Illinois Administrative Code

Section 421.10 Applicability This Part shall apply to all electric utilities and alternative retail electric suppliers. Unless otherwise required pursuant to a contract or a tariff governed by Section 16-118(b) of the Public Utilities Act [220 ILCS 5/16-118(b)], a utility shall n…

Section 421.20 Definitions For purposes of this Part, the following definitions shall apply: "Act" means the Public Utilities Act [220 ILCS 5]. "Alternative retail electric supplier" or "ARES" has the same meaning as defined in Section 16-102 of the Act [220 ILCS 5/16-102]. "Biom…

Section 421.30 Disclosure Statements Provided to the Commission a) The following information shall be submitted to the Commission from every utility and ARES, to the maximum extent practicable, on at least a quarterly basis: 1) A break-down, on a percentage basis, of the known so…

Section 421.40 Customer Billing Disclosure Statements a) Every utility and ARES shall, on at least a quarterly basis, provide their customers the following information, in a clearly legible manner, to the maximum extent practicable: 1) A break-down, on a percentage basis, of the …

Section 421.EXHIBIT C Emissions and Nuclear Waste Table AVERAGE AMOUNTS OF EMISSIONS and AMOUNT OF NUCLEAR WASTE per 1000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) PRODUCED from KNOWN1 SOURCES for the 12 months ending mm dd yy Carbon Dioxide YY lbs Nitrogen Oxides YY lbs Sulfur Dioxide YY lbs High-Le…

Section 425.10 Applicability The uniform fuel adjustment charge (FAC) will be applied either to each KWH of energy billed during the effective month or each KWH of energy delivered during the effective month to all service classifications subject to fuel adjustment in the filed r…

Section 425.20 Cost Basis Costs passed through the FAC are required to represent estimates of actual costs to be incurred, with adjustment to actual costs as they become available. The fuel charge passed through the FAC is the total amount of allowable fuel and fuel related charg…

Section 425.30 Fuel Adjustment Formula The fuel adjustment clause shall be of the following form: FAC = (CF + CPP - CNS) X 100 - BFC + Ra + Ro + D S where: FAC = Fuel adjustment charge per KWH. The amount in cents per KWH, rounded to the nearest .001¢, to be charged for each appl…

Section 425.40 Interpretation a) Economic dispatch. Economic dispatch means the operation of the electric utility's system, utilizing the source of available power to achieve minimum overall costs, taking into consideration the utility's voltage, frequency, reliability, environme…

Section 425.50 Administration a) Reporting. Utilities are to report monthly in a format designated by the Commission. b) In conjunction with a docketed reconciliation proceeding, the company shall file with the Commission a statement showing the determination of the reconciliatio…

Section 430.10 Applicability This Part applies to each electric utility under the ratemaking jurisdiction of the Illinois Commerce Commission.

Section 430.100 Remedy In the event of an impasse in negotiations between the utility and the qualifying facility, either party may request a determination of the issues by the Commission. This determination may be requested either formally or informally. If either party requests…

Section 430.110 Tariff and Rules to be Filed a) Within 60 days of the adoption of this Part, each electric utility shall file with the Commission tariffs, rules and regulations implementing this Part. On each June 30 thereafter, each electric utility shall file revised standard r…

Section 430.20 Availability of Benefits To any facility which is a qualifying facility and which enters into an agreement with a public utility subject to this Part to provide electric energy. Each qualifying facility must provide to the utility the information required under Sec…

Section 430.30 Definitions "Avoided costs" means the incremental costs to the electric utility of electric energy or capacity or both which, but for the purchase from the qualifying facility or qualifying facilities, the utility would generate itself or purchase from another sour…

Section 430.40 Terms and Conditions of Service Each electric utility shall file with the Illinois Commerce Commission such terms and conditions of service as are necessary to adequately insure quality of service, safety and minimum total cost. These terms and conditions shall app…

Section 430.50 Data to be Provided by Utilities The purpose of this Section is to describe the data which utilities must provide to the Illinois Commerce Commission, make available for public inspection, and provide to interested parties at a reasonable copying charge. Data requi…

Section 430.60 Standard Energy Rates a) Purchases by Utilities: 1) Each electric utility shall file, and any qualifying facility may elect to accept, a standard rate for all energy purchased by the utility from the qualifying facility. This rate shall be based on the utility's av…

Section 430.70 Metering Arrangement for the Standard Rate In each standard rate offered by a utility for purchases of energy from a qualifying facility, the electrical registration for billing purposes can be accomplished by two options. a) Option I Under this metering configurat…

Section 430.80 Contractual Arrangements Between Qualifying Facilities and Utilities All qualifying facilities and utilities shall enter into a contractual arrangement regarding the terms and conditions of service and the rates for purchase and sale. A qualifying facility may elec…

Section 430.90 Limitations a) Nothing in this Part relieves the utility from carrying out its responsibilities as described in Section 201 and 210 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) or in the rules promulgated pursuant to said Act. b) Nothing in this Pa…

Section 430.ILLUSTRATION B Option II Metering

Section 445.10 Applicability This Part applies to each electric utility, as defined in Section 3-105 of The Public Utilities Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 111 2/3, par. 3-105).

Section 445.20 Definitions "Act" means The Public Utilities Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 111⅔, pars. 1-101 et seq.). "Avoided Costs" means the incremental costs to the electric utility of electric energy which, but for the purchase from the qualified solid waste energy facility…

Section 445.30 Availability of Benefits a) The benefits of this Part shall apply to any qualified solid waste energy facility. The owner(s) or operator of such a facility shall petition the Commission for a determination that the facility meets the requirements and criteria speci…

Section 445.40 Terms and Conditions of Service a) The electric utility shall negotiate terms and conditions of service with the owner(s) or developer(s) of a qualified solid waste energy facility in accordance with the utility's standard terms and conditions of service for small …

Section 445.50 Reporting Requirements a) The owner(s) or operator of a qualified solid waste energy facility (excluding facilities fueled by methane gas generated from landfills) shall annually report to the Commission that the facility has met the requirements of the Illinois En…

Section 445.60 Purchase Rates a) Within 60 days of the effective date of this Part, each electric utility shall file and at all times thereafter have on file with the Commission tariffs or riders applicable to purchases of electric energy generated from qualified solid waste ener…

Section 445.70 Tax Credits a) Calculation of monthly tax credit 1) Each utility shall calculate tax credits using the following formula to assure compliance with Section 8-403.1(d) of the Act. C = P-(R-0), where C = Public utility tax credit. P = Actual total dollar amount paid f…

Section 445.80 Remedy A utility or a qualified solid waste energy facility may file a petition with the Commission alleging violation of the Act or this Part. Any petition filed pursuant to this Section shall comply with the Commission's Rules of Practice (83 Ill. Adm. Code 200).

Section 450.10 Definitions "Act" means the Public Utilities Act [220 ILCS 5]. "Affiliated interest" has the same meaning as in Section 7-101(2) of the Act. "Affiliated interests in competition with alternative retail electric suppliers" shall include affiliated alternative retail…

Section 450.100 Independent Functioning Except in relation to corporate support and emergency support, electric utilities and affiliated interests in competition with ARES that provide services to customers within the utility's service territory shall function independently of ea…

Section 450.110 Employees a) Except in relation to corporate support and emergency support, electric utilities and their affiliated interests in competition with alternative retail electric suppliers shall not jointly employ or otherwise share the same employees. b) Electric util…

Section 450.120 Transfer of Goods and Services a) Transactions between an electric utility and its affiliated interests shall not be allowed to subsidize the affiliated interests. b) In connection with an application for a certificate of service authority filed by an affiliated i…

Section 450.130 Lists of Affiliated Interests and ARES a) Each electric utility shall maintain an accurate list of all its affiliated interests. Such list shall include the name and address of each affiliated interest and the name and business telephone number of at least one off…

Section 450.140 Maintenance of Books and Records and Commission Access a) An electric utility shall maintain books, accounts, and records separate from those of its affiliated interests. b) In connection with an application for a certificate of service authority filed by an affil…

Section 450.150 Internal Audits a) Electric utilities shall conduct biennial internal audits on transactions with affiliated interests. These audits shall test compliance with this Part, with any applicable Commission orders, with the electric utility's affiliated interest operat…

Section 450.160 Complaint Procedures a) Complaints alleging violations of this Part shall be filed pursuant to 83 Ill. Adm. Code 200. b) Pursuant to Section 16-121 of the Act, after notice and hearing held on complaint or on the Commission's own motion, the Commission may: 1) Ord…

Section 450.20 Non-Discrimination a) Electric utilities shall not provide affiliated interests or customers of affiliated interests preferential treatment or advantages relative to unaffiliated entities or their customers in connection with services provided under tariffs on file…

Section 450.25 Marketing and Advertising a) An electric utility shall neither jointly advertise nor jointly market its services or products with those of an affiliated interest in competition with ARES. b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed as prohibiting an affiliated …

Section 450.30 Non-Discrimination Concerning Services Provided Pursuant to Section 16-118 of the Public Utilities Act In providing any service or engaging in any activity pursuant to Section 16-118 of the Act, whether such service or activity is governed by tariffs filed with the…

Section 450.40 Tying Electric utilities shall not tie, as defined by State and federal anti-trust laws, the provision of any delivery services to the taking of any goods and services from the electric utilities' affiliated interests in competition with alternative retail electric…

Section 450.50 Release, Assignment, Transfer, and Brokering of Capacity Except to the extent as reserved to the sole and exclusive jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), electric utilities shall not grant preferences regarding the release, assignment, tr…

Section 450.60 Nondiscriminatory Provision of Information to Unaffiliated Entities a) Any ARES may submit, to an electric utility, a written standing request for information related to the electric utility's transmission or distribution systems that is provided by the utility to …

Section 450.70 Customer Information a) Customer information shall be made available in accordance with Section 16-122 of the Public Utilities Act [220 ILCS 5/16-122], without preference to affiliated interests or their customers. Electric utilities shall not provide any preferenc…

Section 450.80 Exception for Corporate Support Information Except as proscribed by Sections 450.60 and 450.70, electric utilities may share information concerning corporate support with affiliated interests without being required to share such information with unaffiliated entiti…

Section 450.85 Affiliate Information Sharing The affiliated interests of an electric utility shall neither directly nor indirectly provide preferential access to information to any of the utility's affiliated interests in competition with ARES where the utility's direct sharing o…

Section 450.90 Confidentiality of Alternative Retail Electric Supplier (ARES) Information Electric utilities shall treat all information obtained from an ARES as confidential information, and shall not provide such information to its affiliated interests or to unaffiliated entiti…

Section 453.10 Definitions "Electronic Signature" shall mean a digitized recording of the handwritten signature of the executing person, an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with a Letter of Agency (LOA) and executed by a person with the int…

Section 453.20 Criteria by Which to Judge the Validity of an Electronic Signature a) An electronic signature shall indicate who signed the LOA. b) An electronic signature shall be unique to the signer. 1) A digitized version of the handwritten signature of the executing person sh…