§ 1-27

(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date ) Sec. 1-27. Member input and process for electric cooperatives completing an integrated resource plan. (a) Each electric cooperative completing an integrated resource plan shall post its preliminary integrated resource plan on its website no later than 60 days after completion of the preliminary integrated resource plan. Any distribution electric cooperative intending to adopt a generation and transmission cooperative's integrated resource plan pursuant to Section 1-15 of this Act must also post the preliminary integrated resource plan or a link to the preliminary integrated resource plan on its own website. The preliminary integrated resource plan must remain publicly accessible for at least 60 days. (b) After posting the preliminary integrated resource plan, but before completion of a final integrated resource plan, an electric cooperative preparing such a plan shall hold at least one meeting open to its members, including members of any member distribution cooperative and any other electric cooperative adopting the integrated resource plan. An electric cooperative intending to adopt the integrated resource plan pursuant to Section 1-15 of this Act may, but is not required to, hold its own meeting. If all other provisions of Section 1-15 are met, an electric cooperative may utilize its annual meeting of members to comply with the meeting requirements set forth in this Section. (c) Notice of any meeting held pursuant to this Section shall be posted on the website of any electric cooperative whose members are eligible to attend the meeting and, if applicable, provided to members through the electric cooperative's normal billing process or regular communication channel, at least 30 days prior to the meeting. An electric cooperative intending to adopt the integrated resource plan pursuant to Section 1-15 of this Act shall post the meeting notice on its own website and notify members using the same timeline and methods. (d) Each meeting shall provide an opportunity for meaningful member participation, including sufficient time for members to submit comments, ask questions, and receive responses. Meetings shall be held at times convenient for working members. The electric cooperative may consider language interpretation needs for non-English speaking members in areas with a significant non-English speaking population. At a minimum, the electric cooperative shall present the following information at the meeting: (1) the purpose and process of developing an integrated resource plan; (2) the electric cooperative's process for developing the integrated resource plan; (3) the assumptions and scenarios considered by the electric cooperative; (4) an overview of supply and demand size resources used to meet energy and capacity needs; and (5) historical energy and capacity data, along with assumptions regarding future load changes. (e) Following the meeting, the electric cooperative shall provide a reasonable opportunity for members to submit written comments for at least 30 days. The electric cooperative shall review written comments and prepare a response document that summarizes and addresses relevant member comments. The electric cooperative shall post the response document on its website within 90 days after the close of the comment period. The electric cooperative may modify its preliminary integrated resource plan in response to comments. If the electric cooperative revises its preliminary integrated resource plan in response to comments, it shall post the modified preliminary integrated resource plan on its website. (f) The Illinois Power Agency shall maintain a copy or a link to an electric cooperative's integrated resource plan completed pursuant to this Act on the Agency's website, for at least 10 years from the date of each plan's initial submission. (g) An electric cooperative completing an integrated resource plan may select their own consulting firm, complete internally, or select a prequalified consulting firm from the list maintained by the Agency.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 104-458, eff. 6-1-26.)