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Introduced
02/06/2026
02/06/2026
In Committee
02/13/2026
02/13/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Creates the Advanced Technology Leadership Act. Sets forth findings. Defines terms. Sets forth provisions concerning the qualification of credits under the Act. Provides that, beginning calendar year 2027, each covered data center shall self-generate or procure and then retire eligible energy attribute certificates equal to the certain percentages of the covered data center's annual State electricity consumption. Provides that a covered data center's compliance requirement shall be otherwise met by retirements of eligible energy attribute certificates produced by eligible energy facilities that are physically interconnected and located in the applicable grid region. Requires a covered data center to retire eligible energy attribute certificates that are matched on an hourly basis to the certain percentages of the covered data center's total State electricity consumption for the following compliance years. Provides that covered data centers shall account for and comply with the Act exclusively through the retirement of eligible energy attribute certificates. Requires the Illinois Power Agency to, on an ongoing basis, identify facilities that meet the definition of covered data center. Provides that the Agency shall strive to minimize administrative expenses in the implementation and regulation of activities related to the Act. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
AI Summary
This bill, titled the Advanced Technology Leadership Act, mandates that covered data centers, defined as facilities with significant information technology loads (5 megawatts or more) and a load factor of at least 50%, must begin in calendar year 2027 to meet increasing percentages of their annual electricity consumption with eligible energy attribute certificates (EACs), which are like digital credits representing clean energy. These percentages will rise from 70% in 2027 to 100% by 2030, with specific requirements for the origin of these EACs, including a growing portion needing to come from in-state facilities, battery discharge credits (BDCs), and geothermal heating and cooling systems. Starting in 2030, data centers will need to match their electricity consumption with EACs on an hourly basis, with the percentage of hourly matching increasing to 100% by 2035. The bill also establishes definitions for various types of EACs, such as Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) and Nuclear Energy Credits (NECs), and outlines how these credits must be accounted for and retired through approved tracking systems to avoid "double counting" or "double claiming" the same energy. The Illinois Power Agency is tasked with identifying covered data centers and overseeing compliance, with provisions for deficiency payments if data centers fail to meet their obligations, with these payments directed to a fund for low-income energy cost reduction.
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Referred to Rules Committee (on 02/13/2026)
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