Families and businesses are feeling the crunch of the extremely high energy bills this summer.

On the WHOW Morning Show, Wednesday, State Representative Dr. Bill Hauter told Regional Radio that the deal between Constellation and Meta that will keep the Clinton Clean Energy Center open for another 20 years is only a piece of the conversation that he's been having about nuclear energy. 

Dr. Hauter understands that his constituents, and Illinois residents as a whole, are facing the challenges of increased energy costs. He feels that the State is focusing too much on switching to green energy and should be focusing on providing more reliable and affordable energy. 

While it's easy to say what the State needs to do, Dr. Hauter admits that it is a long process to make meaningful changes to the State's grid. He feels for his constituents who are impacted by energy prices; however, he notes that there is no overnight fix. 

Dr. Hauter adds that legislators who represent Chicago have a lot of power, which he says unfairly underrepresents the majority of the State's counties.