It’s time to act
Governor Pritzker’s Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) advances his agenda, but it risks higher energy bills, job losses, and potential power outages as renewable energy struggles to replace coal and gas plants.
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Governor Pritzker’s Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) prioritizes his agenda, but creates serious problems for Illinois residents.
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As electricity bills skyrocket and working class communities lose traditional energy jobs, planned closures of coal and gas plants also risk leaving citizens without power as winter approaches.
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Renewable energy cannot fill the gap, making blackouts a real and dangerous threat.
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It’s time to act–we must repeal CEJA and protect our citizens from rising energy bills, damaging job losses, and harmful power outages.
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Governor Pritzker’s Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) advances his agenda, but it risks higher energy bills, job losses, and potential power outages as renewable energy struggles to replace coal and gas plants.
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Geography Republican Chair on Illinois electricity crisis: ‘it’s time to act’
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SPEAKER FULL NAME, SPEAKER TITLE of the ORGANIZATION NAME said that Governor Pritzker’s Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA) advances his agenda, but it risks higher energy bills, job losses, and potential power outages as renewable energy struggles to replace coal and gas plants. LAST NAME made HIS/HER statement to PUBLICATION on DATE.
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The Chicago Tribune reported on the Illinois electricity crisis. In 2021, the Climate & Equitable Jobs Act passed, mandating the closure of coal and natural gas plants by 2045, with many closing by 2030. Critics warned of electricity reliability issues, but these concerns were dismissed. Power charges are now set to increase by over 800% starting in June, with monthly electric bills rising by $15 or more. Fossil fuel plant closures and insufficient renewable energy have led to capacity shortages, with further price hikes expected by 2026, particularly affecting northern Illinois and raising concerns about future energy reliability.
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The Illinois Commerce Commission reported on the details of Public Act 102-0662. The act, effective September 15, 2021, includes the Energy Transition Act and other related laws aimed at transitioning Illinois to 100% clean energy. The Act tasks the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) with implementing new programs and initiatives, supporting a shift away from carbon-heavy power generation, promoting public involvement in regulatory decisions, and fostering diversity within the renewable energy sector. The Act necessitates updates to various utility regulation statutes and ICC rules. The ICC provides stakeholders with updates and formal proceedings on the implementation process.
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Governor Pritzker joined a climate change and technology panel on September 18, and addressed the Chicago Tribune’s report on Illinois' electricity crisis. Pritzker said “...there’s a broad topic that was raised, but only specific solutions that were proposed in it. And so that’s all, I think there were things missing from the presentation of that editorial. The broad topic is we need more electricity production…. we should be going after that, and we are. There’s never a moment that we’re not talking about electricity production as well as climate action in the context of that in the state of Illinois.”
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https://capitolfax.com/2024/09/19/pritzker-defends-ceja-pushes-back-against-tribune-editorial-board/
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SPEAKER FULL NAME, a resident of SPEAKER CITY NAME was first elected to the role of Chair of the ORGANIZATION in 20XX. As Chair, he/she is focused on boosting Republican voter turnout, growing the Party’s membership, and communicating the Party’s positions on issues that matter to GEOGRAPHY voters.
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