(220 ILCS 5/16-115B)
Sec. 16-115B. Commission oversight of services provided by alternative retail electric suppliers.
(a) The Commission shall have jurisdiction in accordance with the provisions of Article X of this Act to entertain and dispose of any complaint against any alternative retail electric supplier alleging (i) that the alternative retail electric supplier has violated or is in nonconformance with any applicable provisions of Section 16-115 through Section 16-115A; (ii) that an alternative retail electric supplier serving retail customers having maximum demands of less than one megawatt has failed to provide service in accordance with the terms of its contract or contracts with such customer or customers; (iii) that the alternative retail electric supplier has violated or is in non-conformance with the delivery services tariff of, or any of its agreements relating to delivery services with, the electric utility, municipal system, or electric cooperative providing delivery services; or (iv) that the alternative retail electric supplier has violated or failed to comply with the requirements of Sections 8-201 through 8-207, 8-301, 8-505, or 8-507 of this Act as made applicable to alternative retail electric suppliers.
(b) The Commission shall have authority, after notice and hearing held on complaint or on the Commission's own motion:
(1) To order an alternative retail electric supplier
to cease and desist, or correct, any violation of or non-conformance with the provisions of Section 16-115 or 16-115A;
(2) To impose financial penalties for violations of
or non-conformances with the provisions of Section 16-115 or 16-115A, not to exceed (i) $10,000 per occurrence or (ii) $30,000 per day for those violations or non-conformances which continue after the Commission issues a cease and desist order; and
(3) To alter, modify, revoke or suspend the
certificate of service authority of an alternative retail electric supplier for substantial or repeated violations of or non-conformances with the provisions of Section 16-115 or 16-115A.
(Source: P.A. 90-561, eff. 12-16-97.)
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