Energy and climateFinding
Illinois should keep its requirement to phase out coal and natural gas power plants by 2045.
A 2021 Illinois law requires most fossil fuel power plants to close or reach zero emissions by 2045. Relaxing the deadline would let those plants run longer as electricity demand from data centers grows.
JB Pritzker
We are building an environmentally and economically prosperous future—one where every Illinoisan has access to the good-paying jobs of tomorrow, while we create a cleaner and more sustainable world.
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