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Clean Energy Negotiations Stalled

IT LOOKS LIKE NEGOTIATIONS ON A FULL CLEAN ENERGY PLAN HAVE STALLED IN THE ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE. 

 

ONE ISSUE IS PREVAILING WAGE RATES, ALTHOUGH LAWMAKERS SAY THAT MAY BE WORKED OUT SOON. THE BIGGER PROBLEM IS THAT DIFFERENT SCHEDULES FOR REDUCING CARBON EMISSIONS AND CLOSING COAL PLANTS IN DOWNSTATE MARISSA AND SPRINGFIELD HAVE BEEN PROPOSED SAYS SENATOR BILL CUNNINGHAM.

 

 

THE BIGGEST STICKING POINT IS THE SCHEDULE FOR REDUCING CARBON EMISSIONS AND CLOSING COAL PLANTS, SPECIFICALLY FACILITIES IN DOWNSTATE MARISSA AND SPRINGFIELD. SENATOR BILL CUNNINGHAM IS WORKING ON PLAN AND SAYS THERE ARE TWO PROPOSALS ON THE TABLE.

 

 

THERE ARE REPORTS THAT SENATORS ARE NOW WORKING ON A SMALLER BILL THAT PLACES A MORATORIUM ON NUCLEAR PLANT CLOSURES, CONTAINS ETHICS PROVISIONS AND ADDRESSES A FEW OTHER AREAS.

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