PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) – As energy bills increase and officials sound the alarm about potential brownouts in Illinois this summer, some experts say the transition to renewables is playing a factor.
Experts said the factors driving Illinois’ energy shortfall and increased costs are rising natural gas prices due to the war in Ukraine, inflation, and a push towards clean energy.
“The reality is we’re not building new coal facilities, and we’re phasing out coal facilities and we’re not building new natural gas transmission facilities and that’s leaving our zone short of the energy we may need,” said Tucker Kennedy, Ameren Illinois communications director.
This is the second installment of a two-part report. Read the first part in the link below.
Could Illinois run out of energy? Experts say it’s possible
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