(WTVO) — Opponents of Illinois’ “Clean Energy Bill” said that they are not surprised bills are so high, but supporters believe that other factors made the problem worse.
A downstate senator wants to repeal parts of it. Republican Terri Bryant filed a package of bills on Monday rolling back the 2045 closure date for major coal and natural plants in the state. She blamed the national and state clean energy policies for the rise in prices, and claimed that it could lead to more.
Clean energy advocates argued, however, that the state’s policies will prevent these kinds of increases in the future.
“These rate hikes are happening all across the middle of the country, and so Illinois is very fortunate that we have See, just because we actually, unlike most of our neighbor states, have a plan to become energy independent,” one said.
“We have to be able to…