UTILITIES-PAYS PILOT PROGRAM House SponsorsRep. Dave Winters-David Reis-Mike Boland-Sandy Cole-Ron Stephens, Sandra M. Pihos, Arthur L. Turner, Annazette Collins and Susana A Mendoza 1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die 220 ILCS 5/4-204.1 new Amends the Public Utilities Act. Creates the pay as you save program for renewable energy products. Requires the Illinois Commerce Commission to implement a pilot project to allow residential customers to purchase a renewable energy products system with no up-front payments and by paying the cost of the system over time on the customer's electricity bill, provided that the estimated life cycle electricity savings from the renewable energy products system exceeds the cost of the system. Provides that the pilot project shall provide for disconnection of utility service for non-payment of renewable energy products system pay as you save payments and allow for assignment of system repayment costs attached to the meter location. Requires the Illinois Commerce Commission to determine the time frame of the pilot program and gather and analyze information to evaluate the pilot program. Requires the Illinois Commerce Commission to require electric utilities to create a fund to provide grant money to enable residential electric utility customers to purchase a renewable energy products system. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall ensure that all reasonable costs incurred by electric utilities to start up and implement the pay as you save model system are recovered, including necessary billing system adjustments and any costs for pay as you save model system efficiency measures that are not recovered via participating residential customers' pay as you save model system bill payments or otherwise. Provides that the Illinois Commerce Commission shall adopt all rules necessary for administration of the pilot project. Effective immediately.House Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to:220 ILCS 5/4-204.1Adds reference to:20 ILCS 605/605-975 new220 ILCS 5/5-204 newDeletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law in the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department shall create a certification program for energy efficiency contractors. Defines "energy efficiency contractors". Requires the Department to maintain a list of energy efficiency contractors within the State and post that list on its website. Provides that the Department may implement one or more pilot programs designed to offer low-cost energy efficient appliances to residential consumers within the State. Amends the Public Utilities Act to provide that utilities must work with the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to promote the Department's energy efficiency contractor program. Effective immediately. 1/3/2007HousePrefiled with Clerk by Rep. Dave Winters 1/19/2007HouseFirst Reading 1/19/2007HouseReferred to Rules Committee 1/26/2007HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. David Reis 2/7/2007HouseAssigned to Renewable Energy Committee 2/26/2007HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland 3/19/2007HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandy Cole 3/19/2007HouseAdded Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Ron Stephens 3/19/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos 3/22/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Renewable Energy Committee 3/22/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Renewable Energy Committee; by Voice Vote 3/22/2007HouseDo Pass as Amended / Short Debate Renewable Energy Committee; 009-000-000 3/22/2007HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 3/27/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Arthur L. Turner 3/27/2007HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 3/27/2007HouseHeld on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate 4/18/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins 4/24/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Dave Winters 4/24/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee 4/26/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Frank J. Mautino 4/26/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended by Rep. Frank J. Mautino 4/27/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 1 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended - Withdrawn by Rep. Frank J. Mautino 4/27/2007HouseHouse Amendment No. 2 Fiscal Note Requested as Amended - Withdrawn by Rep. Frank J. Mautino 4/27/2007HouseThird Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 3, 2007 5/3/2007HouseThird Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 10, 2007 5/10/2007HouseThird Reading/Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 18, 2007 5/18/2007HouseFinal Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 25, 2007 5/23/2007HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Susana A Mendoza 5/25/2007HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/13/2009HouseSession Sine Die