Bill Text: IL SB0130 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall conduct at least one workshop and issue a report examining the ability of competitive energy markets to reduce total costs for Illinois consumers and encourage merchant investment through combinations of supply and demand-side management options. Provides that the Commission shall conduct at least one workshop and issue a report on the performance of all power generation in the State during the summer peak demand periods of 2018 and the winter peak demand period of 2018-2019, and identify which resources ensure the lowest cost and most reliable generation for Illinois consumers. Provides that the Commission shall conduct at least one workshop and issue a report that identifies the volumes, generation sources by fuel type, and market values of hourly electricity imports to and exports from Illinois for the years 2016, 2017, and 2018. Provides that the reports shall be submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly, as well as posted on the Internet website of the Commission, on or before March 1, 2020. Repeals the provisions on January 1, 2021. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB0130 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB0130-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 SB0130 Introduced 1/29/2019, by Sen. David Koehler SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
220 ILCS 5/1-101 from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 1-101
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in the short title Section.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by changing
Section 1-101 as follows:
(220 ILCS 5/1-101) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 1-101)
Sec. 1-101. Short title. This Act may be cited as the the
Public Utilities Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-1475.)