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220 ILCS 5/8-218
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 220 - UTILITIES|220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.|Article VIII - Service Obligations And Conditions

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-scale photovoltaic energy generation facilities. Energy storage facilities that are planned for, constructed, installed, controlled, owned, managed, or operated may be constructed in connection with the photovoltaic electricity generation pilot projects.(b) Pilot projects shall be sited in equity investment eligible communities in or near the towns of Peoria and East St. Louis and must result in economic benefits for the members of the communities in which the project will be located. The amount paid per pilot project with or without energy storage facilities cannot exceed $20,000,000. The electric utility's costs of planning for, constructing, installing, controlling, owning, managing, or operating the photovoltaic electricity generation facilities and energy storage facilities may be recovered, on a kilowatt hour basis, via an automatic adjustment clause tariff applicable to all retail customers, with the tariff to be approved by the Commission after opportunity for review, and with an annual reconciliation component; and for purposes of cost recovery, the photovoltaic electricity production facilities may be treated as regulatory assets, using the same ratemaking treatment in paragraph (1) of subsection (h) of Section 16-107.6 of this Act, provided: (1) the Commission shall have the authority to determine the reasonableness of the costs of the facilities, and (2) any monetary value of power and energy from the facilities shall be credited against the delivery services revenue requirement.(c) Any electric utility seeking to propose, plan for, construct, install, control, own, manage, or operate a pilot project pursuant to this Section must commit to using a diverse and equitable workforce and a diverse set of contractors, including minority-owned businesses, disadvantaged businesses, trade unions, graduates of any workforce training programs established by this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, and small businesses. An electric utility must comply with the equity commitment requirements in subsection (c-10) of Section 1-75 of the Illinois Power Agency Act. The electric utility must certify that not less than the prevailing wage will be paid to employees engaged in construction activities associated with the pilot project. The electric utility must file a project labor agreement, as defined in the Illinois Power Agency Act, with the Commission prior to constructing, installing, controlling, or owning a pilot project authorized by this Section.  (Source: P.A. 102-662, eff. 9-15-21.)
220 ILCS 5/8-301
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 220 - UTILITIES|220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.|Article VIII - Service Obligations And Conditions

 (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 the purposes of this Act; to ascertain, determine and fix adequate and  serviceable standards for the measurements of quantity, quality, pressure,  initial voltage or other condition pertaining to the performing of its  service or to the furnishing of its product or commodity by any public  utility, and to prescribe reasonable regulations for examining, measuring  and testing such service, product or commodity, and to establish reasonable  rules, regulations, specifications and standards to secure the accuracy of  all meters and appliances for examining, measuring or testing such service,  product or commodity.  The Commission may purchase such materials, apparatus  and standard measuring instruments as it deems necessary to carry out the  provisions of this Section.The Commission shall provide for the inspection of the manner in which  every public utility conforms to the reasonable regulations prescribed by  the Commission for examining, measuring and testing its service, product or  commodity, and the Commission may supplement such inspections by examining,  measuring and testing the service, product or commodity of any public utility.  Any consumer or user may have tested any appliance  for examining, measuring or testing any such service, product or commodity  upon payment of the fees fixed by the Commission.  The Commission shall  declare and establish reasonable fees to be paid for examining and testing  such appliances on the request of consumers or users, the fee to be paid by the  consumer or user at the time of his request, but to be repaid to the consumer  or user by the public utility if the measuring appliance be found unreasonably   defective or incorrect to the disadvantage of the consumer or user.The Commission, its officers, agents, experts or inspectors and  employees shall have power to enter upon any premises occupied by any  public utility for the purpose of making the examinations and tests  provided in the Act, and set up and use on such premises, any apparatus and  appliances and occupy reasonable space therefor.All fees collected by the Commission under this Section shall be paid  promptly after the receipt of the same, accompanied by a detailed statement  of the same, into the Public Utility Fund in the State treasury.    (Source: P.A. 84-617.)
220 ILCS 5/8-302
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 220 - UTILITIES|220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.|Article VIII - Service Obligations And Conditions

 (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 consumer, cause the meter reader at the time of reading such  consumer's meter to leave at such meter a card showing the present reading  of the meter, the last previous reading, and the dates of such two readings.    (Source: P.A. 84-617.)
220 ILCS 5/8-303
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 220 - UTILITIES|220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.|Article VIII - Service Obligations And Conditions

 (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 natural or artificial gas, electricity or water to that  customer to investigate the allegation. If as a result of such an  investigation, the public utility determines that the customer's line has  been tapped, the utility shall attempt to ascertain the identity of the  third party benefiting from the usage of the utility service or for  payment for all or part of the disputed charges.  If the utility determines  that the landlord of the building or his agent is the party who benefited  from the usage of the utility service, either the utility or the customer  may petition the court for the appointment of receiver to collect the rents  due and to remit a portion to the utility company for payment of bills for  the tapped service, for current bills and for any expenses incurred by the  utility as a result of the tap.  The receiver shall make all reasonable  efforts, including the obtaining of court orders, to provide to the utility  access to the building.  Any changes in the building's piping which are  necessitated by the tap shall be at the expense of the person benefiting  from the tap.If the utility determines that the landlord of the building is not the  party who benefited from the usage of the utility service, the customer  shall be so notified and shall also be informed by the utility of a right  to register a dispute pursuant to procedures developed by the Commission  for resolution of disputed bills, including his right to bring a complaint  before the Commission if an agreement with the utility cannot be reached.In order to enable the customer to ascertain whether the level  of consumption is greater than the amounts billed in  other billing periods and to eliminate to the fullest extent  practicable consecutive estimated bills, the public utility shall make an  actual meter reading at least every second billing  period. If a meter reader is unable to gain access to the meter for the  purpose of making an actual reading, the public utility shall take other  appropriate and reasonable measures to read the meter.Nothing in this Section shall preclude either the customer or the public  utility from filing a complaint with the State's Attorney located in the  county where the utility service is being rendered to allege an unlawful  theft of the customer's utility service.    (Source: P.A. 84-617.)
220 ILCS 5/8-304
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 220 - UTILITIES|220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.|Article VIII - Service Obligations And Conditions

Sec. 8-304. (Repealed).        (Source: P.A. 84-617. Repealed by P.A. 100-840, eff. 8-13-18.)
220 ILCS 5/8-305
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 220 - UTILITIES|220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.|Article VIII - Service Obligations And Conditions

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 5/8-401
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 220 - UTILITIES|220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.|Article VIII - Service Obligations And Conditions

 (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 the least-cost means of meeting the utility's service obligations.    (Source: P.A. 84-617.)
220 ILCS 5/8-402
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 220 - UTILITIES|220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.|Article VIII - Service Obligations And Conditions

 (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
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 220 - UTILITIES|220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.|Article VIII - Service Obligations And Conditions

 (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 5/8-403
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 220 - UTILITIES|220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.|Article VIII - Service Obligations And Conditions

 (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),  including specifically, but not limited to, the cogeneration or production  of heat, steam or electricity by municipal corporations or any other  political subdivision of this State. No public utility shall discriminate  in any way with respect to the conditions or price for provision of  maintenance power, standby power and supplementary power as these terms are  defined by current Commission rules, or for any other service. The prices  charged by a utility for  maintenance power, standby power, supplementary power and all other such  services shall be cost-based and just and reasonable.The Commission shall conduct a study of procedures and policies to  encourage the full and economical utilization of cogeneration and small  power production including, but not limited to, (1) requiring utilities to  pay full avoided costs, including long-term avoided capacity costs to  cogenerators and small power producers and (2) requiring  utilities to make available upon request of the State or a unit of  local government, transmission and distribution services to transmit  electrical energy produced by cogeneration or small power production  facilities located in any structure or on any real property of the State or  unit of local government to other locations of this State or a unit of  local government.  The Commission shall report on this study, with  recommendation for legislative consideration, to the General Assembly by  March 1, 1986.       (Source: P.A. 95-481, eff. 8-28-07.)
220 ILCS 5/8-404
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 220 - UTILITIES|220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.|Article VIII - Service Obligations And Conditions

 (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
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 220 - UTILITIES|220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.|Article VIII - Service Obligations And Conditions

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
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 220 - UTILITIES|220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.|Article VIII - Service Obligations And Conditions

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 5/8-407
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 220 - UTILITIES|220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.|Article VIII - Service Obligations And Conditions

 (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 least every 3 years and shall consider in the reevaluation  any and all changes in the forecasts and circumstances relied upon in its  initial decision to grant the certificate, including but not limited to, each  criterion that is outlined in this Section as a precondition for the granting  of a certificate and any changes in the energy plans for the utility and the  State.(b) Whenever the Commission grants any certificate of public convenience  and necessity for the construction of a new electric generating facility,  the Commission shall design and establish all procedures necessary for it to  thoroughly and effectively evaluate, supervise, and monitor construction, and  shall thereafter take all steps necessary to assure that construction is  efficient and economical.The Commission shall have the power to conduct a construction cost audit  at any time during construction, or to arrange for such an audit to be  conducted by persons independent of the utility and selected by the  Commission, whenever the Commission has cause to believe that such audit is  necessary, or likely to be beneficial, to the efficiency or economy of  construction. The cost of such an independent audit shall be borne  initially by the utility, but shall be recovered as an expense through  normal ratemaking procedures pursuant to this Act.(c) The Commission shall have the power to withdraw or alter any  certificate of public convenience and necessity including any certificate  granted for the construction of a new electric generating facility or a  substantial alteration or addition to an existing generating facility where it  determines that:(i) circumstances have changed so substantially that     continued construction is no longer necessary or beneficial to ratepayers; or(ii) the utility has failed to substantially comply     with the requirements and conditions of its certificate or subsequent Commission orders with respect to the construction process.   (Source: P.A. 87-959.)
220 ILCS 5/8-501
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 220 - UTILITIES|220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.|Article VIII - Service Obligations And Conditions

 (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 of manufacture, distribution, transmission, storage or supply  employed by it, are unjust, unreasonable, unsafe, improper, inadequate or  insufficient, the Commission shall determine the just, reasonable, safe,  proper, adequate or sufficient rules, regulations, practices, equipment,  appliances, facilities, service or methods to be observed, furnished,  constructed, enforced or employed and it shall fix the same by its order,  decision, rule or regulation. The Commission shall prescribe rules and  regulations for the performance of any service or the furnishing of any  commodity of the character furnished or supplied by any public utility.Whenever the Commission shall determine, after a hearing, that the public  convenience and necessity requires that interconnection or extension of  intrastate gas distribution or transmission pipelines or facilities is  necessary to insure that natural gas service is made available to Illinois  natural gas customers at rates which are just and reasonable, the  Commission shall determine the interconnection or extension of pipelines or  facilities which is necessary to provide such service and shall direct that  such facilities be established, according to a schedule set by the Commission.  The Commission shall direct that any utility supplying natural gas for such  interconnection or extension of intrastate gas distribution or transmission  pipelines or facilities shall recover all costs and charges related to the  interconnection or extension from the utility receiving such gas at no  increased cost to the customers of any utility supplying the gas. The  Commission is directed to report to the General Assembly by September 20,  1984, detailing its findings and the steps which it has taken to provide  for such intrastate interconnections or extensions.    (Source: P.A. 84-617.)
220 ILCS 5/8-501.5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 220 - UTILITIES|220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.|Article VIII - Service Obligations And Conditions

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 with Commission rules, require the  proposed employee or independent contractor to complete a certificate listing  the proposed employee's or contractor's violations of pertinent safety or  environmental laws.(b) The Commission shall adopt rules establishing the requirements for  the certificates referred to in subsection (a).    (Source: P.A. 92-71, eff. 7-12-01.)
220 ILCS 5/8-502
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 220 - UTILITIES|220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.|Article VIII - Service Obligations And Conditions

 (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 or other property or equipment, or any part thereof, on, over  or under any street or highway, belonging to another public utility, and  that such use will not prevent the owner or other users thereof from  performing their public duties nor result in irreparable injury to such  owner or other users of such conduits, subways, wires, poles, pipes  or other property or equipment, or in any substantial detriment to the  service, and that such public utilities have failed to agree upon such use  or the terms and conditions or compensation for the same, the Commission  may, by order, direct that such use be permitted and prescribe a reasonable  compensation and reasonable terms and conditions for such joint use. If  such use be directed, the public utility to whom the use is permitted shall  be liable to the owner or other users of such conduits, subways,  wires, poles, pipes or other property or equipment, for such damage as may  result therefrom to the property of such owner or other users thereof.    (Source: P.A. 84-1308.)
220 ILCS 5/8-504
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 220 - UTILITIES|220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.|Article VIII - Service Obligations And Conditions

 (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 connected therewith.    (Source: P.A. 84-617.)
220 ILCS 5/8-505
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 220 - UTILITIES|220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.|Article VIII - Service Obligations And Conditions

 (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 every public utility to  maintain and operate its plant, equipment or other property in such  manner as to promote and safeguard the health and safety of its  employees, customers, and the public, and to this end to  prescribe, among other things, the installation, use, maintenance and  operation of appropriate safety or other devices or appliances, to establish  uniform or other standards of  equipment, and to require the performance of any other act which the  health or safety of its employees, customers or the public  may demand.    (Source: P.A. 84-617; 84-1025.)
220 ILCS 5/8-505.5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 220 - UTILITIES|220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.|Article VIII - Service Obligations And Conditions

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 gas service to test the immediate area around the  regulator or manometer for mercury before and after work is performed using  testing instruments of the type approved by the Commission.  Copies of the  test results, if requested, shall be provided to the occupant or owner of the  property upon which the regulator or manometer is located at the time the work  is performed.  The test results shall be available for inspection by the  Commission.    (Source: P.A. 92-71, eff. 7-12-01.)
220 ILCS 5/8-506
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 220 - UTILITIES|220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.|Article VIII - Service Obligations And Conditions

 (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 communication between any 2 or more public utilities for  the conveyance of messages or conversations, the Commission may, by order,  require that such connection be made. If such public utilities do not agree  upon the division between them of the cost of such physical connection or  connections, the Commission shall have authority, after further hearing, to  establish such division by supplemental order.    (Source: P.A. 84-617.)