ICC Docket No. 11-0358
Appendix
Ameren Illinois Company Ill. C. C. No. 1
d/b/a Ameren Illinois 1st Revised Sheet No. 5.030
Electric Service Schedule Ill. C. C. No. 1 (Canceling Original Sheet No. 5.030)
SUPPLIER TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Date of Filing, March 10, 2011 Date Effective, XXX
Issued by S.A. Cisel, President
300 Liberty Street, Peoria, IL 61602
*Asterisk denotes change
The Company will prepare an annual report summarizing; 1) the operation of the
reconciliation mechanisms for the previous year and 2) the results of the internal
audit. Such report must be submitted to the ICC Staff in an informational filing,
with copies of such report provided to the Manager of the Staff’s Accounting
Department and the Director of the Staff’s Office of Retail Market Development
by September 30, beginning in 2010. Such report must be verified by an officer
of the Company.
* D. Purchase of Uncollectibles
* Availability
The Purchase of Uncollectibles ("POU") is applicable to Retail Electric Suppliers (RES)
of Customers with Demand less than 400 kW in at least eleven of the 12 monthly Billing
Periods during the prior calendar year. RES must have completed the registration
requirements as stated below, and executed the required POU Services Agreement. RES
must be registered with the Company to utilize SBO or dual bill service. Accounts that
are eligible for POU must have had power and energy supplied by the RES while on SBO
or the dual billing option. RES participating in the Company's UCB/POR program are not
eligible for this service. Only accounts for service provided under rate classifications DS-
1, DS-2, DS-3 (with demands less than 400 kW in at least eleven of the 12 monthly
Billing Periods during the prior calendar year), and DS-5 are eligible for POU.
* Purpose
The Purchase of Uncollectibles allows RES to receive payment for up to 2 billing cycles
worth of Uncollectible Receivables for power and energy service to Customer upon
returning Customer to Company for energy service, after RES has made Reasonable
Collection Efforts on that account, pursuant to 220 ILCS 5/16-118.
ICC Docket No. 11-0358
Appendix
Ameren Illinois Company Ill. C. C. No. 1
d/b/a Ameren Illinois 1st Revised Sheet No. 5.031
Electric Service Schedule Ill. C. C. No. 1 (Canceling Original Sheet No. 5.031)
SUPPLIER TERMS AND CONDITIONS
*
Date of Filing, March 10, 2011 Date Effective, XXX
Issued by S.A. Cisel, President
300 Liberty Street, Peoria, IL 61602
*Asterisk denotes change
Definitions
Bad Debt
Bad Debt means a receivable for power and energy service associated with a Customer
account that cannot be collected because of the Customer's unwillingness or inability to
pay. Such Bad Debt is written off after undertaking Reasonable Collection Efforts.
Purchase of Uncollectible Discount Rate (POU Discount Rate)
POU Discount Rate is a value reflecting a) the Company’s experience in collecting Bad
Debt of Customers it serves or served, taking into consideration a similar length of time to
the Bad Debt becoming an Uncollectible Receivable, and b) start-up and continuing
administrative costs associated with Company’s purchase of receivables.
Reasonable Collection Efforts
Reasonable Collection Efforts means efforts made by RES are substantially the same as
those undertaken by the Company pursuant to 220 ILCS 5/16-111.8.
Uncollectible Receivable
Uncollectible Receivable means 2 billing cycles worth of Bad Debt transferred from the
RES to the Company, the age of which must be at least 90 calendar days from the due
date on the bill. The amount of Uncollectible Receivable cannot exceed two billing
cycles of Bad Debt. [Example: January usage covering Jan 1 – Jan 31, bill date of Feb 2,
due date of Feb 23 (21 days for residential), plus 90 days for “Reasonable Collection
Efforts”, making such receivable eligible as an “Uncollectible Receivable” on May 24.]
ICC Docket No. 11-0358
Appendix
Ameren Illinois Company Ill. C. C. No. 1
d/b/a Ameren Illinois 1st Revised Sheet No. 5.032
Electric Service Schedule Ill. C. C. No. 1 (Canceling Original Sheet No. 5.032)
SUPPLIER TERMS AND CONDITIONS
*
Date of Filing, March 10, 2011 Date Effective, XXX
Issued by S.A. Cisel, President
300 Liberty Street, Peoria, IL 61602
*Asterisk denotes change
POU Discount Rate
The discount rate shall equal a percentage reduction of the face value of the receivable
purchased as shown in the POU Discount Rate Information Sheet. Total consideration
paid by Company to RES shall equal (100% - POU Discount Rate) * (face value of
uncollectible account receivable). For example, if a receivable is valued at $100, and the
POU Discount Rate is 98.2% , the amount paid shall be $1.80 for said receivable [100% -
98.2%) * $100 = $1.80]. This discount rate shall be established pursuant to the
Company’s historical Bad Debt collection experience for the prior calendar year. Annual
updates to the POU Discount Rate shall be submitted on or before April 15 as part of the
Annual Report provided for below, with an effective date of June 1.
Annual Reports
On or before April 15 each year, the Company shall prepare an annual report to the
Manager of Accounting detailing activity under Rider POU that includes the following
information detailed by RES:
a) Number of POU accounts for each RES;
b) Face value of POU accounts;
c) Total amount paid for POU accounts;
d) Amount collected from Customers on POU accounts;
e) Amount of POU accounts written off;
f) Amounts collected on POU accounts previously written of.
In addition, the annual report should provide updated information for the write-off and
collection detail that formed the basis for the discount rate stated in the POU Discount
Rate Information Sheet accompanying the POU tariff provisions. Other information may
be requested by the Commission to be included in the annual report as participation
increases from that currently anticipated.
POU Business Rules
For a receivable to qualify for POU, the account must be returned to the Company for
energy service after the RES has made Reasonable Collection Efforts. The receivables
eligible for purchase pursuant to POU must be associated with an active account that is
currently taking power and energy supply service from the Company (e.g., Rider BGS,
Rider RTP, or Rider HSS). The RES’ final bill due date for the account must have been at
least 90 calendar days in the past.
ICC Docket No. 11-0358
Appendix
Ameren Illinois Company Ill. C. C. No. 1
d/b/a Ameren Illinois 1st Revised Sheet No. 5.032
Electric Service Schedule Ill. C. C. No. 1 (Canceling Original Sheet No. 5.032)
SUPPLIER TERMS AND CONDITIONS
*
Date of Filing, March 10, 2011 Date Effective, XXX
Issued by S.A. Cisel, President
300 Liberty Street, Peoria, IL 61602
*Asterisk denotes change
To initiate the purchasing of uncollectibles, the RES must submit a statement to the
Company's Credit and Collection Department. The statement shall include the account
number(s) in which the RES is seeking POU as well as the POU amount (i.e., up to 2
billing cycles worth of Uncollectible Receivables described in Purpose above) for each
account (must consist of power and energy supply charges only). The POU amount for a
given account may only include the two most recent bill periods, and the final bill must be
one of the periods. Bills that are in dispute between the RES and the Customer are not
eligible for POU.
Within five business days of receipt of the POU statement from the RES, the Company's
Credit and Collection Department will screen the account(s) for POU eligibility.
Payments for the POU-eligible account(s) will be made to the RES electronically.
Upon receipt of payment from Ameren Illinois for POU eligible accounts, the RES must
send written notification to the affected retail customer that includes (a) the retail account
is returning to Ameren Illinois supply and the RES will no longer be the supplier on the
account; (b) the RES is selling the uncollectible supply charges to the utility for collection
purposes; and (c) the customer will receive an invoice for the supply charges sold by the
RES to the utility.
ICC Docket No. 11-0358
Appendix
Ameren Illinois Company Ill. C. C. No. 1
d/b/a Ameren Illinois 1st Revised Sheet No. 5.033
Electric Service Schedule Ill. C. C. No. 1 (Canceling Original Sheet No. 5.033)
SUPPLIER TERMS AND CONDITIONS
*
Date of Filing, March 10, 2011 Date Effective, XXX
Issued by S.A. Cisel, President
300 Liberty Street, Peoria, IL 61602
*Asterisk denotes change
Additional Terms and Conditions
The Company is not obligated to purchase receivables exceeding $100,000 in total
consideration paid to all program participants in any given calendar year. Additionally,
the Company is not obligated to purchase receivables after having purchased 500 total
receivables in any given calendar year. To the extent either of the above stated
limitations becomes applicable in a calendar year, compensation to participating RES
shall be apportioned on a ratable basis. Payments to RES will be processed on a
quarterly basis.
If POU payment or transaction limitations are reached, the Company shall notify the
Commission’s Office of Retail Market Development (“ORMD”) and participating
RES’s.
Nothing in this section shall require the Company to reflect purchased uncollectible
accounts on Customer delivery service bills. The Company may issue a separate invoice
to delivery service Customers liable for a purchased uncollectible debt, or may contract
with a third-party debt collector to undertake collection efforts on its behalf.
Pursuant to 220 ILCS 5/16-118(e), the Company retains the right to impose the same
terms on retail Customers returned from RES service associated with these POU
provisions with respect to credit and collections, including requests for deposits and the
right to disconnect, provided payment is not received for tariffed services or purchased
receivables.
ICC Docket No. 11-0358
Appendix
Ameren Illinois Company Ill. C. C. No. 1
d/b/a Ameren Illinois 1st Revised Sheet No. 5.034
Electric Service Schedule Ill. C. C. No. 1 (Canceling Original Sheet No. 5.034)
SUPPLIER TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Date of Filing, March 10, 2011 Date Effective, XXX
Issued by S.A. Cisel, President
300 Liberty Street, Peoria, IL 61602
*Asterisk denotes change
* RES shall demonstrate to Company that it has undertaken prudent collection efforts, and
adhere to all requirements contained in the POU Services Agreement.
* At the discretion of the Company, partial receivables for Customers with multiple service
points under one common account with usage that exceeds 400kW in aggregate demand
may qualify for POU transfer to the extent charges related to individual service points are
severable and below 400kW.
* E. Form of Bill
For RES choosing the SBO, the format of the single bill must conform with the Public
Utilities Act ("Act"), i.e., Section 16-118(b), 220 ILCS, 5/16-118(b), and the applicable
Commission rules. The RES shall include in the bill any bill insert required by the
Illinois Commerce Commission or other regulatory body and provided to the RES by the
Company. The RES shall bill the Company for additional costs actually incurred to
perform mailing of such required bill inserts and do so pursuant to a timely sent invoice.
The Company shall provide notification of the upcoming bill insert not less than 90 days
prior to the commencement of the mailing. The bill insert shall be provided to the RES
not less than 60 days prior to the commencement of mailing. The RES shall make best
efforts to accommodate all Company inserts. The Company shall make best efforts to
minimize the size and weight of the insert. The Company shall adhere to all RES mailing
standards, a copy of which the RES shall make available to the Company. Both the RES
and Company shall confer in good faith to appropriately provide for all Company bill
inserts.
