Some energy experts are raising a red flag that Illinois' transition to clean energy may prompt reliability issues.
During a recent Senate Energy Committee hearing, Brian Thiry, external affairs director with Reliability First Corporation, said retirements of old power sources are outpacing new power sources coming online.
Diane Holder, vice president of Entity Engagement and Corporate Services with Reliability First, said what they are seeing are reduced reserve margins for energy.
Some state lawmakers have highlighted the fact that some of the retiring plants should have been kept online longer through the clean energy transition.
"My colleagues and I have no issue with the development of alternative sources of energy," said state Rep. Blaine Wilhour, R-Beecher City.
"What we have an issue with is the heavy hand of government forcing the closure of power plants before there are viable alternatives in place." According to the Energy Information Administration, as of July 2022, Illinois had the country's fifth largest energy consumption among states.
The committee plans to meet again to discuss reliability issues in the near future.
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