Chicago, IL – The Illinois Legislature should not rush to approve a battery energy storage proposal that guarantees out-of-state battery companies a 20-year profit paid for by Illinois utility customers, a leading energy ratepayer advocacy association said Wednesday.
Phillip Golden, chairman of the Illinois Industrial Energy Consumers, a group of over 20 of the largest businesses in the state whose members employ tens of thousands of Illinois taxpayers, warned against rushing through the agreement in the next two weeks.
“Trying to pass an 800-page bill impacting the pocketbooks of every citizen and business in Illinois during a 6-day veto session is callous, especially given that its proponents changed the effective date until June of next year to reduce the number of votes they’ll need for adoption.”
The IIEC has been reaching out to other stakeholders who have been unwilling to engage until…
