Letter to Regulatory Representatives of Illinois Public Utilities re Termination of Utility Service and Tracking of Costs during Public Health Emergency

The record

Jurisdiction

Illinois (State public utility commission) · Illinois

Level

Sector regulator

Authority

220 ILCS 5 (Public Utilities Act)

Issued

2020-03-13 Mar. 13, 2020

Effective

2020-03-13

End

Requested through May 1, 2020; superseded by the Commission's Emergency Interim Order of March 18, 2020 in Docket 20-0309 and the stipulated moratorium that expired June 26, 2020 (recited in Ex. 010) (read as 2020-05-01)

In force

Mar. 13, 2020 to May 1, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Other

Addressees

• all Illinois public utilities regulated by the Commission (electric, gas, water, sewer)

Functions reached

• OP collections and disconnection operations of every Illinois public utility
• OF cost-tracking and regulatory accounting
• CB customers

Collection

State utilities, housing and agriculture agencies AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG

Operative words

I write to you to urge your company to take immediate steps to cease disconnections for non-payment, and to suspend the imposition of late payment fees or penalties, until May 1, 2020.... The Commission is in the process of determining what formal steps should be taken regarding termination of utility service to customers during the public health emergency declared by Governor Pritzker and will likely issue one or more Orders regarding this and related matters at its March 18, 2020 Regular Open Meeting.... Finally, please keep track of all spending as a result of actions and costs incurred due to the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. While you should take all necessary steps to ensure the health, welfare, and safety of consumers, your staff, and the public in general, the Commission is required, under the Public Utilities Act to review the reasonableness and prudency of all expenditures.

Enforcement

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