She said upwards of 2,500 people would be out of work if those plants close.
“So there’s a lot on the line if this doesn’t pass by tomorrow (Monday) night at midnight,” Rezin said. “We’ve been working on a bill with all of the stakeholders for two years, talking about the need to recognize that nuclear is a carbon-free energy, and it’s the lowest cost.”
Illinois became the first state in the nation to pass a nuclear subsidy law to prevent threatened plant shutdowns in 2016, with passage of the Future Energy Jobs Act.
Clean energy advocates supported FEJA, given that no-emissions nuclear energy can serve as a bridge to carbon-zero and renewable energy goals.