An energy proposal in Illinois that would keep four reactors at the state’s Byron and Dresden nuclear power plants online while providing incentives for wind and solar generation is likely to be approved by Illinois lawmakers and signed into law by the governor, according to a news report by Capitol News Illinois.
Senate president Don Harmon noted on 1 June that a deal had been reached between Democratic governor J. B. Pritzker and Exelon, the parent company of Commonwealth Edison and the owner of six nuclear power stations with 11 reactors in Illinois.
On 5 June, however, the Washington Examiner reported that the fate of at least two, and possibly three, unprofitable nuclear stations in Illinois was “hanging in the balance” after the state’s Democratic legislature adjourned without an agreement on subsidising the reactors to keep them operational.
Senate president Don Harmon noted on 1 June that a deal had been reached between Democratic governor J. B. Pritzker and Exelon, the parent company of Commonwealth Edison and the owner of six nuclear power stations with 11 reactors in Illinois.
On 5 June, however, the Washington Examiner reported that the fate of at least two, and possibly three, unprofitable nuclear stations in Illinois was “hanging in the balance” after the state’s Democratic legislature adjourned without an agreement on subsidising the reactors to keep them operational.
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