SB3866 Summary

• Establishes the Illinois Climate Works Preapprenticeship Program to create statewide hubs providing free training and stipends for construction/building trades and clean energy jobs, with funding from the Energy Transition Assistance Fund.

• Requires utilities with at least 100,000 customers to submit annual supplier diversity reports detailing procurement goals and spending with minority-owned, women-owned, veteran-owned, and small business enterprises.

• Expands distributed generation rebates to $250-$300 per kilowatt for customers installing solar or energy storage systems, with Commission investigation into full value of distributed energy resources by June 30, 2023.

• Mandates coal and oil-fired power plants reduce emissions to zero by January 1, 2030, and establishes phased emission reduction deadlines for natural gas plants through 2045, with exemptions for grid reliability needs.

• Creates supplier diversity reporting requirements for major renewable energy contractors, alternative electric suppliers, transmission companies, and other energy entities operating in Illinois.