Category: Energy
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IL Props Up NGOs with $1 Billion in State Grants
Illinois residents face a 10–15% increase in their ComEd electricity bills starting in July due to rising capacity charges, driven by fossil fuel retirements, slow renewable integration, and growing energy demand from incentivized data centers. Critics argue that Democratic leaders are prioritizing politically driven energy strategies—like large-scale battery storage—without adequately addressing grid reliability or affordability, despite warnings of potential instability similar to recent outages in Spain.
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Doubling Down on Bad Policy During Lame Duck Session
Instead of canceling Lame Duck session, Democrats called legislators into session for four days in the middle of a snowstorm and passed bills for which there was no immediate urgency and many of which were highly controversial. Their tone-deafness extended to passing bills that allowed illegals to hide their true identity, doubled down on DEI policies, and mandated the expansion of renewable energy incentives which will cost taxpayers and ratepayers millions.
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In Illinois, You Are Taxed On A Tax – Gas Tax
There are lots of news stories about Illinois’ gas tax going up on July 1st to 47 cents a gallon from its current tax of 45.4 cents per gallon. The tax that is increasing is the Illinois Part A tax. Part B tax changes at the first of the year and is calculated by multiplying the average cost of gas per gallon in Illinois in the previous year by 6.25%. The federal tax has been unchanged for decades and is 18.4 cents per gallon.
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Nuclear Ban Lifted
This week during the VETO Session, revised legislation passed to allow new small-scale nuclear plants up to 300 MW of plated capacity. For comparison, the Clinton Nuclear Plant is rated at 1,065 MW.
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Conservative Gov. Huckabee Sanders vs. Far-Left IL Gov. Pritzker
The contrast between the policies of conservative Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and far-Left Governor JB Pritzker couldn’t be greater. This week in two separate press conferences Governor Sanders stood up for America’s long-term security and for women. Her statements are direct contradictions to those of JB Pritzker
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Governor Pritzker’s Misinformation, Distortion, and Shock over the Opposition to The Gotion Deal.
Governor Pritzker is SHOCKED that people are justifiably opposed to him dealing out a half-billion-dollar subsidy to a Chinese company, so he is fighting back and his Democrat media buddies are helping.
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Rolling Out the Red Carpet for the Red Chinese
Last Thursday Governor Pritzker signed a deal to give Gotion Incorporated, a Chinese company, $536 million in tax incentives to open an electrical vehicle battery-assembly plant in Manteno, Illinois.
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Illinois’ Green New Energy Laws Threaten Our Way of Life – Politicians Refuse to Listen to Reason
The rest of the world may be waking up to the climate crisis hoax, but not Illinois politicians. In just the last two weeks, news has come out about prominent scientists including a Nobel Prize winner debunking the claims about a global warming crisis.
