20 ILCS 687/6-5
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 20 - EXECUTIVE BRANCH|20 ILCS 687/ - Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, and Coal Resources Development Law of 1997.|Article 6 - Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, and Coal Resources Development Law of 1997

(Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2025)Sec. 6-5. Renewable Energy Resources and Coal Technology  Development Assistance Charge.(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 16-111 of the Public  Utilities  Act but subject to subsection (e) of this Section,  each  public utility, electric cooperative, as defined in Section 3.4 of the Electric  Supplier  Act, and municipal utility, as referenced in Section 3-105 of the Public  Utilities Act,  that is engaged in the delivery of electricity or the distribution of natural  gas within  the State of Illinois shall, effective January 1, 1998, assess each of its  customer  accounts a monthly Renewable Energy Resources and Coal Technology  Development Assistance Charge.  The delivering public utility, municipal  electric or  gas utility, or electric or gas cooperative for a self-assessing purchaser  remains  subject to the collection of the fee imposed by this Section.  The monthly  charge  shall be as follows:(1) $0.05 per month on each account for residential     electric service as defined in Section 13 of the Energy Assistance Act;(2) $0.05 per month on each account for residential     gas service as defined in Section 13 of the Energy Assistance Act;(3) $0.50 per month on each account for     nonresidential electric service, as defined in Section 13 of the Energy Assistance Act, which had less than 10 megawatts of peak demand during the previous calendar year;(4) $0.50 per month on each account for     nonresidential gas service, as defined in Section 13 of the Energy Assistance Act, which had distributed to it less than 4,000,000 therms of gas during the previous calendar year;(5) $37.50 per month on each account for     nonresidential electric service, as defined in Section 13 of the Energy Assistance Act, which had 10 megawatts or greater of peak demand during the previous calendar year; and(6) $37.50 per month on each account for     nonresidential gas service, as defined in Section 13 of the Energy Assistance Act, which had 4,000,000 or more therms of gas distributed to it during the previous calendar year.(b) The Renewable Energy Resources and Coal Technology Development  Assistance  Charge assessed by electric and gas public utilities shall be considered a  charge  for public utility service.(c) Fifty percent of the moneys collected pursuant to  this Section shall be deposited in the Renewable Energy  Resources Trust Fund by the Department of Revenue. From those funds, $2,000,000 may be used annually by the Environmental Protection Agency to provide grants to the Illinois Green Economy Network for the purposes of funding education and training for renewable energy and energy efficiency technology and for the operation and services of the Illinois Green Economy Network. The remaining 50 percent  of the moneys  collected pursuant to this Section shall be deposited in the  Coal Technology Development Assistance Fund by the Department of Revenue  for the exclusive purposes of (1) capturing or sequestering carbon emissions produced by coal combustion; (2) supporting research on the capture and sequestration of carbon emissions produced by coal combustion; and (3) improving coal miner safety.(d) By the 20th day of the month following the month in which the charges  imposed by this Section were collected, each utility  and alternative retail electric  supplier collecting charges  pursuant to this Section shall remit  to the Department of Revenue for deposit in the  Renewable Energy Resources Trust Fund and the Coal Technology Development  Assistance Fund all  moneys received as payment of the charge provided for in this  Section on a return prescribed and furnished by the Department of Revenue  showing such information as the Department of Revenue may reasonably require.If any payment provided for in this Section exceeds the utility or alternate retail electric supplier's liabilities under this Act, as shown on an original return, the utility or alternative retail electric supplier may credit the excess payment against liability subsequently  to be remitted to the Department of Revenue under this Act.(e) The charges imposed by this Section shall only apply  to customers of municipal electric or gas utilities and electric or gas  cooperatives if the municipal electric or gas utility or electric or  gas  cooperative makes an affirmative decision to impose the  charge.  If a municipal electric or gas utility or an electric or gas cooperative  makes an  affirmative decision to impose the charge provided by this Section, the  municipal  electric or gas utility or electric or gas cooperative shall inform the  Department of  Revenue in writing of such decision when it begins to impose the charge.  If a municipal electric or gas utility or electric or gas  cooperative does not assess this charge, its customers shall  not be eligible for the Renewable Energy Resources Program.(f) The Department of Revenue may establish such rules as it deems  necessary to implement this Section.  (Source: P.A. 102-444, eff. 8-20-21.)