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Consultant: Illinois renewable portfolio shortfall and state studies raise local planning questions
Summary
Mark Pruett told the county board Illinois' renewable portfolio standard (RPS) collections now lag the state’s goals, producing a projected funding shortfall; state resource‑adequacy and Renewable Energy Access Plan (REAP) processes are under way and could influence county permitting and siting issues.
Mark Pruett told the county board that Illinois collects roughly $585 million a year from utility customers for the state's renewable portfolio standard and that agency forecasts show a growing shortfall to meet policy goals. Pruett said the Illinois Power Agency has warned that the RPS revenue stream will be insufficient to meet the state's stated targets, producing an end‑of‑year deficit scenario the agency characterized as long‑term funding pressure. He described a chart in which…
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