February 13, 2015
Clean Jobs Coalition Calls For Updated Renewable Energy Laws In Illinois
On February 4, 2015, the newly formed Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel called for an update of the renewable portfolio standard (RPS) that was put into place in 2007. The Coalition proposed a plan to create as many as 32,000 jobs annually by improving Illinois’ energy economy. These improvements would be made through: (1) changes to the RPS to increase the use of renewable sources to create 35 percent of power...