December 23, 2024

Illinois

J-Power
PJM PC/TEAC Briefs: March 8, 2022
PJM stakeholders endorsed an update to the generation deactivation process as some members asked the RTO to slightly modify the proposed timing language.
J-Power
PJM Operating Committee Briefs: Feb. 10, 2022
PJM provided an update at last week’s Operating Committee meeting on the Illinois Climate and Equitable Jobs Act and its impact on the RTO.
PJM Operating Committee Briefs: Jan. 13, 2022
PJM updated stakeholders at the OC meeting regarding ongoing discussions with the Illinois EPA over the impacts of the state’s sweeping energy legislation.
Lion Electric
Decarbonizing Midwest Economies? It Depends on the State
Illinois is decarbonizing its electric generation, and Minnesota is focusing on EVs and transit emissions, but Ohio is keeping a coal plant subsidy.
UN Climate Change Conference UK 2021
US Governors: States More Ambitious, Faster on Climate Action
States and provinces in the U.S. and other nations are leading efforts to address climate change while their national governments often lag.
National Center for Freight & Infrastructure Research & Education
Trucks the Focus of Midwest States’ Collaboration on EVs
Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota will collaborate to speed electric vehicle adoption in the upper Midwest, focusing initially on trucks.
Rob Davis
Pollinator Friendly Solar Farms May Increase Crop Yields
The buzz about solar energy includes honey bees. Welcome to the world of agrivoltaic farming. 
Ben Jacobson, CC BY-2.5, via Wikimedia
Illinois Senate Passes Landmark Energy Transition Act
The Illinois Senate approved legislation putting the state on a path to 100% carbon-free electric generation and bailing out two Exelon nuclear plants.
Christopher Peterson, CC BY-2.5, via Wikimedia
Illinois House Passes Energy Transition Act
The Illinois House approved Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s massive Energy Transition Act, sending the bill back to the Senate for expected concurrence on Monday.
Christopher Peterson, CC BY-2.5, via Wikimedia
Illinois Energy Transition Act Still Being Debated
Illinois lawmakers continue to debate a landmark energy bill aimed at fighting climate change ahead of a Sept. 13 to save the Byron nuclear plant.

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