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11 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1234 Introduced 1/24/2025, by Sen. Jil Tracy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act20 ILCS 3855/1-131 new30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new Creates the Illinois Regional Generation Reliability Task Force Act. Sets forth findings of the General Assembly. Creates the Illinois Regional Generation Reliability Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall monitor the reliability of the Illinois power grid. Contains provisions concerning: the membership of the Task Force; duties of the Task Force; administrative support; and an annual report. Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Provides that the Carbon Capture Infrastructure Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury and shall be administered by the Illinois Power Agency. Provides that $10,000,000 shall be transferred from the Illinois Power Agency Renewable Energy Resources Fund to the Carbon Capture Infrastructure Fund. Provides that the Agency shall award grants from the fund to carbon producing power plants for the construction of new carbon capture storage systems. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Carbon Capture Infrastructure Fund. Effective immediately. LRB104 04066 BDA 14090 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1234 Introduced 1/24/2025, by Sen. Jil Tracy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act20 ILCS 3855/1-131 new30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new New Act 20 ILCS 3855/1-131 new 30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new Creates the Illinois Regional Generation Reliability Task Force Act. Sets forth findings of the General Assembly. Creates the Illinois Regional Generation Reliability Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall monitor the reliability of the Illinois power grid. Contains provisions concerning: the membership of the Task Force; duties of the Task Force; administrative support; and an annual report. Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Provides that the Carbon Capture Infrastructure Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury and shall be administered by the Illinois Power Agency. Provides that $10,000,000 shall be transferred from the Illinois Power Agency Renewable Energy Resources Fund to the Carbon Capture Infrastructure Fund. Provides that the Agency shall award grants from the fund to carbon producing power plants for the construction of new carbon capture storage systems. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Carbon Capture Infrastructure Fund. Effective immediately. LRB104 04066 BDA 14090 b LRB104 04066 BDA 14090 b A BILL FOR
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1313 1 AN ACT concerning State government.
1414 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
1515 3 represented in the General Assembly:
1616 4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
1717 5 Illinois Regional Generation Reliability Task Force Act.
1818 6 Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly hereby finds,
1919 7 determines, and declares the following:
2020 8 (1) The reliability of the electricity grid of the
2121 9 State is critically important to the consumers,
2222 10 businesses, and residents of this State and should not be
2323 11 compromised.
2424 12 (2) The State has taken definitive steps toward
2525 13 redefining the generation mix in this State.
2626 14 (3) The Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
2727 15 ("MISO") is an independent, not-for-profit, member-based
2828 16 organization responsible for operating the power grid
2929 17 across 15 states and the Canadian province of Manitoba,
3030 18 serving 42 million people.
3131 19 (4) The PJM Interconnection LLC ("PJM"), is an
3232 20 independent not-for-profit, member-based Regional
3333 21 Transmission Organization ("RTO") that manages the
3434 22 operations, supply, and movement of power across 13 states
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4444 Creates the Illinois Regional Generation Reliability Task Force Act. Sets forth findings of the General Assembly. Creates the Illinois Regional Generation Reliability Task Force. Provides that the Task Force shall monitor the reliability of the Illinois power grid. Contains provisions concerning: the membership of the Task Force; duties of the Task Force; administrative support; and an annual report. Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Provides that the Carbon Capture Infrastructure Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury and shall be administered by the Illinois Power Agency. Provides that $10,000,000 shall be transferred from the Illinois Power Agency Renewable Energy Resources Fund to the Carbon Capture Infrastructure Fund. Provides that the Agency shall award grants from the fund to carbon producing power plants for the construction of new carbon capture storage systems. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Carbon Capture Infrastructure Fund. Effective immediately.
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7474 1 (5) The State is served by both PJM and MISO, which
7575 2 collectively ensure that sufficient electric power
7676 3 generation supply and transmission are available to meet
7777 4 electric demand every minute of every day for over 107
7878 5 million people across 28 states and 2 countries. Wholesale
7979 6 electric power generation is regulated by the Federal
8080 7 Energy Regulatory Commission due to the interstate and
8181 8 international nature of the transmission grid operated by
8282 9 PJM and MISO. As such, policy changes at the State level
8383 10 can affect the reliability, availability, and cost of
8484 11 power for seniors, families, businesses, municipalities,
8585 12 universities, and hospitals across the region.
8686 13 (6) When natural disasters occur, such as ice storms,
8787 14 blizzards, tornadoes, and hurricanes, states participating
8888 15 in PJM and MISO have provided support to each other
8989 16 through power generation restoration missions. The
9090 17 inability to deliver power generation in critical times
9191 18 can have a huge economic impact and can also result in
9292 19 death across the PJM and MISO regional transmission
9393 20 organizations.
9494 21 (7) PJM and MISO have multiple markets in which power
9595 22 suppliers participate. The capacity market, day-ahead
9696 23 energy market, and frequency market are markets that power
9797 24 generators participate in to ensure over 107 million
9898 25 people across 28 states and 2 countries receive the right
9999 26 amount of electricity every minute of every day.
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110110 1 (A) Capacity markets are used in wholesale
111111 2 electricity markets to pay resources for being
112112 3 available to meet peak electricity demand. Capacity is
113113 4 not actual electricity but rather the ability to
114114 5 produce electricity when called upon. Capacity is
115115 6 procured sometimes multiple years in advance of when
116116 7 it is needed, based on projections of future energy
117117 8 needs using historical demand requirements.
118118 9 (B) The day-ahead energy market lets market
119119 10 participants commit to buy or sell wholesale
120120 11 electricity one day before the power is needed, to
121121 12 help avoid price volatility. The real-time energy
122122 13 market balances the differences between day-ahead
123123 14 commitments and the actual real-time demand for and
124124 15 production of electricity.
125125 16 (C) The power grid operates, and shall be
126126 17 maintained, at a constant frequency of 60 hertz.
127127 18 Significant deviation from this level can result in
128128 19 catastrophic damage to the power grid as well as
129129 20 household appliances. Frequency is maintained when
130130 21 electric generators automatically add or remove power
131131 22 from the grid. For example, a large power plant
132132 23 suddenly tripping offline reduces the total amount of
133133 24 available kinetic energy, leading the rotating
134134 25 generators on the system to start rotating less
135135 26 rapidly and thereby decreasing the alternating current
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146146 1 frequency across the grid system. Since a generator
147147 2 turbine's rotational velocity is directly coupled to
148148 3 the grid frequency, the generator's control systems
149149 4 can sense this frequency decline as an indicator of
150150 5 insufficient energy provision. The control system
151151 6 within each power plant, which usually has been in the
152152 7 form of a governor, can then automatically increase
153153 8 the plant's power output. This process is autonomous
154154 9 because the governor does not have to wait for a
155155 10 central dispatcher to send a signal, thus bypassing
156156 11 communications system delays.
157157 12 (8) The shifting generation mix in PJM and MISO will
158158 13 require optimum performance and an increased focus on the
159159 14 need to retain reliability as certain existing generators
160160 15 shut down operations and new, intermittent generators are
161161 16 added. Additionally, increased power generation
162162 17 consumption due to increased electric vehicles and
163163 18 charging stations, along with increased electrification of
164164 19 building heating needs, will undoubtedly place greater
165165 20 demand on the power system.
166166 21 (9) The State has a responsibility to ensure that the
167167 22 performance of State and regional power grids are safe,
168168 23 reliable, and maintain the necessary capacity to meet the
169169 24 power demands of residents of this State. Additionally,
170170 25 the State has an obligation to do its part to ensure the
171171 26 regional power grid is safe and reliable for its
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182182 1 partnering states. As part of the regional power grid,
183183 2 this State should be concerned that shuttered facilities
184184 3 in this State will be replaced by higher cost, higher
185185 4 emissions resources from other states.
186186 5 Section 10. Illinois Regional Generation Reliability Task
187187 6 Force.
188188 7 (a) The Illinois Regional Generation Reliability Task
189189 8 Force is created. The Task Force shall monitor the reliability
190190 9 of the power grid of this State. The Task Force should consider
191191 10 the present and future needs of consumers of this State while
192192 11 simultaneously addressing any issues related to the
193193 12 performance and reliability of power generation and
194194 13 transmission and being mindful of the ultimate cost to
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196196 15 (b) The duties and responsibilities of the Task Force
197197 16 include the following:
198198 17 (1) identifying and assessing policies, rules, and
199199 18 laws that have the potential to significantly affect the
200200 19 reliability of the State and regional power grids;
201201 20 (2) developing a set of standards and conditions that
202202 21 will ensure optimal performance of the State and regional
203203 22 power grids based on new and emerging technologies;
204204 23 (3) identifying opportunities to improve the power
205205 24 supply mix in this State through existing and new laws to
206206 25 ensure continued power reliability at affordable rates for
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217217 1 consumers of this State;
218218 2 (4) compiling research and best practices from other
219219 3 states and countries on how to deploy technology to
220220 4 benefit the performance and reliability of the power grid;
221221 5 (5) developing tools to assess the impact of proposed
222222 6 policies and evaluate their costs and benefits on
223223 7 families, employers, the public, this State, and other
224224 8 states as part of the State and regional power grids;
225225 9 (6) identifying data, reports, and relevant
226226 10 information on the performance of the power grid to ensure
227227 11 reliability and that pricing of power generation is in the
228228 12 best interest of families, businesses, and communities in
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230230 14 (7) providing its findings and recommendations for
231231 15 policy changes and any revisions to policies, rules, and
232232 16 laws that will facilitate the stability and reliability of
233233 17 the State and regional power grids on an annual basis to
234234 18 the General Assembly; and
235235 19 (8) developing and proposing legislative concepts to
236236 20 ensure the future stability and reliability of the power
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238238 22 Section 15. Membership; meetings.
239239 23 (a) The members of the Illinois Regional Generation
240240 24 Reliability Task Force shall be composed of the following:
241241 25 (1) three Senators appointed by the President of the
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252252 1 Senate, one of whom shall be designated by the President
253253 2 as the co-chair of the Task Force;
254254 3 (2) three Representatives appointed by the Speaker of
255255 4 the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be
256256 5 designated by the Speaker as the co-chair of the Task
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258258 7 (3) three Senators appointed by the Minority Leader of
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260260 9 (4) three Representatives appointed by the Minority
261261 10 Leader of the House of Representatives;
262262 11 (5) one member appointed by the Governor whose sole
263263 12 role is dedicated to energy policy for the State;
264264 13 (6) one member of a State or local labor organization
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266266 15 (7) one member of a State or local labor organization
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268268 17 (8) one representative from PJM RTO, designated by
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272272 21 Market Monitor organization;
273273 22 (10) one representative from MISO RTO, designated by
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289289 2 generation companies that operate in the PJM or MISO
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291291 4 President of the Senate, 2 appointed by the Speaker of the
292292 5 House of Representatives, one appointed by the Minority
293293 6 Leader in the Senate, and one appointed by the Minority
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295295 8 (13) one representative from a statewide organization
296296 9 representing retail merchants, appointed by the President
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299299 12 representing manufacturers, appointed by the Speaker of
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301301 14 (15) one representative from a statewide organization
302302 15 representing retired people, appointed by the Speaker of
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304304 17 (16) one representative from a minority-owned
305305 18 geothermal group, appointed by the President of the
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307307 20 (17) one representative from a statewide organization
308308 21 representing business, appointed by the Speaker of the
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310310 23 (18) two representatives from environmental law
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324324 1 (19) the Director of the Illinois Power Agency, or the
325325 2 Director's designee;
326326 3 (20) the Director of the Environmental Protection
327327 4 Agency, or the Director's designee; and
328328 5 (21) the Chair of the Illinois Commerce Commission, or
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330330 7 (b) Appointments for the Task Force shall be made by May 1,
331331 8 2026. The Task Force shall hold 7 meetings annually, either
332332 9 remotely or in person, and the first meeting shall be held
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334334 11 (c) Members of the Task Force shall serve without
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336336 13 (d) The Illinois Commerce Commission shall provide
337337 14 administrative support to the Task Force in conjunction with
338338 15 the independent market monitors for the MISO and PJM regional
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340340 17 Section 20. Annual report.
341341 18 (a) The Illinois Regional Generation Reliability Task
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343343 20 the course of performing its duties and responsibilities. The
344344 21 report shall be written by the administrative staff of the
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359359 1 Force shall submit its first report on October 1, 2026, and
360360 2 each October 1 thereafter to the General Assembly upon the
361361 3 completion of its meeting schedule and shall continue to issue
362362 4 reports each year.
363363 5 Section 25. The Illinois Power Agency Act is amended by
364364 6 adding Section 1-131 as follows:
365365 7 (20 ILCS 3855/1-131 new)
366366 8 Sec. 1-131. Carbon Capture Infrastructure Fund.
367367 9 (a) The Carbon Capture Infrastructure Fund is created as a
368368 10 special fund in the State treasury.
369369 11 (b) The Carbon Capture Infrastructure Fund shall be
370370 12 administered by the Agency to award grants for the
371371 13 construction of new carbon capture storage systems.
372372 14 (c) As soon as practicable after the effective date of
373373 15 this amendatory Act of the 104th General Assembly, $10,000,000
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375375 17 Energy Resources Fund to the Carbon Capture Infrastructure
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377377 19 (d) The Agency shall award grants from the Carbon Capture
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381381 23 (e) The Agency shall adopt rules to implement this
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393393 1 Section 30. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
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395395 3 (30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new)
396396 4 Sec. 5.1030. The Carbon Capture Infrastructure Fund.
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