Chapter 220 — UTILITIES

(220 ILCS 5/8-204) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-204) Sec. 8-204. Every public utility company which furnishes electricity to residential customers shall (a) maintain a registry of those individuals who are dependent on an electrically operated respirator, dialysis machine or any oth…

(220 ILCS 5/8-205) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-205) Sec. 8-205. (a) Termination of gas and electric utility service to all residential users, including all tenants of mastermetered apartment buildings, for nonpayment of bills, where gas or electricity is used as the only source of …

(220 ILCS 5/8-206) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-206) Sec. 8-206. Winter termination for nonpayment. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no electric or gas public utility shall disconnect service to any residential customer or mastermetered apartment building for non…

(220 ILCS 5/8-206.5) Sec. 8-206.5. Disconnection Protection Program. (a) No later than June 1, 2025, each electric and gas utility serving more than 500,000 customers in this State shall implement a Disconnection Protection Program, whereby customers who have applied for assistan…

(220 ILCS 5/8-207) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-207) Sec. 8-207. Any former residential customer whose gas or electric service was used to provide or control the primary source of space heating in the dwelling and whose service is disconnected for nonpayment of a bill or a deposit f…

(220 ILCS 5/8-208) Sec. 8-208. (a) The General Assembly finds that the availability of adequate, affordable housing bears a close relationship to efficient and reliable delivery of utility services and that the lack of affordable housing exacerbates difficulties in the delivery o…

(220 ILCS 5/8-209) Sec. 8-209. Utility credit reporting. If a public utility reports a customer to a credit reporting agency for non-payment of an outstanding utility bill, then a public utility shall notify the credit reporting agency within 5 business days of any full payment m…

(220 ILCS 5/8-218) Sec. 8-218. Utility-scale pilot projects. (a) Electric utilities serving greater than 500,000 customers but less than 3,000,000 customers may propose, plan for, construct, install, control, own, manage, or operate up to 2 pilot projects consisting of utility-sc…

(220 ILCS 5/8-301) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-301) Sec. 8-301. The Commission shall have power to ascertain, determine and fix for each kind of public utility suitable and convenient standard commercial units of service, product or commodity, which units shall be lawful units for …

(220 ILCS 5/8-302) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-302) Sec. 8-302. The Commission shall require that every public utility furnishing natural or artificial gas, electricity or water to the public, where the individual consumption is measured by meter, shall, upon written request of any…

(220 ILCS 5/8-303) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-303) Sec. 8-303. Where, within 30 days of receipt of a utility bill, a customer alleges that the level of consumption reflected in his utility bill is unreasonably high, it shall be the responsibility of the public utility furnishing n…

(220 ILCS 5/8-304) Sec. 8-304. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 84-617. Repealed by P.A. 100-840, eff. 8-13-18.)

(220 ILCS 5/8-305) Sec. 8-305. Braille billing statements. Upon the request of a customer, a public utility that serves at least 50,000 customers shall furnish billing statements in braille. (Source: P.A. 88-497.)

(220 ILCS 5/8-306) Sec. 8-306. Special provisions relating to water and sewer utilities. (a) No later than 120 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly, the Commission shall prepare, make available to customers upon request, and post on it…

(220 ILCS 5/8-401) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-401) Sec. 8-401. Every public utility subject to this Act shall provide service and facilities which are in all respects adequate, efficient, reliable and environmentally safe and which, consistent with these obligations, constitute th…

(220 ILCS 5/8-402) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-402) Sec. 8-402. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96. Repealed by P.A. 90-561, eff. 12-16-97.)

(220 ILCS 5/8-402.1) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-402.1) Sec. 8-402.1. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 87-173. Repealed by P.A. 90-561, eff. 12-16-97.)

(220 ILCS 5/8-402.2) Sec. 8-402.2. Public Schools Carbon-Free Assessment programs. (a) Within one year after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, each electric utility serving over 500,000 retail customers in this State shall implement a Public…

(220 ILCS 5/8-403) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-403) Sec. 8-403. The Commission shall design and implement policies which encourage the economical utilization of cogeneration and small power production, as these terms are defined in Section 3-105, item (7) of subsection (b), includi…

(220 ILCS 5/8-403.1) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-403.1) Sec. 8-403.1. Electricity purchased from qualified solid waste energy facility; tax credit; distributions for economic development. (a) It is hereby declared to be the policy of this State to encourage the development of alter…

(220 ILCS 5/8-404) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-404) Sec. 8-404. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 87-812. Repealed by P.A. 90-561, eff. 12-16-97.)

(220 ILCS 5/8-405) Sec. 8-405. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 84-617. Repealed by P.A. 100-840, eff. 8-13-18.)

(220 ILCS 5/8-405.1) Sec. 8-405.1. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96. Repealed by P.A. 100-840, eff. 8-13-18.)

(220 ILCS 5/8-406) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-406) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-458) Sec. 8-406. Certificate of public convenience and necessity. (a) No public utility not owning any city or village franchise nor engaged in performing any public service or in furn…

(220 ILCS 5/8-406.1) Sec. 8-406.1. Certificate of public convenience and necessity; expedited procedure. (a) A public utility may apply for a certificate of public convenience and necessity pursuant to this Section for the construction of any new high voltage electric service lin…

(220 ILCS 5/8-406.2) Sec. 8-406.2. Certificate of public convenience and necessity; extension of utility service area and facilities to serve designated hardship areas. (a) This Section is intended to provide a mechanism by which a gas public utility may extend its service territ…

(220 ILCS 5/8-407) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-407) Sec. 8-407. (a) The Commission, after granting any certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of a new electric generating facility, shall reevaluate the propriety and necessity for the certificate at lea…

(220 ILCS 5/8-408) Sec. 8-408. Energy efficiency plans for small multi-jurisdictional utilities. (a) Any electric or gas public utility with fewer than 200,000 customers in Illinois on January 1, 2007 that offers energy efficiency programs to its customers in a state adjacent to …

(220 ILCS 5/8-501) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-501) Sec. 8-501. Whenever the Commission, after a hearing had upon its own motion or upon complaint, shall find that the rules, regulations, practices, equipment, appliances, facilities or service of any public utility, or the methods …

(220 ILCS 5/8-501.5) Sec. 8-501.5. Employees and independent contractors; background checks. (a) Before hiring an employee or independent contractor to perform work involving facilities used for the distribution of natural gas to customers, a public utility shall, in accordance w…

(220 ILCS 5/8-502) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-502) Sec. 8-502. Whenever the Commission, after a hearing had upon its own motion or upon complaint, shall find that public convenience and necessity require the use by one public utility of the conduits, subways, wires, poles, pipes o…

(220 ILCS 5/8-503) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-503) Sec. 8-503. Whenever the Commission, after a hearing, shall find that additions, extensions, repairs or improvements to, or changes in, the existing plant, equipment, apparatus, facilities or other physical property of any public …

(220 ILCS 5/8-504) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-504) Sec. 8-504. The Commission is authorized to make rules and regulations concerning the conditions to be contained in and become a part of contracts for public utility services, and any and all services concerning the same, or conne…

(220 ILCS 5/8-505) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-505) Sec. 8-505. The Commission shall have power, after a hearing or without a hearing as provided in this Section and upon its own motion, or upon complaint, by general or special orders, rules or regulations, or otherwise, to require…

(220 ILCS 5/8-505.1) Sec. 8-505.1. Non-emergency vegetation management activities. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), and (d), in conducting its non-emergency vegetation management activities, an electric public utility shall: (1) Follow the most current tree care an…

(220 ILCS 5/8-505.5) Sec. 8-505.5. Work on natural gas regulator or manometer. The Commission shall require, under such rules as it may prescribe, a public utility that is performing work on a natural gas regulator or manometer containing mercury that is used to provide natural g…

(220 ILCS 5/8-506) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-506) Sec. 8-506. Whenever the Commission, after a hearing had upon its own motion or upon complaint, shall determine that public convenience and necessity require a physical connection for the establishment of a continuous line of comm…

(220 ILCS 5/8-507) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-507) Sec. 8-507. Every public utility shall file with the Commission, under such rules and regulations as the Commission may prescribe, a report of every accident occurring to or on its plant, equipment, or other property of such a nat…

(220 ILCS 5/8-508) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-508) Sec. 8-508. No public utility shall abandon or discontinue any service or, in the case of an electric utility, make any modification as herein defined, without first having secured the approval of the Commission, except in case of…

(220 ILCS 5/8-508.1) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-508.1) Sec. 8-508.1. (a) As used in this Section: (1) "Decommissioning" means the series of activities undertaken at the time a nuclear power plant is permanently retired from service to ensure that the final entombment, decontaminat…

(220 ILCS 5/8-509) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-509) Sec. 8-509. When necessary for the construction of any alterations, additions, extensions or improvements ordered or authorized under Section 8-406.1 or 8-503 of this Act, any public utility may enter upon, take or damage private …

(220 ILCS 5/8-509.5) Sec. 8-509.5. Eminent domain. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any power granted under this Act to acquire property by condemnation or eminent domain is subject to, and shall be exercised in accordance with, the Eminent Domain Act. (Source: P.…

(220 ILCS 5/8-510) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 8-510) Sec. 8-510. Land surveys and land use studies. For the purpose of making land surveys and land use studies, any public utility that has been granted a certificate of public convenience and necessity by, or received an order under …

(220 ILCS 5/8-511) Sec. 8-511. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 96-37, eff. 7-13-09. Repealed by P.A. 96-40, eff. 7-13-09.)

(220 ILCS 5/8-512) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-458) Sec. 8-512. Renewable energy access plan. (a) It is the policy of this State to promote cost-effective transmission system development that ensures reliability of the electric transmission system, lowers carbon…

(220 ILCS 5/8-513) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 8-513. Thermal Energy Network Pilot Program. (a) The Commission shall coordinate with the Illinois Finance Authority, in its role as Climate Bank for the State, to leverage any…

(220 ILCS 5/9-101) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 9-101) Sec. 9-101. All rates or other charges made, demanded or received by any product or commodity furnished or to be furnished or for any service rendered or to be rendered shall be just and reasonable. Every unjust or unreasonable ch…

(220 ILCS 5/9-102) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 9-102) Sec. 9-102. Every public utility shall file with the Commission and shall print and keep open to public inspection schedules showing all rates and other charges, and classifications, which are in force at the time for any product …

(220 ILCS 5/9-102.1) Sec. 9-102.1. Negotiated rates. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other Section of Article IX of this Act, the Commission may approve one or more rate schedules filed by a public utility that enable the public utility to provide service to c…

(220 ILCS 5/9-103) (from Ch. 111 2/3, par. 9-103) Sec. 9-103. Posting of rate schedules. Subject to such rules and regulations as the Commission may prescribe, the schedules referred to in Section 9-102 shall be posted or kept on file in every office of a public utility where the…