Listen below to the comments by Senator Chapin Rose taken from the Senate debate Monday afternoon on comprehensive Illinois energy legislation.
Senate Bill 2408 was approved on Monday by a vote of 37 to 17.
Having already passed the House, the measure now moves to the Governor, who has said he will sign it into law.
The legislation covers the state’s nuclear power plants, coal generation, solar and wind power, and more.
Sen. Rose was critical of the massive regulatory plan for ignoring downstate Illinois, ignoring ethics in the wake of well-known Com-ed bribery case and the targeting of private-run power plants while ignoring plants owned and operated by public institutions.
Rose is also critical that the plan won’t really address carbon in the climate, and will only lead to higher rates for electric power.
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