HB 4924

Abstract

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Provides that every public utility that provides gas or electric service to residential customers as primary or secondary sources of heating or cooling must report all of the following information annually in writing to the Illinois Commerce Commission: (1) the number of accounts that are past due each month, (2) the aggregate amount of past due balances each month, (3) the number of disconnection notices issued to residential customers each month, (4) the number of residential customers disconnected each month, (5) the number of residential customers eligible for emergency services under the Energy Assistance Act each year, and (6) the aggregate amount of arrears that are written off as bad business debt each year. Effective January 1, 2005.