Governor Signs Major Energy Law as Black Contractors Warn Impact Will Depend on Oversight

Governor Signs Major Energy Law as Black Contractors Warn Impact Will Depend on Oversight

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has signed sweeping energy legislation into law amid warnings that the state faces growing electricity shortages and rising costs, setting the stage for major changes in how power is generated, stored, and distributed — and raising new questions about whether the benefits will reach communities long excluded from the clean-energy economy. […]

Illinois is going all in on battery storage. What will that mean?

Read the full story at Inside Climate News. Illinois is lagging on battery storage—projects that collect solar and wind energy to use when the sun isn’t shining and the wind isn’t blowing.  But major energy legislation that the state’s General Assembly passed in October, and which Gov. JB Pritzker has pledged to sign, could change that. It … Continue reading Illinois is going all in on battery storage. What will that mean?