Pritzker unveils major energy overhaul plan
— April 30, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office unveiled a 900-page energy overhaul bill Wednesday, April 28 accelerating a yearslong negotiating process which advocates hope will end…
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Union-backed coalition outlines broad new energy plan
— March 29, 2021SPRINGFIELD – As the clean energy conversation in Illinois continues, a coalition of lawmakers and labor unions introduced another regulatory overhaul bill that focuses on employing…
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Advocates tout economic benefits of renewable energy
— December 9, 2020SPRINGFIELD – While advocates in Illinois were optimistic that a series of measures reforming the state’s energy landscape could pass in 2019, various factors caused the legislative…
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Ethics, transparency to guide Illinois clean energy discussions
— August 24, 2020SPRINGFIELD – ’s office has laid out its energy goals in a clear effort to distance the administration and clean energy negotiations from scandal-ridden utility giant Commonwealth…
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Ambitious sights set in clean energy legislation
— March 4, 2019SPRINGFIELD — A group of 45 mostly Democratic lawmakers is sponsoring legislation to move Illinois to 100 percent renewable energy by 2050, and make the state’s power sector carbon-free…
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Sponsors pledge to pass Clean Energy Jobs Act sometime this spring
— February 10, 2021SPRINGFIELD – Following the admission in court by utility giant Commonwealth Edison to a yearslong bribery scheme, lawmakers are reintroducing the Clean Energy Jobs Act in the 102nd…
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Exelon: Planned closure of 2 nuke plants unrelated to Pritzker plan
— August 28, 2020SPRINGFIELD — Exelon Corporation on Thursday, Aug. 27 announced plans to close two Illinois nuclear power plants next year in a decision the company claims is independent of legislative…
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State bills aim to cut carbon emissions, create clean energy jobs
— March 31, 2019SPRINGFIELD — The state’s various energy industries all had their say at a pair of House committee hearings Tuesday in which three widely discussed energy bills advanced with their…
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