SPRINGFIELD, IL – Representative Ann Williams and environmental and consumer advocates introduced the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act (SB2473/HB3779) – legislation that addresses urgent challenges facing our electric grid while also prioritizing affordability for consumers and businesses.
NRDC released the following statement in support of the policy:
“The Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act strengthens the resiliency of Illinois’ power grid, protects consumers from increasingly volatile energy costs, and continues to build our clean energy economy,” said Kari Ross, Midwest energy affordability advocate at NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council). “In the face of an outdated power grid that struggles to maintain reliability through extreme weather events and unexpected surges in demand from large energy users like data centers, the time to act is now.”
Click here for the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act fact sheet.
NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) is an international nonprofit environmental organization with more than 3 million members and online activists. Established in 1970, NRDC uses science, policy, law and people power to confront the climate crisis, protect public health and safeguard nature. NRDC has offices in New York City, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Beijing and Delhi (an office of NRDC India Pvt. Ltd).
