1. Metropolitan Mayors Caucus Illinois Energy Bills
September 15, 2015

2. Overview Potential Impacts Reviewed Renewable Energy
Distributed Generation
Infrastructure Investment
Illinois Jobs
Energy Efficiency
Clean Power Plan
Community Impacts

3. SB1879/HB3328 – ComEd Bill Renewable Energy
Releases IPA renewable energy funds to invest openly in renewables to fix current RPS
50% of non-distributed generation solar PV procurement must come from brownfield sites
50% of funds available for solar PV procurement must go towards purchasing low-income community solar RECs
Distributed Generation
Outlines net metering and meter aggregation requirements
Infrastructure Investment
Six microgrid projects located in Bronzeville, the Illinois Medical District, an Airport in Winnebago County, Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center in Aurora, the DuPage County Courthouse and Administration Building in Wheaton, and the Water Pumping and Treatment Facilities in Chicago Heights. Investment capped at $300 million.
Installation of up to 5,000 electric vehicle charging stations located in publicly accessible, municipal, or long-term/overnight parking areas, workplace locations, and economically disadvantaged communities. Investment capped at $100 million over 5 years.
Illinois Jobs
Required in Bill: 400 full-time equivalent jobs, with 50 per microgrid pilot, 50 through development of EV charging stations, and 50 from voltage optimization projects
Energy Efficiency
Classifies voltage optimization projects as energy efficiency measures
Shifts energy efficiency procurement entirely to utilities
Forbids including price suppression effects as a benefit in TRC tests
Clean Power Plan
No specific reference
Community Impacts
Rate structure changes from a kWh supplied charge to a kW peak demand charge
Average customer bill projected to initially decrease and then increase
Utilities must contribute $10 million per year for 5 years to the energy low-income and support program

4. SB1879/HB3328 – ComEd Bill
Overview: Takes advantage of smart grid infrastructure and focuses on improving grid security and resiliency through installing microgrids, encouraging distributed generation, and focusing on voltage optimization
Key Municipal Impacts
Strengthens local grid through six pre-selected pilot microgrid projects
Improves grid efficiency through voltage optimization
Improves grid operation through energy storage with electric vehicle charging stations
Requires the creation of 400 full-time equivalent jobs in Illinois
$50,000,000 earmarked to support low-income customers
Encourages community solar development, specifically low-income community solar, and solar development on brownfields
Projected to have limited impact on average customer bill due to changes in rate design and infrastructure investments

5. SB1485/HB2607 – Clean Jobs Bill Renewable Energy
Creates a new RPS structure to fix problems associated with municipal aggregation
Increases goal to 35% renewable generation by 2030
Requires a long-term Renewable Resource Procurement Plan to spur investment
Creates a declining block program to promote solar industry development
Creates a low income solar program
Encourages investment in low-income community PV projects and brownfield PV projects through RPS components
Protects from government budget sweeps by making renewable funds a delivery surcharge
Distributed Generation
Restates requirement for open access to grid connection for distributed generation
Outlines on-bill credit process for community solar programs
RPS requires that 75% of solar procured be from distributed resources
Infrastructure Investment
Not grid focused
Illinois Jobs
Required in Bill: None
Projected: 32,000/year once implemented1
Energy Efficiency
Increases cumulative annual reduction goal to 20% by 2025
Low-income energy efficiency carve-out of 12.5% of funds
Requires demand response measures to reduce peak demand by 0.1% for all delivery customers
Allows Non-Energy Benefits to be include in TRC tests
Clean Power Plan
Creation of a market-based cap-and-auction system to meet compliance requirements
Stipulates use of revenues from auction
Community Impacts
Reinvestment of cap-and-auction revenue to support low income communities, communities where power plants are/have been located, the transition of fossil-fuel plant workers to clean energy jobs, and the development of new renewable and energy efficiency resources
1: Based on a study by the Illinois Science and Technology Institute

6. SB1485/HB2607 – Clean Jobs Bill
Overview: Aims to spur investment and create jobs in renewable resources and energy efficiency by mandating a long-term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan, creating a new Renewable Portfolio Standard with higher requirements, and increasing the Energy Efficiency Resource Standard
Key Municipal Impacts
Creates more energy efficiency and demand response programs and encourages distributed generation
Several mechanisms in place to overcome barriers to investment in distributed generation solar PV and promote industry development
Encourages solar development, especially in low-income communities and on brownfield sites, and the development of community solar programs
Projected creation of 32,000 clean jobs annually

7. SB1585/HB3293 – Exelon Bill
Renewable Energy
Renewable generation units cannot sell both low carbon energy credits and renewable energy credits for the same MWh of generation
Distributed Generation
Not discussed
Infrastructure Investment
Illinois Jobs
Required in Bill: None, but may help prevent nuclear plants from closing
Energy Efficiency
Clean Power Plan
Adoption of a Clean Power Plan compliance plan will replace the Low Carbon Portfolio Standard after 2021
Community Impacts
Utility recovers costs of procuring low carbon energy credits through an additional cents per kWh charge for all customers
Overview: Creates a Low Carbon Portfolio Standard that requires electric utilities to procure low carbon energy credits equal to 70% of their retail sales. A low carbon energy credit and a renewable energy credit cannot be issued for the same MWh of generation.
Key Municipal Impact
Focus on preserving jobs associated with nuclear generation facilities

8. Energy Bills at a Glance
ComEd Bill
Clean Jobs Bill
Exelon Bill
Emphasis
Microgrids & distributed generation investments
Renewable generation and energy efficiency investments
Low carbon electric generation through low carbon energy credits
Approach to Renewables
Increases investment by releasing government funds and encouraging distributed generation
Increases investment by creating a new RPS, requiring long-term renewable procurement plans, and encouraging distributed generation
Increases investment by allowing renewables to receive either low carbon energy credits or renewable energy credits for generation
Approach to Energy Efficiency
Increases utility role in energy efficiency procurement and focuses on voltage optimization
Increases Energy Efficiency Resource Standard requirements
No change to current requirements and processes
Illinois Jobs
Mandates the creation of 400 full-time equivalent jobs
Projected to create 32,000 full-time equivalent jobs annually
Preserves jobs tied to existing nuclear fleet