Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2021	Senate	Session Sine Die

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

20 ILCS 3855/1-20

20 ILCS 3855/1-75

30 ILCS 105/5.930 new

220 ILCS 5/16-108

220 ILCS 5/16-111.5

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act, the State Finance Act, and the Public Utilities Act. Provides that the Act may be referred to as the Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Act. Authorizes the procurement of renewable energy credits by electric utilities serving more than 300,000 retail customers as of January 1, 2019. Provides for the renewable energy credits to be related to new renewable energy resources installed at the site of electric generation that on January 1, 2019 burned coal as the primary fuel source. Provides for the Illinois Power Agency to manage the procurement of the credits. Establishes the requirements for eligibility for the credits. Requires the electric utilities to file a tariff for the billing and collection of a Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Initiative Charge on each kilowatthour of electricity delivered to its delivery services customers within its service territory at specified rates and to deposit a percentage of its collections in the Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Incentive and Plant Transition Fund. Establishes the Coal to Solar and Energy Storage Incentive and Plant Transition Fund as a special fund in the State treasury to provide transitional support funding to coal-fueled electric utilities participating in the utilization of the renewable energy credits. Effective immediately.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/14/2020	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings
2/14/2020	Senate	First Reading
2/14/2020	Senate	Referred to Assignments
3/4/2020	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
3/12/2020	Senate	Assigned to Energy and Public Utilities
4/12/2020	Senate	Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments
1/13/2021	Senate	Session Sine Die

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