As used in this Article 3, unless the context otherwise requires:
CONTROL AREA
An electrical system bounded by interconnection (tie line)
metering and telemetry. It controls generation directly to maintain
its interchange schedule with other control areas and contributes
to frequency regulation of the interconnection.
CONTROL AREA EMERGENCY
The control area is at risk of having to shed firm load,
having taken or committed to take all feasible mitigating action short
of shedding firm load and firm sales.
CONTROLLED ROTATING INTERRUPTION OF ELECTRICAL SERVICE
The implementation of a plan to curtail electric service
to firm load customers for a short period of time and rotating this
curtailment of electric service through different areas within the
electric utility's service territory in a situation where the demand
has exceeded or is at significant risk of exceeding the supply of
electricity available to the electric utility. The action of an electric
utility to interrupt or curtail electric service to a customer participating
in or taking service under an interruptible or curtailable rate is
not included in this definition of a "controlled rotating interruption
of electric service."
ELECTRIC UTILITY COMPANY or ELECTRIC UTILITY
Any person or entity engaged in the business of distributing,
transmitting, or otherwise delivering electricity, regardless of its
source, for use or consumption within the Village. This term shall
not include any person or entity that delivers electricity to fewer
than 50 customers within the Village.
EMERGENCY ENERGY PLAN
The portions of the emergency load conservation procedures,
which immediately precede and include the controlled rotating interruption
of electrical service to firm load customers within the Village. The
emergency energy plan shall include the following steps:
(A)
A request for emergency help from neighboring utilities;
(B)
A declaration of a control area emergency;
(C)
A public appeal for voluntary curtailment of electricity use;
and
(D)
Implementation of the plan for controlled rotating interruptions
of electrical service.
EMERGENCY LOAD CONSERVATION PROCEDURES
A planned course of action developed by an electric utility
company to be implemented in emergency situations when the demand
for electricity exceeds, or is at significant risk of exceeding, the
supply of electricity available to the electric utility.
Any electric utility company that knowingly violates this Article
3 or any rules promulgated thereunder shall be subject to a fine in
the amount set forth in the Annual Fee Resolution for each offense.
Each day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate and
distinct offense.
The Village may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction
for an injunction or order to compel the other party to comply with
the provisions of this Article 3.
Nothing in this Article 3 shall be construed to preclude or
interfere with the implementation by an electric utility company of
measures necessary to assure the provision of adequate, efficient,
reliable and environmentally safe service, as required by the Illinois
Public Utilities Act, 220 ILCS 5/1-101 et seq. Nothing set forth in
this Article 3 shall be deemed to modify the terms of any existing
franchise agreement or franchise ordinance otherwise applicable to
any electric utility company, or to excuse any performance required
by such agreement or ordinance, or to limit any authority that may
be exercised pursuant to such agreement or ordinance, or to limit
any remedy that may be available under such agreement or ordinance.