786	786	18 Persons with Disabilities Act, setting forth goals for
787	787	19 apprenticeship hours to be performed by minorities and
788	788	20 women and setting forth goals for total hours to be
789	789	21 performed by underrepresented minorities and women.
790	790	22 A labor organization and the general contractor building
791	791	23 the project shall have the authority to include other terms
792	792	24 and conditions as they deem necessary.
793	793	25 "Public utility" has the same definition as found in
794	794	26 Section 3-105 of the Public Utilities Act.
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805	805	1 "Qualified combined heat and power systems" means systems
806	806	2 that, either simultaneously or sequentially, produce
807	807	3 electricity and useful thermal energy from a single fuel
808	808	4 source. Such systems are eligible for "renewable energy
809	809	5 credits" in an amount equal to its total energy output where a
810	810	6 renewable fuel is consumed or in an amount equal to the net
811	811	7 reduction in nonrenewable fuel consumed on a total energy
812	812	8 output basis.
813	813	9 "Real property" means any interest in land together with
814	814	10 all structures, fixtures, and improvements thereon, including
815	815	11 lands under water and riparian rights, any easements,
816	816	12 covenants, licenses, leases, rights-of-way, uses, and other
817	817	13 interests, together with any liens, judgments, mortgages, or
818	818	14 other claims or security interests related to real property.
819	819	15 "Reference capacity price" means a price, measured in
820	820	16 dollars per megawatt-hours, representing the revenue available
821	821	17 for a contracted energy storage system through participation
822	822	18 in the MISO Planning Resource Auction or the PJM Base Residual
823	823	19 Auction, or their successor resource adequacy constructs. The
824	824	20 reference capacity price shall be calculated by adjusting the
825	825	21 most recent clearing price in the MISO Planning Resource
826	826	22 Auction or the PJM Base Residual Action, or their successor
827	827	23 resource adequacy constructs, by the accredited capacity of
828	828	24 the contracted energy storage system and converting the units
829	829	25 to megawatt-hours.
830	830	26 "Renewable energy credit" means a tradable credit that
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841	841	1 represents the environmental attributes of one megawatt hour
842	842	2 of energy produced from a renewable energy resource.
843	843	3 "Renewable energy resources" includes energy and its
844	844	4 associated renewable energy credit or renewable energy credits
845	845	5 from wind, solar thermal energy, photovoltaic cells and
846	846	6 panels, biodiesel, anaerobic digestion, crops and untreated
847	847	7 and unadulterated organic waste biomass, and hydropower that
848	848	8 does not involve new construction of dams, waste heat to power
849	849	9 systems, or qualified combined heat and power systems. For
850	850	10 purposes of this Act, landfill gas produced in the State is
851	851	11 considered a renewable energy resource. "Renewable energy
852	852	12 resources" does not include the incineration or burning of
853	853	13 tires, garbage, general household, institutional, and
854	854	14 commercial waste, industrial lunchroom or office waste,
855	855	15 landscape waste, railroad crossties, utility poles, or
856	856	16 construction or demolition debris, other than untreated and
857	857	17 unadulterated waste wood. "Renewable energy resources" also
858	858	18 includes high voltage direct current renewable energy credits
859	859	19 and the associated energy converted to alternating current by
860	860	20 a high voltage direct current converter station to the extent
861	861	21 that: (1) the generator of such renewable energy resource
862	862	22 contracted with a third party to transmit the energy over the
863	863	23 high voltage direct current transmission facilities, and (2)
864	864	24 the third-party contracting for delivery of renewable energy
865	865	25 resources over the high voltage direct current transmission
866	866	26 facilities have ownership rights over the unretired associated
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877	877	1 high voltage direct current renewable energy credit.
878	878	2 "Retail customer" has the same definition as found in
879	879	3 Section 16-102 of the Public Utilities Act.
880	880	4 "Revenue bond" means any bond, note, or other evidence of
881	881	5 indebtedness issued by the Authority, the principal and
882	882	6 interest of which is payable solely from revenues or income
883	883	7 derived from any project or activity of the Agency.
884	884	8 "Sequester" means permanent storage of carbon dioxide by
885	885	9 injecting it into a saline aquifer, a depleted gas reservoir,
886	886	10 or an oil reservoir, directly or through an enhanced oil
887	887	11 recovery process that may involve intermediate storage,
888	888	12 regardless of whether these activities are conducted by a
889	889	13 clean coal facility, a clean coal SNG facility, a clean coal
890	890	14 SNG brownfield facility, or a party with which a clean coal
891	891	15 facility, clean coal SNG facility, or clean coal SNG
892	892	16 brownfield facility has contracted for such purposes.
893	893	17 "Service area" has the same definition as found in Section
894	894	18 16-102 of the Public Utilities Act.
895	895	19 "Settlement period" means the period of time utilized by
896	896	20 MISO and PJM and their successor organizations as the basis
897	897	21 for settlement calculations in the real-time energy market.
898	898	22 "Sourcing agreement" means (i) in the case of an electric
899	899	23 utility, an agreement between the owner of a clean coal
900	900	24 facility and such electric utility, which agreement shall have
901	901	25 terms and conditions meeting the requirements of paragraph (3)
902	902	26 of subsection (d) of Section 1-75, (ii) in the case of an
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913	913	1 alternative retail electric supplier, an agreement between the
914	914	2 owner of a clean coal facility and such alternative retail
915	915	3 electric supplier, which agreement shall have terms and
916	916	4 conditions meeting the requirements of Section 16-115(d)(5) of
917	917	5 the Public Utilities Act, and (iii) in case of a gas utility,
918	918	6 an agreement between the owner of a clean coal SNG brownfield
919	919	7 facility and the gas utility, which agreement shall have the
920	920	8 terms and conditions meeting the requirements of subsection
921	921	9 (h-1) of Section 9-220 of the Public Utilities Act.
922	922	10 "Strike price" means a contract price for energy and
923	923	11 renewable energy credits from a new utility-scale wind project
924	924	12 or a new utility-scale photovoltaic project.
925	925	13 "Subscriber" means a person who (i) takes delivery service
926	926	14 from an electric utility, and (ii) has a subscription of no
927	927	15 less than 200 watts to a community renewable generation
928	928	16 project that is located in the electric utility's service
929	929	17 area. No subscriber's subscriptions may total more than 40% of
930	930	18 the nameplate capacity of an individual community renewable
931	931	19 generation project. Entities that are affiliated by virtue of
932	932	20 a common parent shall not represent multiple subscriptions
933	933	21 that total more than 40% of the nameplate capacity of an
934	934	22 individual community renewable generation project.
935	935	23 "Subscription" means an interest in a community renewable
936	936	24 generation project expressed in kilowatts, which is sized
937	937	25 primarily to offset part or all of the subscriber's
938	938	26 electricity usage.
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949	949	1 "Substitute natural gas" or "SNG" means a gas manufactured
950	950	2 by gasification of hydrocarbon feedstock, which is
951	951	3 substantially interchangeable in use and distribution with
952	952	4 conventional natural gas.
953	953	5 "Total resource cost test" or "TRC test" means a standard
954	954	6 that is met if, for an investment in energy efficiency or
955	955	7 demand-response measures, the benefit-cost ratio is greater
956	956	8 than one. The benefit-cost ratio is the ratio of the net
957	957	9 present value of the total benefits of the program to the net
958	958	10 present value of the total costs as calculated over the
959	959	11 lifetime of the measures. A total resource cost test compares
960	960	12 the sum of avoided electric utility costs, representing the
961	961	13 benefits that accrue to the system and the participant in the
962	962	14 delivery of those efficiency measures and including avoided
963	963	15 costs associated with reduced use of natural gas or other
964	964	16 fuels, avoided costs associated with reduced water
965	965	17 consumption, and avoided costs associated with reduced
966	966	18 operation and maintenance costs, as well as other quantifiable
967	967	19 societal benefits, to the sum of all incremental costs of
968	968	20 end-use measures that are implemented due to the program
969	969	21 (including both utility and participant contributions), plus
970	970	22 costs to administer, deliver, and evaluate each demand-side
971	971	23 program, to quantify the net savings obtained by substituting
972	972	24 the demand-side program for supply resources. In calculating
973	973	25 avoided costs of power and energy that an electric utility
974	974	26 would otherwise have had to acquire, reasonable estimates
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985	985	1 shall be included of financial costs likely to be imposed by
986	986	2 future regulations and legislation on emissions of greenhouse
987	987	3 gases. In discounting future societal costs and benefits for
988	988	4 the purpose of calculating net present values, a societal
989	989	5 discount rate based on actual, long-term Treasury bond yields
990	990	6 should be used. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the
991	991	7 TRC test shall not include or take into account a calculation
992	992	8 of market price suppression effects or demand reduction
993	993	9 induced price effects.
994	994	10 "Utility-scale solar project" means an electric generating
995	995	11 facility that:
996	996	12 (1) generates electricity using photovoltaic cells;
997	997	13 and
998	998	14 (2) has a nameplate capacity that is greater than
999	999	15 5,000 kilowatts.
1000	1000	16 "Utility-scale wind project" means an electric generating
1001	1001	17 facility that:
1002	1002	18 (1) generates electricity using wind; and
1003	1003	19 (2) has a nameplate capacity that is greater than
1004	1004	20 5,000 kilowatts.
1005	1005	21 "Waste Heat to Power Systems" means systems that capture
1006	1006	22 and generate electricity from energy that would otherwise be
1007	1007	23 lost to the atmosphere without the use of additional fuel.
1008	1008	24 "Zero emission credit" means a tradable credit that
1009	1009	25 represents the environmental attributes of one megawatt hour
1010	1010	26 of energy produced from a zero emission facility.
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1021	1021	1 "Zero emission facility" means a facility that: (1) is
1022	1022	2 fueled by nuclear power; and (2) is interconnected with PJM
1023	1023	3 Interconnection, LLC or the Midcontinent Independent System
1024	1024	4 Operator, Inc., or their successors.
1025	1025	5 (Source: P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21; 103-154, eff. 6-28-23;
1026	1026	6 103-380, eff. 1-1-24.)
1027	1027	7 (20 ILCS 3855/1-20)
1028	1028	8 Sec. 1-20. General powers and duties of the Agency.
1029	1029	9 (a) The Agency is authorized to do each of the following:
1030	1030	10 (1) Develop electricity procurement plans to ensure
1031	1031	11 adequate, reliable, affordable, efficient, and
1032	1032	12 environmentally sustainable electric service at the lowest
1033	1033	13 total cost over time, taking into account any benefits of
1034	1034	14 price stability, for electric utilities that on December
1035	1035	15 31, 2005 provided electric service to at least 100,000
1036	1036	16 customers in Illinois and for small multi-jurisdictional
1037	1037	17 electric utilities that (A) on December 31, 2005 served
1038	1038	18 less than 100,000 customers in Illinois and (B) request a
1039	1039	19 procurement plan for their Illinois jurisdictional load.
1040	1040	20 Except as provided in paragraph (1.5) of this subsection
1041	1041	21 (a), the electricity procurement plans shall be updated on
1042	1042	22 an annual basis and shall include electricity generated
1043	1043	23 from renewable resources sufficient to achieve the
1044	1044	24 standards specified in this Act. Beginning with the
1045	1045	25 delivery year commencing June 1, 2017, develop procurement
1046	1046
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1056	1056	1 plans to include zero emission credits generated from zero
1057	1057	2 emission facilities sufficient to achieve the standards
1058	1058	3 specified in this Act. Beginning with the delivery year
1059	1059	4 commencing on June 1, 2022, the Agency is authorized to
1060	1060	5 develop carbon mitigation credit procurement plans to
1061	1061	6 include carbon mitigation credits generated from
1062	1062	7 carbon-free energy resources sufficient to achieve the
1063	1063	8 standards specified in this Act.
1064	1064	9 (1.5) Develop a long-term renewable resources
1065	1065	10 procurement plan in accordance with subsection (c) of
1066	1066	11 Section 1-75 of this Act for renewable energy credits in
1067	1067	12 amounts sufficient to achieve the standards specified in
1068	1068	13 this Act for delivery years commencing June 1, 2017 and
1069	1069	14 for the programs and renewable energy credits specified in
1070	1070	15 Section 1-56 of this Act. Electricity procurement plans
1071	1071	16 for delivery years commencing after May 31, 2017, shall
1072	1072	17 not include procurement of renewable energy resources.
1073	1073	18 (2) Conduct competitive procurement processes to
1074	1074	19 procure the supply resources identified in the electricity
1075	1075	20 procurement plan, pursuant to Section 16-111.5 of the
1076	1076	21 Public Utilities Act, and, for the delivery year
1077	1077	22 commencing June 1, 2017, conduct procurement processes to
1078	1078	23 procure zero emission credits from zero emission
1079	1079	24 facilities, under subsection (d-5) of Section 1-75 of this
1080	1080	25 Act. For the delivery year commencing June 1, 2022, the
1081	1081	26 Agency is authorized to conduct procurement processes to
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1092	1092	1 procure carbon mitigation credits from carbon-free energy
1093	1093	2 resources, under subsection (d-10) of Section 1-75 of this
1094	1094	3 Act.
1095	1095	4 (2.5) Beginning with the procurement for the 2017
1096	1096	5 delivery year, conduct competitive procurement processes
1097	1097	6 and implement programs to procure renewable energy credits
1098	1098	7 identified in the long-term renewable resources
1099	1099	8 procurement plan developed and approved under subsection
1100	1100	9 (c) of Section 1-75 of this Act and Section 16-111.5 of the
1101	1101	10 Public Utilities Act.
1102	1102	11 (2.10) Oversee the procurement by electric utilities
1103	1103	12 that served more than 300,000 customers in this State as
1104	1104	13 of January 1, 2019 of renewable energy credits from new
1105	1105	14 renewable energy facilities to be installed, along with
1106	1106	15 energy storage facilities, at or adjacent to the sites of
1107	1107	16 electric generating facilities that burned coal as their
1108	1108	17 primary fuel source as of January 1, 2016 in accordance
1109	1109	18 with subsection (c-5) of Section 1-75 of this Act.
1110	1110	19 (2.15) Oversee the procurement by electric utilities
1111	1111	20 of renewable energy credits from newly modernized or
1112	1112	21 retooled hydropower dams or dams that have been converted
1113	1113	22 to support hydropower generation.
1114	1114	23 (3) Develop electric generation and co-generation
1115	1115	24 facilities that use indigenous coal or renewable
1116	1116	25 resources, or both, financed with bonds issued by the
1117	1117	26 Illinois Finance Authority.
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1128	1128	1 (4) Supply electricity from the Agency's facilities at
1129	1129	2 cost to one or more of the following: municipal electric
1130	1130	3 systems, governmental aggregators, or rural electric
1131	1131	4 cooperatives in Illinois.
1132	1132	5 (5) Conduct competitive solicitations to procure
1133	1133	6 energy storage credits sufficient to achieve, at minimum,
1134	1134	7 the energy storage standard under Section 1-93 of this
1135	1135	8 Act.
1136	1136	9 (b) Except as otherwise limited by this Act, the Agency
1137	1137	10 has all of the powers necessary or convenient to carry out the
1138	1138	11 purposes and provisions of this Act, including without
1139	1139	12 limitation, each of the following:
1140	1140	13 (1) To have a corporate seal, and to alter that seal at
1141	1141	14 pleasure, and to use it by causing it or a facsimile to be
1142	1142	15 affixed or impressed or reproduced in any other manner.
1143	1143	16 (2) To use the services of the Illinois Finance
1144	1144	17 Authority necessary to carry out the Agency's purposes.
1145	1145	18 (3) To negotiate and enter into loan agreements and
1146	1146	19 other agreements with the Illinois Finance Authority.
1147	1147	20 (4) To obtain and employ personnel and hire
1148	1148	21 consultants that are necessary to fulfill the Agency's
1149	1149	22 purposes, and to make expenditures for that purpose within
1150	1150	23 the appropriations for that purpose.
1151	1151	24 (5) To purchase, receive, take by grant, gift, devise,
1152	1152	25 bequest, or otherwise, lease, or otherwise acquire, own,
1153	1153	26 hold, improve, employ, use, and otherwise deal in and
1154	1154
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1164	1164	1 with, real or personal property whether tangible or
1165	1165	2 intangible, or any interest therein, within the State.
1166	1166	3 (6) To acquire real or personal property, whether
1167	1167	4 tangible or intangible, including without limitation
1168	1168	5 property rights, interests in property, franchises,
1169	1169	6 obligations, contracts, and debt and equity securities,
1170	1170	7 and to do so by the exercise of the power of eminent domain
1171	1171	8 in accordance with Section 1-21; except that any real
1172	1172	9 property acquired by the exercise of the power of eminent
1173	1173	10 domain must be located within the State.
1174	1174	11 (7) To sell, convey, lease, exchange, transfer,
1175	1175	12 abandon, or otherwise dispose of, or mortgage, pledge, or
1176	1176	13 create a security interest in, any of its assets,
1177	1177	14 properties, or any interest therein, wherever situated.
1178	1178	15 (8) To purchase, take, receive, subscribe for, or
1179	1179	16 otherwise acquire, hold, make a tender offer for, vote,
1180	1180	17 employ, sell, lend, lease, exchange, transfer, or
1181	1181	18 otherwise dispose of, mortgage, pledge, or grant a
1182	1182	19 security interest in, use, and otherwise deal in and with,
1183	1183	20 bonds and other obligations, shares, or other securities
1184	1184	21 (or interests therein) issued by others, whether engaged
1185	1185	22 in a similar or different business or activity.
1186	1186	23 (9) To make and execute agreements, contracts, and
1187	1187	24 other instruments necessary or convenient in the exercise
1188	1188	25 of the powers and functions of the Agency under this Act,
1189	1189	26 including contracts with any person, including personal
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1200	1200	1 service contracts, or with any local government, State
1201	1201	2 agency, or other entity; and all State agencies and all
1202	1202	3 local governments are authorized to enter into and do all
1203	1203	4 things necessary to perform any such agreement, contract,
1204	1204	5 or other instrument with the Agency. No such agreement,
1205	1205	6 contract, or other instrument shall exceed 40 years.
1206	1206	7 (10) To lend money, invest and reinvest its funds in
1207	1207	8 accordance with the Public Funds Investment Act, and take
1208	1208	9 and hold real and personal property as security for the
1209	1209	10 payment of funds loaned or invested.
1210	1210	11 (11) To borrow money at such rate or rates of interest
1211	1211	12 as the Agency may determine, issue its notes, bonds, or
1212	1212	13 other obligations to evidence that indebtedness, and
1213	1213	14 secure any of its obligations by mortgage or pledge of its
1214	1214	15 real or personal property, machinery, equipment,
1215	1215	16 structures, fixtures, inventories, revenues, grants, and
1216	1216	17 other funds as provided or any interest therein, wherever
1217	1217	18 situated.
1218	1218	19 (12) To enter into agreements with the Illinois
1219	1219	20 Finance Authority to issue bonds whether or not the income
1220	1220	21 therefrom is exempt from federal taxation.
1221	1221	22 (13) To procure insurance against any loss in
1222	1222	23 connection with its properties or operations in such
1223	1223	24 amount or amounts and from such insurers, including the
1224	1224	25 federal government, as it may deem necessary or desirable,
1225	1225	26 and to pay any premiums therefor.
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1236	1236	1 (14) To negotiate and enter into agreements with
1237	1237	2 trustees or receivers appointed by United States
1238	1238	3 bankruptcy courts or federal district courts or in other
1239	1239	4 proceedings involving adjustment of debts and authorize
1240	1240	5 proceedings involving adjustment of debts and authorize
1241	1241	6 legal counsel for the Agency to appear in any such
1242	1242	7 proceedings.
1243	1243	8 (15) To file a petition under Chapter 9 of Title 11 of
1244	1244	9 the United States Bankruptcy Code or take other similar
1245	1245	10 action for the adjustment of its debts.
1246	1246	11 (16) To enter into management agreements for the
1247	1247	12 operation of any of the property or facilities owned by
1248	1248	13 the Agency.
1249	1249	14 (17) To enter into an agreement to transfer and to
1250	1250	15 transfer any land, facilities, fixtures, or equipment of
1251	1251	16 the Agency to one or more municipal electric systems,
1252	1252	17 governmental aggregators, or rural electric agencies or
1253	1253	18 cooperatives, for such consideration and upon such terms
1254	1254	19 as the Agency may determine to be in the best interest of
1255	1255	20 the residents of Illinois.
1256	1256	21 (18) To enter upon any lands and within any building
1257	1257	22 whenever in its judgment it may be necessary for the
1258	1258	23 purpose of making surveys and examinations to accomplish
1259	1259	24 any purpose authorized by this Act.
1260	1260	25 (19) To maintain an office or offices at such place or
1261	1261	26 places in the State as it may determine.
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1272	1272	1 (20) To request information, and to make any inquiry,
1273	1273	2 investigation, survey, or study that the Agency may deem
1274	1274	3 necessary to enable it effectively to carry out the
1275	1275	4 provisions of this Act.
1276	1276	5 (21) To accept and expend appropriations.
1277	1277	6 (22) To engage in any activity or operation that is
1278	1278	7 incidental to and in furtherance of efficient operation to
1279	1279	8 accomplish the Agency's purposes, including hiring
1280	1280	9 employees that the Director deems essential for the
1281	1281	10 operations of the Agency.
1282	1282	11 (23) To adopt, revise, amend, and repeal rules with
1283	1283	12 respect to its operations, properties, and facilities as
1284	1284	13 may be necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes
1285	1285	14 of this Act, subject to the provisions of the Illinois
1286	1286	15 Administrative Procedure Act and Sections 1-22 and 1-35 of
1287	1287	16 this Act.
1288	1288	17 (24) To establish and collect charges and fees as
1289	1289	18 described in this Act.
1290	1290	19 (25) To conduct competitive gasification feedstock
1291	1291	20 procurement processes to procure the feedstocks for the
1292	1292	21 clean coal SNG brownfield facility in accordance with the
1293	1293	22 requirements of Section 1-78 of this Act.
1294	1294	23 (26) To review, revise, and approve sourcing
1295	1295	24 agreements and mediate and resolve disputes between gas
1296	1296	25 utilities and the clean coal SNG brownfield facility
1297	1297	26 pursuant to subsection (h-1) of Section 9-220 of the
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1308	1308	1 Public Utilities Act.
1309	1309	2 (27) To request, review and accept proposals, execute
1310	1310	3 contracts, purchase renewable energy credits and otherwise
1311	1311	4 dedicate funds from the Illinois Power Agency Renewable
1312	1312	5 Energy Resources Fund to create and carry out the
1313	1313	6 objectives of the Illinois Solar for All Program in
1314	1314	7 accordance with Section 1-56 of this Act.
1315	1315	8 (28) To ensure Illinois residents and business benefit
1316	1316	9 from programs administered by the Agency and are properly
1317	1317	10 protected from any deceptive or misleading marketing
1318	1318	11 practices by participants in the Agency's programs and
1319	1319	12 procurements.
1320	1320	13 (29) To request, review, and accept proposals, execute
1321	1321	14 contracts, and procure energy storage credits.
1322	1322	15 (c) In conducting the procurement of electricity or other
1323	1323	16 products, beginning January 1, 2022, the Agency shall not
1324	1324	17 procure any products or services from persons or organizations
1325	1325	18 that are in violation of the Displaced Energy Workers Bill of
1326	1326	19 Rights, as provided under the Energy Community Reinvestment
1327	1327	20 Act at the time of the procurement event or fail to comply the
1328	1328	21 labor standards established in subparagraph (Q) of paragraph
1329	1329	22 (1) of subsection (c) of Section 1-75.
1330	1330	23 (Source: P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21; 103-380, eff. 1-1-24.)
1331	1331	24 (20 ILCS 3855/1-93 new)
1332	1332	25 Sec. 1-93. Energy storage credit targets.
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1343	1343	1 (a) The Agency shall develop a storage procurement plan
1344	1344	2 that results in the electric utilities contracting for energy
1345	1345	3 storage credits from contracted energy storage systems in the
1346	1346	4 following amounts:
1347	1347	5 (1) at least 1,000 megawatts of cumulative energy
1348	1348	6 storage capacity by the end of delivery year 2024;
1349	1349	7 (2) at least 3,000 megawatts of cumulative energy
1350	1350	8 storage capacity by delivery year 2026;
1351	1351	9 (3) at least 5,000 megawatts of cumulative energy
1352	1352	10 storage capacity by delivery year 2028; and
1353	1353	11 (4) at least 7,500 megawatts of cumulative energy
1354	1354	12 storage capacity by delivery year 2030.
1355	1355	13 (b) Within 90 days of the effective date of this
1356	1356	14 amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, the Agency shall
1357	1357	15 develop an energy storage procurement plan in accordance with
1358	1358	16 this Section and Section 16-111.5 of the Public Utilities Act.
1359	1359	17 (c) For all procurements of energy storage credits, the
1360	1360	18 Agency shall procure energy storage credits and direct
1361	1361	19 respondents to offer an energy storage capacity price. The
1362	1362	20 purchase price of the energy storage credit payment shall be
1363	1363	21 calculated for each settlement period. The payment, for any
1364	1364	22 settlement period, shall be equal to the energy storage
1365	1365	23 capacity for that settlement period.
1366	1366	24 (d) All procurements under this Section shall comply with
1367	1367	25 the geographic requirements in subparagraph (I) of paragraph
1368	1368	26 (1) of subsection (c) of Section 1-75 and shall follow the
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1379	1379	1 procurement processes and procedures described in this Section
1380	1380	2 and Section 16-111.5 of the Public Utilities Act to the extent
1381	1381	3 practicable, and these processes and procedures may be
1382	1382	4 expedited to accommodate the schedule established by this
1383	1383	5 Section. The Agency shall select bids based solely on the
1384	1384	6 strike price. The winning bidders shall comply with the
1385	1385	7 prevailing wage requirements in subparagraph (Q) of paragraph
1386	1386	8 (1) of subsection (c) of Section 1-75 and equity
1387	1387	9 accountability system requirements in Section (c-10) of
1388	1388	10 Section 1-75.
1389	1389	11 (e) No later than December 31, 2026 and every 2 years
1390	1390	12 thereafter, the Agency shall conduct an analysis to determine
1391	1391	13 whether the contracted quantity of energy storage in energy
1392	1392	14 storage capacity and energy storage duration is sufficient to
1393	1393	15 support the State's renewable energy standards and carbon
1394	1394	16 emission standards. To conduct the analysis, the Agency shall
1395	1395	17 retain an independent consultant with experience in wholesale
1396	1396	18 electric system modeling in PJM and MISO and may seek the
1397	1397	19 support of the federal Department of Energy and National Labs
1398	1398	20 to conduct its analysis. The independent consultant shall
1399	1399	21 utilize a production cost model, capacity expansion model, or
1400	1400	22 similar comprehensive analysis of the electricity systems and
1401	1401	23 shall provide opportunities for stakeholders to provide
1402	1402	24 feedback on the scope, inputs, and assumptions used in the
1403	1403	25 analysis. The Agency is authorized to collect costs for
1404	1404	26 conducting the analysis from electric utilities. The electric
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1415	1415	1 utilities are authorized to recover the cost of the analysis
1416	1416	2 as part of the recovery of the cost of energy storage credits,
1417	1417	3 as authorized in this Section and Section 16-108 of the Public
1418	1418	4 Utilities Act. If the Agency determines that the need for
1419	1419	5 energy storage capacity or energy storage duration is greater
1420	1420	6 than the energy storage credit target in this Section, the
1421	1421	7 Agency shall establish and the Commission shall approve new
1422	1422	8 energy storage credit targets to meet the identified need. If
1423	1423	9 the Agency determines that deployment of energy storage beyond
1424	1424	10 2030 will not be achieved through wholesale market prices and
1425	1425	11 other energy storage programs established by the State, the
1426	1426	12 Agency shall establish additional targets for years beyond
1427	1427	13 2030.
1428	1428	14 (20 ILCS 3855/1-94 new)
1429	1429	15 Sec. 1-94. Firm energy resource procurement plan. The
1430	1430	16 Agency is authorized to develop and implement a firm energy
1431	1431	17 resource procurement plan for new resources, including
1432	1432	18 initiating proceedings and conducting competitive
1433	1433	19 solicitations to deploy new long-duration and multi-day energy
1434	1434	20 storage. The procurement plan shall ensure regular procurement
1435	1435	21 opportunities to deploy new long-duration and multi-day energy
1436	1436	22 storage resources by 2030 and shall ensure stable, competitive
1437	1437	23 resource development at a pace needed to ensure grid
1438	1438	24 reliability and resilience during atypical or extreme grid
1439	1439	25 conditions that may occur at least once in 20 years while
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1450	1450	1 meeting the emissions requirements of Section 9.15 of the
1451	1451	2 Environmental Protection Act.
1452	1452	3 The Agency's plan shall ensure that a minimum of 2 new
1453	1453	4 long-duration or multi-day energy storage resources each with
1454	1454	5 a rated capacity greater than 20 megawatts shall be deployed
1455	1455	6 or contracted by the end of delivery year 2026.
1456	1456	7 Within 365 days of the effective date of this amendatory
1457	1457	8 Act of the 103rd General Assembly, the Agency shall develop a
1458	1458	9 firm energy resource procurement plan in accordance with this
1459	1459	10 Section and Section 16-111.5 of the Public Utilities Act.
1460	1460	11 Section 10. The Public Utilities Act is amended by
1461	1461	12 changing Sections 16-108 and 16-111.5 as follows:
1462	1462	13 (220 ILCS 5/16-108)
1463	1463	14 Sec. 16-108. Recovery of costs associated with the
1464	1464	15 provision of delivery and other services.
1465	1465	16 (a) An electric utility shall file a delivery services
1466	1466	17 tariff with the Commission at least 210 days prior to the date
1467	1467	18 that it is required to begin offering such services pursuant
1468	1468	19 to this Act. An electric utility shall provide the components
1469	1469	20 of delivery services that are subject to the jurisdiction of
1470	1470	21 the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at the same prices,
1471	1471	22 terms and conditions set forth in its applicable tariff as
1472	1472	23 approved or allowed into effect by that Commission. The
1473	1473	24 Commission shall otherwise have the authority pursuant to
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1484	1484	1 Article IX to review, approve, and modify the prices, terms
1485	1485	2 and conditions of those components of delivery services not
1486	1486	3 subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory
1487	1487	4 Commission, including the authority to determine the extent to
1488	1488	5 which such delivery services should be offered on an unbundled
1489	1489	6 basis. In making any such determination the Commission shall
1490	1490	7 consider, at a minimum, the effect of additional unbundling on
1491	1491	8 (i) the objective of just and reasonable rates, (ii) electric
1492	1492	9 utility employees, and (iii) the development of competitive
1493	1493	10 markets for electric energy services in Illinois.
1494	1494	11 (b) The Commission shall enter an order approving, or
1495	1495	12 approving as modified, the delivery services tariff no later
1496	1496	13 than 30 days prior to the date on which the electric utility
1497	1497	14 must commence offering such services. The Commission may
1498	1498	15 subsequently modify such tariff pursuant to this Act.
1499	1499	16 (c) The electric utility's tariffs shall define the
1500	1500	17 classes of its customers for purposes of delivery services
1501	1501	18 charges. Delivery services shall be priced and made available
1502	1502	19 to all retail customers electing delivery services in each
1503	1503	20 such class on a nondiscriminatory basis regardless of whether
1504	1504	21 the retail customer chooses the electric utility, an affiliate
1505	1505	22 of the electric utility, or another entity as its supplier of
1506	1506	23 electric power and energy. Charges for delivery services shall
1507	1507	24 be cost based, and shall allow the electric utility to recover
1508	1508	25 the costs of providing delivery services through its charges
1509	1509	26 to its delivery service customers that use the facilities and
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1520	1520	1 services associated with such costs. Such costs shall include
1521	1521	2 the costs of owning, operating and maintaining transmission
1522	1522	3 and distribution facilities. The Commission shall also be
1523	1523	4 authorized to consider whether, and if so to what extent, the
1524	1524	5 following costs are appropriately included in the electric
1525	1525	6 utility's delivery services rates: (i) the costs of that
1526	1526	7 portion of generation facilities used for the production and
1527	1527	8 absorption of reactive power in order that retail customers
1528	1528	9 located in the electric utility's service area can receive
1529	1529	10 electric power and energy from suppliers other than the
1530	1530	11 electric utility, and (ii) the costs associated with the use
1531	1531	12 and redispatch of generation facilities to mitigate
1532	1532	13 constraints on the transmission or distribution system in
1533	1533	14 order that retail customers located in the electric utility's
1534	1534	15 service area can receive electric power and energy from
1535	1535	16 suppliers other than the electric utility. Nothing in this
1536	1536	17 subsection shall be construed as directing the Commission to
1537	1537	18 allocate any of the costs described in (i) or (ii) that are
1538	1538	19 found to be appropriately included in the electric utility's
1539	1539	20 delivery services rates to any particular customer group or
1540	1540	21 geographic area in setting delivery services rates.
1541	1541	22 (d) The Commission shall establish charges, terms and
1542	1542	23 conditions for delivery services that are just and reasonable
1543	1543	24 and shall take into account customer impacts when establishing
1544	1544	25 such charges. In establishing charges, terms and conditions
1545	1545	26 for delivery services, the Commission shall take into account
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1556	1556	1 voltage level differences. A retail customer shall have the
1557	1557	2 option to request to purchase electric service at any delivery
1558	1558	3 service voltage reasonably and technically feasible from the
1559	1559	4 electric facilities serving that customer's premises provided
1560	1560	5 that there are no significant adverse impacts upon system
1561	1561	6 reliability or system efficiency. A retail customer shall also
1562	1562	7 have the option to request to purchase electric service at any
1563	1563	8 point of delivery that is reasonably and technically feasible
1564	1564	9 provided that there are no significant adverse impacts on
1565	1565	10 system reliability or efficiency. Such requests shall not be
1566	1566	11 unreasonably denied.
1567	1567	12 (e) Electric utilities shall recover the costs of
1568	1568	13 installing, operating or maintaining facilities for the
1569	1569	14 particular benefit of one or more delivery services customers,
1570	1570	15 including without limitation any costs incurred in complying
1571	1571	16 with a customer's request to be served at a different voltage
1572	1572	17 level, directly from the retail customer or customers for
1573	1573	18 whose benefit the costs were incurred, to the extent such
1574	1574	19 costs are not recovered through the charges referred to in
1575	1575	20 subsections (c) and (d) of this Section.
1576	1576	21 (f) An electric utility shall be entitled but not required
1577	1577	22 to implement transition charges in conjunction with the
1578	1578	23 offering of delivery services pursuant to Section 16-104. If
1579	1579	24 an electric utility implements transition charges, it shall
1580	1580	25 implement such charges for all delivery services customers and
1581	1581	26 for all customers described in subsection (h), but shall not
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1592	1592	1 implement transition charges for power and energy that a
1593	1593	2 retail customer takes from cogeneration or self-generation
1594	1594	3 facilities located on that retail customer's premises, if such
1595	1595	4 facilities meet the following criteria:
1596	1596	5 (i) the cogeneration or self-generation facilities
1597	1597	6 serve a single retail customer and are located on that
1598	1598	7 retail customer's premises (for purposes of this
1599	1599	8 subparagraph and subparagraph (ii), an industrial or
1600	1600	9 manufacturing retail customer and a third party contractor
1601	1601	10 that is served by such industrial or manufacturing
1602	1602	11 customer through such retail customer's own electrical
1603	1603	12 distribution facilities under the circumstances described
1604	1604	13 in subsection (vi) of the definition of "alternative
1605	1605	14 retail electric supplier" set forth in Section 16-102,
1606	1606	15 shall be considered a single retail customer);
1607	1607	16 (ii) the cogeneration or self-generation facilities
1608	1608	17 either (A) are sized pursuant to generally accepted
1609	1609	18 engineering standards for the retail customer's electrical
1610	1610	19 load at that premises (taking into account standby or
1611	1611	20 other reliability considerations related to that retail
1612	1612	21 customer's operations at that site) or (B) if the facility
1613	1613	22 is a cogeneration facility located on the retail
1614	1614	23 customer's premises, the retail customer is the thermal
1615	1615	24 host for that facility and the facility has been designed
1616	1616	25 to meet that retail customer's thermal energy requirements
1617	1617	26 resulting in electrical output beyond that retail
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1628	1628	1 customer's electrical demand at that premises, comply with
1629	1629	2 the operating and efficiency standards applicable to
1630	1630	3 "qualifying facilities" specified in title 18 Code of
1631	1631	4 Federal Regulations Section 292.205 as in effect on the
1632	1632	5 effective date of this amendatory Act of 1999;
1633	1633	6 (iii) the retail customer on whose premises the
1634	1634	7 facilities are located either has an exclusive right to
1635	1635	8 receive, and corresponding obligation to pay for, all of
1636	1636	9 the electrical capacity of the facility, or in the case of
1637	1637	10 a cogeneration facility that has been designed to meet the
1638	1638	11 retail customer's thermal energy requirements at that
1639	1639	12 premises, an identified amount of the electrical capacity
1640	1640	13 of the facility, over a minimum 5-year period; and
1641	1641	14 (iv) if the cogeneration facility is sized for the
1642	1642	15 retail customer's thermal load at that premises but
1643	1643	16 exceeds the electrical load, any sales of excess power or
1644	1644	17 energy are made only at wholesale, are subject to the
1645	1645	18 jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
1646	1646	19 and are not for the purpose of circumventing the
1647	1647	20 provisions of this subsection (f).
1648	1648	21 If a generation facility located at a retail customer's
1649	1649	22 premises does not meet the above criteria, an electric utility
1650	1650	23 implementing transition charges shall implement a transition
1651	1651	24 charge until December 31, 2006 for any power and energy taken
1652	1652	25 by such retail customer from such facility as if such power and
1653	1653	26 energy had been delivered by the electric utility. Provided,
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1664	1664	1 however, that an industrial retail customer that is taking
1665	1665	2 power from a generation facility that does not meet the above
1666	1666	3 criteria but that is located on such customer's premises will
1667	1667	4 not be subject to a transition charge for the power and energy
1668	1668	5 taken by such retail customer from such generation facility if
1669	1669	6 the facility does not serve any other retail customer and
1670	1670	7 either was installed on behalf of the customer and for its own
1671	1671	8 use prior to January 1, 1997, or is both predominantly fueled
1672	1672	9 by byproducts of such customer's manufacturing process at such
1673	1673	10 premises and sells or offers an average of 300 megawatts or
1674	1674	11 more of electricity produced from such generation facility
1675	1675	12 into the wholesale market. Such charges shall be calculated as
1676	1676	13 provided in Section 16-102, and shall be collected on each
1677	1677	14 kilowatt-hour delivered under a delivery services tariff to a
1678	1678	15 retail customer from the date the customer first takes
1679	1679	16 delivery services until December 31, 2006 except as provided
1680	1680	17 in subsection (h) of this Section. Provided, however, that an
1681	1681	18 electric utility, other than an electric utility providing
1682	1682	19 service to at least 1,000,000 customers in this State on
1683	1683	20 January 1, 1999, shall be entitled to petition for entry of an
1684	1684	21 order by the Commission authorizing the electric utility to
1685	1685	22 implement transition charges for an additional period ending
1686	1686	23 no later than December 31, 2008. The electric utility shall
1687	1687	24 file its petition with supporting evidence no earlier than 16
1688	1688	25 months, and no later than 12 months, prior to December 31,
1689	1689	26 2006. The Commission shall hold a hearing on the electric
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1700	1700	1 utility's petition and shall enter its order no later than 8
1701	1701	2 months after the petition is filed. The Commission shall
1702	1702	3 determine whether and to what extent the electric utility
1703	1703	4 shall be authorized to implement transition charges for an
1704	1704	5 additional period. The Commission may authorize the electric
1705	1705	6 utility to implement transition charges for some or all of the
1706	1706	7 additional period, and shall determine the mitigation factors
1707	1707	8 to be used in implementing such transition charges; provided,
1708	1708	9 that the Commission shall not authorize mitigation factors
1709	1709	10 less than 110% of those in effect during the 12 months ended
1710	1710	11 December 31, 2006. In making its determination, the Commission
1711	1711	12 shall consider the following factors: the necessity to
1712	1712	13 implement transition charges for an additional period in order
1713	1713	14 to maintain the financial integrity of the electric utility;
1714	1714	15 the prudence of the electric utility's actions in reducing its
1715	1715	16 costs since the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1997;
1716	1716	17 the ability of the electric utility to provide safe, adequate
1717	1717	18 and reliable service to retail customers in its service area;
1718	1718	19 and the impact on competition of allowing the electric utility
1719	1719	20 to implement transition charges for the additional period.
1720	1720	21 (g) The electric utility shall file tariffs that establish
1721	1721	22 the transition charges to be paid by each class of customers to
1722	1722	23 the electric utility in conjunction with the provision of
1723	1723	24 delivery services. The electric utility's tariffs shall define
1724	1724	25 the classes of its customers for purposes of calculating
1725	1725	26 transition charges. The electric utility's tariffs shall
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1736	1736	1 provide for the calculation of transition charges on a
1737	1737	2 customer-specific basis for any retail customer whose average
1738	1738	3 monthly maximum electrical demand on the electric utility's
1739	1739	4 system during the 6 months with the customer's highest monthly
1740	1740	5 maximum electrical demands equals or exceeds 3.0 megawatts for
1741	1741	6 electric utilities having more than 1,000,000 customers, and
1742	1742	7 for other electric utilities for any customer that has an
1743	1743	8 average monthly maximum electrical demand on the electric
1744	1744	9 utility's system of one megawatt or more, and (A) for which
1745	1745	10 there exists data on the customer's usage during the 3 years
1746	1746	11 preceding the date that the customer became eligible to take
1747	1747	12 delivery services, or (B) for which there does not exist data
1748	1748	13 on the customer's usage during the 3 years preceding the date
1749	1749	14 that the customer became eligible to take delivery services,
1750	1750	15 if in the electric utility's reasonable judgment there exists
1751	1751	16 comparable usage information or a sufficient basis to develop
1752	1752	17 such information, and further provided that the electric
1753	1753	18 utility can require customers for which an individual
1754	1754	19 calculation is made to sign contracts that set forth the
1755	1755	20 transition charges to be paid by the customer to the electric
1756	1756	21 utility pursuant to the tariff.
1757	1757	22 (h) An electric utility shall also be entitled to file
1758	1758	23 tariffs that allow it to collect transition charges from
1759	1759	24 retail customers in the electric utility's service area that
1760	1760	25 do not take delivery services but that take electric power or
1761	1761	26 energy from an alternative retail electric supplier or from an
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1772	1772	1 electric utility other than the electric utility in whose
1773	1773	2 service area the customer is located. Such charges shall be
1774	1774	3 calculated, in accordance with the definition of transition
1775	1775	4 charges in Section 16-102, for the period of time that the
1776	1776	5 customer would be obligated to pay transition charges if it
1777	1777	6 were taking delivery services, except that no deduction for
1778	1778	7 delivery services revenues shall be made in such calculation,
1779	1779	8 and usage data from the customer's class shall be used where
1780	1780	9 historical usage data is not available for the individual
1781	1781	10 customer. The customer shall be obligated to pay such charges
1782	1782	11 on a lump sum basis on or before the date on which the customer
1783	1783	12 commences to take service from the alternative retail electric
1784	1784	13 supplier or other electric utility, provided, that the
1785	1785	14 electric utility in whose service area the customer is located
1786	1786	15 shall offer the customer the option of signing a contract
1787	1787	16 pursuant to which the customer pays such charges ratably over
1788	1788	17 the period in which the charges would otherwise have applied.
1789	1789	18 (i) An electric utility shall be entitled to add to the
1790	1790	19 bills of delivery services customers charges pursuant to
1791	1791	20 Sections 9-221, 9-222 (except as provided in Section 9-222.1),
1792	1792	21 and Section 16-114 of this Act, Section 5-5 of the Electricity
1793	1793	22 Infrastructure Maintenance Fee Law, Section 6-5 of the
1794	1794	23 Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, and Coal Resources
1795	1795	24 Development Law of 1997, and Section 13 of the Energy
1796	1796	25 Assistance Act.
1797	1797	26 (i-5) An electric utility required to impose the Coal to
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1808	1808	1 Solar and Energy Storage Initiative Charge provided for in
1809	1809	2 subsection (c-5) of Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency
1810	1810	3 Act shall add such charge to the bills of its delivery services
1811	1811	4 customers pursuant to the terms of a tariff conforming to the
1812	1812	5 requirements of subsection (c-5) of Section 1-75 of the
1813	1813	6 Illinois Power Agency Act and this subsection (i-5) and filed
1814	1814	7 with and approved by the Commission. The electric utility
1815	1815	8 shall file its proposed tariff with the Commission on or
1816	1816	9 before July 1, 2022 to be effective, after review and approval
1817	1817	10 or modification by the Commission, beginning January 1, 2023.
1818	1818	11 On or before December 1, 2022, the Commission shall review the
1819	1819	12 electric utility's proposed tariff, including by conducting a
1820	1820	13 docketed proceeding if deemed necessary by the Commission, and
1821	1821	14 shall approve the proposed tariff or direct the electric
1822	1822	15 utility to make modifications the Commission finds necessary
1823	1823	16 for the tariff to conform to the requirements of subsection
1824	1824	17 (c-5) of Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act and this
1825	1825	18 subsection (i-5). The electric utility's tariff shall provide
1826	1826	19 for imposition of the Coal to Solar and Energy Storage
1827	1827	20 Initiative Charge on a per-kilowatthour basis to all
1828	1828	21 kilowatthours delivered by the electric utility to its
1829	1829	22 delivery services customers. The tariff shall provide for the
1830	1830	23 calculation of the Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Initiative
1831	1831	24 Charge to be in effect for the year beginning January 1, 2023
1832	1832	25 and each year beginning January 1 thereafter, sufficient to
1833	1833	26 collect the electric utility's estimated payment obligations
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1844	1844	1 for the delivery year beginning the following June 1 under
1845	1845	2 contracts for purchase of renewable energy credits entered
1846	1846	3 into pursuant to subsection (c-5) of Section 1-75 of the
1847	1847	4 Illinois Power Agency Act and the obligations of the
1848	1848	5 Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, or any
1849	1849	6 successor department or agency, which for purposes of this
1850	1850	7 subsection (i-5) shall be referred to as the Department, to
1851	1851	8 make grant payments during such delivery year from the Coal to
1852	1852	9 Solar and Energy Storage Initiative Fund pursuant to grant
1853	1853	10 contracts entered into pursuant to subsection (c-5) of Section
1854	1854	11 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act, and using the electric
1855	1855	12 utility's kilowatthour deliveries to its delivery services
1856	1856	13 customers during the delivery year ended May 31 of the
1857	1857	14 preceding calendar year. On or before November 1 of each year
1858	1858	15 beginning November 1, 2022, the Department shall notify the
1859	1859	16 electric utilities of the amount of the Department's estimated
1860	1860	17 obligations for grant payments during the delivery year
1861	1861	18 beginning the following June 1 pursuant to grant contracts
1862	1862	19 entered into pursuant to subsection (c-5) of Section 1-75 of
1863	1863	20 the Illinois Power Agency Act; and each electric utility shall
1864	1864	21 incorporate in the calculation of its Coal to Solar and Energy
1865	1865	22 Storage Initiative Charge the fractional portion of the
1866	1866	23 Department's estimated obligations equal to the electric
1867	1867	24 utility's kilowatthour deliveries to its delivery services
1868	1868	25 customers in the delivery year ended the preceding May 31
1869	1869	26 divided by the aggregate deliveries of both electric utilities
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1880	1880	1 to delivery services customers in such delivery year. The
1881	1881	2 electric utility shall remit on a monthly basis to the State
1882	1882	3 Treasurer, for deposit in the Coal to Solar and Energy Storage
1883	1883	4 Initiative Fund provided for in subsection (c-5) of Section
1884	1884	5 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act, the electric utility's
1885	1885	6 collections of the Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Initiative
1886	1886	7 Charge estimated to be needed by the Department for grant
1887	1887	8 payments pursuant to grant contracts entered into pursuant to
1888	1888	9 subsection (c-5) of Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency
1889	1889	10 Act. The initial charge under the electric utility's tariff
1890	1890	11 shall be effective for kilowatthours delivered beginning
1891	1891	12 January 1, 2023, and thereafter shall be revised to be
1892	1892	13 effective January 1, 2024 and each January 1 thereafter, based
1893	1893	14 on the payment obligations for the delivery year beginning the
1894	1894	15 following June 1. The tariff shall provide for the electric
1895	1895	16 utility to make an annual filing with the Commission on or
1896	1896	17 before November 15 of each year, beginning in 2023, setting
1897	1897	18 forth the Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Initiative Charge
1898	1898	19 to be in effect for the year beginning the following January 1.
1899	1899	20 The electric utility's tariff shall also provide that the
1900	1900	21 electric utility shall make a filing with the Commission on or
1901	1901	22 before August 1 of each year beginning in 2024 setting forth a
1902	1902	23 reconciliation, for the delivery year ended the preceding May
1903	1903	24 31, of the electric utility's collections of the Coal to Solar
1904	1904	25 and Energy Storage Initiative Charge against actual payments
1905	1905	26 for renewable energy credits pursuant to contracts entered
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1916	1916	1 into, and the actual grant payments by the Department pursuant
1917	1917	2 to grant contracts entered into, pursuant to subsection (c-5)
1918	1918	3 of Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act. The tariff
1919	1919	4 shall provide that any excess or shortfall of collections to
1920	1920	5 payments shall be deducted from or added to, on a
1921	1921	6 per-kilowatthour basis, the Coal to Solar and Energy Storage
1922	1922	7 Initiative Charge, over the 6-month period beginning October 1
1923	1923	8 of that calendar year.
1924	1924	9 (j) If a retail customer that obtains electric power and
1925	1925	10 energy from cogeneration or self-generation facilities
1926	1926	11 installed for its own use on or before January 1, 1997,
1927	1927	12 subsequently takes service from an alternative retail electric
1928	1928	13 supplier or an electric utility other than the electric
1929	1929	14 utility in whose service area the customer is located for any
1930	1930	15 portion of the customer's electric power and energy
1931	1931	16 requirements formerly obtained from those facilities
1932	1932	17 (including that amount purchased from the utility in lieu of
1933	1933	18 such generation and not as standby power purchases, under a
1934	1934	19 cogeneration displacement tariff in effect as of the effective
1935	1935	20 date of this amendatory Act of 1997), the transition charges
1936	1936	21 otherwise applicable pursuant to subsections (f), (g), or (h)
1937	1937	22 of this Section shall not be applicable in any year to that
1938	1938	23 portion of the customer's electric power and energy
1939	1939	24 requirements formerly obtained from those facilities,
1940	1940	25 provided, that for purposes of this subsection (j), such
1941	1941	26 portion shall not exceed the average number of kilowatt-hours
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1952	1952	1 per year obtained from the cogeneration or self-generation
1953	1953	2 facilities during the 3 years prior to the date on which the
1954	1954	3 customer became eligible for delivery services, except as
1955	1955	4 provided in subsection (f) of Section 16-110.
1956	1956	5 (k) The electric utility shall be entitled to recover
1957	1957	6 through tariffed charges all of the costs associated with the
1958	1958	7 purchase of zero emission credits from zero emission
1959	1959	8 facilities to meet the requirements of subsection (d-5) of
1960	1960	9 Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act and all of the
1961	1961	10 costs associated with the purchase of carbon mitigation
1962	1962	11 credits from carbon-free energy resources to meet the
1963	1963	12 requirements of subsection (d-10) of Section 1-75 of the
1964	1964	13 Illinois Power Agency Act. Such costs shall include the costs
1965	1965	14 of procuring the zero emission credits and carbon mitigation
1966	1966	15 credits from carbon-free energy resources, as well as the
1967	1967	16 reasonable costs that the utility incurs as part of the
1968	1968	17 procurement processes and to implement and comply with plans
1969	1969	18 and processes approved by the Commission under subsections
1970	1970	19 (d-5) and (d-10). The costs shall be allocated across all
1971	1971	20 retail customers through a single, uniform cents per
1972	1972	21 kilowatt-hour charge applicable to all retail customers, which
1973	1973	22 shall appear as a separate line item on each customer's bill.
1974	1974	23 Beginning June 1, 2024, the electric utility shall be entitled
1975	1975	24 to recover through tariffed charges all of the costs
1976	1976	25 associated with the purchase of energy storage credits to meet
1977	1977	26 the energy storage standards of Section 1-93 of the Illinois
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1988	1988	1 Power Agency Act under procurement plans as approved in
1989	1989	2 accordance with that Section and Section 16-111.5 of this Act.
1990	1990	3 Such costs shall include the costs of procuring the energy
1991	1991	4 storage credits and the reasonable costs that the utility
1992	1992	5 incurs as part of the procurement processes and implementing
1993	1993	6 and complying with plans and processes approved by the
1994	1994	7 Commission under such Sections. The costs associated with the
1995	1995	8 purchase of energy storage credits shall be allocated across
1996	1996	9 all retail customers in proportion to the amount of energy
1997	1997	10 storage credits the electric utility procures for such
1998	1998	11 customers through a single, uniform cents per kilowatthour
1999	1999	12 charge applicable to such retail customers, which shall appear
2000	2000	13 as a separate line item on each customer's bill. Beginning
2001	2001	14 June 1, 2017, the electric utility shall be entitled to
2002	2002	15 recover through tariffed charges all of the costs associated
2003	2003	16 with the purchase of renewable energy resources to meet the
2004	2004	17 renewable energy resource standards of subsection (c) of
2005	2005	18 Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act, under
2006	2006	19 procurement plans as approved in accordance with that Section
2007	2007	20 and Section 16-111.5 of this Act. Such costs shall include the
2008	2008	21 costs of procuring the renewable energy resources, as well as
2009	2009	22 the reasonable costs that the utility incurs as part of the
2010	2010	23 procurement processes and to implement and comply with plans
2011	2011	24 and processes approved by the Commission under such Sections.
2012	2012	25 The costs associated with the purchase of renewable energy
2013	2013	26 resources shall be allocated across all retail customers in
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2016	2016
2017	2017
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2024	2024	1 proportion to the amount of renewable energy resources the
2025	2025	2 utility procures for such customers through a single, uniform
2026	2026	3 cents per kilowatt-hour charge applicable to such retail
2027	2027	4 customers, which shall appear as a separate line item on each
2028	2028	5 such customer's bill. The credits, costs, and penalties
2029	2029	6 associated with the self-direct renewable portfolio standard
2030	2030	7 compliance program described in subparagraph (R) of paragraph
2031	2031	8 (1) of subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power
2032	2032	9 Agency Act shall be allocated to approved eligible self-direct
2033	2033	10 customers by the utility in a cents per kilowatt-hour credit,
2034	2034	11 cost, or penalty, which shall appear as a separate line item on
2035	2035	12 each such customer's bill.
2036	2036	13 Notwithstanding whether the Commission has approved the
2037	2037	14 initial long-term renewable resources procurement plan as of
2038	2038	15 June 1, 2017, an electric utility shall place new tariffed
2039	2039	16 charges into effect beginning with the June 2017 monthly
2040	2040	17 billing period, to the extent practicable, to begin recovering
2041	2041	18 the costs of procuring renewable energy resources, as those
2042	2042	19 charges are calculated under the limitations described in
2043	2043	20 subparagraph (E) of paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of Section
2044	2044	21 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act. Notwithstanding the
2045	2045	22 date on which the utility places such new tariffed charges
2046	2046	23 into effect, the utility shall be permitted to collect the
2047	2047	24 charges under such tariff as if the tariff had been in effect
2048	2048	25 beginning with the first day of the June 2017 monthly billing
2049	2049	26 period. For the delivery years commencing June 1, 2017, June
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2060	2060	1 1, 2018, June 1, 2019, and each delivery year thereafter, the
2061	2061	2 electric utility shall deposit into a separate interest
2062	2062	3 bearing account of a financial institution the monies
2063	2063	4 collected under the tariffed charges. Money collected from
2064	2064	5 customers for the procurement of renewable energy resources in
2065	2065	6 a given delivery year may be spent by the utility for the
2066	2066	7 procurement of renewable resources over any of the following 5
2067	2067	8 delivery years, after which unspent money shall be credited
2068	2068	9 back to retail customers. The electric utility shall spend all
2069	2069	10 money collected in earlier delivery years that has not yet
2070	2070	11 been returned to customers, first, before spending money
2071	2071	12 collected in later delivery years. Any interest earned shall
2072	2072	13 be credited back to retail customers under the reconciliation
2073	2073	14 proceeding provided for in this subsection (k), provided that
2074	2074	15 the electric utility shall first be reimbursed from the
2075	2075	16 interest for the administrative costs that it incurs to
2076	2076	17 administer and manage the account. Any taxes due on the funds
2077	2077	18 in the account, or interest earned on it, will be paid from the
2078	2078	19 account or, if insufficient monies are available in the
2079	2079	20 account, from the monies collected under the tariffed charges
2080	2080	21 to recover the costs of procuring renewable energy resources.
2081	2081	22 Monies deposited in the account shall be subject to the
2082	2082	23 review, reconciliation, and true-up process described in this
2083	2083	24 subsection (k) that is applicable to the funds collected and
2084	2084	25 costs incurred for the procurement of renewable energy
2085	2085	26 resources.
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2096	2096	1 The electric utility shall be entitled to recover all of
2097	2097	2 the costs identified in this subsection (k) through automatic
2098	2098	3 adjustment clause tariffs applicable to all of the utility's
2099	2099	4 retail customers that allow the electric utility to adjust its
2100	2100	5 tariffed charges consistent with this subsection (k). The
2101	2101	6 determination as to whether any excess funds were collected
2102	2102	7 during a given delivery year for the purchase of renewable
2103	2103	8 energy resources, and the crediting of any excess funds back
2104	2104	9 to retail customers, shall not be made until after the close of
2105	2105	10 the delivery year, which will ensure that the maximum amount
2106	2106	11 of funds is available to implement the approved long-term
2107	2107	12 renewable resources procurement plan during a given delivery
2108	2108	13 year. The amount of excess funds eligible to be credited back
2109	2109	14 to retail customers shall be reduced by an amount equal to the
2110	2110	15 payment obligations required by any contracts entered into by
2111	2111	16 an electric utility under contracts described in subsection
2112	2112	17 (b) of Section 1-56 and subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of the
2113	2113	18 Illinois Power Agency Act, even if such payments have not yet
2114	2114	19 been made and regardless of the delivery year in which those
2115	2115	20 payment obligations were incurred. Notwithstanding anything to
2116	2116	21 the contrary, including in tariffs authorized by this
2117	2117	22 subsection (k) in effect before the effective date of this
2118	2118	23 amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, all unspent
2119	2119	24 funds as of May 31, 2021, excluding any funds credited to
2120	2120	25 customers during any utility billing cycle that commences
2121	2121	26 prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd
2122	2122
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2132	2132	1 General Assembly, shall remain in the utility account and
2133	2133	2 shall on a first in, first out basis be used toward utility
2134	2134	3 payment obligations under contracts described in subsection
2135	2135	4 (b) of Section 1-56 and subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of the
2136	2136	5 Illinois Power Agency Act. The electric utility's collections
2137	2137	6 under such automatic adjustment clause tariffs to recover the
2138	2138	7 costs of renewable energy resources, zero emission credits
2139	2139	8 from zero emission facilities, and carbon mitigation credits
2140	2140	9 from carbon-free energy resources shall be subject to separate
2141	2141	10 annual review, reconciliation, and true-up against actual
2142	2142	11 costs by the Commission under a procedure that shall be
2143	2143	12 specified in the electric utility's automatic adjustment
2144	2144	13 clause tariffs and that shall be approved by the Commission in
2145	2145	14 connection with its approval of such tariffs. The procedure
2146	2146	15 shall provide that any difference between the electric
2147	2147	16 utility's collections for zero emission credits and carbon
2148	2148	17 mitigation credits under the automatic adjustment charges for
2149	2149	18 an annual period and the electric utility's actual costs of
2150	2150	19 zero emission credits from zero emission facilities and carbon
2151	2151	20 mitigation credits from carbon-free energy resources for that
2152	2152	21 same annual period shall be refunded to or collected from, as
2153	2153	22 applicable, the electric utility's retail customers in
2154	2154	23 subsequent periods.
2155	2155	24 Nothing in this subsection (k) is intended to affect,
2156	2156	25 limit, or change the right of the electric utility to recover
2157	2157	26 the costs associated with the procurement of renewable energy
2158	2158
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2168	2168	1 resources for periods commencing before, on, or after June 1,
2169	2169	2 2017, as otherwise provided in the Illinois Power Agency Act.
2170	2170	3 The funding available under this subsection (k), if any,
2171	2171	4 for the programs described under subsection (b) of Section
2172	2172	5 1-56 of the Illinois Power Agency Act shall not reduce the
2173	2173	6 amount of funding for the programs described in subparagraph
2174	2174	7 (O) of paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of the
2175	2175	8 Illinois Power Agency Act. If funding is available under this
2176	2176	9 subsection (k) for programs described under subsection (b) of
2177	2177	10 Section 1-56 of the Illinois Power Agency Act, then the
2178	2178	11 long-term renewable resources plan shall provide for the
2179	2179	12 Agency to procure contracts in an amount that does not exceed
2180	2180	13 the funding, and the contracts approved by the Commission
2181	2181	14 shall be executed by the applicable utility or utilities.
2182	2182	15 (l) A utility that has terminated any contract executed
2183	2183	16 under subsection (d-5) or (d-10) of Section 1-75 of the
2184	2184	17 Illinois Power Agency Act shall be entitled to recover any
2185	2185	18 remaining balance associated with the purchase of zero
2186	2186	19 emission credits prior to such termination, and such utility
2187	2187	20 shall also apply a credit to its retail customer bills in the
2188	2188	21 event of any over-collection.
2189	2189	22 (m)(1) An electric utility that recovers its costs of
2190	2190	23 procuring zero emission credits from zero emission facilities
2191	2191	24 through a cents-per-kilowatthour charge under subsection (k)
2192	2192	25 of this Section shall be subject to the requirements of this
2193	2193	26 subsection (m). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, such
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2204	2204	1 electric utility shall, beginning on April 30, 2018, and each
2205	2205	2 April 30 thereafter until April 30, 2026, calculate whether
2206	2206	3 any reduction must be applied to such cents-per-kilowatthour
2207	2207	4 charge that is paid by retail customers of the electric
2208	2208	5 utility that have opted out of subsections (a) through (j) of
2209	2209	6 Section 8-103B of this Act under subsection (l) of Section
2210	2210	7 8-103B. Such charge shall be reduced for such customers for
2211	2211	8 the next delivery year commencing on June 1 based on the amount
2212	2212	9 necessary, if any, to limit the annual estimated average net
2213	2213	10 increase for the prior calendar year due to the future energy
2214	2214	11 investment costs to no more than 1.3% of 5.98 cents per
2215	2215	12 kilowatt-hour, which is the average amount paid per
2216	2216	13 kilowatthour for electric service during the year ending
2217	2217	14 December 31, 2015 by Illinois industrial retail customers, as
2218	2218	15 reported to the Edison Electric Institute.
2219	2219	16 The calculations required by this subsection (m) shall be
2220	2220	17 made only once for each year, and no subsequent rate impact
2221	2221	18 determinations shall be made.
2222	2222	19 (2) For purposes of this Section, "future energy
2223	2223	20 investment costs" shall be calculated by subtracting the
2224	2224	21 cents-per-kilowatthour charge identified in subparagraph (A)
2225	2225	22 of this paragraph (2) from the sum of the
2226	2226	23 cents-per-kilowatthour charges identified in subparagraph (B)
2227	2227	24 of this paragraph (2):
2228	2228	25 (A) The cents-per-kilowatthour charge identified in
2229	2229	26 the electric utility's tariff placed into effect under
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2240	2240	1 Section 8-103 of the Public Utilities Act that, on
2241	2241	2 December 1, 2016, was applicable to those retail customers
2242	2242	3 that have opted out of subsections (a) through (j) of
2243	2243	4 Section 8-103B of this Act under subsection (l) of Section
2244	2244	5 8-103B.
2245	2245	6 (B) The sum of the following cents-per-kilowatthour
2246	2246	7 charges applicable to those retail customers that have
2247	2247	8 opted out of subsections (a) through (j) of Section 8-103B
2248	2248	9 of this Act under subsection (l) of Section 8-103B,
2249	2249	10 provided that if one or more of the following charges has
2250	2250	11 been in effect and applied to such customers for more than
2251	2251	12 one calendar year, then each charge shall be equal to the
2252	2252	13 average of the charges applied over a period that
2253	2253	14 commences with the calendar year ending December 31, 2017
2254	2254	15 and ends with the most recently completed calendar year
2255	2255	16 prior to the calculation required by this subsection (m):
2256	2256	17 (i) the cents-per-kilowatthour charge to recover
2257	2257	18 the costs incurred by the utility under subsection
2258	2258	19 (d-5) of Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency
2259	2259	20 Act, adjusted for any reductions required under this
2260	2260	21 subsection (m); and
2261	2261	22 (ii) the cents-per-kilowatthour charge to recover
2262	2262	23 the costs incurred by the utility under Section
2263	2263	24 16-107.6 of the Public Utilities Act.
2264	2264	25 If no charge was applied for a given calendar year
2265	2265	26 under item (i) or (ii) of this subparagraph (B), then the
2266	2266
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2276	2276	1 value of the charge for that year shall be zero.
2277	2277	2 (3) If a reduction is required by the calculation
2278	2278	3 performed under this subsection (m), then the amount of the
2279	2279	4 reduction shall be multiplied by the number of years reflected
2280	2280	5 in the averages calculated under subparagraph (B) of paragraph
2281	2281	6 (2) of this subsection (m). Such reduction shall be applied to
2282	2282	7 the cents-per-kilowatthour charge that is applicable to those
2283	2283	8 retail customers that have opted out of subsections (a)
2284	2284	9 through (j) of Section 8-103B of this Act under subsection (l)
2285	2285	10 of Section 8-103B beginning with the next delivery year
2286	2286	11 commencing after the date of the calculation required by this
2287	2287	12 subsection (m).
2288	2288	13 (4) The electric utility shall file a notice with the
2289	2289	14 Commission on May 1 of 2018 and each May 1 thereafter until May
2290	2290	15 1, 2026 containing the reduction, if any, which must be
2291	2291	16 applied for the delivery year which begins in the year of the
2292	2292	17 filing. The notice shall contain the calculations made
2293	2293	18 pursuant to this Section. By October 1 of each year beginning
2294	2294	19 in 2018, each electric utility shall notify the Commission if
2295	2295	20 it appears, based on an estimate of the calculation required
2296	2296	21 in this subsection (m), that a reduction will be required in
2297	2297	22 the next year.
2298	2298	23 (Source: P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
2299	2299	24 (220 ILCS 5/16-111.5)
2300	2300	25 Sec. 16-111.5. Provisions relating to procurement.
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2311	2311	1 (a) An electric utility that on December 31, 2005 served
2312	2312	2 at least 100,000 customers in Illinois shall procure power and
2313	2313	3 energy for its eligible retail customers in accordance with
2314	2314	4 the applicable provisions set forth in Section 1-75 of the
2315	2315	5 Illinois Power Agency Act and this Section. Beginning with the
2316	2316	6 delivery year commencing on June 1, 2024, an electric utility
2317	2317	7 serving over 100,000 customers shall also procure energy
2318	2318	8 storage credits in accordance with the applicable provisions
2319	2319	9 of Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act and this
2320	2320	10 Section. Beginning with the delivery year commencing on June
2321	2321	11 1, 2017, such electric utility shall also procure zero
2322	2322	12 emission credits from zero emission facilities in accordance
2323	2323	13 with the applicable provisions set forth in Section 1-75 of
2324	2324	14 the Illinois Power Agency Act, and, for years beginning on or
2325	2325	15 after June 1, 2017, the utility shall procure renewable energy
2326	2326	16 resources in accordance with the applicable provisions set
2327	2327	17 forth in Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act and this
2328	2328	18 Section. Beginning with the delivery year commencing on June
2329	2329	19 1, 2022, an electric utility serving over 3,000,000 customers
2330	2330	20 shall also procure carbon mitigation credits from carbon-free
2331	2331	21 energy resources in accordance with the applicable provisions
2332	2332	22 set forth in Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act and
2333	2333	23 this Section. A small multi-jurisdictional electric utility
2334	2334	24 that on December 31, 2005 served less than 100,000 customers
2335	2335	25 in Illinois may elect to procure power and energy for all or a
2336	2336	26 portion of its eligible Illinois retail customers in
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2347	2347	1 accordance with the applicable provisions set forth in this
2348	2348	2 Section and Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act.
2349	2349	3 This Section shall not apply to a small multi-jurisdictional
2350	2350	4 utility until such time as a small multi-jurisdictional
2351	2351	5 utility requests the Illinois Power Agency to prepare a
2352	2352	6 procurement plan for its eligible retail customers. "Eligible
2353	2353	7 retail customers" for the purposes of this Section means those
2354	2354	8 retail customers that purchase power and energy from the
2355	2355	9 electric utility under fixed-price bundled service tariffs,
2356	2356	10 other than those retail customers whose service is declared or
2357	2357	11 deemed competitive under Section 16-113 and those other
2358	2358	12 customer groups specified in this Section, including
2359	2359	13 self-generating customers, customers electing hourly pricing,
2360	2360	14 or those customers who are otherwise ineligible for
2361	2361	15 fixed-price bundled tariff service. For those customers that
2362	2362	16 are excluded from the procurement plan's electric supply
2363	2363	17 service requirements, and the utility shall procure any supply
2364	2364	18 requirements, including capacity, ancillary services, and
2365	2365	19 hourly priced energy, in the applicable markets as needed to
2366	2366	20 serve those customers, provided that the utility may include
2367	2367	21 in its procurement plan load requirements for the load that is
2368	2368	22 associated with those retail customers whose service has been
2369	2369	23 declared or deemed competitive pursuant to Section 16-113 of
2370	2370	24 this Act to the extent that those customers are purchasing
2371	2371	25 power and energy during one of the transition periods
2372	2372	26 identified in subsection (b) of Section 16-113 of this Act.
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2383	2383	1 (b) A procurement plan shall be prepared for each electric
2384	2384	2 utility consistent with the applicable requirements of the
2385	2385	3 Illinois Power Agency Act and this Section. For purposes of
2386	2386	4 this Section, Illinois electric utilities that are affiliated
2387	2387	5 by virtue of a common parent company are considered to be a
2388	2388	6 single electric utility. Small multi-jurisdictional utilities
2389	2389	7 may request a procurement plan for a portion of or all of its
2390	2390	8 Illinois load. Each procurement plan shall analyze the
2391	2391	9 projected balance of supply and demand for those retail
2392	2392	10 customers to be included in the plan's electric supply service
2393	2393	11 requirements over a 5-year period, with the first planning
2394	2394	12 year beginning on June 1 of the year following the year in
2395	2395	13 which the plan is filed. The plan shall specifically identify
2396	2396	14 the wholesale products to be procured following plan approval,
2397	2397	15 and shall follow all the requirements set forth in the Public
2398	2398	16 Utilities Act and all applicable State and federal laws,
2399	2399	17 statutes, rules, or regulations, as well as Commission orders.
2400	2400	18 Nothing in this Section precludes consideration of contracts
2401	2401	19 longer than 5 years and related forecast data. Unless
2402	2402	20 specified otherwise in this Section, in the procurement plan
2403	2403	21 or in the implementing tariff, any procurement occurring in
2404	2404	22 accordance with this plan shall be competitively bid through a
2405	2405	23 request for proposals process. Approval and implementation of
2406	2406	24 the procurement plan shall be subject to review and approval
2407	2407	25 by the Commission according to the provisions set forth in
2408	2408	26 this Section. A procurement plan shall include each of the
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2419	2419	1 following components:
2420	2420	2 (1) Hourly load analysis. This analysis shall include:
2421	2421	3 (i) multi-year historical analysis of hourly
2422	2422	4 loads;
2423	2423	5 (ii) switching trends and competitive retail
2424	2424	6 market analysis;
2425	2425	7 (iii) known or projected changes to future loads;
2426	2426	8 and
2427	2427	9 (iv) growth forecasts by customer class.
2428	2428	10 (2) Analysis of the impact of any demand side and
2429	2429	11 renewable energy initiatives. This analysis shall include:
2430	2430	12 (i) the impact of demand response programs and
2431	2431	13 energy efficiency programs, both current and
2432	2432	14 projected; for small multi-jurisdictional utilities,
2433	2433	15 the impact of demand response and energy efficiency
2434	2434	16 programs approved pursuant to Section 8-408 of this
2435	2435	17 Act, both current and projected; and
2436	2436	18 (ii) supply side needs that are projected to be
2437	2437	19 offset by purchases of renewable energy resources, if
2438	2438	20 any.
2439	2439	21 (3) A plan for meeting the expected load requirements
2440	2440	22 that will not be met through preexisting contracts. This
2441	2441	23 plan shall include:
2442	2442	24 (i) definitions of the different Illinois retail
2443	2443	25 customer classes for which supply is being purchased;
2444	2444	26 (ii) the proposed mix of demand-response products
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2455	2455	1 for which contracts will be executed during the next
2456	2456	2 year. For small multi-jurisdictional electric
2457	2457	3 utilities that on December 31, 2005 served fewer than
2458	2458	4 100,000 customers in Illinois, these shall be defined
2459	2459	5 as demand-response products offered in an energy
2460	2460	6 efficiency plan approved pursuant to Section 8-408 of
2461	2461	7 this Act. The cost-effective demand-response measures
2462	2462	8 shall be procured whenever the cost is lower than
2463	2463	9 procuring comparable capacity products, provided that
2464	2464	10 such products shall:
2465	2465	11 (A) be procured by a demand-response provider
2466	2466	12 from those retail customers included in the plan's
2467	2467	13 electric supply service requirements;
2468	2468	14 (B) at least satisfy the demand-response
2469	2469	15 requirements of the regional transmission
2470	2470	16 organization market in which the utility's service
2471	2471	17 territory is located, including, but not limited
2472	2472	18 to, any applicable capacity or dispatch
2473	2473	19 requirements;
2474	2474	20 (C) provide for customers' participation in
2475	2475	21 the stream of benefits produced by the
2476	2476	22 demand-response products;
2477	2477	23 (D) provide for reimbursement by the
2478	2478	24 demand-response provider of the utility for any
2479	2479	25 costs incurred as a result of the failure of the
2480	2480	26 supplier of such products to perform its
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2491	2491	1 obligations thereunder; and
2492	2492	2 (E) meet the same credit requirements as apply
2493	2493	3 to suppliers of capacity, in the applicable
2494	2494	4 regional transmission organization market;
2495	2495	5 (iii) monthly forecasted system supply
2496	2496	6 requirements, including expected minimum, maximum, and
2497	2497	7 average values for the planning period;
2498	2498	8 (iv) the proposed mix and selection of standard
2499	2499	9 wholesale products for which contracts will be
2500	2500	10 executed during the next year, separately or in
2501	2501	11 combination, to meet that portion of its load
2502	2502	12 requirements not met through pre-existing contracts,
2503	2503	13 including but not limited to monthly 5 x 16 peak period
2504	2504	14 block energy, monthly off-peak wrap energy, monthly 7
2505	2505	15 x 24 energy, annual 5 x 16 energy, other standardized
2506	2506	16 energy or capacity products designed to provide
2507	2507	17 eligible retail customer benefits from commercially
2508	2508	18 deployed advanced technologies including but not
2509	2509	19 limited to high voltage direct current converter
2510	2510	20 stations, as such term is defined in Section 1-10 of
2511	2511	21 the Illinois Power Agency Act, whether or not such
2512	2512	22 product is currently available in wholesale markets,
2513	2513	23 annual off-peak wrap energy, annual 7 x 24 energy,
2514	2514	24 monthly capacity, annual capacity, peak load capacity
2515	2515	25 obligations, capacity purchase plan, and ancillary
2516	2516	26 services;
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2527	2527	1 (v) proposed term structures for each wholesale
2528	2528	2 product type included in the proposed procurement plan
2529	2529	3 portfolio of products; and
2530	2530	4 (vi) an assessment of the price risk, load
2531	2531	5 uncertainty, and other factors that are associated
2532	2532	6 with the proposed procurement plan; this assessment,
2533	2533	7 to the extent possible, shall include an analysis of
2534	2534	8 the following factors: contract terms, time frames for
2535	2535	9 securing products or services, fuel costs, weather
2536	2536	10 patterns, transmission costs, market conditions, and
2537	2537	11 the governmental regulatory environment; the proposed
2538	2538	12 procurement plan shall also identify alternatives for
2539	2539	13 those portfolio measures that are identified as having
2540	2540	14 significant price risk and mitigation in the form of
2541	2541	15 additional retail customer and ratepayer price,
2542	2542	16 reliability, and environmental benefits from
2543	2543	17 standardized energy products delivered from
2544	2544	18 commercially deployed advanced technologies,
2545	2545	19 including, but not limited to, high voltage direct
2546	2546	20 current converter stations, as such term is defined in
2547	2547	21 Section 1-10 of the Illinois Power Agency Act, whether
2548	2548	22 or not such product is currently available in
2549	2549	23 wholesale markets.
2550	2550	24 (4) Proposed procedures for balancing loads. The
2551	2551	25 procurement plan shall include, for load requirements
2552	2552	26 included in the procurement plan, the process for (i)
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2563	2563	1 hourly balancing of supply and demand and (ii) the
2564	2564	2 criteria for portfolio re-balancing in the event of
2565	2565	3 significant shifts in load.
2566	2566	4 (5) Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan.
2567	2567	5 The Agency shall prepare a long-term renewable resources
2568	2568	6 procurement plan for the procurement of renewable energy
2569	2569	7 credits under Sections 1-56 and 1-75 of the Illinois Power
2570	2570	8 Agency Act for delivery beginning in the 2017 delivery
2571	2571	9 year.
2572	2572	10 (i) The initial long-term renewable resources
2573	2573	11 procurement plan and all subsequent revisions shall be
2574	2574	12 subject to review and approval by the Commission. For
2575	2575	13 the purposes of this Section, "delivery year" has the
2576	2576	14 same meaning as in Section 1-10 of the Illinois Power
2577	2577	15 Agency Act. For purposes of this Section, "Agency"
2578	2578	16 shall mean the Illinois Power Agency.
2579	2579	17 (ii) The long-term renewable resources planning
2580	2580	18 process shall be conducted as follows:
2581	2581	19 (A) Electric utilities shall provide a range
2582	2582	20 of load forecasts to the Illinois Power Agency
2583	2583	21 within 45 days of the Agency's request for
2584	2584	22 forecasts, which request shall specify the length
2585	2585	23 and conditions for the forecasts including, but
2586	2586	24 not limited to, the quantity of distributed
2587	2587	25 generation expected to be interconnected for each
2588	2588	26 year.
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2599	2599	1 (B) The Agency shall publish for comment the
2600	2600	2 initial long-term renewable resources procurement
2601	2601	3 plan no later than 120 days after the effective
2602	2602	4 date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General
2603	2603	5 Assembly and shall review, and may revise, the
2604	2604	6 plan at least every 2 years thereafter. To the
2605	2605	7 extent practicable, the Agency shall review and
2606	2606	8 propose any revisions to the long-term renewable
2607	2607	9 energy resources procurement plan in conjunction
2608	2608	10 with the Agency's other planning and approval
2609	2609	11 processes conducted under this Section. The
2610	2610	12 initial long-term renewable resources procurement
2611	2611	13 plan shall:
2612	2612	14 (aa) Identify the procurement programs and
2613	2613	15 competitive procurement events consistent with
2614	2614	16 the applicable requirements of the Illinois
2615	2615	17 Power Agency Act and shall be designed to
2616	2616	18 achieve the goals set forth in subsection (c)
2617	2617	19 of Section 1-75 of that Act.
2618	2618	20 (bb) Include a schedule for procurements
2619	2619	21 for renewable energy credits from
2620	2620	22 utility-scale wind projects, utility-scale
2621	2621	23 solar projects, and brownfield site
2622	2622	24 photovoltaic projects consistent with
2623	2623	25 subparagraph (G) of paragraph (1) of
2624	2624	26 subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of the Illinois
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2635	2635	1 Power Agency Act.
2636	2636	2 (cc) Identify the process whereby the
2637	2637	3 Agency will submit to the Commission for
2638	2638	4 review and approval the proposed contracts to
2639	2639	5 implement the programs required by such plan.
2640	2640	6 Copies of the initial long-term renewable
2641	2641	7 resources procurement plan and all subsequent
2642	2642	8 revisions shall be posted and made publicly
2643	2643	9 available on the Agency's and Commission's
2644	2644	10 websites, and copies shall also be provided to
2645	2645	11 each affected electric utility. An affected
2646	2646	12 utility and other interested parties shall have 45
2647	2647	13 days following the date of posting to provide
2648	2648	14 comment to the Agency on the initial long-term
2649	2649	15 renewable resources procurement plan and all
2650	2650	16 subsequent revisions. All comments submitted to
2651	2651	17 the Agency shall be specific, supported by data or
2652	2652	18 other detailed analyses, and, if objecting to all
2653	2653	19 or a portion of the procurement plan, accompanied
2654	2654	20 by specific alternative wording or proposals. All
2655	2655	21 comments shall be posted on the Agency's and
2656	2656	22 Commission's websites. During this 45-day comment
2657	2657	23 period, the Agency shall hold at least one public
2658	2658	24 hearing within each utility's service area that is
2659	2659	25 subject to the requirements of this paragraph (5)
2660	2660	26 for the purpose of receiving public comment.
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2671	2671	1 Within 21 days following the end of the 45-day
2672	2672	2 review period, the Agency may revise the long-term
2673	2673	3 renewable resources procurement plan based on the
2674	2674	4 comments received and shall file the plan with the
2675	2675	5 Commission for review and approval.
2676	2676	6 (C) Within 14 days after the filing of the
2677	2677	7 initial long-term renewable resources procurement
2678	2678	8 plan or any subsequent revisions, any person
2679	2679	9 objecting to the plan may file an objection with
2680	2680	10 the Commission. Within 21 days after the filing of
2681	2681	11 the plan, the Commission shall determine whether a
2682	2682	12 hearing is necessary. The Commission shall enter
2683	2683	13 its order confirming or modifying the initial
2684	2684	14 long-term renewable resources procurement plan or
2685	2685	15 any subsequent revisions within 120 days after the
2686	2686	16 filing of the plan by the Illinois Power Agency.
2687	2687	17 (D) The Commission shall approve the initial
2688	2688	18 long-term renewable resources procurement plan and
2689	2689	19 any subsequent revisions, including expressly the
2690	2690	20 forecast used in the plan and taking into account
2691	2691	21 that funding will be limited to the amount of
2692	2692	22 revenues actually collected by the utilities, if
2693	2693	23 the Commission determines that the plan will
2694	2694	24 reasonably and prudently accomplish the
2695	2695	25 requirements of Section 1-56 and subsection (c) of
2696	2696	26 Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act. The
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2707	2707	1 Commission shall also approve the process for the
2708	2708	2 submission, review, and approval of the proposed
2709	2709	3 contracts to procure renewable energy credits or
2710	2710	4 implement the programs authorized by the
2711	2711	5 Commission pursuant to a long-term renewable
2712	2712	6 resources procurement plan approved under this
2713	2713	7 Section.
2714	2714	8 In approving any long-term renewable resources
2715	2715	9 procurement plan after the effective date of this
2716	2716	10 amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, the
2717	2717	11 Commission shall approve or modify the Agency's
2718	2718	12 proposal for minimum equity standards pursuant to
2719	2719	13 subsection (c-10) of Section 1-75 of the Illinois
2720	2720	14 Power Agency Act. The Commission shall consider
2721	2721	15 any analysis performed by the Agency in developing
2722	2722	16 its proposal, including past performance,
2723	2723	17 availability of equity eligible contractors, and
2724	2724	18 availability of equity eligible persons at the
2725	2725	19 time the long-term renewable resources procurement
2726	2726	20 plan is approved.
2727	2727	21 (iii) The Agency or third parties contracted by
2728	2728	22 the Agency shall implement all programs authorized by
2729	2729	23 the Commission in an approved long-term renewable
2730	2730	24 resources procurement plan without further review and
2731	2731	25 approval by the Commission. Third parties shall not
2732	2732	26 begin implementing any programs or receive any payment
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2743	2743	1 under this Section until the Commission has approved
2744	2744	2 the contract or contracts under the process authorized
2745	2745	3 by the Commission in item (D) of subparagraph (ii) of
2746	2746	4 paragraph (5) of this subsection (b) and the third
2747	2747	5 party and the Agency or utility, as applicable, have
2748	2748	6 executed the contract. For those renewable energy
2749	2749	7 credits subject to procurement through a competitive
2750	2750	8 bid process under the plan or under the initial
2751	2751	9 forward procurements for wind and solar resources
2752	2752	10 described in subparagraph (G) of paragraph (1) of
2753	2753	11 subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power
2754	2754	12 Agency Act, the Agency shall follow the procurement
2755	2755	13 process specified in the provisions relating to
2756	2756	14 electricity procurement in subsections (e) through (i)
2757	2757	15 of this Section.
2758	2758	16 (iv) An electric utility shall recover its costs
2759	2759	17 associated with the procurement of renewable energy
2760	2760	18 credits under this Section and pursuant to subsection
2761	2761	19 (c-5) of Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act
2762	2762	20 through an automatic adjustment clause tariff under
2763	2763	21 subsection (k) or a tariff pursuant to subsection
2764	2764	22 (i-5), as applicable, of Section 16-108 of this Act. A
2765	2765	23 utility shall not be required to advance any payment
2766	2766	24 or pay any amounts under this Section that exceed the
2767	2767	25 actual amount of revenues collected by the utility
2768	2768	26 under paragraph (6) of subsection (c) of Section 1-75
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2779	2779	1 of the Illinois Power Agency Act, subsection (c-5) of
2780	2780	2 Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act, and
2781	2781	3 subsection (k) or subsection (i-5), as applicable, of
2782	2782	4 Section 16-108 of this Act, and contracts executed
2783	2783	5 under this Section shall expressly incorporate this
2784	2784	6 limitation.
2785	2785	7 (v) For the public interest, safety, and welfare,
2786	2786	8 the Agency and the Commission may adopt rules to carry
2787	2787	9 out the provisions of this Section on an emergency
2788	2788	10 basis immediately following the effective date of this
2789	2789	11 amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly.
2790	2790	12 (vi) On or before July 1 of each year, the
2791	2791	13 Commission shall hold an informal hearing for the
2792	2792	14 purpose of receiving comments on the prior year's
2793	2793	15 procurement process and any recommendations for
2794	2794	16 change.
2795	2795	17 (6) Long-Term Energy Storage Resources Procurement
2796	2796	18 Plan. The Agency shall prepare an energy storage resources
2797	2797	19 procurement plan for the procurement of energy storage
2798	2798	20 credits in compliance with this Section and Section 1-93
2799	2799	21 of the Illinois Power Agency Act.
2800	2800	22 (i) The initial energy storage resources
2801	2801	23 procurement plan and all subsequent revisions shall be
2802	2802	24 subject to review and approval by the Commission. For
2803	2803	25 purposes of this Section, "delivery year" has the same
2804	2804	26 meaning as in Section 1-10 of the Illinois Power
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2815	2815	1 Agency Act. For purposes of this Section, "Agency"
2816	2816	2 shall mean the Illinois Power Agency.
2817	2817	3 (ii) The energy storage resources planning process
2818	2818	4 shall be conducted as follows:
2819	2819	5 (A) the Agency shall publish for comment the
2820	2820	6 initial energy storage resources procurement plan
2821	2821	7 no later than 120 days after the effective date of
2822	2822	8 this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly
2823	2823	9 and shall review, and may revise, the plan at
2824	2824	10 least every 2 years thereafter. To the extent
2825	2825	11 practicable, the Agency shall review and propose
2826	2826	12 any revisions to the energy storage resources
2827	2827	13 procurement plan in conjunction with the Agency's
2828	2828	14 other planning and approval processes conducted
2829	2829	15 under this Section. The initial energy storage
2830	2830	16 resources procurement plan shall:
2831	2831	17 (aa) include a schedule for procurements
2832	2832	18 for energy storage credits from qualified
2833	2833	19 energy storage systems consistent with Section
2834	2834	20 1-93 of the Illinois Power Agency Act; and
2835	2835	21 (bb) identify the process whereby the
2836	2836	22 Agency will submit to the Commission for
2837	2837	23 review and approval the proposed contracts to
2838	2838	24 implement the programs required by such plan.
2839	2839	25 Copies of the initial energy storage resources
2840	2840	26 procurement plan and all subsequent revisions
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2851	2851	1 shall be posted and made publicly available on
2852	2852	2 the Agency's and Commission's websites, and
2853	2853	3 copies shall also be provided to each affected
2854	2854	4 electric utility. An affected utility and
2855	2855	5 other interested parties shall have 45 days
2856	2856	6 following the date of posting to provide
2857	2857	7 comment to the Agency on the initial energy
2858	2858	8 storage resources procurement plan and all
2859	2859	9 subsequent revisions. All comments shall be
2860	2860	10 posed on the Agency's and Commission's
2861	2861	11 websites; and
2862	2862	12 (B) the Commission shall approve the initial
2863	2863	13 energy storage resources procurement plan and any
2864	2864	14 subsequent revisions if the Commission determines
2865	2865	15 that the plan will reasonably and prudently
2866	2866	16 accomplish the requirements of Section 1-93 of the
2867	2867	17 Illinois Power Agency Act. The Commission shall
2868	2868	18 also approve the process for the submission,
2869	2869	19 review, and approval of the proposed contracts to
2870	2870	20 procure energy storage credits or implement the
2871	2871	21 programs authorized by the Commission pursuant to
2872	2872	22 a long-term energy storage resources procurement
2873	2873	23 plan approved under this Section.
2874	2874	24 In approving any long-term energy storage
2875	2875	25 procurement plan after the effective date of this
2876	2876	26 amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, the
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2887	2887	1 Commission shall approve or modify the Agency's
2888	2888	2 proposal for minimum equity standards pursuant to
2889	2889	3 subsection (c-10) of Section 1-75 of the Illinois
2890	2890	4 Power Agency Act. The Commission shall consider
2891	2891	5 any analysis performed by the Agency in developing
2892	2892	6 its proposal, including past performance,
2893	2893	7 availability of equity eligible contractors, and
2894	2894	8 availability of equity eligible persons at the
2895	2895	9 time the long-term renewable resources procurement
2896	2896	10 plan is approved.
2897	2897	11 (iii) The Agency or third parties contracted by
2898	2898	12 the Agency shall implement all programs authorized by
2899	2899	13 the Commission in an approved long-term energy storage
2900	2900	14 procurement plan without further review and approval
2901	2901	15 by the Commission. Third parties shall not begin
2902	2902	16 implementing any programs or receive any payment under
2903	2903	17 this Section until the Commission has approved the
2904	2904	18 long-term storage contract.
2905	2905	19 (iv) An electric utility shall recover its costs
2906	2906	20 associated with the procurement of energy storage
2907	2907	21 credits under this Section and pursuant to Section
2908	2908	22 1-93 of the Illinois Power Agency Act through an
2909	2909	23 automatic adjustment clause tariff under subsection
2910	2910	24 (k) or a tariff pursuant to subsection (i-5), as
2911	2911	25 applicable, of Section 16-108.
2912	2912	26 (b-5) An electric utility that as of January 1, 2019
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2923	2923	1 served more than 300,000 retail customers in this State shall
2924	2924	2 purchase renewable energy credits from new renewable energy
2925	2925	3 facilities constructed at or adjacent to the sites of
2926	2926	4 coal-fueled electric generating facilities in this State in
2927	2927	5 accordance with subsection (c-5) of Section 1-75 of the
2928	2928	6 Illinois Power Agency Act. Except as expressly provided in
2929	2929	7 this Section, the plans and procedures for such procurements
2930	2930	8 shall not be included in the procurement plans provided for in
2931	2931	9 this Section, but rather shall be conducted and implemented
2932	2932	10 solely in accordance with subsection (c-5) of Section 1-75 of
2933	2933	11 the Illinois Power Agency Act.
2934	2934	12 (c) The provisions of this subsection (c) shall not apply
2935	2935	13 to procurements conducted pursuant to subsection (c-5) of
2936	2936	14 Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act. However, the
2937	2937	15 Agency may retain a procurement administrator to assist the
2938	2938	16 Agency in planning and carrying out the procurement events and
2939	2939	17 implementing the other requirements specified in such
2940	2940	18 subsection (c-5) of Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency
2941	2941	19 Act, with the costs incurred by the Agency for the procurement
2942	2942	20 administrator to be recovered through fees charged to
2943	2943	21 applicants for selection to sell and deliver renewable energy
2944	2944	22 credits to electric utilities pursuant to subsection (c-5) of
2945	2945	23 Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act. The procurement
2946	2946	24 process set forth in Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency
2947	2947	25 Act and subsection (e) of this Section shall be administered
2948	2948	26 by a procurement administrator and monitored by a procurement
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2959	2959	1 monitor.
2960	2960	2 (1) The procurement administrator shall:
2961	2961	3 (i) design the final procurement process in
2962	2962	4 accordance with Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power
2963	2963	5 Agency Act and subsection (e) of this Section
2964	2964	6 following Commission approval of the procurement plan;
2965	2965	7 (ii) develop benchmarks in accordance with
2966	2966	8 subsection (e)(3) to be used to evaluate bids; these
2967	2967	9 benchmarks shall be submitted to the Commission for
2968	2968	10 review and approval on a confidential basis prior to
2969	2969	11 the procurement event;
2970	2970	12 (iii) serve as the interface between the electric
2971	2971	13 utility and suppliers;
2972	2972	14 (iv) manage the bidder pre-qualification and
2973	2973	15 registration process;
2974	2974	16 (v) obtain the electric utilities' agreement to
2975	2975	17 the final form of all supply contracts and credit
2976	2976	18 collateral agreements;
2977	2977	19 (vi) administer the request for proposals process;
2978	2978	20 (vii) have the discretion to negotiate to
2979	2979	21 determine whether bidders are willing to lower the
2980	2980	22 price of bids that meet the benchmarks approved by the
2981	2981	23 Commission; any post-bid negotiations with bidders
2982	2982	24 shall be limited to price only and shall be completed
2983	2983	25 within 24 hours after opening the sealed bids and
2984	2984	26 shall be conducted in a fair and unbiased manner; in
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2995	2995	1 conducting the negotiations, there shall be no
2996	2996	2 disclosure of any information derived from proposals
2997	2997	3 submitted by competing bidders; if information is
2998	2998	4 disclosed to any bidder, it shall be provided to all
2999	2999	5 competing bidders;
3000	3000	6 (viii) maintain confidentiality of supplier and
3001	3001	7 bidding information in a manner consistent with all
3002	3002	8 applicable laws, rules, regulations, and tariffs;
3003	3003	9 (ix) submit a confidential report to the
3004	3004	10 Commission recommending acceptance or rejection of
3005	3005	11 bids;
3006	3006	12 (x) notify the utility of contract counterparties
3007	3007	13 and contract specifics; and
3008	3008	14 (xi) administer related contingency procurement
3009	3009	15 events.
3010	3010	16 (2) The procurement monitor, who shall be retained by
3011	3011	17 the Commission, shall:
3012	3012	18 (i) monitor interactions among the procurement
3013	3013	19 administrator, suppliers, and utility;
3014	3014	20 (ii) monitor and report to the Commission on the
3015	3015	21 progress of the procurement process;
3016	3016	22 (iii) provide an independent confidential report
3017	3017	23 to the Commission regarding the results of the
3018	3018	24 procurement event;
3019	3019	25 (iv) assess compliance with the procurement plans
3020	3020	26 approved by the Commission for each utility that on
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3031	3031	1 December 31, 2005 provided electric service to at
3032	3032	2 least 100,000 customers in Illinois and for each small
3033	3033	3 multi-jurisdictional utility that on December 31, 2005
3034	3034	4 served less than 100,000 customers in Illinois;
3035	3035	5 (v) preserve the confidentiality of supplier and
3036	3036	6 bidding information in a manner consistent with all
3037	3037	7 applicable laws, rules, regulations, and tariffs;
3038	3038	8 (vi) provide expert advice to the Commission and
3039	3039	9 consult with the procurement administrator regarding
3040	3040	10 issues related to procurement process design, rules,
3041	3041	11 protocols, and policy-related matters; and
3042	3042	12 (vii) consult with the procurement administrator
3043	3043	13 regarding the development and use of benchmark
3044	3044	14 criteria, standard form contracts, credit policies,
3045	3045	15 and bid documents.
3046	3046	16 (d) Except as provided in subsection (j), the planning
3047	3047	17 process shall be conducted as follows:
3048	3048	18 (1) Beginning in 2008, each Illinois utility procuring
3049	3049	19 power pursuant to this Section shall annually provide a
3050	3050	20 range of load forecasts to the Illinois Power Agency by
3051	3051	21 July 15 of each year, or such other date as may be required
3052	3052	22 by the Commission or Agency. The load forecasts shall
3053	3053	23 cover the 5-year procurement planning period for the next
3054	3054	24 procurement plan and shall include hourly data
3055	3055	25 representing a high-load, low-load, and expected-load
3056	3056	26 scenario for the load of those retail customers included
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3067	3067	1 in the plan's electric supply service requirements. The
3068	3068	2 utility shall provide supporting data and assumptions for
3069	3069	3 each of the scenarios.
3070	3070	4 (2) Beginning in 2008, the Illinois Power Agency shall
3071	3071	5 prepare a procurement plan by August 15th of each year, or
3072	3072	6 such other date as may be required by the Commission. The
3073	3073	7 procurement plan shall identify the portfolio of
3074	3074	8 demand-response and power and energy products to be
3075	3075	9 procured. Cost-effective demand-response measures shall be
3076	3076	10 procured as set forth in item (iii) of subsection (b) of
3077	3077	11 this Section. Copies of the procurement plan shall be
3078	3078	12 posted and made publicly available on the Agency's and
3079	3079	13 Commission's websites, and copies shall also be provided
3080	3080	14 to each affected electric utility. An affected utility
3081	3081	15 shall have 30 days following the date of posting to
3082	3082	16 provide comment to the Agency on the procurement plan.
3083	3083	17 Other interested entities also may comment on the
3084	3084	18 procurement plan. All comments submitted to the Agency
3085	3085	19 shall be specific, supported by data or other detailed
3086	3086	20 analyses, and, if objecting to all or a portion of the
3087	3087	21 procurement plan, accompanied by specific alternative
3088	3088	22 wording or proposals. All comments shall be posted on the
3089	3089	23 Agency's and Commission's websites. During this 30-day
3090	3090	24 comment period, the Agency shall hold at least one public
3091	3091	25 hearing within each utility's service area for the purpose
3092	3092	26 of receiving public comment on the procurement plan.
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3103	3103	1 Within 14 days following the end of the 30-day review
3104	3104	2 period, the Agency shall revise the procurement plan as
3105	3105	3 necessary based on the comments received and file the
3106	3106	4 procurement plan with the Commission and post the
3107	3107	5 procurement plan on the websites.
3108	3108	6 (3) Within 5 days after the filing of the procurement
3109	3109	7 plan, any person objecting to the procurement plan shall
3110	3110	8 file an objection with the Commission. Within 10 days
3111	3111	9 after the filing, the Commission shall determine whether a
3112	3112	10 hearing is necessary. The Commission shall enter its order
3113	3113	11 confirming or modifying the procurement plan within 90
3114	3114	12 days after the filing of the procurement plan by the
3115	3115	13 Illinois Power Agency.
3116	3116	14 (4) The Commission shall approve the procurement plan,
3117	3117	15 including expressly the forecast used in the procurement
3118	3118	16 plan, if the Commission determines that it will ensure
3119	3119	17 adequate, reliable, affordable, efficient, and
3120	3120	18 environmentally sustainable electric service at the lowest
3121	3121	19 total cost over time, taking into account any benefits of
3122	3122	20 price stability.
3123	3123	21 (4.5) The Commission shall review the Agency's
3124	3124	22 recommendations for the selection of applicants to enter
3125	3125	23 into long-term contracts for the sale and delivery of
3126	3126	24 renewable energy credits from new renewable energy
3127	3127	25 facilities to be constructed at or adjacent to the sites
3128	3128	26 of coal-fueled electric generating facilities in this
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3139	3139	1 State in accordance with the provisions of subsection
3140	3140	2 (c-5) of Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act,
3141	3141	3 and shall approve the Agency's recommendations if the
3142	3142	4 Commission determines that the applicants recommended by
3143	3143	5 the Agency for selection, the proposed new renewable
3144	3144	6 energy facilities to be constructed, the amounts of
3145	3145	7 renewable energy credits to be delivered pursuant to the
3146	3146	8 contracts, and the other terms of the contracts, are
3147	3147	9 consistent with the requirements of subsection (c-5) of
3148	3148	10 Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act.
3149	3149	11 (e) The procurement process shall include each of the
3150	3150	12 following components:
3151	3151	13 (1) Solicitation, pre-qualification, and registration
3152	3152	14 of bidders. The procurement administrator shall
3153	3153	15 disseminate information to potential bidders to promote a
3154	3154	16 procurement event, notify potential bidders that the
3155	3155	17 procurement administrator may enter into a post-bid price
3156	3156	18 negotiation with bidders that meet the applicable
3157	3157	19 benchmarks, provide supply requirements, and otherwise
3158	3158	20 explain the competitive procurement process. In addition
3159	3159	21 to such other publication as the procurement administrator
3160	3160	22 determines is appropriate, this information shall be
3161	3161	23 posted on the Illinois Power Agency's and the Commission's
3162	3162	24 websites. The procurement administrator shall also
3163	3163	25 administer the prequalification process, including
3164	3164	26 evaluation of credit worthiness, compliance with
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3175	3175	1 procurement rules, and agreement to the standard form
3176	3176	2 contract developed pursuant to paragraph (2) of this
3177	3177	3 subsection (e). The procurement administrator shall then
3178	3178	4 identify and register bidders to participate in the
3179	3179	5 procurement event.
3180	3180	6 (2) Standard contract forms and credit terms and
3181	3181	7 instruments. The procurement administrator, in
3182	3182	8 consultation with the utilities, the Commission, and other
3183	3183	9 interested parties and subject to Commission oversight,
3184	3184	10 shall develop and provide standard contract forms for the
3185	3185	11 supplier contracts that meet generally accepted industry
3186	3186	12 practices. Standard credit terms and instruments that meet
3187	3187	13 generally accepted industry practices shall be similarly
3188	3188	14 developed. The procurement administrator shall make
3189	3189	15 available to the Commission all written comments it
3190	3190	16 receives on the contract forms, credit terms, or
3191	3191	17 instruments. If the procurement administrator cannot reach
3192	3192	18 agreement with the applicable electric utility as to the
3193	3193	19 contract terms and conditions, the procurement
3194	3194	20 administrator must notify the Commission of any disputed
3195	3195	21 terms and the Commission shall resolve the dispute. The
3196	3196	22 terms of the contracts shall not be subject to negotiation
3197	3197	23 by winning bidders, and the bidders must agree to the
3198	3198	24 terms of the contract in advance so that winning bids are
3199	3199	25 selected solely on the basis of price.
3200	3200	26 (3) Establishment of a market-based price benchmark.
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3211	3211	1 As part of the development of the procurement process, the
3212	3212	2 procurement administrator, in consultation with the
3213	3213	3 Commission staff, Agency staff, and the procurement
3214	3214	4 monitor, shall establish benchmarks for evaluating the
3215	3215	5 final prices in the contracts for each of the products
3216	3216	6 that will be procured through the procurement process. The
3217	3217	7 benchmarks shall be based on price data for similar
3218	3218	8 products for the same delivery period and same delivery
3219	3219	9 hub, or other delivery hubs after adjusting for that
3220	3220	10 difference. The price benchmarks may also be adjusted to
3221	3221	11 take into account differences between the information
3222	3222	12 reflected in the underlying data sources and the specific
3223	3223	13 products and procurement process being used to procure
3224	3224	14 power for the Illinois utilities. The benchmarks shall be
3225	3225	15 confidential but shall be provided to, and will be subject
3226	3226	16 to Commission review and approval, prior to a procurement
3227	3227	17 event.
3228	3228	18 (4) Request for proposals competitive procurement
3229	3229	19 process. The procurement administrator shall design and
3230	3230	20 issue a request for proposals to supply electricity in
3231	3231	21 accordance with each utility's procurement plan, as
3232	3232	22 approved by the Commission. The request for proposals
3233	3233	23 shall set forth a procedure for sealed, binding commitment
3234	3234	24 bidding with pay-as-bid settlement, and provision for
3235	3235	25 selection of bids on the basis of price.
3236	3236	26 (5) A plan for implementing contingencies in the event
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3247	3247	1 of supplier default or failure of the procurement process
3248	3248	2 to fully meet the expected load requirement due to
3249	3249	3 insufficient supplier participation, Commission rejection
3250	3250	4 of results, or any other cause.
3251	3251	5 (i) Event of supplier default: In the event of
3252	3252	6 supplier default, the utility shall review the
3253	3253	7 contract of the defaulting supplier to determine if
3254	3254	8 the amount of supply is 200 megawatts or greater, and
3255	3255	9 if there are more than 60 days remaining of the
3256	3256	10 contract term. If both of these conditions are met,
3257	3257	11 and the default results in termination of the
3258	3258	12 contract, the utility shall immediately notify the
3259	3259	13 Illinois Power Agency that a request for proposals
3260	3260	14 must be issued to procure replacement power, and the
3261	3261	15 procurement administrator shall run an additional
3262	3262	16 procurement event. If the contracted supply of the
3263	3263	17 defaulting supplier is less than 200 megawatts or
3264	3264	18 there are less than 60 days remaining of the contract
3265	3265	19 term, the utility shall procure power and energy from
3266	3266	20 the applicable regional transmission organization
3267	3267	21 market, including ancillary services, capacity, and
3268	3268	22 day-ahead or real time energy, or both, for the
3269	3269	23 duration of the contract term to replace the
3270	3270	24 contracted supply; provided, however, that if a needed
3271	3271	25 product is not available through the regional
3272	3272	26 transmission organization market it shall be purchased
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3283	3283	1 from the wholesale market.
3284	3284	2 (ii) Failure of the procurement process to fully
3285	3285	3 meet the expected load requirement: If the procurement
3286	3286	4 process fails to fully meet the expected load
3287	3287	5 requirement due to insufficient supplier participation
3288	3288	6 or due to a Commission rejection of the procurement
3289	3289	7 results, the procurement administrator, the
3290	3290	8 procurement monitor, and the Commission staff shall
3291	3291	9 meet within 10 days to analyze potential causes of low
3292	3292	10 supplier interest or causes for the Commission
3293	3293	11 decision. If changes are identified that would likely
3294	3294	12 result in increased supplier participation, or that
3295	3295	13 would address concerns causing the Commission to
3296	3296	14 reject the results of the prior procurement event, the
3297	3297	15 procurement administrator may implement those changes
3298	3298	16 and rerun the request for proposals process according
3299	3299	17 to a schedule determined by those parties and
3300	3300	18 consistent with Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power
3301	3301	19 Agency Act and this subsection. In any event, a new
3302	3302	20 request for proposals process shall be implemented by
3303	3303	21 the procurement administrator within 90 days after the
3304	3304	22 determination that the procurement process has failed
3305	3305	23 to fully meet the expected load requirement.
3306	3306	24 (iii) In all cases where there is insufficient
3307	3307	25 supply provided under contracts awarded through the
3308	3308	26 procurement process to fully meet the electric
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3319	3319	1 utility's load requirement, the utility shall meet the
3320	3320	2 load requirement by procuring power and energy from
3321	3321	3 the applicable regional transmission organization
3322	3322	4 market, including ancillary services, capacity, and
3323	3323	5 day-ahead or real time energy, or both; provided,
3324	3324	6 however, that if a needed product is not available
3325	3325	7 through the regional transmission organization market
3326	3326	8 it shall be purchased from the wholesale market.
3327	3327	9 (6) The procurement processes described in this
3328	3328	10 subsection and in subsection (c-5) of Section 1-75 of the
3329	3329	11 Illinois Power Agency Act are exempt from the requirements
3330	3330	12 of the Illinois Procurement Code, pursuant to Section
3331	3331	13 20-10 of that Code.
3332	3332	14 (f) Within 2 business days after opening the sealed bids,
3333	3333	15 the procurement administrator shall submit a confidential
3334	3334	16 report to the Commission. The report shall contain the results
3335	3335	17 of the bidding for each of the products along with the
3336	3336	18 procurement administrator's recommendation for the acceptance
3337	3337	19 and rejection of bids based on the price benchmark criteria
3338	3338	20 and other factors observed in the process. The procurement
3339	3339	21 monitor also shall submit a confidential report to the
3340	3340	22 Commission within 2 business days after opening the sealed
3341	3341	23 bids. The report shall contain the procurement monitor's
3342	3342	24 assessment of bidder behavior in the process as well as an
3343	3343	25 assessment of the procurement administrator's compliance with
3344	3344	26 the procurement process and rules. The Commission shall review
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3355	3355	1 the confidential reports submitted by the procurement
3356	3356	2 administrator and procurement monitor, and shall accept or
3357	3357	3 reject the recommendations of the procurement administrator
3358	3358	4 within 2 business days after receipt of the reports.
3359	3359	5 (g) Within 3 business days after the Commission decision
3360	3360	6 approving the results of a procurement event, the utility
3361	3361	7 shall enter into binding contractual arrangements with the
3362	3362	8 winning suppliers using the standard form contracts; except
3363	3363	9 that the utility shall not be required either directly or
3364	3364	10 indirectly to execute the contracts if a tariff that is
3365	3365	11 consistent with subsection (l) of this Section has not been
3366	3366	12 approved and placed into effect for that utility.
3367	3367	13 (h) For the procurement of standard wholesale products,
3368	3368	14 the names of the successful bidders and the load weighted
3369	3369	15 average of the winning bid prices for each contract type and
3370	3370	16 for each contract term shall be made available to the public at
3371	3371	17 the time of Commission approval of a procurement event. For
3372	3372	18 procurements conducted to meet the requirements of subsection
3373	3373	19 (b) of Section 1-56 or subsection (c) of Section 1-75 of the
3374	3374	20 Illinois Power Agency Act governed by the provisions of this
3375	3375	21 Section, the address and nameplate capacity of the new
3376	3376	22 renewable energy generating facility proposed by a winning
3377	3377	23 bidder shall also be made available to the public at the time
3378	3378	24 of Commission approval of a procurement event, along with the
3379	3379	25 business address and contact information for any winning
3380	3380	26 bidder. An estimate or approximation of the nameplate capacity
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3391	3391	1 of the new renewable energy generating facility may be
3392	3392	2 disclosed if necessary to protect the confidentiality of
3393	3393	3 individual bid prices.
3394	3394	4 The Commission, the procurement monitor, the procurement
3395	3395	5 administrator, the Illinois Power Agency, and all participants
3396	3396	6 in the procurement process shall maintain the confidentiality
3397	3397	7 of all other supplier and bidding information in a manner
3398	3398	8 consistent with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and
3399	3399	9 tariffs. Confidential information, including the confidential
3400	3400	10 reports submitted by the procurement administrator and
3401	3401	11 procurement monitor pursuant to subsection (f) of this
3402	3402	12 Section, shall not be made publicly available and shall not be
3403	3403	13 discoverable by any party in any proceeding, absent a
3404	3404	14 compelling demonstration of need, nor shall those reports be
3405	3405	15 admissible in any proceeding other than one for law
3406	3406	16 enforcement purposes.
3407	3407	17 (i) Within 2 business days after a Commission decision
3408	3408	18 approving the results of a procurement event or such other
3409	3409	19 date as may be required by the Commission from time to time,
3410	3410	20 the utility shall file for informational purposes with the
3411	3411	21 Commission its actual or estimated retail supply charges, as
3412	3412	22 applicable, by customer supply group reflecting the costs
3413	3413	23 associated with the procurement and computed in accordance
3414	3414	24 with the tariffs filed pursuant to subsection (l) of this
3415	3415	25 Section and approved by the Commission.
3416	3416	26 (j) Within 60 days following August 28, 2007 (the
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3427	3427	1 effective date of Public Act 95-481), each electric utility
3428	3428	2 that on December 31, 2005 provided electric service to at
3429	3429	3 least 100,000 customers in Illinois shall prepare and file
3430	3430	4 with the Commission an initial procurement plan, which shall
3431	3431	5 conform in all material respects to the requirements of the
3432	3432	6 procurement plan set forth in subsection (b); provided,
3433	3433	7 however, that the Illinois Power Agency Act shall not apply to
3434	3434	8 the initial procurement plan prepared pursuant to this
3435	3435	9 subsection. The initial procurement plan shall identify the
3436	3436	10 portfolio of power and energy products to be procured and
3437	3437	11 delivered for the period June 2008 through May 2009, and shall
3438	3438	12 identify the proposed procurement administrator, who shall
3439	3439	13 have the same experience and expertise as is required of a
3440	3440	14 procurement administrator hired pursuant to Section 1-75 of
3441	3441	15 the Illinois Power Agency Act. Copies of the procurement plan
3442	3442	16 shall be posted and made publicly available on the
3443	3443	17 Commission's website. The initial procurement plan may include
3444	3444	18 contracts for renewable resources that extend beyond May 2009.
3445	3445	19 (i) Within 14 days following filing of the initial
3446	3446	20 procurement plan, any person may file a detailed objection
3447	3447	21 with the Commission contesting the procurement plan
3448	3448	22 submitted by the electric utility. All objections to the
3449	3449	23 electric utility's plan shall be specific, supported by
3450	3450	24 data or other detailed analyses. The electric utility may
3451	3451	25 file a response to any objections to its procurement plan
3452	3452	26 within 7 days after the date objections are due to be
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3463	3463	1 filed. Within 7 days after the date the utility's response
3464	3464	2 is due, the Commission shall determine whether a hearing
3465	3465	3 is necessary. If it determines that a hearing is
3466	3466	4 necessary, it shall require the hearing to be completed
3467	3467	5 and issue an order on the procurement plan within 60 days
3468	3468	6 after the filing of the procurement plan by the electric
3469	3469	7 utility.
3470	3470	8 (ii) The order shall approve or modify the procurement
3471	3471	9 plan, approve an independent procurement administrator,
3472	3472	10 and approve or modify the electric utility's tariffs that
3473	3473	11 are proposed with the initial procurement plan. The
3474	3474	12 Commission shall approve the procurement plan if the
3475	3475	13 Commission determines that it will ensure adequate,
3476	3476	14 reliable, affordable, efficient, and environmentally
3477	3477	15 sustainable electric service at the lowest total cost over
3478	3478	16 time, taking into account any benefits of price stability.
3479	3479	17 (k) (Blank).
3480	3480	18 (k-5) (Blank).
3481	3481	19 (l) An electric utility shall recover its costs incurred
3482	3482	20 under this Section and subsection (c-5) of Section 1-75 of the
3483	3483	21 Illinois Power Agency Act, including, but not limited to, the
3484	3484	22 costs of procuring power and energy demand-response resources
3485	3485	23 under this Section and its costs for purchasing renewable
3486	3486	24 energy credits pursuant to subsection (c-5) of Section 1-75 of
3487	3487	25 the Illinois Power Agency Act. The utility shall file with the
3488	3488	26 initial procurement plan its proposed tariffs through which
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3499	3499	1 its costs of procuring power that are incurred pursuant to a
3500	3500	2 Commission-approved procurement plan and those other costs
3501	3501	3 identified in this subsection (l), will be recovered. The
3502	3502	4 tariffs shall include a formula rate or charge designed to
3503	3503	5 pass through both the costs incurred by the utility in
3504	3504	6 procuring a supply of electric power and energy for the
3505	3505	7 applicable customer classes with no mark-up or return on the
3506	3506	8 price paid by the utility for that supply, plus any just and
3507	3507	9 reasonable costs that the utility incurs in arranging and
3508	3508	10 providing for the supply of electric power and energy. The
3509	3509	11 formula rate or charge shall also contain provisions that
3510	3510	12 ensure that its application does not result in over or under
3511	3511	13 recovery due to changes in customer usage and demand patterns,
3512	3512	14 and that provide for the correction, on at least an annual
3513	3513	15 basis, of any accounting errors that may occur. A utility
3514	3514	16 shall recover through the tariff all reasonable costs incurred
3515	3515	17 to implement or comply with any procurement plan that is
3516	3516	18 developed and put into effect pursuant to Section 1-75 of the
3517	3517	19 Illinois Power Agency Act and this Section, and for the
3518	3518	20 procurement of renewable energy credits pursuant to subsection
3519	3519	21 (c-5) of Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act,
3520	3520	22 including any fees assessed by the Illinois Power Agency,
3521	3521	23 costs associated with load balancing, and contingency plan
3522	3522	24 costs. The electric utility shall also recover its full costs
3523	3523	25 of procuring electric supply for which it contracted before
3524	3524	26 the effective date of this Section in conjunction with the
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3535	3535	1 provision of full requirements service under fixed-price
3536	3536	2 bundled service tariffs subsequent to December 31, 2006. All
3537	3537	3 such costs shall be deemed to have been prudently incurred.
3538	3538	4 The pass-through tariffs that are filed and approved pursuant
3539	3539	5 to this Section shall not be subject to review under, or in any
3540	3540	6 way limited by, Section 16-111(i) of this Act. All of the costs
3541	3541	7 incurred by the electric utility associated with the purchase
3542	3542	8 of zero emission credits in accordance with subsection (d-5)
3543	3543	9 of Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act, all costs
3544	3544	10 incurred by the electric utility associated with the purchase
3545	3545	11 of carbon mitigation credits in accordance with subsection
3546	3546	12 (d-10) of Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act, and,
3547	3547	13 beginning June 1, 2017, all of the costs incurred by the
3548	3548	14 electric utility associated with the purchase of renewable
3549	3549	15 energy resources in accordance with Sections 1-56 and 1-75 of
3550	3550	16 the Illinois Power Agency Act, and all of the costs incurred by
3551	3551	17 the electric utility in purchasing renewable energy credits in
3552	3552	18 accordance with subsection (c-5) of Section 1-75 of the
3553	3553	19 Illinois Power Agency Act, and all costs incurred by the
3554	3554	20 electric utility in purchasing energy storage credits in
3555	3555	21 accordance with Section 1-93 of the Illinois Power Agency Act
3556	3556	22 shall be recovered through the electric utility's tariffed
3557	3557	23 charges applicable to all of its retail customers, as
3558	3558	24 specified in subsection (k) or subsection (i-5), as
3559	3559	25 applicable, of Section 16-108 of this Act, and shall not be
3560	3560	26 recovered through the electric utility's tariffed charges for
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3571	3571	1 electric power and energy supply to its eligible retail
3572	3572	2 customers.
3573	3573	3 (m) The Commission has the authority to adopt rules to
3574	3574	4 carry out the provisions of this Section. For the public
3575	3575	5 interest, safety, and welfare, the Commission also has
3576	3576	6 authority to adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this
3577	3577	7 Section on an emergency basis immediately following August 28,
3578	3578	8 2007 (the effective date of Public Act 95-481).
3579	3579	9 (n) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any
3580	3580	10 affiliated electric utilities that submit a single procurement
3581	3581	11 plan covering their combined needs may procure for those
3582	3582	12 combined needs in conjunction with that plan, and may enter
3583	3583	13 jointly into power supply contracts, purchases, and other
3584	3584	14 procurement arrangements, and allocate capacity and energy and
3585	3585	15 cost responsibility therefor among themselves in proportion to
3586	3586	16 their requirements.
3587	3587	17 (o) On or before June 1 of each year, the Commission shall
3588	3588	18 hold an informal hearing for the purpose of receiving comments
3589	3589	19 on the prior year's procurement process and any
3590	3590	20 recommendations for change.
3591	3591	21 (p) An electric utility subject to this Section may
3592	3592	22 propose to invest, lease, own, or operate an electric
3593	3593	23 generation facility as part of its procurement plan, provided
3594	3594	24 the utility demonstrates that such facility is the least-cost
3595	3595	25 option to provide electric service to those retail customers
3596	3596	26 included in the plan's electric supply service requirements.
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3607	3607	1 If the facility is shown to be the least-cost option and is
3608	3608	2 included in a procurement plan prepared in accordance with
3609	3609	3 Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act and this
3610	3610	4 Section, then the electric utility shall make a filing
3611	3611	5 pursuant to Section 8-406 of this Act, and may request of the
3612	3612	6 Commission any statutory relief required thereunder. If the
3613	3613	7 Commission grants all of the necessary approvals for the
3614	3614	8 proposed facility, such supply shall thereafter be considered
3615	3615	9 as a pre-existing contract under subsection (b) of this
3616	3616	10 Section. The Commission shall in any order approving a
3617	3617	11 proposal under this subsection specify how the utility will
3618	3618	12 recover the prudently incurred costs of investing in, leasing,
3619	3619	13 owning, or operating such generation facility through just and
3620	3620	14 reasonable rates charged to those retail customers included in
3621	3621	15 the plan's electric supply service requirements. Cost recovery
3622	3622	16 for facilities included in the utility's procurement plan
3623	3623	17 pursuant to this subsection shall not be subject to review
3624	3624	18 under or in any way limited by the provisions of Section
3625	3625	19 16-111(i) of this Act. Nothing in this Section is intended to
3626	3626	20 prohibit a utility from filing for a fuel adjustment clause as
3627	3627	21 is otherwise permitted under Section 9-220 of this Act.
3628	3628	22 (q) If the Illinois Power Agency filed with the
3629	3629	23 Commission, under Section 16-111.5 of this Act, its proposed
3630	3630	24 procurement plan for the period commencing June 1, 2017, and
3631	3631	25 the Commission has not yet entered its final order approving
3632	3632	26 the plan on or before the effective date of this amendatory Act
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3643	3643	1 of the 99th General Assembly, then the Illinois Power Agency
3644	3644	2 shall file a notice of withdrawal with the Commission, after
3645	3645	3 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General
3646	3646	4 Assembly, to withdraw the proposed procurement of renewable
3647	3647	5 energy resources to be approved under the plan, other than the
3648	3648	6 procurement of renewable energy credits from distributed
3649	3649	7 renewable energy generation devices using funds previously
3650	3650	8 collected from electric utilities' retail customers that take
3651	3651	9 service pursuant to electric utilities' hourly pricing tariff
3652	3652	10 or tariffs and, for an electric utility that serves less than
3653	3653	11 100,000 retail customers in the State, other than the
3654	3654	12 procurement of renewable energy credits from distributed
3655	3655	13 renewable energy generation devices. Upon receipt of the
3656	3656	14 notice, the Commission shall enter an order that approves the
3657	3657	15 withdrawal of the proposed procurement of renewable energy
3658	3658	16 resources from the plan. The initially proposed procurement of
3659	3659	17 renewable energy resources shall not be approved or be the
3660	3660	18 subject of any further hearing, investigation, proceeding, or
3661	3661	19 order of any kind.
3662	3662	20 This amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly preempts
3663	3663	21 and supersedes any order entered by the Commission that
3664	3664	22 approved the Illinois Power Agency's procurement plan for the
3665	3665	23 period commencing June 1, 2017, to the extent it is
3666	3666	24 inconsistent with the provisions of this amendatory Act of the
3667	3667	25 99th General Assembly. To the extent any previously entered
3668	3668	26 order approved the procurement of renewable energy resources,
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3679	3679	1 the portion of that order approving the procurement shall be
3680	3680	2 void, other than the procurement of renewable energy credits
3681	3681	3 from distributed renewable energy generation devices using
3682	3682	4 funds previously collected from electric utilities' retail
3683	3683	5 customers that take service under electric utilities' hourly
3684	3684	6 pricing tariff or tariffs and, for an electric utility that
3685	3685	7 serves less than 100,000 retail customers in the State, other
3686	3686	8 than the procurement of renewable energy credits for
3687	3687	9 distributed renewable energy generation devices.
3688	3688	10 (Source: P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
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