Illinois Senate Bill 529 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 23 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-05-21 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Act. Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act, the State Finance Act, and the Public Utilities Act. Authorizes the procurement of renewable energy credits by electric utilities serving more than 300,000 retail customers as of January 1, 2019. Provides for the renewable energy credits to be related to new renewable energy resources installed at the site of electric generation that on January 1, 2019 burned coal as the primary fuel source. Provides for the Illinois Power Agency to manage the procurement of the credits. Establishes the requirements for eligibility for the credits. Requires the electric utilities to file a tariff for the billing and collection of a Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Initiative Charge on each kilowatthour of electricity delivered to its delivery services customers within its service territory at specified rates and to deposit a percentage of its collections in the Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Incentive and Plant Transition Fund. Establishes the Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Incentive and Plant Transition Fund as a special fund in the State treasury to provide transitional support funding to coal-fueled electric utilities participating in the utilization of the renewable energy credits. Effective immediately.

UTILITIES-ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Sen. Michael Hastings [D]

Sen. David Koehler [D]

Sen. Susan Rezin [R]

Sen. Jil Tracy [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-21	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2021-05-10	Senate	Re-assigned to Energy and Public Utilities
2021-05-10	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 21, 2021
2021-05-07	Senate	Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2021-04-30	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As May 7, 2021
2021-04-23	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Established As April 30, 2021
2021-04-21	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jil Tracy
2021-04-16	Senate	Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 23, 2021
2021-03-03	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Sue Rezin
2021-03-03	Senate	Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities
2021-02-25	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
2021-02-23	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2021-02-23	Senate	First Reading
2021-02-23	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	3855	1-20	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	3855	1-75	Amended Code	Citation Text
220	5	16-108	Amended Code	Citation Text
220	5	16-111.5	Amended Code	Citation Text
30	105	5.935	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=529&GAID=16&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/SB/10200SB0529.htm