220 ILCS 5/16-120
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 220 - UTILITIES|220 ILCS 5/ - Public Utilities Act.|Article XVI - Electric Service Customer Choice And Rate Relief Law Of 1997

Sec. 16-120.         Development of competitive market; Commission study and  reports; investigation.(a) On or before December 31, 1999 and once every 3  years thereafter, the Commission shall monitor and analyze  patterns of entry and exit, applications for entry and exit,  and any barriers to entry or participation that may exist, for  services provided under this Article; shall analyze any  impediments to the establishment of a fully competitive energy  and power market in Illinois; and shall include its findings  together with appropriate recommendations for legislative  action in a report to the General Assembly.(b) Beginning in 2001, and ending in 2006, the Commission shall prepare an  annual report regarding the development of electricity markets in Illinois  which shall be filed by April 1 of each year with the Joint Committee on  Legislative Support Services of the General Assembly and the Governor and which  shall be publicly available.  Such report shall include, at a minimum, the  following information:(1) the aggregate annual peak demand of retail     customers in the State of Illinois in the preceding calendar year;(2) the total annual kilowatt-hours delivered and     sold to retail customers in the State of Illinois by each electric utility within its own service territory, each electric utility outside its service territory, and alternative retail electric suppliers in the preceding calendar year;(3) the percentage of the total kilowatt-hours     delivered and sold to retail customers in the State of Illinois in the preceding calendar year by each electric utility within its service territory, each electric utility outside its service territory, and each alternative retail electric supplier; and(4) any other information the Commission considers     significant in assessing the development of Illinois electricity markets, which may include, to the extent available, information similar to that described in items 1, 2 and 3 with respect to cogeneration, self-generation and other sources of electric power and energy provided to customers that do not take delivery services or bundled electric utility services.The Commission may also include such other information as it deems to be  necessary or beneficial in describing or explaining the results of its Report.  The Report required by this Section shall be adopted by a vote of the full  Commission prior to filing.  Proprietary or confidential information shall not  be disclosed publicly.  Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit the  Commission from taking actions that would otherwise be allowed under this  Act.(c) The Commission shall prepare a report on the value of municipal  aggregation of electricity customers.  The report shall be filed with the  General Assembly and the Governor no later than January 15, 2003 and shall be  publicly available.  The report shall, at a minimum, include:(1) a description and analysis of actual and     potential forms of aggregation of electricity customers in Illinois and in the other states, including aggregation through municipal, affinity, and other organizations and through aggregation of consumer purchases of electricity from renewable energy sources;(2) estimates of the potential benefits of municipal     aggregation to Illinois electricity customers in at least 5 specific municipal examples comparing their costs under bundled rates and unbundled rates, including real-time prices;(3) a description of the barriers to municipal and     other forms of aggregation in Illinois, including legal, economic, informational, and other barriers; and(4) options for legislative action to foster     municipal and other forms of aggregation of electricity customers.In preparing the report, the Commission shall consult with persons involved  in aggregation or the study of aggregation of electricity customers in  Illinois, including municipalities, utilities, aggregators, and non-profit  organizations.  The  provisions of Section 16-122 notwithstanding, the Commission may request and  utilities shall provide such aggregated load data as may be necessary to  perform the analyses required by this subsection;  provided, however, proprietary or confidential information shall not be  disclosed publicly.    (Source: P.A. 92-585, eff. 6-26-02.)