Bill Text: IL SB3500 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall protect the rights of residents to produce, consume, and store their own energy without discriminatory repercussions from a utility company. Provides that the Commission shall adopt rules that protect specified resident rights related to electricity production and storage. Provides that a resident who produces, consumes, and stores his or her own energy shall not face discriminatory rate design, treatment, or excessive compliance requirements as provided for in the Act. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB3500 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB3500-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 SB3500 Introduced 2/13/2020, by Sen. Heather A. Steans SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
220 ILCS 5/4-604 new
Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall protect the rights of residents to produce, consume, and store their own energy without discriminatory repercussions from a utility company. Provides that the Commission shall adopt rules that protects specified resident rights related to electricity production and storage. Provides that a resident who produces, consumes, and stores his or her own energy shall not face discriminatory rate design, treatment, or excessive compliance requirements as provided for in the Act. Effective immediately.
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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 adding
Section 4-604 as follows:
(220 ILCS 5/4-604 new)
Sec. 4-604. Right to self-generate electricity.
(a) The Commission shall protect the rights of residents to
produce, consume, and store their own energy without
discriminatory repercussions from a utility company. The
Commission shall adopt rules that ensure a resident may do the
following:
(1) generate, consume, and export renewable energy and
reduce his or her use of electricity obtained from the
grid;
(2) use technology to store energy at his or her
residence;
(3) connect his or her electrical system that generates
renewable energy, stores energy, or any combination
thereof, with the electricity meter on the customer's
premises that is provided by an electric utility:
(A) in a timely manner;
(B) in accordance with requirements established by

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the electric utility to ensure the safety of utility
workers; and
(C) after providing written notice to the electric
utility providing service in the service territory,
installing a nomenclature plate on the electrical
meter panel and meeting all applicable state and local
safety and electrical code requirements associated
with installing a parallel distributed generation
system; and
(4) receive fair credit for energy exported to the
grid.
(b) A resident who produces, consumes, and stores his or
her own energy shall not face discriminatory rate design,
treatment, or excessive compliance requirements as provided by
paragraph (3) of subsection (n) of Section 16-107.5.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.