Illinois

photo of a series of wind turbines against a blue sky, with a green farm field below

US Department of Energy

April 3, 2023

Illinois Has No Time to Waste in Building Its Carbon-Free Electricity Future

James Gignac
Midwest Senior Policy Manager

American Public Power Association/Unsplash

September 23, 2022

Illinois Utilities Ameren and ComEd Plan for the Grid of the Future

Guillermo Pereira
Senior Energy Analyst

Portland General Electric/Flickr

August 17, 2022

Removing Barriers to Energy Storage is Key to a Clean Energy Future

Guillermo Pereira
Senior Energy Analyst

This photo shows a solar panel array on the grounds of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

stantontcady/Flickr

July 25, 2022

Overdue Grid Improvements Will Help Illinois Achieve Energy Goals

Meghan Hassett
Former Contributor

Riley County Public Works

March 14, 2022

Phasing Out Fossil Fuel With Renewables and Grid Changes

Mike Jacobs
Senior Energy Analyst

Western Area Power/Flickr

December 16, 2021

Illinois Can Still Say “Knope” to Pawnee Gas Plant

Meghan Hassett
Former Contributor

A shot of some wind turbines at the Central Illinois Wind Farm, on a cold winter evening at sunset, with snow visible around the turbines

Chauncey Davis/Flickr

September 14, 2021

Illinois Secures a Major Climate and Equity Victory

Jessica Collingsworth
Former Contributor

Tom Shockey/Flickr

May 12, 2021

Illinois To See Significant Public Health Benefits in a 100% Carbon-Free Future

Jessica Collingsworth
Former Contributor

Artie Siegel/Pexels

August 31, 2020

CEJA can deliver on Governor Pritzker’s Eight Principles for a Clean and Renewable Illinois Economy

Jessica Collingsworth
Former Contributor

Benjamin Cruz/Pexels

February 19, 2020

Exposure to Air Pollution from Vehicles in Illinois Is Inequitable — It Doesn’t Have to Be

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

Benjamin Cruz/Pexels

February 19, 2020

La contaminación del aire causada por los vehículos en Illinois es injusta, y no tiene porqué serlo

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

Artie Siegel/Pexels

November 13, 2019

Illinois Must Act on Clean Energy in 2020

Jessica Collingsworth
Former Contributor

Photo: Charles Edward Miller/Flickr

February 19, 2019

What to look for in Governor Pritzker’s Budget Address

Jessica Collingsworth
Former Contributor

Photo: Montgomery County Planning Commission

November 8, 2018

What the New UCS Report on Nuclear Plants Means for Illinois

James Gignac
Midwest Senior Policy Manager

black and white photo of a coal-fired power plant with two tall smokestacks releasing large plumes of smoke into the sky

PDTillman/Wikimedia Commons

October 24, 2018

Del hollín a la energía solar

Jessica Collingsworth
Former Contributor

Photo: snowpeak/Wikimedia Commons

August 20, 2018

Why Would Illinois Want More Pollution from Coal Power?

Jessica Collingsworth
Former Contributor

Photo: UniEnergy Technologies/Wikimedia

August 13, 2018

What’s New with NextGrid?

Jessica Collingsworth
Former Contributor

December 22, 2016

Year in Review: How 8 States Made 2016 a Huge Year for Clean Energy

Jessica Collingsworth
Former Contributor

December 8, 2016

A Huge Success in Illinois: Future Energy Jobs Bill Signed Into Law

Jessica Collingsworth
Former Contributor

Photo: tlindenbaum/Flickr

November 28, 2016

The Future Energy Jobs Bill: Promise, Pitfalls, and Opportunities for Clean Energy in Illinois

Jessica Collingsworth
Former Contributor

August 4, 2016

Hundreds Rally in Chicago to Support the EPA's Clean Energy Incentive Program

Jessica Collingsworth
Former Contributor

Photo: tlindenbaum/Flickr

June 1, 2016

New Analysis Shows Fixing Illinois Clean Energy Policies Is Essential to Any “Next Generation Energy Plan”

Steve Clemmer
Director of Energy Research & Analysis

Photo: tlindenbaum/Flickr

April 29, 2016

Energy Roadmap Shows Illinois Falling Behind on Renewable Energy and Efficiency

Jessica Collingsworth
Former Contributor

February 24, 2016

Forging Ahead with Clean Power Plan Compliance Would Benefit Illinois

Jessica Collingsworth
Former Contributor