20 ILCS 688/15
Purpose
Illinois · Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 688 — Illinois Resource Development and Energy Security Act. · Status: effective
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- 20 ILCS 688/15, Purpose, Illinois, version 1 as recorded 2026-08-14, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1269045
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Purpose. The State of Illinois and its people will benefit for many years to come if new electric generating facilities are built that increase the in-State capacity to provide for current and anticipated electricity demand at a competitive price. The purpose of this Act is to enhance the State's energy security by ensuring that:
(i) the State's vast and underutilized coal resources are tapped as a fuel source for new electric plants;
(ii) the electric transmission system within the State is upgraded to more efficiently distribute additional amounts of electricity;
(iii) well-paying jobs are created as new electric plants are built in regions of the State with relatively high unemployment; and (iv) pilot projects are undertaken to explore the capacity of new, often renewable sources of energy to contribute to the State's energy security. (Source: P.A. 92-12, eff. 7-1-01.)