* Looks like he’s putting pressure on everyone to come to a final deal…
The Illinois House plans to return on Thursday, September 9th for the purpose of considering legislative measures related to a comprehensive energy proposal.
“I am pleased to see negotiations moving forward on a comprehensive energy proposal that prioritizes a greener future for Illinois, as well as meaningful ethics reform and maintaining our current workforce,” said House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch. “I cannot thank Leaders Evans, Gabel, and Hoffman enough for their dedication and ensuring all stakeholders are heard throughout this process. I am confident that we will have a plan that Illinois can be proud of and will be viewed as a model for many other states.”
Information on the current energy proposals can be found at ilga.gov.
…Adding… CNI…
The latest House amendment is carried by Rep. Ann Williams, D-Chicago, a longtime renewable energy advocate who was the sponsor of the Clean Energy Jobs Act that provides much of the framework for the negotiated bill. It has the backing of leading environmental groups making up the Clean Jobs Coalition.
“I think the decarbonization piece, for many of us, many members of the General Assembly, is an important part of any clean energy package,” Williams said in a phone call Tuesday. “For me, it’s not good enough to do yet another utility bill without addressing the elephant in the room, which is our looming and ever-increasing climate crisis.”
- Someone you Should Know - Tuesday, Sep 7, 21 @ 10:34 am:
Great Leadership by Speaker Welch, he definitely played his cards right on this one
- Consistent Grid - Tuesday, Sep 7, 21 @ 10:54 am:
If this bill passes, hope that there will be future talks before shutting down fossil and gas to keep the grid stable. It is ridiculous to shut down fossil plants in this state, only to have out of state fossil plants supplying us electric. We KNOW renewables are quite a way from taking up the slack.
- JJJJJJJJJJ - Tuesday, Sep 7, 21 @ 11:11 am:
==Consistent grid==
Serious question: Don’t we export energy created by nuclear? Can’t that just replace the energy lost by fossil fuels?
I’m happy to be corrected here,but that was my understanding.
- JJJJJJJJJJ - Tuesday, Sep 7, 21 @ 11:22 am:
https://www.eia.gov/state/analysis.php?sid=IL
Found it. Illinois sends about 1/5 of all power (from nukes or any source) generated to other states.
Point being that it is not a 1:1. Close something and then import something. We can simply export less I assume?
- Donnie Elgin - Tuesday, Sep 7, 21 @ 11:23 am:
“Great Leadership by Speaker Welch, he definitely played his cards right on this one
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I would say that Welch should be credited with a last-minute (hopefully)save at best. With one party super-majority, we should never have been in a position where the Byron, Dresden nuclear plants go down to the wire in terms of re-fueling decisions
- Tammy - Tuesday, Sep 7, 21 @ 11:31 am:
== It is ridiculous to shut down fossil plants in this state, only to have out of state fossil plants supplying us electric. ==
The senate bill accounts for this. Certain gas plants would able to continue to operate if zero emitting generation isn’t robust enough to replace it on the grid. This was a point of agreement between the enviros and labor.
- JLW - Tuesday, Sep 7, 21 @ 12:09 pm:
==Serious question: Don’t we export energy created by nuclear? Can’t that just replace the energy lost by fossil fuels?==
The nuke plants are in the PJM grid and the downstate fossil plants are in MISO so it wouldn’t really work that way.
- NailedIt - Tuesday, Sep 7, 21 @ 1:48 pm:
For the love of all things good and holy - PASS THIS BILL.
- Southern Skeptic - Tuesday, Sep 7, 21 @ 3:03 pm:
FWIW, Illinois used to export 40% of our power. If it’s down to 20% this will become an issue if the nukes close.
- Willie - Tuesday, Sep 7, 21 @ 4:28 pm:
I would love to see a deep dive conversation into the politics of Dem’s carrying this beast alone. It can’t be good.
- Joe - Tuesday, Sep 7, 21 @ 8:37 pm:
Can someone please help me to understand how decreasing exports (reducing net cash flow) from ILL will benefit our CO2 air concentration - given how CO2 disperses globally?
Is there a positive cost-benefit to ILL?