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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 325 - DONATIONS BY UTILITIES › Section 325.30 - Supplemental Information to be Provided Regarding Charitable Contributions

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a) To assist the
			 Commission in evaluating the prudence and reasonableness of any charitable
			 contribution, for all charitable contributions to a single entity or organization
			 that total $1,000 or more in the reporting year for which a utility is seeking
			 recovery from ratepayers in a rate case, the utility must provide both the
			 information required by 83 Ill. Adm. Code
			 285.3070
			 and the following supplemental information, provided that, if charitable
			 contributions subject to this Section include amounts that the utility contributed
			 under a program in which it matches employee contributions, the utility may report
			 the matching contributions as a single aggregate amount separately for each
			 recipient of matching funds:
1) Account
			 number/description used to record each charitable contribution;
2) Date and amount of each charitable
			 contribution;
3) Brief description of
			 why the donation is reasonable in amount;
4) Name of the entity or organization receiving
			 the charitable contribution;
5) Publicly
			 stated mission of, or a link through which the stated mission may be publicly
			 accessed, and the physical address of, the entity or organization receiving the
			 charitable contribution;
6) Indication
			 of whether the entity or organization receiving each charitable contribution is a
			 tax-exempt organization under State or federal law. Notwithstanding this
			 informational requirement, the fact that an entity or organization is or is not tax
			 exempt does not create an inference that a contribution to the entity or
			 organization is per se reasonable or unreasonable;
7) Description of the purpose of each charitable
			 contribution, including:
A) whether it is for the
			 public welfare or for charitable scientific, religious or educational purposes;
			 and
B) whether the donee provides
			 services within the public utility's service territory or within the State of
			 Illinois;
8) Amount of the
			 charitable contribution, if any, allocated to other utility operations (e.g., gas
			 and electric, or water and sewer) or jurisdiction (e.g., Illinois and Iowa), along
			 with the identification of the other utility operation or jurisdiction;
			 and
9) Basis of any allocation to other
			 utility operations and jurisdictions, if applicable.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 325 - DONATIONS BY UTILITIES › Section 325.40 - Information to be Made Available Regarding Charitable Contributions

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In any rate case proceeding involving a charitable contribution, the
				utility seeking recovery shall make the following materials available electronically
				to Commission Staff upon request:
a)
			 Written confirmation, which may be in the form of a receipt or a letter or other
			 written communication, from the entity or organization receiving the charitable
			 contribution showing the name of the entity or organization that received the
			 charitable contribution, the name of the utility that made the charitable
			 contribution, the date the charitable contribution was made, and the amount of the
			 charitable contribution;
b) For all
			 donations to a single organization or entity that are less than $1,000 for the
			 reporting year for which a utility is seeking recovery from ratepayers in a rate
			 case, a spreadsheet that identifies the date, donee charity, purpose and amount of
			 each contribution, provided that, if charitable contributions subject to this
			 subsection include amounts that the utility contributed under a matching program
			 under which it matches employee contributions, then the utility may report the
			 matching contributions as a single aggregate amount separately for each recipient of
			 matching funds, and the confirmation and letter prescribed in subsection (a) may not
			 be available; and
c) For individual
			 donations that are $10,000 or more for the reporting year for which a utility is
			 seeking recovery from ratepayers in a rate case, written confirmation from the
			 recipient entity or organization stating the intended purpose of the funds
			 received.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 325 - DONATIONS BY UTILITIES › Section 325.50 - Future Test Year Rate Filings

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If a utility uses a future test year in a rate case, the utility
				shall provide the information required by Section
				325.30
				for each of the three consecutive calendar years immediately preceding the test year
				for which actual data are available, provided, however, that for those past calendar
				years this Section shall not be construed as imposing additional information
				requirements that did not exist prior to the effective date of this
				Part.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 325 - DONATIONS BY UTILITIES › Section 325.60 - Disclosures Regarding Donations or Charitable Contributions Made to Energy Low-Income and Support Programs Under Section 16-108.5(b-10)

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For any donation by a participating utility to the energy low-income
				and support programs required by Section 16-108.5(b-10) of the Act, the
				participating utility shall, in its formula rate filings under Section 16-108.5 of
				the Act, provide to Commission Staff a sworn statement that none of the donations
				made in compliance with the requirements of Section 16-108.5(b-10) are included in
				the request for rate recovery.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 330 - DETERMINATION OF TEMPORARY RATE INCREASES › Section 330.10 - Definitions

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"Permanent rates" are established by the Commission at the
				conclusion of a rate case conducted under Section 9-201 of The Public Utilities Act
				("Act") (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 1112/3, par. 9-201).
"Temporary rates" are established by the Commission after hearing
				for an interim time period to be in effect until permanent rates are approved and in
				effect, pursuant to Section 9-202(b) of the Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 1112/3,
				par. 9-202(b)).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 330 - DETERMINATION OF TEMPORARY RATE INCREASES › Section 330.20 - Applicability

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This Part applies to every public utility, as defined in Section
				3-105 of the Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 1112/3, par. 3-105), under the
				jurisdiction of the Commission, and every telecommunications carrier subject to
				Article IX of the Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 1112/3, pars. 9-101 through
				9-252).
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 330 - DETERMINATION OF TEMPORARY RATE INCREASES › Section 330.30 - Necessary Conditions for a Temporary Rate Increase

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a)
			 Any utility requesting a temporary rate increase must file a motion, testimony and
			 exhibits supporting the request for a temporary rate increase, including the
			 information required by Section
			 330.40,
			 within 90 days after the utility files its rates, testimony, exhibits, and
			 information required by 83 Ill. Adm. Code 285 supporting the request for a permanent
			 rate increase.
b) The utility will bear
			 the burden of proof regarding the need for a temporary rate increase. The utility
			 must demonstrate that at least one of the following has occurred or will occur prior
			 to the time that permanent rates are expected to be approved or in effect:
1) a loss of revenues or an increase in expenses
			 caused by factors outside the control of the utility which has resulted in or will
			 result in an inability to render service in compliance with the standards of service
			 prescribed for the particular utility (Telephone - 83 Ill. Adm. Code 730, Electric -
			 83 Ill. Adm. Code 410, Gas - 83 Ill. Adm. Code 500, Water - 83 Ill. Adm. Code 600);
			 or
2) an inability to raise needed
			 capital at a reasonable cost;
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 330 - DETERMINATION OF TEMPORARY RATE INCREASES › Section 330.45 - Standard for Decision in Granting a Temporary Rate Increase

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The Commission shall grant a temporary rate increase if the
				Commission determines that the utility has met the requirements of Section
				330.30
				and if the Commission deems it to be in the public interest.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 330 - DETERMINATION OF TEMPORARY RATE INCREASES › Section 330.50 - Refunds

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a) All temporary rate
			 increases granted will be subject to refund, pending the order issued in the
			 permanent rate case. If the temporary rate increase granted exceeds the permanent
			 rate increase granted, the difference will be refunded. The Commission shall also
			 review the propriety of its prior award of interim relief based upon the criteria
			 used by the Commission in granting the interim rate relief. (Section 9-202(b) of the
			 Act). Each utility receiving a temporary rate increase shall maintain books and
			 records in a manner such that the revenue recovered through temporary rate increased
			 can be identified. identified. The amount of the refund shall be computed and
			 revenues shall be recorded by telecommunications carriers in Account 165, by gas and
			 electric utilities in Account 242, and by water and sewer utilities in Account 241.
			 Said books and records, including billing records during the temporary rate increase
			 period, shall be maintained by the utility until all appeals to the Commission order
			 addressing permanent relief are completed or the appeal deadline passes with no
			 appeals being filed.
b) Any refund shall
			 include interest at the rate set forth pursuant to 83 Ill. Adm. Code
			 280.70(e)(1)
			 for the applicable time period.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 335 - CONFIDENTIAL CONTRACTS › Subpart A - FILING OF CONFIDENTIAL CONTRACTS › Section 335.10 - Filing of Confidential Contracts

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a) Any
				public utility that files a contract pursuant to a rate schedule that has been
				approved by the Illinois Commerce Commission ("Commission") and that enables the
				public utility to provide service to customers under contracts that, pursuant to
				Section 9-102.1(a) of the Public Utilities Act ("Act") [220 ILCS
				5/9-102.1(a)], are treated as proprietary and confidential
				by the Commission ("contract") shall file two copies of the contract with the Chief
				Clerk of the Commission in the Springfield office of the Commission.
b) Any public utility that files a contract under
				subsection (a) of this Section shall also send written notice of such filing to any
				entity listed as an authorized agency in Section
				335.100,
				and shall include proof of such notice in the filing with the Commission. The notice
				shall include the name of the public utility, the date of filing the contract with
				the Commission and sufficient information to identify the contract. However, the
				notice need not contain the name of the customer.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 335 - CONFIDENTIAL CONTRACTS › Subpart B - ACCESS TO CONTRACTS › Section 335.100 - Access to Confidential Contracts

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The Attorney General of the State of Illinois, the Citizens
				  Utility Board (see 220 ILCS 10 ), and the Office of Public Counsel (see 220 ILCS
				  5/11-201 ) are authorized agencies ("authorized agency") by Section 9-102.1(d) of
				  the Act and have access to those contracts for the provision of utility services
				  filed by public utilities on a confidential or proprietary basis pursuant to Section
				  9-102.1(a) of the Act.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 335 - CONFIDENTIAL CONTRACTS › Subpart B - ACCESS TO CONTRACTS › Section 335.120 - Scope and Duration of Access

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a) An
				agreement authorizing access to a contract subject to this Part shall be effective
				for only that contract. The access so granted shall be valid for the earliest of:
1) one year from the effective date of any such
				agreement; or
2) the date on which the
				employment or consulting contract with the authorized agency of the person so
				granted access is terminated; or
3) the
				date on which the public utility terminates the access of the person for cause in
				accordance with Section
				335.140.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 335 - CONFIDENTIAL CONTRACTS › Subpart B - ACCESS TO CONTRACTS › Section 335.130 - Security for Contracts

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All copies of the contracts provided to authorized agencies
				  pursuant to this Part shall be marked by the public utility in such manner to
				  identify the copies as copies provided to that agency and shall be maintained at all
				  times, while in the possession of the authorized agency or an independent contractor
				  retained by an authorized agency, in a locked or secured location and not available
				  to anyone other than those individuals who have signed the confidentiality
				  agreements. The authorized agency, part-time employee, or independent contractor
				  shall not duplicate or reproduce in any manner the contract provided under this
				  Part.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 335 - CONFIDENTIAL CONTRACTS › Subpart B - ACCESS TO CONTRACTS › Section 335.140 - Enforcement

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a) In those instances in
				which the contract provided pursuant to Section
				335.110 is duplicated
				or the information contained in the contract is used in violation of the terms of
				the confidentiality agreement, the authorized agency responsible for maintaining the
				confidential nature of the contract shall lose its privileges to have the copies
				provided at its office, pursuant to Section
				335.110(b) and
				(c), for a period of one year. The authorized
				agency would then only be able to view such contracts in the offices of the
				Commission during that one year interim period as provided in Section
				335.110(a).
				If the public utility has a reasonable belief that the contract, provided pursuant
				to Section
				335.110 to an
				authorized agency, was duplicated or the information contained in the contract was
				used in violation of the terms of the agreement, the public utility shall give
				notice to the authorized agency and the Commission of the circumstances and the
				public utility may discontinue providing copies of further contracts to such
				authorized agency for one year or until the authorized agency shows to the
				satisfaction of the public utility or the Commission that the authorized agency was
				at all times relevant in full compliance with the terms and conditions of the
				confidentiality agreement and this Part.
b) The unauthorized copying of the contract or the
				unauthorized disclosure by an independent contractor of the information contained in
				the contract filed pursuant to Section 9-102.1(a) of the Act shall be good cause for
				a public utility to find such person unacceptable for access to future contracts
				subject to provisions of Section
				335.150.
c) The unauthorized copying of the contract or the
				unauthorized disclosure by the independent contractor of the information contained
				in the contract filed pursuant to Section 9-102.1(a) of the Act shall constitute
				good cause for the public utility to terminate access to the contract currently in
				the possession of such independent contractor.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 335 - CONFIDENTIAL CONTRACTS › Subpart B - ACCESS TO CONTRACTS › Section 335.150 - Contested Access

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Should the public utility refuse to acquiesce to the independent
				  contractor's request for access to the contract, the authorized agency may file a
				  petition under the Commission's Rules of Practice (83 Ill. Adm. Code 200) seeking a
				  finding by the Commission pursuant to Section 9-102(d)(ii) of the Act that the
				  independent contractor is acceptable to have access to the contract pursuant to this
				  Part. The petition shall name the public utility as the
				  respondent.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 340 - MONEY POOL AGREEMENTS › Section 340.10 - Applicability

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a) This Part shall apply
			 to public utilities as defined in Section 3-105 of the Public Utilities Act (Act)
			 [220 ILCS 5/3-105 ],
			 incumbent local exchange carriers that provide noncompetitive services as defined in
			 Section 13-202.5 of the Act [220
			 ILCS 5/13-202.5], and electing providers as defined in
			 Section 13-506.2 of the Act [220 ILCS
			 5/13-506.2], but shall exclude local exchange
			 telecommunications carriers with no more than 35,000 subscriber access lines
			 pursuant to Section 13-504(d) of the Act [220
			 ILCS 5/13-504(d) ] that are not electing
			 providers as defined in Section 13-506.2 of the Act.
b) This Part shall apply to any agreement that
			 provides a mechanism for borrowing or lending monies among affiliates, except:
1) Routine bank transactions as defined in 83 Ill.
			 Adm. Code
			 105.10;
2) Cash management and treasury services whereby
			 funds are not transferred, loaned or advanced; and
3) Loans between affiliates and utilities that
			 have original terms to maturity greater than one year.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 340 - MONEY POOL AGREEMENTS › Section 340.30 - Minimum Requirements for Short-Term Loans from Affiliates to Utilities

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Incumbent local exchange carriers shall not be subject to the
				requirements of this Section pursuant to Section 13-601 of the Act [220
				ILCS 5/13-601 ]. Electing providers shall not be subject to
				the requirements of this Section pursuant to Section 13-506.2(j) of the Act.
				Utilities may borrow funds on a day-to-day basis from affiliates subject to the
				following restrictions:
a) The money pool
			 agreement shall set forth a form of promissory note to be used for loans to the
			 utility or shall itself set out the terms of the loans. All short-term loans may be
			 prepaid by the utility without premium or penalty.
b) No utility shall borrow through or from an
			 affiliate if the utility determines that it can borrow at lower cost directly from
			 banks or other financial institutions or through the sale of its own commercial
			 paper.
c) Interest. The interest rate on
			 borrowings made by the utility from the affiliate shall not exceed the affiliate's
			 actual interest cost, including issuance costs, for the funds obtained or used to
			 provide the funds borrowed by the utility.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 340 - MONEY POOL AGREEMENTS › Section 340.40 - Minimum Requirements for Short-Term Loans from Utilities to Affiliates

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a) A utility may borrow
			 from outside the money pool agreement in order to make loans to an affiliate that is
			 a public utility under applicable State law. A utility may not borrow from outside
			 the money pool agreement in order to make loans to non-utility affiliates, except
			 for loans to service companies and subsidiaries of the utility.
b) An affiliate shall be eligible for borrowing
			 from the utility if the affiliate meets one of the following seven requirements:
1) The affiliate maintains the following
			 commercial paper ratings from at least two of the following three major credit
			 rating agencies and a higher, equivalent, or no credit rating from the third credit
			 rating agency: A-1 or above from Standard & Poor's or its successor; P-1 or
			 above from Moody's Investors Service or its successor; and F-1 or above from Fitch
			 Ratings or its successor;
2) The
			 aggregate amount of outstanding short-term indebtedness of the affiliate, including
			 amounts to be borrowed from the utility, excluding amounts drawn on the committed
			 credit facility, does not exceed the unused balance of funds available to the
			 affiliate under high-grade committed credit facilities at any time plus the amount
			 of funds the affiliate invests in the short-term securities described in Section
			 340.50(a)(1) and
			 (2);
3) The affiliate is a high-grade credit
			 issuer;
4) The aggregate amount of funds
			 the affiliate borrows is guaranteed by an affiliate of the utility that meets the
			 requirements set forth in subsection (b)(1);
5) The aggregate amount of funds the affiliate
			 borrows is guaranteed by an affiliate with a high-grade committed credit facility
			 that meets the requirements set forth in subsection (b)(2);
6) The affiliate is a utility; or
7) The affiliate provides the utility cash
			 management services through a Commission-approved agreement and the utility does not
			 issue bonds, notes or other forms of indebtedness to persons or entities that are
			 not affiliates of the utility; and
A) The utility
			 is a small utility; or
B) The utility
			 demonstrates that any benefits from relying on an affiliate to provide all the
			 utility's capital exceed the risks associated with a decrease in the utility's
			 financial independence provided that the affiliate is a medium-grade credit
			 issuer.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 340 - MONEY POOL AGREEMENTS › Section 340.50 - Investment of Money Pool Funds

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a) Investment of
			 money pool funds not lent to affiliates that meet the eligibility requirements of
			 Section
			 340.40(b)
			 shall be restricted to one or more of the following short-term investments:
1) Interest-bearing accounts with banks;
2) Obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S.
			 government or its agencies and instrumentalities, including obligations under
			 repurchase agreements;
3) Obligations
			 issued or guaranteed by any state or political subdivision, provided that these
			 obligations are rated not less than A by Standard & Poor's or its successor,
			 Moody's Investors Service or its successor, or Fitch Ratings or its
			 successor;
4) Commercial paper rated not
			 less than A-1 by Standard & Poor's or its successor, P-1 by Moody's Investors
			 Service or its successor, or F-1 by Fitch Ratings or its successor;
5) Money market funds;
6) Bank certificates of deposit and bankers
			 acceptances;
7) Eurodollar certificates
			 of deposits or time deposits;
8)
			 Medium-term notes, variable rate demand notes and variable rate preferred stock
			 rated A- or above by Standard & Poor's or its successor, A3 or above by Moody's
			 Investors Service or its successor, or A- or above by Fitch Ratings or its
			 successor;
9) Short-term securities
			 rated AA or above by Standard & Poor's or its successor, Aa or above by Moody's
			 Investors Service or its successor, or AA or above by Fitch Ratings or its
			 successor;
10) Short-term securities
			 issued or guaranteed by an entity rated AA or above by Standard & Poor's or its
			 successor, Aa or above by Moody's Investors Service or its successor, or AA or above
			 by Fitch Ratings or its successor; or
11) Repurchase agreements with financial
			 institutions rated AA or above by Standard & Poor's or its successor, Aa or
			 above by Moody's Investors Service or its successor, or AA or above by Fitch Ratings
			 or its successor with a minimum of 102% over collateralization.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 340 - MONEY POOL AGREEMENTS › Section 340.60 - Required Filings and Procedures

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a)
			 This Section does not apply to small utilities or electing providers.
b) All filings required by this Section shall be
			 signed and verified under oath by an executive officer having knowledge of the facts
			 and filed with the Office of the Chief Clerk of the Commission in duplicate with a
			 copy provided to the Manager of the Finance Department. Each filing shall state on
			 its face the Docket number of the proceeding authorizing the utility's participation
			 in the money pool agreement.
c)
			 Documentation of transactions. Utilities are required to file a quarterly report
			 documenting all daily deposits, borrowings, interest income, and interest expense
			 relating to transactions with affiliates. The first report shall be filed within 30
			 days after the end of the applicable calendar or fiscal quarter in which the order
			 authorizing the agreement is entered or by August 14, 2004 for filings made pursuant
			 to an agreement entered into before June 15, 2004. Thereafter, reports shall be
			 filed covering the transactions during each successive calendar or fiscal quarter,
			 each report to be filed within 30 days after the end of each quarter. The written
			 documentation shall include the following:
1)
			 Utilities subject to the requirements of Section
			 340.30 shall provide the
			 daily balances of loans outstanding from an affiliate to the utility for each day of
			 the calendar or fiscal quarter.
2)
			 Utilities subject to the requirements of Section
			 340.40 shall provide:
A) The daily net balances of transactions that
			 increase the loan balances;
B) The daily
			 net balances of transactions that decrease the loan balances;
C) Total accrued interest for the applicable
			 quarter;
D) The applicable interest rate
			 for each day of the quarter;
E) The
			 maturity date of each loan and any renewal dates;
F) The qualification of affiliates to borrow from
			 a utility pursuant to Section
			 340.40(b);
G) For borrowers meeting the requirements of
			 Section
			 340.40(b)(2) or
			 (b)(5), the report shall provide detailed
			 statements documenting the unused amount of the borrower's or its guarantors'
			 high-grade committed credit facility, the amount of funds invested in the securities
			 described in Section
			 340.50(a)(1) and
			 (2), the balance of funds invested in each of the
			 investments available under Section
			 340.50(a),
			 exclusive of the amount invested in the securities described in Section
			 340.50(a)(1) and
			 (2), and the total amount the utility loaned to
			 affiliates as of the end of the applicable quarter; and
H) For borrowers meeting the requirements of
			 Section
			 340.40(b)(1), (b)(3) or
			 (b)(4), the report shall provide the credit
			 ratings of the applicable affiliates.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 410 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR ELECTRIC UTILITIES AND ALTERNATIVE RETAIL ELECTRIC SUPPLIERS › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 410.20 - Application

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This Part sets forth minimum requirements and shall apply to any
				  entity in this State. This Part shall not apply to any electric cooperative nor to a
				  municipal system when operating within its service territory. Records required by
				  this Part shall be retained as set forth in 83 Ill. Adm. Code 420, unless longer
				  periods of retention are stated in this Part.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 410 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR ELECTRIC UTILITIES AND ALTERNATIVE RETAIL ELECTRIC SUPPLIERS › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 410.30 - Exemption or Modification

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Any entity may file an application requesting modification of or
				  exemption from any Section of this Part that applies to the entity. Upon showing
				  that the modification or exemption is economically and technically sound and will
				  not compromise safety, reliability or the service obligations of the entity, the
				  Commission may grant the modification or exemption. A petition for exemption or
				  modification shall be filed pursuant to 83 Ill. Adm. Code 200 and shall set forth
				  specific reasons and facts in support of the requested exemption or
				  modification.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 410 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR ELECTRIC UTILITIES AND ALTERNATIVE RETAIL ELECTRIC SUPPLIERS › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 410.40 - Complaints

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a) Each entity shall
				investigate each complaint received. The receipt of all written complaints shall be
				acknowledged in writing or verbally.
b)
				Each complaint received by an entity shall be documented, and any records required
				by this Part shall be made available to Commission personnel upon request. Each
				record shall contain, at a minimum, the name and address of the complainant, the
				time of day and the date received, the nature of the complaint, the result of the
				investigation and/or analysis, when and by whom conducted, the final disposition of
				the complaint, and the date of disposition.
c) Records of complaints related to voltage
				regulation or accuracy of metering equipment or data, other than requests for meter
				rereads, shall be kept in the following manner: each entity receiving complaints
				shall keep an index or file containing all those complaints for 3 years, separated
				by year. If the entity chooses to maintain an index of complaints, it shall contain
				enough information to allow access to individual records of each
				complaint.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 410 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR ELECTRIC UTILITIES AND ALTERNATIVE RETAIL ELECTRIC SUPPLIERS › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 410.45 - Customer Call Centers

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a) Each entity shall
				maintain a customer call center where customers can reach a representative and
				receive current information. At least once every 6 months, each entity shall provide
				written information to customers explaining how to contact the call center. The
				average answer time for calls placed to the call center shall not exceed 60 seconds
				where a representative or automated system is ready to render assistance and/or
				accept information to process calls. The abandon rate for calls placed to the call
				center shall not exceed 10%. Each entity shall maintain records of the call center's
				telephone answer time performance and abandon call rate. These records shall be kept
				for a minimum of 2 years and shall be made available to Commission personnel upon
				request. In the event that answer times and/or abandon rates exceed the limits
				established above, the reporting entity may provide the Commission or its personnel
				with explanatory details. At a minimum, these records shall contain the following
				information in monthly increments:
1) Total number
				of calls received;
2) Number of calls
				answered;
3) Average answer
				time;
4) Number of abandoned calls;
				and
5) Abandon call rate.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 410 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR ELECTRIC UTILITIES AND ALTERNATIVE RETAIL ELECTRIC SUPPLIERS › Subpart B - ELECTRIC METERING STANDARDS › Section 410.100 - Application of Subpart B

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This Subpart applies to all entities that are providing metering
				  service. Each entity shall be responsible for ensuring that its meters and metering
				  service comply with these requirements.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 410 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR ELECTRIC UTILITIES AND ALTERNATIVE RETAIL ELECTRIC SUPPLIERS › Subpart B - ELECTRIC METERING STANDARDS › Section 410.110 - Meter Records

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a) Each entity shall
				keep records that contain the following information about each service watt-hour
				meter and var-hour meter the entity owns or has in service in this State:
1) manufacturer and date of purchase, along with
				any testing data provided by the manufacturer that is used by the entity for
				acceptance testing of the meter;
2)
				manufacturer or entity identification number;
3) nameplate data, including:
A) form designation or circuit
				description;
B) "watt-hour meter" or
				other description;
C) manufacturer's
				name or trademark;
D) manufacturer's
				type;
E) electrical current
				class;
F) rated voltage;
G) number of wires;
H) frequency;
I) test amperes;
J) watt-hour meter constant; and
K) watt-hour meter test constant (if
				applicable);
4) date and
				place of present or most recent installation (entities that do not already retain
				this information on meters removed from service must begin keeping this information
				starting with all meters installed or removed from service after January 1,
				2001);
5) date and type of last major
				repair, or of final disposition; and
6)
				accuracy of each meter in accordance with the testing policies set forth in this
				Subpart, including:
A) date of test;
B) reason for test;
C) reading and accuracy of meter as found and as
				left;
D) creep test results, if
				applicable;
E) identification of person
				performing test; and
F) identification
				of equipment used to test meter.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 410 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR ELECTRIC UTILITIES AND ALTERNATIVE RETAIL ELECTRIC SUPPLIERS › Subpart B - ELECTRIC METERING STANDARDS › Section 410.120 - Metering Service Requirements

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a) Each
				service watt-hour meter shall have a register or display on the front of the meter
				that: displays energy consumption in a definite and known proportion to the actual
				energy consumption of that customer; is plainly visible; and can be read by the
				customer. This requirement may be waived in writing by the customer. This
				requirement shall not affect the entity's right to secure meters for safety reasons
				or in situations in which the meter is subject to excessive risk of damage or
				tampering. At the customer's request, a representative for the entity providing
				metering service shall explain to the customer how to read the meter used for
				billing that customer.
b) If a billing
				multiplier is used to calculate customer usage, the entity shall mark the billing
				multiplier on the front of the meter (or other location on the metering installation
				where the multiplier is plainly visible) and identify it as a billing multiplier at
				the time of installation or test, using a permanent marking method. Any entity
				providing instrument transformers shall mark the multiplier based on instrument
				transformer ratios on all new installations, and shall mark the multiplier on all
				existing installations when periodic meter testing is performed on the meter at that
				installation. The billing multiplier shall include the transformer multiplier and
				meter multiplier.
c) No meter shall be
				installed that is known to be mechanically or electrically defective, or that has
				not been tested in accordance with this Subpart and shown to comply with the
				accuracy requirements in this Subpart.
d) Meters shall be installed so as to be
				accessible to metering personnel for reading, testing, and making adjustments and
				repairs.
e) Meters installed after
				January 1, 2001 shall, at a minimum, meet the standards set forth in Section 4.7 of
				the American National Standards Institute's (ANSI) Code for Electricity Metering
				(1995 edition, approved June 12, 1995, published by the National Electrical
				Manufacturers Association, 1300 N. 17th Street, Suite 1847, Rosslyn, Virginia
				22209). No later amendments or editions are incorporated.
f) The entity may refuse to install a meter or to
				serve a customer if, in the entity's judgement, the metering installation is
				hazardous or of such character that satisfactory service cannot be provided. In case
				of refusal, the entity shall inform the customer in writing of the reason for
				refusal to render service and shall notify within 24 hours by telephone or in person
				the customer and all other entities providing service to that customer.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 410 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR ELECTRIC UTILITIES AND ALTERNATIVE RETAIL ELECTRIC SUPPLIERS › Subpart B - ELECTRIC METERING STANDARDS › Section 410.130 - Separate Metering

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a) Except as
				otherwise provided in subsection (c), a separate meter shall be used to measure the
				electricity that is consumed within, and controlled by the occupant of, each
				individual unit contained in any new building, newly remodeled portion of an
				existing building, or new mobile home park for which a building permit was obtained
				on or after November 1, 1981, or, if no permit was required, for which construction
				was commenced on or after November 1, 1981. Separately metered consumption shall be
				used as the basis for billing the occupant of the individual unit as a separate
				customer.
b) Definitions - For purposes
				of this Section, the following definitions shall apply:
1) "Individual unit" means each portion of a
				building that is separately leased, rented or owned.
2) "Control" means the ability of the occupant of
				an individual unit to determine the timing and amount of electricity consumed.
				Electricity used for central space heating, central water heating, central
				ventilation or central air conditioning systems is not "controlled" by the occupant
				of the individual unit.
3) "Remodeled
				portion of a building" means each area in which interior alterations are made that
				are required by local code or ordinance.
4) "Mobile home park" means contiguous parcels of
				land used for the accommodation of occupied mobile homes.
5) "Multiple-unit building" means buildings with
				more than 4 individual units.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 410 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR ELECTRIC UTILITIES AND ALTERNATIVE RETAIL ELECTRIC SUPPLIERS › Subpart B - ELECTRIC METERING STANDARDS › Section 410.140 - Testing Facilities and Equipment

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a) Each entity
				shall provide a meter shop adequately equipped with reference standards, instruments
				and other facilities, equipment, and personnel necessary to make the tests required
				of the entity by this Part. Each entity shall provide working standards and portable
				standards necessary to make the tests required of the entity by this Part. All
				apparatus and equipment shall be available at all times during the entity's
				established business hours for the inspection of or use by authorized
				representatives of the Commission. The entity shall take precautions to ensure that
				the meters used for billing and maintaining customers usage are not damaged in
				transit to or from any testing facility.
b) Each entity shall verify the accuracy of all
				reference standards at least once every 12 months. If the comparison indicates that
				the reference standard is in error by more than 0.5 % on any combination on which it
				will be used, the entity shall adjust the standard to reduce the inaccuracy, if
				possible. In any case, the entity shall apply the correction indicated by the
				certificate or calibration card accompanying the instrument (pursuant to subsection
				(d)).
c) When in use for testing meters,
				all solid state working and portable standards shall be compared to a reference
				standard at least once every six months. All other working and portable standards
				used regularly for testing meters shall be compared against a reference standard at
				least once every month. When working and portable standards are used for purposes
				other than testing meters, they shall be compared to a reference standard at least
				once each year. If found in error by more than 0.5%, the entity shall adjust the
				instrument to read within the specified limits or shall apply the proper correction
				factor.
d) Each working, portable or
				reference standard shall be accompanied at all times by a certificate or calibration
				card signed or initialed by the person responsible for the calibration giving the
				date and results of the last calibration of the instrument. The entity shall keep
				any superseded certificates or calibration cards on file for at least 3
				years.
e) An authorized representative
				of the Commission may check or establish the accuracy of all testing equipment owned
				by each entity, as well as the methods of operation of testing equipment. An
				authorized representative of the Commission shall perform an audit of each entity's
				meter testing equipment and methods at least every 3 years.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 410 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR ELECTRIC UTILITIES AND ALTERNATIVE RETAIL ELECTRIC SUPPLIERS › Subpart B - ELECTRIC METERING STANDARDS › Section 410.150 - Meter Accuracy Requirements

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a) The
				accuracy of service watt-hour meters shall be determined using the following
				criteria:
1) Light Load test: 10% of test amps at
				100% power factor;
2) Heavy Load test:
				100% of test amps at 100% power factor; and
3) Power Factor test: 100% of test amps at 50%
				lagging power factor. The power factor test is only required on meter shop
				tests.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 410 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR ELECTRIC UTILITIES AND ALTERNATIVE RETAIL ELECTRIC SUPPLIERS › Subpart B - ELECTRIC METERING STANDARDS › Section 410.151 - Installation and Removal of Lagged Demand Meters

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Lagged demand meters shall not be installed after January 31,
				  2001. All lagged demand meters shall be removed from service by January 31,
				  2008.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 410 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR ELECTRIC UTILITIES AND ALTERNATIVE RETAIL ELECTRIC SUPPLIERS › Subpart B - ELECTRIC METERING STANDARDS › Section 410.155 - Installation Inspections

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Within 90 days after installation or exchange of any meter with
				  associated instrument transformers and/or phase-shifting transformers, a
				  post-installation inspection shall be made under load to determine if the meter is
				  accurately measuring customer energy consumption. At a new or re-wired metering
				  location, where the installation includes potential transformers, the inspection
				  shall be performed by someone other than the original installer.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 410 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR ELECTRIC UTILITIES AND ALTERNATIVE RETAIL ELECTRIC SUPPLIERS › Subpart B - ELECTRIC METERING STANDARDS › Section 410.160 - Initial Tests

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Initial tests are tests made before installation, regardless of
				  whether the meter and associated devices have previously been in service. Each meter
				  and associated devices (unless included in the sample testing plan in Section
				  410.180 )
				  shall be inspected and tested in the meter shop of the entity or other location that
				  meets the requirements of this Part before being placed in service, and the accuracy
				  of the meter shall be within the tolerances permitted by this Part. If a meter is
				  removed from a customer's premises, except for field testing, it shall be tested and
				  inspected as described above before it is placed in service again. If creep or
				  inaccuracy is discovered in a meter removed from service, the entity shall correct
				  the metering data as detailed in Section
				  410.200.
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 410 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR ELECTRIC UTILITIES AND ALTERNATIVE RETAIL ELECTRIC SUPPLIERS › Subpart B - ELECTRIC METERING STANDARDS › Section 410.170 - Accuracy Testing of Meters

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a) Each service
				watt-hour meter and var-hour meter shall be inspected and tested according to the
				schedule in subsection (b). At the time a service watt-hour meter or var-hour meter
				is tested, any demand meter associated with it shall be inspected or tested. Each
				demand meter shall be tested at least as often as the meter with which it is
				associated and, as nearly as practicable, at the same time. If the service watt-hour
				meter is of the type in which the same element that measures watt-hours is used to
				measure demand, then the watt-hour test and the demand test shall be considered to
				be one and the same.
b) Alternating
				current service watt-hour meters and associated var-hour meters shall be tested
				according to the following schedule:
1)
				Self-contained single-phase and three-wire network meters:
A) Non-demand:
i) Sample according to Section
				410.180;
				or
ii) 8 years;
Illinois Administrative Code › Title 83 - PUBLIC UTILITIES › Part 410 - STANDARDS OF SERVICE FOR ELECTRIC UTILITIES AND ALTERNATIVE RETAIL ELECTRIC SUPPLIERS › Subpart B - ELECTRIC METERING STANDARDS › Section 410.180 - Sample Testing Procedures

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a) An entity that
				chooses to use sample testing shall use the procedures prescribed in any of the
				following documents (alone or in combination) to sample test non-demand,
				self-contained single-phase or three-wire network meters.
1) ANSI/ASQC Z1.4 -1993 "Sampling Procedures and
				Tables for Inspection by Attributes", approved 1993, American Society for Quality
				Control, 611 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee WI 53202. No later amendment or
				editions are incorporated.
2) ANSI/ASQC
				Z1.9 -1993 "Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection by Variables for Percent
				Nonconforming", approved 1993, American Society for Quality Control, 611 East
				Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee WI 53202. No later amendment or editions are
				incorporated.
3) Military Standard 414
				"Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection by Variables", approved May 8, 1968,
				Defense Automation and Production Service, Building 4/D, 700 Robbins Avenue,
				Philadelphia PA 19111-5094. No later amendment or editions are
				incorporated.
4) Military Standard 105
				"Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection by Attributes", approved May 10,
				1989, Defense Automation and Production Service, Building 4/D, 700 Robbins Avenue,
				Philadelphia PA 19111-5094. No later amendment or editions are
				incorporated.
5) If, on December 15,
				2000, an entity does not already use sample testing in accordance with subsection
				(a)(1) or (a)(2), the entity must begin to sample test in accordance with subsection
				(a)(1) or (a)(2), starting with the earlier of either the entity upgrading to a new
				sample testing tracking program or January 2010.
6) If, on December 15, 2000, an entity does use
				sample testing in accordance with subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2), that entity shall
				continue to use a sample testing program in accordance with subsection (a)(1) or
				(a)(2).