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Question: What do members of our congressional delegation, two former Obama Administration officials, a former Bush Administration official and a former U.S. Senator and Governor from a neighboring state all agree on?

Answer: Preventing the premature closure of Illinois’ nuclear energy plants is critically important to our environment and our economy.

• Former U.S. EPA Administrators Carol Browner and Christie Todd Whitman: “Nuclear Energy Is Critical to Fighting Climate Change.”
- Real Clear Energy, March 12, 2015

• U.S. Representatives Adam Kinzinger and Cheri Bustos: “Illinois Reps Urge Nuclear Solution.”
- The Times, March 4, 2015

• Former U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk: “Illinois Must Protect Its Nuclear Energy.”
- Daily Herald, February 13, 2015

• Former Indiana Governor and U.S. Senator Evan Bayh (D-Ind.): “Nuclear Energy Plants Well Worth Saving In Illinois.”
- Chicago Sun-Times, February 4, 2015

Illinois depends on reliable, clean-air energy from nuclear facilities to power Illinois and drive our economy. But three of Illinois’ six nuclear plants are at risk of closing prematurely, and the consequences of these closures would be catastrophic:

• $1.8 billion every year in lost economic activity
• Nearly 8,000 jobs
• Up to $500 million annually in higher energy costs statewide, according to a PJM analysis
• $1.1 billion per year due to increases in carbon and other pollutants
• Hundreds of millions of dollars to construct new transmission lines

Only one legislative solution - the Illinois Low Carbon Portfolio Standard (LCPS) - would help prevent these closures. The LCPS is good for Illinois consumers, good for our economy and good for our environment.

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