Ultimately, MEEA seeks an achievable pathway for all people and communities in the Midwest to receive the economic, environmental and societal benefits of energy efficiency and the larger clean energy economy. [...] Illinois’ Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA), which passed in 2021 and enables beneficial electrification, explicitly states that customers must be informed on potential impacts to their bills in section b-27: “Prior to installing an electrification measure, the utility shall provide a customer with an estimate of the impact of the new measure on the customer's average monthly electric bill and. [...] While we outlined above that a holistic approach to considering costs will serve the Focus on Energy program best, it is important to factor customer costs—both energy and non- energy costs—into the definition. [...] Doing the research and analysis on these issues prior to Quad V makes the most sense as it will provide the Commission and program administrators more time to prepare for Quad V scoping. [...] It would benefit the state and the Focus program to adopt this new standard now as the energy efficiency industry moves into this new era of programming and evaluation.
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Table of Contents
- Introduction 1
- Lower Consumer Costs 2
- Alternative One 2
- Beneficial Electrification Definition 2
- Alternative Four 2
- Additional Beneficial Electrification Issues 2
- Alternative One 2
- Fuel Neutral Savings Goal 2
- Alternative Two 2
- Discussion of Supported Alternatives 2
- Commission Alternatives - Lower Consumer Costs 2
- Commission Alternatives - Beneficial Electrification Definition 3
- Commission Alternatives - Additional Beneficial Electrification Issues 4
- Commission Alternatives - Fuel Neutral Savings Goal 4
- Conclusion 5
