HB3779Introduced in the House
UTIL-TIME-OF-USE PRICING
Introduced by Ann Williams, District 11
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Creates the Municipal and Cooperative Electric Utility Planning and Transparency Act. Provides that, by November 1, 2025, and by November 1 every 3 years thereafter, all electric cooperatives with members in the State, municipal power agencies, and municipalities shall file with the Illinois Power Agency an integrated resource plan. Sets forth provisions concerning the plan. Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Authorizes the Illinois Power Agency to develop capacity procurement plans and conduct competitive procurement processes for the procurement of capacity needed to ensure environmentally sustainable long-term resource adequacy across the State at the lowest cost over time. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Changes the cumulative persisting annual savings goals for electric utilities that serve less than 3,000,000 retail customers but more than 500,000 retail customers for the years of 2025 through 2030. Provides that the cumulative persisting annual savings goals beyond the year 2030 shall increase by 0.9 (rather than 0.6) percentage points per year. Changes the requirements for submitting proposed plans and funding levels to meet savings goals for an electric utility serving more than 500,000 retail customers (rather than serving less than 3,000,000 retail customers but more than 500,000 retail customers). Provides that an electric utility that has a tariff approved within one year of the amendatory Act shall also offer at least one market-based, time-of-use rate for eligible retail customers that choose to take power and energy supply service from the utility. Sets forth provisions regarding the Illinois Commerce Commission's powers and duties related to residential time-of-use pricing. Provides that each capacity procurement event may include the procurement of capacity through a mix of contracts with different terms and different initial delivery dates. Sets forth the requirements of prepared capacity procurement plans. Requires each alternative electric supplier to make payment to an applicable electric utility for capacity, receive transfers of capacity credits, report capacity credits procured on its behalf to the applicable regional transmission organization, and submit the capacity credits to the applicable regional transmission organization under that regional transmission organization's rules and procedures. Makes other changes.
Where it stands
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
May 28, 2025
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Bill history
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Ann M. Williams
First Reading
Referred to Rules Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava
Assigned to Energy & Environment Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margaret Croke
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Terra Costa Howard
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernandez
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
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