US EditionIllinois Takes Steps to Address High Energy Costs, Betting Big on Battery Storage
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Illinois takes steps to address high energy costs, betting big on battery storage
Electricity prices have been rising across much of the country, and Illinois is among the states seeing the sharpest increases. Over the past five years, prices have shot up by about a third on average across the state, and some regions have seen increases of nearly 50 percent. According to the Illinois Commerce Commission, more than 170,000 disconnection notices were mailed out in June alone — that’s up from approximately 46,000 for the same ti…
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Illinois responds to OBBBA with 873 MW of solar, 3 GW of energy storage, VPPs, & more
The state is moving an energy bill through the legislature, that would - among other things - institute a 3 GW energy storage goal, create virtual power plant (VPP) and time of use plans, enact permitting reform, and more while concurrently reopening the solar program allowing it to more than double the year’s capacity goals.Illinois’ Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability (CRGA) Act (SB 25) has passed both chambers of the legislature and now awa…
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