Bill > HB1700

Introduced Session

Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill, as amended by Senate Amendment No. 2, with the following changes. Removes provisions amending the Energy Efficient Building Act. Further amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Provides that, in addition to the listed funding methods, costs associated with the Illinois Solar for All Program and its components may be paid for using, through the program year concluding May 31, 2028, collections associated with the purchase of renewable energy resources collected pursuant to specified provisions of the Public Utilities Act up to an amount that shall not exceed $10,000,000 for the program year commencing June 1, 2026 and that shall not exceed $5,000,000 for the program year commencing June 1, 2027. In provisions concerning prevailing wage requirements for specified new geothermal heating and cooling systems, changes the amount of aggregate geothermal system tonnage from 29 to 14. Further amends the Public Utilities Act in provisions concerning natural gas energy efficiency programs. In provisions concerning distributed generation and storage rebates, provides that, except for distributed storage projects that have obtained a signed interconnection agreement on or before June 1, 2026, the compensation provided for distributed storage under certain provisions shall be limited to payment for no more than 25,000 (rather than 30,000) kilowatt-hours of nameplate energy capacity and no more than 5 (rather than 6) kilowatt-hours of nameplate energy capacity for every one kilowatt of participating power capacity, or an alternative nameplate energy capacity to participating power capacity ratio determined by the Illinois Commerce Commission. Requires the compensation provided for distributed storage under certain provisions for distributed storage projects with more than 25,000 (rather than 30,000) kilowatt-hours of nameplate energy capacity that demonstrate that the project's interconnection application was submitted and application fees were paid (rather than was deemed complete by the applicable utility) before June 1, 2026 to be limited to payment for no more than 150,000 (rather than 100,000) kilowatt-hours of nameplate energy capacity and no more than 5 (rather than 6) kilowatt-hours of nameplate energy capacity for every one kilowatt of participating power capacity for any single meter, but for no more than 2 meters per entity. In provisions concerning the resolution of disputes between facility owners and units of local government related to the siting of qualified energy facilities, provides that, in resolving disputes, the Commission shall have authority to issue a siting certificate for a qualified energy facility if the Commission determines that the qualified energy facility is in compliance with the applicable State siting law for a qualified energy facility and that the respondent (i) has denied the qualified energy facility a siting certificate, (ii) has failed or declined to issue the qualified energy facility a siting certificate in accordance with the specified timeline in the applicable State siting law (rather than in a timely manner), or (iii) has failed to adopt a siting or zoning ordinance in compliance with the applicable State siting law as of the date the petition was filed, as long as the petitioner provided written notice of the respondent's noncompliance to the respondent at least 10 business days before the date the petition was filed. Makes other changes. Effective June 1, 2026.

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Steve Stadelman (D)*,  Ann Williams (D)*,  Michael Crawford (D),  Lisa Davis (D),  William Davis (D),  Jehan Gordon-Booth (D),  Sonya Harper (D),  Mattie Hunter (D),  Hoan Huynh (D),  Camille Lilly (D),  Debbie Meyers-Martin (D),  Yolonda Morris (D),  Suzanne Ness (D),  Justin Slaughter (D),  Chris Welch (D), 

Passed Both Houses (on 05/31/2026)

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