Energy (Renewable Energy)

signed · Illinois · Senate Jun 16, 2025

SB 2456: ENERGY EFFICIENCY-EXT REPEAL

Amends the Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, and Coal Resources Development Law of 1997. Extends the repeal of the Act until December 31, 2030. Effective immediately.

Topics ✗ EnergyOpposes EnergyBill extends repeal of energy efficiency law, removing existing requirements and weakening clean energy standards per summary.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Coal Energy Efficiency Renewable Energy

in committee · Illinois · House Sep 9, 2025

HB 4050: ENERGY FOR ALL

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Restores provisions in the Act regarding greenhouse gases to their form before Public Act 102-662. Repeals a provision defining "clean energy". Effective immediately.

Topics ✗ EnergyOpposes EnergyRepeals 'clean energy' definition and restores weaker greenhouse gas provisions, weakening clean energy standards.90% confidence ✗ EnvironmentOpposes EnvironmentRepeals 'clean energy' definition and restores pre-Public Act 102-662 greenhouse gas provisions, weakening current environmental standards.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Renewable Energy

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in committee · Illinois · Senate Feb 4, 2025

SB 1597: REMEDIATION OF FLUID RELEASE

Amends the Renewable Energy Facilities Agricultural Impact Mitigation Act. In a provision regarding agricultural impact mitigation agreements, provides that an agricultural impact mitigation agreement for a commercial energy facility shall include a provision for the prevention and remediation of soil and water contamination from the release of oil, lubricant, hydraulic fluid, transformer solvent, insulation fluid, cleaning fluid, or any other similar fluid.

Topics ✓ EnergySupports EnergyRequires remediation provisions for fluid releases from renewable energy facilities, ensuring environmental protection during development of clean energy infrastructure.90% confidence ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentMandates prevention/remediation of soil/water contamination from industrial fluids in energy facility agreements, strengthening pollution control measures.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Oil & Gas Renewable Energy Water Quality

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in committee · Illinois · House Feb 6, 2025

HB 2633: REPEAL-ENERGY ACT

Restores the statutes to the form in which they existed before their amendment by Public Act 102-662. Repeals the Energy Transition Act, the Energy Community Reinvestment Act, the Community Energy, Climate, and Jobs Planning Act, and the Illinois Clean Energy Jobs and Justice Fund Act. Effective immediately.

Topics ✗ EnergyOpposes EnergyRepeals multiple clean energy acts (Energy Transition, Community Reinvestment, etc.), reversing pro-renewable policies and restoring pre-2022 statutes that lacked current clean energy frameworks.95% confidence ✗ EnvironmentOpposes EnvironmentRepeals Energy Transition Act and clean energy laws, removing environmental protections and climate initiatives per bill summary.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Renewable Energy

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in committee · Illinois · Senate Feb 4, 2026

SB 1235: EPA-GREENHOUSE GASES

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Reverts provisions regarding greenhouse gases to the language existing before changes made by amendment under P.A. 102-662. Repeals a provision defining "clean energy". Effective immediately.

Topics ✗ EnergyOpposes EnergyReverts greenhouse gas provisions to pre-P.A. 102-662 language and repeals 'clean energy' definition, weakening regulatory standards for emissions and clean energy requirements.95% confidence ✗ EnvironmentOpposes EnvironmentReverts greenhouse gas provisions to pre-P.A. 102-662 standards and repeals 'clean energy' definition, weakening environmental regulations.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Renewable Energy

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in committee · Illinois · House Mar 21, 2025

HB 3131: IL TRANSMISSION PROJECTS ACT

Creates the Advancing Federally Regulated Illinois Transmission Projects Act. Provides that the Department of Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity may identify one or more Projects for potential application of the PJM State Agreement Approach that the Director determines may improve the resilience, reliability, and access to clean energy of the ratepayers of a public utility with more than 3,000,000 customers in this State. Sets forth eligibility criteria for the projects. Sets forth provisions concerning applications. Amends the Public Utilities Act to make conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Topics ✓ EnergySupports EnergyBill explicitly aims to improve 'access to clean energy' and enhance grid resilience/reliability for ratepayers via transmission projects, directly advancing clean energy infrastructure goals.95% confidence ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentBill creates framework to improve 'access to clean energy' and enhances grid resilience/reliability for clean energy projects, directly advancing environmental goals.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Renewable Energy Transmission

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in committee · Illinois · House Jun 15, 2026

HB 4088: REPEAL-ENERGY ACT

Restores the statutes to the form in which they existed before their amendment by Public Act 102-662. Repeals the Energy Transition Act, the Energy Community Reinvestment Act, the Community Energy, Climate, and Jobs Planning Act, and the Illinois Clean Energy Jobs and Justice Fund Act. Effective immediately.

Topics ✗ EnergyOpposes EnergyRepeals Energy Transition Act, Clean Energy Jobs Fund, and other clean energy laws, removing mandates and funding for renewables, weakening climate policies.95% confidence ✗ EnvironmentOpposes EnvironmentRepeals Energy Transition Act and related clean energy laws, reversing environmental protections and mandates.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Renewable Energy

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in committee · Illinois · Senate Oct 29, 2025

SB 2736: EPA-NATURAL GAS PEAKER PLANTS

Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any provision of the Act, any rule adopted under the Act, or any term or condition in any permit issued under the Act, each natural gas-fired peaker power plant in the State may, to the extent allowed by federal law, be operated on up to a continuous basis beginning on the effective date of the amendatory Act and until 30 days after the date upon which the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency first posts on its website a notice that it has determined, based on data supplied to it annually by the Illinois Power Agency, that at least 21,000 MWe of new utility-scale renewable power generation capacity has been brought online in the State. Directs the Environmental Protection Agency to adopt any rules and to amend any existing permits as necessary to implement the provisions added by the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.

Topics ✗ EnergyOpposes EnergyBill enables continuous operation of natural gas peaker plants, promoting fossil fuel use and weakening environmental regulations that would limit such operations.95% confidence ✗ EnvironmentOpposes EnvironmentAllows continuous operation of natural gas peaker plants, increasing emissions and weakening EPA environmental restrictions per bill text.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Oil & Gas Renewable Energy

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