Bill > SB0025

Introduced Session

Creates the Municipal and Cooperative Electric Utility Transparent Planning Act. Requires certain electric cooperatives, municipal power agencies, and municipalities and distribution electric cooperatives to initiate an integrated resource planning process. Sets forth provisions concerning the integrated resource plan; stakeholder meetings; and a prequalified consulting firm list. Makes conforming changes in the Open Meetings Act and the General Not For Profit Corporation Act of 1986. Creates the Utility Data Access Act. Requires the Illinois Commerce Commission to adopt certain rules. Amends the Department of Commerce and Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Makes changes in provisions concerning the Energy Transition Assistance Fund. Amends the Electric Vehicle Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning beneficial electrification and the charging rebate program. Amends the Energy Transition Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning the Illinois Climate Works Preapprenticeship Program and the Jobs and Environmental Justice Grant Program. Amends the Illinois Finance Authority Act. Adds provisions concerning the Thermal Energy Network Revolving Loan Program. Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning the powers of the Illinois Power Agency; the Illinois Power Agency Renewable Energy Resources Fund; the Illinois Solar for All Program; the Planning and Procurement Bureau; and the Agency's annual reports. Amends the State Finance Act to make conforming changes. Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Makes changes in provisions concerning the application of the Code and prequalification. Amends the Illinois Works Jobs Program Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning the Illinois Works Preapprenticeship Program and the Illinois Works Bid Credit Program. Amends the Property Tax Code. Adds a Division concerning commercial energy storage systems. Amends the Counties Code. Makes changes in provisions concerning commercial wind energy facilities and commercial solar facilities. Adds provisions concerning energy storage systems. Adds a Division concerning the Solar Bill of Rights. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code to add the same Division. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning transactions requiring approval from the Illinois Commerce Commission; the duties of public utilities; energy efficiency and demand-response measures; natural gas energy efficiency programs; certificates of public convenience and necessity; the renewable energy access plan; the consideration of attorney and expert compensation as an expense; the Multi-Year Integrated Grid Plan; net electricity metering; distributed generation rebates; the recovery of costs associated with delivery; the Division of Integrated Distribution Planning; the Energy Transition Assistance Fund; procurement; on-bill financing programs; alternative retail electric suppliers; functional separation; and customer self-generation of electricity. Adds provisions concerning the Thermal Energy Network Pilot Program; time-of-use pricing; virtual power plant programs; the Energy Reliability Corporation of Illinois; Powering Up Illinois; integrated resource plan development, review, and approval; the Interconnection Working Group; and the Interconnection Monitor. Adds an Article concerning the Siting Appeals Board. Amends the Electric Transmission Systems Construction Standards Act. Adds requirements for construction contractors. Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning greenhouse gases, noise emissions regulations, and permit issuance. Amends the Electric Vehicle Rebate Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning user fees and appropriations from the Electric Vehicle and Charging Fund. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency to administer grants and other forms of financial assistance to support the electrification of the transportation sector. Amends the Illinois Nuclear Safety Preparedness Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning definitions; nuclear accident plans and fees; the applicability of certain nuclear power reactor fees; and the Illinois Nuclear Safety Preparedness Program. Adds provisions concerning rulemaking. Repeals provisions concerning applicability. Amends the Illinois Nuclear Facility Safety Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning definitions and the program for Illinois nuclear power plant inspectors. Repeals provisions concerning applicability. Amends the Illinois Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning definitions; waste fees; and waste management funds. Amends the Nuclear Safety Law of 2004. Makes changes in provisions concerning definitions and provisions concerning the regulation of nuclear safety. Repeals provisions concerning the State nuclear power policy and provisions concerning the small modular reactor study. Amends the Radioactive Waste Storage Act, the Radioactive Waste Tracking and Permitting Act, and the Radiation Protection Act of 1990 to remove the definition of "small modular reactor". Amends the Uranium and Thorium Mill Tailings Control Act and the Laser System Act of 1997 to remove the definition of "nuclear facilities", "nuclear power plant", "nuclear power reactor", and "small modular reactor". Makes other changes.

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Jay Hoffman (D)*,  Steve Stadelman (D)*,  Bill Cunningham (D),  Sara Feigenholtz (D),  Stephanie Kifowit (D),  Ann Williams (D), 

Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0458 (on 01/08/2026)

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