Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 285 - CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 285.110 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
For the purposes of this Part, the following definitions
				  apply:
"Act" means the Electric Vehicle Act. [20 ILCS
				  627 ]
"
Agency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection
				  Agency.
[20 ILCS
				  627/45(b) ]
"Charge de Move connector" or "CHAdeMO connector" means the
				  Japanese-developed connector for electric vehicle direct current fast
				  chargers.
"Combined Charging System (CCS) connector" means the
				  multinationally developed connector for electric vehicle direct current fast
				  chargers.
"Commission" means the Illinois Commerce
				  Commission.
[20 ILCS
				  627/45(b) ]
"Connector" means the physical plug inserted into an electric
				  vehicle receptacle to charge it.
"Electric vehicle" means a vehicle that is
				  exclusively powered by and refueled by electricity, must be plugged in to
				  charge, and is licensed to drive on public roadways. "Electric vehicle" does
				  not include electric mopeds, electric off-highway vehicles, or hybrid electric
				  vehicles and extended-range electric vehicles that are also equipped with
				  conventional fueled propulsion or auxiliary engines.
[20 ILCS
				  627/45(b) ]
"Electric vehicle charging station" or "charging
				  station" means a station that delivers electricity from a source outside an
				  electric vehicle into one or more electric vehicles.
[20 ILCS
				  627/45(b) ]
"Electric vehicle charging station location" or "charging
				  station location" means a site with one or more charging stations at the same
				  address.
"Environmental justice communities" means the
				  definition of that term based on existing methodologies and findings, used and
				  as may be updated by the Illinois Power Agency and its program administrator in
				  the Illinois Solar for All Program.
[20 ILCS
				  627/45(b) ]
"Equity investment eligible community" or "eligible
				  community" means the geographic areas throughout Illinois which would most
				  benefit from equitable investments by the State designed to combat
				  discrimination and foster sustainable economic growth. Specifically, "eligible
				  community" means the following areas:
areas where residents have been historically excluded
				  from economic opportunities, including opportunities in the energy sector, as
				  defined pursuant to Section 10-40 of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act;
				  and
areas where residents have been historically subject
				  to disproportionate burdens of pollution, including pollution from the energy
				  sector, as established by environmental justice communities as defined by the
				  Illinois Power Agency pursuant to the Illinois Power Agency Act, excluding any
				  racial or ethnic indicators.
[20 ILCS
				  627/45(b) ]
"Equity investment eligible person" or "eligible
				  person" means the persons who would most benefit from equitable investments by
				  the State designed to combat discrimination and foster sustainable economic
				  growth. Specifically, "eligible person" means the following
				  people:
persons whose primary residence is in an equity
				  investment eligible community;
persons who are graduates of or currently enrolled in
				  the foster care system; or
persons who were formerly incarcerated.
[20 ILCS
				  627/45(b) ]
"GATA" means the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act
				  [30 ILCS
				  708 ].
"GATA rules" means 44 Ill. Adm. Code 7000.
"Level 2 charging station" or "Level 2 charger" means a
				  charger that has at least one connector that meets SAE J1772, capable of
				  charging at 6.2 kilowatts (kW) or greater
				  and requiring a 208/240-volt AC connection.
"Level 3 charging station" means a charger that has at least
				  one combined charging system (CCS) connector, or at least one CCS connector as
				  well as one or more Charge de Move (CHAdeMO) connectors, capable of charging at
				  100 kW or greater, and that provides direct current to support charging at
				  higher rates with inputs of at least 480 volts.
"Networked charging station" or "networked" means an electric
				  vehicle charging station connected to a system network by wired ethernet,
				  Wi-Fi, cellular, or some other form of connection and offers smart management
				  functions.
"Port" means the charging connection of the electric vehicle
				  charging station that provides power to charge only one vehicle at a time even
				  though it may have multiple connectors.
"Private organization" or "private organization and company"
				  means a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or limited liability
				  company that is incorporated under Illinois law or registered with the Illinois
				  Secretary of State, as applicable.
"Project" means a project that provides for the acquisition,
				  construction, installation, and operation of a charging station.
"Public organization" or "public organization and company"
				  means a governmental body or any formally created subunit of one or more
				  governmental bodies located in Illinois. Public organizations include local,
				  state, and federal governmental entities and political subdivisions, and
				  metropolitan or regional transportation planning organizations as defined by
				  the United States Department of Transportation at
				  49 U.S.C.
				  5303(b).
"SAE J1772" means the SAE International Standard for the
				  connector utilized by Level 2 electric vehicle chargers, incorporated by
				  reference in Section 285.125.