There is a direct correlation between access to reliable energy and economic development. Ensuring our state’s energy policies and portfolio help us achieve our goals to grow jobs and opportunities is vital to that success.
Unfortunately, an outdated Illinois law is preventing us from ensuring our long-term goals for energy demand and economic growth are aligned. With advances in nuclear technology that have improved safety, now is the moment to end the moratorium on large-scale nuclear projects. It is the reliable, carbon-free energy source to help us seize this moment and meet our future needs that other forms of energy simply cannot provide.
This is why State Representative Jeff Keicher is proud to be a lead sponsor on the House version of the bipartisan bill discussed in the op-ed linked below, and hopes to see it move forward to position our state as the leader it should be for advancing safe, clean nuclear energy.
To read the op-ed in Crain’s Chicago Business – Click Here.