this as anything but Illinois getting what it richly deserves. It orders certain power providers to shut down by a certain date. But one company said, “OK, we’re moving to TX, but RIGHT NOW.” That leaves IL in a lurch, big time…
The move by Hull Street means Illinois won’t put the generator out of commission and save the world. The move means all Illinois accomplished was moving 900 megawatts of power out of state.
The newspaper said, “So not only will there be no reduction in overall emissions due to CEJA, the Chicago area will lose 900 megawatts of power that had been critical to meeting peak demand and helped dampen prices during those peak periods.
… The Chicago Tribune editorial bristled, “Dairyland over the next year will sell the output from those three remaining Elwood turbines into a separate power market that serves downstate Illinois but not the northern part of the state. So, at least in the short term, what’s left of Elwood Energy won’t contribute to meet demand in Chicagoland, potentially inflating prices here that will be reflected in electric bills. That’s 1,350 megawatts—poof, gone.
So what does that mean? It means that regular power users will see their rates go up significantly, of course. It’s always on the backs of the regular people that the Leftists ride…