Exelon Corporation says it’s moving ahead with plans to shut down its Clinton and Quad Cities nuclear plants, after lawmakers adjourned their regular spring session without passing legislation the energy company had sought to bring new revenue to the facilities.
News-Gazette reporter Tom Kacich talks with Illinois Public Media’s Brian Moline about a meeting set for Thursday between Gov. Bruce Rauner, and area officials to talk about a new plan from Exelon, which it says must be passed into law to prevent it from closing its Clinton and Quad Cities nuclear power plants.
In a new effort to counter losses at two of its Illinois nuclear plants, Exelon is proposing new legislation to offer incentives to those plants plus solar and wind energy producers.
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Exelon is putting off a decision for a year on whether to close a nuclear plant in Clinton. The company has already delayed decisions about the future of reactors in Quad Cities and Byron. It still wants Illinois lawmakers to approve a monthly surcharge on electric bills to reward generators who produce carbon-free power.
