As for the potential of brownouts or blackouts, Justice said they are currently unlikely. “I’m not saying it won’t happen, I’m not saying it can’t happen but at this point, we’re not forecasting any of that,” Justice said. While conditions are tight, Justice said the reliability of the power grid is currently not at risk.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.