SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Big news Tuesday on Illinois’ energy future. Governor JB Pritzker said he will sign into law a measure that sets the state on a path towards having 100 percent clean energy.
All sides agree, your electric bill will rise under the measure - anywhere from $3 to $4 a month to $15 a month by one estimate. The bill, approved Monday by the Illinois Senate, aims to increase the amount of renewable energy production from what it is now less than 8 percent to 50 percent by the year 2040.
Additionally, coal-fired electric plants would have to be carbon-free by 2045 or would have to close. ComEd’s parent company would receive a nearly $700 million subsidy to keep open three nuclear power plants.
The bill also aims to put one million electric vehicles on Illinois roads in the next nine years, and would offer $4,000 rebates to people who buy electric vehicles starting next year in Chicago and the collar counties.
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