‘Huge Step Forward’: Illinois Inches Closer on Battery Storage, Solar Goals

‘Huge step forward’: Illinois inches closer on battery storage, solar goals – Capitol News IL

The results of the first battery power procurement auction mean another 600 megawatts of new utility-scale energy storage projects will come online in Illinois by 2030 — roughly enough to power half a million homes, or the equivalent of what a single coal or natural gas plant generates. But it’s just over half of what regulators sought to procure coming into the process.

‘Huge Step Forward’: Illinois Inches Closer on Battery Storage, Solar Goals

<span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">‘Huge Step Forward’: Illinois Inches Closer on Battery Storage, Solar Goals</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>Maggie Dougher…</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2026-09-14T18:16:04-05:00" title="Monday, September 14, 2026 - 18:16" cl…