Illinois Compiled Statutes 220 ILCS 30 — Electric Supplier Act.

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Electric Supplier Act"

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Electric Supplier Act". (Source: Laws 1965, p. 1206.)

The General Assembly declares it to be in the public interest that, in order to avoid duplication of facilities and to minimize disputes between electric suppliers which may result in inconvenience and diminished efficiency in electric service to the public, any 2 or more electric suppliers may contract, subject to the…

It is declared to be the public policy of this State, pursuant to paragraphs (h) and (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the 1970 Illinois Constitution, that, except as otherwise provided in this Act, any power or function set forth in this Act to be exercised by the State is an exclusive power or function and such powe…

As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms specified in Sections 3

As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms specified in Sections 3.1 through 3.17 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 1206.)

"Adequate" lines or facilities means having sufficient capacity to meet the maximum estimated service requirements of the customer to be served during the year following the commencement of permanent service and to meet the maximum estimated service requirements of other actual customers to be supplied therefrom during…

"Commission" means the Illinois Commerce Commission

"Commission" means the Illinois Commerce Commission. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 1206.)

"Customer" means any person receiving electricity for any purpose from an electric supplier

"Customer" means any person receiving electricity for any purpose from an electric supplier. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 1206.)

"Electric Cooperative" means (a) any not-for-profit corporation or other person that owns, controls, operates or manages, directly or indirectly, within this State, any plant, equipment or property for the production, transmission, sale, delivery or furnishing of electricity and (b) that either is or has been financed…

"Electric Supplier" or "Supplier" means an electric cooperative or a public utility which furnishes electric service

"Electric Supplier" or "Supplier" means an electric cooperative or a public utility which furnishes electric service. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 1206.)

"Existing line" means any line of an electric supplier which on the effective date of this Act is (a) in existence or (b) is under construction, as determined in accordance with accepted engineering practices. The term includes any such line which one electric supplier may acquire from another electric supplier after s…

"Extension" means any new construction which increases the length of an existing line laterally or otherwise

"Extension" means any new construction which increases the length of an existing line laterally or otherwise. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 1206.)

"Incorporated municipality" means any city, village or incorporated town

"Incorporated municipality" means any city, village or incorporated town. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 1206.)

"Line" means any electric line or cable whether overhead or underground

"Line" means any electric line or cable whether overhead or underground. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 1206.)

"Normal service connection point" means that point on a customer's premises where an electric connection to serve such premises would be made in accordance with accepted engineering practices

"Normal service connection point" means that point on a customer's premises where an electric connection to serve such premises would be made in accordance with accepted engineering practices. In the case of an incorporated municipality which is a customer, "normal service connection point" means that point within the…

"Person" includes an individual, corporation, partnership, electric cooperative, public utility, association, joint stock company, trust, incorporated municipality, municipal corporation, and any governmental entity or political subdivision thereof. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 1206.)

"Premises" means a physical area (a) which, except for any intervening public or private rights of way or easements, constitutes a single parcel or unit and (b) which a single customer owns, uses or in which it has some other interest in connection with receiving service at one or more points of delivery. (Source: Laws…

"Proximity" means that distance which is shortest between a proposed normal service connection point and a point on an electric supplier's line, which is determined in accordance with accepted engineering practices by the shortest direct route between such points which is practicable to provide the proposed service. (S…

"Public Utility" has the same meaning as is defined in Section 10

"Public Utility" has the same meaning as is defined in Section 10.3 of the Public Utilities Act. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 1206.)

"Public Utilities Act" means "An Act concerning public utilities", approved June 29, 1921, as heretofore or hereafter amended

"Public Utilities Act" means "An Act concerning public utilities", approved June 29, 1921, as heretofore or hereafter amended. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 1206.)

"Service" means electric service

"Service" means electric service. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 1206.)

"Service area" means that area, defined in an agreement between electric suppliers, which has been approved by the Commission, in which an electric supplier is entitled to furnish service, as provided in Section 6. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 1206.)

By October 1, 1965, or within such further reasonable time as may be fixed by the Commission, each electric supplier shall make and file with the Commission such map or maps as will clearly indicate the location in this State of the supplier's existing lines. On November 1, 1965, or within such further reasonable time…

Each electric supplier is entitled, except as otherwise provided in this Act or (in the case of public utilities) the Public Utilities Act, to (a) furnish service to customers at locations which it is serving on the effective date of this Act, (b) furnish service to customers or premises which it is not now serving but…

Any 2 or more electric suppliers may contract together defining and delineating, as between themselves, one or more service areas in which each such contracting supplier shall be entitled to furnish service. Such contracts are subject to the approval of the Commission. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 1206.)

Except as otherwise provided in this Act, until the respective service areas of the affected electric suppliers have been determined as provided in Section 6, no electric supplier may make an extension of existing lines or construct new lines for the purpose of furnishing service to a customer or premises which it is n…