83 Ill. Adm. Code 452.290
Emergency Exception
Section 452
Section 452.290 Emergency
Exception
a) In anticipation of impending emergencies and in times of
actual emergency affecting the public health and safety or electric system
integrity and reliability, an Integrated Distribution Company may take any
actions necessary to protect the public and the electric system. If under
normal non-emergency circumstances, those actions would constitute violations
of this Subpart, the IDC shall file written reports as specified in this
Section.
b) Within 24 hours after initiating reliance on the authority in
subsection (a), an IDC shall:
1) file an initial written report with the Commission,
describing, and stating the general reasons for, the action; and
2) notify non-affiliated ARES on the Internet site described in
Section 452.80(d) of this Part.
c) Within seven days after initiating reliance on the authority
in subsection (a), or within two days after terminating reliance on the
authority in subsection (a), whichever is later, the IDC shall file a full
written report with the Commission, explaining the nature and extent of the
emergency and how and why the emergency arose. This report shall also list and
describe each action the electric utility took that, under normal non-emergency
circumstances, would constitute a violation of this Subpart. The initial and
full written reports shall be available to the public on the Internet site
described in Section 452.80(d) of this Part.
d) Nothing in this Section shall preclude the Commission from
investigating, upon its own motion, or upon complaint by any person pursuant to
Section 452.310 of this Part, whether the actions or omissions of an IDC
pursuant to subsection (a) were reasonably related to an impending or actual
emergency affecting the public health and safety or electric system integrity
or reliability. If, after a hearing, no reasonable relationship is found, the
Commission may impose one or more penalties as authorized by Section 452.320 of
this Part.