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* Local electric company doesn’t like the proposed Clean Energy Jobs Act or the governor’s Consumers and Climate First Act…
CWLP is asking State Legislators to take notice of the negative impacts on Springfield if either of two pieces of energy legislation making their way through the Ill General Assembly are passed as proposed. Learn more: https://t.co/ZnCU0s5p7A #CommunityPowered #CWLP @capitolfax pic.twitter.com/PnvJKr0AQm
— CWLP, the Municipal Utility for Springfield, Ill. (@CWLP_) May 24, 2021
* Charles Selle wants a crackdown…
Most states have laws penalizing catalytic-converter robbers even as legitimate metals’ buyers already abide by the rules. But with the amount of money involved, even with the tiny bits of precious metals inside the devices, many junkyards ignore the laws, turning them into black-market buyers.
There is a measure winding its way through the Illinois legislature, House Bill 0106, which would require licensed scrap dealers, parts recyclers and processors, among others, to keep records related to the acquisition or disposal of catalytic converters, including dates of sales, names and addresses of sellers.
Illinois legislators need to get behind that proposed law to make thefts of catalytic converters more punitive and increase penalties on scrap dealers who willingly accept stolen devices. Until then, motorists who are lawmakers’ constituents may become unwilling victims of the converter crooks among us cruising for easy scores.
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* Illinois still not on board when it comes to betting on local college sports teams
posted by Rich Miller
Monday, May 24, 21 @ 1:30 pm
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If CWLP really wants to weigh in on issues like this, they might consider registering as a lobbying entity in the state of Illinois.
Comment by SpiDem Monday, May 24, 21 @ 1:53 pm
Will they be voting on the Juneteenth vote this week?
Comment by Alice Monday, May 24, 21 @ 2:07 pm
catalytic-converter robberies have gotten big around the 48th ward in Chicago. I have heard from my sister who is on a local neighborhood e-mail that there are robberies going on more then in the past. This is very concerning that you leave your car for a few hours or overnight and come back to find it has been destroyed. Many cars are junk after they rip out the catalytic-converter
Comment by Frank Monday, May 24, 21 @ 2:12 pm
SPIDem - There is no requirement for Municipalities to register as lobbying entities. The municipal utilities have a lobbying / information group IMUA, who has been trying to get issues addressed in the proposed legislation.
Unfortunately, most of the proposals are Chicago / ComEd based and haven’t looked at effects on the Non Profit Municipal Utilities & Co-ops.
Comment by SKI Monday, May 24, 21 @ 2:12 pm
“ Will they be voting on the Juneteenth vote this week?” Good question and also which Bill will the Governor sign? We should find out before long
Comment by Jacob Monday, May 24, 21 @ 2:15 pm
=== Don’t let bad energy legislation put Springfield in the dark.===
“Nice city you got here, we’d hate to see it go dark.”
Blackmail much?
Comment by PublicServant Monday, May 24, 21 @ 2:38 pm
And the IML lobbies for all municipalities?? Riiiiiggghhht. Springfield badly needs it’s own lobbyist. Mayor Langfelder just doesn’t get it.
Comment by FIREDup!! Monday, May 24, 21 @ 2:54 pm
My neighbor lost a catalytic when it was parked at the mechanic, right up front along a busy state route. They are bold.
Comment by thechampaignlife Monday, May 24, 21 @ 3:17 pm
CWLP - which went all in on coal-fired electricity production. I’m not sure how they get to a low carbon future through any means other than buying electricity from other producers . . .
Comment by Facts Matter Monday, May 24, 21 @ 3:25 pm
== I’m not sure how they get to a low carbon future through any means other than buying electricity from other producers . . .==
I believe that’s exactly what they are going to do. It was my understanding that in the near future they were going to take all of their power plants offline and purchase electricity from the market.
Comment by Demoralized Monday, May 24, 21 @ 3:44 pm
Too much to do in very little time…
Comment by Loop Lady Monday, May 24, 21 @ 3:49 pm
==I believe that’s exactly what they are going to do. It was my understanding that in the near future they were going to take all of their power plants offline and purchase electricity from the market.==
Any IL utility could buy market power from out of state and undoubtedly from many less clean sources. The little problem for Springfield is that when you take Dallman 4 offline it has to be replaced with something because of the makeup of Springfield’s transmission system. I don’t think you can build enough solar panels in the site of Dallman 4 to replace it. Bill sponsors not experts in energy planning or aware of this I imagine.
Comment by Seems To Me Monday, May 24, 21 @ 4:03 pm
“because of the makeup of Springfield’s transmission system.”
This is the kind of statement that needs to be backed up with details.
Is Springfield some weird isolated island that can’t draw power from the wider grid, or what?
Comment by Odysseus Monday, May 24, 21 @ 11:05 pm
Why would we want to lose good paying jobs and tax revenues from the state, only to have electric be purchased from the neighboring states which will more than likely be from carbon producing recourses
Comment by Clean Energy 2 Tuesday, May 25, 21 @ 9:01 am