Ill. Admin. Code tit. 86, § 518.110 – Nature of Energy Transition Assistance Charge

a) An electric utility serving more than 500,000 customers shall assess an energy transition assistance charge on all its retail customers.
b) For each utility serving more than 500,000 customers, the charge shall be recovered through a single, uniform cents per kilowatt-hour charge applicable to all retail customers. For each utility, the charge shall not exceed 1.3% of the amount paid per kilowatt-hour by those customers during the year ending May 31, 2009. [220 ILCS 5/16-108.30(b)]
c) The energy transition assistance charge shall be considered a charge for public utility service. [220 ILCS 5/16-108.30(d)]