(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date ) Sec. 20-145. Interconnection Monitor.
(a)The Office of Retail Market Development may employ, designate, or otherwise retain the services of an Ombudsperson who, in addition to the roles described in this Act, is responsible for overseeing electric utility compliance with the standards established by this Section and other regulatory or statutory obligations regarding interconnections.
(b)The Ombudsperson may from time to time request, and each electric utility shall timely provide records and information to carry out his or her duties under this Section.
(c)The Office shall monitor interconnection between electric utilities and applicants for interconnection and interconnection customers. The Office may req
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(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date ) Sec. 20-145. Interconnection Monitor. (a) The Office of Retail Market Development may employ, designate, or otherwise retain the services of an Ombudsperson who, in addition to the roles described in this Act, is responsible for overseeing electric utility compliance with the standards established by this Section and other regulatory or statutory obligations regarding interconnections. (b) The Ombudsperson may from time to time request, and each electric utility shall timely provide records and information to carry out his or her duties under this Section. (c) The Office shall monitor interconnection between electric utilities and applicants for interconnection and interconnection customers. The Office may request, and electric utilities shall promptly provide, information and records related to pending, successful, and terminated interconnections. (d) The Office may require electric utilities to provide a detailed breakdown of the non-binding costs of operation and an estimate that transparently itemizes operational costs, including equipment by type or model, labor, operation and maintenance, engineering and design, permitting, easements and rights-of-way, direct overhead, and indirect overhead. (e) The Office may establish an informal interconnection dispute resolution process that may supersede 83 Ill. Adm. Code 466.130, 83 Ill. Adm. Code 467.80, and interconnection agreements to the extent described in this subsection (e). Following the informal process described in this Section, including any extensions agreed upon by the parties, an electric utility, an interconnection customer, or an interconnection applicant may submit the interconnection dispute to the Ombudsperson, or his or her designee. The Ombudsperson, or his or her designee, shall provide a recommended resolution of such dispute within 30 days after the Ombudsperson determines that full information from all parties to the dispute has been received. The electric utility, the interconnection customer, the interconnection applicant, or any other party authorized to initiate dispute resolution under the Commission's rules authorized by this Act may include the Ombudsperson's recommendation in any formal complaint before the Commission. (f) The Office is encouraged to include at least one employee, at the Bureau Chief's discretion, with a background in engineering of renewable resources and distribution interconnections.