100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB1703
 
Introduced 2/9/2017, by Sen. Neil Anderson - Sue Rezin
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:



220 ILCS 5/16-115E new

 Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides for a waste-to-energy electric generation program. Requires every investor-owned public utility to file with the Illinois Commerce Commission a standard tariff for electricity purchased from an electric generation facility. Provides that the Commission may limit the projects to 2 standard tariffs per territory in Illinois. Provides requirements for the use of the applicable tariffs, and accompanying costs. Provides that the Commission shall adopt any rules necessary to implement the program. Defines "electric generation facility". Effective immediately.



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1 AN ACT concerning regulation.


2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3represented in the General Assembly:



4 Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by adding 
5Section 16-115E as follows:

6 (220 ILCS 5/16-115E new)
7 Sec. 16-115E. Waste-to-energy electric generation.
8 (a) As used in this Section, "electric generation facility" 
9means an electric generation facility located within the 
10service territory of, and developed to sell electricity to, an 
11investor-owned public utility that:
12  (1) has an effective capacity of not more than 3 
13 megawatts;
14  (2) is interconnected and operates in parallel with the 
15 electrical transmission and distribution grid;
16  (3) is strategically located and interconnected to the 
17 electrical transmission and distribution grid in a manner 
18 that optimizes the deliverability of electricity generated 
19 at the facility to load centers; and
20  (4) is an eligible renewable energy resource.
21 (b) It is the policy of the State of Illinois and the 
22intent of the General Assembly to encourage electrical 
23generation from eligible renewable energy resources. To that 
 
 
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1end, the purpose of this Section is to allow wastewater plants 
2to build turbines to power electricity from their waste fuel in 
3order to produce another viable form of electrical generation 
4for this State. 
5 (c) Every investor-owned public utility shall file with the 
6Commission a standard tariff for electricity purchased from an 
7electric generation facility. The Commission may limit the 
8projects to 2 standard tariffs per territory in Illinois. Each 
9tariff shall provide for payment for every kilowatthour of 
10electricity purchased from an electric generation facility for 
11a period of 10, 15, or 20 years, as authorized by the 
12Commission. The payment shall be the market price determined by 
13the Commission, using a methodology developed by the 
14Commission, and shall include all current and anticipated 
15environmental compliance costs, including, but not limited to, 
16mitigation of emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollution 
17offsets associated with the operation of new generating 
18facilities. The tariffs shall be completed within 12 months 
19after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th 
20General Assembly.
21 (d) The Commission shall adopt any rules necessary to 
22implement the program created under this Section.


23 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
24becoming law.