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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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Illinois Energy Bill with Funding for Exelon’s Nukes Still Stuck
Illinois officials agree on subsidizing three Exelon nuclear plants, but the fate of the 1,600-MW Prairie State coal plant remains a contentious issue.
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Exelon CEO: Looming Nuclear Plant Closures will be ‘Irreversible’
Exelon said its Byron and Dresden nuclear plants are likely to close because of slow progress on federal and state legislation that would rescue them.
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Companies Must Disclose Financial Climate Risks, Attorneys General Say
A coalition of attorneys general are demanding that the SEC require companies to disclose their GHG emissions annually, as well as any mitigation plans.
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Illinois Senate Deadlocked on Pritzker Green Deal
Illinois Democrats' drive to 100% clean energy is hamstrung by a struggle between labor, green and environmental justice factions.
Canadian EV Co. Lion Electric to Build Truck, Bus Factory in Illinois
Canadian EV manufacturer Lion Electric plans to build a plant in Illinois to produce medium- and heavy-duty urban trucks and school buses.
Biden’s Support for Nuclear ‘Too Late’ to Save Exelon Plants
Exelon’s Byron and Dresden nuclear plants depend on the Illinois legislature passing a comprehensive energy package, CEO Chris Crane said.
Vistra Hurries Joppa Retirement, Plans Renewable Developments
Vistra said that it will idle units at its coal- and gas-fired Joppa Power Plant next year, three years earlier than planned.
MOPR, COVID Drive 2020 Policies in PJM
COVID-19 was the defining problem of 2020 as PJM worked to overcome difficulties in coordinating deliberations on a host of issues, including the MOPR.
Invenergy Renewing Push for Grain Belt Express
Invenergy provided an update on the Grain Belt Express transmission project during the Missouri Energy Initiative’s Midwest Energy Policy Series.

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