Section 412.40  Alternative Electric Supplier Utility Assistance Recipient

An alternative retail electric supplier shall not knowingly submit an enrollment to change a customer’s electric supplier if the electric utility’s records indicate that the customer either received financial assistance in the previous 12 months from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, Low Income Home Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP), or, at the time of enrollment is participating in the Percentage of Income Payment Plan, unless:

a)         the customer’s change in electric supplier is pursuant to a government aggregation program adopted in accordance with Section 1-92 of the Illinois Power Agency Act, or

b)         the customer’s change in electric supplier is pursuant to a Commission-approved savings guarantee plan as described in the Act.  [220 ILCS 5/16-115E]

(Source:  Added at 46 Ill. Reg. 19509, effective November 23, 2022)