US EditionGov. Pritzker Signs Historic Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act Into Law
The Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act mandates 3 gigawatts of battery storage and aims to save consumers $13 billion over 20 years, boosting jobs and clean energy.
- On Thursday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 25, the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act, at Joliet Junior College, lifting Illinois's nuclear moratorium and funding three gigawatts of battery storage via a new electric bills charge starting in 2030.
- Rising utility rates and capacity worries followed the 2025 Resource Adequacy Study warning of an energy shortage in four years, with ComEd rates up 53% and Ameren Illinois rates up 47%.
- By investing in solar and storage, the law allows solar panel owners to be paid for providing power, and supporters say CRGA will save $13 billion and create tens of thousands of jobs.
- After the signing, opponents warned SB 25 eliminates rate protections and `eliminating rate caps means higher bills, plain and simple`, while business groups and the National Federation of Independent Business cited costs for utility ratepayers last month.
- Building on FEJA and CEJA, CRGA responds to PJM and MISO capacity shortfalls and doubles down on Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition's CEJA goals while addressing electricity affordability.
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Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed into law sweeping energy-related legislation that promotes battery storage and makes wind and solar power more effective, among other initiatives, with the goal of reducing electricity prices amid rising utility bills for consumers. “This was one of the most comprehensive responses to the energy crisis that we’re in in the entire nation because it was important to us,” the governor said during a ceremony at Jo…
Gov. Pritzker signs historic Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act into law
Governor JB Pritzker signed the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act into law, which is expected to save customers $13.4 billion over the next decade by increasing battery storage, making costs more affordable, and allowing consumers to access programs to lower their bills.
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