Allows natural gas-fired peaker power plants to operate continuously until 21,000 MWe of new renewable power is online.
The bill amends the Environmental Protection Act to permit natural gas-fired peaker power plants to operate continuously until the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency determines that 21,000 MWe of new utility-scale renewable power generation capacity has been brought online. This determination is based on data from the Illinois Power Agency. The Environmental Protection Agency must adopt necessary rules and amend existing permits to implement this change.
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