Illinois HB4456 amends utility regulations to establish a low-income discount rate and create a Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund.
HB4456 amends the Public Utilities Act to authorize the Illinois Commerce Commission to approve low-income discount rates for residential electric and natural gas customers. The bill also creates the Supplemental Low-Income Energy Assistance Fund to receive donations and contributions from gas utilities. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity will use the fund to provide energy assistance to eligible low-income households. The bill sets eligibility criteria based on income and household composition and establishes an Energy Assistance Charge on utility bills to fund the program.
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