POWERING UP ILLINOIS ACT House SponsorsRep. Curtis J. Tarver, II-Ann M. Williams-Marcus C. Evans, Jr.-Jay Hoffman-Eva-Dina Delgado, Joyce Mason, Kevin John Olickal, Sharon Chung, Yolonda Morris, Bob Morgan, Norma Hernandez, Barbara Hernández, Nabeela Syed, Abdelnasser Rashid, Suzanne M. Ness, Theresa Mah, Daniel Didech, Anna Moeller, Hoan Huynh, Sonya M. Harper, Martin J. Moylan, Kelly M. Cassidy, Nicholas K. Smith, Will Guzzardi, Lilian Jiménez and Camille Y. Lilly 1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die New Act Creates the Powering Up Illinois Act. Provides that an electrical corporation which operates in the State shall upgrade the State's electrical distribution systems in order to achieve the State's decarbonization standards. Provides that an electrical corporation shall be adequately staffed and recruit, train, and retain further staff as needed. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall establish reasonable average and maximum target energization time periods. Provides that the Commission shall establish requirements for an electrical corporation to report to the Commission, at least annually, to track and improve electrical corporation performance. Provides that the Commission shall require an electrical corporation to establish a dedicated electrification team. Sets forth requirements for an electrical corporation to consider when engaging in the annual distribution planning process. Provides that, in its site evaluation and design process, the Commission shall require an electrical corporation to consider flexible interconnection to defer or mitigate energization-related grid upgrades, but, if the solutions cannot defer or mitigate an upgrade, the corporation may evaluate traditional system upgrades. Provides that an electrical corporation may recover costs. Effective immediately.House Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Changes all instances of "electric corporation" to "electric utility". Provides that an electric utility that operates within the State shall allow customers seeking energization to elect an optional flexible connection agreement, meaning a tariffed, voluntary utility offering that requires customers to agree to specified service levels as a requirement of energization or interconnection, through the use of load management technology that limits the net import and export of electricity at the point of common coupling to remain within the rated capacity limits of a customer's existing service connection or distribution circuit, either on a permanent basis or to allow for immediate project operations before service or distribution system upgrades are completed. Describes considerations the Illinois Commerce Commission shall require an electric utility to include in its internal distribution planning process and in the development of the Multi-Year Integrated Grid Plans required under the Public Utilities Act (rather than considerations the electric utility shall be required to include in its distribution planning process only). Requires the load and electrification forecasts of electric utilities to include scenarios that are consistent with achieving the various laws, standards, plans, and regulations referenced in the Act. Provides that, if the solutions set forth in the Act cannot defer or mitigate an upgrade, then the electric utility shall evaluate traditional system upgrades (rather than may evaluate traditional system upgrades). Sets forth requirements to ensure the safety and reliability of electrical infrastructure associated with charging electric vehicles. Effective immediately. 2/9/2024HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II 2/9/2024HouseFirst Reading 2/9/2024HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/28/2024HouseAssigned to Public Utilities Committee 4/1/2024HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II 4/1/2024HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee 4/2/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason 4/2/2024HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Public Utilities Committee 4/2/2024HouseHouse Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Public Utilities Committee; by Voice Vote 4/2/2024HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Public Utilities Committee; 015-008-000 4/3/2024HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 4/17/2024HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II 4/17/2024HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee 4/17/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin John Olickal 4/17/2024HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 4/17/2024HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 4/18/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sharon Chung 4/18/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Yolonda Morris 4/18/2024HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Public Utilities Committee 4/18/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Bob Morgan 4/18/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez 4/18/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Barbara Hernández 4/18/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed 4/18/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid 4/18/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Suzanne M. Ness 4/18/2024HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ann M. Williams 4/18/2024HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. 4/18/2024HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Jay Hoffman 4/18/2024HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado 4/18/2024HouseChief Co-Sponsor Changed to Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado 4/19/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah 4/19/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Daniel Didech 4/19/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller 4/19/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Hoan Huynh 4/19/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper 4/19/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Martin J. Moylan 4/19/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy 4/19/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Nicholas K. Smith 4/19/2024HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 4/19/2024HouseHouse Floor Amendment No. 2 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 4/24/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Will Guzzardi 5/2/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez 5/17/2024HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly 1/7/2025HouseSession Sine Die