UTILITY-RECOVERABLE EXPENSES

Summary

The legislation amends the Illinois Public Utilities Act to prevent utilities from counting a range of expenses—such as lobbying, trade‑association contributions, director and officer liability insurance, and goodwill advertising—as costs that can be passed to ratepayers. It also makes attorney and expert fees for rate‑case litigation a non‑recoverable expense and limits compensation from a new Consumer Intervenor Compensation Fund to market rates. The changes aim to keep customer bills from covering activities that do not directly benefit consumers.

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