§512.40. Alternative Gas Supplier Utility Assistance Recipient

An AGS shall not knowingly submit an enrollment to change a customer’s natural gas supplier if the gas utility’s records indicate that the customer received financial assistance in the previous twelve months from either the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Low Income Home Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP), or at the time of enrollment the customer is participating in the Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) unless the enrollment is pursuant to a Commission Approved Savings Guarantee Plan.  [220 ILCS 5/19-116(a)]  An agreement entered into between an AGS and a customer in violation of Section 19-116 of the Act is void and unenforceable.