83 Ill. Adm. Code 469.120
Obligations of Electric Utilities, IMRs and Retail Customers
Section 469.120 Obligations of Electric Utilities, IMRs
and Retail Customers
a) Each
electric utility shall file a tariff or tariffs with the Commission setting
forth the documentation that each retail customer who owns, uses, operates or maintains
an electric vehicle charging station in the electric utility's service
territory must provide to an electric utility. The electric utility's tariffs
shall require the following information from retail customers:
1) The
name, address, and electric utility account number of the retail customer who
owns, uses, operates, or maintains the electric vehicle charging stations;
2) The location
of the electric vehicle charging stations;
3) When
an electric vehicle charging station is to be installed by an IMR, the business
name, address and phone number of the IMR that is the certificate holder;
4) When
an electric vehicle charging station is to be installed by an IMR, the
Commission docket number in which the IMR obtained a certificate from the
Commission;
5) The load and
technical specifications of the charging stations;
6) Whether the
charging station is for personal or commercial use; and
7) Upon
completion of the installation of an electric vehicle charging station, a
certification that the electric vehicle charging station was installed by the
retail customer as a self-installer, or a copy of the invoice for the
installation services or other information demonstrating that the designated
IMR installed the electric vehicle charging station.
b) Retail customers shall comply with
the following:
1) Prior
to installation of an electric vehicle charging station, the retail customer
shall provide notice in writing to the servicing electric utility of plans to
install an electric vehicle charging station. The notice shall include the
information specified in subsections (a)(1) through (a)(6);
2) Within
30 days after the installation date, the retail customer shall submit to the
servicing electric utility the information specified in subsection (a)(7);
3) If a
retail customer self-installs an electric vehicle charging station and elects
to convert the electric vehicle charging station from personal use to
commercial purposes, the retail customer shall take the following actions:
A) Have a
Commission-certified IMR inspect the electric vehicle charging station to
evaluate the adequacy and safety of the electric vehicle charging station and
provide the results of the inspection to the servicing electric utility; and
B) Provide
notice to the servicing electric utility at least 30 days in advance of the
customer's plans to use the electric vehicle charging station for commercial
purposes;
4) Each
retail customer that installs an electric vehicle charging station, whether as
a self-installer or through an IMR, shall ensure that documentation regarding
the installation is retained for a period of not less than three calendar years
after the calendar year in which the installation occurred; and
5) Each
retail customer that self-installs an electric vehicle charging station shall
ensure that documentation regarding conversion of self-installed electric
vehicle charging stations to commercial use is retained for a period of not
less than three calendar years after the calendar year in which the conversion
occurred.
c) Electric
vehicle charging station installers, maintainers and repairers shall comply
with the following:
1) Each
IMR that installs an electric vehicle charging station shall ensure that
documentation regarding the installation is retained for a period of not less
than three calendar years after the calendar year in which the installation
occurred; and
2) Each
IMR involved in the inspection of a self-installed electric vehicle charging
station converted to commercial use shall ensure that documentation regarding
the conversion is retained for a period of not less than three calendar years
after the calendar year in which the inspection occurred.