Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
Filed: 3/16/2022
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1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1104
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1104 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||||
5 | Illinois Regional Generation Reliability Task Force Act . | ||||||
6 | Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly hereby finds, | ||||||
7 | determines, and declares the following: | ||||||
8 | (1) The reliability of the Illinois electricity grid | ||||||
9 | is critically important to the consumers, businesses, and | ||||||
10 | all residents of Illinois and should not be compromised. | ||||||
11 | (2) Illinois has taken definitive steps toward | ||||||
12 | redefining the generation mix in Illinois. | ||||||
13 | (3) the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. | ||||||
14 | ("MISO") is an independent, not-for-profit, member-based | ||||||
15 | organization responsible for operating the power grid | ||||||
16 | across 15 states and the Canadian province of Manitoba, |
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1 | serving 42 million people. | ||||||
2 | (4) The PJM Interconnection LLC ("PJM"), is an | ||||||
3 | independent not-for-profit, member-based Regional | ||||||
4 | Transmission Organization ("RTO") that manages the | ||||||
5 | operations, supply, and movement of power across 13 states | ||||||
6 | and the District of Columbia, serving 65 million people. | ||||||
7 | (5) Illinois is served by both PJM and MISO, which | ||||||
8 | collectively ensure that sufficient electric power | ||||||
9 | generation supply and transmission are available to meet | ||||||
10 | electric demand every minute of every day for over 107 | ||||||
11 | million people across 28 states and 2 countries. Wholesale | ||||||
12 | electric power generation is regulated by the Federal | ||||||
13 | Energy Regulatory Commission due to the interstate and | ||||||
14 | international nature of the transmission grid operated by | ||||||
15 | PJM and MISO. As such, Illinois policy changes at the | ||||||
16 | State level can affect the reliability, availability, and | ||||||
17 | cost of power for seniors, families, businesses, | ||||||
18 | municipalities, universities, and hospitals across the | ||||||
19 | region. | ||||||
20 | (6) When natural disasters occur, such as ice storms, | ||||||
21 | blizzards, tornadoes, and hurricanes, states participating | ||||||
22 | in PJM and MISO have provided support to each other | ||||||
23 | through power generation restoration missions. The | ||||||
24 | inability to deliver power generation in critical times | ||||||
25 | can have a huge economic impact and can also result in | ||||||
26 | death across the PJM and MISO Regional Transmission |
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1 | Organizations. | ||||||
2 | (7) PJM and MISO have multiple markets in which power | ||||||
3 | suppliers participate. The Capacity Market, Day-Ahead | ||||||
4 | Energy Market, and Frequency Market are markets that power | ||||||
5 | generators participate in to ensure over 107 million | ||||||
6 | people across 28 states and 2 countries receive the right | ||||||
7 | amount of electricity every minute of every day. | ||||||
8 | (A) Capacity markets are used in wholesale | ||||||
9 | electricity markets to pay resources for being | ||||||
10 | available to meet peak electricity demand. Capacity is | ||||||
11 | not actual electricity, but rather the ability to | ||||||
12 | produce electricity when called upon. Capacity is | ||||||
13 | procured, sometimes multiple years in advance of when | ||||||
14 | it is needed, based on projections of future energy | ||||||
15 | needs using historical demand requirements. | ||||||
16 | (B) The Day-Ahead Energy Market lets market | ||||||
17 | participants commit to buy or sell wholesale | ||||||
18 | electricity one day before the power is needed, to | ||||||
19 | help avoid price volatility. The Real-Time Energy | ||||||
20 | Market balances the differences between day-ahead | ||||||
21 | commitments and the actual real-time demand for and | ||||||
22 | production of electricity. | ||||||
23 | (C) The power grid operates, and shall be | ||||||
24 | maintained, at a constant frequency of 60 hertz. | ||||||
25 | Significant deviation from this level can result in | ||||||
26 | catastrophic damage to the power grid as well as |
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1 | household appliances. Frequency is maintained when | ||||||
2 | electric generators automatically add or remove power | ||||||
3 | from the grid. For example, a large power plant | ||||||
4 | suddenly tripping offline reduces the total amount of | ||||||
5 | available kinetic energy, leading the rotating | ||||||
6 | generators on the system to start rotating less | ||||||
7 | rapidly and thereby decreasing the alternating current | ||||||
8 | frequency across the grid system. Since a generator | ||||||
9 | turbine's rotational velocity is directly coupled to | ||||||
10 | the grid frequency, the generator's control systems | ||||||
11 | can sense this frequency decline as an indicator of | ||||||
12 | insufficient energy provision. The control system | ||||||
13 | within each power plant, which usually has been in the | ||||||
14 | form of a governor, can then automatically increase | ||||||
15 | the plant's power output. This process is autonomous | ||||||
16 | because the governor does not have to wait for a | ||||||
17 | central dispatcher to send a signal, thus bypassing | ||||||
18 | communications system delays. | ||||||
19 | (8) The shifting generation mix in PJM and MISO will | ||||||
20 | require optimum performance and an increased focus on the | ||||||
21 | need to retain reliability as certain existing generators | ||||||
22 | shut down operations and new, intermittent generators are | ||||||
23 | added. Additionally, increased power generation | ||||||
24 | consumption due to increased electric vehicles and | ||||||
25 | charging stations, along with increased electrification of | ||||||
26 | building heating needs will undoubtedly place greater |
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1 | demand on the power system. | ||||||
2 | (9) Illinois has a responsibility to ensure the | ||||||
3 | performance of Illinois and Regional Power Grids are safe, | ||||||
4 | reliable, and maintain the necessary capacity to meet the | ||||||
5 | power demands of Illinois residents. Additionally, | ||||||
6 | Illinois has an obligation to do its part to ensure the | ||||||
7 | regional power grid is safe and reliable for its | ||||||
8 | partnering states. As part of the regional power grid, | ||||||
9 | Illinois should be concerned that shuttered facilities in | ||||||
10 | Illinois will be replaced by higher cost, higher emissions | ||||||
11 | resources from other states. | ||||||
12 | Section 10. Illinois Regional Generation Reliability Task | ||||||
13 | Force. | ||||||
14 | (a) The Illinois Regional Generation Reliability Task | ||||||
15 | Force is created. The
Task Force shall monitor the reliability | ||||||
16 | of the Illinois power grid. The Task Force should consider the | ||||||
17 | present and future needs of Illinois consumers while | ||||||
18 | simultaneously addressing any issues related to the | ||||||
19 | performance and reliability of power generation and | ||||||
20 | transmission and being mindful of the ultimate cost to | ||||||
21 | consumers. | ||||||
22 | (b) The duties and responsibilities of the Task Force
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23 | include the following: | ||||||
24 | (1) Identifying and assessing policies, rules, and | ||||||
25 | laws that have the potential to significantly affect the |
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1 | reliability of the Illinois and regional power grids. | ||||||
2 | (2) Developing a set of standards and conditions that | ||||||
3 | will ensure optimal performance of the Illinois and | ||||||
4 | regional power grids based on new and emerging | ||||||
5 | technologies. | ||||||
6 | (3) Identifying opportunities to improve the Illinois | ||||||
7 | power supply mix through existing and new laws to ensure | ||||||
8 | continued power reliability at affordable rates for | ||||||
9 | Illinois consumers. | ||||||
10 | (4) Compiling research and best practices from other | ||||||
11 | states and countries on how to deploy technology to | ||||||
12 | benefit the performance and reliability of the power grid. | ||||||
13 | (5) Developing tools to assess the impact of proposed | ||||||
14 | policies and evaluate their costs and benefits on | ||||||
15 | families, employers, the public, Illinois, and other | ||||||
16 | states as part of the Illinois and regional power grids. | ||||||
17 | (6) Identifying data, reports, and relevant | ||||||
18 | information on the performance of the power grid to ensure | ||||||
19 | reliability and that pricing of power generation is in the | ||||||
20 | best interest of families, businesses, and communities in | ||||||
21 | Illinois. | ||||||
22 | (7) Providing its findings and recommendations for | ||||||
23 | policy changes and any revisions to policies, rules, and | ||||||
24 | laws that will facilitate the stability and reliability of | ||||||
25 | the Illinois and regional power grids on an annual basis | ||||||
26 | to the General Assembly. |
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1 | (8) Developing and proposing legislative concepts to | ||||||
2 | ensure the future stability and reliability of the power | ||||||
3 | grid. | ||||||
4 | Section 15. Membership; meetings. | ||||||
5 | (a) The members of the Illinois Regional Generation | ||||||
6 | Reliability Task Force shall be composed of the following: | ||||||
7 | (1) three Senators appointed by the President of the | ||||||
8 | Senate, one of whom shall be designated by the President | ||||||
9 | as the co-chair of the Task Force;
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10 | (2) three Representatives appointed by the Speaker of | ||||||
11 | the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be | ||||||
12 | designated by the Speaker as the co-chair of the Task | ||||||
13 | Force;
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14 | (3) two Senators appointed by the Minority Leader of | ||||||
15 | the Senate;
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16 | (4) two Representatives appointed by the Minority | ||||||
17 | Leader of the House of Representatives;
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18 | (5) one member appointed by the Governor whose sole | ||||||
19 | role is dedicated to energy policy for the State;
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20 | (6) one member of a State or local labor organization | ||||||
21 | appointed by the President of the Senate;
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22 | (7) one member of a State or local labor organization | ||||||
23 | appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives;
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24 | (8) one representative from PJM RTO, designated by | ||||||
25 | PJM;
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1 | (9) one representative from the PJM Independent Market | ||||||
2 | Monitor organization, designated by the PJM Independent | ||||||
3 | Market Monitor organization;
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4 | (10) one representative from MISO RTO, designated by | ||||||
5 | MISO;
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6 | (11) one representative from the MISO Independent | ||||||
7 | Market Monitor organization, designated by the MISO | ||||||
8 | Independent Market Monitor organization;
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9 | (12) six representatives from 6 different power | ||||||
10 | generation companies that operate in the PJM or MISO | ||||||
11 | regional transmission organization, 2 appointed by the | ||||||
12 | President of the Senate, 2 appointed by the Speaker of the | ||||||
13 | House of Representatives, one appointed by the Minority | ||||||
14 | Leader in the Senate, and one appointed by the Minority | ||||||
15 | Leader in the House of Representatives;
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16 | (13) one representative from a statewide organization | ||||||
17 | representing retail merchants, appointed by the President | ||||||
18 | of the Senate;
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19 | (14) one representative from a statewide organization | ||||||
20 | representing manufacturers, appointed by the Speaker of | ||||||
21 | the House of Representatives;
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22 | (15) one representative from a statewide organization | ||||||
23 | representing retired people, appointed by the Speaker of | ||||||
24 | the House of Representatives;
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25 | (16) one representative from a minority-owned | ||||||
26 | geothermal group, appointed by the President of the |
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1 | Senate;
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2 | (17) one representative from a statewide organization | ||||||
3 | representing business, appointed by the Speaker of the | ||||||
4 | House of Representatives;
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5 | (18) two representatives from environmental law | ||||||
6 | groups, one appointed by the President of the Senate and | ||||||
7 | one appointed by the Speaker of the House of | ||||||
8 | Representatives;
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9 | (19) the Director of the Illinois Power Agency, or the | ||||||
10 | Director's designee;
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11 | (20) the Director of the Environmental Protection | ||||||
12 | Agency, or the Director's designee; and
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13 | (21) the Chair of the Illinois Commerce Commission, or | ||||||
14 | the Chair's designee.
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15 | (b) Appointments for the Task Force shall be made by July | ||||||
16 | 1, 2022. The Task Force shall hold 7 meetings annually, either | ||||||
17 | remotely or in person, and the first meeting shall be held | ||||||
18 | within 30 days after appointments are made. | ||||||
19 | (c) Members of the Task Force shall serve without | ||||||
20 | compensation. | ||||||
21 | (d) The Illinois Commerce Commission shall provide | ||||||
22 | administrative support to the Task Force in conjunction with | ||||||
23 | the Independent Market Monitors for the MISO and PJM Regional | ||||||
24 | Transmission Organizations. | ||||||
25 | Section 20. Annual report. |
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1 | (a) The Illinois Regional Generation Reliability Task | ||||||
2 | Force shall issue an annual report based upon its findings in | ||||||
3 | the course of performing its duties and responsibilities. The | ||||||
4 | report shall be written by the administrative staff of the | ||||||
5 | Task Force and with staff assistance from the Independent | ||||||
6 | Market Monitors from the MISO and PJM Regional Transmission | ||||||
7 | Organizations. | ||||||
8 | (b) The Illinois Regional Generation Reliability Task | ||||||
9 | Force shall submit its first report on February 1, 2023, and | ||||||
10 | each February 1 thereafter to the General Assembly upon the | ||||||
11 | completion of its meeting schedule and shall continue to issue | ||||||
12 | annual reports each year.
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13 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
14 | becoming law.".
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