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102nd General Assembly

  • 36 municipalities and 20 electric co-ops in Illinois have power purchasing agreements with Prairie State and financed its construction with bonds they’ll have to pay off whether or not the plant is forced to close in 2035. While some bonds will be paid off that year, many run through 2047.
    Coal Makes Play To Save Itself While Business Groups Throw Cold Water On Energy Deal
    Hannah Meisel
    The General Assembly is back in Springfield on Tuesday and Wednesday this week to take up business left undone when lawmakers adjourned on June 1, chiefly a major energy deal that aims to put Illinois on a path to 100% renewable energy by 2050. In the two weeks since lawmakers left Springfield without a vote on an energy deal, two coal-fired power plants have used the time off to gin up opposition to a deal that would force them to close by 2035 in the name of decarbonization.
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    State Week: The End of an Era
    Sean Crawford
    This week, Illinois lawmakers wrapped up the work of the 101st General Assembly. And there is a new House Speaker - Chris Welch - after Michael Madigan…