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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 512 - OBLIGATIONS OF ALTERNATIVE GAS SUPPLIERS › Subpart B - MARKETING PRACTICES › Section 512.180 - Records Retention and Availability

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a) An AGS must
				retain, for a minimum of the longer of two years or the length of the contract,
				verifiable proof of authorization to change suppliers for each customer. Upon
				request by the Commission or Commission staff, the AGS shall provide authorization
				records within seven business days.
b)
				Throughout the duration of the contract, and for two years after the contract ends,
				the AGS shall retain the customer's contract. Upon the customer's request, the AGS
				shall provide the customer a copy of the contract via email, U.S. mail or facsimile.
				The AGS shall send a copy of the contract within seven business days after receipt
				of the customer's request if the customer is currently taking service under the
				contract or within fourteen business days if the customer is not currently taking
				service under the contract. The AGS shall not charge a fee for the copies if a
				customer requests fewer than three copies in a 12-month period.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 512 - OBLIGATIONS OF ALTERNATIVE GAS SUPPLIERS › Subpart C - RESCISSION, DEPOSITS, EARLY TERMINATION AND AUTOMATIC CONTRACT RENEWAL › Section 512.200 - Application of Subpart C

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The provisions of this Subpart shall only apply to an AGS serving
				  or seeking to serve residential or small commercial customers and only to the extent
				  the AGS provides services to residential or small commercial retail customers. In
				  addition, Section 512.210 shall apply to gas
				  utilities.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 512 - OBLIGATIONS OF ALTERNATIVE GAS SUPPLIERS › Subpart C - RESCISSION, DEPOSITS, EARLY TERMINATION AND AUTOMATIC CONTRACT RENEWAL › Section 512.210 - Rescission of Sales Contract

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a) A customer may
				rescind a contract with an AGS without penalty before the AGS submits the enrollment
				request to the gas utility. Within two business days after receipt of a valid
				electronic enrollment request from the AGS, the gas utility shall notify the
				customer in writing of the scheduled enrollment and provide the name of the AGS that
				will be providing natural gas supply service. The customer may also rescind the
				contract with the AGS without penalty within 10 business days after the date of the
				gas utility notice to the customer. The gas utility shall provide confirmation of an
				accepted enrollment to the AGS, including the date of the notice to the customer, at
				the same time that it provides a written enrollment notice to the customer. The
				written enrollment notice from the gas utility shall state the last day for the
				customer to make a request rescinding the enrollment and provide contact information
				for the AGS. The written enrollment notice from the gas utility shall also provide
				information regarding the customer's rights under this Section, including contact
				information for the utility and the Commission, if the customer believes the
				enrollment has been made in error or without the customer's consent.
b) A Customer wishing to rescind the pending
				enrollment with an AGS may do so by contacting either the gas utility or the AGS
				within 10 business days after the date of the gas utility's notice to the customer;
				provided, however, that if the gas utility's tariff for transportation services
				requires a longer period for rescission, the customer may rescind the pending
				enrollment during the period for rescission established by the gas utility's tariff
				for transportation services without incurring early termination fees.
c) In the event the residential customer provides
				notice of rescission to the gas utility, the gas utility shall notify the AGS within
				one business day after processing a valid rescission request from the
				customer.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 512 - OBLIGATIONS OF ALTERNATIVE GAS SUPPLIERS › Subpart C - RESCISSION, DEPOSITS, EARLY TERMINATION AND AUTOMATIC CONTRACT RENEWAL › Section 512.220 - Termination of Sales Contract

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a) Residential and
				small commercial customers shall have a right to terminate their contracts with
				alternative gas suppliers at any time without any termination fees or penalties. The
				contract shall disclose the right to terminate and provide a toll-free phone number
				that the customer may call in order to terminate the agreement. This requirement
				does not relieve the customer of obligations to pay for services rendered under the
				contract until service is terminated.
b)
				An AGS must process any Customer's termination request by transmitting a termination
				request to the utility within two business days after receipt of the termination
				request from the Customer. The AGS shall document and retain for a period of two
				years all such customer requests to terminate service with the AGS. If unforeseen
				circumstances delay the transmission of the request to the utility, the AGS must
				transmit the request to the utility within the following two business days,
				provided, however, that the AGS must detail the reason for the delay in its
				records.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 512 - OBLIGATIONS OF ALTERNATIVE GAS SUPPLIERS › Subpart C - RESCISSION, DEPOSITS, EARLY TERMINATION AND AUTOMATIC CONTRACT RENEWAL › Section 512.230 - Contract Renewal

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a) Non-Automatic
				Renewal. The AGS shall clearly and conspicuously disclose any renewal terms in its
				contracts, including any cancellation procedure. The AGS shall send a notice of
				contract expiration separate from the bill at least 30 but no more than 60 days
				prior to the date of contract expiration. Nothing in this Section shall preclude an
				AGS from offering a new contract to the customer at any other time during the
				contract period. If the customer enters into a new contract prior to the end of the
				contract expiration notice period, the notice of contract expiration under this
				Section is not required. The separate written notice of contract expiration shall
				include:
1) A statement printed or visible from
				the outside of the envelope or in the subject line of the email (if customer has
				agreed to receive official documents by email) that states "Contract Expiration
				Notice";
2) The anticipated bill cycle
				in which the existing contract will expire;
3) A full description of the renewal offer,
				including the date service would begin under the new offer if a renewal offer was
				provided. If the new contract's terms differ from the existing contract, the AGS
				shall include a UDS that identifies the new terms, as well as a side-by-side
				comparison of the material changes between the existing contract and the new
				contract; and
4) A statement, in at
				least 12-point font, that the customer must provide affirmative consent to accept
				the renewal offer, that establishing service with another AGS can take up to 45
				days, and that failure to renew the existing contract or switch to another AGS may
				result in the customer being reverted to the gas utility default service. The
				statement shall provide the length of the gas utility tariff minimum stay period, if
				applicable.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 512 - OBLIGATIONS OF ALTERNATIVE GAS SUPPLIERS › Subpart C - RESCISSION, DEPOSITS, EARLY TERMINATION AND AUTOMATIC CONTRACT RENEWAL › Section 512.240 - Assignment

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An AGS that is certified to serve residential or small commercial
				  customers shall not assign an agreement with a customer to any different AGS
				  unless:
a)
The new supplier is an
				AGS certified by the Commission;
b)
The rates, terms, and conditions of the
				agreement being assigned do not change during the remainder of the time covered by
				the agreement;
c)
The
				customer is given no less than 30 days prior written notice of the assignment;
				and
d) The written notice shall
				include
contact information for the new supplier
, contact
				information for the default gas utility should the customer not wish to take service
				with the new AGS, and contact information for the Commission's Consumer Services
				Division; and
e)
The supplier
				assigning the contract provides contact information that a customer can use to
				resolve a dispute
. [220 ILCS
				5/19-115(f)(4)]
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 512 - OBLIGATIONS OF ALTERNATIVE GAS SUPPLIERS › Subpart D - DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND CUSTOMER COMPLAINT REPORTS › Section 512.300 - Application of Subpart D

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The provisions of this Subpart shall only apply to an AGS serving
				  or seeking to serve residential or small commercial retail customers and only to the
				  extent the AGS provides services to residential or small commercial retail
				  customers. In addition, Section
				  512.320(c)(1)(B) and
				  (c)(1)(E) shall apply to gas
				  utilities.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 512 - OBLIGATIONS OF ALTERNATIVE GAS SUPPLIERS › Subpart D - DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND CUSTOMER COMPLAINT REPORTS › Section 512.310 - Required AGS Information

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a) Prior to an AGS
				initiating marketing to customers, and annually on or before January 1, the AGS
				shall file electronically with the Chief Clerk of the Commission the following
				documents and information:
1) A copy of its bill
				formats (if it bills customers directly rather than using natural Gas Utility
				consolidated billing) (combined billing for AGS services and natural Gas Utility
				services);
2) Standard customer
				contract;
3) Customer complaint and
				resolution procedures; and
4) The name,
				telephone number and email address of the company representative whom Commission
				employees may contact to resolve customer complaints and other matters.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 512 - OBLIGATIONS OF ALTERNATIVE GAS SUPPLIERS › Subpart D - DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND CUSTOMER COMPLAINT REPORTS › Section 512.320 - Dispute Resolution

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a) A residential or
				small commercial retail customer has the right to make a formal or informal
				complaint to the Commission, and an AGS contract cannot impair this right.
b) A customer or prospective customer for natural
				gas supply service may submit a complaint by U.S. mail, facsimile transmission,
				email or telephone to an AGS. The AGS shall initiate an investigation and advise the
				complainant of the status or any results of that investigation within 14 calendar
				days. If the AGS responds to the customer's or prospective customer's complaint
				verbally, the AGS shall inform the customer or prospective customer of the ability
				to request and obtain the AGS' response in writing. When the AGS responds, a
				customer or prospective customer shall be informed of the right to file a complaint
				with the Commission or the Office of the Illinois Attorney General.
c) Complaints to the Commission
1) Informal Complaints (see 83 Ill. Adm. Code
				200.160)
A) The AGS shall inform the complainant of the
				complainant's ability to file an informal complaint with the Commission's Consumer
				Services Division (CSD) and provide contact information for the CSD. Informal
				complaints may be filed with the CSD by phone, via the internet, by fax or by mail.
				Information required to process a customer's informal complaint includes:
i) The customer's name, mailing and service
				addresses, and telephone number;
ii) The
				name of the AGS;
iii) The customer's
				natural Gas Utility and AGS account numbers;
iv) An explanation of the facts relevant to the
				complaint;
v) The complainant's
				requested resolution; and
vi) Any
				documentation that supports the complaint, including copies of bills or terms of
				service documents.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 512 - OBLIGATIONS OF ALTERNATIVE GAS SUPPLIERS › Subpart D - DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND CUSTOMER COMPLAINT REPORTS › Section 512.330 - Failure to Comply

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Unless otherwise noted, a violation of this Part shall be subject
				  to the fines and penalties set forth in the Act.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 512 - OBLIGATIONS OF ALTERNATIVE GAS SUPPLIERS › Subpart D - DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND CUSTOMER COMPLAINT REPORTS › Section 512.340 - Severability

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If any provision of this Part is found invalid by a court of
				  competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and
				  effect.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 512 - OBLIGATIONS OF ALTERNATIVE GAS SUPPLIERS › Subpart D - DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND CUSTOMER COMPLAINT REPORTS › Appendix A - Uniform Disclosure Statement

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UNIFORM DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
Name:
Business Address:
Internet Address:
Phone and hours of operation:
Click
				  here to view image
This is a sales solicitation and the seller is (insert AGS name),
				  an alternative gas supplier. If you enter into a contract with the seller, (insert
				  AGS name) will be your gas supplier. The seller is not endorsed by, representing, or
				  acting on behalf of, a utility or a utility program, a consumer group or consumer
				  group program, unless the AGS is, through the consumer group, offering services at
				  prices, terms and conditions that are available solely to members of that
				  organization, or a governmental body or program of a governmental body.
If you have any questions or concerns about this sales
				  solicitation, you may contact the Illinois Commerce Commission's Consumer Services
				  Division at 800-524-0795.
Date:_____________________Agent
				  Name ID:_____________________
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 520 - TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR NATURAL GAS SYSTEM OPERATING PERSONNEL (GENERAL ORDER 204) › Section 520.10 - Training Procedures

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a) In order to
			 reasonably assure the safety and well being of the populace, each natural gas system
			 operator in Illinois shall develop training procedures which will assure that its
			 field employees engaged in construction, operation, inspection and maintenance of
			 the gas system are properly trained.
1) The
			 procedures shall contain adequate descriptions of the types of training each job
			 classification requires including those of field foremen, field crew leaders, leak
			 inspectors, new construction inspectors, servicemen and corrosion technicians and/or
			 equivalent classifications.
2) The
			 procedures shall include scheduling of verbal instruction and/or on-the-job training
			 for each job classification.
3) The
			 procedures shall include provisions for evaluating the performance of personnel to
			 assure their competency in performing the work assigned to them.
4) The procedures shall include subject matter
			 relating to recognition of potential hazards, and actions to be taken toward
			 prevention of accidents.
5) The
			 procedures shall be updated periodically to include new materials, new methods of
			 operation and installation, and changes in general procedures.
6) The procedures shall be made a part of the gas
			 system's operation, inspection and maintenance plans, and shall be filed with the
			 Commission.
7) The procedures shall be
			 developed and ready for implementation within one year of the date of adoption of
			 this Part.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 520 - TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR NATURAL GAS SYSTEM OPERATING PERSONNEL (GENERAL ORDER 204) › Section 520.20 - Definitions

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As used in this Part, unless the context requires otherwise, the
				terms defined in Sections
				520.10 through
				520.30, inclusive,
				have the meanings ascribed therein.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 520 - TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR NATURAL GAS SYSTEM OPERATING PERSONNEL (GENERAL ORDER 204) › Section 520.30 - "Natural Gas System"

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"Natural Gas System" means transmission or distribution facilities
				that transport natural gas as defined in Sections 1-3 of the Illinois Gas Pipeline
				Safety Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 1112/3, pars. 551-553).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 525 - PURCHASED GAS ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE › Section 525.10 - Applicability

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a) The Gas Charge(s)
			 shall be applied to all therms associated with the service classifications so
			 identified in the filed rate schedules of all gas public utilities operating in the
			 State of Illinois. If a utility elects to establish separate Gas Charge(s) for
			 recovery of costs of a seasonal nature, such Gas Charge(s) shall be applied to
			 therms associated with the appropriate seasonal period. The Gas Charge(s) shall be
			 applied either to each therm billed during the effective month or to each therm
			 delivered during the effective month. The utility shall elect whether a billed or a
			 delivered method shall be used, and such election shall remain in effect until a
			 utility request to effect a change is approved by the Commission. Each Gas Charge
			 shall be determined in accordance with Section
			 525.60.
b) The number and design of Gas Charge(s)
			 applicable to a given service may differ between services. For example, some
			 services may include a single Gas Charge while other services may include separate
			 commodity and non-commodity Gas Charges.
c) Utilities shall report monthly, in a format
			 designated by the Illinois Commerce Commission ("Commission"), the Gas Charge(s),
			 calculated under the provisions of Section
			 525.60 to be applied to
			 service rendered or billed during the effective month. The reports required by this
			 Section must be postmarked by the twentieth day of the filing month. A monthly
			 report postmarked after that date but prior to the first day of the effective month
			 will be accepted only if it corrects an error or errors from a timely filed report
			 for the same effective month. Any other report postmarked after that date will be
			 accepted only if submitted as a special permission request under the provisions of
			 Section 9-201(a) of the Public Utilities Act [220 ILCS
			 5/9-201(a) ].
d) A utility shall reflect the requirements of
			 this Part on the first day of the utility's reconciliation year that begins on or
			 after January 1, 1996. A utility implementing this Part after January 1, 1996,
			 shall, from January 1, 1996, until the first day of its reconciliation year, file
			 all tariffs pertaining to the utility's purchased gas adjustment clause in
			 conformance with Section 9-201 of the Public Utilities Act [220 ILCS
			 5/9-201 ].
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 525 - PURCHASED GAS ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE › Section 525.20 - Definitions

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"Base period" shall mean the effective month or the remaining months
				in the reconciliation year which includes the effective month.
"Effective month" shall mean the month following the filing month,
				during which the Gas Charge(s) will be in effect.
"Filing month" shall mean the month in which a Gas Charge(s) is
				determined by the utility and filed with the Commission.
"Gas used by the utility" shall include all gas used by the utility
				except gas utilized in the manufacture of gas through a reforming process, and shall
				include gas furnished to municipalities or other governmental authorities without
				reimbursement in compliance with franchise, ordinance or similar
				requirements.
"Reconciliation year" shall mean the 12-month period defined in each
				utility's tariff for which actual gas costs and associated revenues are to be
				reconciled.
"System average cost of gas" shall mean the weighted average cost
				per therm of gas estimated to be purchased, withdrawn from storage, and manufactured
				during the base period or reconciliation year.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 525 - PURCHASED GAS ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE › Section 525.30 - Cost Basis

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The Gas Charge(s) shall represent the utility's estimate of
				recoverable gas costs (as prescribed in Section
				525.40 ) to
				be incurred during the base period, with an adjustment to such costs through use of
				Adjustment Factors (as prescribed in Sections
				525.50,
				525.60 and
				525.70 ). Any Gas
				Charge(s) established to recover commodity gas costs (separately or in conjunction
				with non-commodity gas costs) shall use an estimate of the recoverable costs to be
				incurred during the effective month. Any Gas Charge(s) established to recover only
				non-commodity gas costs shall use an estimate of the recoverable costs to be
				incurred during the remaining months of the reconciliation year.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 525 - PURCHASED GAS ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE › Section 525.40 - Recoverable Gas Costs

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a) Costs recoverable
			 through the Gas Charge(s) shall include the following:
1) costs of natural gas and any solid, liquid or
			 gaseous hydrocarbons purchased for injection into the gas stream or purchased as
			 feedstock or fuel for the manufacture of gas, or delivered under exchange
			 agreements;
2) costs for storage
			 services purchased;
3) transportation
			 costs related to such natural gas and any solid, liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons and
			 any storage services; and
4) other
			 out-of-pocket direct non-commodity costs, related to hydrocarbon procurement,
			 transportation, supply management, or price management, net of any associated
			 proceeds, and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission-approved charges required by
			 pipeline suppliers to access supplies or services described in subsections (a)(1)
			 through (3) of this Section.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 525 - PURCHASED GAS ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE › Section 525.50 - Adjustments to Gas Costs

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a) The Adjustment Factor
			 (Factor A) shall be treated as an addition to or an offset against actual gas costs.
			 This Adjustment Factor shall include the total of the following items:
1) refunds, directly billed pipeline surcharges,
			 unamortized balances of adjustments in effect as of the utility's implementation
			 date, and other separately designated adjustments;
2) the cumulative difference between actual
			 recoverable gas costs and purchased gas adjustment ("PGA") recoveries for months
			 preceding the filing month; and
3) the
			 unamortized portion of any Adjustment Factor(s) included in prior determinations of
			 the Gas Charge(s).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 525 - PURCHASED GAS ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE › Section 525.60 - Determination of Gas Charge(s)

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a) Each month the
			 utility shall determine the Gas Charge(s) to be placed into effect for service
			 rendered or billed during the effective month.
b) The Gas Charge(s) shall be determined in
			 accordance with the following formula:
GC
=
(G + A + O/T) x 100
Where:
GC
=
The Gas Charge(s) in cents per therm rounded to the nearest
						  0.01 ¢; any fraction of 0.01¢ shall be dropped if less than 0.005 ¢
						  or, if 0.005 or more, shall be rounded up to the next full 0.01. A utility may
						  establish separate Gas Charges for each type of gas cost
G
=
The sum of the estimated recoverable gas costs associated
						  with the base period, as prescribed in Section
						  525.40. If
						  separate Gas Charges are established, only costs related to the specific Gas Charge
						  shall be included.
A
=
An amount representing the total adjustments to gas costs,
						  as prescribed in Section
						  525.50. If a utility has
						  elected to amortize the total adjustments to gas costs, Factor A shall include the
						  amount applicable to the base period.
O
=
An amount representing the additional over- or
						  under-recovery for a reconciliation year ordered by the Commission to be refunded or
						  collected, including interest charged at the rate established by the Commission
						  under 83 Ill. Adm. Code
						  280.70(e)(1)
						   from the end of the reconciliation year to the
						  order date in the reconciliation proceeding. If the Commission determines it is
						  necessary to amortize the additional over- or under-recovery, additional interest
						  shall be charged in the same manner as that prescribed in Section
						  525.50(b).
T
=
The estimated applicable therms of gas associated with
						  service to be rendered or billed during the base period.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 525 - PURCHASED GAS ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE › Section 525.70 - Annual Reconciliation

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a) In
			 conjunction with a docketed reconciliation proceeding, the utility shall file with
			 the Commission an annual reconciliation statement, which shall be certified by the
			 utility's independent public accountants and verified by an officer of the utility.
			 This statement shall show the difference between the following:
1) the costs recoverable through the Gas Charge(s)
			 during the reconciliation year, as adjusted by Factor A and Factor O, and
2) the revenues arising through the application of
			 the Gas Charge(s) to applicable therms during the reconciliation year.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 530 - SAFETY AND QUALITY STANDARDS FOR GAS TRANSPORTATION FOR A PRIVATE ENERGY ENTITY BY GAS UTILITIES › Section 530.10 - Standards

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a) Natural gas ("gas"),
			 as defined in Section 1.07 of "AN ACT to provide for the use of gas transmission
			 facilities by energy entities," (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 111 2/3, par. 571.07 )
			 produced from wells in Illinois (including methane produced from the anaerobic
			 decomposition of municipal refuse) for use in Illinois and to be transported by a
			 gas public utility in Illinois must meet the following standards before the gas may
			 be placed into the utility's gas system. These standards do not apply to contracts
			 existing prior to the effective date of this Part.
1) The gas shall be commercially free from dust,
			 gum, gum forming constituents, and other solid and/or liquid matter.
2) The gas shall contain not more than 5 pounds of
			 water per one million standard cubic feet.
3) The gas shall not contain products in amounts
			 that will result in detrimental corrosion which would cause premature failure of
			 pipe, equipment or customer appliances over the normal life span of the pipe,
			 equipment, or appliances.
4) The gas
			 shall not contain more than .25 grain of hydrogen sulphide per 100 cubic feet and
			 not more than 1 grain of total sulfur per 100 cubic feet.
5) The gas shall not contain more than 3% by
			 volume of carbon dioxide.
6) The gas
			 shall not contain more than .5% by volume of oxygen.
7) The gas shall not contain more than 5 parts per
			 million by volume of halogenated hydrocarbons at any time.
8) The gas temperature shall be between the limits
			 of 40° and 110° Fahrenheit when delivered to the utility for
			 transportation.
9) The gas shall not
			 cause a reduction in the Btu content of the gas delivered to the utility's customers
			 unless the blended gases delivered to the individual customers are fully compensated
			 by a Btu correction factor stated in the utility's tariffs.
10) The transported gas must be interchangeable
			 with the utility's system gas so that the gas will burn in customers' equipment
			 without any adjustments to the customers' equipment being required.
			 Interchangeability will be determined in accordance with the American Gas
			 Association's Research Bulletin 36, "Interchangeability of Other Fuel Gases with
			 Natural Gases" (1952, Second Edition). No later amendment or edition is incorporated
			 by this subsection.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 530 - SAFETY AND QUALITY STANDARDS FOR GAS TRANSPORTATION FOR A PRIVATE ENERGY ENTITY BY GAS UTILITIES › Section 530.15 - Other Compounds

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The gas, before and after burning, shall not contain the following
				compounds in excess of listed concentrations in parts per million.
Compound
Concentration
Pentane
600
Hexane
50
Benzene
10
Iso-octane
300
Methylbenzene
100
Ethylbenzene
100
m,p-xylene
100
o-xylene
100
Nonane
200
Isopropylbenzene
50
Naphthalene
10
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 530 - SAFETY AND QUALITY STANDARDS FOR GAS TRANSPORTATION FOR A PRIVATE ENERGY ENTITY BY GAS UTILITIES › Section 530.20 - Delivery Requirements

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Natural gas delivered by the private energy entities for
				transportation by a utility shall meet the following conditions:
a) The transportation of the gas for a private
			 energy entity by the utility shall not result in increased revenue requirements for
			 the utility.
b) The gas shall be
			 delivered to the utility at a point of interconnection with the utility system which
			 has sufficient capacity to transport the hourly gas deliveries requested by the
			 private energy entity when such capacity is not required by the utility to meet the
			 hourly gas demands of its customers. "Capacity of the utility system" means the
			 various gas capacities in Mcf/hour (thousand cubic feet per hour) along the route of
			 the mains that will be used to transport the private energy entity's gas and
			 includes capacity that can be made available to transport the entity's gas by
			 displacement of the utility's system.
c)
			 The utility is not required to provide any system capacity (including any
			 interconnections) for the transportation and delivery of private energy entity gas
			 when the capacity is needed by the utility to meet the gas delivery requirements of
			 its existing customers.
d) If sufficient
			 capacity is not available, a private energy entity may contract with the utility for
			 the utility for the utility to provide pipelines and associated equipment (such as
			 regulating and pressure relief equipment) necessary to transport and deliver the
			 private energy entity's gas.
e) The
			 private energy entity shall provide the gas at pressures sufficient to inject the
			 gas into the utility's system without exceeding the pressure limitation and
			 operating limitations imposed on the piping system by 92 Ill. Adm. Code
			 1800.
f) The private energy entity shall
			 contract with the utility to odorize the gas at levels used in the system by the
			 utility.
g) Metering equipment shall be
			 provided by the private energy entity, but shall be approved by the utility prior to
			 installation. Meter reading and periodic calibration of the metering facilities will
			 be subject to monitoring and witnessing by the utility. The energy entity may
			 contract with the utility to provide the metering equipment and/or the maintenance
			 and/or the reading thereof. In this event, the energy entity may monitor and witness
			 the reading and periodic calibration of the meters.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 530 - SAFETY AND QUALITY STANDARDS FOR GAS TRANSPORTATION FOR A PRIVATE ENERGY ENTITY BY GAS UTILITIES › Section 530.30 - Rights of Parties

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a) The utility will
			 have the right to refuse the delivery and transportation of private energy entity's
			 gas if any of the requirements specified in Section
			 530.10,
			 530.15 or
			 530.20 are not
			 met.
b) The energy entity shall have the
			 right to challenge any actions taken by the utilities under authority of this Part
			 by filing an informal or formal complaint with the Commission pursuant to the
			 Commission's Rules of Practice, 83 Ill. Adm. Code 200.
c) If any existing condition, in the judgment of
			 any public utility or private energy entity, justifies deviation from Section
			 530.10(a)(1) through
			 (8) of this Part in any particular case, a
			 petition may be filed setting forth a full statement of such conditions and the
			 reasons and purpose of such proposed deviation. The Commission shall allow such
			 deviation if the deviation will not decrease the quality of gas delivered to
			 customers and will not damage the transmission system of the utility.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 535 - BACKGROUND CHECKS AND MERCURY COMPLIANCE › Section 535.10 - Definitions

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"Act" means the Public Utilities Act [220 ILCS 5 ].
"Commission" means the Illinois Commerce Commission.
"Confirmed reading" means a mercury vapor sample test result that
				was obtained in the absence of any interference or one that was obtained by an
				alternative mercury vapor analyzer in those cases where an interference
				exists.
"Emergency" means a potentially life-threatening situation.
"Independent contractor" means any sole proprietor, partnership,
				limited liability partnership, limited liability company, or corporation subject to
				a contract or other agreement regarding the performance of work, as defined in this
				Section, on public utility equipment.
"Pertinent safety law" refers to federal pipeline safety regulations
				and Occupational Health and Safety Administration standards associated with the
				construction, installation, maintenance, or operation of underground utilities or
				natural gas distribution facilities.
"Pertinent environmental law" refers to Illinois Environmental
				Protection Agency standards, Illinois Department of Public Health standards, and
				federal environmental standards associated with the construction, installation,
				maintenance, or operation of underground utilities or natural gas distribution
				facilities.
"Public utility" means the same as that term is defined in Section
				3-105 of the Act [220 ILCS 5/3-105
				].
"Violation" means any final order issued by any federal or State
				court or agency of competent jurisdiction or written stipulation, admission, agreed
				settlement, or consent order containing an admission of liability for the violation,
				entered into within the last five years prior to the hiring, promoting, or transfer
				date as set forth in Section
				535.100.
"Work" means any maintenance, replacement, or inspection of public
				utility equipment by a public utility or by a contractor for a public utility.
				"Work" shall not include meter readings and inspections of public utility equipment
				that only involve observations or taking readings.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 535 - BACKGROUND CHECKS AND MERCURY COMPLIANCE › Section 535.20 - Application

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This Part establishes the procedures for completing certificates
				that a public utility shall require from employees or contractors before any work is
				performed by these employees or contractors on a facility used for the distribution
				of natural gas and the procedures for the conducting of mercury vapor tests and the
				use of mercury vapor testing equipment by the public utility, its agents, or its
				contractors.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 535 - BACKGROUND CHECKS AND MERCURY COMPLIANCE › Section 535.100 - Background Checks

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a) Before hiring,
			 promoting, or transferring an employee to perform work on facilities used for the
			 distribution of natural gas to customers, a public utility shall require each
			 employee or potential employee to complete a certificate listing violations of
			 pertinent safety or environmental laws by the employee or potential employee. Exempt
			 from this requirement are current employees of public utilities who were in
			 positions with the public utilities that involved work on facilities used for the
			 distribution of natural gas to customers of these public utilities on November 1,
			 2004. Also exempt are employees who are being transferred or promoted from a
			 position requiring a certificate to another position requiring a certificate.
			 [220 ILCS
			 5/8-501.5]
b)
			 Before hiring an independent contractor to perform work involving facilities used
			 for the distribution of natural gas to customers, a public utility shall require an
			 owner or officer of the independent contractor to provide certificates listing
			 violations of pertinent safety or environmental laws by the independent contractor.
			 [220 ILCS 5/8-501.5]
c) A certificate of
			 violations of pertinent safety and environmental laws violations completed by a
			 potential public utility employee or current public utility employees who receive a
			 promotion or transfer to a position described in subsection (a) shall contain the
			 following information:
1) The name of applicant or
			 employee;
2) The applicant or employee's
			 declaration of violations of pertinent safety and environmental laws, including the
			 date of the violation and the amount of any penalty or fine assessed because of the
			 violation;
3) A verified statement that
			 the applicant or employee is providing truthful information;
4) Notice to the applicant or employee that
			 willful omissions of information from this certificate are grounds for employment
			 termination; and
5) The applicant or
			 employee's dated signature.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 535 - BACKGROUND CHECKS AND MERCURY COMPLIANCE › Section 535.200 - Work Performed on Regulators and Manometers

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a) Prior to performing work at a customer location
			 on a mercury-containing regulator or manometer used in providing natural gas
			 service, a public utility shall test the air for mercury vapor in at least two
			 locations: one location one foot above or away from the regulator or manometer and
			 another location within three to five feet above the floor for indoor meters, or
			 three to five feet above ground level for outdoor meters, immediately adjacent to
			 the regulator or manometer.
b) After
			 performing the work on a mercury-containing regulator or manometer used to provide
			 natural gas service, a public utility shall test the air for mercury vapor at the
			 same locations used for air sampling prior to performing the work on the regulator
			 or manometer.
c) A public utility shall
			 consider a confirmed reading at, or in excess, of the following levels as a positive
			 indication of mercury.
1)0.003 milligrams (3
			 micrograms) per cubic meter of air for mercury vapor air sample tests conducted
			 inside of a residential customer location.
2)0.010 milligrams (10 micrograms) per cubic meter
			 of air for mercury vapor air sample tests conducted at non-residential locations and
			 outside of a residential customer location.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 535 - BACKGROUND CHECKS AND MERCURY COMPLIANCE › Section 535.210 - Reporting Mercury Tests

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a) A public utility
			 performing a mercury vapor air sample test required by Section
			 535.200
			 shall record the following information:
1) The name
			 of the public utility providing natural gas service to the property;
2) The address where the mercury-containing
			 regulator or manometer is or was located;
3) An indication of whether the regulator or
			 manometer was located inside or outside of customer's location;
4) An indication of whether a regulator or
			 manometer is at the specified location;
5) An indication of whether the regulator or
			 manometer remained at the specified location or was removed;
6) The name of the person conducting the
			 test;
7) The date and time of the
			 test;
8) The level of mercury vapor
			 found at each test location;
9) A
			 general description of each air sample test location;
10) The name and model number of the device used
			 to conduct the test;
11) The date of
			 original work and a listing of the conditions that existed that countered the
			 manufacturer's recommendations for use of the mercury testing equipment if testing
			 was postponed due to circumstances covered in Section
			 535.200(f)(2);
			 and
12) The dated signature of the
			 person completing the mercury vapor test report.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 535 - BACKGROUND CHECKS AND MERCURY COMPLIANCE › Section 535.220 - Mercury Reports to the Commission

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a) No
			 later than April 1 of each year, a public utility offering natural gas service shall
			 file an annual mercury compliance report with the Chief Clerk of the Commission. The
			 report shall contain the following information for the previous calendar year:
1) The number of locations that required a mercury
			 vapor air sample test; and
2) An
			 identification of the number of locations that contained confirmed readings in
			 excess of the allowed levels and the concentration of mercury vapor detected by the
			 public utility at each location as set forth in Section
			 535.200(c).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 535 - BACKGROUND CHECKS AND MERCURY COMPLIANCE › Section 535.230 - Mercury Vapor Air Sample Test Result in Excess of Allowed Levels

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a) For each confirmed
			 mercury vapor air sample test result in excess of the levels set forth in Section
			 535.200(c),
			 a public utility shall immediately notify all State and federal authorities with
			 jurisdiction of its findings and implement the appropriate mercury contamination
			 clean-up procedure with those authorities, to the extent such notification and
			 clean-up is required under pertinent environmental laws or pertinent safety laws and
			 to the extent that the utility has not previously developed protocols for
			 notification and cleanup with State or federal authorities. Notifying all State and
			 federal authorities with jurisdiction is not required should a public utility's
			 existing protocol with those authorities not require it.
b) If a public utility is required, as discussed
			 under subsection (a), to conduct a clean-up, the public utility shall maintain a
			 file of all correspondence regarding each location where it obtained a confirmed
			 mercury vapor air sample test result in excess of the limits set forth in Section
			 535.200(c)
			 for a period of five years after it receives confirmation from the appropriate State
			 or federal authorities that its mercury clean-up activities are completed and no
			 further work in this regard is needed.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 535 - BACKGROUND CHECKS AND MERCURY COMPLIANCE › Section 535.240 - Certification of Equipment

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A public utility, independent contractor, or their agents shall
				follow the manufacturer's testing, maintenance, and certification recommendations
				for all mercury vapor testing equipment used to test for the presence of mercury
				vapor and shall keep the records of such testing, maintenance and certifications for
				five years after its last mercury vapor test required by Section
				535.200.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 550 - NON-DISCRIMINATION IN AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS FOR GAS UTILITIES › Section 550.10 - Definitions

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"Act" means the Public Utilities Act [220 ILCS 5 ].
"Affiliated interest" has the same meaning as in Section 7-101(2) of
				the Act.
"Affiliated interests in competition with alternative retail gas
				suppliers" shall include affiliated alternative retail gas suppliers that provide
				services to customers within the service territory of the gas utility with which it
				is affiliated, as well as affiliated interests that broker, sell, or market gas to
				customers within the service territory of the gas utility with which it is
				affiliated, or that provide consulting services directly related to the sale of gas
				to customers within the service territory of the utility with which it is
				affiliated.
"Alternative retail gas supplier" or "ARGS" means any entity that
				provides or arranges to provide gas supplies to a retail customer. A gas utility is
				not an ARGS where it is the final conveyer of gas to the retail customer.
"Corporate support" means corporate oversight and governance
				involving administrative services (including travel administration, security,
				printing, graphics, custodial services, secretarial support, mail services, and
				records management), financial management services (including accounting, treasury,
				internal audit, tax, and financial reporting and planning), data processing,
				shareholder services, human resources, employee benefits, regulatory affairs, legal
				services, lobbying, and non-marketing research and development activities. Corporate
				support also includes strategic planning.
"Emergency support" means the temporary provision of personnel and
				other resources when consumer safety is at risk or to help maintain service during
				emergencies where interruption of service can only be avoided or reduced through the
				sharing of employees.
"Gas utility" is a public utility, as defined in Section 3-105 of
				the Act [220 ILCS 5/3-105 ],
				that is engaged in the conveyance of gas by pipeline.
"Transportation services" are those services provided by a gas
				utility that enable a customer to obtain gas supplies from an ARGS.
"Unaffiliated entity" means any entity other than either the gas
				utility or any of the gas utility's affiliated interests.