Bill Text: IL SB0679 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning service obligations.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-9)

Status: (Passed) 2012-08-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0972 [SB0679 Detail]

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 SB0679 Introduced 2/8/2011, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
220 ILCS 5/16-103
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning service obligations.
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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 16-103 as follows:
(220 ILCS 5/16-103)
Sec. 16-103. Service obligations of electric utilities.
(a) An electric utility shall continue offering to retail
customers each tariffed service that that it offered as a
distinct and identifiable service on the effective date of this
amendatory Act of 1997 until the service is (i) declared
competitive pursuant to Section 16-113, or (ii) abandoned
pursuant to Section 8-508. Nothing in this subsection shall be
construed as limiting an electric utility's right to propose,
or the Commission's power to approve, allow or order
modifications in the rates, terms and conditions for such
services pursuant to Article IX or Section 16-111 of this Act.
(b) An electric utility shall also offer, as tariffed
services, delivery services in accordance with this Article,
the power purchase options described in Section 16-110 and
real-time pricing as provided in Section 16-107.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article,
each electric utility shall continue offering to all

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residential customers and to all small commercial retail
customers in its service area, as a tariffed service, bundled
electric power and energy delivered to the customer's premises
consistent with the bundled utility service provided by the
electric utility on the effective date of this amendatory Act
of 1997. Upon declaration of the provision of electric power
and energy as competitive, the electric utility shall continue
to offer to such customers, as a tariffed service, bundled
service options at rates which reflect recovery of all cost
components for providing the service. For those components of
the service which have been declared competitive, cost shall be
the market based prices. Market based prices as referred to
herein shall mean, for electric power and energy, either (i)
those prices for electric power and energy determined as
provided in Section 16-112, or (ii) the electric utility's cost
of obtaining the electric power and energy at wholesale through
a competitive bidding or other arms-length acquisition
process.
(d) Any residential or small commercial retail customer
which elects delivery services is entitled to return to the
electric utility's bundled utility tariffed service offering
provided in accordance with subsection (c) of this Section upon
payment of a reasonable administrative fee which shall be set
forth in the tariff, provided, however, that the electric
utility shall be entitled to impose the condition that such
customer may not elect delivery services for up to 24 months

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thereafter.
(e) The Commission shall not require an electric utility to
offer any tariffed service other than the services required by
this Section, and shall not require an electric utility to
offer any competitive service.
(Source: P.A. 90-561, eff. 12-16-97.)