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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Illinois should switch on to clean energy
30 May 2021 - 17:44
Someone should flick the “on” switch for really smart, clean energy legislation in Illinois. Instead, nearly 50 Illinois legislators informed their leaders by letter on Wednesday that any comprehensive clean energy bill must firmly address climate change and job equity, or there’s no deal.
Environmentalists, consumer advocates and others have been working for years to put Illinois at the forefront of renewable energy. Now Exelon’s demand for far more money than expected to keep two money-losing nuclear power plants running is tying negotiations into a knot in the last days of the session...
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