Illinois Senate Bill 3997

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-03 - Referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act. Provides that a business that intends to construct a new battery energy storage solution facility or a new high voltage direct current converter station at a designated location in Illinois may be designated as a High Impact Business. Defines "new battery energy storage solution facility" and "high voltage direct current converter station". Amends the Illinois Power Agency Act. Makes changes to the definition of "total resource cost test". In a provision concerning the Illinois Solar for All Program, directs the area median income to be revised every year (rather than every 5 years) for purposes of identifying households that qualify as low-income households. Requires the Agency's Planning and Procurement Bureau to develop plans and processes for the procurement of energy storage. Authorizes the procurement of renewable energy credits that are delivered from repowered wind projects and retooled hydropower facilities to be included in the long-term renewable resources procurement plan developed by the Agency. Authorizes the Agency to propose adjustments to the percentages of renewable energy credits procured from different sources and to consider and propose various approaches, in addition to competitive procurements, to procure renewable energy credits from repowered wind projects. Sets out additional requirements for the energy storage procurement plan to be developed by the Agency. Amends the Public Utilities Act. Makes changes in provisions concerning energy efficiency and demand-response measures and distributed generation rebates. In a provision concerning distributed generation rebates, makes changes concerning inverters. Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that the term "public works" includes the construction of a new battery energy storage solution facility or a high voltage direct current converter station by a business designated as a High Impact Business under the Illinois Enterprise Zone Act. Makes technical changes. Effective immediately.

ENERGY-VARIOUS

Sen. William Cunningham [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-03	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2025-01-03	Senate	First Reading
2025-01-03	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Bill Cunningham

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
20	3855	1-10	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	3855	1-56	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	3855	1-75	Amended Code	Citation Text
20	655	5.5	Amended Code	Citation Text
220	5	16-107.6	Amended Code	Citation Text
220	5	16-135	Amended Code	Citation Text
220	5	8-103B	Amended Code	Citation Text
820	130	2	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3997&GAID=17&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/SB/10300SB3997.htm