SB 3016

Abstract

Amends the Public Utilities Act. Requires natural gas utilities that provide gas service to at least 500,000 retail customers in Illinois and an electric utility that services at least 1,000,000 retail customers in Illinois to create seamless move and enrollment programs. Requires the utilities to create a program to allow seamless and continued competitive supply service when that customer moves to another premise and allows the customer who moves premises within the same utility service territory to retain the same alternative retail gas supplier or alternative retail electric supplier and to keep certain terms of service. Requires the program to be implemented no later than 120 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Requires the utilities to create a program to allow customers the option of enrolling with an alternative retail electric supplier or an alternative gas supplier using information generally known to the customer, including information or identifiers carried on the customer's person. Requires the Illinois Commerce Commission to adopt rules concerning the allowed identifiers. Requires the program to be implemented no later than 120 days after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.